diff --git a/DUPLICATES.md b/DUPLICATES.md
index 026f8329..21be672d 100644
--- a/DUPLICATES.md
+++ b/DUPLICATES.md
@@ -4,25 +4,25 @@
 
 ## Confirmed Duplicates (Already Marked)
 
-### #963 - Duplicate Entities in Neo4j
+### [#963](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/963) - Duplicate Entities in Neo4j
 - **Status**: Marked as duplicate
-- **Original Issue**: #875 - Duplicate Entities in Neo4j with custom db name
+- **Original Issue**: [#875](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/875) - Duplicate Entities in Neo4j with custom db name
 - **Labels**: bug, duplicate
-- **Action**: Can be closed with reference to #875
+- **Action**: Can be closed with reference to [#875](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/875)
 - **Notes**: Same core issue - deduplication not working properly
 
 ---
 
-### #941 - TaskGroup Errors
+### [#941](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/941) - TaskGroup Errors
 - **Title**: ERROR：unhandled errors in a TaskGroup (1 sub-exception)
 - **Status**: Marked as duplicate
 - **Labels**: duplicate
-- **Notes**: Reporter mentioned issue was previously reported in #353
+- **Notes**: Reporter mentioned issue was previously reported in [#353](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/353)
 - **Action**: Close with reference to original issue
 
 ---
 
-### #920 - Timezone-Naive/Aware Datetime Comparison
+### [#920](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/920) - Timezone-Naive/Aware Datetime Comparison
 - **Title**: [BUG] edge_operations.py is unable to compare a timezone-naive datetime with a timezone-aware one
 - **Status**: Marked as duplicate
 - **Labels**: bug, duplicate
@@ -31,25 +31,25 @@
 
 ---
 
-### #867 - MCP with GPT-oss Models
+### [#867](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/867) - MCP with GPT-oss Models
 - **Title**: MPC does not work with GPT-oss:20 or 120B
 - **Status**: Marked as duplicate
-- **Duplicate Of**: #831 - [BUG] GPT-oss:20 and 120
+- **Duplicate Of**: [#831](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/831) - [BUG] GPT-oss:20 and 120
 - **Labels**: bug, duplicate
-- **Action**: Close with reference to #831
+- **Action**: Close with reference to [#831](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/831)
 
 ---
 
-### #801 - Empty Fulltext Search Results
+### [#801](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/801) - Empty Fulltext Search Results
 - **Title**: [BUG] empty-result bug in episode_fulltext_search
 - **Status**: Marked as duplicate
 - **Labels**: bug, duplicate
-- **Original Issue**: Likely #810 - Empty group_id handling issues
-- **Action**: Close with reference to #810 or related search issue
+- **Original Issue**: Likely [#810](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/810) - Empty group_id handling issues
+- **Action**: Close with reference to [#810](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/810) or related search issue
 
 ---
 
-### #787 - Rate Limit with SEMAPHORE_LIMIT
+### [#787](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/787) - Rate Limit with SEMAPHORE_LIMIT
 - **Title**: [BUG] Got rate limit even SEMAPHORE_LIMIT=1 in mcp server
 - **Status**: Marked as duplicate
 - **Labels**: bug, duplicate
@@ -61,24 +61,24 @@
 
 ### Database Configuration Issues (Likely Related)
 
-**#851**, **#798**, **#715** - All relate to database name handling
-- **#851** - Search only connects to 'neo4j' db
-- **#798** - Database name not passed through Graphiti object
-- **#715** - Feature request to configure Neo4j database name
+[#851](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/851), [#798](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/798), [#715](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/715) - All relate to database name handling
+- [#851](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/851) - Search only connects to 'neo4j' db
+- [#798](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/798) - Database name not passed through Graphiti object
+- [#715](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/715) - Feature request to configure Neo4j database name
 
-**Analysis**: These may be describing the same underlying issue. #715 appears to be the feature request, while #851 and #798 are bugs from the missing feature.
+**Analysis**: These may be describing the same underlying issue. [#715](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/715) appears to be the feature request, while [#851](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/851) and [#798](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/798) are bugs from the missing feature.
 
-**Recommendation**: Fix the root cause and consolidate. Keep #715 as the tracking issue if implementing multi-DB support properly.
+**Recommendation**: Fix the root cause and consolidate. Keep [#715](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/715) as the tracking issue if implementing multi-DB support properly.
 
 ---
 
 ### Bulk Upload Failures
 
-**#882**, **#879**, **#871**, **#658** - Bulk upload failures
-- **#882** - IndexError during node resolution
-- **#879** - ValidationError 'duplicates' field missing
-- **#871** - Invalid JSON and index errors
-- **#658** - "Bulk ingestion not possible"
+[#882](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/882), [#879](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/879), [#871](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/871), [#658](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/658) - Bulk upload failures
+- [#882](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/882) - IndexError during node resolution
+- [#879](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/879) - ValidationError 'duplicates' field missing
+- [#871](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/871) - Invalid JSON and index errors
+- [#658](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/658) - "Bulk ingestion not possible"
 
 **Analysis**: All appear to be bulk upload failures, potentially from same root cause in validation/schema handling.
 
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@
 
 ### FalkorDB Query Errors
 
-**#815**, **#757**, **#731** - FalkorDB query errors
-- **#815** - falkordb query error
-- **#757** - quickstart_falkordb example query error
-- **#731** - Malformed Cypher query on episode insertion
+[#815](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/815), [#757](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/757), [#731](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/731) - FalkorDB query errors
+- [#815](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/815) - falkordb query error
+- [#757](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/757) - quickstart_falkordb example query error
+- [#731](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/731) - Malformed Cypher query on episode insertion
 
 **Analysis**: May be same underlying issue with FalkorDB Cypher query generation.
 
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@
 
 ### MCP Server + Custom LLM Providers
 
-**#565**, **#945** - OPENAI_BASE_URL issues
-- **#565** - Cross-encoder ignores OPENAI_BASE_URL
-- **#945** - Custom OPENAI_BASE_URL causes NaN embeddings
+[#565](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/565), [#945](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/945) - OPENAI_BASE_URL issues
+- [#565](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/565) - Cross-encoder ignores OPENAI_BASE_URL
+- [#945](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/945) - Custom OPENAI_BASE_URL causes NaN embeddings
 
 **Analysis**: Both relate to custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints not being respected in MCP server.
 
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@
 
 ### Ollama Compatibility
 
-**#868**, **#831** - Ollama issues
-- **#868** - Cannot get minimal example to work with Ollama
-- **#831** - GPT-oss:20 and 120 (Ollama models)
+[#868](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/868), [#831](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/831) - Ollama issues
+- [#868](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/868) - Cannot get minimal example to work with Ollama
+- [#831](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/831) - GPT-oss:20 and 120 (Ollama models)
 
 **Analysis**: Both relate to Ollama model compatibility issues.
 
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@
 
 ### Search Result Issues
 
-**#534**, **#801**, **#810** - Search returning empty/no results
-- **#534** - retrieve_episodes always returns no results
-- **#801** - episode_fulltext_search empty results (marked duplicate)
-- **#810** - Empty group_id handled inconsistently
+[#534](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/534), [#801](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/801), [#810](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/810) - Search returning empty/no results
+- [#534](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/534) - retrieve_episodes always returns no results
+- [#801](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/801) - episode_fulltext_search empty results (marked duplicate)
+- [#810](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/810) - Empty group_id handled inconsistently
 
 **Analysis**: Likely all related to search filtering/group_id handling issues.
 
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@
 
 ### Documentation/Setup Questions (Can Be Consolidated)
 
-**#517**, **#530** - OpenRouter setup questions
-- **#517** - How to setup with OpenRouter and Voyage
-- **#530** - Does this work with Cursor AI + OpenRouter ChatGPT
+[#517](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/517), [#530](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/530) - OpenRouter setup questions
+- [#517](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/517) - How to setup with OpenRouter and Voyage
+- [#530](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/530) - Does this work with Cursor AI + OpenRouter ChatGPT
 
 **Analysis**: Same topic - using OpenRouter as provider. Could close with documentation reference.
 
diff --git a/ISSUE_TRIAGE.md b/ISSUE_TRIAGE.md
index 3cb3a88e..ca62203e 100644
--- a/ISSUE_TRIAGE.md
+++ b/ISSUE_TRIAGE.md
@@ -2,45 +2,45 @@
 
 **Date**: 2025-10-07
 **Total Open Issues**: 100+
-**Analysis Scope**: Issues #451 - #972
+**Analysis Scope**: Issues [#451](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/451) - [#972](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/972)
 
 ## Issue Clusters
 
 ### 1. Database Driver Support
 
 #### FalkorDB Issues (6 issues)
-- **#972** - [BUG] Vector type mismatch in cosine distance operations
+- [#972](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/972) - [BUG] Vector type mismatch in cosine distance operations
   - *Component*: `component:database`
   - *Status*: Open
 
-- **#815** - [BUG] falkordb query
+- [#815](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/815) - [BUG] falkordb query
   - *Component*: `component:database`
   - *Status*: Open
 
-- **#757** - [BUG] run quickstart_falkordb example, get query error
+- [#757](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/757) - [BUG] run quickstart_falkordb example, get query error
   - *Component*: `component:database`
   - *Status*: Open
 
-- **#749** - [BUG] Official Docker Image doesn't support FalkorDB
+- [#749](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/749) - [BUG] Official Docker Image doesn't support FalkorDB
   - *Component*: `component:database`, `component:mcp`
   - *Status*: Open
 
-- **#731** - Episode insertion fails due to malformed Cypher query
+- [#731](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/731) - Episode insertion fails due to malformed Cypher query
   - *Component*: `component:database`
   - *Status*: Open
 
-- **#719** - FalkorDB support in MCP-Server
+- [#719](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/719) - FalkorDB support in MCP-Server
   - *Component*: `component:mcp`, `component:database`
   - *Status*: Open
 
 #### New Database Support Requests (6 issues)
-- **#947** - Apache AGE Graph DB support
-- **#933** - Support RDF
-- **#781** - More graph database support (NebulaGraph mentioned)
-- **#779** - Postgres with pgvector support
-- **#644** - AWS Neptune driver
-- **#643** - Kuzu driver support (may already be implemented?)
-- **#642** - MemGraph driver
+- [#947](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/947) - Apache AGE Graph DB support
+- [#933](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/933) - Support RDF
+- [#781](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/781) - More graph database support (NebulaGraph mentioned)
+- [#779](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/779) - Postgres with pgvector support
+- [#644](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/644) - AWS Neptune driver
+- [#643](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/643) - Kuzu driver support (may already be implemented?)
+- [#642](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/642) - MemGraph driver
 
 **Analysis**: FalkorDB has multiple critical bugs affecting basic operations. Consider deprecating or fixing comprehensively. High demand for alternative backends suggests need for driver abstraction layer.
 
@@ -48,70 +48,70 @@
 
 ### 2. MCP Server Issues (9 issues)
 
-- **#923** - [BUG] Switch from SSE (deprecated) to Streamable HTTP
+- [#923](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/923) - [BUG] Switch from SSE (deprecated) to Streamable HTTP
   - *Priority*: HIGH - using deprecated protocol
   - *Component*: `component:mcp`
 
-- **#945** - [BUG] Custom OPENAI_BASE_URL causes NaN embeddings
+- [#945](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/945) - [BUG] Custom OPENAI_BASE_URL causes NaN embeddings
   - *Component*: `component:mcp`, `component:llm`
 
-- **#848** - [BUG] clear_graph tool fails silently (async session bug)
+- [#848](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/848) - [BUG] clear_graph tool fails silently (async session bug)
   - *Component*: `component:mcp`
 
-- **#840** - [BUG] Failed to validate request (initialization timing)
+- [#840](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/840) - [BUG] Failed to validate request (initialization timing)
   - *Component*: `component:mcp`
 
-- **#723** - DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS 8192 too restrictive
+- [#723](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/723) - DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS 8192 too restrictive
   - *Component*: `component:mcp`
 
-- **#578** - MCP server with Gemini model
+- [#578](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/578) - MCP server with Gemini model
   - *Component*: `component:mcp`, `component:llm`
 
-- **#565** - Cross-encoder ignores OPENAI_BASE_URL
+- [#565](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/565) - Cross-encoder ignores OPENAI_BASE_URL
   - *Component*: `component:mcp`, `component:llm`
 
-- **#509** - MCP server add_nodes tool call doesn't work
+- [#509](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/509) - MCP server add_nodes tool call doesn't work
   - *Component*: `component:mcp`
 
 **Duplicates in this cluster**:
-- **#867** + **#831** - GPT-oss:20 and 120B models (duplicate)
-- **#787** - Rate limit even with SEMAPHORE_LIMIT=1 (marked duplicate)
+- [#867](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/867) + [#831](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/831) - GPT-oss:20 and 120B models (duplicate)
+- [#787](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/787) - Rate limit even with SEMAPHORE_LIMIT=1 (marked duplicate)
 
-**Analysis**: MCP server has protocol deprecation issue (#923) and multiple configuration/provider issues. Should be high priority for users relying on MCP integration.
+**Analysis**: MCP server has protocol deprecation issue ([#923](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/923)) and multiple configuration/provider issues. Should be high priority for users relying on MCP integration.
 
 ---
 
 ### 3. LLM Provider Compatibility (8 issues)
 
-- **#902** - [BUG] OpenAI internal call broken (reasoning.effort param)
+- [#902](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/902) - [BUG] OpenAI internal call broken (reasoning.effort param)
   - *Component*: `component:llm`
 
-- **#878** - [BUG] GPT-5 temperature parameter unsupported
+- [#878](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/878) - [BUG] GPT-5 temperature parameter unsupported
   - *Component*: `component:llm`
 
-- **#912** - [BUG] Pydantic validation error with deepseek-r1:7b
+- [#912](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/912) - [BUG] Pydantic validation error with deepseek-r1:7b
   - *Component*: `component:llm`
 
-- **#791** - [BUG] Small model setting defaults to gpt-4.1-nano
+- [#791](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/791) - [BUG] Small model setting defaults to gpt-4.1-nano
   - *Component*: `component:llm`
 
-- **#790** - [BUG] Failed to parse structured response with Gemini
+- [#790](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/790) - [BUG] Failed to parse structured response with Gemini
   - *Component*: `component:llm`
 
-- **#868** - [BUG] Cannot work with Ollama
+- [#868](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/868) - [BUG] Cannot work with Ollama
   - *Component*: `component:llm`
 
-- **#763** - [BUG] LLMConfig.max_tokens not respected
+- [#763](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/763) - [BUG] LLMConfig.max_tokens not respected
   - *Component*: `component:llm`
 
-- **#760** - [BUG] Hallucinations with default models
+- [#760](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/760) - [BUG] Hallucinations with default models
   - *Component*: `component:llm`
 
 **Additional LLM Provider Requests**:
-- **#907** - VSC Copilot models
-- **#751** - Alibaba Cloud AI model
-- **#724** - Gemini with Google Cloud Credentials
-- **#459** - Amazon Bedrock support
+- [#907](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/907) - VSC Copilot models
+- [#751](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/751) - Alibaba Cloud AI model
+- [#724](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/724) - Gemini with Google Cloud Credentials
+- [#459](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/459) - Amazon Bedrock support
 
 **Analysis**: Structured output compatibility is a recurring theme. Many issues stem from providers not supporting OpenAI's structured output format. Documentation should clearly state which providers are fully compatible.
 
@@ -119,15 +119,15 @@
 
 ### 4. Duplicate Entities (3 issues)
 
-- **#963** - [BUG] Duplicate entities in Neo4j (marked duplicate)
+- [#963](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/963) - [BUG] Duplicate entities in Neo4j (marked duplicate)
   - *Component*: `component:core`
-  - *Status*: Duplicate (see #875)
+  - *Status*: Duplicate (see [#875](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/875))
 
-- **#875** - [BUG] Duplicate entities with custom db name
+- [#875](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/875) - [BUG] Duplicate entities with custom db name
   - *Component*: `component:core`, `component:database`
   - *Priority*: HIGH - core deduplication functionality broken
 
-- **#774** - Same Chinese text extracted as different facts
+- [#774](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/774) - Same Chinese text extracted as different facts
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
 **Analysis**: Core deduplication functionality appears broken, especially with custom database names. Critical for production use.
@@ -136,18 +136,18 @@
 
 ### 5. Bulk Upload Issues (3 issues)
 
-- **#882** - [BUG] IndexError during node resolution
+- [#882](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/882) - [BUG] IndexError during node resolution
   - *Component*: `component:bulk`
 
-- **#879** - ValidationError 'duplicates' field missing
+- [#879](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/879) - ValidationError 'duplicates' field missing
   - *Component*: `component:bulk`
 
-- **#871** - Invalid JSON and index errors
+- [#871](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/871) - Invalid JSON and index errors
   - *Component*: `component:bulk`
 
 **Related**:
-- **#747** - Add progress reporting to bulk upload
-- **#658** - Bulk ingestion not possible (may be duplicate)
+- [#747](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/747) - Add progress reporting to bulk upload
+- [#658](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/658) - Bulk ingestion not possible (may be duplicate)
 
 **Analysis**: Bulk operations are fundamentally broken. Appears to be schema/validation issues in the bulk processing pipeline.
 
@@ -155,27 +155,27 @@
 
 ### 6. Search Issues (6 issues)
 
-- **#810** - [BUG] Empty group_id handled inconsistently in search
+- [#810](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/810) - [BUG] Empty group_id handled inconsistently in search
   - *Component*: `component:search`
 
-- **#801** - [BUG] episode_fulltext_search empty results (marked duplicate)
+- [#801](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/801) - [BUG] episode_fulltext_search empty results (marked duplicate)
   - *Component*: `component:search`
 
-- **#838** - Allow searching across all groups when group_ids is None
+- [#838](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/838) - Allow searching across all groups when group_ids is None
   - *Component*: `component:search`
 
-- **#772** - [BUG] BFS max_depth parameter ignored
+- [#772](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/772) - [BUG] BFS max_depth parameter ignored
   - *Component*: `component:search`
 
-- **#789** - [BUG] BFS returns duplicate edges with swapped source/target
+- [#789](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/789) - [BUG] BFS returns duplicate edges with swapped source/target
   - *Component*: `component:search`
 
-- **#777** - [BUG] MMR reranker RuntimeWarning, no results
+- [#777](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/777) - [BUG] MMR reranker RuntimeWarning, no results
   - *Component*: `component:search`
 
 **Related**:
-- **#488** - edge_search_filter_query_constructor creating incorrect query
-- **#534** - retrieve_episodes always returns no results
+- [#488](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/488) - edge_search_filter_query_constructor creating incorrect query
+- [#534](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/534) - retrieve_episodes always returns no results
 
 **Analysis**: Search functionality has multiple bugs in filtering, BFS traversal, and reranking. Group ID handling is particularly problematic.
 
@@ -183,15 +183,15 @@
 
 ### 7. Database Configuration (4 issues)
 
-- **#851** - [BUG] Search only connects to 'neo4j' db, add_episode works with any name
+- [#851](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/851) - [BUG] Search only connects to 'neo4j' db, add_episode works with any name
   - *Component*: `component:database`
   - *Priority*: HIGH - inconsistent behavior
 
-- **#798** - [BUG] Database name not passed through Graphiti object
+- [#798](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/798) - [BUG] Database name not passed through Graphiti object
   - *Component*: `component:database`
-  - *Priority*: HIGH - related to #851
+  - *Priority*: HIGH - related to [#851](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/851)
 
-- **#715** - [Feature] Configure Neo4j database name (multi-DB support)
+- [#715](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/715) - [Feature] Configure Neo4j database name (multi-DB support)
   - *Component*: `component:database`
 
 **Analysis**: Database name configuration is broken. Hardcoded 'neo4j' default causes issues. Related to commit mentioned in CLAUDE.md about hardcoded database names.
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@
 
 ### 8. Datetime/Timezone Issues (4 issues)
 
-- **#920** - [BUG] edge_operations.py timezone-naive/aware comparison (marked duplicate)
+- [#920](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/920) - [BUG] edge_operations.py timezone-naive/aware comparison (marked duplicate)
   - *Component*: `component:core`
   - *Status*: Duplicate (possibly fixed in commit 73015e9)
 
-- **#893** - [BUG] Kuzu driver valid_at datetime format
+- [#893](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/893) - [BUG] Kuzu driver valid_at datetime format
   - *Component*: `component:database`
 
-- **#606** - Add support for datetime fields in custom entities
+- [#606](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/606) - Add support for datetime fields in custom entities
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
 **Analysis**: Recent commit 73015e9 "Fix datetime comparison errors by normalizing to UTC" may have addressed some of these. Needs verification.
@@ -216,16 +216,16 @@
 
 ### 9. API/Server Issues (4 issues)
 
-- **#961** - [Feature Request] Improve Episodes API (UUID, GET by ID, metadata)
+- [#961](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/961) - [Feature Request] Improve Episodes API (UUID, GET by ID, metadata)
   - *Component*: `component:server`
 
-- **#921** - SDK client like zep-cloud/zep-python
+- [#921](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/921) - SDK client like zep-cloud/zep-python
   - *Component*: `component:server`
 
-- **#566** - /messages endpoint doesn't persist episodes
+- [#566](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/566) - /messages endpoint doesn't persist episodes
   - *Component*: `component:server`
 
-- **#904** - docker-compose.yml env vars override .env
+- [#904](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/904) - docker-compose.yml env vars override .env
   - *Component*: `component:server`, `component:mcp`
 
 **Analysis**: API functionality gaps and configuration issues. Episode persistence bug is critical.
@@ -234,13 +234,13 @@
 
 ### 10. Error Handling & Validation (3 issues)
 
-- **#941** - TaskGroup errors (marked duplicate)
+- [#941](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/941) - TaskGroup errors (marked duplicate)
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
-- **#937** - ArgumentError with empty query entities
+- [#937](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/937) - ArgumentError with empty query entities
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
-- **#951** - Incorrect try import for AsyncOpenSearch
+- [#951](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/951) - Incorrect try import for AsyncOpenSearch
   - *Component*: `component:database`
 
 **Analysis**: Input validation needs improvement to handle edge cases like empty strings.
@@ -249,31 +249,31 @@
 
 ### 11. Feature Requests - Core Functionality (10 issues)
 
-- **#935** - Create episodes based on DOM structure
-- **#934** - Flag contradictions on merging facts
-- **#925** - Monitor LLM conversations
-- **#905** - ColbertV2 embeddings with Fastembed
-- **#864** - How to forget knowledge
-- **#819** - Count token usage
-- **#669** - Metadata on chunks for RAG
-- **#465** - Support ignoring non-custom entities
-- **#467** - LLM inference expenses are high
+- [#935](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/935) - Create episodes based on DOM structure
+- [#934](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/934) - Flag contradictions on merging facts
+- [#925](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/925) - Monitor LLM conversations
+- [#905](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/905) - ColbertV2 embeddings with Fastembed
+- [#864](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/864) - How to forget knowledge
+- [#819](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/819) - Count token usage
+- [#669](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/669) - Metadata on chunks for RAG
+- [#465](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/465) - Support ignoring non-custom entities
+- [#467](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/467) - LLM inference expenses are high
 
-**Analysis**: Feature requests range from observability (#925, #819) to advanced RAG features (#669, #905). Token cost reduction (#467) is recurring concern.
+**Analysis**: Feature requests range from observability (#925, #819) to advanced RAG features (#669, #905). Token cost reduction ([#467](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/467)) is recurring concern.
 
 ---
 
 ### 12. Documentation/Questions (9 issues)
 
-- **#913** - How to update data in graph
-- **#909** - Reproduce LongMemEval results
-- **#869** - Portuguese: Change OpenAI model
-- **#853** - Document VCS/extension setup
-- **#828** - Get a flowchart
-- **#701** - Chinese video tutorial (informational)
-- **#484** - OpenAIGenericClient documentation
-- **#530** - Cursor AI + OpenRouter setup
-- **#517** - OpenRouter and Voyage setup
+- [#913](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/913) - How to update data in graph
+- [#909](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/909) - Reproduce LongMemEval results
+- [#869](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/869) - Portuguese: Change OpenAI model
+- [#853](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/853) - Document VCS/extension setup
+- [#828](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/828) - Get a flowchart
+- [#701](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/701) - Chinese video tutorial (informational)
+- [#484](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/484) - OpenAIGenericClient documentation
+- [#530](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/530) - Cursor AI + OpenRouter setup
+- [#517](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/517) - OpenRouter and Voyage setup
 
 *Component*: `component:docs`
 
@@ -283,59 +283,59 @@
 
 ### 13. Code Quality/Refactoring (5 issues)
 
-- **#836** - [BUG] update_communities broken
+- [#836](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/836) - [BUG] update_communities broken
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
-- **#811** - Refactor: hoist EXTRACT_EDGES_MAX_TOKENS constant
+- [#811](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/811) - Refactor: hoist EXTRACT_EDGES_MAX_TOKENS constant
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
-- **#681** - Refactor: no internal ghost variables
+- [#681](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/681) - Refactor: no internal ghost variables
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
-- **#451** - Minor type bug in bulk_utils
+- [#451](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/451) - Minor type bug in bulk_utils
   - *Component*: `component:bulk`
 
-- **#717** - Adopt uv workspace for monorepo
+- [#717](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/717) - Adopt uv workspace for monorepo
   - *Component*: `component:core`, `component:server`, `component:mcp`
 
-**Analysis**: Technical debt items. #717 (uv workspace) would improve developer experience for monorepo.
+**Analysis**: Technical debt items. [#717](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/717) (uv workspace) would improve developer experience for monorepo.
 
 ---
 
 ### 14. Cloud/Alternative Providers (2 issues)
 
-- **#739** - MCP server based on zep-cloud
+- [#739](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/739) - MCP server based on zep-cloud
   - *Component*: `component:mcp`
 
-- **#538** - Azure Cosmos DB version (informational)
+- [#538](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/538) - Azure Cosmos DB version (informational)
 
 ---
 
 ### 15. Embeddings/Reranking (3 issues)
 
-- **#728** - Voyage embedder installation issue
+- [#728](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/728) - Voyage embedder installation issue
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
-- **#485** - Better Embedder error information
+- [#485](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/485) - Better Embedder error information
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
-- **#543** - Hard-coded model in OpenAIRerankerClient
+- [#543](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/543) - Hard-coded model in OpenAIRerankerClient
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
 ---
 
 ### 16. Miscellaneous Bugs (5 issues)
 
-- **#800** - Blank disconnected nodes in sample project
+- [#800](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/800) - Blank disconnected nodes in sample project
   - *Component*: `component:mcp`
 
-- **#686** - Relationships not extracted automatically
+- [#686](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/686) - Relationships not extracted automatically
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
-- **#687** - Unable to add episodes with OpenAI agents SDK
+- [#687](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/687) - Unable to add episodes with OpenAI agents SDK
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
-- **#587** - Node type not being set
+- [#587](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/587) - Node type not being set
   - *Component*: `component:core`
 
 ---
diff --git a/PRIORITY_ROADMAP.md b/PRIORITY_ROADMAP.md
index 0c97bdf0..a89b5802 100644
--- a/PRIORITY_ROADMAP.md
+++ b/PRIORITY_ROADMAP.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ## P0 - Critical (Fix Immediately)
 
 ### 1. MCP Server Protocol Deprecation
-**Issue #923** - Switch from SSE to Streamable HTTP
+**Issue [#923](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/923)** - Switch from SSE to Streamable HTTP
 
 - **Impact**: Using deprecated MCP protocol that will be removed
 - **Affected Users**: All MCP server users
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ---
 
 ### 2. Database Name Configuration Broken
-**Issues #851, #798** - Database name not passed/respected
+**Issues [#851](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/851), #798** - Database name not passed/respected
 
 - **Impact**: Cannot use non-default Neo4j databases for search operations
 - **Affected Users**: Multi-database deployments, production environments
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 ---
 
 ### 3. Duplicate Entity Detection Broken
-**Issue #875** (duplicate: #963)
+**Issue #875** (duplicate: [#963](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/963))
 
 - **Impact**: Core deduplication functionality not working
 - **Affected Users**: All users, especially with custom database names
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@
 ## P1 - High Priority (Fix This Sprint)
 
 ### 4. Bulk Upload Completely Broken
-**Issues #882, #879, #871** - Multiple bulk upload failures
+**Issues [#882](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/882), [#879](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/879), #871** - Multiple bulk upload failures
 
 - **Impact**: Bulk operations unusable
 - **Affected Users**: Anyone trying to import large datasets
 - **Symptoms**:
-  - IndexError during node resolution (#882)
-  - ValidationError for missing 'duplicates' field (#879)
-  - Invalid JSON errors (#871)
+  - IndexError during node resolution ([#882](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/882))
+  - ValidationError for missing 'duplicates' field ([#879](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/879))
+  - Invalid JSON errors ([#871](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/871))
 - **Effort**: Medium
 - **Component**: `component:bulk`
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 ---
 
 ### 5. Datetime Comparison Issues
-**Issues #920, #893, #606**
+**Issues [#920](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/920), [#893](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/893), #606**
 
 - **Impact**: Crashes when comparing dates
 - **Status**: May be partially fixed by commit 73015e9
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 ---
 
 ### 6. Search Group ID Handling
-**Issues #810, #838, #801** - Inconsistent group_id behavior
+**Issues [#810](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/810), [#838](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/838), #801** - Inconsistent group_id behavior
 
 - **Impact**: Search returns empty results or behaves inconsistently
 - **Affected Users**: Multi-tenant deployments using group_ids
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@
 ---
 
 ### 7. BFS Search Bugs
-**Issues #772, #789** - BFS traversal broken
+**Issues [#772](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/772), #789** - BFS traversal broken
 
 - **Impact**: Graph traversal doesn't work as expected
 - **Symptoms**:
-  - max_depth parameter completely ignored (#772)
-  - Duplicate edges with swapped source/target (#789)
+  - max_depth parameter completely ignored ([#772](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/772))
+  - Duplicate edges with swapped source/target ([#789](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/789))
 - **Effort**: Medium
 - **Component**: `component:search`
 
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@
 ## P2 - Medium Priority (Address Soon)
 
 ### 8. MCP Server Configuration Issues
-**Issues #945, #840, #848, #565** - Various MCP bugs
+**Issues [#945](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/945), [#840](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/840), [#848](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/848), #565** - Various MCP bugs
 
-- **#945**: Custom OPENAI_BASE_URL causes NaN embeddings
-- **#840**: "Failed to validate request" initialization timing
-- **#848**: clear_graph fails silently (async session bug)
-- **#565**: Cross-encoder ignores OPENAI_BASE_URL
+- [#945](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/945): Custom OPENAI_BASE_URL causes NaN embeddings
+- [#840](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/840): "Failed to validate request" initialization timing
+- [#848](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/848): clear_graph fails silently (async session bug)
+- [#565](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/565): Cross-encoder ignores OPENAI_BASE_URL
 
 **Impact**: MCP server unreliable with custom configurations
 **Effort**: Low-Medium per issue
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@
 ---
 
 ### 9. LLM Provider Compatibility
-**Issues #878, #902, #912, #791** - Provider-specific bugs
+**Issues [#878](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/878), [#902](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/902), [#912](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/912), #791** - Provider-specific bugs
 
-- **#902**: OpenAI reasoning.effort parameter breaks API
-- **#878**: GPT-5 doesn't support temperature parameter
-- **#791**: Small model setting ignored, always defaults to gpt-4.1-nano
-- **#912**: Pydantic validation errors with non-OpenAI models
+- [#902](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/902): OpenAI reasoning.effort parameter breaks API
+- [#878](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/878): GPT-5 doesn't support temperature parameter
+- [#791](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/791): Small model setting ignored, always defaults to gpt-4.1-nano
+- [#912](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/912): Pydantic validation errors with non-OpenAI models
 
 **Impact**: Specific LLM models/providers broken
 **Effort**: Low per issue
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 ---
 
 ### 10. FalkorDB Driver Issues
-**Issues #972, #815, #757, #731, #749** - FalkorDB broken
+**Issues [#972](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/972), [#815](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/815), [#757](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/757), [#731](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/731), #749** - FalkorDB broken
 
 - **Impact**: FalkorDB backend largely non-functional
 - **Effort**: High (multiple issues)
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@
 ---
 
 ### 11. Error Handling Improvements
-**Issues #937, #951** - Edge case crashes
+**Issues [#937](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/937), #951** - Edge case crashes
 
-- **#937**: Empty query strings cause ArgumentError
-- **#951**: Incorrect import fallback for AsyncOpenSearch
+- [#937](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/937): Empty query strings cause ArgumentError
+- [#951](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/951): Incorrect import fallback for AsyncOpenSearch
 
 **Impact**: Crashes on edge cases
 **Effort**: Low per issue
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 ---
 
 ### 12. API Server Issues
-**Issue #566** - /messages endpoint doesn't persist episodes
+**Issue [#566](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/566)** - /messages endpoint doesn't persist episodes
 
 - **Impact**: Core API functionality broken
 - **Effort**: Medium
@@ -177,14 +177,14 @@
 ---
 
 ### 13. Code Quality Issues
-**Issues #836, #811, #681, #451** - Technical debt
+**Issues [#836](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/836), [#811](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/811), [#681](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/681), #451** - Technical debt
 
-- **#836**: update_communities broken (tuple unpacking error)
-- **#811**: Hoist hardcoded token constant
-- **#681**: Remove ghost variables
-- **#451**: Type bug in bulk_utils
+- [#836](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/836): update_communities broken (tuple unpacking error)
+- [#811](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/811): Hoist hardcoded token constant
+- [#681](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/681): Remove ghost variables
+- [#451](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/451): Type bug in bulk_utils
 
-**Impact**: Medium (functionality broken in #836, others are maintenance)
+**Impact**: Medium (functionality broken in [#836](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/836), others are maintenance)
 **Effort**: Low per issue
 
 ---
@@ -192,53 +192,53 @@
 ## P3 - Lower Priority / Feature Requests
 
 ### 14. Feature Enhancements
-- **#961** - Improve Episodes API (UUID, GET by ID, metadata)
-- **#935** - Create episodes based on DOM
-- **#934** - Flag contradictions on merging facts
-- **#925** - Monitor LLM conversations
-- **#819** - Count token usage
-- **#747** - Progress reporting for bulk upload
-- **#669** - Metadata on chunks for RAG
-- **#465** - Support ignoring non-custom entities
+- [#961](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/961) - Improve Episodes API (UUID, GET by ID, metadata)
+- [#935](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/935) - Create episodes based on DOM
+- [#934](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/934) - Flag contradictions on merging facts
+- [#925](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/925) - Monitor LLM conversations
+- [#819](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/819) - Count token usage
+- [#747](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/747) - Progress reporting for bulk upload
+- [#669](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/669) - Metadata on chunks for RAG
+- [#465](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/465) - Support ignoring non-custom entities
 
 ### 15. New Provider Support
-- **#907** - VSC Copilot models
-- **#905** - ColbertV2 embeddings
-- **#751** - Alibaba Cloud AI
-- **#724** - Gemini with GCP credentials
-- **#459** - Amazon Bedrock
-- **#739** - zep-cloud based MCP
+- [#907](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/907) - VSC Copilot models
+- [#905](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/905) - ColbertV2 embeddings
+- [#751](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/751) - Alibaba Cloud AI
+- [#724](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/724) - Gemini with GCP credentials
+- [#459](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/459) - Amazon Bedrock
+- [#739](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/739) - zep-cloud based MCP
 
 ### 16. Documentation Improvements
-- **#913** - How to update data in graph
-- **#853** - VCS/extension setup
-- **#828** - Flowchart documentation
-- **#484** - OpenAIGenericClient documentation
+- [#913](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/913) - How to update data in graph
+- [#853](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/853) - VCS/extension setup
+- [#828](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/828) - Flowchart documentation
+- [#484](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/484) - OpenAIGenericClient documentation
 - All "How to" questions
 
 ### 17. Alternative Database Support
-- **#947** - Apache AGE
-- **#933** - RDF support
-- **#781** - NebulaGraph
-- **#779** - Postgres/pgvector
-- **#644** - AWS Neptune
-- **#643** - Kuzu
-- **#642** - MemGraph
+- [#947](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/947) - Apache AGE
+- [#933](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/933) - RDF support
+- [#781](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/781) - NebulaGraph
+- [#779](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/779) - Postgres/pgvector
+- [#644](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/644) - AWS Neptune
+- [#643](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/643) - Kuzu
+- [#642](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/642) - MemGraph
 
 ---
 
 ## Immediate Action Plan (Next 2 Weeks)
 
 ### Week 1
-1. **Fix #923** - MCP protocol migration (CRITICAL)
-2. **Fix #851/#798** - Database name configuration
-3. **Fix #875** - Duplicate entity detection
-4. **Verify #920** - Datetime issues resolved by recent commit
+1. **Fix [#923](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/923)** - MCP protocol migration (CRITICAL)
+2. **Fix [#851](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/851)/[#798](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/798)** - Database name configuration
+3. **Fix [#875](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/875)** - Duplicate entity detection
+4. **Verify [#920](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/920)** - Datetime issues resolved by recent commit
 
 ### Week 2
-5. **Fix #882/#879/#871** - Bulk upload pipeline
-6. **Fix #810** - Group ID handling in search
-7. **Fix #772/#789** - BFS search issues
+5. **Fix [#882](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/882)/[#879](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/879)/[#871](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/871)** - Bulk upload pipeline
+6. **Fix [#810](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/810)** - Group ID handling in search
+7. **Fix [#772](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/772)/[#789](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/issues/789)** - BFS search issues
 8. **Close duplicates** - Process 6+ confirmed duplicates
 
 ### Ongoing