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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "title": "mindnet_edge",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["src_id", "dst_id", "edge_type", "scope"],
+  "properties": {
+    "src_id": {"type": "string"},
+    "dst_id": {"type": "string"},
+    "edge_type": {"type": "string"},
+    "scope": {"type": "string", "enum": ["note","chunk"]},
+    "weight": {"type": "number"},
+    "meta": {"type": "object"},
+    "created_at": {"type": "string"}
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": true
+}