diff --git a/examples/podcast/transcript_parser.py b/examples/podcast/transcript_parser.py
index 2466dba0..8dce6ea1 100644
--- a/examples/podcast/transcript_parser.py
+++ b/examples/podcast/transcript_parser.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import re
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
-from typing import List
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ def parse_timestamp(timestamp: str) -> timedelta:
     return timedelta()  # Return 0 duration if parsing fails
 
 
-def parse_conversation_file(file_path: str, speakers: List[Speaker]) -> list[ParsedMessage]:
+def parse_conversation_file(file_path: str, speakers: list[Speaker]) -> list[ParsedMessage]:
     with open(file_path) as file:
         content = file.read()
 
diff --git a/graphiti_core/cross_encoder/bge_reranker_client.py b/graphiti_core/cross_encoder/bge_reranker_client.py
index 100aabac..9cd2ac3a 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/cross_encoder/bge_reranker_client.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/cross_encoder/bge_reranker_client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 """
 
 import asyncio
-from typing import List, Tuple
 
 from sentence_transformers import CrossEncoder
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ class BGERerankerClient(CrossEncoderClient):
     def __init__(self):
         self.model = CrossEncoder('BAAI/bge-reranker-v2-m3')
 
-    async def rank(self, query: str, passages: List[str]) -> List[Tuple[str, float]]:
+    async def rank(self, query: str, passages: list[str]) -> list[tuple[str, float]]:
         if not passages:
             return []
 
diff --git a/graphiti_core/cross_encoder/client.py b/graphiti_core/cross_encoder/client.py
index 989c0a53..1664d79d 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/cross_encoder/client.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/cross_encoder/client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 """
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import List, Tuple
 
 
 class CrossEncoderClient(ABC):
@@ -26,16 +25,16 @@ class CrossEncoderClient(ABC):
     """
 
     @abstractmethod
-    async def rank(self, query: str, passages: List[str]) -> List[Tuple[str, float]]:
+    async def rank(self, query: str, passages: list[str]) -> list[tuple[str, float]]:
         """
         Rank the given passages based on their relevance to the query.
 
         Args:
             query (str): The query string.
-            passages (List[str]): A list of passages to rank.
+            passages (list[str]): A list of passages to rank.
 
         Returns:
-            List[Tuple[str, float]]: A list of tuples containing the passage and its score,
+            List[tuple[str, float]]: A list of tuples containing the passage and its score,
                                      sorted in descending order of relevance.
         """
         pass
diff --git a/graphiti_core/edges.py b/graphiti_core/edges.py
index e9b065ac..8e122278 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/edges.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/edges.py
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 
 from neo4j import AsyncDriver
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from typing_extensions import LiteralString
 
 from graphiti_core.embedder import EmbedderClient
 from graphiti_core.errors import EdgeNotFoundError, GroupsEdgesNotFoundError
-from graphiti_core.helpers import DEFAULT_DATABASE, parse_db_date
+from graphiti_core.helpers import DEFAULT_DATABASE, DEFAULT_PAGE_LIMIT, parse_db_date
 from graphiti_core.models.edges.edge_db_queries import (
     COMMUNITY_EDGE_SAVE,
     ENTITY_EDGE_SAVE,
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class Edge(BaseModel, ABC):
     async def delete(self, driver: AsyncDriver):
         result = await driver.execute_query(
             """
-        MATCH (n)-[e {uuid: $uuid}]->(m)
+        MATCH (n)-[e:MENTIONS|RELATES_TO|HAS_MEMBER {uuid: $uuid}]->(m)
         DELETE e
         """,
             uuid=self.uuid,
@@ -137,19 +138,34 @@ class EpisodicEdge(Edge):
         return edges
 
     @classmethod
-    async def get_by_group_ids(cls, driver: AsyncDriver, group_ids: list[str]):
+    async def get_by_group_ids(
+        cls,
+        driver: AsyncDriver,
+        group_ids: list[str],
+        limit: int = DEFAULT_PAGE_LIMIT,
+        created_at: datetime | None = None,
+    ):
+        cursor_query: LiteralString = 'AND e.created_at < $created_at' if created_at else ''
+
         records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
             """
         MATCH (n:Episodic)-[e:MENTIONS]->(m:Entity)
         WHERE e.group_id IN $group_ids
+        """
+            + cursor_query
+            + """
         RETURN
             e.uuid As uuid,
             e.group_id AS group_id,
             n.uuid AS source_node_uuid, 
             m.uuid AS target_node_uuid, 
             e.created_at AS created_at
+        ORDER BY e.uuid DESC 
+        LIMIT $limit
         """,
             group_ids=group_ids,
+            created_at=created_at,
+            limit=limit,
             database_=DEFAULT_DATABASE,
             routing_='r',
         )
@@ -274,11 +290,22 @@ class EntityEdge(Edge):
         return edges
 
     @classmethod
-    async def get_by_group_ids(cls, driver: AsyncDriver, group_ids: list[str]):
+    async def get_by_group_ids(
+        cls,
+        driver: AsyncDriver,
+        group_ids: list[str],
+        limit: int = DEFAULT_PAGE_LIMIT,
+        created_at: datetime | None = None,
+    ):
+        cursor_query: LiteralString = 'AND e.created_at < $created_at' if created_at else ''
+
         records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
             """
         MATCH (n:Entity)-[e:RELATES_TO]->(m:Entity)
         WHERE e.group_id IN $group_ids
+        """
+            + cursor_query
+            + """
         RETURN
             e.uuid AS uuid,
             n.uuid AS source_node_uuid,
@@ -292,8 +319,12 @@ class EntityEdge(Edge):
             e.expired_at AS expired_at,
             e.valid_at AS valid_at,
             e.invalid_at AS invalid_at
+        ORDER BY e.uuid DESC 
+        LIMIT $limit
         """,
             group_ids=group_ids,
+            created_at=created_at,
+            limit=limit,
             database_=DEFAULT_DATABASE,
             routing_='r',
         )
@@ -365,19 +396,34 @@ class CommunityEdge(Edge):
         return edges
 
     @classmethod
-    async def get_by_group_ids(cls, driver: AsyncDriver, group_ids: list[str]):
+    async def get_by_group_ids(
+        cls,
+        driver: AsyncDriver,
+        group_ids: list[str],
+        limit: int = DEFAULT_PAGE_LIMIT,
+        created_at: datetime | None = None,
+    ):
+        cursor_query: LiteralString = 'AND e.created_at < $created_at' if created_at else ''
+
         records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
             """
         MATCH (n:Community)-[e:HAS_MEMBER]->(m:Entity | Community)
         WHERE e.group_id IN $group_ids
+        """
+            + cursor_query
+            + """
         RETURN
             e.uuid As uuid,
             e.group_id AS group_id,
             n.uuid AS source_node_uuid, 
             m.uuid AS target_node_uuid, 
             e.created_at AS created_at
+        ORDER BY e.uuid DESC
+        LIMIT $limit
         """,
             group_ids=group_ids,
+            created_at=created_at,
+            limit=limit,
             database_=DEFAULT_DATABASE,
             routing_='r',
         )
diff --git a/graphiti_core/embedder/client.py b/graphiti_core/embedder/client.py
index e120e203..8b8a15f3 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/embedder/client.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/embedder/client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 """
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import Iterable, List, Literal
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ EMBEDDING_DIM = 1024
 
 
 class EmbedderConfig(BaseModel):
-    embedding_dim: Literal[1024] = Field(default=EMBEDDING_DIM, frozen=True)
+    embedding_dim: int = Field(default=EMBEDDING_DIM, frozen=True)
 
 
 class EmbedderClient(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     async def create(
-        self, input_data: str | List[str] | Iterable[int] | Iterable[Iterable[int]]
+        self, input_data: str | list[str] | Iterable[int] | Iterable[Iterable[int]]
     ) -> list[float]:
         pass
diff --git a/graphiti_core/embedder/openai.py b/graphiti_core/embedder/openai.py
index 8436df68..6f5f86d2 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/embedder/openai.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/embedder/openai.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 """
 
-from typing import Iterable, List
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 
 from openai import AsyncOpenAI
 from openai.types import EmbeddingModel
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class OpenAIEmbedder(EmbedderClient):
         self.client = AsyncOpenAI(api_key=config.api_key, base_url=config.base_url)
 
     async def create(
-        self, input_data: str | List[str] | Iterable[int] | Iterable[Iterable[int]]
+        self, input_data: str | list[str] | Iterable[int] | Iterable[Iterable[int]]
     ) -> list[float]:
         result = await self.client.embeddings.create(
             input=input_data, model=self.config.embedding_model
diff --git a/graphiti_core/embedder/voyage.py b/graphiti_core/embedder/voyage.py
index 3aa33631..4ef894e1 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/embedder/voyage.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/embedder/voyage.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 """
 
-from typing import Iterable, List
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 
 import voyageai  # type: ignore
 from pydantic import Field
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ class VoyageAIEmbedder(EmbedderClient):
         self.client = voyageai.AsyncClient(api_key=config.api_key)
 
     async def create(
-        self, input_data: str | List[str] | Iterable[int] | Iterable[Iterable[int]]
+        self, input_data: str | list[str] | Iterable[int] | Iterable[Iterable[int]]
     ) -> list[float]:
         if isinstance(input_data, str):
             input_list = [input_data]
-        elif isinstance(input_data, List):
+        elif isinstance(input_data, list):
             input_list = [str(i) for i in input_data if i]
         else:
             input_list = [str(i) for i in input_data if i is not None]
diff --git a/graphiti_core/helpers.py b/graphiti_core/helpers.py
index 253509c9..5455f9ff 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/helpers.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/helpers.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ load_dotenv()
 DEFAULT_DATABASE = os.getenv('DEFAULT_DATABASE', None)
 USE_PARALLEL_RUNTIME = bool(os.getenv('USE_PARALLEL_RUNTIME', False))
 MAX_REFLEXION_ITERATIONS = 2
+DEFAULT_PAGE_LIMIT = 20
 
 
 def parse_db_date(neo_date: neo4j_time.DateTime | None) -> datetime | None:
diff --git a/graphiti_core/nodes.py b/graphiti_core/nodes.py
index 14629003..eb650c8e 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/nodes.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/nodes.py
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 
 from neo4j import AsyncDriver
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from typing_extensions import LiteralString
 
 from graphiti_core.embedder import EmbedderClient
 from graphiti_core.errors import NodeNotFoundError
-from graphiti_core.helpers import DEFAULT_DATABASE
+from graphiti_core.helpers import DEFAULT_DATABASE, DEFAULT_PAGE_LIMIT
 from graphiti_core.models.nodes.node_db_queries import (
     COMMUNITY_NODE_SAVE,
     ENTITY_NODE_SAVE,
@@ -207,10 +208,21 @@ class EpisodicNode(Node):
         return episodes
 
     @classmethod
-    async def get_by_group_ids(cls, driver: AsyncDriver, group_ids: list[str]):
+    async def get_by_group_ids(
+        cls,
+        driver: AsyncDriver,
+        group_ids: list[str],
+        limit: int = DEFAULT_PAGE_LIMIT,
+        created_at: datetime | None = None,
+    ):
+        cursor_query: LiteralString = 'AND e.created_at < $created_at' if created_at else ''
+
         records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
             """
         MATCH (e:Episodic) WHERE e.group_id IN $group_ids
+        """
+            + cursor_query
+            + """
             RETURN DISTINCT
             e.content AS content,
             e.created_at AS created_at,
@@ -220,8 +232,12 @@ class EpisodicNode(Node):
             e.group_id AS group_id,
             e.source_description AS source_description,
             e.source AS source
+        ORDER BY e.uuid DESC
+        LIMIT $limit
         """,
             group_ids=group_ids,
+            created_at=created_at,
+            limit=limit,
             database_=DEFAULT_DATABASE,
             routing_='r',
         )
@@ -308,10 +324,21 @@ class EntityNode(Node):
         return nodes
 
     @classmethod
-    async def get_by_group_ids(cls, driver: AsyncDriver, group_ids: list[str]):
+    async def get_by_group_ids(
+        cls,
+        driver: AsyncDriver,
+        group_ids: list[str],
+        limit: int = DEFAULT_PAGE_LIMIT,
+        created_at: datetime | None = None,
+    ):
+        cursor_query: LiteralString = 'AND n.created_at < $created_at' if created_at else ''
+
         records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
             """
         MATCH (n:Entity) WHERE n.group_id IN $group_ids
+        """
+            + cursor_query
+            + """
         RETURN
             n.uuid As uuid, 
             n.name AS name,
@@ -319,8 +346,12 @@ class EntityNode(Node):
             n.group_id AS group_id,
             n.created_at AS created_at, 
             n.summary AS summary
+        ORDER BY n.uuid DESC
+        LIMIT $limit
         """,
             group_ids=group_ids,
+            created_at=created_at,
+            limit=limit,
             database_=DEFAULT_DATABASE,
             routing_='r',
         )
@@ -407,10 +438,21 @@ class CommunityNode(Node):
         return communities
 
     @classmethod
-    async def get_by_group_ids(cls, driver: AsyncDriver, group_ids: list[str]):
+    async def get_by_group_ids(
+        cls,
+        driver: AsyncDriver,
+        group_ids: list[str],
+        limit: int = DEFAULT_PAGE_LIMIT,
+        created_at: datetime | None = None,
+    ):
+        cursor_query: LiteralString = 'AND n.created_at < $created_at' if created_at else ''
+
         records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
             """
         MATCH (n:Community) WHERE n.group_id IN $group_ids
+        """
+            + cursor_query
+            + """
         RETURN
             n.uuid As uuid, 
             n.name AS name,
@@ -418,8 +460,12 @@ class CommunityNode(Node):
             n.group_id AS group_id,
             n.created_at AS created_at, 
             n.summary AS summary
+        ORDER BY n.uuid DESC
+        LIMIT $limit
         """,
             group_ids=group_ids,
+            created_at=created_at,
+            limit=limit,
             database_=DEFAULT_DATABASE,
             routing_='r',
         )
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py b/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
index 32eef8bf..f541fafa 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from graphiti_core.nodes import (
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT = 3
+RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT = 10
 DEFAULT_MIN_SCORE = 0.6
 DEFAULT_MMR_LAMBDA = 0.5
 MAX_SEARCH_DEPTH = 3
diff --git a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/edge_operations.py b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/edge_operations.py
index a7375ccd..90f38a65 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/edge_operations.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/edge_operations.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import asyncio
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from time import time
-from typing import List
 
 from graphiti_core.edges import CommunityEdge, EntityEdge, EpisodicEdge
 from graphiti_core.helpers import MAX_REFLEXION_ITERATIONS
@@ -34,11 +33,11 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def build_episodic_edges(
-    entity_nodes: List[EntityNode],
+    entity_nodes: list[EntityNode],
     episode: EpisodicNode,
     created_at: datetime,
-) -> List[EpisodicEdge]:
-    edges: List[EpisodicEdge] = [
+) -> list[EpisodicEdge]:
+    edges: list[EpisodicEdge] = [
         EpisodicEdge(
             source_node_uuid=episode.uuid,
             target_node_uuid=node.uuid,
@@ -52,11 +51,11 @@ def build_episodic_edges(
 
 
 def build_community_edges(
-    entity_nodes: List[EntityNode],
+    entity_nodes: list[EntityNode],
     community_node: CommunityNode,
     created_at: datetime,
-) -> List[CommunityEdge]:
-    edges: List[CommunityEdge] = [
+) -> list[CommunityEdge]:
+    edges: list[CommunityEdge] = [
         CommunityEdge(
             source_node_uuid=community_node.uuid,
             target_node_uuid=node.uuid,
diff --git a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/temporal_operations.py b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/temporal_operations.py
index 6f740c2a..c95e4bb0 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/temporal_operations.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/utils/maintenance/temporal_operations.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 from time import time
-from typing import List
 
 from graphiti_core.edges import EntityEdge
 from graphiti_core.llm_client import LLMClient
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ async def extract_edge_dates(
     llm_client: LLMClient,
     edge: EntityEdge,
     current_episode: EpisodicNode,
-    previous_episodes: List[EpisodicNode],
+    previous_episodes: list[EpisodicNode],
 ) -> tuple[datetime | None, datetime | None]:
     context = {
         'edge_fact': edge.fact,