---
title: Entity resolution and reconciliation graph
code: G04
shelf: Graph systems
url: https://library.feedthejoe.com/graph-systems/g04-entity-resolution-and-reconciliation-graph/
markdown: https://library.feedthejoe.com/graph-systems/g04-entity-resolution-and-reconciliation-graph.md
author: Joseph W. Anady
publisher: THATDEVELOPERGUY LLC
status: "Researched: Not deployed"
summary: Which mentions or imported records refer to the same entity?
published: 2026-09-12
reviewed: 2026-09-12
modified: 2026-10-14
release: 2026.09.12-g40
edition: 2026.09.12-g40
words: 144
sources:
  - graph:S04
  - graph:S10
  - graph:S12
cites:
  - https://library.feedthejoe.com/graph-systems/primary-source-register/
rights: © 2026 THATDEVELOPERGUY LLC. All rights reserved.
---

# G04 Entity resolution and reconciliation graph

## Question

Which mentions or imported records refer to the same entity?

## Nodes

Mention; Candidate entity; Identifier; Source record; Resolution decision

## Relationship sketch

* mention → candidate
* candidate → supporting identifier
* decision → accepted/rejected match

## Evidence inputs

Names, identifiers, profile URLs, contextual attributes, conflicts, and reviewer decisions.

## Implementation

Generate candidates without merging them. Require corroboration, keep rejected alternatives and confidence rationale, and support reversible merges. Give human reviewers ambiguous cases.

## Acceptance checks

* Known same name people remain separate in negative tests
* Reversing a merge restores source associations
* All accepted matches retain provenance

## Do not infer

Vector similarity or identical names are not sufficient evidence of identity.

## Publication boundary

Private resolution records; only approved identity references become public.

## Source basis

[S04](https://library.feedthejoe.com/graph-systems/primary-source-register/#S04), [S10](https://library.feedthejoe.com/graph-systems/primary-source-register/#S10), [S12](https://library.feedthejoe.com/graph-systems/primary-source-register/#S12). See Research/sources.json. Sources support the primitives or named technology. The organization, labels, actions, and acceptance contracts in this catalog are this library's design, not claimed provider requirements.