> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://aegean.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Global Planning

> Graph search algorithms for global path planning.

This chapter covers global planning algorithms including forward search and A\* for finding optimal paths.

## Topics

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  <Card title="Search Overview" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/aiml-common/lectures/planning/global-planning/search/index">
    Introduction to graph search for planning.
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  <Card title="Forward Search" icon="arrow-right" href="/aiml-common/lectures/planning/global-planning/search/forward-search/index">
    Forward search algorithms (BFS, DFS, UCS).
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  <Card title="A* Algorithm" icon="star" href="/aiml-common/lectures/planning/global-planning/search/a-star/index">
    Heuristic-guided search with A\*.
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