cortex-visualize

Visualize — Interactive Neural Graph (cortex-viz)

Keywords

visualize, graph, neural graph, memory map, show memories, visual overview, entity graph, methodology graph, codebase graph, session trace, show profile, galaxy

Overview

Launch the interactive browser-based neural graph served by the cortex-viz MCP. It reads Cortex's shared PostgreSQL store (read-only) plus your ~/.claude session history and wiki, and opens six reading angles over the same data: Trace (default), Graph (the galaxy), Knowledge, Wiki, Board, and Pipeline.

Use this skill when: the user wants a visual overview, is exploring the knowledge/codebase graph, or needs to present or screenshot Cortex's state.

Requires: the cortex-viz MCP installed alongside Cortex. If its tools are not available, tell the user to install cortex-viz (https://github.com/cdeust/cortex-viz).

Workflow

Launch the neural graph

cortex-viz:open_visualization({})

Or filter to a specific domain:

cortex-viz:open_visualization({ "domain": "cortex" })

Opens in the browser on a local 127.0.0.1 port. Features:

• Trace — the live execution drill: domain → session → ordered prompt → action → file chain → a file's AST symbols, impact neighbourhood, and git history.
• Graph — the galaxy: every project as a node cloud (setup → tools → files → discussions → memories → AST symbols), with cross-project shared-code and impact edges.
• Knowledge / Board / Wiki / Pipeline — memory cards, the consolidation kanban, the browsable wiki, and the domain→stage Sankey.
• Interactive — click any node for a full detail panel, drag to explore, scroll to zoom; filter by kind / domain / AST edge.

Get graph data (programmatic)

For custom visualization or analysis without opening the browser:

cortex-viz:get_methodology_graph({ "domain": "<optional filter>" })