Discover Neo4j AuraDB – S03E08: Aura GraphRAG Agents

We’re bringing back Discover Neo4j AuraDB to showcase all the powerful new features added to Aura! Whether you’re a longtime user or just getting started, join us to see what’s new, how Aura makes graph databases easier than ever, and why now is the perfect time to try it out.

Irina Loghin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iralog/
Neo4j AuraDB: https://dev.neo4j.com/discover-aura
Neo4j GraphAcademy: https://dev.neo4j.com/learn

Aura Agents: https://neo4j.com/developer/genai-ecosystem/aura-agent/
AuraDB Fundamentals GraphAcademy Course: https://graphacademy.neo4j.com/courses/aura-fundamentals/
Northwind Dataset: https://github.com/neo4j-product-examples/graphrag-examples/blob/main/patterns-app/load-data/northwind-data.cypher

0:00 – Welcome & intro to Aura GraphRAG Agents
1:21 – Why AI agents matter (personal assistants & automation)
6:23 – Common challenges when building AI agents
11:44 – How GraphRAG works in Neo4j (similarity, templates, text-to-Cypher)
19:16 – Preparing the Northwind dataset with embeddings
23:58 – Creating an Aura agent with “Create with AI”
29:16 – Exploring built-in tools (similarity search, templates, text-to-Cypher)
39:55 – Live demo: querying products, orders & categories
46:09 – Understanding reasoning & explainability in agents
52:52 – Publishing agents via MCP endpoint & next steps
54:56 – Upcoming sessions, GraphAcademy & NODES AI

All previous episodes: https://neo4j.com/video/discover-aura-free-with-fun-datasets/

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