ThoughtDAG
Context graph tool in AI tools
Recommended for an editable graph view of LLM conversations, with zoom tiers and condense features for research. Common caveat: it is a separate app, not built into everyday tools.
Recommended for an editable graph view of LLM conversations, with zoom tiers and condense features for research. Common caveat: it is a separate app, not built into everyday tools.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 91%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 10 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Excellent visualization with semantic zoom
“Especially liked the 3 semantic zoom tiers and the weave/condense features.”
Comment from 15 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: ThoughtDAG – An editable context graph for LLM conversations” “this visualization is excellent”
Comment from 15 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: ThoughtDAG – An editable context graph for LLM conversations” Weave and condense features
“It did help me when I do research to update information, condensate ideas, and prevent context pollution.”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: ThoughtDAG – An editable context graph for LLM conversations” “Especially liked the 3 semantic zoom tiers and the weave/condense features.”
Comment from 15 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: ThoughtDAG – An editable context graph for LLM conversations”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Separate app, not built into tools
“Not a fan of ThoughtDAG being a complete separate application rather than built into the tools I use every day”
Comment from 15 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: ThoughtDAG – An editable context graph for LLM conversations” “What would make this useful to me is integrating it into the tools I use.”
Comment from 16 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: ThoughtDAG – An editable context graph for LLM conversations” No way to delete highlights
“There is no way to delete a highlight, I accidentally deleted the root node trying to remove a highlight”
Comment from 16 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: ThoughtDAG – An editable context graph for LLM conversations”
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It did help me when I do research to update information, condensate ideas, and prevent context pollution.”
“Looks cool, I'll give it a try”
“ThoughtDAG has automatic folder backups as a JSON file.”
“What would make this useful to me is integrating it into the tools I use.”
“There is no way to delete a highlight, I accidentally deleted the root node trying to remove a highlight”
“Really nice project, i like some of the functionalities you have though of.”
“this visualization is excellent”
“Especially liked the 3 semantic zoom tiers and the weave/condense features.”
“is a brilliant primitive for managing complex workflow states”
“nice. i was going to develop something like this for my own learning pattern”
“Not a fan of ThoughtDAG being a complete separate application rather than built into the tools I use every day”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.