There is no certainty that this will work, because very similiar designs exist and they have not worked.

Design

Pipeline

md -(extractor)-> json -(d3js)-> d3 graph

Markdown

yaml inline fields named links

Extractor

filename, folder, frontmatter, inline yaml

D3 Graph

Base features:

• filter
• highlight on hover
• property view

Advanced features:

• expand (filled circle) and collapse (dot circle)