diff --git a/src/visualizer/public/index.html b/src/visualizer/public/index.html
index f961eef..05d9532 100644
--- a/src/visualizer/public/index.html
+++ b/src/visualizer/public/index.html
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@
embeddingsStatus: () => api.get('embeddings/status'),
status: () => api.get('status'),
search: (q, kind, limit) => api.get(`search?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}${kind ? '&kind='+kind : ''}&limit=${limit||30}`),
- explore: (q, maxNodes) => api.get(`explore?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}&maxNodes=${maxNodes||30}`),
+ explore: (q) => api.get(`explore?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}`),
overview: (limit) => api.get(`overview?limit=${limit||60}`),
files: () => api.get('files'),
fileNodes: (p) => api.get(`file-nodes?path=${encodeURIComponent(p)}`),
@@ -1403,32 +1403,24 @@
hideOverlay();
document.getElementById('search-input').value = question;
- showToast('Asking Claude...');
+ showToast('Finding entry point...');
try {
- const data = await api.explore(question, 30);
+ const data = await api.explore(question);
if (data.nodes.length === 0) {
- showToast('No relevant code found. Try different keywords.');
+ showToast('No relevant code found. Try searching for a specific symbol.');
hideOverlay(false);
return;
}
addSubgraph(data.nodes, data.edges);
-
- // Highlight root nodes, with entry point getting special treatment
- if (data.roots && data.roots.length > 0) {
- for (const rootId of data.roots) {
- const ele = cy.getElementById(rootId);
- if (ele.length > 0) ele.addClass('highlighted');
- }
- }
-
runLayout();
- // Center on entry point if available
+ // Center on entry point
if (data.entryPoint) {
const entryEle = cy.getElementById(data.entryPoint);
if (entryEle.length > 0) {
entryEle.select();
+ entryEle.addClass('highlighted');
setTimeout(() => {
cy.animate({ center: { eles: entryEle } }, { duration: 400 });
showNodeDetails(data.entryPoint);
@@ -1437,7 +1429,7 @@
}
const source = data.usedClaude ? ' (via Claude)' : '';
- showToast(`Found ${data.nodes.length} related symbols${source}`);
+ showToast(`Traced ${data.nodes.length} symbols from entry point${source}`);
} catch (err) {
showToast('Error: ' + err.message);
}
@@ -1499,37 +1491,36 @@
hideSearchDropdown();
document.getElementById('search-input').value = '';
hideOverlay();
+ clearGraph();
+ hideOverlay();
+
+ showToast('Tracing call chain...');
- // Add to graph if not present
try {
- const data = await api.node(nodeId);
- if (data.node) {
- addNodeToGraph(data.node);
- // Also load its immediate relations
- const [callersData, calleesData] = await Promise.all([
- api.callers(nodeId, 1),
- api.callees(nodeId, 1),
- ]);
- for (const item of callersData.items) {
- addNodeToGraph(item.node);
- addEdgeToGraph(item.edge);
- }
- for (const item of calleesData.items) {
- addNodeToGraph(item.node);
- addEdgeToGraph(item.edge);
- }
- expandedSets.callers.add(nodeId);
- expandedSets.callees.add(nodeId);
- runLayout();
- // Select and focus
- const ele = cy.getElementById(nodeId);
- if (ele.length > 0) {
- cy.nodes().unselect();
- ele.select();
- cy.animate({ center: { eles: ele }, zoom: 1.5 }, { duration: 300 });
- }
- showNodeDetails(nodeId);
+ // Load the call graph from this entry point (depth 3 forward)
+ const data = await api.callgraph(nodeId, 3);
+ if (data.nodes.length === 0) {
+ // Fallback: just show the node
+ const nodeData = await api.node(nodeId);
+ if (nodeData.node) addNodeToGraph(nodeData.node);
+ } else {
+ addSubgraph(data.nodes, data.edges);
}
+
+ runLayout();
+
+ // Select and center on the entry point
+ const ele = cy.getElementById(nodeId);
+ if (ele.length > 0) {
+ ele.select();
+ ele.addClass('highlighted');
+ setTimeout(() => {
+ cy.animate({ center: { eles: ele } }, { duration: 300 });
+ }, 350);
+ }
+
+ showNodeDetails(nodeId);
+ showToast(`Traced ${data.nodes.length} symbols from entry point`);
} catch (err) {
showToast('Error: ' + err.message);
}
diff --git a/src/visualizer/server.ts b/src/visualizer/server.ts
index 1121403..f5c51b7 100644
--- a/src/visualizer/server.ts
+++ b/src/visualizer/server.ts
@@ -80,17 +80,15 @@ export class VisualizerServer {
const symbolIndex = this.buildSymbolIndex();
- const prompt = `You are tracing a code flow through a codebase. Given the question and symbol index below, identify the EXACT execution path.
+ const prompt = `Given the question and codebase symbol index below, identify the single best ENTRY POINT symbol — the one function, component, or route handler where this flow starts.
Rules:
-- Return ONLY 5-8 symbols that are DIRECTLY in the execution path
-- Start from the user-facing entry point (page, button handler, route)
-- Follow the call chain: what calls what, in order
-- Do NOT include tangentially related symbols, utilities, or unrelated features
-- Every symbol should call or be called by the next one in the flow
+- Pick ONE symbol that is the starting point a user or request would hit first
+- Prefer page components, route handlers, or top-level functions
+- Do NOT pick utility functions, helpers, or middleware
-Return ONLY this JSON format, nothing else:
-{"entry": "entrySymbol", "flow": ["step1", "step2", "step3", "step4", "step5"]}
+Return ONLY this JSON, nothing else:
+{"entry": "symbolName"}
Question: "${question}"
@@ -311,170 +309,70 @@ ${symbolIndex}`;
return;
}
- // GET /api/explore?q=...&maxNodes=...
- // Natural language question → semantic or keyword-based subgraph
+ // GET /api/explore?q=...
+ // Find the best entry point, then return its call graph
if (pathname === '/api/explore') {
const q = query.q || '';
- const maxNodes = parseInt(query.maxNodes || '30', 10);
if (!q) {
- json({ nodes: [], edges: [], roots: [] });
+ json({ nodes: [], edges: [], roots: [], entryPoint: null });
return;
}
- // Extract keywords and stems for relevance scoring (used by all paths)
- const stopWords = new Set(['how', 'does', 'what', 'the', 'is', 'a', 'an', 'and', 'or', 'in', 'to', 'for', 'of', 'with', 'when', 'do', 'it', 'my', 'work', 'works', 'about']);
- const keywords = q.toLowerCase()
- .split(/\s+/)
- .map(w => w.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, ''))
- .filter(w => w.length >= 2 && !stopWords.has(w));
-
- const stems = keywords.map(kw => kw.length > 5 ? kw.slice(0, Math.max(4, Math.ceil(kw.length * 0.5))) : kw);
- const uniqueStems = [...new Set(stems)];
-
- const _isRelevant = (node: Node): boolean => {
- const haystack = `${node.name} ${node.filePath} ${node.qualifiedName}`.toLowerCase();
- return uniqueStems.some(stem => haystack.includes(stem));
- };
- void _isRelevant; // Used by keyword fallback when Claude is unavailable
-
- // Step 1: Find seed nodes
- const seedMap = new Map();
- const validKinds: NodeKind[] = ['function', 'method', 'class', 'interface', 'component', 'route'];
- let usedClaude = false;
-
- // Try Claude CLI first for intelligent query interpretation
let entryNodeId: string | null = null;
+ let usedClaude = false;
+ const validKinds: NodeKind[] = ['function', 'method', 'class', 'interface', 'component', 'route'];
+
+ // Try Claude CLI to find the best entry point
const claudeNames = await this.askClaude(q);
if (claudeNames && claudeNames.length > 0) {
usedClaude = true;
+ // Find the entry point in the graph
for (const name of claudeNames) {
+ if (entryNodeId) break;
const results = this.cg.searchNodes(name, { kinds: validKinds, limit: 3 });
for (const r of results) {
- // Only add if the name is a close match
- if (r.node.name.toLowerCase().includes(name.toLowerCase()) ||
+ if (r.node.name.toLowerCase() === name.toLowerCase() ||
+ r.node.name.toLowerCase().includes(name.toLowerCase()) ||
name.toLowerCase().includes(r.node.name.toLowerCase())) {
- seedMap.set(r.node.id, r.node);
- // First match of first name = entry point
- if (!entryNodeId && name === claudeNames[0]) {
- entryNodeId = r.node.id;
- }
+ entryNodeId = r.node.id;
+ break;
}
}
}
}
- // Keyword fallback if Claude unavailable or returned nothing useful
- if (seedMap.size < 3) {
+ // Keyword fallback: find best match from query keywords
+ if (!entryNodeId) {
+ const stopWords = new Set(['how', 'does', 'what', 'the', 'is', 'a', 'an', 'and', 'or', 'in', 'to', 'for', 'of', 'with', 'when', 'do', 'it', 'my', 'work', 'works', 'about', 'show', 'me']);
+ const keywords = q.toLowerCase().split(/\s+/)
+ .map(w => w.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, ''))
+ .filter(w => w.length >= 2 && !stopWords.has(w));
+
for (const kw of keywords) {
- const kwResults = this.cg.searchNodes(kw, { kinds: validKinds, limit: 10 });
- for (const r of kwResults) {
- seedMap.set(r.node.id, r.node);
+ if (entryNodeId) break;
+ const results = this.cg.searchNodes(kw, { kinds: validKinds, limit: 5 });
+ if (results.length > 0) {
+ entryNodeId = results[0]!.node.id;
}
}
- const fullResults = this.cg.searchNodes(q, { kinds: validKinds, limit: 10 });
- for (const r of fullResults) {
- seedMap.set(r.node.id, r.node);
- }
}
- if (seedMap.size === 0) {
- const broad = this.cg.searchNodes(q, { limit: 10 });
- for (const r of broad) seedMap.set(r.node.id, r.node);
- }
-
- if (seedMap.size === 0) {
- json({ nodes: [], edges: [], roots: [] });
+ if (!entryNodeId) {
+ json({ nodes: [], edges: [], roots: [], entryPoint: null });
return;
}
- const rootIds = Array.from(seedMap.keys());
- const nodeMap = new Map(seedMap);
- const edgeList: Edge[] = [];
- const edgeSet = new Set();
+ // Get the call graph from this entry point (depth 3)
+ const callGraph = this.cg.getCallGraph(entryNodeId, 3);
+ const result = serializeSubgraph(callGraph);
- const addEdge = (edge: Edge) => {
- const ek = `${edge.source}-${edge.kind}-${edge.target}`;
- if (!edgeSet.has(ek)) { edgeSet.add(ek); edgeList.push(edge); }
- };
-
- // Step 2: Find edges between seeds (trust Claude's picks)
- // Only add non-seed nodes if they bridge two seeds
- for (const [seedId] of seedMap) {
- // Check if this seed directly connects to another seed
- const callees = this.cg.getCallees(seedId, 1);
- const callers = this.cg.getCallers(seedId, 1);
- for (const item of [...callees, ...callers]) {
- if (seedMap.has(item.node.id)) {
- addEdge(item.edge);
- }
- }
- }
-
- // Step 3: Bridge pass — for isolated seeds, find shared callees
- // that connect them to other seeds or to each other
- const connectedAfterDirect = new Set();
- for (const e of edgeList) {
- connectedAfterDirect.add(e.source);
- connectedAfterDirect.add(e.target);
- }
-
- const isolatedSeeds = Array.from(seedMap.keys()).filter(id => !connectedAfterDirect.has(id));
-
- // Collect all callees/callers of isolated seeds to find bridges
- const bridgeCandidates = new Map; edges: Edge[] }>();
- for (const seedId of isolatedSeeds) {
- const callees = this.cg.getCallees(seedId, 1);
- const callers = this.cg.getCallers(seedId, 1);
- for (const item of [...callees, ...callers]) {
- const candidate = bridgeCandidates.get(item.node.id);
- if (candidate) {
- candidate.connectedSeeds.add(seedId);
- candidate.edges.push(item.edge);
- } else {
- bridgeCandidates.set(item.node.id, {
- node: item.node,
- connectedSeeds: new Set([seedId]),
- edges: [item.edge],
- });
- }
- }
- }
-
- // Add bridges that connect 2+ seeds, or connect an isolated seed to a connected one
- for (const [bridgeId, { node: bridgeNode, connectedSeeds, edges }] of bridgeCandidates) {
- const connectsToGraph = connectedAfterDirect.has(bridgeId) || seedMap.has(bridgeId);
- const connectsMultiple = connectedSeeds.size >= 2;
-
- if ((connectsMultiple || connectsToGraph) && nodeMap.size < maxNodes) {
- nodeMap.set(bridgeId, bridgeNode);
- for (const edge of edges) addEdge(edge);
- }
- }
-
- // Step 4: Cross-connection pass — find edges between all result nodes
- for (const [nodeId] of nodeMap) {
- const callers = this.cg.getCallers(nodeId, 1);
- const callees = this.cg.getCallees(nodeId, 1);
- for (const item of [...callers, ...callees]) {
- if (nodeMap.has(item.node.id)) {
- addEdge(item.edge);
- }
- }
- }
-
- // Step 5: Filter and clean up
- const finalEdges = edgeList.filter(e => nodeMap.has(e.source) && nodeMap.has(e.target));
-
- const connectedIds = new Set();
- for (const e of finalEdges) {
- connectedIds.add(e.source);
- connectedIds.add(e.target);
- }
- for (const id of rootIds) connectedIds.add(id);
-
- const finalNodes = Array.from(nodeMap.values()).filter(n => connectedIds.has(n.id));
-
- json({ nodes: finalNodes, edges: finalEdges, roots: rootIds, entryPoint: entryNodeId, usedClaude });
+ json({
+ nodes: result.nodes,
+ edges: result.edges,
+ roots: [entryNodeId],
+ entryPoint: entryNodeId,
+ usedClaude,
+ });
return;
}