diff --git a/graphiti_core/graphiti.py b/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
index 860b8afa..635200af 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from graphiti_core.nodes import CommunityNode, EntityNode, EpisodeType, Episodic
 from graphiti_core.search.search import SearchConfig, search
 from graphiti_core.search.search_config import DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT, SearchResults
 from graphiti_core.search.search_config_recipes import (
+    COMBINED_HYBRID_SEARCH_CROSS_ENCODER,
     EDGE_HYBRID_SEARCH_NODE_DISTANCE,
     EDGE_HYBRID_SEARCH_RRF,
 )
@@ -647,7 +648,10 @@ class Graphiti:
         Perform a hybrid search on the knowledge graph.
 
         This method executes a search query on the graph, combining vector and
-        text-based search techniques to retrieve relevant facts.
+        text-based search techniques to retrieve relevant facts, returning the edges as a string.
+
+        This is our basic out-of-the-box search, for more robust results we recommend using our more advanced
+        search method graphiti.search_().
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -668,8 +672,7 @@ class Graphiti:
         Notes
         -----
         This method uses a SearchConfig with num_episodes set to 0 and
-        num_results set to the provided num_results parameter. It then calls
-        the hybrid_search function to perform the actual search operation.
+        num_results set to the provided num_results parameter.
 
         The search is performed using the current date and time as the reference
         point for temporal relevance.
@@ -703,6 +706,27 @@ class Graphiti:
         bfs_origin_node_uuids: list[str] | None = None,
         search_filter: SearchFilters | None = None,
     ) -> SearchResults:
+        """DEPRECATED"""
+        return await self.search_(
+            query, config, group_ids, center_node_uuid, bfs_origin_node_uuids, search_filter
+        )
+
+    async def search_(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        config: SearchConfig = COMBINED_HYBRID_SEARCH_CROSS_ENCODER,
+        group_ids: list[str] | None = None,
+        center_node_uuid: str | None = None,
+        bfs_origin_node_uuids: list[str] | None = None,
+        search_filter: SearchFilters | None = None,
+    ) -> SearchResults:
+        """search_ (replaces _search) is our advanced search method that returns Graph objects (nodes and edges) rather
+        than a list of facts. This endpoint allows the end user to utilize more advanced features such as filters and
+        different search and reranker methodologies across different layers in the graph.
+
+        For different config recipes refer to search/search_config_recipes.
+        """
+
         return await search(
             self.driver,
             self.embedder,
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search_config.py b/graphiti_core/search/search_config.py
index 9aa23daa..f5148842 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search_config.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search_config.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from graphiti_core.search.search_utils import (
     MAX_SEARCH_DEPTH,
 )
 
-DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT = 10
+DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT = 20
 
 
 class EdgeSearchMethod(Enum):
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search_helpers.py b/graphiti_core/search/search_helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aae66bc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search_helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+"""
+Copyright 2024, Zep Software, Inc.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+"""
+
+from graphiti_core.edges import EntityEdge
+from graphiti_core.search.search_config import SearchResults
+
+
+def format_edge_date_range(edge: EntityEdge) -> str:
+    # return f"{datetime(edge.valid_at).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') if edge.valid_at else 'date unknown'} - {(edge.invalid_at.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') if edge.invalid_at else 'present')}"
+    return f'{edge.valid_at if edge.valid_at else "date unknown"} - {(edge.invalid_at if edge.invalid_at else "present")}'
+
+
+def search_results_to_context_string(search_results: SearchResults) -> str:
+    """Reformats a set of SearchResults into a single string to pass directly to an LLM as context"""
+    context_string = """FACTS and ENTITIES represent relevant context to the current conversation.
+                        COMMUNITIES represent a cluster of closely related entities.
+
+                        # These are the most relevant facts and their valid date ranges
+                        # format: FACT (Date range: from - to)
+                    """
+    context_string += '<FACTS>\n'
+    for edge in search_results.edges:
+        context_string += f'- {edge.fact} ({format_edge_date_range(edge)})\n'
+    context_string += '</FACTS>\n'
+    context_string += '<ENTITIES>\n'
+    for node in search_results.nodes:
+        context_string += f'- {node.name}: {node.summary}\n'
+    context_string += '</ENTITIES>\n'
+    context_string += '<COMMUNITIES>\n'
+    for community in search_results.communities:
+        context_string += f'- {community.name}: {community.summary}\n'
+    context_string += '</COMMUNITIES>\n'
+
+    return context_string
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py b/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
index 10bb0d3e..3f720736 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ async def edge_similarity_search(
 
     query: LiteralString = (
         """
-                                                                                MATCH (n:Entity)-[r:RELATES_TO]->(m:Entity)
-                                                                                """
+                                                                                                MATCH (n:Entity)-[r:RELATES_TO]->(m:Entity)
+                                                                                                """
         + group_filter_query
         + filter_query
         + """\nWITH DISTINCT r, vector.similarity.cosine(r.fact_embedding, $search_vector) AS score
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 6fb1b928..c66a98fa 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1030,6 +1030,17 @@ requests = ">=2.28.1,<3.0.0"
 typing-extensions = ">=4.11.0,<5.0.0"
 websockets = ">=13.0.0,<15.1.0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "graph-service"
+version = "1.0.0.7"
+description = "project descriptions here"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+groups = ["main"]
+files = [
+    {file = "graph_service-1.0.0.7-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:d34cd38529ff0704b83fa4e8692b4f8fcf1524dce7110f89d4ee33423eeff0bd"},
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "groq"
 version = "0.11.0"
@@ -3148,6 +3159,7 @@ optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.8"
 groups = ["main", "dev"]
 files = [
+    {file = "pyasn1-0.6.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:0d632f46f2ba09143da3a8afe9e33fb6f92fa2320ab7e886e2d0f7672af84629"},
     {file = "pyasn1-0.6.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:6f580d2bdd84365380830acf45550f2511469f673cb4a5ae3857a3170128b034"},
 ]
 
@@ -5316,4 +5328,4 @@ groq = ["groq"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.1"
 python-versions = ">=3.10,<4"
-content-hash = "4ffa68a8953cb18a1d2a43335cf2187e609659cd414bcd7f65ab285971ba72aa"
+content-hash = "fa0608494d973b528ccad56576f42c04cff04a66c1325796d224dedab292aa16"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e65e381f..49ba6c53 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [project]
 name = "graphiti-core"
 description = "A temporal graph building library"
-version = "0.9.4"
+version = "0.9.5"
 authors = [
-    {"name" = "Paul Paliychuk", "email" = "paul@getzep.com"},
-    {"name" = "Preston Rasmussen", "email" = "preston@getzep.com"},
-    {"name" = "Daniel Chalef", "email" = "daniel@getzep.com"},
+    { "name" = "Paul Paliychuk", "email" = "paul@getzep.com" },
+    { "name" = "Preston Rasmussen", "email" = "preston@getzep.com" },
+    { "name" = "Daniel Chalef", "email" = "daniel@getzep.com" },
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "tenacity>=9.0.0",
     "numpy>=1.0.0",
     "python-dotenv>=1.0.1",
+    "graph-service (>=1.0.0.7,<2.0.0.0)",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]