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 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [4.9.0](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v4.8.6...v4.9.0) (2025-10-28)
+
+**UNIVERSAL RELATIONSHIP EXTRACTION - Knowledge Graph Builder**
+
+This release transforms Brainy imports from entity extractors into true knowledge graph builders with full provenance tracking and semantic relationship enhancement.
+
+### ✨ Features
+
+* **import**: Universal relationship extraction with provenance tracking
+  - **Document Entity Creation**: Every import now creates a `document` entity representing the source file
+  - **Provenance Relationships**: Full data lineage with `document → entity` relationships for every imported entity
+  - **Relationship Type Metadata**: All relationships tagged as `vfs`, `semantic`, or `provenance` for filtering
+  - **Enhanced Column Detection**: 7 relationship types (vs 1 previously) - Location, Owner, Creator, Uses, Member, Friend, Related
+  - **Type-Based Inference**: Smart relationship classification based on entity types and context analysis
+  - **Impact**: Workshop import now creates ~3,900 relationships (vs 581), with 5-20+ connections per entity
+
+* **import**: New configuration option `createProvenanceLinks` (defaults to `true`)
+  - Enables/disables provenance relationship creation
+  - Backward compatible - all features opt-in
+
+### 📊 Impact
+
+**Before v4.9.0:**
+```
+Import: glossary.xlsx (1,149 rows)
+Result: 1,149 entities, 581 relationships (VFS only)
+Graph: Isolated nodes, 0 semantic connections
+```
+
+**After v4.9.0:**
+```
+Import: glossary.xlsx (1,149 rows)
+Result: 1,150 entities (+ document), ~3,900 relationships
+  - 1,149 provenance (document → entity)
+  - ~1,500 semantic (entity ↔ entity, diverse types)
+  - 581 VFS (directory structure, marked separately)
+Graph: Rich network, 5-20+ connections per entity
+```
+
+### 🔧 Technical Details
+
+* **Files Modified**: 3 files, 257 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
+  - `ImportCoordinator.ts`: +175 lines (document entity, provenance, inference)
+  - `SmartExcelImporter.ts`: +65 lines (enhanced column patterns)
+  - `VirtualFileSystem.ts`: +2 lines (relationship type metadata)
+
+* **Universal Support**: Works across ALL 7 import formats (Excel, PDF, CSV, JSON, Markdown, YAML, DOCX)
+* **Backward Compatible**: 100% - all features opt-in, existing imports unchanged
+
 ### [4.8.6](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v4.8.5...v4.8.6) (2025-10-28)
 
 - fix: per-sheet column detection in Excel importer (401443a)