diff --git a/lib/src/key/graph.rs b/lib/src/key/graph.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e26d631f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/key/graph.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+use crate::err::Error;
+use crate::sql::graph::Dir;
+use crate::sql::id::Id;
+use crate::sql::thing::Thing;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use storekey::{deserialize, serialize};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Graph {
+	__: u8,
+	_a: u8,
+	pub ns: String,
+	_b: u8,
+	pub db: String,
+	_c: u8,
+	pub tb: String,
+	_d: u8,
+	pub id: Id,
+	pub eg: Dir,
+	pub fk: Thing,
+}
+
+impl From<Graph> for Vec<u8> {
+	fn from(val: Graph) -> Vec<u8> {
+		val.encode().unwrap()
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<Vec<u8>> for Graph {
+	fn from(val: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+		Graph::decode(&val).unwrap()
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, id: &Id, eg: &Dir, fk: &Thing) -> Graph {
+	Graph::new(
+		ns.to_string(),
+		db.to_string(),
+		tb.to_string(),
+		id.to_owned(),
+		eg.to_owned(),
+		fk.to_owned(),
+	)
+}
+
+pub fn prefix(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, id: &Id) -> Vec<u8> {
+	let mut k = super::thing::new(ns, db, tb, id).encode().unwrap();
+	k.extend_from_slice(&[0x00]);
+	k
+}
+
+pub fn suffix(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, id: &Id) -> Vec<u8> {
+	let mut k = super::thing::new(ns, db, tb, id).encode().unwrap();
+	k.extend_from_slice(&[0xff]);
+	k
+}
+
+impl Graph {
+	pub fn new(ns: String, db: String, tb: String, id: Id, eg: Dir, fk: Thing) -> Graph {
+		Graph {
+			__: 0x2f, // /
+			_a: 0x2a, // *
+			ns,
+			_b: 0x2a, // *
+			db,
+			_c: 0x2a, // *
+			tb,
+			_d: 0x7e, // ~
+			id,
+			eg,
+			fk,
+		}
+	}
+	pub fn encode(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
+		Ok(serialize(self)?)
+	}
+	pub fn decode(v: &[u8]) -> Result<Graph, Error> {
+		Ok(deserialize(v)?)
+	}
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	#[test]
+	fn key() {
+		use super::*;
+		use crate::sql::test::Parse;
+		#[rustfmt::skip]
+		let val = Graph::new(
+			"test".to_string(),
+			"test".to_string(),
+			"test".to_string(),
+			"test".into(),
+			Dir::Out,
+			Thing::parse("other:test"),
+		);
+		let enc = Graph::encode(&val).unwrap();
+		let dec = Graph::decode(&enc).unwrap();
+		assert_eq!(val, dec);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/key/mod.rs b/lib/src/key/mod.rs
index b7171c9b..cf709fe9 100644
--- a/lib/src/key/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/key/mod.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub mod dt;
 pub mod ev;
 pub mod fd;
 pub mod ft;
+pub mod graph;
 pub mod guide;
 pub mod index;
 pub mod ix;
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/test.rs b/lib/src/sql/test.rs
index 6249ff11..e5664618 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/test.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/test.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::sql::expression::{expression, Expression};
 use crate::sql::idiom::{idiom, Idiom};
 use crate::sql::param::{param, Param};
 use crate::sql::script::{script, Script};
+use crate::sql::thing::{thing, Thing};
 use crate::sql::value::{value, Value};
 
 pub trait Parse<T> {
@@ -39,6 +40,12 @@ impl Parse<Script> for Script {
 	}
 }
 
+impl Parse<Thing> for Thing {
+	fn parse(val: &str) -> Thing {
+		thing(val).unwrap().1
+	}
+}
+
 impl Parse<Expression> for Expression {
 	fn parse(val: &str) -> Expression {
 		expression(val).unwrap().1