DM Graph Traversal

Outcome

Ship correct, maintainable, graph-native CDF Data Model reads.

This skill turns query/list ambiguity into a deterministic workflow:

1. Decide whether the read is graph-native.
2. Build safe instances/query payloads.
3. Validate traversal semantics and cursor behavior.
4. Encode merge/dedupe policy explicitly.
5. Lock behavior with payload-shape tests.

Decision Tree: instances/query vs instances/list

Use instances/query when any is true: