ros-graph-inspector

name	ros-graph-inspector
description	Inspect ROS 2 nodes, topics, services, actions, parameters, and live graph structure to explain what is running and how it is connected. Use when observing or validating a live ROS system.

ROS Graph Inspector

Overview

Inspect ROS 2 nodes, topics, services, actions, parameters, and live graph structure to explain what is running and how it is connected.

Core Workflow

1. Survey the relevant files, configs, runtime signals, or artifacts to identify the important components and boundaries.
2. Map the relationships, dependencies, or graph structure that explain how the system or corpus fits together.
3. Highlight missing links, risky assumptions, or ambiguous edges that affect understanding or change safety.
4. Return a concise map plus the next best checks or follow-up actions.

Deliver

• A structured map of components, dependencies, or graph relationships.
• The highest-risk gaps, missing links, or ambiguous edges.
• Concrete next checks or actions based on the mapped structure.

Guardrails

• Do not infer strong relationships without evidence from code, config, or runtime artifacts.
• Separate confirmed connections from plausible but unverified ones.
• Prefer a smaller high-confidence map over a speculative complete one.
• Avoid commands that actuate hardware, move robots, or change live controller state unless explicitly requested.