def identify_seed_entities(query_text: str, session) -> list[str]:
    entities = extract_entities(query_text)
    results = []
    for entity_mention in entities:
        candidates = session.run("""
            MATCH (e:Entity)
            WHERE e.name_normalized CONTAINS $mention_normalized
               OR any(alias IN e.aliases WHERE alias CONTAINS $mention_normalized)
            RETURN e.id, e.name, e.canonical_type
            ORDER BY e.mention_count DESC
            LIMIT 3
        """, mention_normalized=normalize(entity_mention)).data()
        if candidates:
            results.append(candidates[0]["e.id"])
    return results