Futures Graph

World-building system for modeling incomplete and branching futures using Apache AGE graph database.

Core Concept

Model multiple timeline branches in parallel:

• Track incomplete/speculative nodes
• Query causal relationships and dependencies
• Find paths between current state and future outcomes
• Compare scenarios (optimistic, pessimistic, alternative)
• Identify high-leverage decision points

Why Graphs

Futures aren’t linear. They branch, merge, depend on each other. A graph database lets you:

• Ask “what needs to happen for X?”
• Find all paths to a desired outcome
• Identify which decisions have most downstream effects
• Keep speculative branches without committing

Technical

• Apache AGE (PostgreSQL extension) for graph storage
• Python API + direct Cypher queries
• Git for schema and query evolution

Related

Part of the broader infrastructure for thinking about possibility space.