# Point A to Point B search on the Graph View: A "six-degrees of X" type search with a start and endpoint **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature archive\ **Tags:** graph-view, internal-links\ **Created:** [September 26, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/point-a-to-point-b-search-on-the-graph-view-a-six-degrees-of-x-type-search-with-a-start-and-endpoint/24694 "2021-09-26T01:24:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![crisban](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@crisban](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/crisban)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/point-a-to-point-b-search-on-the-graph-view-a-six-degrees-of-x-type-search-with-a-start-and-endpoint/24694/1 "2021-09-26T01:24:54Z")
### Use case or problem When I’m using my Obsidian notes to write something new I will look at the Graph View, mouse-over the node of the idea I want to start with, follow lines to other nodes, and think about how these related ideas could be strung together in prose until I reach an endpoint. This can be a bit disorienting and it’s easy to get lost on the graph. ### Proposed solution It would be **amazing** if I could run a search of some kind that let me specify where I want to _start_ on the graph and where I want to _end_ on the graph. Then the result could show me the line of notes that take me from Point A to Point B. _ **Like a Google Maps of my second brain** _. This would be an absolute game-changer. I could then include each note between Point A and Point B when I write. ### Current workaround My only workaround right now is not very clever. I just hover my mouse over each node in the Graph View and navigate around like a maze. I often have a vague idea of where I might end, but it’s often just exploratory. Maybe this is a feature that already exists and I just know how to search the Graph View properly? If so, I’m happy to be educated. Thanks for your consideration. ---
**Author:** ![ryanjamurphy](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/ryanjamurphy/32/334_2.png) [@ryanjamurphy](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/ryanjamurphy)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/point-a-to-point-b-search-on-the-graph-view-a-six-degrees-of-x-type-search-with-a-start-and-endpoint/24694/2 "2021-09-26T02:02:16Z")
This already exists in plugin form! > [@New Plugin: Journey - Find the story between your notes](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/new-plugin-journey-find-the-story-between-your-notes/12153): > > Hey there, Alexis here! I’ve put together a new plugin I would like to share with you. Basically it helps me bootstrap the outline for a new text much faster. Overall, I’ve noticed that my actual creative output hasn’t been as prolific as I would like it to be. I’ve created hundreds of atomic notes, connected them etc. And yet I felt really stuck and didn’t know how to extract a linear story from my ‘hairball’ vault. To me, the – almost boring – upfront work of creating that outline is still r… ---
**Author:** ![austin](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@austin](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/austin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/point-a-to-point-b-search-on-the-graph-view-a-six-degrees-of-x-type-search-with-a-start-and-endpoint/24694/3 "2021-09-26T02:02:41Z")
Check out the Obsidian Journey plugin. It might do exactly what you’re looking for: > **[GitHub - akaalias/obsidian-journey-plugin: Discover the story between your...](https://github.com/akaalias/obsidian-journey-plugin)** > > Discover the story between your notes in Obsidian. Contribute to akaalias/obsidian-journey-plugin development by creating an account on GitHub. ---
**Author:** ![crisban](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@crisban](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/crisban)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/point-a-to-point-b-search-on-the-graph-view-a-six-degrees-of-x-type-search-with-a-start-and-endpoint/24694/4 "2021-09-26T03:02:53Z")
Beautiful! Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction! I will check out the plugin! Edit: Tried out Journey–it’s EXACTLY what I had in mind. Absolutely stunning. It feels like cheating at thinking. What an amazing community. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/bec35fbd23ab28909bb6bfe62cb32eb82dd34019.png) [@system](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/point-a-to-point-b-search-on-the-graph-view-a-six-degrees-of-x-type-search-with-a-start-and-endpoint/24694/5 "2021-09-27T03:03:02Z")
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