When to Use - Upgrading driver dependency from 4.x or 5.x to 6.x - Migrating Cypher queries to Cypher 25 syntax - Fixing deprecated API warnings after a driver or Neo4j version bump - Auditing a codebase for removed/deprecated Neo4j APIs before upgrading When NOT to Use - Writing new Cypher queries → - DB admin (backup, restore, import, cypher-shell) → - Starting fresh → - GDS algorithm migration — not covered here; consult GDS release notes --- Entry Criteria Before starting, ask: 1. Target Neo4j version — needed to select Cypher dialect and driver version 2. Languages in use — scan , , , ,…