/graphify                                             # full pipeline on current directory → Obsidian vault
/graphify <path>                                      # full pipeline on specific path
/graphify https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>           # clone repo then run full pipeline on it
/graphify https://github.com/<owner>/<repo> --branch <branch>  # clone a specific branch
/graphify <url1> <url2> ...                           # clone multiple repos, build each, merge into one cross-repo graph
/graphify <path> --mode deep                          # thorough extraction, richer INFERRED edges
/graphify <path> --update                             # incremental - re-extract only new/changed files
/graphify <path> --directed                            # build directed graph (preserves edge direction: source→target)
/graphify <path> --whisper-model medium                # use a larger Whisper model for better transcription accuracy
/graphify <path> --cluster-only                       # rerun clustering on existing graph
/graphify <path> --no-viz                             # skip visualization, just report + JSON
/graphify <path> --html                               # (HTML is generated by default - this flag is a no-op)
/graphify <path> --svg                                # also export graph.svg (embeds in Notion, GitHub)
/graphify <path> --graphml                            # export graph.graphml (Gephi, yEd)
/graphify <path> --neo4j                              # generate graphify-out/cypher.txt for Neo4j
/graphify <path> --neo4j-push bolt://localhost:7687   # push directly to Neo4j
/graphify <path> --mcp                                # start MCP stdio server for agent access
/graphify <path> --watch                              # watch folder, auto-rebuild on code changes (no LLM needed)
/graphify <path> --wiki                               # build agent-crawlable wiki (index.md + one article per community)
/graphify <path> --obsidian --obsidian-dir ~/vaults/my-project  # write vault to custom path (e.g. existing vault)
/graphify add <url>                                   # fetch URL, save to ./raw, update graph
/graphify add <url> --author "Name"                   # tag who wrote it
/graphify add <url> --contributor "Name"              # tag who added it to the corpus
/graphify query "<question>"                          # BFS traversal - broad context
/graphify query "<question>" --dfs                    # DFS - trace a specific path
/graphify query "<question>" --budget 1500            # cap answer at N tokens
/graphify path "AuthModule" "Database"                # shortest path between two concepts
/graphify explain "SwinTransformer"                   # plain-language explanation of a node

What graphify is for

Drop any folder of code, docs, papers, images, or video into graphify and get a queryable knowledge graph. Persistent across sessions, honest audit trail (EXTRACTED/INFERRED/AMBIGUOUS), community detection surfaces cross-document connections you wouldn't think to ask about.

What You Must Do When Invoked

If no path was given, use . (current directory). Do not ask the user for a path.

If the path argument starts with https://github.com/ or http://github.com/, treat it as a GitHub URL — run Step 0 before anything else, then continue with the resolved local path.

Follow these steps in order. Do not skip steps.

Step 0 - Clone GitHub repo(s) (only if a GitHub URL was given)

Single repo:

LOCAL_PATH=$(graphify clone <github-url> [--branch <branch>])
# Use LOCAL_PATH as the target for all subsequent steps

Multiple repos (cross-repo graph):

# Clone each repo, run the full pipeline on each, then merge
graphify clone <url1>   # → ~/.graphify/repos/<owner1>/<repo1>
graphify clone <url2>   # → ~/.graphify/repos/<owner2>/<repo2>
# Run /graphify on each local path to produce their graph.json files
# Then merge:
graphify merge-graphs \
  ~/.graphify/repos/<owner1>/<repo1>/graphify-out/graph.json \
  ~/.graphify/repos/<owner2>/<repo2>/graphify-out/graph.json \
  --out graphify-out/cross-repo-graph.json

Graphify clones into ~/.graphify/repos/ / and reuses existing clones on repeat runs. Each node in the merged graph carries a repo attribute so you can filter by origin.

Step 1 - Ensure graphify is installed

# Detect the correct Python interpreter (handles uv tool, pipx, venv, system installs)
PYTHON=""
GRAPHIFY_BIN=$(which graphify 2>/dev/null)
# 1. uv tool installs — most reliable on modern Mac/Linux
if [ -z "$PYTHON" ] && command -v uv >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    _UV_PY=$(uv tool run graphifyy python -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)" 2>/dev/null)
    if [ -n "$_UV_PY" ]; then PYTHON="$_UV_PY"; fi
fi
# 2. Read shebang from graphify binary (pipx and direct pip installs)
if [ -z "$PYTHON" ] && [ -n "$GRAPHIFY_BIN" ]; then
    _SHEBANG=$(head -1 "$GRAPHIFY_BIN" | tr -d '#!')
    case "$_SHEBANG" in
        *[!a-zA-Z0-9/_.-]*) ;;
        *) "$_SHEBANG" -c "import graphify" 2>/dev/null && PYTHON="$_SHEBANG" ;;
    esac
fi
# 3. Fall back to python3
if [ -z "$PYTHON" ]; then PYTHON="python3"; fi
"$PYTHON" -c "import graphify" 2>/dev/null || "$PYTHON" -m pip install graphifyy -q 2>/dev/null || "$PYTHON" -m pip install graphifyy -q --break-system-packages 2>&1 | tail -3
# Write interpreter path for all subsequent steps (persists across invocations)
mkdir -p graphify-out
"$PYTHON" -c "import sys; open('graphify-out/.graphify_python', 'w').write(sys.executable)"
# Save scan root so `graphify update` (no args) knows where to look next time
echo "$(cd INPUT_PATH && pwd)" > graphify-out/.graphify_root

If the import succeeds, print nothing and move straight to Step 2.

In every subsequent bash block, replace python3 with $(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) to use the correct interpreter.

Step 2 - Detect files

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import json
from graphify.detect import detect
from pathlib import Path
result = detect(Path('INPUT_PATH'))
print(json.dumps(result))
" > graphify-out/.graphify_detect.json

Replace INPUT_PATH with the actual path the user provided. Do NOT cat or print the JSON - read it silently and present a clean summary instead:

Corpus: X files · ~Y words
  code:     N files (.py .ts .go ...)
  docs:     N files (.md .txt ...)
  papers:   N files (.pdf ...)
  images:   N files
  video:    N files (.mp4 .mp3 ...)

Omit any category with 0 files from the summary.

Then act on it:

If total_files is 0: stop with "No supported files found in [path]."
If skipped_sensitive is non-empty: mention file count skipped, not the file names.
If total_words > 2,000,000 OR total_files > 200: show the warning and the top 5 subdirectories by file count, then ask which subfolder to run on. Wait for the user's answer before proceeding.
Otherwise: proceed directly to Step 2.5 if video files were detected, or Step 3 if not.

Step 2.5 - Transcribe video / audio files (only if video files detected)

Skip this step entirely if detect returned zero video files.

Video and audio files cannot be read directly. Transcribe them to text first, then treat the transcripts as doc files in Step 3.

Strategy: Read the god nodes from graphify-out/.graphify_detect.json (or the analysis file if it exists from a previous run). You are already a language model — write a one-sentence domain hint yourself from those labels. Then pass it to Whisper as the initial prompt. No separate API call needed.

However, if the corpus has only video files and no other docs/code, use the generic fallback prompt: "Use proper punctuation and paragraph breaks."

Step 1 - Write the Whisper prompt yourself.

Read the top god node labels from detect output or analysis, then compose a short domain hint sentence, for example:

Labels: transformer, attention, encoder, decoder → "Machine learning research on transformer architectures and attention mechanisms. Use proper punctuation and paragraph breaks."
Labels: kubernetes, deployment, pod, helm → "DevOps discussion about Kubernetes deployments and Helm charts. Use proper punctuation and paragraph breaks."

Set it as WHISPER_PROMPT to use in the next command.

Step 2 - Transcribe:

GRAPHIFY_WHISPER_MODEL=base  # or whatever --whisper-model the user passed
$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import json, os
from pathlib import Path
from graphify.transcribe import transcribe_all

detect = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_detect.json').read_text())
video_files = detect.get('files', {}).get('video', [])
prompt = os.environ.get('GRAPHIFY_WHISPER_PROMPT', 'Use proper punctuation and paragraph breaks.')

transcript_paths = transcribe_all(video_files, initial_prompt=prompt)
print(json.dumps(transcript_paths))
" > graphify-out/.graphify_transcripts.json

After transcription:

Read the transcript paths from graphify-out/.graphify_transcripts.json
Add them to the docs list before dispatching semantic subagents in Step 3B
Print how many transcripts were created: Transcribed N video file(s) -> treating as docs
If transcription fails for a file, print a warning and continue with the rest

Whisper model: Default is base. If the user passed --whisper-model , set GRAPHIFY_WHISPER_MODEL= in the environment before running the command above.

Step 3 - Extract entities and relationships

Before starting: note whether --mode deep was given. You must pass DEEP_MODE=true to every subagent in Step B2 if it was. Track this from the original invocation - do not lose it.

This step has two parts: structural extraction (deterministic, free) and semantic extraction (LLM, costs tokens).

Before dispatching subagents: check whether GEMINI_API_KEY or GOOGLE_API_KEY is set. If neither is set, print this one-liner to the user:

Tip: set GEMINI_API_KEY or GOOGLE_API_KEY to use Gemini for semantic extraction (pip install 'graphifyy[gemini]').

Print it once, then continue. If GEMINI_API_KEY or GOOGLE_API_KEY IS set, use graphify.llm.extract_corpus_parallel(files, backend="gemini") for semantic extraction instead of dispatching Claude subagents. The default Gemini model is gemini-3-flash-preview; set GRAPHIFY_GEMINI_MODEL or pass --model in headless CLI flows to override it.

Run Part A (AST) and Part B (semantic) in parallel. Dispatch all semantic subagents AND start AST extraction in the same message. Both can run simultaneously since they operate on different file types. Merge results in Part C as before.

Note: Parallelizing AST + semantic saves 5-15s on large corpora. AST is deterministic and fast; start it while subagents are processing docs/papers.

Part A - Structural extraction for code files

For any code files detected, run AST extraction in parallel with Part B subagents:

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import sys, json
from graphify.extract import collect_files, extract
from pathlib import Path
import json

code_files = []
detect = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_detect.json').read_text())
for f in detect.get('files', {}).get('code', []):
    code_files.extend(collect_files(Path(f)) if Path(f).is_dir() else [Path(f)])

if code_files:
    result = extract(code_files, cache_root=Path('.'))
    Path('graphify-out/.graphify_ast.json').write_text(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
    print(f'AST: {len(result[\"nodes\"])} nodes, {len(result[\"edges\"])} edges')
else:
    Path('graphify-out/.graphify_ast.json').write_text(json.dumps({'nodes':[],'edges':[],'input_tokens':0,'output_tokens':0}))
    print('No code files - skipping AST extraction')
"

Part B - Semantic extraction (parallel subagents)

Fast path: If detection found zero docs, papers, and images (code-only corpus), skip Part B entirely and go straight to Part C. AST handles code - there is nothing for semantic subagents to do.

MANDATORY: You MUST use the Agent tool here. Reading files yourself one-by-one is forbidden - it is 5-10x slower. If you do not use the Agent tool you are doing this wrong.

Before dispatching subagents, print a timing estimate:

Load total_words and file counts from graphify-out/.graphify_detect.json
Estimate agents needed: ceil(uncached_non_code_files / 22) (chunk size is 20-25)
Estimate time: ~45s per agent batch (they run in parallel, so total ≈ 45s × ceil(agents/parallel_limit))
Print: "Semantic extraction: ~N files → X agents, estimated ~Ys"

Step B0 - Check extraction cache first

Before dispatching any subagents, check which files already have cached extraction results:

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import json
from graphify.cache import check_semantic_cache
from pathlib import Path

detect = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_detect.json').read_text())
all_files = [f for files in detect['files'].values() for f in files]

cached_nodes, cached_edges, cached_hyperedges, uncached = check_semantic_cache(all_files)

if cached_nodes or cached_edges or cached_hyperedges:
    Path('graphify-out/.graphify_cached.json').write_text(json.dumps({'nodes': cached_nodes, 'edges': cached_edges, 'hyperedges': cached_hyperedges}))
Path('graphify-out/.graphify_uncached.txt').write_text('\n'.join(uncached))
print(f'Cache: {len(all_files)-len(uncached)} files hit, {len(uncached)} files need extraction')
"

Only dispatch subagents for files listed in graphify-out/.graphify_uncached.txt. If all files are cached, skip to Part C directly.

Step B1 - Split into chunks

Load files from graphify-out/.graphify_uncached.txt. Split into chunks of 20-25 files each. Each image gets its own chunk (vision needs separate context). When splitting, group files from the same directory together so related artifacts land in the same chunk and cross-file relationships are more likely to be extracted.

Step B2 - Dispatch ALL subagents in a single message

Call the Agent tool multiple times IN THE SAME RESPONSE - one call per chunk. This is the only way they run in parallel. If you make one Agent call, wait, then make another, you are doing it sequentially and defeating the purpose.

IMPORTANT - subagent type: Always use subagent_type="general-purpose". Do NOT use Explore - it is read-only and cannot write chunk files to disk, which silently drops extraction results. General-purpose has Write and Bash access which the subagent needs.

Concrete example for 3 chunks:

[Agent tool call 1: files 1-15, subagent_type="general-purpose"]
[Agent tool call 2: files 16-30, subagent_type="general-purpose"]
[Agent tool call 3: files 31-45, subagent_type="general-purpose"]

All three in one message. Not three separate messages.

Each subagent receives this exact prompt (substitute FILE_LIST, CHUNK_NUM, TOTAL_CHUNKS, and DEEP_MODE):

You are a graphify extraction subagent. Read the files listed and extract a knowledge graph fragment.
Output ONLY valid JSON matching the schema below - no explanation, no markdown fences, no preamble.

Files (chunk CHUNK_NUM of TOTAL_CHUNKS):
FILE_LIST

Rules:
- EXTRACTED: relationship explicit in source (import, call, citation, "see §3.2")
- INFERRED: reasonable inference (shared data structure, implied dependency)
- AMBIGUOUS: uncertain - flag for review, do not omit

Code files: focus on semantic edges AST cannot find (call relationships, shared data, arch patterns).
  Do not re-extract imports - AST already has those.
Doc/paper files: extract named concepts, entities, citations. For rationale (WHY decisions were made, trade-offs, design intent): store as a `rationale` attribute on the relevant concept node — do NOT create a separate rationale node or fragment node. Only create a node for something that is itself a named entity or concept. Use `file_type:"rationale"` for concept-like nodes (ideas, principles, mechanisms, design patterns). Do NOT invent file_types like `concept` — valid values are only `code|document|paper|image|rationale`.
Code files: when adding `calls` edges, source MUST be the caller (the function/class doing the calling), target MUST be the callee. Never reverse this direction.
Image files: use vision to understand what the image IS - do not just OCR.
  UI screenshot: layout patterns, design decisions, key elements, purpose.
  Chart: metric, trend/insight, data source.
  Tweet/post: claim as node, author, concepts mentioned.
  Diagram: components and connections.
  Research figure: what it demonstrates, method, result.
  Handwritten/whiteboard: ideas and arrows, mark uncertain readings AMBIGUOUS.

DEEP_MODE (if --mode deep was given): be aggressive with INFERRED edges - indirect deps,
  shared assumptions, latent couplings. Mark uncertain ones AMBIGUOUS instead of omitting.

Semantic similarity: if two concepts in this chunk solve the same problem or represent the same idea without any structural link (no import, no call, no citation), add a `semantically_similar_to` edge marked INFERRED with a confidence_score reflecting how similar they are (0.6-0.95). Examples:
- Two functions that both validate user input but never call each other
- A class in code and a concept in a paper that describe the same algorithm
- Two error types that handle the same failure mode differently
Only add these when the similarity is genuinely non-obvious and cross-cutting. Do not add them for trivially similar things.

Hyperedges: if 3 or more nodes clearly participate together in a shared concept, flow, or pattern that is not captured by pairwise edges alone, add a hyperedge to a top-level `hyperedges` array. Examples:
- All classes that implement a common protocol or interface
- All functions in an authentication flow (even if they don't all call each other)
- All concepts from a paper section that form one coherent idea
Use sparingly — only when the group relationship adds information beyond the pairwise edges. Maximum 3 hyperedges per chunk.

If a file has YAML frontmatter (--- ... ---), copy source_url, captured_at, author,
  contributor onto every node from that file.

confidence_score is REQUIRED on every edge - never omit it, never use 0.5 as a default:
- EXTRACTED edges: confidence_score = 1.0 always
- INFERRED edges: pick exactly ONE value from this set — never 0.5:
    0.95  direct structural evidence (shared data structure, named cross-file reference).
    0.85  strong inference (clear functional alignment, no direct symbol link).
    0.75  reasonable inference (shared problem domain + similar shape, requires interpretation).
    0.65  weak inference (thematically related, no shape evidence).
    0.55  speculative but plausible (surface-level co-occurrence only).
  Models follow discrete rubrics better than continuous ranges; the bimodal
  distribution observed in production (>50% at 0.5, >40% at 0.85+) shows the
  range guidance is being collapsed to a binary. If no value above fits, mark
  the edge AMBIGUOUS rather than picking 0.4 or below.
- AMBIGUOUS edges: 0.1-0.3

Node ID format: lowercase, only `[a-z0-9_]`, no dots or slashes. Format: `{stem}_{entity}` where stem is the filename without extension and entity is the symbol name, both normalized (lowercase, non-alphanumeric chars replaced with `_`). Example: `src/auth/session.py` + `ValidateToken` → `session_validatetoken`. This must match the ID the AST extractor generates so cross-references between code and semantic nodes connect correctly. CRITICAL: never append chunk numbers, sequence numbers, or any suffix to an ID (no `_c1`, `_c2`, `_chunk2`, etc.). IDs must be deterministic from the label alone — the same entity must always produce the same ID regardless of which chunk processes it.

Output exactly this JSON (no other text):
{"nodes":[{"id":"session_validatetoken","label":"Human Readable Name","file_type":"code|document|paper|image|rationale","source_file":"relative/path","source_location":null,"source_url":null,"captured_at":null,"author":null,"contributor":null}],"edges":[{"source":"node_id","target":"node_id","relation":"calls|implements|references|cites|conceptually_related_to|shares_data_with|semantically_similar_to|rationale_for","confidence":"EXTRACTED|INFERRED|AMBIGUOUS","confidence_score":1.0,"source_file":"relative/path","source_location":null,"weight":1.0}],"hyperedges":[{"id":"snake_case_id","label":"Human Readable Label","nodes":["node_id1","node_id2","node_id3"],"relation":"participate_in|implement|form","confidence":"EXTRACTED|INFERRED","confidence_score":0.75,"source_file":"relative/path"}],"input_tokens":0,"output_tokens":0}

Step B3 - Collect, cache, and merge

Wait for all subagents. For each result:

Check that graphify-out/.graphify_chunk_NN.json exists on disk — this is the success signal
If the file exists and contains valid JSON with nodes and edges, include it and save to cache
If the file is missing, the subagent was likely dispatched as read-only (Explore type) — print a warning: "chunk N missing from disk — subagent may have been read-only. Re-run with general-purpose agent." Do not silently skip.
If a subagent failed or returned invalid JSON, print a warning and skip that chunk - do not abort

If more than half the chunks failed or are missing, stop and tell the user to re-run and ensure subagent_type="general-purpose" is used.

Merge all chunk files into .graphify_semantic_new.json. After each Agent call completes, read the real token counts from the Agent tool result's usage field and write them back into the chunk JSON before merging — the chunk JSON itself always has placeholder zeros. Then run:

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import json, glob
from pathlib import Path

chunks = sorted(glob.glob('graphify-out/.graphify_chunk_*.json'))
all_nodes, all_edges, all_hyperedges = [], [], []
total_in, total_out = 0, 0
for c in chunks:
    d = json.loads(Path(c).read_text())
    all_nodes += d.get('nodes', [])
    all_edges += d.get('edges', [])
    all_hyperedges += d.get('hyperedges', [])
    total_in += d.get('input_tokens', 0)
    total_out += d.get('output_tokens', 0)
Path('graphify-out/.graphify_semantic_new.json').write_text(json.dumps({
    'nodes': all_nodes, 'edges': all_edges, 'hyperedges': all_hyperedges,
    'input_tokens': total_in, 'output_tokens': total_out,
}, indent=2))
print(f'Merged {len(chunks)} chunks: {total_in:,} in / {total_out:,} out tokens')
"

Save new results to cache:

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import json
from graphify.cache import save_semantic_cache
from pathlib import Path

new = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_semantic_new.json').read_text()) if Path('graphify-out/.graphify_semantic_new.json').exists() else {'nodes':[],'edges':[],'hyperedges':[]}
saved = save_semantic_cache(new.get('nodes', []), new.get('edges', []), new.get('hyperedges', []))
print(f'Cached {saved} files')
"

Merge cached + new results into graphify-out/.graphify_semantic.json:

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import json
from pathlib import Path

cached = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_cached.json').read_text()) if Path('graphify-out/.graphify_cached.json').exists() else {'nodes':[],'edges':[],'hyperedges':[]}
new = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_semantic_new.json').read_text()) if Path('graphify-out/.graphify_semantic_new.json').exists() else {'nodes':[],'edges':[],'hyperedges':[]}

all_nodes = cached['nodes'] + new.get('nodes', [])
all_edges = cached['edges'] + new.get('edges', [])
all_hyperedges = cached.get('hyperedges', []) + new.get('hyperedges', [])
seen = set()
deduped = []
for n in all_nodes:
    if n['id'] not in seen:
        seen.add(n['id'])
        deduped.append(n)

merged = {
    'nodes': deduped,
    'edges': all_edges,
    'hyperedges': all_hyperedges,
    'input_tokens': new.get('input_tokens', 0),
    'output_tokens': new.get('output_tokens', 0),
}
Path('graphify-out/.graphify_semantic.json').write_text(json.dumps(merged, indent=2))
print(f'Extraction complete - {len(deduped)} nodes, {len(all_edges)} edges ({len(cached[\"nodes\"])} from cache, {len(new.get(\"nodes\",[]))} new)')
"

Clean up temp files: rm -f graphify-out/.graphify_cached.json graphify-out/.graphify_uncached.txt graphify-out/.graphify_semantic_new.json

Part C - Merge AST + semantic into final extraction

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import sys, json
from pathlib import Path

ast = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_ast.json').read_text())
sem = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_semantic.json').read_text())

# Merge: AST nodes first, semantic nodes deduplicated by id
seen = {n['id'] for n in ast['nodes']}
merged_nodes = list(ast['nodes'])
for n in sem['nodes']:
    if n['id'] not in seen:
        merged_nodes.append(n)
        seen.add(n['id'])

merged_edges = ast['edges'] + sem['edges']
merged_hyperedges = sem.get('hyperedges', [])
merged = {
    'nodes': merged_nodes,
    'edges': merged_edges,
    'hyperedges': merged_hyperedges,
    'input_tokens': sem.get('input_tokens', 0),
    'output_tokens': sem.get('output_tokens', 0),
}
Path('graphify-out/.graphify_extract.json').write_text(json.dumps(merged, indent=2))
total = len(merged_nodes)
edges = len(merged_edges)
print(f'Merged: {total} nodes, {edges} edges ({len(ast[\"nodes\"])} AST + {len(sem[\"nodes\"])} semantic)')
"

Step 4 - Build graph, cluster, analyze, generate outputs

Before starting: note whether --directed was given. If so, pass directed=True to build_from_json() in the code block below. This builds a DiGraph that preserves edge direction (source→target) instead of the default undirected Graph.

mkdir -p graphify-out
$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import sys, json
from graphify.build import build_from_json
from graphify.cluster import cluster, score_all
from graphify.analyze import god_nodes, surprising_connections, suggest_questions
from graphify.report import generate
from graphify.export import to_json
from pathlib import Path

extraction = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_extract.json').read_text())
detection  = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_detect.json').read_text())

G = build_from_json(extraction)
communities = cluster(G)
cohesion = score_all(G, communities)
tokens = {'input': extraction.get('input_tokens', 0), 'output': extraction.get('output_tokens', 0)}
gods = god_nodes(G)
surprises = surprising_connections(G, communities)
labels = {cid: 'Community ' + str(cid) for cid in communities}
# Placeholder questions - regenerated with real labels in Step 5
questions = suggest_questions(G, communities, labels)

report = generate(G, communities, cohesion, labels, gods, surprises, detection, tokens, 'INPUT_PATH', suggested_questions=questions)
Path('graphify-out/GRAPH_REPORT.md').write_text(report)
to_json(G, communities, 'graphify-out/graph.json')

analysis = {
    'communities': {str(k): v for k, v in communities.items()},
    'cohesion': {str(k): v for k, v in cohesion.items()},
    'gods': gods,
    'surprises': surprises,
    'questions': questions,
}
Path('graphify-out/.graphify_analysis.json').write_text(json.dumps(analysis, indent=2))
if G.number_of_nodes() == 0:
    print('ERROR: Graph is empty - extraction produced no nodes.')
    print('Possible causes: all files were skipped, binary-only corpus, or extraction failed.')
    raise SystemExit(1)
print(f'Graph: {G.number_of_nodes()} nodes, {G.number_of_edges()} edges, {len(communities)} communities')
"

If this step prints ERROR: Graph is empty, stop and tell the user what happened - do not proceed to labeling or visualization.

Replace INPUT_PATH with the actual path.

Step 5 - Label communities

Read graphify-out/.graphify_analysis.json. For each community key, look at its node labels and write a 2-5 word plain-language name (e.g. "Attention Mechanism", "Training Pipeline", "Data Loading").

Then regenerate the report and save the labels for the visualizer:

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import sys, json
from graphify.build import build_from_json
from graphify.cluster import score_all
from graphify.analyze import god_nodes, surprising_connections, suggest_questions
from graphify.report import generate
from pathlib import Path

extraction = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_extract.json').read_text())
detection  = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_detect.json').read_text())
analysis   = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_analysis.json').read_text())

G = build_from_json(extraction)
communities = {int(k): v for k, v in analysis['communities'].items()}
cohesion = {int(k): v for k, v in analysis['cohesion'].items()}
tokens = {'input': extraction.get('input_tokens', 0), 'output': extraction.get('output_tokens', 0)}

# LABELS - replace these with the names you chose above
labels = LABELS_DICT

# Regenerate questions with real community labels (labels affect question phrasing)
questions = suggest_questions(G, communities, labels)

report = generate(G, communities, cohesion, labels, analysis['gods'], analysis['surprises'], detection, tokens, 'INPUT_PATH', suggested_questions=questions)
Path('graphify-out/GRAPH_REPORT.md').write_text(report)
Path('graphify-out/.graphify_labels.json').write_text(json.dumps({str(k): v for k, v in labels.items()}))
print('Report updated with community labels')
"

Replace LABELS_DICT with the actual dict you constructed (e.g. {0: "Attention Mechanism", 1: "Training Pipeline"}). Replace INPUT_PATH with the actual path.

Step 6 - Generate Obsidian vault (opt-in) + HTML

Generate HTML always (unless --no-viz). Obsidian vault only if --obsidian was explicitly given — skip it otherwise, it generates one file per node.

If --obsidian was given:

If --obsidian-dir was also given, pass it via --dir. Otherwise defaults to graphify-out/obsidian.

graphify export obsidian
# or with custom dir: graphify export obsidian --dir ~/vaults/my-project

Generate the HTML graph (always, unless --no-viz):

graphify export html  # auto-aggregates to community view if graph > 5000 nodes
# or: graphify export html --no-viz

Step 6b - Wiki (only if --wiki flag)

Only run this step if --wiki was explicitly given in the original command.

Run this before Step 9 (cleanup) so .graphify_labels.json is still available.

graphify export wiki

Step 7 - Neo4j export (only if --neo4j or --neo4j-push flag)

If --neo4j - generate a Cypher file for manual import:

graphify export neo4j

If --neo4j-push - push directly to a running Neo4j instance. Ask the user for credentials if not provided:

graphify export neo4j --push bolt://localhost:7687 --user neo4j --password PASSWORD

Default URI is bolt://localhost:7687, default user is neo4j. Uses MERGE - safe to re-run without creating duplicates.

Step 7b - SVG export (only if --svg flag)

graphify export svg

Step 7c - GraphML export (only if --graphml flag)

graphify export graphml

Step 7d - MCP server (only if --mcp flag)

python3 -m graphify.serve graphify-out/graph.json

This starts a stdio MCP server that exposes tools: query_graph, get_node, get_neighbors, get_community, god_nodes, graph_stats, shortest_path. Add to Claude Desktop or any MCP-compatible agent orchestrator so other agents can query the graph live.

To configure in Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "graphify": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["-m", "graphify.serve", "/absolute/path/to/graphify-out/graph.json"]
    }
  }
}

Step 8 - Token reduction benchmark (only if total_words > 5000)

If total_words from graphify-out/.graphify_detect.json is greater than 5,000, run:

graphify benchmark

Print the output directly in chat. If total_words <= 5000, skip silently - the graph value is structural clarity, not token compression, for small corpora.

Step 9 - Save manifest, update cost tracker, clean up, and report

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import json
from pathlib import Path
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from graphify.detect import save_manifest

# Save manifest for --update
detect = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_detect.json').read_text())
save_manifest(detect['files'])

# Update cumulative cost tracker
extract = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_extract.json').read_text())
input_tok = extract.get('input_tokens', 0)
output_tok = extract.get('output_tokens', 0)

cost_path = Path('graphify-out/cost.json')
if cost_path.exists():
    cost = json.loads(cost_path.read_text())
else:
    cost = {'runs': [], 'total_input_tokens': 0, 'total_output_tokens': 0}

cost['runs'].append({
    'date': datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
    'input_tokens': input_tok,
    'output_tokens': output_tok,
    'files': detect.get('total_files', 0),
})
cost['total_input_tokens'] += input_tok
cost['total_output_tokens'] += output_tok
cost_path.write_text(json.dumps(cost, indent=2))

print(f'This run: {input_tok:,} input tokens, {output_tok:,} output tokens')
print(f'All time: {cost[\"total_input_tokens\"]:,} input, {cost[\"total_output_tokens\"]:,} output ({len(cost[\"runs\"])} runs)')
"
rm -f graphify-out/.graphify_detect.json graphify-out/.graphify_extract.json graphify-out/.graphify_ast.json graphify-out/.graphify_semantic.json graphify-out/.graphify_analysis.json graphify-out/.graphify_chunk_*.json
rm -f graphify-out/.needs_update 2>/dev/null || true

Tell the user (omit the obsidian line unless --obsidian was given):

Graph complete. Outputs in PATH_TO_DIR/graphify-out/

  graph.html            - interactive graph, open in browser
  GRAPH_REPORT.md       - audit report
  graph.json            - raw graph data
  obsidian/             - Obsidian vault (only if --obsidian was given)

If graphify saved you time, consider supporting it: https://github.com/sponsors/safishamsi

Replace PATH_TO_DIR with the actual absolute path of the directory that was processed.

Then paste these sections from GRAPH_REPORT.md directly into the chat:

God Nodes
Surprising Connections
Suggested Questions

Do NOT paste the full report - just those three sections. Keep it concise.

Then immediately offer to explore. Pick the single most interesting suggested question from the report - the one that crosses the most community boundaries or has the most surprising bridge node - and ask:

"The most interesting question this graph can answer: [question]. Want me to trace it?"

If the user says yes, run /graphify query "[question]" on the graph and walk them through the answer using the graph structure - which nodes connect, which community boundaries get crossed, what the path reveals. Keep going as long as they want to explore. Each answer should end with a natural follow-up ("this connects to X - want to go deeper?") so the session feels like navigation, not a one-shot report.

The graph is the map. Your job after the pipeline is to be the guide.

Interpreter guard for subcommands

Before running any subcommand below (--update, --cluster-only, query, path, explain, add), check that .graphify_python exists. If it's missing (e.g. user deleted graphify-out/), re-resolve the interpreter first:

if [ ! -f graphify-out/.graphify_python ]; then
    GRAPHIFY_BIN=$(which graphify 2>/dev/null)
    if [ -n "$GRAPHIFY_BIN" ]; then
        PYTHON=$(head -1 "$GRAPHIFY_BIN" | tr -d '#!')
        case "$PYTHON" in *[!a-zA-Z0-9/_.-]*) PYTHON="python3" ;; esac
    else
        PYTHON="python3"
    fi
    mkdir -p graphify-out
    "$PYTHON" -c "import sys; open('graphify-out/.graphify_python', 'w').write(sys.executable)"
fi

For --update (incremental re-extraction)

Use when you've added or modified files since the last run. Only re-extracts changed files - saves tokens and time.

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import sys, json
from graphify.detect import detect_incremental, save_manifest
from pathlib import Path

result = detect_incremental(Path('INPUT_PATH'))
new_total = result.get('new_total', 0)
print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
Path('graphify-out/.graphify_incremental.json').write_text(json.dumps(result))
if new_total == 0:
    print('No files changed since last run. Nothing to update.')
    raise SystemExit(0)
print(f'{new_total} new/changed file(s) to re-extract.')
"

If new files exist, first check whether all changed files are code files:

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import json
from pathlib import Path

result = json.loads(open('graphify-out/.graphify_incremental.json').read()) if Path('graphify-out/.graphify_incremental.json').exists() else {}
code_exts = {'.py','.ts','.js','.go','.rs','.java','.cpp','.c','.rb','.swift','.kt','.cs','.scala','.php','.cc','.cxx','.hpp','.h','.kts','.lua','.toc','.f','.F','.f90','.F90','.f95','.F95','.f03','.F03','.f08','.F08'}
new_files = result.get('new_files', {})
all_changed = [f for files in new_files.values() for f in files]
code_only = all(Path(f).suffix.lower() in code_exts for f in all_changed)
print('code_only:', code_only)
"

If code_only is True: print [graphify update] Code-only changes detected - skipping semantic extraction (no LLM needed), run only Step 3A (AST) on the changed files, skip Step 3B entirely (no subagents), then go straight to merge and Steps 4–8.

If code_only is False (any changed file is a doc/paper/image): run the full Steps 3A–3C pipeline as normal.

Then:

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import sys, json
from graphify.build import build_from_json
from graphify.export import to_json
from networkx.readwrite import json_graph
import networkx as nx
from pathlib import Path

# Load existing graph
existing_data = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/graph.json').read_text())
G_existing = json_graph.node_link_graph(existing_data, edges='links')

# Load new extraction
new_extraction = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_extract.json').read_text())
G_new = build_from_json(new_extraction)

# Prune nodes from deleted files
incremental = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_incremental.json').read_text())
deleted = set(incremental.get('deleted_files', []))
if deleted:
    to_remove = [n for n, d in G_existing.nodes(data=True) if d.get('source_file') in deleted]
    G_existing.remove_nodes_from(to_remove)
    if to_remove:
        print(f'Pruned {len(to_remove)} ghost node(s) from {len(deleted)} deleted file(s) — drift detected and corrected.')
    else:
        print(f'{len(deleted)} file(s) deleted since last run, but no ghost nodes were present in the graph — no drift.')

# Merge: new nodes/edges into existing graph
G_existing.update(G_new)
print(f'Merged: {G_existing.number_of_nodes()} nodes, {G_existing.number_of_edges()} edges')

# Write merged result back to .graphify_extract.json so Step 4 sees the full graph
merged_out = {
    'nodes': [{'id': n, **d} for n, d in G_existing.nodes(data=True)],
    'edges': [{'source': u, 'target': v, **d} for u, v, d in G_existing.edges(data=True)],
    'hyperedges': new_extraction.get('hyperedges', []),
    'input_tokens': new_extraction.get('input_tokens', 0),
    'output_tokens': new_extraction.get('output_tokens', 0),
}
Path('graphify-out/.graphify_extract.json').write_text(json.dumps(merged_out))
print(f'[graphify update] Merged extraction written ({len(merged_out[\"nodes\"])} nodes, {len(merged_out[\"edges\"])} edges)')

# Save manifest with the CURRENT full file list so the next --update
# diffs against today's filesystem state, not the prior --update's
# baseline. Without this, deleted files get reported as ghosts again
# on every subsequent --update until a full rebuild runs.
from graphify.detect import save_manifest
save_manifest(incremental['files'])
print('[graphify update] Manifest saved.')
"

Then run Steps 4–8 on the merged graph as normal.

After Step 4, show the graph diff:

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import json
from graphify.analyze import graph_diff
from graphify.build import build_from_json
from networkx.readwrite import json_graph
import networkx as nx
from pathlib import Path

# Load old graph (before update) from backup written before merge
old_data = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_old.json').read_text()) if Path('graphify-out/.graphify_old.json').exists() else None
new_extract = json.loads(Path('graphify-out/.graphify_extract.json').read_text())
G_new = build_from_json(new_extract)

if old_data:
    G_old = json_graph.node_link_graph(old_data, edges='links')
    diff = graph_diff(G_old, G_new)
    print(diff['summary'])
    if diff['new_nodes']:
        print('New nodes:', ', '.join(n['label'] for n in diff['new_nodes'][:5]))
    if diff['new_edges']:
        print('New edges:', len(diff['new_edges']))
"

Before the merge step, save the old graph: cp graphify-out/graph.json graphify-out/.graphify_old.json Clean up after: rm -f graphify-out/.graphify_old.json

For --cluster-only

Skip Steps 1–3. Re-run clustering on the existing graph:

graphify cluster-only .

Then run Steps 5–9 as normal (label communities, generate viz, benchmark, clean up, report).

For /graphify query

Two traversal modes - choose based on the question:

Mode	Flag	Best for
BFS (default)	(none)	"What is X connected to?" - broad context, nearest neighbors first
DFS	`--dfs`	"How does X reach Y?" - trace a specific chain or dependency path

graphify query "QUESTION"
# or: graphify query "QUESTION" --dfs --budget 3000

Replace QUESTION with the user's actual question. Answer using only what the graph output contains. Quote source_location when citing a specific fact. If the graph lacks enough information, say so - do not hallucinate edges.

After writing the answer, save it back into the graph so it improves future queries:

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -m graphify save-result --question "QUESTION" --answer "ANSWER" --type query --nodes NODE1 NODE2

Replace QUESTION with the question, ANSWER with your full answer text, SOURCE_NODES with the list of node labels you cited. This closes the feedback loop: the next --update will extract this Q&A as a node in the graph.

For /graphify path

Find the shortest path between two named concepts in the graph.

graphify path "NODE_A" "NODE_B"

Replace NODE_A and NODE_B with the actual concept names. Then explain the path in plain language - what each hop means, why it's significant.

After writing the explanation, save it back:

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -m graphify save-result --question "Path from NODE_A to NODE_B" --answer "ANSWER" --type path_query --nodes NODE_A NODE_B

For /graphify explain

Give a plain-language explanation of a single node - everything connected to it.

graphify explain "NODE_NAME"

Replace NODE_NAME with the concept the user asked about. Then write a 3-5 sentence explanation of what this node is, what it connects to, and why those connections are significant. Use the source locations as citations.

After writing the explanation, save it back:

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -m graphify save-result --question "Explain NODE_NAME" --answer "ANSWER" --type explain --nodes NODE_NAME

For /graphify add

Fetch a URL and add it to the corpus, then update the graph.

$(cat graphify-out/.graphify_python) -c "
import sys
from graphify.ingest import ingest
from pathlib import Path

try:
    out = ingest('URL', Path('./raw'), author='AUTHOR', contributor='CONTRIBUTOR')
    print(f'Saved to {out}')
except ValueError as e:
    print(f'error: {e}', file=sys.stderr)
    sys.exit(1)
except RuntimeError as e:
    print(f'error: {e}', file=sys.stderr)
    sys.exit(1)
"

Replace URL with the actual URL, AUTHOR with the user's name if provided, CONTRIBUTOR likewise. If the command exits with an error, tell the user what went wrong - do not silently continue. After a successful save, automatically run the --update pipeline on ./raw to merge the new file into the existing graph.

Supported URL types (auto-detected):

YouTube / any video URL → audio downloaded via yt-dlp, transcribed to .txt on next run (requires pip install 'graphifyy[video]')
Twitter/X → fetched via oEmbed, saved as .md with tweet text and author
arXiv → abstract + metadata saved as .md
PDF → downloaded as .pdf
Images (.png/.jpg/.webp) → downloaded, Claude vision extracts on next run
Any webpage → converted to markdown via html2text

For --watch

Start a background watcher that monitors a folder and auto-updates the graph when files change.

python3 -m graphify.watch INPUT_PATH --debounce 3

Replace INPUT_PATH with the folder to watch. Behavior depends on what changed:

Code files only (.py, .ts, .go, etc.): re-runs AST extraction + rebuild + cluster immediately, no LLM needed. graph.json and GRAPH_REPORT.md are updated automatically.
Docs, papers, or images: writes a graphify-out/needs_update flag and prints a notification to run /graphify --update (LLM semantic re-extraction required).

Debounce (default 3s): waits until file activity stops before triggering, so a wave of parallel agent writes doesn't trigger a rebuild per file.

Press Ctrl+C to stop.

For agentic workflows: run --watch in a background terminal. Code changes from agent waves are picked up automatically between waves. If agents are also writing docs or notes, you'll need a manual /graphify --update after those waves.

For git commit hook

Install a post-commit hook that auto-rebuilds the graph after every commit. No background process needed - triggers once per commit, works with any editor.

graphify hook install    # install
graphify hook uninstall  # remove
graphify hook status     # check

After every git commit, the hook detects which code files changed (via git diff HEAD~1), re-runs AST extraction on those files, and rebuilds graph.json and GRAPH_REPORT.md. Doc/image changes are ignored by the hook - run /graphify --update manually for those.

If a post-commit hook already exists, graphify appends to it rather than replacing it.

For native CLAUDE.md integration

Run once per project to make graphify always-on in Claude Code sessions:

graphify claude install

This writes a ## graphify section to the local CLAUDE.md that instructs Claude to check the graph before answering codebase questions and rebuild it after code changes. No manual /graphify needed in future sessions.

graphify claude uninstall  # remove the section

Honesty Rules

Never invent an edge. If unsure, use AMBIGUOUS.
Never skip the corpus check warning.
Always show token cost in the report.
Never hide cohesion scores behind symbols - show the raw number.
Never run HTML viz on a graph with more than 5,000 nodes without warning the user.

graphify

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