code-review-graph 1.6.4

Persistent incremental knowledge graph for token-efficient, context-aware code reviews with Claude Code

code-review-graph

Persistent incremental knowledge graph for token-efficient, context-aware code reviews with Claude Code.

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It turns Claude from "smart but forgetful tourist" into "local expert who already knows the map."

Stop re-scanning your entire codebase on every review. code-review-graph builds a structural graph of your code using Tree-sitter, tracks it incrementally, and gives Claude Code the context it needs to review only what changed — and everything affected by those changes.

Without graph	With graph
Full repo scan every review	Only changed + impacted files
No blast-radius awareness	Automatic impact analysis
Token-heavy (entire codebase)	5-10x fewer tokens per review
Manual "what else does this affect?"	Graph-powered dependency tracing

Features

• Incremental updates — Only re-parses files that changed since last build. Subsequent updates take <2s.
• 12+ languages — Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, Rust, Java, C#, Ruby, Kotlin, Swift, PHP, C/C++
• Blast-radius analysis — See exactly which functions, classes, and files are impacted by any change
• Token-efficient reviews — Send only changed + impacted code to the model, not your entire repo
• Auto-update hooks — Graph stays current on every file edit and git commit
• Vector embeddings — Optional semantic search across your codebase with sentence-transformers
• Interactive visualization — Collapsible, searchable HTML graph with edge-type toggles
• Watch mode — Real-time graph updates as you code

For the full feature list and changelog, see docs/FEATURES.md.

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🚀 Quick Start

Install as a Claude Code Plugin (Recommended)

claude plugin add tirth8205/code-review-graph

That's it. Claude Code will handle installation and MCP server setup automatically. Restart Claude Code to activate.

Install via pip

If you prefer a manual setup or want to use the CLI tools directly:

pip install code-review-graph
code-review-graph init    # Set up .mcp.json for Claude Code

Requires Python 3.10+ and uv (the init command generates a uvx-based MCP config). Install uv with pip install uv or brew install uv.

With semantic search (optional):

pip install code-review-graph[embeddings]

CLI

code-review-graph init       # Set up .mcp.json for Claude Code
code-review-graph build      # Parse your entire codebase
code-review-graph update     # Incremental update (only changed files)
code-review-graph watch      # Real-time auto-updates as you code
code-review-graph status     # Show graph statistics
code-review-graph visualize  # Interactive HTML graph visualization
code-review-graph serve      # Start MCP server

Use the skills

/code-review-graph:build-graph    # Parse your codebase (~10s for 500 files)
/code-review-graph:review-delta   # Review only what changed
/code-review-graph:review-pr      # Full PR review with blast-radius

Before: Claude reads 200 files, uses ~150k tokens. After: Claude reads 8 changed + 12 impacted files, uses ~25k tokens.

For detailed usage instructions, see docs/USAGE.md.

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🛠️ How It Works

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                Claude Code                   │
│  ┌─────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌────────────┐ │
│  │  Skills  │  │  Hooks   │  │   Agent    │ │
│  └────┬────┘  └────┬─────┘  └─────┬──────┘ │
│       │            │               │         │
│       └────────────┼───────────────┘         │
│                    │                         │
│              ┌─────▼─────┐                   │
│              │ MCP Server │                  │
│              └─────┬─────┘                   │
└────────────────────┼────────────────────────┘
                     │
         ┌───────────┼───────────┐
         │           │           │
    ┌────▼───┐  ┌───▼────┐  ┌──▼──────────┐
    │ Parser │  │ Graph  │  │ Incremental │
    │(sitter)│  │(SQLite)│  │  (git diff) │
    └────────┘  └────────┘  └─────────────┘

Component	File	Role
Parser	code_review_graph/parser.py	Tree-sitter multi-language AST parser. Extracts nodes and relationships.
Graph	code_review_graph/graph.py	SQLite-backed knowledge graph with NetworkX for traversal queries.
Incremental	code_review_graph/incremental.py	Git-aware delta detection. Re-parses only changed files + dependents.
MCP Server	code_review_graph/main.py	Exposes 8 tools to Claude Code via the Model Context Protocol.
Visualization	code_review_graph/visualization.py	D3.js interactive graph visualization generator.
Skills	skills/	Three review workflows: build-graph, review-delta, review-pr.
Hooks	hooks/	Auto-updates the graph on file edits and git commits.

For the full architecture walkthrough, see docs/architecture.md.

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📚 Deep Dive

Everything beyond the quick start lives in the docs/ folder. Start with docs/USAGE.md for the full workflow guide.

Document	What's inside
Usage Guide	Installation, workflows, and tips
Commands Reference	All MCP tools, skills, and CLI commands
Features & Changelog	What's included and what changed
Architecture	System design and data flow
Schema	Graph node/edge types and SQLite tables
Troubleshooting	Common issues and fixes
LLM-Optimized Reference	Token-optimized reference used by Claude Code
Roadmap	Planned features
Legal & Privacy	License and data handling

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Graph Schema

Nodes

Kind	Properties
File	path, language, last_parsed_hash, size
Class	name, file, line_start, line_end, modifiers
Function	name, file, class (nullable), line_start, line_end, params, return_type, is_test
Type	name, file, kind (enum, interface, etc.)
Test	name, file, tested_function

Edges

Kind	Direction	Meaning
CALLS	Function -> Function	Function calls another function
IMPORTS_FROM	File -> File/Module	File imports from another
INHERITS	Class -> Class	Class extends another
IMPLEMENTS	Class -> Interface	Class implements an interface
CONTAINS	File/Class -> Function/Class	Containment hierarchy
TESTED_BY	Function -> Test	Function has a test
DEPENDS_ON	Node -> Node	General dependency

For the full schema documentation, see docs/schema.md.

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MCP Tools

Tool	Description
build_or_update_graph_tool	Full or incremental graph build
get_impact_radius_tool	Blast radius analysis for changed files
query_graph_tool	Predefined relationship queries (callers, callees, tests, imports)
get_review_context_tool	Token-optimized review context with source snippets
semantic_search_nodes_tool	Search code entities by name/keyword/semantic similarity
embed_graph_tool	Compute vector embeddings for semantic search
list_graph_stats_tool	Graph statistics and health check
get_docs_section_tool	Retrieve specific documentation sections (minimal tokens)

For usage details and examples, see docs/COMMANDS.md.

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Supported Languages

Language	Extensions	Status
Python	.py	Full support
TypeScript	.ts, .tsx	Full support
JavaScript	.js, .jsx	Full support
Go	.go	Full support
Rust	.rs	Full support
Java	.java	Full support
C#	.cs	Full support
Ruby	.rb	Full support
Kotlin	.kt	Full support
Swift	.swift	Full support
PHP	.php	Full support
C/C++	.c, .h, .cpp, .hpp	Full support

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Configuration

Create a .code-review-graphignore file in your repo root to exclude paths:

# Ignore generated files
generated/**
*.generated.ts
*.pb.go

# Ignore vendor
vendor/**
third_party/**

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🧪 Testing

pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest
ruff check code_review_graph/

47 tests covering parser, graph storage, MCP tools, and multi-language support (Go, Rust, Java).

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🤝 Contributing

Adding a new language

1. Add the extension mapping in code_review_graph/parser.py → EXTENSION_TO_LANGUAGE
2. Add node type mappings in _CLASS_TYPES, _FUNCTION_TYPES, _IMPORT_TYPES, _CALL_TYPES
3. Test with a sample file in that language
4. Submit a PR

Development setup

git clone https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph.git
cd code-review-graph
python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

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Comparison

Feature	code-review-graph	code-graph-rag	CocoIndex
Review-first design	Yes	No	No
Claude Code integration	Native	No	No
Incremental updates	Yes	Partial	Yes
No external DB needed	Yes (SQLite)	No (Neo4j)	No
Auto-update hooks	Yes	No	No
Impact/blast radius	Yes	No	No
Multi-language	12+ languages	Python only	Varies
Token-efficient reviews	Yes	No	No

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📄 License

MIT — see LICENSE for details.

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