diff --git a/graphify/dedup.py b/graphify/dedup.py
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+"""Entity deduplication pipeline for graphify knowledge graphs.
+
+Pipeline: exact normalization → entropy gate → MinHash/LSH blocking →
+Jaro-Winkler verification → same-community boost → union-find merge.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+import math
+import re
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+from datasketch import MinHash, MinHashLSH
+from rapidfuzz.distance import JaroWinkler
+
+
+# ── helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _norm(label: str) -> str:
+    """Lowercase + collapse non-alphanumeric runs to space."""
+    return re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", " ", label.lower()).strip()
+
+
+def _entropy(label: str) -> float:
+    """Shannon entropy in bits/char of the normalised label."""
+    s = _norm(label)
+    if not s:
+        return 0.0
+    freq: dict[str, int] = defaultdict(int)
+    for ch in s:
+        freq[ch] += 1
+    n = len(s)
+    return -sum((c / n) * math.log2(c / n) for c in freq.values())
+
+
+def _shingles(text: str, k: int = 3) -> set[str]:
+    """Return k-gram character shingles of text."""
+    if len(text) < k:
+        return {text}
+    return {text[i : i + k] for i in range(len(text) - k + 1)}
+
+
+def _make_minhash(text: str, num_perm: int = 128) -> MinHash:
+    # Strip spaces so "graph extractor" and "graphextractor" share shingles
+    m = MinHash(num_perm=num_perm)
+    for shingle in _shingles(text.replace(" ", "")):
+        m.update(shingle.encode("utf-8"))
+    return m
+
+
+# ── union-find ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+class _UF:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._parent: dict[str, str] = {}
+
+    def find(self, x: str) -> str:
+        self._parent.setdefault(x, x)
+        while self._parent[x] != x:
+            self._parent[x] = self._parent[self._parent[x]]
+            x = self._parent[x]
+        return x
+
+    def union(self, x: str, y: str) -> None:
+        self._parent.setdefault(x, x)
+        self._parent.setdefault(y, y)
+        rx, ry = self.find(x), self.find(y)
+        if rx != ry:
+            self._parent[ry] = rx
+
+    def components(self) -> dict[str, list[str]]:
+        groups: dict[str, list[str]] = defaultdict(list)
+        for x in self._parent:
+            groups[self.find(x)].append(x)
+        return dict(groups)
+
+
+# ── constants ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+_ENTROPY_THRESHOLD = 2.5
+_LSH_THRESHOLD = 0.7
+_MERGE_THRESHOLD = 92.0     # rapidfuzz normalized_similarity * 100
+_COMMUNITY_BOOST = 5.0      # score bonus when both nodes share community
+_NUM_PERM = 128
+_CHUNK_SUFFIX = re.compile(r"_c\d+$")
+
+
+# ── main entry point ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def deduplicate_entities(
+    nodes: list[dict],
+    edges: list[dict],
+    *,
+    communities: dict[str, int],
+    dedup_llm_backend: str | None = None,
+) -> tuple[list[dict], list[dict]]:
+    """Deduplicate near-identical entities in a knowledge graph.
+
+    Args:
+        nodes: list of node dicts with at minimum {"id": str, "label": str}
+        edges: list of edge dicts with {"source": str, "target": str, ...}
+        communities: mapping of node_id -> community_id (from cluster())
+        dedup_llm_backend: if set, use LLM to resolve ambiguous pairs
+
+    Returns:
+        (deduped_nodes, deduped_edges) with edges rewired to survivors
+    """
+    if len(nodes) <= 1:
+        return nodes, edges
+
+    # Pre-deduplicate: keep first occurrence of each id
+    seen_ids: dict[str, dict] = {}
+    for node in nodes:
+        nid = node.get("id", "")
+        if nid and nid not in seen_ids:
+            seen_ids[nid] = node
+    unique_nodes = list(seen_ids.values())
+
+    if len(unique_nodes) <= 1:
+        return unique_nodes, edges
+
+    # ── pass 1: exact normalization ───────────────────────────────────────────
+    norm_to_nodes: dict[str, list[dict]] = defaultdict(list)
+    for node in unique_nodes:
+        key = _norm(node.get("label", node.get("id", "")))
+        if key:
+            norm_to_nodes[key].append(node)
+
+    uf = _UF()
+    for key, group in norm_to_nodes.items():
+        if len(group) > 1:
+            winner = _pick_winner(group)
+            for node in group:
+                uf.union(winner["id"], node["id"])
+
+    exact_merges = sum(len(g) - 1 for g in norm_to_nodes.values() if len(g) > 1)
+
+    # ── pass 2: MinHash/LSH + Jaro-Winkler (high-entropy nodes only) ─────────
+    candidates: list[dict] = []
+    seen_norms: set[str] = set()
+    for node in unique_nodes:
+        key = _norm(node.get("label", node.get("id", "")))
+        if key and key not in seen_norms:
+            seen_norms.add(key)
+            if _entropy(node.get("label", "")) >= _ENTROPY_THRESHOLD:
+                candidates.append(node)
+
+    fuzzy_merges = 0
+    if len(candidates) >= 2:
+        lsh = MinHashLSH(threshold=_LSH_THRESHOLD, num_perm=_NUM_PERM)
+        minhashes: dict[str, MinHash] = {}
+
+        for node in candidates:
+            norm_label = _norm(node.get("label", node.get("id", "")))
+            m = _make_minhash(norm_label)
+            minhashes[node["id"]] = m
+            try:
+                lsh.insert(node["id"], m)
+            except ValueError:
+                pass  # duplicate key in LSH — already inserted
+
+        for node in candidates:
+            node_id = node["id"]
+            norm_label = _norm(node.get("label", node.get("id", "")))
+            neighbors = lsh.query(minhashes[node_id])
+
+            for neighbor_id in neighbors:
+                if neighbor_id == node_id:
+                    continue
+                if uf.find(node_id) == uf.find(neighbor_id):
+                    continue
+
+                neighbor = next((n for n in candidates if n["id"] == neighbor_id), None)
+                if neighbor is None:
+                    continue
+
+                neighbor_norm = _norm(neighbor.get("label", neighbor.get("id", "")))
+                score = JaroWinkler.normalized_similarity(norm_label, neighbor_norm) * 100
+
+                c1 = communities.get(node_id)
+                c2 = communities.get(neighbor_id)
+                if c1 is not None and c2 is not None and c1 == c2:
+                    score += _COMMUNITY_BOOST
+
+                if score >= _MERGE_THRESHOLD:
+                    all_group = norm_to_nodes.get(norm_label, [node]) + \
+                                norm_to_nodes.get(neighbor_norm, [neighbor])
+                    winner = _pick_winner(all_group)
+                    uf.union(winner["id"], node_id)
+                    uf.union(winner["id"], neighbor_id)
+                    fuzzy_merges += 1
+
+    # ── pass 3: LLM tiebreaker for ambiguous pairs (opt-in) ──────────────────
+    if dedup_llm_backend is not None:
+        _llm_tiebreak(candidates, uf, communities, backend=dedup_llm_backend)
+
+    # ── build remap table from union-find components ──────────────────────────
+    components = uf.components()
+    remap: dict[str, str] = {}
+
+    for root, members in components.items():
+        if len(members) == 1:
+            continue
+        group_nodes = [n for n in unique_nodes if n["id"] in members]
+        winner = _pick_winner(group_nodes) if group_nodes else {"id": root}
+        winner_id = winner["id"]
+        for member in members:
+            if member != winner_id:
+                remap[member] = winner_id
+
+    # ── apply remap ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    if not remap:
+        return unique_nodes, edges
+
+    total = len(remap)
+    msg = f"[graphify] Deduplicated {total} node(s)"
+    if exact_merges:
+        msg += f" ({exact_merges} exact"
+        if fuzzy_merges:
+            msg += f", {fuzzy_merges} fuzzy"
+        msg += ")"
+    print(msg + ".", flush=True)
+
+    deduped_nodes = [n for n in unique_nodes if n["id"] not in remap]
+    deduped_edges = []
+    for edge in edges:
+        e = dict(edge)
+        e["source"] = remap.get(e["source"], e["source"])
+        e["target"] = remap.get(e["target"], e["target"])
+        if e["source"] != e["target"]:
+            deduped_edges.append(e)
+
+    return deduped_nodes, deduped_edges
+
+
+def _pick_winner(nodes: list[dict]) -> dict:
+    """Pick the canonical survivor: prefer no chunk suffix, then shorter ID."""
+    if not nodes:
+        raise ValueError("Cannot pick winner from empty list")
+
+    def _score(n: dict) -> tuple[int, int]:
+        has_suffix = bool(_CHUNK_SUFFIX.search(n["id"]))
+        return (1 if has_suffix else 0, len(n["id"]))
+
+    return min(nodes, key=_score)
+
+
+def _llm_tiebreak(
+    candidates: list[dict],
+    uf: _UF,
+    communities: dict[str, int],
+    *,
+    backend: str,
+    batch_size: int = 30,
+    low: float = 75.0,
+    high: float = 92.0,
+) -> None:
+    """Batch-resolve ambiguous pairs (score in [low, high)) via LLM."""
+    try:
+        from graphify.llm import BACKENDS
+        import os
+        env_key = BACKENDS.get(backend, {}).get("env_key", "")
+        if not os.environ.get(env_key):
+            print(f"[graphify] --dedup-llm: {env_key} not set, skipping LLM tiebreaker.", flush=True)
+            return
+    except ImportError:
+        return
+
+    ambiguous: list[tuple[dict, dict, float]] = []
+    for i, node in enumerate(candidates):
+        norm_i = _norm(node.get("label", node.get("id", "")))
+        for j in range(i + 1, len(candidates)):
+            neighbor = candidates[j]
+            if uf.find(node["id"]) == uf.find(neighbor["id"]):
+                continue
+            norm_j = _norm(neighbor.get("label", neighbor.get("id", "")))
+            score = JaroWinkler.normalized_similarity(norm_i, norm_j) * 100
+            c1 = communities.get(node["id"])
+            c2 = communities.get(neighbor["id"])
+            if c1 is not None and c2 is not None and c1 == c2:
+                score += _COMMUNITY_BOOST
+            if low <= score < high:
+                ambiguous.append((node, neighbor, score))
+
+    if not ambiguous:
+        return
+
+    try:
+        from graphify.llm import _call_llm
+    except ImportError:
+        return
+
+    for batch_start in range(0, len(ambiguous), batch_size):
+        batch = ambiguous[batch_start : batch_start + batch_size]
+        pairs_text = "\n".join(
+            f"{i+1}. \"{a['label']}\" vs \"{b['label']}\""
+            for i, (a, b, _) in enumerate(batch)
+        )
+        prompt = (
+            "For each pair below, answer only 'yes' or 'no': are they the same real-world concept?\n\n"
+            f"{pairs_text}\n\n"
+            "Reply with one line per pair: '1. yes', '2. no', etc."
+        )
+        try:
+            response = _call_llm(prompt, backend=backend, max_tokens=200)
+            lines = response.strip().splitlines()
+            for line in lines:
+                line = line.strip()
+                if not line:
+                    continue
+                parts = line.split(".", 1)
+                if len(parts) != 2:
+                    continue
+                try:
+                    idx = int(parts[0].strip()) - 1
+                except ValueError:
+                    continue
+                if 0 <= idx < len(batch):
+                    answer = parts[1].strip().lower()
+                    if answer.startswith("yes"):
+                        a, b, _ = batch[idx]
+                        winner = _pick_winner([a, b])
+                        uf.union(winner["id"], a["id"])
+                        uf.union(winner["id"], b["id"])
+        except Exception as exc:
+            print(f"[graphify] --dedup-llm batch failed: {exc}", flush=True)
diff --git a/tests/test_dedup.py b/tests/test_dedup.py
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+"""Tests for graphify/dedup.py entity deduplication pipeline."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+import pytest
+from graphify.dedup import deduplicate_entities, _entropy, _shingles
+
+
+# ── entropy gate ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_entropy_short_label_low():
+    assert _entropy("AI") < 2.5
+
+def test_entropy_normal_label_high():
+    assert _entropy("AuthenticationManager") >= 2.5
+
+def test_entropy_empty_string():
+    assert _entropy("") == 0.0
+
+
+# ── shingles ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_shingles_produces_trigrams():
+    s = _shingles("hello")
+    assert "hel" in s
+    assert "ell" in s
+    assert "llo" in s
+
+def test_shingles_short_string():
+    # strings shorter than 3 chars return single shingle of the string itself
+    assert _shingles("ab") == {"ab"}
+
+
+# ── full pipeline ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _make_nodes(*labels):
+    return [{"id": label.lower().replace(" ", "_"), "label": label, "source_file": "test.md"} for label in labels]
+
+def _make_edges(src, tgt, relation="relates_to"):
+    return [{"source": src, "target": tgt, "relation": relation}]
+
+
+def test_exact_duplicates_merged():
+    nodes = _make_nodes("UserService", "userservice", "User Service")
+    edges = []
+    result_nodes, result_edges = deduplicate_entities(nodes, edges, communities={})
+    # All three are the same concept — only one survives
+    assert len(result_nodes) == 1
+
+
+def test_typo_merged():
+    # "GraphExtractor" vs "Graph Extractor" — Jaro-Winkler >= 0.92
+    nodes = _make_nodes("GraphExtractor", "Graph Extractor")
+    edges = []
+    result_nodes, _ = deduplicate_entities(nodes, edges, communities={})
+    assert len(result_nodes) == 1
+
+
+def test_unrelated_not_merged():
+    nodes = _make_nodes("UserService", "OrderService")
+    edges = []
+    result_nodes, _ = deduplicate_entities(nodes, edges, communities={})
+    assert len(result_nodes) == 2
+
+
+def test_short_low_entropy_not_merged():
+    # "AI" and "ML" are low-entropy — entropy gate skips them
+    nodes = _make_nodes("AI", "ML")
+    edges = []
+    result_nodes, _ = deduplicate_entities(nodes, edges, communities={})
+    assert len(result_nodes) == 2
+
+
+def test_edges_rewired_after_merge():
+    nodes = _make_nodes("GraphExtractor", "Graph Extractor", "Parser")
+    # edge from loser to Parser should be rewired to winner
+    edges = [{"source": "graph_extractor", "target": "parser", "relation": "uses"}]
+    result_nodes, result_edges = deduplicate_entities(nodes, edges, communities={})
+    assert len(result_nodes) == 2  # merged + Parser
+    # edge should still exist (rewired to winner)
+    assert len(result_edges) == 1
+
+
+def test_self_loops_dropped_after_merge():
+    # If both endpoints of an edge get merged into same node, drop the edge
+    nodes = _make_nodes("GraphExtractor", "Graph Extractor")
+    edges = [{"source": "graphextractor", "target": "graph_extractor", "relation": "same"}]
+    _, result_edges = deduplicate_entities(nodes, edges, communities={})
+    assert result_edges == []
+
+
+def test_community_boost_aids_merge():
+    # Two nodes in same community with score in 0.75-0.85 zone get boosted
+    nodes = _make_nodes("AuthManager", "Auth Manager")
+    edges = []
+    # Same community → boost → merge
+    communities = {"authmanager": 1, "auth_manager": 1}
+    result_with, _ = deduplicate_entities(nodes, edges, communities=communities)
+    # Different community → no boost
+    communities_diff = {"authmanager": 1, "auth_manager": 2}
+    result_without, _ = deduplicate_entities(nodes, edges, communities=communities_diff)
+    assert len(result_with) <= len(result_without)
+
+
+def test_empty_inputs():
+    result_nodes, result_edges = deduplicate_entities([], [], communities={})
+    assert result_nodes == []
+    assert result_edges == []
+
+
+def test_single_node_no_crash():
+    nodes = _make_nodes("UserService")
+    result_nodes, _ = deduplicate_entities(nodes, [], communities={})
+    assert len(result_nodes) == 1
+
+
+def test_dedup_llm_flag_accepted():
+    """deduplicate_entities accepts dedup_llm_backend without crashing when no ambiguous pairs exist."""
+    nodes = _make_nodes("UserService", "OrderService")
+    edges = []
+    result_nodes, _ = deduplicate_entities(nodes, edges, communities={}, dedup_llm_backend=None)
+    assert len(result_nodes) == 2