codebase

name	codebase
description	Use the `codebase` CLI to populate, audit, and explore the Memory knowledge graph for a codebase. Use when the user wants to onboard a project, sync routes, check API quality, analyze domain structure, manage graph objects, manage constitution rules, track competitors and market trends, or install skills.
metadata	{"author":"emergent","version":"1.2"}

Operate the codebase CLI — a unified tool for syncing codebase structure into the Memory knowledge graph and querying it.

Rules

• Project config is auto-discovered — the CLI walks up from cwd to find .codebase.yml containing project_id. Only pass --project-id to override.
• Auth is auto-discovered — reads ~/.memory/config.yaml, .env.local, or MEMORY_API_KEY. No manual auth needed.
• Dry-run first for destructive ops — sync routes --dry-run, fix stale --dry-run before committing changes.
• --format json for machine-readable output; default is table.
• --all on graph list to paginate through all results (default limit is 50).

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Setup

# Install the CLI (from repo root)
task codebase:install   # → /usr/local/bin/codebase

# Verify project binding
cat .codebase.yml       # should have project_id and server
codebase graph list --type Domain   # smoke test

.codebase.yml format:

project_id: <uuid>
server: https://memory.emergent-company.ai   # optional, defaults to localhost

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When to use which command

User says…	Run…
"set up the graph", "onboard this project", "build the graph"	codebase onboard
"what rules do we have", "show me the constitution"	codebase constitution rules
"add a rule that X", "encode this constraint"	codebase constitution add-rule
"check naming conventions", "run the rules"	codebase constitution check --type <Type>
"sync the routes", "update endpoints"	codebase sync routes
"audit the API", "check endpoint quality"	codebase check api
"show domain structure", "what does this domain do"	codebase analyze tree --domain <name>
"show the competitive landscape", "who are our competitors"	codebase analyze competitive
"drill into a competitor", "what does X offer"	codebase analyze competitive --competitor <key>
"add a competitor", "track this product"	codebase create competitor <name>
"add a feature gap", "we're missing X vs competitors"	codebase create featuregap <name>
"add a strategic initiative", "we should respond to X"	codebase create strategicinitiative <name>
"add a market trend"	codebase create markettrend <name>
"link an initiative to a scenario"	codebase graph relate --from init-<slug> --to scn-<slug> --type drives
"I want to make a batch of graph changes safely"	create a branch first via memory graph branches create
"preview changes before they hit main"	write to branch, then memory graph branches merge main --source <id> (dry run)
"merge my branch into main"	memory graph branches merge main --source <id> --execute

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Constitution Rule Detection

The agent actively looks for opportunities to encode constraints into the constitution — both when the user states them and when the agent discovers them during analysis.

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Trigger 1 — User-stated rules

Recognize these signal patterns in user messages:

Pattern	Examples
Prohibition	"never do X", "don't use X", "X is forbidden", "we shouldn't X"
Mandate	"always do X", "every Y must have Z", "X is required", "we should always"
Naming convention	"keys should start with X", "files must be named X", "use the prefix X"
Structural constraint	"every domain needs X", "handlers must return X", "services should have Y"
Quality gate	"endpoints must have X", "make sure all Y have Z"

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Trigger 2 — Agent-discovered patterns

While running constitution check, analyze, check api, or reading source files, the agent looks for systemic findings that aren't yet encoded as rules:

Fire when:

• constitution check or check api surfaces 5+ violations of the same type with no existing rule covering it
• A consistent pattern is observed across 3+ domains or files during analysis
• A gap exists: an existing rule covers case A but the symmetric case B has no rule

Don't fire when:

• A single one-off violation (likely an exception, not a systemic issue)
• The pattern is already covered by an existing rule — check first with codebase constitution rules --format json
• During routine graph get / graph list / graph tree operations with no pattern analysis

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The flow — detect → suggest → add

Step 1 — Detect. Note the signal. Finish the current task first unless the detection is the primary finding.

Step 2 — Suggest. Present the pre-formulated rule inline — don't ask a yes/no first:

"I noticed [observation]. There's no rule covering this yet. I'd add:

rule-<category>-<slug> — "[statement]" (category: X · applies to: Y · check: auto/scan/prop)

Should I add it to the constitution?"

Step 3 — Add. If the user confirms, run codebase constitution add-rule with the pre-formulated fields. Confirm with the key and ID returned.

If the user says no, drop it — don't ask again for the same pattern in this session.

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Category mapping

Statement type	Category
Key naming, file naming, struct naming	naming
HTTP endpoints, auth, responses, Swagger annotations	api
Error handling, service patterns, fx module structure	service
DB queries, ORM patterns, schema-qualified names	db
Scenario / step / context structure	scenario
Auth, scopes, public endpoints, access control	security
Pagination, timeouts, unbounded queries, streaming	performance

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Field derivation guide

Field	How to derive it
--key	rule-<category>-<slug> where slug is 2-4 words kebab-cased from the statement
--name	≤6 words, imperative: "Handlers must use apperror"
--statement	Full constraint in one sentence. Specific: name the pattern, the violation, the required alternative
--category	From the mapping table above
--applies-to	The graph type the rule checks: APIEndpoint, Service, Domain, SourceFile
--auto-check	Use when the rule is a key naming convention — provide a Go regex
--prop-check	Use when the rule checks a graph object property — JSON spec: {"field":"method","nonempty":true}
--scan-pattern	Use when the rule checks source file content — provide a ripgrep regex
--scan-target	Glob to restrict scan: apps/server/domain/*/handler.go
--how-to-verify	One sentence for the AI: what to look for, what's wrong, what the fix is
--audit-type	Add security or performance if the rule belongs to a targeted audit

Pick one check mode (--auto-check, --prop-check, or --scan-pattern) — the first one set wins. If none apply cleanly, omit all three — the rule becomes a review mode rule (AI verifies manually).

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Worked example 1 — User-stated

User says: "We should never return raw errors from a handler, always wrap with apperror."

Agent detects: prohibition + mandate on error handling → category api, applies to APIEndpoint.

Agent suggests:

I'd add this to the constitution:

rule-api-apperror-handlers — "HTTP handlers must return errors using apperror.New*, never raw echo.NewHTTPError or plain http status codes." (category: api · applies to: APIEndpoint · check: scan)

Should I add it?

User confirms → Agent runs:

codebase constitution add-rule \
  --key rule-api-apperror-handlers \
  --name "Handlers must use apperror for errors" \
  --statement "HTTP handlers must return errors using apperror.New*, never raw echo.NewHTTPError or plain http status codes." \
  --category api \
  --applies-to APIEndpoint \
  --scan-pattern "echo\.NewHTTPError|c\.JSON\(http\.Status(Bad|Unauthorized|Not|Internal)" \
  --scan-target "apps/server/domain/*/handler.go" \
  --how-to-verify "Search handler.go files for echo.NewHTTPError or c.JSON with 4xx/5xx codes. These must use apperror instead."

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Worked example 2 — Agent-discovered

Agent runs codebase constitution check --type APIEndpoint and finds 14 handlers returning echo.NewHTTPError with no rule covering it.

Agent suggests (inline with the check output):

The check found 14 handlers using echo.NewHTTPError directly — this pattern has no rule yet. I'd add:

rule-api-apperror-responses — "HTTP handlers must use apperror.New*, never echo.NewHTTPError or raw c.JSON with status codes." (category: api · applies to: APIEndpoint · check: scan · audit-type: security)

Should I add it to the constitution?

User confirms → Agent runs add-rule as above, then re-runs constitution check to confirm the new rule appears.

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Command Reference

onboard — first-time graph population (AI-oriented)

codebase onboard                  # full population sequence + constitution + skill install
codebase onboard --dry-run        # preview without writing
codebase onboard --repo /path     # specify repo root

Runs in sequence: sync routes → sync middleware → sync files → seed exposes → create constitution → install skill. Prints a structured report of what was created. No interactive prompts — designed for AI agents.

constitution — coding rules and constraints

# List rules
codebase constitution rules
codebase constitution rules --category naming
codebase constitution rules --format json

# Create constitution with starter rules (called by onboard automatically)
codebase constitution create

# Add a rule (AI infers rules from codebase analysis)
codebase constitution add-rule \
  --key rule-api-pagination \
  --name "List endpoints must support pagination" \
  --statement "Every GET endpoint returning a list must accept limit and cursor query params." \
  --category api \
  --applies-to APIEndpoint

# Add a naming rule with auto-check regex
codebase constitution add-rule \
  --key rule-naming-service-key \
  --name "Service key prefix" \
  --statement "Every Service key must start with svc-" \
  --category naming \
  --applies-to Service \
  --auto-check "^svc-[a-z][a-z0-9-]+$"

# Run checks
codebase constitution check --type APIEndpoint
codebase constitution check --type APIEndpoint --category naming
codebase constitution check --type Service --domain agents
codebase constitution check --type APIEndpoint --format json

Rule categories: naming | api | service | db | scenario | security | performance Key convention: rule-<category>-<slug>

sync — populate graph from source

codebase sync routes              # upsert APIEndpoint objects from route files
codebase sync routes --dry-run    # preview changes without writing
codebase sync middleware          # wire Middleware→APIEndpoint relationships
codebase sync files               # sync SourceFile objects with disk
codebase sync files --sync        # actually create/delete (default is read-only)
codebase sync files --orphans     # show only files in graph but not on disk

check — read-only quality audits

codebase check api                          # audit APIEndpoint completeness
codebase check api --domain agents          # filter to one domain
codebase check api --checks no_path,orphan  # run specific checks only

codebase check coverage                     # test coverage gaps by domain
codebase check coverage --sort coverage     # sort by coverage %
codebase check coverage --min-coverage 80   # only show below 80%
codebase check coverage --fail-on-risk      # exit 2 if high-risk untested domains

codebase check complexity --top 10          # top 10 most complex domains
codebase check complexity --recommendations # include refactor suggestions
codebase check complexity --domain sandbox  # filter to one domain

codebase check logic                        # graph consistency checks
codebase check logic --domain agents        # filter to one domain
codebase check logic --verbose              # include passing checks

analyze — structural analysis

codebase analyze tree                       # Domain→Service→Endpoint map
codebase analyze tree --domain agents       # filter to one domain
codebase analyze tree --format markdown     # markdown output

codebase analyze uml                        # PlantUML class diagram (all entities)
codebase analyze uml --domain agents        # filter to one domain
codebase analyze uml --format mermaid       # Mermaid output instead

codebase analyze scenarios                  # Scenario→Context→Action map
codebase analyze scenarios --domain agents  # filter to one domain

codebase analyze contexts                   # Context→Action map
codebase analyze contexts --type screen     # filter by context_type
codebase analyze contexts --show-empty      # include contexts with no actions

codebase analyze competitive                            # full matrix: competitors, gaps, initiatives, trends
codebase analyze competitive --competitor comp-hermes   # drill-down for one competitor
codebase analyze competitive --format json              # machine-readable output

graph — CRUD on graph objects

# List
codebase graph list --type APIEndpoint --all
codebase graph list --type Domain
codebase graph list --filter domain=agents

# Get
codebase graph get ep-agents-listagents     # by key
codebase graph get <uuid>                   # by ID

# Tree (dependency view)
codebase graph tree ep-agents-listagents    # outbound relationships
codebase graph tree ep-agents-listagents --depth 3

# Create / update
codebase graph create --type Domain --key domain-foo --props '{"name":"Foo"}'
codebase graph update --key domain-foo --props '{"description":"updated"}'

# Relate / unrelate
codebase graph relate --from ep-foo --to svc-foo --type calls
codebase graph unrelate --from ep-foo --to svc-foo --type calls

# Delete / rename
codebase graph delete ep-old-key
codebase graph rename old-key new-key --dry-run

# Prune (delete isolated objects)
codebase graph prune --dry-run
codebase graph prune

# Batch (JSON array of ops)
echo '[{"op":"create","type":"Domain","key":"domain-x","props":{"name":"X"}}]' | codebase graph batch
codebase graph batch --file ops.json

# Query — natural language / hybrid search (FTS + vector)
codebase graph query "MCP proxy support"
codebase graph query "authentication scenarios" --type Scenario
codebase graph query "open source competitors" --type Competitor --limit 10
codebase graph query "login flow" --mode fts --format json
# Use this whenever a user asks to "find", "search", or "what objects relate to X"

seed — write seed objects

codebase seed entities --glob "apps/server/domain/**/*.go"   # seed entities from Go files
codebase seed exposes                                         # wire Service→exposes→APIEndpoint

fix — repair graph state

codebase fix stale --dry-run    # preview stale endpoint removal
codebase fix stale              # delete APIEndpoints with no matching code route

codebase fix rewire --from old-ctx-key --map "slug1=ctx-new-1,slug2=ctx-new-2"

create / key — type-specific object creation

Standard codebase types: context, uicomponent, helper, action, apiendpoint, sourcefile, domain, scenario, step, actor

Competitive landscape types:

# Add a competitor
codebase create competitor "Hermes" \
  --category personal-agent --status active --open-source \
  --repo-url https://github.com/example/hermes \
  --tech-stack "Go, MCP" --target-audience "developers"

# Add a feature gap
codebase create featuregap "MCP Proxy" \
  --impact critical --effort medium --in-progress

# Add a strategic initiative (links back to competitive pressure)
codebase create strategicinitiative "Build MCP Support" \
  --priority high --status planned \
  --competitive-driver "Multiple competitors already ship MCP proxy" \
  --owner "platform-team"

# Add a market trend
codebase create markettrend "MCP Standardization" \
  --impact-level high \
  --impact-on-diane "Diane must support MCP to stay relevant as a personal agent platform" \
  --source "Anthropic MCP spec, Nov 2024"

# Add a comparison point (Diane vs competitor on a feature)
codebase create comparisonpoint "mcp-proxy" \
  --competitor comp-hermes --feature mcp-proxy \
  --assessment weaker \
  --reasoning "Hermes ships native MCP proxy; Diane has none" \
  --priority high

# Add competitor feature
codebase create competitorfeature "MCP Proxy" \
  --competitor comp-hermes --capability-area connectivity --core --maturity-level stable

# Add pricing model for a competitor
codebase create pricingmodel "hermes-pricing" \
  --competitor comp-hermes --model-type freemium --price-range "$0-20/mo" --currency USD

# Add an integration a competitor supports
codebase create integration "GitHub" \
  --competitor comp-hermes --type native --maturity-level stable

# Link initiative → scenario (cross-pack traceability)
codebase graph relate \
  --from init-build-mcp-support \
  --to scn-implement-mcp-proxy \
  --type drives

# Link competitor → feature gap (competitor exposes this gap)
codebase graph relate \
  --from comp-hermes \
  --to gap-mcp-proxy \
  -- exposes_gap


codebase graph relate \
  --from init-build-mcp-support \
  --to comp-hermes \
  -- responds_to


codebase key competitor               
codebase key featuregap            
codebase key strategicinitiative   

Key prefixes for competitive types:

Type	Prefix	Example
Competitor	comp-	comp-hermes
CompetitorFeature	feat-<comp>-	feat-hermes-mcp-proxy
FeatureGap	gap-	gap-mcp-proxy
StrategicInitiative	init-	init-build-mcp-support
MarketTrend	trend-	trend-mcp-standardization
CapabilityMatrix	matrix-	matrix-q2-2026
ComparisonPoint	cmp-<comp>-	cmp-hermes-mcp-proxy
PricingModel	price-<comp>	price-hermes
Integration	intg-<comp>-	intg-hermes-github

Key generation is idempotent — the CLI strips known prefixes before prepending them. codebase key competitor "Hermes" and codebase key competitor "comp-hermes" both produce comp-hermes. Never manually add the prefix when passing a name — pass the human name and let the CLI generate the key.

branch — graph branch operations

Branches are isolated workspaces. Use them whenever you are making a batch of changes to the graph that should be reviewed before hitting main — e.g. a competitive landscape import, a large sync, a schema refactor, or experimental planning.

Branches are created via the memory CLI, not codebase:

# 1. Create a branch
BRANCH_ID=$(memory graph branches create --name "competitive/q2-2026" --output json \
  | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
echo $BRANCH_ID   # save this — use it for all writes below

# 2. All codebase writes go to the branch via --branch
codebase create competitor "Hermes" --branch "$BRANCH_ID" --category personal-agent --status active
codebase create featuregap "MCP Proxy" --branch "$BRANCH_ID" --impact critical
codebase graph relate --from comp-hermes --to gap-mcp-proxy --type exposes_gap --branch "$BRANCH_ID"
codebase sync routes --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

# 3. Inspect what's on the branch
codebase graph list --type Competitor --branch "$BRANCH_ID" --all
codebase graph tree comp-hermes --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

# 4. Verify branch contents (codebase verify)
codebase branch verify --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

# 5. Preview merge — dry run first, always
memory graph branches merge main --source "$BRANCH_ID"

# 6. Inspect conflicts (if any)
memory graph branches merge main --source "$BRANCH_ID" --output json

# 7. Execute merge when clean
memory graph branches merge main --source "$BRANCH_ID" --execute

# 8. Delete branch after merge
memory graph branches delete 

When to use a branch:

Situation	Branch?
Adding/updating a single graph object	No — write directly to main
Importing a full competitor + features + gaps	Yes
Running codebase sync routes on a large codebase	Yes — preview before committing
Experimental planning or "what if" analysis	Yes
Bulk codebase graph batch operations	Yes

Branch naming conventions:

Purpose	Name pattern
Competitive landscape import	competitive/<period> e.g. competitive/q2-2026
Route sync preview	sync/routes-<date>
Scenario planning	plan/<scenario-slug>
Feature exploration	feature/<slug>

Merge conflict rules:

• Conflicts occur when an object changed on both the branch and main since the branch was created
• --execute is blocked if any conflicts exist
• Resolve by updating either the branch object or the main object to match, then re-run dry run

# List all branches
memory graph branches list

# Get branch details
memory graph branches get "$BRANCH_ID"

# Fork an existing branch (for branching off a branch)
memory graph branches fork "$BRANCH_ID" --name "sub-branch"

skills — manage agent skills

codebase skills install --list          # list bundled skills
codebase skills install                 # install all bundled skills
codebase skills install codebase        # install only the codebase skill
codebase skills install --force         # overwrite existing
codebase skills install --dir /path     # custom destination

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Common Workflows

Bootstrap a graph from scratch (scenarios-first)

This is the recommended approach for starting a fresh graph on a new or existing project. The strategy: define the intended behaviour (scenarios) first, validate them, then use branch verify to determine what structural components are needed, and build out from there.

Phase 1 — Project setup

# Bind the project (one-time)
cat .codebase.yml           # confirm project_id + server are set
codebase graph list --type Domain   # smoke test — should succeed (empty is fine)

If .codebase.yml doesn't exist:

# .codebase.yml
project_id: <your-memory-project-id>
server: https://memory.emergent-company.ai

Phase 2 — Create scenarios on a branch

Work on a branch so nothing hits main until you're satisfied.

# Create a planning branch
BRANCH_ID=$(memory graph branches create --name "plan/initial-scenarios" --output json \
  | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
echo "branch: $BRANCH_ID"

# Create scenarios — one per user-facing capability
codebase create scenario "User registers an account" --branch "$BRANCH_ID" \
  --given "User is on the registration page" \
  --when "User fills in email and password and submits" \
  --then "Account is created and user is redirected to dashboard"

codebase create scenario "User lists their agents" --branch "$BRANCH_ID" \
  --given "User is authenticated" \
  --when "User navigates to the agents page" \
  --then "A paginated list of the user's agents is displayed"

# Add steps to each scenario
codebase create step "Open registration page" \
  --scenario scn-user-registers-an-account --order 1 --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

codebase create step "Submit registration form" \
  --scenario scn-user-registers-an-account --order 2 --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

codebase create step "See confirmation" \
  --scenario scn-user-registers-an-account --order 3 --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

Phase 3 — Validate scenarios

Check that scenarios are structurally sound before building on top of them.

# Inspect scenario structure — look for missing steps, contexts, actions
codebase analyze scenarios --branch "$BRANCH_ID" --show-empty

# Check logical consistency
codebase check logic --branch "$BRANCH_ID" --verbose

# Red flags to fix before continuing:
#   - Scenarios with 0 steps
#   - Steps with no context (occurs_in missing)
#   - Steps with no action (has_action missing) except the final step

A scenario is valid when:

• It has ≥ 1 step
• Every non-terminal step has a context (occurs_in) and an action (has_action)
• The terminal step has a context but no action (it's the outcome, not a trigger)

Fix any issues before moving to Phase 4:

# Add a context to a step
codebase create context "Registration Page" --branch "$BRANCH_ID" --route /register
codebase graph relate \
  --from step-user-registers-an-account-1 \
  --to ctx-registration-page \
  --type occurs_in \
  --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

# Add an action to a step
codebase create action "Submit Registration" --branch "$BRANCH_ID" \
  --type submit --domain auth
codebase graph relate \
  --from step-user-registers-an-account-2 \
  --to act-auth-submit-registration \
  --type has_action \
  --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

Phase 4 — Verify: determine what needs to be built

branch verify compares the branch graph against the main graph and surfaces what's pending. Use it after Phase 3 to see the full list of objects and relationships the scenarios require that don't exist yet.

# Dry-run: what would merge into main?
codebase branch verify --branch "$BRANCH_ID" --verbose

# Full merge diff in JSON — pipe to jq for analysis
memory graph branches merge main --source "$BRANCH_ID" --output json \
  | jq '.items[] | select(.classification == "added") | .object.type + " " + .object.key'

This tells you exactly which APIEndpoint, Service, UIComponent, Context, and other objects need to be created — grounding implementation work in the validated scenario plan.

Phase 5 — Build out the graph

With validated scenarios as the anchor, fill in the structural layer:

# Sync routes from code (adds APIEndpoint objects)
codebase sync routes --branch "$BRANCH_ID" --dry-run
codebase sync routes --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

# Sync source files
codebase sync files --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

# Seed entities from Go source
codebase seed entities --branch "$BRANCH_ID" \
  --glob "apps/server/domain/**/*.go"

# Wire Service→exposes→APIEndpoint
codebase seed exposes --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

# Install the constitution (coding rules)
codebase constitution create --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

Phase 6 — Final validation and merge

# Re-run logic check — should be clean
codebase check logic --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

# Check API quality
codebase check api --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

# Dry-run merge
memory graph branches merge main --source "$BRANCH_ID"

# Merge when clean
memory graph branches merge main --source "$BRANCH_ID" --execute

# Clean up
memory graph branches delete "$BRANCH_ID"

Summary: fresh graph checklist

[ ] .codebase.yml bound to project
[ ] Planning branch created
[ ] Scenarios created with steps
[ ] Scenarios validated (analyze scenarios --show-empty, check logic)
[ ] Every non-terminal step has context + action
[ ] branch verify run — pending objects identified
[ ] Routes synced, entities seeded
[ ] check api clean
[ ] Dry-run merge passes (no conflicts)
[ ] Merged to main
[ ] Branch deleted

First-time graph population

codebase sync routes --dry-run    # preview
codebase sync routes              # write APIEndpoints
codebase sync middleware          # wire Middleware rels
codebase seed exposes             # wire Service→exposes→APIEndpoint

Daily audit

codebase check api                # any broken endpoints?
codebase check coverage           # coverage gaps?
codebase sync routes --dry-run    # any drift from code?

Explore a domain

codebase analyze tree --domain agents
codebase check complexity --domain agents --recommendations
codebase graph list --type APIEndpoint --filter domain=agents --all

Fix drift after code changes

codebase sync routes --dry-run    # see what changed
codebase sync routes              # apply updates
codebase fix stale --dry-run      # see stale objects
codebase fix stale                # remove them

Graph surgery

# Find an object
codebase graph get ep-agents-listagents

# See its relationships
codebase graph tree ep-agents-listagents

# Update a property
codebase graph update --key ep-agents-listagents --props '{"description":"updated"}'

# Wire a new relationship
codebase graph relate --from ep-agents-listagents --to svc-agents-list --type calls

Competitive landscape import (with branch)

# 1. Create branch
BRANCH_ID=$(memory graph branches create --name "competitive/q2-2026" --output json \
  | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")

# 2. Add competitors + data to branch
codebase create competitor "Hermes" --branch "$BRANCH_ID" --category personal-agent --status active --open-source
codebase create featuregap "MCP Proxy" --branch "$BRANCH_ID" --impact critical --effort medium
codebase create strategicinitiative "Build MCP Support" --branch "$BRANCH_ID" --priority high --status planned
codebase graph relate --from comp-hermes --to gap-mcp-proxy --type exposes_gap --branch "$BRANCH_ID"
codebase graph relate --from init-build-mcp-support --to comp-hermes --type responds_to --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

# 3. Review
codebase analyze competitive --branch "$BRANCH_ID"

# 4. Dry-run merge
memory graph branches merge main --source "$BRANCH_ID"

# 5. Execute when clean
memory graph branches merge main --source "$BRANCH_ID" --execute
memory graph branches delete "$BRANCH_ID"

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Output Formats

All commands support --format table|json|markdown (global flag).

codebase check coverage --format markdown   # paste into docs
codebase graph list --type Domain --format json | jq '.[] | .key'

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Flags Reference

Flag	Scope	Description
--project-id	global	Override project ID
--branch	global	Graph branch ID (default: main)
--format	global	Output: table, json, markdown
--dry-run	sync, fix, rename, prune	Preview without writing
--all	graph list	Paginate all results
--domain	check, analyze tree/uml/scenarios	Filter to one domain
--verbose	check logic, graph list	More detail
--top N	check complexity	Show top N only
--recommendations	check complexity	Add refactor suggestions
--force	skills install	Overwrite existing files