diff --git a/examples/podcast/podcast_runner.py b/examples/podcast/podcast_runner.py
index f100926e..1de7eeed 100644
--- a/examples/podcast/podcast_runner.py
+++ b/examples/podcast/podcast_runner.py
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@ async def main(use_bulk: bool = True):
     await client.add_episode_bulk(episodes)
 
 
-asyncio.run(main(False))
+asyncio.run(main(True))
diff --git a/graphiti_core/graphiti.py b/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
index 2a23d79c..3f4dcfcb 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ class Graphiti:
         await build_indices_and_constraints(self.driver)
 
     async def retrieve_episodes(
-            self,
-            reference_time: datetime,
-            last_n: int = EPISODE_WINDOW_LEN,
+        self,
+        reference_time: datetime,
+        last_n: int = EPISODE_WINDOW_LEN,
     ) -> list[EpisodicNode]:
         """
         Retrieve the last n episodic nodes from the graph.
@@ -210,14 +210,14 @@ class Graphiti:
         return await retrieve_episodes(self.driver, reference_time, last_n)
 
     async def add_episode(
-            self,
-            name: str,
-            episode_body: str,
-            source_description: str,
-            reference_time: datetime,
-            source: EpisodeType = EpisodeType.message,
-            success_callback: Callable | None = None,
-            error_callback: Callable | None = None,
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        episode_body: str,
+        source_description: str,
+        reference_time: datetime,
+        source: EpisodeType = EpisodeType.message,
+        success_callback: Callable | None = None,
+        error_callback: Callable | None = None,
     ):
         """
         Process an episode and update the graph.
@@ -321,11 +321,11 @@ class Graphiti:
                 await asyncio.gather(
                     *[
                         get_relevant_edges(
-                            [edge],
                             self.driver,
-                            RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
+                            [edge],
                             edge.source_node_uuid,
                             edge.target_node_uuid,
+                            RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
                         )
                         for edge in extracted_edges
                     ]
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ class Graphiti:
                 raise e
 
     async def add_episode_bulk(
-            self,
-            bulk_episodes: list[RawEpisode],
+        self,
+        bulk_episodes: list[RawEpisode],
     ):
         """
         Process multiple episodes in bulk and update the graph.
@@ -587,18 +587,18 @@ class Graphiti:
         return edges
 
     async def _search(
-            self,
-            query: str,
-            timestamp: datetime,
-            config: SearchConfig,
-            center_node_uuid: str | None = None,
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        timestamp: datetime,
+        config: SearchConfig,
+        center_node_uuid: str | None = None,
     ):
         return await hybrid_search(
             self.driver, self.llm_client.get_embedder(), query, timestamp, config, center_node_uuid
         )
 
     async def get_nodes_by_query(
-            self, query: str, limit: int = RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT
+        self, query: str, limit: int = RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT
     ) -> list[EntityNode]:
         """
         Retrieve nodes from the graph database based on a text query.
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search.py b/graphiti_core/search/search.py
index f27249c4..172cd123 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ async def hybrid_search(
         nodes.extend(await get_mentioned_nodes(driver, episodes))
 
     if SearchMethod.bm25 in config.search_methods:
-        text_search = await edge_fulltext_search(driver, query, 2 * config.num_edges)
+        text_search = await edge_fulltext_search(driver, query, None, None, 2 * config.num_edges)
         search_results.append(text_search)
 
     if SearchMethod.cosine_similarity in config.search_methods:
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ async def hybrid_search(
         )
 
         similarity_search = await edge_similarity_search(
-            driver, search_vector, 2 * config.num_edges
+            driver, search_vector, None, None, 2 * config.num_edges
         )
         search_results.append(similarity_search)
 
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py b/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
index 0cfdb601..22235cbc 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import re
-import typing
 from collections import defaultdict
 from time import time
+from typing import Any
 
-from neo4j import AsyncDriver
+from neo4j import AsyncDriver, Query
 
 from graphiti_core.edges import EntityEdge
 from graphiti_core.helpers import parse_db_date
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ async def bfs(node_ids: list[str], driver: AsyncDriver):
             r.expired_at AS expired_at,
             r.valid_at AS valid_at,
             r.invalid_at AS invalid_at
-        
+
     """,
         node_ids=node_ids,
     )
 
-    context: dict[str, typing.Any] = {}
+    context: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
     for record in records:
         n_uuid = record['source_node_uuid']
@@ -96,15 +96,14 @@ async def bfs(node_ids: list[str], driver: AsyncDriver):
 
 
 async def edge_similarity_search(
-    driver: AsyncDriver,
-    search_vector: list[float],
-    limit: int = RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
-    source_node_uuid: str = '*',
-    target_node_uuid: str = '*',
+        driver: AsyncDriver,
+        search_vector: list[float],
+        source_node_uuid: str | None,
+        target_node_uuid: str | None,
+        limit: int = RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
 ) -> list[EntityEdge]:
     # vector similarity search over embedded facts
-    records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
-        """
+    query = Query("""
                 CALL db.index.vector.queryRelationships("fact_embedding", $limit, $search_vector)
                 YIELD relationship AS rel, score
                 MATCH (n:Entity {uuid: $source_uuid})-[r {uuid: rel.uuid}]-(m:Entity {uuid: $target_uuid})
@@ -121,7 +120,68 @@ async def edge_similarity_search(
                     r.valid_at AS valid_at,
                     r.invalid_at AS invalid_at
                 ORDER BY score DESC
-                """,
+        """)
+
+    if source_node_uuid is None and target_node_uuid is None:
+        query = Query("""
+                    CALL db.index.vector.queryRelationships("fact_embedding", $limit, $search_vector)
+                    YIELD relationship AS rel, score
+                    MATCH (n:Entity)-[r {uuid: rel.uuid}]-(m:Entity)
+                    RETURN
+                        r.uuid AS uuid,
+                        n.uuid AS source_node_uuid,
+                        m.uuid AS target_node_uuid,
+                        r.created_at AS created_at,
+                        r.name AS name,
+                        r.fact AS fact,
+                        r.fact_embedding AS fact_embedding,
+                        r.episodes AS episodes,
+                        r.expired_at AS expired_at,
+                        r.valid_at AS valid_at,
+                        r.invalid_at AS invalid_at
+                    ORDER BY score DESC
+            """)
+    elif source_node_uuid is None:
+        query = Query("""
+                    CALL db.index.vector.queryRelationships("fact_embedding", $limit, $search_vector)
+                    YIELD relationship AS rel, score
+                    MATCH (n:Entity)-[r {uuid: rel.uuid}]-(m:Entity {uuid: $target_uuid})
+                    RETURN
+                        r.uuid AS uuid,
+                        n.uuid AS source_node_uuid,
+                        m.uuid AS target_node_uuid,
+                        r.created_at AS created_at,
+                        r.name AS name,
+                        r.fact AS fact,
+                        r.fact_embedding AS fact_embedding,
+                        r.episodes AS episodes,
+                        r.expired_at AS expired_at,
+                        r.valid_at AS valid_at,
+                        r.invalid_at AS invalid_at
+                    ORDER BY score DESC
+            """)
+    elif target_node_uuid is None:
+        query = Query("""
+                    CALL db.index.vector.queryRelationships("fact_embedding", $limit, $search_vector)
+                    YIELD relationship AS rel, score
+                    MATCH (n:Entity {uuid: $source_uuid})-[r {uuid: rel.uuid}]-(m:Entity)
+                    RETURN
+                        r.uuid AS uuid,
+                        n.uuid AS source_node_uuid,
+                        m.uuid AS target_node_uuid,
+                        r.created_at AS created_at,
+                        r.name AS name,
+                        r.fact AS fact,
+                        r.fact_embedding AS fact_embedding,
+                        r.episodes AS episodes,
+                        r.expired_at AS expired_at,
+                        r.valid_at AS valid_at,
+                        r.invalid_at AS invalid_at
+                    ORDER BY score DESC
+            """)
+
+    records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
+        query,
         search_vector=search_vector,
         source_uuid=source_node_uuid,
         target_uuid=target_node_uuid,
@@ -151,7 +211,7 @@ async def edge_similarity_search(
 
 
 async def entity_similarity_search(
-    search_vector: list[float], driver: AsyncDriver, limit=RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT
+        search_vector: list[float], driver: AsyncDriver, limit=RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT
 ) -> list[EntityNode]:
     # vector similarity search over entity names
     records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
@@ -161,6 +221,7 @@ async def entity_similarity_search(
                 RETURN
                     n.uuid As uuid, 
                     n.name AS name, 
+                    n.name_embeddings AS name_embedding,
                     n.created_at AS created_at, 
                     n.summary AS summary
                 ORDER BY score DESC
@@ -175,6 +236,7 @@ async def entity_similarity_search(
             EntityNode(
                 uuid=record['uuid'],
                 name=record['name'],
+                name_embedding=record['name_embedding'],
                 labels=['Entity'],
                 created_at=record['created_at'].to_native(),
                 summary=record['summary'],
@@ -185,7 +247,7 @@ async def entity_similarity_search(
 
 
 async def entity_fulltext_search(
-    query: str, driver: AsyncDriver, limit=RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT
+        query: str, driver: AsyncDriver, limit=RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT
 ) -> list[EntityNode]:
     # BM25 search to get top nodes
     fuzzy_query = re.sub(r'[^\w\s]', '', query) + '~'
@@ -193,8 +255,9 @@ async def entity_fulltext_search(
         """
     CALL db.index.fulltext.queryNodes("name_and_summary", $query) YIELD node, score
     RETURN
-        node.uuid As uuid, 
+        node.uuid AS uuid, 
         node.name AS name, 
+        node.name_embeddings AS name_embedding,
         node.created_at AS created_at, 
         node.summary AS summary
     ORDER BY score DESC
@@ -210,6 +273,7 @@ async def entity_fulltext_search(
             EntityNode(
                 uuid=record['uuid'],
                 name=record['name'],
+                name_embedding=record['name_embedding'],
                 labels=['Entity'],
                 created_at=record['created_at'].to_native(),
                 summary=record['summary'],
@@ -220,21 +284,18 @@ async def entity_fulltext_search(
 
 
 async def edge_fulltext_search(
-    driver: AsyncDriver,
-    query: str,
-    limit=RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
-    source_node_uuid: str = '*',
-    target_node_uuid: str = '*',
+        driver: AsyncDriver,
+        query: str,
+        source_node_uuid: str | None,
+        target_node_uuid: str | None,
+        limit=RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
 ) -> list[EntityEdge]:
     # fulltext search over facts
-    fuzzy_query = re.sub(r'[^\w\s]', '', query) + '~'
-
-    records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
-        """
-                CALL db.index.fulltext.queryRelationships("name_and_fact", $query) 
-                YIELD relationship AS rel, score
-                MATCH (n:Entity {uuid: $source_uuid})-[r {uuid: rel.uuid}]-(m:Entity {uuid: $target_uuid})
-                RETURN 
+    cypher_query = Query("""
+              CALL db.index.fulltext.queryRelationships("name_and_fact", $query) 
+              YIELD relationship AS rel, score
+              MATCH (n:Entity {uuid: $source_uuid})-[r {uuid: rel.uuid}]-(m:Entity {uuid: $target_uuid})
+              RETURN 
                     r.uuid AS uuid,
                     n.uuid AS source_node_uuid,
                     m.uuid AS target_node_uuid,
@@ -247,7 +308,70 @@ async def edge_fulltext_search(
                     r.valid_at AS valid_at,
                     r.invalid_at AS invalid_at
                 ORDER BY score DESC LIMIT $limit
-                """,
+                """)
+
+    if source_node_uuid is None and target_node_uuid is None:
+        cypher_query = Query("""
+                  CALL db.index.fulltext.queryRelationships("name_and_fact", $query) 
+                  YIELD relationship AS rel, score
+                  MATCH (n:Entity)-[r {uuid: rel.uuid}]-(m:Entity)
+                  RETURN 
+                        r.uuid AS uuid,
+                        n.uuid AS source_node_uuid,
+                        m.uuid AS target_node_uuid,
+                        r.created_at AS created_at,
+                        r.name AS name,
+                        r.fact AS fact,
+                        r.fact_embedding AS fact_embedding,
+                        r.episodes AS episodes,
+                        r.expired_at AS expired_at,
+                        r.valid_at AS valid_at,
+                        r.invalid_at AS invalid_at
+                    ORDER BY score DESC LIMIT $limit
+                    """)
+    elif source_node_uuid is None:
+        cypher_query = Query("""
+                  CALL db.index.fulltext.queryRelationships("name_and_fact", $query) 
+                  YIELD relationship AS rel, score
+                  MATCH (n:Entity)-[r {uuid: rel.uuid}]-(m:Entity {uuid: $target_uuid})
+                  RETURN 
+                        r.uuid AS uuid,
+                        n.uuid AS source_node_uuid,
+                        m.uuid AS target_node_uuid,
+                        r.created_at AS created_at,
+                        r.name AS name,
+                        r.fact AS fact,
+                        r.fact_embedding AS fact_embedding,
+                        r.episodes AS episodes,
+                        r.expired_at AS expired_at,
+                        r.valid_at AS valid_at,
+                        r.invalid_at AS invalid_at
+                    ORDER BY score DESC LIMIT $limit
+                    """)
+    elif target_node_uuid is None:
+        cypher_query = Query("""
+                  CALL db.index.fulltext.queryRelationships("name_and_fact", $query) 
+                  YIELD relationship AS rel, score
+                  MATCH (n:Entity {uuid: $source_uuid})-[r {uuid: rel.uuid}]-(m:Entity)
+                  RETURN 
+                        r.uuid AS uuid,
+                        n.uuid AS source_node_uuid,
+                        m.uuid AS target_node_uuid,
+                        r.created_at AS created_at,
+                        r.name AS name,
+                        r.fact AS fact,
+                        r.fact_embedding AS fact_embedding,
+                        r.episodes AS episodes,
+                        r.expired_at AS expired_at,
+                        r.valid_at AS valid_at,
+                        r.invalid_at AS invalid_at
+                    ORDER BY score DESC LIMIT $limit
+                    """)
+
+    fuzzy_query = re.sub(r'[^\w\s]', '', query) + '~'
+
+    records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
+        cypher_query,
         query=fuzzy_query,
         source_uuid=source_node_uuid,
         target_uuid=target_node_uuid,
@@ -277,16 +401,16 @@ async def edge_fulltext_search(
 
 
 async def hybrid_node_search(
-    queries: list[str],
-    embeddings: list[list[float]],
-    driver: AsyncDriver,
-    limit: int = RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
+        queries: list[str],
+        embeddings: list[list[float]],
+        driver: AsyncDriver,
+        limit: int = RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
 ) -> list[EntityNode]:
     """
     Perform a hybrid search for nodes using both text queries and embeddings.
 
     This method combines fulltext search and vector similarity search to find
-    relevant nodes in the graph database. It uses an rrf reranker.
+    relevant nodes in the graph database. It uses a rrf reranker.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -342,8 +466,8 @@ async def hybrid_node_search(
 
 
 async def get_relevant_nodes(
-    nodes: list[EntityNode],
-    driver: AsyncDriver,
+        nodes: list[EntityNode],
+        driver: AsyncDriver,
 ) -> list[EntityNode]:
     """
     Retrieve relevant nodes based on the provided list of EntityNodes.
@@ -379,11 +503,11 @@ async def get_relevant_nodes(
 
 
 async def get_relevant_edges(
-    edges: list[EntityEdge],
-    driver: AsyncDriver,
-    limit: int = RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
-    source_node_uuid: str = '*',
-    target_node_uuid: str = '*',
+        driver: AsyncDriver,
+        edges: list[EntityEdge],
+        source_node_uuid: str | None,
+        target_node_uuid: str | None,
+        limit: int = RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
 ) -> list[EntityEdge]:
     start = time()
     relevant_edges: list[EntityEdge] = []
@@ -392,13 +516,13 @@ async def get_relevant_edges(
     results = await asyncio.gather(
         *[
             edge_similarity_search(
-                driver, edge.fact_embedding, limit, source_node_uuid, target_node_uuid
+                driver, edge.fact_embedding, source_node_uuid, target_node_uuid, limit
             )
             for edge in edges
             if edge.fact_embedding is not None
         ],
         *[
-            edge_fulltext_search(driver, edge.fact, limit, source_node_uuid, target_node_uuid)
+            edge_fulltext_search(driver, edge.fact, source_node_uuid, target_node_uuid, limit)
             for edge in edges
         ],
     )
@@ -433,14 +557,14 @@ def rrf(results: list[list[str]], rank_const=1) -> list[str]:
 
 
 async def node_distance_reranker(
-    driver: AsyncDriver, results: list[list[str]], center_node_uuid: str
+        driver: AsyncDriver, results: list[list[str]], center_node_uuid: str
 ) -> list[str]:
     # use rrf as a preliminary ranker
     sorted_uuids = rrf(results)
     scores: dict[str, float] = {}
 
     for uuid in sorted_uuids:
-        # Find shortest path to center node
+        # Find the shortest path to center node
         records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
             """  
         MATCH (source:Entity)-[r:RELATES_TO {uuid: $edge_uuid}]->(target:Entity)
@@ -455,8 +579,8 @@ async def node_distance_reranker(
 
         for record in records:
             if (
-                record['source_uuid'] == center_node_uuid
-                or record['target_uuid'] == center_node_uuid
+                    record['source_uuid'] == center_node_uuid
+                    or record['target_uuid'] == center_node_uuid
             ):
                 continue
             distance = record['score']
diff --git a/graphiti_core/utils/bulk_utils.py b/graphiti_core/utils/bulk_utils.py
index 50c702aa..4c8f12a4 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/utils/bulk_utils.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/utils/bulk_utils.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ async def dedupe_edges_bulk(
 
     relevant_edges_chunks: list[list[EntityEdge]] = list(
         await asyncio.gather(
-            *[get_relevant_edges(edge_chunk, driver) for edge_chunk in edge_chunks]
+            *[get_relevant_edges(driver, edge_chunk, None, None) for edge_chunk in edge_chunks]
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/node_operations.py b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/node_operations.py
index d1e8f43b..30673eef 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/node_operations.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/node_operations.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 async def extract_message_nodes(
-        llm_client: LLMClient, episode: EpisodicNode, previous_episodes: list[EpisodicNode]
+    llm_client: LLMClient, episode: EpisodicNode, previous_episodes: list[EpisodicNode]
 ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
     # Prepare context for LLM
     context = {
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ async def extract_message_nodes(
 
 
 async def extract_json_nodes(
-        llm_client: LLMClient,
-        episode: EpisodicNode,
+    llm_client: LLMClient,
+    episode: EpisodicNode,
 ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
     # Prepare context for LLM
     context = {
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ async def extract_json_nodes(
 
 
 async def extract_nodes(
-        llm_client: LLMClient,
-        episode: EpisodicNode,
-        previous_episodes: list[EpisodicNode],
+    llm_client: LLMClient,
+    episode: EpisodicNode,
+    previous_episodes: list[EpisodicNode],
 ) -> list[EntityNode]:
     start = time()
     extracted_node_data: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ async def extract_nodes(
 
 
 async def dedupe_extracted_nodes(
-        llm_client: LLMClient,
-        extracted_nodes: list[EntityNode],
-        existing_nodes: list[EntityNode],
+    llm_client: LLMClient,
+    extracted_nodes: list[EntityNode],
+    existing_nodes: list[EntityNode],
 ) -> tuple[list[EntityNode], dict[str, str]]:
     start = time()
 
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ async def dedupe_extracted_nodes(
 
 
 async def resolve_extracted_nodes(
-        llm_client: LLMClient,
-        extracted_nodes: list[EntityNode],
-        existing_nodes_lists: list[list[EntityNode]],
+    llm_client: LLMClient,
+    extracted_nodes: list[EntityNode],
+    existing_nodes_lists: list[list[EntityNode]],
 ) -> tuple[list[EntityNode], dict[str, str]]:
     uuid_map: dict[str, str] = {}
     resolved_nodes: list[EntityNode] = []
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ async def resolve_extracted_nodes(
 
 
 async def resolve_extracted_node(
-        llm_client: LLMClient, extracted_node: EntityNode, existing_nodes: list[EntityNode]
+    llm_client: LLMClient, extracted_node: EntityNode, existing_nodes: list[EntityNode]
 ) -> tuple[EntityNode, dict[str, str]]:
     start = time()
 
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ async def resolve_extracted_node(
 
 
 async def dedupe_node_list(
-        llm_client: LLMClient,
-        nodes: list[EntityNode],
+    llm_client: LLMClient,
+    nodes: list[EntityNode],
 ) -> tuple[list[EntityNode], dict[str, str]]:
     start = time()
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a0cc66a0..81d87afd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "graphiti-core"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 description = "A temporal graph building library"
 authors = [
     "Paul Paliychuk <paul@getzep.com>",