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Connect Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code to the GraphAcademy MCP server and take courses, verify challenges, and generate Neo4j code from your editor.
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Our first full redesign since 2024 — with teams, a revamped Neo4j Fundamentals course, editable data models, and a new onboarding assistant.
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How to redeem Aura credits from an event
Got an activation code at an event? Redeem it in the Aura console in a few steps and apply the credits to your billing account.
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I loaded 7,186 four-letter words into Neo4j, linked every pair one letter apart, and used SHORTEST to solve word ladders.
Setting and checking property types in Neo4j
Neo4j property types are whatever the last write said they were. Type predicates and constraints fix that - once you know the null gotcha.
How to link two GraphAcademy accounts
Signed up twice? Link your GraphAcademy accounts so enrolments and progress from both show up under either login. Step-by-step, with screenshots.
Getting started with the GraphAcademy MCP server
Connect Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code to the GraphAcademy MCP server and take courses, verify challenges, and generate Neo4j code from your editor.
From Neo4j Graph to Interactive Hive Plot: Modeling Graph Data for d3.js
The four modeling decisions behind an interactive d3.js hive plot of The Odyssey.
Traversing Relationships in the 2026 World Cup
Traverse the full 2026 World Cup in Neo4j to build group tables, a golden-boot ranking, and the champions' path, using multi-hop Cypher, WITH pipelines, and aggregation.
Loading 2026 World Cup Data with Cypher
Load all 104 matches and every goal of the 2026 World Cup from open data into AuraDB, using constraints and idempotent Cypher you can re-run confidently.
My five favorite cards in Aura Dashboards
When Dashboards first became available in Aura, I started to move my reporting away from custom tools. Here are the five cards I use the most, and a Cypher statement behind them.
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Writing Cypher Queries That Don't Lose Your Data
The query trap that hides your newest data, and the query shape that brings it back.