diff --git a/src/bootstrap/neo4j.js b/src/bootstrap/neo4j.js
index 766c12065..935449a0a 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/neo4j.js
+++ b/src/bootstrap/neo4j.js
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 import { v1 as neo4j } from 'neo4j-driver'
+import dotenv from 'dotenv'
+
+dotenv.config()
 
 let driver
 
-export default function () {
-  return {
-    getDriver () {
-      if (!driver) {
-        driver = neo4j.driver(
-          process.env.NEO4J_URI || 'bolt://localhost:7687',
-          neo4j.auth.basic(
-            process.env.NEO4J_USER || 'neo4j',
-            process.env.NEO4J_PASSWORD || 'neo4j'
-          )
-        )
-      }
-      return driver
-    }
+export function getDriver (options = {}) {
+  const {
+    uri = process.env.NEO4J_URI || 'bolt://localhost:7687',
+    username = process.env.NEO4J_USERNAME || 'neo4j',
+    password = process.env.NEO4J_PASSWORD || 'neo4j'
+  } = options
+  if (!driver) {
+    driver = neo4j.driver(uri, neo4j.auth.basic(username, password))
   }
+  return driver
 }
diff --git a/src/graphql-schema.spec.js b/src/graphql-schema.spec.js
index 69073444c..cedecac26 100644
--- a/src/graphql-schema.spec.js
+++ b/src/graphql-schema.spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import { request } from 'graphql-request'
-import { create, cleanDatabase } from './seed/factories'
+import { GraphQLClient, request } from 'graphql-request'
+import Factory from './seed/factories'
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
-import { host } from './jest/helpers'
+import { host, login } from './jest/helpers'
+
+const factory = Factory()
 
 describe('login', () => {
   const mutation = (params) => {
@@ -16,14 +18,14 @@ describe('login', () => {
 
   describe('given an existing user', () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await create('user', {
+      await factory.create('user', {
         email: 'test@example.org',
         password: '1234'
       })
     })
 
     afterEach(async () => {
-      await cleanDatabase()
+      await factory.cleanDatabase()
     })
 
     describe('asking for a `token`', () => {
@@ -60,3 +62,66 @@ describe('login', () => {
     })
   })
 })
+
+describe('report', () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await factory.create('user', {
+      email: 'test@example.org',
+      password: '1234'
+    })
+    await factory.create('user', {
+      id: 'u2',
+      name: 'abusive-user',
+      role: 'user',
+      email: 'abusive-user@example.org'
+    })
+  })
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await factory.cleanDatabase()
+  })
+
+  describe('unauthenticated', () => {
+    let client
+    it('throws authorization error', async () => {
+      client = new GraphQLClient(host)
+      await expect(
+        client.request(`mutation {
+        report(
+          description: "I don't like this user",
+          resource: {
+            id: "u2",
+            type: user
+          }
+        ) { id, createdAt }
+      }`)
+      ).rejects.toThrow('Not Authorised')
+    })
+
+    describe('authenticated', () => {
+      let headers
+      let response
+      beforeEach(async () => {
+        headers = await login({ email: 'test@example.org', password: '1234' })
+        client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+        response = await client.request(`mutation {
+          report(
+            description: "I don't like this user",
+            resource: {
+              id: "u2",
+              type: user
+            }
+            ) { id, createdAt }
+          }`,
+        { headers }
+        )
+      })
+      it('creates a report', () => {
+        let { id, createdAt } = response.report
+        expect(response).toEqual({
+          report: { id, createdAt }
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/jest/helpers.js b/src/jest/helpers.js
index 01a26e9d3..ff6a535e2 100644
--- a/src/jest/helpers.js
+++ b/src/jest/helpers.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { request } from 'graphql-request'
 
+// this is the to-be-tested server host
+// not to be confused with the seeder host
 export const host = 'http://127.0.0.1:4123'
 
-export async function authenticatedHeaders ({ email, password }) {
+export async function login ({ email, password }) {
   const mutation = `
       mutation {
         login(email:"${email}", password:"${password}"){
diff --git a/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.spec.js b/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.spec.js
index cf86d11c9..9b115eae3 100644
--- a/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.spec.js
+++ b/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { create, cleanDatabase } from '../seed/factories'
-import { host, authenticatedHeaders } from '../jest/helpers'
+import { host, login } from '../jest/helpers'
 import { GraphQLClient } from 'graphql-request'
 
 describe('authorization', () => {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('authorization', () => {
 
       describe('as owner', () => {
         it('exposes the owner\'s email address', async () => {
-          headers = await authenticatedHeaders({
+          headers = await login({
             email: 'owner@example.org',
             password: 'iamtheowner'
           })
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('authorization', () => {
 
       describe('as someone else', () => {
         it('does not expose the owner\'s email address', async () => {
-          headers = await authenticatedHeaders({
+          headers = await login({
             email: 'someone@example.org',
             password: 'else'
           })
diff --git a/src/seed/factories/badges.js b/src/seed/factories/badges.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b34442521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/seed/factories/badges.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
+
+export default function (params) {
+  const {
+    id = uuid(),
+    key,
+    type = 'crowdfunding',
+    status = 'permanent',
+    icon
+  } = params
+
+  return `
+    mutation {
+      CreateBadge(
+        id: "${id}",
+        key: "${key}",
+        type: ${type},
+        status: ${status},
+        icon: "${icon}"
+      ) { id }
+    }
+  `
+}
diff --git a/src/seed/factories/categories.js b/src/seed/factories/categories.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4b448f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/seed/factories/categories.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
+
+export default function (params) {
+  const {
+    id = uuid(),
+    name,
+    slug,
+    icon
+  } = params
+
+  return `
+    mutation {
+      CreateCategory(
+        id: "${id}",
+        name: "${name}",
+        slug: "${slug}",
+        icon: "${icon}"
+      ) { id, name }
+    }
+  `
+}
diff --git a/src/seed/factories/comments.js b/src/seed/factories/comments.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acf493f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/seed/factories/comments.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import faker from 'faker'
+import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
+
+export default function (params) {
+  const {
+    id = uuid(),
+    content = [
+      faker.lorem.sentence(),
+      faker.lorem.sentence()
+    ].join('. '),
+    disabled = false,
+    deleted = false
+  } = params
+
+  return `
+    mutation {
+      CreateComment(
+        id: "${id}",
+        content: "${content}",
+        disabled: ${disabled},
+        deleted: ${deleted}
+      ) { id }
+    }
+  `
+}
+
+export function relate (type, params) {
+  const { from, to } = params
+  return `
+    mutation {
+      ${from}_${type}_${to}: AddComment${type}(
+        from: { id: "${from}" },
+        to: { id: "${to}" }
+      ) { from { id } }
+    }
+  `
+}
diff --git a/src/seed/factories/index.js b/src/seed/factories/index.js
index e62e98869..a107fc6b7 100644
--- a/src/seed/factories/index.js
+++ b/src/seed/factories/index.js
@@ -1,50 +1,103 @@
-import ApolloClient from 'apollo-client'
-import gql from 'graphql-tag'
-import dotenv from 'dotenv'
-import { HttpLink } from 'apollo-link-http'
-import { InMemoryCache } from 'apollo-cache-inmemory'
-import neo4j from '../../bootstrap/neo4j'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
+import { GraphQLClient, request } from 'graphql-request'
+import { getDriver } from '../../bootstrap/neo4j'
 
-dotenv.config()
+export const seedServerHost = 'http://127.0.0.1:4001'
 
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
-  throw new Error('YOU CAN`T RUN FACTORIES IN PRODUCTION MODE')
-}
-
-const client = new ApolloClient({
-  link: new HttpLink({ uri: 'http://localhost:4001', fetch }),
-  cache: new InMemoryCache()
-})
-
-const driver = neo4j().getDriver()
-
-const builders = {
-  'user': require('./users.js').default
-}
-
-const buildMutation = (model, parameters) => {
-  return builders[model](parameters)
-}
-
-const create = (model, parameters) => {
-  return client.mutate({ mutation: gql(buildMutation(model, parameters)) })
-}
-
-const cleanDatabase = async () => {
-  const session = driver.session()
-  const cypher = 'MATCH (n) DETACH DELETE n'
-  try {
-    const result = await session.run(cypher)
-    session.close()
-    return result
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.log(error)
+const authenticatedHeaders = async ({ email, password }, host) => {
+  const mutation = `
+      mutation {
+        login(email:"${email}", password:"${password}"){
+          token
+        }
+      }`
+  const response = await request(host, mutation)
+  return {
+    authorization: `Bearer ${response.login.token}`
   }
 }
 
-export {
-  create,
-  buildMutation,
-  cleanDatabase
+const factories = {
+  'badge': require('./badges.js').default,
+  'user': require('./users.js').default,
+  'organization': require('./organizations.js').default,
+  'post': require('./posts.js').default,
+  'comment': require('./comments.js').default,
+  'category': require('./categories.js').default,
+  'tag': require('./tags.js').default,
+  'report': require('./reports.js').default
+}
+
+const relationFactories = {
+  'user': require('./users.js').relate,
+  'organization': require('./organizations.js').relate,
+  'post': require('./posts.js').relate,
+  'comment': require('./comments.js').relate
+}
+
+export const create = (model, parameters, options) => {
+  const graphQLClient = new GraphQLClient(seedServerHost, options)
+  const mutation = factories[model](parameters)
+  return graphQLClient.request(mutation)
+}
+
+export const relate = (model, type, parameters, options) => {
+  const graphQLClient = new GraphQLClient(seedServerHost, options)
+  const mutation = relationFactories[model](type, parameters)
+  return graphQLClient.request(mutation)
+}
+
+export const cleanDatabase = async (options = {}) => {
+  const {
+    driver = getDriver()
+  } = options
+  const session = driver.session()
+  const cypher = 'MATCH (n) DETACH DELETE n'
+  try {
+    return await session.run(cypher)
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw (error)
+  } finally {
+    session.close()
+  }
+}
+
+export default function Factory (options = {}) {
+  const {
+    neo4jDriver = getDriver(),
+    seedServerHost = 'http://127.0.0.1:4001'
+  } = options
+
+  const graphQLClient = new GraphQLClient(seedServerHost)
+
+  const result = {
+    neo4jDriver,
+    seedServerHost,
+    graphQLClient,
+    lastResponse: null,
+    async authenticateAs ({ email, password }) {
+      const headers = await authenticatedHeaders({ email, password }, seedServerHost)
+      this.lastResponse = headers
+      this.graphQLClient = new GraphQLClient(seedServerHost, { headers })
+      return this
+    },
+    async create (node, properties) {
+      const mutation = factories[node](properties)
+      this.lastResponse = await this.graphQLClient.request(mutation)
+      return this
+    },
+    async relate (node, relationship, properties) {
+      const mutation = relationFactories[node](relationship, properties)
+      this.lastResponse = await this.graphQLClient.request(mutation)
+      return this
+    },
+    async cleanDatabase () {
+      this.lastResponse = await cleanDatabase({ driver: this.neo4jDriver })
+      return this
+    }
+  }
+  result.authenticateAs.bind(result)
+  result.create.bind(result)
+  result.relate.bind(result)
+  result.cleanDatabase.bind(result)
+  return result
 }
diff --git a/src/seed/factories/organizations.js b/src/seed/factories/organizations.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ab73beb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/seed/factories/organizations.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import faker from 'faker'
+import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
+
+export default function create (params) {
+  const {
+    id = uuid(),
+    name = faker.comany.companyName(),
+    description = faker.company.catchPhrase(),
+    disabled = false,
+    deleted = false
+  } = params
+
+  return `
+    mutation {
+      CreateOrganization(
+        id: "${id}",
+        name: "${name}",
+        description: "${description}",
+        disabled: ${disabled},
+        deleted: ${deleted}
+      ) { name }
+    }
+  `
+}
+
+export function relate (type, params) {
+  const { from, to } = params
+  return `
+    mutation {
+      ${from}_${type}_${to}: AddOrganization${type}(
+        from: { id: "${from}" },
+        to: { id: "${to}" }
+      ) { from { id } }
+    }
+  `
+}
diff --git a/src/seed/factories/posts.js b/src/seed/factories/posts.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80f5e289d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/seed/factories/posts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import faker from 'faker'
+import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
+
+export default function (params) {
+  const {
+    id = uuid(),
+    title = faker.lorem.sentence(),
+    content = [
+      faker.lorem.sentence(),
+      faker.lorem.sentence(),
+      faker.lorem.sentence(),
+      faker.lorem.sentence(),
+      faker.lorem.sentence()
+    ].join('. '),
+    image = faker.image.image(),
+    visibility = 'public',
+    disabled = false,
+    deleted = false
+  } = params
+
+  return `
+    mutation {
+      CreatePost(
+        id: "${id}",
+        title: "${title}",
+        content: "${content}",
+        image: "${image}",
+        visibility: ${visibility},
+        disabled: ${disabled},
+        deleted: ${deleted}
+      ) { title, content }
+    }
+  `
+}
+
+export function relate (type, params) {
+  const { from, to } = params
+  return `
+    mutation {
+      ${from}_${type}_${to}: AddPost${type}(
+        from: { id: "${from}" },
+        to: { id: "${to}" }
+      ) { from { id } }
+    }
+  `
+}
diff --git a/src/seed/factories/reports.js b/src/seed/factories/reports.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4dcd479f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/seed/factories/reports.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import faker from 'faker'
+
+export default function create (params) {
+  const {
+    description = faker.lorem.sentence(),
+    resource: { id: resourceId, type }
+  } = params
+
+  return `
+    mutation {
+      report(
+        description: "${description}",
+        resource: {
+          id: "${resourceId}",
+          type: ${type}
+        }
+      ) {
+        id,
+        createdAt
+      }
+    }
+  `
+}
diff --git a/src/seed/factories/tags.js b/src/seed/factories/tags.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c603c5629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/seed/factories/tags.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
+
+export default function (params) {
+  const {
+    id = uuid(),
+    name
+  } = params
+
+  return `
+    mutation {
+      CreateTag(
+      id: "${id}",
+      name: "${name}",
+      ) { name }
+    }
+  `
+}
diff --git a/src/seed/factories/users.js b/src/seed/factories/users.js
index 452059a73..b3a6e83c1 100644
--- a/src/seed/factories/users.js
+++ b/src/seed/factories/users.js
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
 import faker from 'faker'
+import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
 
-export default function (params) {
+export default function create (params) {
   const {
+    id = uuid(),
     name = faker.name.findName(),
     email = faker.internet.email(),
     password = '1234',
-    avatar = faker.internet.avatar()
+    role = 'user',
+    avatar = faker.internet.avatar(),
+    disabled = false,
+    deleted = false
   } = params
 
   return `
     mutation {
-      u1: CreateUser(
-        id: "u1",
+      CreateUser(
+        id: "${id}",
         name: "${name}",
         password: "${password}",
         email: "${email}",
         avatar: "${avatar}",
-        role: admin,
-        disabled: false,
-        deleted: false) {
-        id
+        role: ${role},
+        disabled: ${disabled},
+        deleted: ${deleted}
+      ) {
         name
         email
         avatar
@@ -28,3 +33,15 @@ export default function (params) {
     }
   `
 }
+
+export function relate (type, params) {
+  const { from, to } = params
+  return `
+    mutation {
+      ${from}_${type}_${to}: AddUser${type}(
+        from: { id: "${from}" },
+        to: { id: "${to}" }
+      ) { from { id } }
+    }
+  `
+}
diff --git a/src/seed/reset-db.js b/src/seed/reset-db.js
index 7d7c4f3f9..4075489f9 100644
--- a/src/seed/reset-db.js
+++ b/src/seed/reset-db.js
@@ -1,30 +1,19 @@
-import { query } from '../graphql-schema'
+import { cleanDatabase } from './factories'
 import dotenv from 'dotenv'
-import neo4j from '../bootstrap/neo4j'
 
 dotenv.config()
 
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
-  throw new Error('YOU CAN`T UNSEED IN PRODUCTION MODE')
+  throw new Error(`YOU CAN'T CLEAN THE DATABASE WITH NODE_ENV=${process.env.NODE_ENV}`)
 }
 
-const driver = neo4j().getDriver()
-const session = driver.session()
-
-const deleteAll = `
-MATCH (n)
-OPTIONAL MATCH (n)-[r]-()
-DELETE n,r
-`
-query(deleteAll, session).then(() => {
-  /* eslint-disable-next-line no-console */
-  console.log('Successfully deleted all nodes and relations!')
-}).catch((err) => {
-  /* eslint-disable-next-line no-console */
-  console.log(`Error occurred deleting the nodes and relations (reset the db)\n\n${err}`)
-}).finally(() => {
-  if (session) {
-    session.close()
+(async function () {
+  try {
+    await cleanDatabase()
+    console.log('Successfully deleted all nodes and relations!')
+    process.exit(0)
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log(`Error occurred deleting the nodes and relations (reset the db)\n\n${err}`)
+    process.exit(1)
   }
-  process.exit(0)
-})
+})()
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 1d85cbd00..5867e6952 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import mocks from './mocks'
 import middleware from './middleware'
 import applyDirectives from './bootstrap/directives'
 import applyScalars from './bootstrap/scalars'
-import neo4j from './bootstrap/neo4j'
+import { getDriver } from './bootstrap/neo4j'
 
 import passport from 'passport'
 import jwtStrategy from './jwt/strategy'
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ requiredEnvVars.forEach(env => {
   }
 })
 
-const driver = neo4j().getDriver()
+const driver = getDriver()
 const debug = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' && process.env.DEBUG === 'true'
 
 let schema = makeAugmentedSchema({