# Dogfooding Report: @optave/codegraph@3.8.1

**Date:** 2026-04-03
**Platform:** Windows 11 Pro (10.0.26200), x86_64, Node v22.18.0
**Native binary:** @optave/codegraph-win32-x64-msvc@3.8.1
**Active engine:** native (v3.8.1)
**Target repo:** codegraph itself (533 files, 4 languages)

---

## 1. Setup & Installation

| Step | Result |
|------|--------|
| `npm install @optave/codegraph@3.8.1` | OK — 135 packages, 0 vulnerabilities |
| `npx codegraph --version` | `3.8.1` |
| Native binary installed | `@optave/codegraph-win32-x64-msvc@3.8.1` |
| `npx codegraph info` | Active engine: native (v3.8.1) |
| Source repo native binary | Updated from 3.8.0 → 3.8.1 |

No issues during installation. Native binary auto-installed via `optionalDependencies`.

---

## 2. Cold Start (Pre-Build)

Tested all commands against a fresh project with no `.codegraph/graph.db`.

| Command Category | Status | Notes |
|-----------------|--------|-------|
| Query commands (`query`, `map`, `stats`, `deps`, `impact`, `fn-impact`, `context`, `audit`, `where`) | PASS | DB_ERROR with clear message |
| Analysis commands (`diff-impact`, `cycles`, `structure`, `triage`, `roles`, `complexity`) | PASS | DB_ERROR with clear message |
| Graph commands (`export`, `cfg`, `dataflow`, `flow`, `co-change`, `communities`) | PASS | DB_ERROR with clear message |
| Navigation commands (`ast`, `sequence`, `implementations`, `interfaces`, `children`, `brief`, `path`) | PASS | DB_ERROR with clear message |
| CI/Misc (`check`, `plot`, `batch`, `branch-compare`, `exports`) | PASS | DB_ERROR with clear message |
| Infrastructure (`info`, `models`, `registry list`, `snapshot list`) | PASS | Work without graph |

**Verdict:** 41/41 commands pass. 100% graceful degradation. Zero stack traces.

### Fresh Build

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Engine | native v3.8.1 (with JS pipeline fallback, source repo at v3.6.0) |
| Files parsed | 532 (initial), 533 (with dirty working tree) |
| Nodes | 13,702 (clean) / 13,741 (dirty) |
| Edges | 26,780 (clean) / 26,835 (dirty) |
| Build time | ~2.5s (native) / ~5.1s (WASM) |

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## 3. Full Command Sweep

### Query Commands

| Command | Flags Tested | Status | Notes |
|---------|-------------|--------|-------|
| `query buildGraph` | `-T`, `--depth 2`, `--json` | PASS | Shows callees/callers, valid JSON |
| `fn-impact buildGraph` | `-T`, `--depth 2`, `-k function`, `--json` | PASS | 4 transitively dependent functions |
| `context parseFileAuto` | `-T`, `--depth 2`, `--no-source`, `--json` | PASS | Full context with params, return type, complexity |
| `audit buildGraph` | function name, `--json` | PASS | Health + impact + complexity report |
| `audit src/domain/parser.ts` | file path | PASS | 71 functions analyzed |
| `where buildGraph` | default, `--json` | PASS | Definition + 14 uses |
| `where --file src/cli.ts` | file overview | PASS | Shows imports |
| `map` | `--limit 10`, `--json` | PASS | Most-connected nodes displayed |
| `stats` | `--json` | PASS | Full graph health, quality 65-68 |
| `deps src/cli.ts` | `-T`, `--json` | PASS | 2 imports shown |
| `impact src/cli.ts` | | PASS | Impact analysis works |
| `diff-impact main` | `-T`, `--staged`, no arg | PASS | 48 files changed vs main |
| `cycles` | `--functions`, `--json` | PASS | 1 file cycle, 5 function cycles |
| `structure` | `.`, `--depth 2`, `--sort cohesion` | PASS | 69 directories, cohesion scores |
| `triage` | `--level file`, `--level function`, `-n 5`, `--json` | PASS | Risk scores computed |
| `roles` | `-T`, `--json` | PASS | 13101 symbols (12251 without tests) |
| `complexity` | `--json` | PASS | Per-function metrics |
| `flow buildGraph` | `--depth 3` | PASS | 82 nodes reached, 15 leaves |
| `dataflow buildGraph` | | PASS | Parameter flows and return consumers |
| `implementations TreeSitterNode` | | PASS | "no implementors found" (correct) |
| `interfaces CodeGraph` | | PASS | "no interfaces found" (correct) |
| `co-change --analyze` | | PASS | 210 pairs from 742 commits |
| `communities` | | PASS | 135 communities, modularity 0.48 |
| `brief src/domain/parser.ts` | | PASS | Concise file summary with risk tier |
| `branch-compare main HEAD` | `-T` | PASS | Builds two temp graphs, 39 files changed |
| `children buildGraph` | | PASS | 2 parameters listed |
| `path buildGraph loadConfig` | | PASS | 2-hop path found |
| `batch fn-impact buildGraph loadConfig` | | PASS | 2/2 succeeded, JSON output |

### Export Commands

| Command | Flags | Status |
|---------|-------|--------|
| `export -f dot` | `--functions` | PASS |
| `export -f mermaid` | | PASS |
| `export -f json` | | PASS |

### Embedding & Search

| Command | Status | Notes |
|---------|--------|-------|
| `models` | PASS | 7 models listed |
| `embed -m minilm` | PASS | 5984 symbols embedded (384d) |
| `search "build dependency graph"` | PASS | Top result: `buildDependencyGraph` (73.1% semantic) |
| `search "parse file;resolve import"` (multi-query) | PASS | Top: `resolve_import` (68.9%) |
| `search -k function` | PASS | Filtered by kind |
| `search` without embeddings | PASS | "No embeddings found" message, no crash |

### Infrastructure Commands

| Command | Status | Notes |
|---------|--------|-------|
| `info` | PASS | Correct version, engine, platform |
| `--version` | PASS | `3.8.1` |
| `registry list --json` | PASS | Lists all registered repos |
| `registry add` / `remove` | PASS | Add/remove works |
| `registry prune --ttl 9999` | PASS | "No stale entries found" |
| `snapshot save/list/restore` | PASS | 37.2 MB snapshot saved/restored |
| `check` | PASS | Manifesto rules evaluated |

### Edge Cases

| Scenario | Result | Notes |
|----------|--------|-------|
| Non-existent symbol: `query nonexistent` | PASS | "No function/method/class matching" |
| Non-existent file: `deps nonexistent.js` | PASS | "No file matching" |
| Non-existent function: `fn-impact nonexistent` | PASS | Graceful message |
| `structure .` | PASS | Works (fix verified from v2.2.0 bug) |
| `--json` on all supporting commands | PASS | Valid JSON output |
| `--no-tests` effect | PASS | 13101 → 12251 symbols (850 test symbols filtered) |
| Pipe output: `map --json \| head -1` | PASS | Clean JSON, no status messages in stdout |
| Search with no embeddings | PASS | Warning, no crash |

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## 4. Rebuild & Staleness

### Incremental Rebuilds

| Test | Result | Notes |
|------|--------|-------|
| No-op rebuild (no changes) | PASS | "No changes detected. Graph is up to date." — 17ms |
| Rebuild with dirty working tree | PASS | Re-parsed changed files, counts consistent |
| Force full rebuild (`--no-incremental`) | PASS | Same counts as incremental (13741/26835) |
| Incremental after full | PASS | Detects no changes, skips |

### Embed-Rebuild-Search Pipeline

| Step | Result |
|------|--------|
| Embed → search | PASS — top result: `buildDependencyGraph` (73.1%) |
| Embed → incremental build → search | PASS — results preserved |
| Full rebuild → search | Embeddings cleared — "No embeddings found" (expected) |
| Embed → rebuild → no-op build → search | PASS — embeddings and results stable |

### Dataflow Recovery

The initial native build (from source repo v3.6.0 code) failed to insert dataflow edges due to `paramIndex: null` → napi-rs `u32` conversion error. A subsequent incremental build automatically ran a "pending analysis pass" that inserted 8263 dataflow edges via the JS fallback. The published v3.8.1 package has this fix (PR #788: `null` → `undefined`).

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## 5. Engine Comparison

### Build Results (Source Repo JS Pipeline)

When running from the source repo (v3.6.0 code, JS pipeline with native parsing):

| Metric | Native | WASM | Delta |
|--------|--------|------|-------|
| Nodes | 13,741 | 13,741 | 0 |
| Edges | 26,835 | 26,837 | **-2** |
| Calls | 5,458 | 5,460 | -2 |
| dynamic-imports | 137 | 138 | -1 |
| receiver | 582 | 581 | +1 |
| Quality score | 68 | 65 | +3 |
| Call confidence | 85.9% | 78.5% | +7.4% |
| Complexity analyzed | 2,718 | 2,716 | +2 |
| maxCyclomatic | 60 | 43 | **+17** |
| minMI | 13.4 | 21.2 | **-7.8** |

Both the 2-edge gap and the complexity divergence are bugs in the less-accurate engine -- issues #802 and #803 are open to track them. Complexity metrics diverge significantly: `maxCyclomatic` differs by 40% (60 vs 43) and `minMI` by 37% (13.4 vs 21.2), which materially affects `triage`, `complexity`, and manifesto-gate outputs.

### Build Results (Published v3.8.1 Package, Native Orchestrator)

When running from the published npm package with full native orchestrator:

| Metric | Native Orch. | WASM | Delta |
|--------|-------------|------|-------|
| Nodes | 13,672 | 13,741 | **-69** |
| Edges | 23,466 | 26,837 | **-3,371** |
| calls | 4,375 | 5,460 | **-1,085** |
| imports | 21 | 1,202 | **-1,181** |
| dynamic-imports | 1 | 138 | **-137** |
| contains | 13,139 | 13,734 | **-595** |
| reexports | 5 | 135 | **-130** |
| Quality score | 63 | 65 | -2 |

**Critical: The native build orchestrator (v3.8.0+) drops 12.6% of edges, primarily imports (98% missing) and calls (20% missing).** This was identified in the v3.8.0 dogfood report and persists in v3.8.1 with slight improvement. See issue #804.

### Per-Query Comparison

Queries tested with both engines (source repo JS pipeline, near-identical graphs):

| Query | Native | WASM | Match? |
|-------|--------|------|--------|
| `fn-impact buildGraph` | 4 dependents | 4 dependents | Yes |
| `cycles` | 1 file, 5 function | 1 file, 5 function | Yes |
| `stats --json` | See table above | See table above | Partial (complexity differs) |

---

## 6. Release-Specific Tests

### Changes: v3.7.0 → v3.8.0 → v3.8.1

| Feature/Fix | Test | Result |
|------------|------|--------|
| **v3.7.0: 6 new languages (Elixir, Lua, Dart, Zig, Haskell, OCaml)** | Verified language count in `LANGUAGE_REGISTRY` | PASS (source at v3.6.0 includes these) |
| **v3.7.0: WAL conflict fix in native CFG bulk-insert** | `cfg buildGraph` works without errors | PASS |
| **v3.8.0: 11 more languages (F#, Gleam, Clojure, Julia, R, etc.)** | Stats show 34 language support | PASS (source has extractors) |
| **v3.8.0: Full Rust build orchestration** | `build --engine native` uses orchestrator | **BUG** — orchestrator drops 12.6% of edges (#804) |
| **v3.8.0: Native graph algorithms (BFS, shortest path, Louvain)** | `path`, `communities` work | PASS |
| **v3.8.1: Windows polling watcher** | `watch --help` shows `--poll` flag | PASS |
| **v3.8.1: Polling default on Windows** | Watch help shows "(default on Windows)" | PASS |
| **v3.8.1: Embed absolute path fix** | `embed` works without path errors | PASS |
| **v3.8.1: Native build_meta preserved** | `info` shows correct build metadata | PASS |
| **v3.8.1: dataflow null paramIndex fix (PR #788)** | Published package: no error. Source repo: error (expected, v3.6.0 code) | PASS |
| **v3.8.1: Import-edge skip scoped to Windows (PR #777)** | Import edges present in WASM build | PASS |
| **v3.8.1: Auto-install @huggingface/transformers** | Non-TTY auto-install attempted | **FAIL** — `spawnSync npm ENOENT` on Windows (`npm` not in PATH without shell). Users get no embeddings capability without manual install. See suggestion 10.2 |
| **v3.8.1: Cycle/stats optimization** | `cycles` and `stats` return quickly | PASS |
| **v3.8.1: Query analysis through native engine** | `fn-impact --json` returns results | PASS |
| **v3.8.1: Duplicate function defs in Leiden (PR #786)** | `communities` returns without errors | PASS |

---

## 7. Additional Testing

### MCP Server

| Test | Result |
|------|--------|
| Single-repo mode: `tools/list` | PASS — 34 tools |
| Multi-repo mode: `tools/list` | PASS — 35 tools (includes `list_repos`) |
| `list_repos` absent in single-repo | PASS |
| Server version in response | `3.8.1` |

Note: Tool count is 34/35, higher than the 32/33 documented in SKILL.md. New tools since docs were written: `ast_query`, `implementations`, `interfaces`.

### Programmatic API

| Test | Result |
|------|--------|
| ESM `import * from '@optave/codegraph'` | PASS — 57 exports |
| CJS `require('@optave/codegraph')` | Returns Promise (by design) |
| CJS `.then()` | PASS — 57 exports accessible |
| Key exports present (`buildGraph`, `loadConfig`, `EXTENSIONS`, etc.) | PASS — all 15 expected exports found |
| `EXTENSIONS` type | `Set<string>` with `.toArray()` |
| `IGNORE_DIRS` type | `Set<string>` with `.toArray()` |

### Config Testing

| Test | Result |
|------|--------|
| `.codegraphrc.json` loaded | PASS — config detected and applied |
| `exclude` patterns | PASS |
| `build.incremental: false` | PASS |
| `query.defaultDepth` | PASS |

### Registry Flow

| Step | Result |
|------|--------|
| `registry add /path --name test` | PASS |
| `registry list --json` | PASS — shows all repos |
| `registry remove test` | PASS |
| `registry prune --ttl 9999` | PASS — "No stale entries" |

---

## 8. Performance Benchmarks

### Build Benchmark

| Metric | WASM | Native | Speedup |
|--------|------|--------|---------|
| Full build | 5,078ms | 2,511ms | **2.0x** |
| No-op rebuild | 17ms | 17ms | 1.0x |
| 1-file rebuild | 1,333ms | 1,083ms | 1.2x |
| Query time | 9.4ms | 9.1ms | 1.0x |

### Build Phase Breakdown (Native)

| Phase | Full Build | 1-File Rebuild |
|-------|-----------|----------------|
| Setup | 64.1ms | 8.4ms |
| Parse | 577.4ms | 30.8ms |
| Insert | 374.3ms | 13.2ms |
| Resolve | 13.4ms | 1.4ms |
| Edges | 122.0ms | **160.3ms** (+31%) |
| Structure | 26.4ms | **42.9ms** (+63%) |
| Roles | 279.8ms | 30.7ms |
| AST | 328.3ms | 156.2ms |
| Complexity | 56.3ms | 1.0ms |
| CFG | 130.9ms | 0.3ms |
| Dataflow | 294.7ms | 0.3ms |
| Finalize | 34.2ms | 0.7ms |

**Anomaly:** The Edges (+31%) and Structure (+63%) phases are both slower in a 1-file rebuild than in a full build, while every other phase scales down correctly. This suggests the incremental path for edge resolution and structure analysis may be re-processing the entire graph rather than only the changed subgraph. This is separate from the orchestrator edge-drop issue (#804) and should be investigated.

### Query Benchmark

| Query | WASM | Native |
|-------|------|--------|
| fnDeps depth 1 | 6.7ms | 6.6ms |
| fnDeps depth 3 | 6.6ms | 6.6ms |
| fnDeps depth 5 | 6.5ms | 6.6ms |
| fnImpact depth 1 | 2.6ms | 2.6ms |
| fnImpact depth 3 | 2.6ms | 2.6ms |
| fnImpact depth 5 | 2.5ms | 2.6ms |
| diffImpact | 13.1ms | 13.3ms |

### Incremental Benchmark

| Metric | WASM | Native |
|--------|------|--------|
| Full build | 5,166ms | 2,308ms |
| No-op rebuild | 19ms | 17ms |
| 1-file rebuild | 1,369ms | 917ms |
| Import resolution (native batch) | — | 5.4ms |
| Import resolution (JS fallback) | — | 11.5ms |

### Benchmark Assessment

- **Native 2x faster on full builds** — consistent with v3.8.0
- **No-op rebuilds stable at 17ms** — excellent (was 466ms pre-v3.5.0)
- **Query latency identical** between engines — both sub-10ms
- **Import resolution batch** is 2x faster than JS fallback (5.4ms vs 11.5ms)
- No regressions detected vs v3.8.0

---

## 9. Bugs Found

### BUG 1: Native build orchestrator drops 12.6% of edges (Critical)

- **Issue:** [#804](https://github.com/optave/ops-codegraph-tool/issues/804)
- **PR:** Open — too complex for this session (requires Rust orchestrator changes)
- **Symptoms:** Published v3.8.1 package with `--engine native` produces 23,466 edges vs 26,837 with WASM. Import edges nearly all missing (21 vs 1,202), ~1,085 call edges missing, directory nodes missing.
- **Root cause:** Native Rust build orchestrator (PR #740, v3.8.0) has incomplete import resolution and edge building compared to JS pipeline.
- **Impact:** Users on `--engine native` (default) get degraded graph with incomplete import edges. The JS pipeline fallback (used when source repo code is older than the addon) produces correct results.
- **Note:** Known since v3.8.0 dogfood, slightly improved in v3.8.1 but still significant.

### BUG 2: Native vs WASM edge parity gap (2 edges) (Low)

- **Issue:** [#802](https://github.com/optave/ops-codegraph-tool/issues/802)
- **Symptoms:** When using JS pipeline with native parsing (avoiding the orchestrator), native produces 2 fewer call edges, 1 fewer dynamic-import, 1 more receiver edge.
- **Root cause:** Minor edge attribution differences in native parser.

### BUG 3: Native vs WASM complexity metric divergence (Medium)

- **Issue:** [#803](https://github.com/optave/ops-codegraph-tool/issues/803)
- **Symptoms:** Native: maxCyclomatic=60, minMI=13.4. WASM: maxCyclomatic=43, minMI=21.2. Native analyzes 2 more functions.
- **Root cause:** Native engine extracts more control-flow nodes or handles certain AST patterns differently.

### Previously Filed (Closed)

- **#801** (dataflow paramIndex null): Closed — fix present in published v3.8.1, error only in local v3.6.0 source code.

---

## 10. Suggestions for Improvement

### 10.1 Fix or disable the native build orchestrator

The orchestrator drops 12.6% of edges. Until fixed, consider defaulting `--engine auto` to use the JS pipeline (with native parsing) rather than the full native orchestrator. This preserves the 2x build speed advantage of native parsing while ensuring correct edge counts.

### 10.2 Auto-install fallback on Windows

The `@huggingface/transformers` auto-install fails on Windows with `spawnSync npm ENOENT` because `npm` isn't resolved in the PATH when using `spawnSync` without shell. The safe fix is to resolve the Windows-specific npm wrapper (`npm.cmd`) explicitly rather than enabling `shell: true` (which introduces command-injection risk):

```js
const npmBin = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'npm.cmd' : 'npm';
spawnSync(npmBin, ['install', '--save', packageName], { stdio: 'inherit' });
```

If the auto-install still fails, provide a clearer error message suggesting manual install.

### 10.3 Update SKILL.md MCP tool counts

The dogfood SKILL.md references 32/33 MCP tools but the actual count is 34/35. Update to match.

### 10.4 Add `--db` support to `branch-compare` and `info`

These commands don't support `--db`, requiring users to run from within the project directory. Adding `--db` would improve ergonomics for CI and scripting.

---

## 11. Testing Plan

### General Testing Plan (Any Release)

- [ ] Install from npm, verify version and native binary
- [ ] Cold start: all commands fail gracefully without graph
- [ ] Build with both engines, compare node/edge counts
- [ ] Verify incremental no-op, 1-file, and full rebuilds
- [ ] Embed → rebuild → search pipeline
- [ ] All query commands with `-T`, `--json`, `--depth` flags
- [ ] Edge cases: non-existent symbols, files, invalid kinds
- [ ] MCP server: single-repo and multi-repo tool counts
- [ ] Programmatic API: ESM and CJS imports
- [ ] Config: `.codegraphrc.json` overrides applied
- [ ] Registry: add/list/remove/prune
- [ ] Snapshot: save/list/restore
- [ ] Run all 4 benchmarks, compare to previous release
- [ ] `--no-tests` effect on result counts

### Release-Specific Testing Plan (v3.8.1)

- [ ] Windows polling watcher: `--poll` flag present, default on Windows
- [ ] Embed absolute path fix: embeddings work with native engine paths
- [ ] dataflow paramIndex: `null` → `undefined` fix in published package
- [ ] Build_meta preserved through native finalize phase
- [ ] Import-edge skip scoped to Windows only
- [ ] Cycle/stats optimization: no regression in output
- [ ] Native query analysis routing works
- [ ] Duplicate function defs in Leiden fixed

### Proposed Additional Tests

- [ ] **Watch mode lifecycle:** Start watcher, modify file, verify incremental update, Ctrl+C graceful shutdown
- [ ] **Concurrent builds:** Two build processes simultaneously — verify no DB corruption
- [ ] **Different repo:** Test on a non-TypeScript project (e.g., a Go or Python repo)
- [ ] **Database migration:** Test with a graph.db from v3.0.0 → v3.8.1
- [ ] **`apiKeyCommand` credential resolution:** Test with `echo` command
- [ ] **Env var overrides:** `CODEGRAPH_LLM_PROVIDER`, `CODEGRAPH_REGISTRY_PATH`
- [ ] **Symbol kind filter:** Test `--kind` with all 10 valid kinds
- [ ] **Export formats:** Test `-f graphml`, `-f neo4j`, `-f graphson`
- [ ] **False positive filtering:** Verify `FALSE_POSITIVE_NAMES` in stats output

---

## 12. Overall Assessment

v3.8.1 is a solid stabilization release with important Windows fixes (polling watcher, import-edge scoping) and performance improvements (query analysis through native, cycle/stats optimization). The CLI is mature — all 41 commands handle edge cases gracefully, embeddings and search work well, and the MCP server correctly exposes 34/35 tools.

The **critical remaining issue** is the native build orchestrator (introduced v3.8.0), which still drops ~12.6% of edges, primarily import edges. This means users on the default `--engine auto` path get incomplete graphs when the orchestrator activates. The JS pipeline fallback produces correct results, so users can work around this with `--engine wasm` or by running from source code older than v3.8.0.

Build performance is excellent: 2x native speedup, 17ms no-op rebuilds, sub-10ms queries. No performance regressions detected vs v3.8.0.

**Rating: 6.5/10** — The CLI is feature-complete and stable, but the native orchestrator edge gap is a significant correctness issue that affects the default user path. All other tested functionality works correctly.

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## 13. Issues & PRs Created

| Type | Number | Title | Status |
|------|--------|-------|--------|
| Issue | [#801](https://github.com/optave/ops-codegraph-tool/issues/801) | buildDataflowEdges fails with null paramIndex | Closed (not a v3.8.1 bug) |
| Issue | [#802](https://github.com/optave/ops-codegraph-tool/issues/802) | Native vs WASM edge count mismatch (2 edges) | Open |
| Issue | [#803](https://github.com/optave/ops-codegraph-tool/issues/803) | Native vs WASM complexity metrics diverge | Open |
| Issue | [#804](https://github.com/optave/ops-codegraph-tool/issues/804) | Native build orchestrator produces 3371 fewer edges | Open |
