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bobymicroby/boby-alga-toolkit — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-13 · repo last pushed 2021-02-10

HaskellAudience · pm founderComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

In one sentence

A command-line tool for building and exploring network diagrams using simple text commands. Type connections like 'follow elon bitcoin' and then ask questions about relationships, such as suggesting friends-of-friends.

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    What it does
      Build network diagrams
      Query relationships
      Suggest connections
      Visual graph output
    Use cases
      Social network prototype
      Recommendation system
      Connection modeling
    Audience
      Founders
      Prototypers
      Non-technical users
    Tech stack
      Haskell
      Command-line tool
      Pre-built binaries
    Key concept
      Algebraic graphs
      Research-backed approach
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Prototype a social network by mapping users and asking the tool to suggest friends-of-friends.

USE CASE 2

Build a recommendation system that reasons about connections between people or things.

USE CASE 3

Model dependencies or relationships between entities in a lightweight way without a full database.

What is it built with?

HaskellCLI

How does it compare?

bobymicroby/boby-alga-toolkitpsibi/mime-mailpsibi/xmonad-extras
LanguageHaskellHaskellHaskell
Last pushed2021-02-102018-04-182019-10-06
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity2/52/53/5
Audiencepm founderdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Pre-built binaries are available for macOS, Linux, and Windows so no development environment is needed.

No license information was provided in the README.

So what is it?

Bobby's Algebraic Graph Toolkit is a command-line tool that lets you build and explore network diagrams, like a mini social network where you can map out who follows whom. You type simple text commands to create connections between people or things, and then ask questions about those relationships, such as who follows whom or who might be good friends-of-friends to connect with next. At its core, the tool is built around a concept called "algebraic graphs," a mathematically rigorous way of representing networks. The README points to a whitepaper and presentation by the creator of that concept, so the underlying approach is research-backed. In practice, though, using it is straightforward: you type something like follow elon bitcoin to create a directed link from Elon to Bitcoin, then use commands like followers bitcoin or suggest elon 10 to query the relationships you've built. The tool generates visual diagrams of your graph and provides a link to view them. This would appeal to someone building a social network prototype, a recommendation system, or any application where you need to reason about connections between entities, followers, friendships, dependencies, or similar relationships. For example, a founder sketching out a social product could use it to model how a "people you may know" feature might work, mapping a handful of users and then asking the tool to suggest ten friends-of-friends for a given person. The project is written in Haskell and offers pre-built binaries for macOS, Linux, and Windows, so you don't need to be a developer to try it, though the README doesn't go into much detail beyond the basic commands. It's a lightweight, focused utility rather than a full-featured graph database or production system.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me install Bobby's Algebraic Graph Toolkit and create a small social network with five users using the follow command, then suggest ten friends-of-friends for one of them.
Prompt 2
I want to use boby-alga-toolkit to model a dependency graph for a small software project. Write out the CLI commands to create ten dependency links and then query which components depend on a specific one.
Prompt 3
Show me how to use boby-alga-toolkit to build a recommendation prototype: create a graph of products and customers, link them with follow commands, and generate connection suggestions.

Frequently asked questions

What is boby-alga-toolkit?

A command-line tool for building and exploring network diagrams using simple text commands. Type connections like 'follow elon bitcoin' and then ask questions about relationships, such as suggesting friends-of-friends.

What language is boby-alga-toolkit written in?

Mainly Haskell. The stack also includes Haskell, CLI.

Is boby-alga-toolkit actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2021-02-10).

What license does boby-alga-toolkit use?

No license information was provided in the README.

How hard is boby-alga-toolkit to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is boby-alga-toolkit for?

Mainly pm founder.

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