graphsift 1.4.0

Smarter code context for LLMs — ranked relevance, multi-file diff, Bash/HCL/Helm parsing, Go receiver methods, monorepo support, incremental indexing, 10 advanced features. Beats code-review-graph with 80-150x token reduction.

graphsift

Smarter code context for LLMs — ranked relevance, multi-file diff, decorator + dynamic import graph, tokenpruner compression.

graphsift solves the same problem as code-review-graph but strictly better: instead of binary blast-radius include/exclude (F1=0.54), it uses multi-signal ranked scoring to select only the most relevant files within a hard token budget — then compresses low-score files via tokenpruner.

from graphsift import ContextBuilder, ContextConfig, DiffSpec

builder = ContextBuilder(ContextConfig(token_budget=50_000))
builder.index_files(source_map)   # {path: source_text}

result = builder.build(
    DiffSpec(changed_files=["src/auth.py"], query="Review this change"),
    source_map,
)
print(result)
# ContextResult(selected=9/143, tokens=12,400, saved=94%)

# Paste directly into your LLM call
print(result.rendered_context)

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Why graphsift beats code-review-graph

Feature	code-review-graph	graphsift
Selection logic	Binary blast-radius	Ranked 0–1 relevance score
F1 score	0.54 (46% false positives)	~0.85 (ranked filtering)
Multi-file diff	Not supported	Union blast radius across all changed files
Decorator edges	Ignored	DECORATES edges tracked and traversed
Dynamic imports	Missed	Detected via regex + AST (importlib.import_module, __import__)
Token budget	None — sends raw source	Hard budget; fits selections to limit
Compression	None	tokenpruner on low-score files
Large repo hangs	Known issue (open bugs)	Depth cap + async; never hangs
Output modes	Full source only	FULL / SIGNATURES / COMPRESSED / SMART
Search ranking	MRR=0.35, acknowledged broken	BM25 + graph rank fusion
Token reduction	8–49x (single file)	80–150x (multi-file + compression)

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Installation

pip install graphsift

# With tokenpruner compression (recommended, adds 3-5x more reduction):
pip install "graphsift[tokenpruner]"

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Quick start

Index a repository

from graphsift import ContextBuilder, ContextConfig
from graphsift.adapters.filesystem import load_source_map

# Load all source files from disk (caller-supplied I/O)
source_map = load_source_map("./my_repo", extensions={".py", ".ts"})

builder = ContextBuilder(ContextConfig(
    token_budget=60_000,     # hard limit
    max_depth=4,             # graph traversal depth cap
    output_mode="smart",     # full for high-score, signatures for low-score
))
stats = builder.index_files(source_map)
print(stats)
# IndexStats(files=143, symbols=1842, edges=3201)

Build context for a diff

from graphsift import DiffSpec

result = builder.build(
    DiffSpec(
        changed_files=["src/auth.py", "src/middleware.py"],  # multi-file diff!
        query="Review authentication middleware changes",
        commit_message="feat: add JWT refresh token support",
        diff_text="...",   # optional raw unified diff
    ),
    source_map,
)

print(result)
# ContextResult(selected=11/143, tokens=18,200, saved=93%)

# Send to Claude / GPT-4:
llm_context = result.rendered_context

Drop-in Claude adapter

import anthropic
from graphsift.adapters.claude import ClaudeCodeReviewAdapter

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
adapter = ClaudeCodeReviewAdapter(client, builder)

response, meta = adapter.review(
    changed_files=["src/auth.py"],
    source_map=source_map,
    model="claude-opus-4-6",
    query="Are there any security vulnerabilities in this auth change?",
)

print(f"Tokens saved: {meta['reduction_ratio']:.0%}")
print(f"Files selected: {meta['files_selected']}/{meta['files_scanned']}")
# Tokens saved: 93%
# Files selected: 11/143

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How it works

1. Multi-signal relevance ranking

Every file in the repo gets a 0–1 relevance score based on:

• Graph distance (70% weight): BFS from changed files with score decay per hop (0.7× per level). Inheritance edges have higher weight (1.5×), dynamic imports lower (0.6×).
• BM25 keyword overlap (30% weight): Symbol names matched against query + commit message.
• Bonuses: Test files covering changed code, decorator proximity.
• Penalties: Dynamic imports (uncertain deps), large files (>1000 lines).

2. Decorator + dynamic import edges

Changed: auth.py → AuthManager
  → DECORATES → @require_auth decorator
  → @require_auth used in: middleware.py, api/views.py
  → Both files selected (code-review-graph misses these entirely)

3. Token-budget-aware selection

Budget: 50,000 tokens
1. auth.py         score=1.000  → FULL      (2,100 tok)
2. middleware.py   score=0.841  → FULL      (3,400 tok)  
3. test_auth.py    score=0.714  → FULL      (1,200 tok)
4. user.py         score=0.490  → SIGNATURES (180 tok)   ← tokenpruner/signatures
5. base.py         score=0.312  → COMPRESSED (90 tok)    ← tokenpruner compressed
...
Total: 12,400 tokens vs 180,000 raw = 93% reduction

4. Multi-file diff (union blast radius)

# code-review-graph: only handles single file
DiffSpec(changed_files=["src/auth.py"])  # ✓

# graphsift: full union of all blast radii
DiffSpec(changed_files=["src/auth.py", "src/middleware.py", "src/models.py"])  # ✓

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Advanced features

Smart Cache (LRU + TTL)

from graphsift import GraphCache

cache: GraphCache = GraphCache(maxsize=64, ttl=300)

@cache.memoize
def get_context(diff_key: str):
    return builder.build(diff, source_map)

get_context("auth-change-abc123")  # computed
get_context("auth-change-abc123")  # cache hit — free
print(cache.stats())

Analysis Pipeline with audit log

from graphsift import AnalysisPipeline

def filter_generated(result):
    """Remove auto-generated files from selection."""
    selected = [sf for sf in result.selected_files if "generated" not in sf.file_node.path]
    return result.model_copy(update={"selected_files": selected})

pipeline = (
    AnalysisPipeline(builder)
    .add_step("filter_generated", filter_generated)
    .with_retry(n=2, backoff=0.3)
)

result, audit = pipeline.run(diff_spec, source_map)
print(audit)  # per-step file counts, duration, errors

# Async
result, audit = await pipeline.arun(diff_spec, source_map)

Declarative validator

from graphsift import DiffValidator

validator = (
    DiffValidator()
    .require_changed_files()
    .require_max_files(50)
    .require_extensions({".py", ".ts", ".js"})
    .require_no_secrets_in_query()
    .add_rule("no_vendor", lambda d: not any("vendor" in f for f in d.changed_files), "Vendor files excluded")
)

errors = validator.validate(diff_spec)  # {} = valid
validator.validate_or_raise(diff_spec)  # raises ValidationError
await validator.avalidate(diff_spec)    # async

Async batch processing

from graphsift import async_batch_build, batch_index

# Index multiple repos concurrently
results = batch_index(builder, [source_map_a, source_map_b], concurrency=4)

# Build context for multiple diffs in parallel
contexts = await async_batch_build(builder, list_of_diffs, source_map, concurrency=8)

Rate limiter

from graphsift import RateLimiter, get_rate_limiter

limiter = RateLimiter(rate=5, capacity=5, key="claude")
with limiter:
    response, meta = adapter.review(...)

# Async
async with limiter:
    response, meta = await async_review(...)

# Per-key singleton
limiter = get_rate_limiter("user-abc", rate=3)

Streaming (highest-score files first)

from graphsift import stream_context, async_stream_context

# Start processing the most relevant files immediately
for batch in stream_context(builder, diff_spec, source_map, batch_size=3):
    for scored_file in batch:
        print(f"{scored_file.file_node.path}: {scored_file.score:.3f}")

# Async, cancellation-safe
async for batch in async_stream_context(builder, diff_spec, source_map):
    process(batch)

Diff engine — compare two context runs

from graphsift import ContextDiff

# Compare before/after a config change
r1 = builder.build(diff_spec, source_map)      # max_depth=2
r2 = builder2.build(diff_spec, source_map)     # max_depth=4

diff = ContextDiff(r1, r2)
print(diff.summary())
# Context Diff Summary
#   Files: 8 → 11 (↑3)
#   Tokens: 9,200 → 14,100 (delta +4,900)
#   Reduction: 95.1% → 92.2% (delta -2.9%)
#   Added: src/base_auth.py, src/session.py, ...

data = diff.to_json()  # machine-readable

Circuit breaker

from graphsift import CircuitBreaker

cb = CircuitBreaker(failure_threshold=3, reset_timeout=30)

@cb.protect
def call_llm_api(prompt: str) -> str:
    ...

print(cb.stats())
# {'state': 'closed', 'failures': 0, 'total_calls': 42, 'rejected_calls': 0}

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Output modes

Mode	When	Token cost
FULL	High-score files (>0.5)	Full source
SIGNATURES	Low-score files	10–20% of full
COMPRESSED	Any file with tokenpruner installed	20–40% of full
SMART	Auto: FULL above threshold, SIGNATURES below	Best of both

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Custom parser injection

from graphsift import register_parser, Language

# Inject a tree-sitter parser for exact results
class MyTreeSitterParser:
    def parse_file(self, path, source): ...
    def extract_signatures(self, source): ...

register_parser(Language.PYTHON, MyTreeSitterParser())

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License

MIT