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+# Set up prerequisites
+
+## Obsidian
+
+- Download Obsidian [here](https://obsidian.md/download).
+- Besides the core Obsidian, we’ll also need to add the [Juggl](https://juggl.io/) plugin to support labeled edges:
+    - Go to `Settings->Community plugins` and click `Turn on community plugins`
+    - Click `Browse`.
+    - Type `Juggl` and click `Install`.
+    - Make sure Juggl is active by toggling it in `Settings->Community plugins->Installed plugins`
+
+## Version Control (Git)
+
+We’ll use Git for version control. If you already know how to use git, you can skip this section and directly clone the [repository](https://gitea.dgov.io/DGF/obsidian-dgraph). If not, the easiest way to go is to use the Github Desktop GUI client. 
+
+1. Download Github Desktop [here](https://desktop.github.com/) and install it.
+2. In Github Desktop, go to `File->Clone repository` , click the URL tab and input the repo URL
+    
+    ```
+    https://gitea.dgov.io/DGF/obsidian-dgraph.git
+    ```
+    
+
+# Usage
+
+- In Obsidian, click `Open another vault` and select the `dgraph` folder in the directory where you cloned the repository. On the left Files pane in Obsidian, you should now see the markdown pages comprising the knowledge graph.
+- To view the graph view in Juggl, right click a page and select `Open Juggl`
+- To add nodes to the graph, simply click the `New note` button above the list of pages on the left.
+- To add an unlabeled edge to the graph, add to the source node a link to the target node using:
+    
+    ```
+    [[target-page-name]]
+    ```
+    
+    (see example [here](https://gitea.dgov.io/DGF/obsidian-dgraph/raw/branch/main/dgraph/Example%20Graph/%7BSRC%7D%20Example%20Source%201.md)) 
+    
+- To add a labeled edge, use the syntax:
+    
+    ```
+    - edge_label [[target-page-name]]
+    ```
+    
+    Where `edge_label` must be one word.
+    
+    (see example [here](https://gitea.dgov.io/DGF/obsidian-dgraph/raw/branch/main/dgraph/Example%20Graph/%7BEVD%7D%20Example%20Evidence%202.md)) 
+    
+- Nodes and edges should follow the [current graph grammar.](https://gitea.dgov.io/DGF/obsidian-dgraph/src/branch/main/dgraph/%7BP%7D%20Discourse%20Graph%20Grammar.md)
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