| name | ascii-dependency-graph |
| description | Render an ASCII dependency graph from a JSON structure. |
| disable-model-invocation | false |
Render an ASCII dependency graph using the Python script at ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/render_ascii_dependency_graph.py.
Instructions
-
Construct a JSON object describing the dependency tree. Each node has:
"name": the module/dependency name (required)
"right": a single node connected horizontally to the right (optional)
"bottom": an array of child nodes connected vertically below (optional)
- Use
{"ellipsis": true} in a bottom array to insert a · · · continuation marker.
-
Write the JSON to a temporary file in the current project's working directory (e.g. dep_graph.json).
-
Run (use python3 on macOS/Linux, python on Windows):
python3 "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/render_ascii_dependency_graph.py" --file dep_graph.json
-
Copy the output into the target markdown file inside a fenced code block.
-
Delete the temporary JSON file.
Example JSON
{
"name": "App",
"right": {
"name": "LibA",
"right": { "name": "LibC" }
},
"bottom": [
{ "name": "LibB" },
{
"name": "LibD",
"right": { "name": "LibC" }
}
]
}
Box width rule
Each box has odd character width = RoundUpToNearestOdd( len(name) + 4 ). This ensures the ┬ connector exits exactly from the centre of the bottom border.
User argument
$ARGUMENTS