tracely360

Turn any folder of code, docs, papers, images, or videos into a queryable knowledge graph. Type /tracely360 in your AI coding assistant — it reads your files, builds a graph, and gives you back structure you didn't know was there. Understand a codebase faster. Find the "why" behind architectural decisions.

71.5× fewer tokens per query vs reading the raw files, persistent across sessions, honest about what it found vs guessed.

Highlights

• Deterministic AST extraction — 25 languages via tree-sitter (Python, JS, TS, Go, Rust, Java, C, C++, Ruby, C#, Kotlin, Scala, PHP, Swift, Lua, Zig, PowerShell, Elixir, Objective-C, Julia, Verilog, SystemVerilog, Vue, Svelte, Dart)
• API endpoint discovery — Flask, FastAPI, Django, Express, NestJS, Next.js, Spring, Laravel, Rails, Gin, Echo, Chi, ASP.NET
• Multimodal — code, markdown, PDFs, images, screenshots, diagrams, whiteboard photos, video and audio (transcribed via faster-whisper with domain-aware prompts)
• Leiden community detection — topology-based clustering, no embeddings, no LLM calls
• Multiple exports — interactive HTML (vis.js), persistent JSON, Obsidian wiki, SVG, markdown report
• MCP server — expose the graph over stdio for Claude, Codex, and other agents
• Per-file caching — re-runs only process changed files (SHA256-based)
• Git hooks — auto-rebuild on commit/checkout

Project scope

• Deterministic, local-first analysis. Core graph extraction should stay explainable and reproducible.
• No hosted LLM dependency in the analysis pipeline.
• If you want to propose a large feature or scope change, open an issue before sending a pull request.

Install

pip install tracely360
tracely360 install

Optional extras:

pip install "tracely360[mcp]"      # MCP stdio server
pip install "tracely360[neo4j]"    # Neo4j push
pip install "tracely360[pdf]"      # PDF extraction
pip install "tracely360[video]"    # Video/audio transcription
pip install "tracely360[watch]"    # File watcher
pip install "tracely360[svg]"      # Static SVG export
pip install "tracely360[leiden]"   # Leiden clustering (Python <3.13)
pip install "tracely360[office]"   # Word/Excel conversion
pip install "tracely360[all]"      # Everything

Quick start

Skill mode (recommended)

Type /tracely360 . in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, VS Code Copilot Chat, Aider, OpenClaw, Factory Droid, Trae, Hermes, Kiro, or Google Antigravity.

CLI utilities

tracely360 query "How is AuthController connected to Service?"
tracely360 path "AuthController" "Service"
tracely360 explain "Repository"

For full graph builds, use the assistant skill mode above. The direct CLI exposes utilities like update, watch, query, path, explain, and platform installers.

Watch mode

tracely360 watch

Auto-rebuilds the AST graph on file changes. No LLM required.

MCP server

python -m tracely360.serve

Exposes the graph over stdio. Tools: query_graph, get_node, get_neighbors, get_community, god_nodes, graph_stats, shortest_path.

Outputs

All results land in tracely360-out/:

File	Description
GRAPH_REPORT.md	One-page audit: god nodes, clusters, surprising connections, API endpoints, knowledge gaps
graph.json	Persistent queryable graph (node-link format with cluster assignments in the community field)
graph.html	Interactive vis.js visualization with search, filtering, and node inspection
wiki/	Obsidian-compatible markdown vault with bidirectional wikilinks
cache/	Per-file extraction cache (SHA256-keyed)

Supported platforms

Platform	Install command
Claude Code	tracely360 claude install
Codex	tracely360 codex install
OpenCode	tracely360 opencode install
Aider	tracely360 aider install
Cursor	tracely360 cursor install
VS Code Copilot Chat	tracely360 vscode install
GitHub Copilot CLI	tracely360 install --platform copilot
OpenClaw	tracely360 claw install
Factory Droid	tracely360 droid install
Trae	tracely360 trae install
Gemini CLI	tracely360 gemini install
Hermes	tracely360 hermes install
Kiro	tracely360 kiro install
Google Antigravity	tracely360 antigravity install

Git hooks

tracely360 hook install    # post-commit + post-checkout
tracely360 hook uninstall

Rebuilds the AST-only graph after every commit. Works with Husky and custom core.hooksPath.

API endpoint extraction

Static analysis only — no code execution, no port probing. Detects route decorators/registrations in:

• Python: Flask (@app.route), FastAPI (@app.get), Django (urlpatterns)
• JavaScript/TypeScript: Express (app.get), NestJS (@Get()), Next.js API routes
• Java: Spring (@GetMapping, @RequestMapping)
• PHP: Laravel (Route::get)
• Ruby: Rails (resources, get, post in routes.rb)
• Go: Gin, Echo, Chi (r.GET, e.GET, r.Get)
• C#: ASP.NET ([HttpGet], MapGet)

Detected routes appear as endpoint nodes in the graph and in the API Endpoints section of the report.

Environment variables

Variable	Default	Purpose
TRACELY360_WHISPER_PROMPT	(derived from corpus)	Override faster-whisper prompt
TRACELY360_WHISPER_MODEL	base	Whisper model name

Legacy names GRAPHIFY_WHISPER_PROMPT and GRAPHIFY_WHISPER_MODEL are still supported.

How it works

detect() → extract() → build_from_json() → cluster() + score_all()
  → god_nodes() / surprising_connections() / suggest_questions()
  → generate() → to_json() / to_html() / to_wiki()

1. Detect — scan corpus, classify files (code, document, paper, image, video)
2. Extract — two-pass AST extraction: per-file structure, then cross-file import resolution. Endpoint pass discovers API routes.
3. Build — assemble NetworkX graph from flat node/edge payloads
4. Cluster — Leiden graph clustering (topology-based, no embeddings)
5. Analyze — god nodes, surprising connections, knowledge gaps
6. Report — render GRAPH_REPORT.md with full audit trail
7. Export — interactive HTML, persistent JSON, Obsidian wiki

Confidence model

Every edge carries a confidence level:

Level	Meaning
EXTRACTED	Directly proven by source code or parser
INFERRED	Reasonable structural/semantic inference
AMBIGUOUS	Uncertain — flagged for review

Team workflow

Commit tracely360-out/ to git. The graph, report, and wiki are plain text and diff cleanly. Use .tracely360ignore (same syntax as .gitignore) to exclude files from extraction.

Recommended .gitignore additions:

tracely360-out/cache/

Community

• Read CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, SUPPORT.md, and SECURITY.md.
• Use public GitHub issues and pull requests for bugs, proposals, and design discussion. Keep private contact for security reports or sensitive conduct matters only.
• These community docs are aligned with guidance from Open Source Guides.

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE.