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
Chapters
- 00:00Welcome & intro to Aura GraphRAG Agents
- 01:21Why AI agents matter (personal assistants & automation)
- 06:23Common challenges when building AI agents
- 11:44How GraphRAG works in Neo4j (similarity, templates, text-to-Cypher)
- 19:16Preparing the Northwind dataset with embeddings
- 23:58Creating an Aura agent with “Create with AI”
- 29:16Exploring built-in tools (similarity search, templates, text-to-Cypher)
- 39:55Live demo: querying products, orders & categories
- 46:09Understanding reasoning & explainability in agents
- 52:52Publishing agents via MCP endpoint & next steps
- 54:56Upcoming sessions, GraphAcademy & NODES AI
All previous episodes: https://neo4j.com/video/discover-aura-free-with-fun-datasets/
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