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 "generated": "2026-11-01",
 "id": "helixdb-helix-foundry--turn-company-data-into-a-queryable-graph-with-helix-foundry",
 "repo": "HelixDB/helix-foundry",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/HelixDB/helix-foundry",
 "repo_slug": "helixdb-helix-foundry",
 "title": "Turn your company's databases and docs into one queryable graph",
 "page_title": "How to turn your company's databases and docs into one queryable graph with Helix Foundry",
 "summary": "Run Foundry locally, connect a database, let the agent draft an ontology and load it into HelixDB.",
 "who": "An ops or data lead whose customers, invoices and tickets live in different systems.",
 "problem": "Answering cross-system questions means manual joins and nobody trusts where the numbers came from.",
 "outcome": "A HelixDB graph you can explore, with answers that cite the row or quote behind each value.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `git clone https://github.com/helixdb/helix-foundry.git` and `cd helix-foundry`",
  "Start it with `docker compose up -d --wait` (export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or OPENAI_API_KEY first if you want Claude or OpenAI)",
  "Open http://localhost:3000; there is no sign-in",
  "Connect PostgreSQL or another source, or choose Use the sample for the Acme Corp demo",
  "Review and edit the ontology the agent drafts, make a version current, and load it"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Run HelixDB/helix-foundry locally with Docker Compose, connect <database>, review the ontology the agent drafts, load it, and ask: <question>. Show the cited rows behind the answer.",
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  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "This card is written from the HelixDB/helix-foundry README, not from a test run by Deduped. Before you start, make sure you have Docker with Compose v2 to run locally. Check the repo for newer instructions before you rely on these steps.",
 "category": "Data and analytics",
 "tags": [
  "Data and analytics"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Docker with Compose v2 to run locally",
  "Optional: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or OPENAI_API_KEY in the shell for Claude or OpenAI",
  "Node 24 and pnpm only for developing the site"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "data-access",
   "notice": "Foundry reads the databases you connect; use a read-only database user and the sample data first."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 1.0,
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