arangosh> var query = "FOR doc IN mycollection FILTER doc.value > 42 RETURN doc"; arangosh> require("@arangodb/aql/explainer").explain(query, {colors:false}); Query String: FOR doc IN mycollection FILTER doc.value > 42 RETURN doc Execution plan: Id NodeType Est. Comment 1 SingletonNode 1 * ROOT 2 EnumerateCollectionNode 302 - FOR doc IN mycollection /* full collection scan */ 3 CalculationNode 302 - LET #1 = (doc.`value` > 42) /* simple expression */ /* collections used: doc : mycollection */ 4 FilterNode 302 - FILTER #1 5 ReturnNode 302 - RETURN doc Indexes used: none Optimization rules applied: none