> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.graphify.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # graphify query > Retrieve a compact neighborhood of graph evidence for a question. ```bash theme={null} graphify query "" [--dfs] [--context ] [--budget ] [--graph ] ``` | Argument | Default | Meaning | | ----------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Question | Required | Natural-language question or keywords. | | `--dfs` | Off | Use depth-first traversal instead of breadth-first. | | `--context` | No explicit filter | Filter edge context, such as `call`; repeat for multiple contexts. | | `--budget` | `2000` | Approximate output token budget. | | `--graph` | `graphify-out/graph.json` | JSON graph to query. | ```bash theme={null} graphify query "request validation" --budget 1500 graphify query "database access" --dfs --context call graphify query "entry points" --graph ./shared/graph.json ``` The response is graph context, not an independently verified natural-language answer. Review returned nodes, relations, provenance, and source references. Use [explain](/reference/explain) or [path](/reference/path) to narrow the result. ## Empty results Check the graph path and refresh changed source. Try a concrete function, class, or subsystem name. The graph can only return relationships present in the analyzed inputs.