Every term repowise computes — traversal, graph, git, analysis, generation, workspace, persistence, MCP. The vocabulary map for wiki pages, graph records, risk signals, contracts, and tool responses.

This glossary describes the data Repowise computes while indexing, analyzing, generating, serving, and exporting a repository. It is based on the code paths in packages/core, packages/server, and packages/cli, not only on README files.

Use this as the vocabulary map for wiki pages, graph records, risk signals, workspace overlays, MCP responses, and CLI output.

Quick Map

Area	Main code paths	What gets computed
Traversal and parsing	`packages/core/src/repowise/core/ingestion/traverser.py`, `packages/core/src/repowise/core/ingestion/parser.py`, `packages/core/src/repowise/core/ingestion/models.py`	Files, languages, entry points, symbols, imports, exports, calls, inheritance, parse errors, content hashes
Graph construction	`packages/core/src/repowise/core/ingestion/graph.py`, `call_resolver.py`, `heritage_resolver.py`, `framework_edges.py`, `dynamic_hints/`	File and symbol nodes, import/call/heritage/framework/dynamic/co-change edges, centrality, SCCs, communities, execution flows
Git intelligence	`packages/core/src/repowise/core/ingestion/git_indexer.py`	Churn, ownership, hotspots, bus factor, co-change partners, significant commits, temporal scores, rename and merge signals
Analysis	`packages/core/src/repowise/core/analysis/`	Dead-code findings, decision records, decision staleness, security findings, PR blast radius, execution flows, communities
Generation	`packages/core/src/repowise/core/generation/`	Wiki page contexts, page types, source hashes, summaries, freshness, confidence decay, RAG context, job checkpoints, reports, costs
Workspace intelligence	`packages/core/src/repowise/core/workspace/`	Workspace repo scan, cross-repo co-changes, package dependencies, API contracts, contract links, workspace CLAUDE.md data
Persistence and search	`packages/core/src/repowise/core/persistence/`, Alembic migrations	ORM rows, FTS rows, vector records, answer cache, cost rows, graph rows
API, MCP, CLI	`packages/server/src/repowise/server/`, `packages/cli/src/repowise/cli/`	Dashboard schemas, MCP tool payloads, status tables, doctor checks, exports, costs, augment hook context

Traversal And Repository Structure

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
Includable source file	A file that survives ignore rules, blocked patterns, size limit, binary detection, generated-file detection, and language detection.	`FileTraverser._build_file_info()`	`packages/core/src/repowise/core/ingestion/parser.py`
`FileInfo`	Per-file metadata used by the parser and graph builder.	`FileTraverser.traverse()`	`{path: "src/app.py", language: "python", is_test: false, is_entry_point: true}`
Language tag	Canonical language value from file extension, special filename, or shebang.	`ingestion/models.py`, `traverser.py`, `languages/registry.py`	`python`, `typescript`, `go`, `terraform`, `openapi`, `unknown`
Test file flag	Whether a file looks like a test/spec/fixture file.	`FileTraverser._build_file_info()` and community/test-gap helpers	`tests/test_auth.py -> is_test=true`
Config file flag	Whether a file is classified as configuration.	`FileTraverser._build_file_info()`	`pyproject.toml -> is_config=true`
API contract flag	Whether a file is an API contract format.	`FileTraverser._build_file_info()`	`openapi.yaml -> is_api_contract=true`
Entry point flag	Whether a filename or language-specific entry pattern marks a file as a starting point.	`FileTraverser._build_file_info()`	`main.py`, `server.ts`, `Dockerfile` depending on rules
Traversal stats	Counts of included files and skip reasons.	`TraversalStats` in `traverser.py`	`{included: 240, skipped_binary: 3, skipped_generated: 12}`
Package info	A package/workspace detected from manifests near the repo root.	`FileTraverser._detect_monorepo()`	`{name: "core", path: "packages/core", manifest_file: "pyproject.toml"}`
Repo structure	High-level structure summary used by overview generation.	`FileTraverser.get_repo_structure()`	`{is_monorepo: true, total_files: 820, entry_points: ["packages/cli/src/.../main.py"]}`
Language distribution	Fraction of included files by language.	`get_repo_structure()`	`{"python": 0.72, "typescript": 0.18, "markdown": 0.10}`
Estimated LOC	Fast line-count estimate from file sizes, not exact source line counting.	`get_repo_structure()`	`total_loc = sum(size_bytes // 40)`
Content hash	SHA-256 of raw file bytes.	`compute_content_hash()` in `ingestion/models.py`	`3f786850e387550fdab836ed7e6dc881de23001b...`

Parsing, Symbols, Imports, Calls

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
`ParsedFile`	Full parse result for one file: file metadata, symbols, imports, exports, calls, heritage, docstring, parse errors, content hash.	`ASTParser.parse_file()`	`ParsedFile(symbols=[...], imports=[...], calls=[...])`
Symbol	A function, class, method, interface, enum, constant, type alias, module, macro, variable, etc.	`ASTParser._extract_symbols()`	`src/app.py::create_app`
Symbol ID	Stable ID derived from path and name, including parent class for methods.	`ASTParser._extract_symbols()`	`src/models.py::User::save`
Qualified name	Dot-form symbol name derived from path and parent.	`_build_qualified_name()`	`src.models.User.save`
Symbol kind	Canonical symbol type.	`LanguageConfig.symbol_node_types` plus refiners	`function`, `class`, `method`, `interface`, `struct`, `trait`
Signature	Compact declaration text.	`build_signature()` via parser extractors	`def create_app(config: Config) -> FastAPI`
Symbol docstring	Human text attached to a symbol, when extractable.	`extract_symbol_docstring()`	`"Create and configure the API app."`
Module docstring	File-level docstring.	`extract_module_docstring()`	`"Command-line entry points."`
Visibility	Public/private/protected/internal classification.	Language-specific visibility helpers	`_helper -> private`, `UserService -> public`
Async flag	Whether a symbol is async.	`_is_async_node()`	`async def fetch() -> is_async=true`
Complexity estimate	Symbol complexity field, persisted to symbols.	Parser/model pipeline; defaults to `1` unless language extraction enriches it	`complexity_estimate: 3`
Decorators	Decorator/modifier strings captured with a symbol.	`ASTParser._extract_symbols()`	`["@router.get('/users')"]`
Import	Raw import statement plus normalized module path and imported names.	`ASTParser._extract_imports()`	`{raw_statement: "from .db import Session", module_path: ".db", imported_names: ["Session"]}`
Named binding	Alias-aware import binding.	`extract_import_bindings()`	`{local_name: "np", exported_name: null, is_module_alias: true}`
Resolved import	Import whose module path was matched to a repo file.	`GraphBuilder.build()` through `resolve_import()`	`from .models import User -> src/models.py`
Export list	Public top-level symbol names exported by a file.	`ASTParser._derive_exports()`	`["create_app", "Settings"]`
Call site	Raw function or method call extracted from the AST.	`ASTParser._extract_calls()`	`{target_name: "save", receiver_name: "user", line: 42, argument_count: 1}`
Enclosing caller symbol	The symbol that contains a call site.	`_find_enclosing_symbol()`	`src/app.py::main`
Heritage relation	Raw inheritance or implementation relationship.	`extract_heritage()`	`OrderController extends BaseController`
Parse error	Non-fatal syntax/tree-sitter error description.	`_collect_error_nodes()`	`Parse error at line 17`

Graph Entities And Edges

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
Dependency graph	Directed NetworkX graph containing file nodes, symbol nodes, and edge metadata.	`GraphBuilder`	`nx.DiGraph` with nodes `src/app.py`, `src/app.py::main`
File node	Graph node for a source file.	`GraphBuilder.add_file()`	`{node_type: "file", language: "python", symbol_count: 8}`
Symbol node	Graph node for an extracted symbol.	`GraphBuilder.add_file()`	`{node_type: "symbol", kind: "function", name: "main"}`
External node	Node for third-party or unresolvable dependencies.	Import resolution paths	`external:react`
Synthetic module symbol	Symbol node for top-level calls in a file.	`GraphBuilder.add_file()`	`src/app.py::__module__`
`defines` edge	File-to-symbol containment.	`GraphBuilder.add_file()`	`src/app.py -> src/app.py::main`
`imports` edge	File-to-file import relationship.	`GraphBuilder.build()`	`src/app.py -> src/settings.py`
`imported_names` edge payload	Names imported along an import edge.	`GraphBuilder.build()`	`["Settings", "load_config"]`
`has_method` edge	Class-to-method containment.	`GraphBuilder.add_file()`	`src/models.py::User -> src/models.py::User::save`
`calls` edge	Symbol-to-symbol call relationship.	`CallResolver`, then `GraphBuilder._resolve_calls()`	`src/app.py::main -> src/db.py::connect`
Call confidence	Confidence that a call edge points to the right callee.	`CallResolver`	`0.95` same-file, `0.90` import binding, `0.50` global unique
`extends` edge	Class/struct inheritance edge.	`HeritageResolver`	`UserView -> BaseView`
`implements` edge	Interface/trait implementation edge.	`HeritageResolver`	`UserRepository -> Repository`
Heritage confidence	Confidence that inheritance/implementation resolved correctly.	`HeritageResolver`	`0.95` same-file, `0.90` imported, `0.50` global unique
`framework` edge	Synthetic edge from framework conventions.	`framework_edges.py`	`urls.py -> views.py`, `app.py -> routers/users.py`
Dynamic edge	Edge inferred from runtime/dynamic patterns.	`dynamic_hints/*` and `GraphBuilder.add_dynamic_edges()`	`{edge_type: "dynamic_imports", hint_source: "django", weight: 1.0}`
`co_changes` edge	File-to-file historical coupling edge.	`GraphBuilder.add_co_change_edges()` from git metadata	`src/a.py -> src/b.py` with `weight: 4.2`
Stem map	Import-stem to candidate file path lookup used for import resolution.	`GraphBuilder._build_stem_map()`	`{"models": ["src/models.py", "tests/models.py"]}`
File subgraph	File-only graph used for PageRank and betweenness.	`GraphBuilder.file_subgraph()`	All file/external nodes, excluding `co_changes` edges
PageRank	File centrality in the import graph.	`GraphBuilder.pagerank()`	`0.01842`
Betweenness	How often a file sits on shortest paths.	`GraphBuilder.betweenness_centrality()`	`0.0067`
SCC	Strongly connected component, used to detect dependency cycles.	`GraphBuilder.strongly_connected_components()`	`{"src/a.py", "src/b.py"}`
SCC page group	Non-singleton SCC that gets a cycle page.	`PageGenerator.generate_all()`	`scc-3`
Graph JSON	Node-link serialization of the graph.	`GraphBuilder.to_json()`	`{"directed": true, "nodes": [...], "links": [...]}`

Communities And Execution Flows

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
File community	Cluster of related production files, with tests assigned to their most-related production community.	`detect_file_communities()`	`community_id: 2`
Symbol community	Cluster of symbol nodes based on call and heritage edges.	`detect_symbol_communities()`	`symbol_community_id: 5`
Community algorithm	Partition algorithm used.	`communities._partition()`	`leiden`, `louvain`, `none`, `failed`
Oversized community split	Second partition pass for communities larger than a graph fraction.	`_split_oversized()`	A 300-file cluster split into smaller clusters
Community label	Human label derived from non-generic path segments or filename keywords.	`_heuristic_label()`	`api/routes`, `auth`, `payments`
Community cohesion	Ratio of actual intra-community edges to possible edges.	`_cohesion_score()`	`0.2143`
Dominant language	Most common language among community members.	`_dominant_language()`	`python`
Neighboring community	Adjacent community from graph edges, surfaced by MCP/API.	`tool_community.py`, graph routers	`{community_id: 4, edge_count: 9}`
Entry point score	0 to 1 score for a function/method as an execution start.	`_score_entry_point()`	`0.735` for `main()`
Entry point score signals	Weighted fan-out, low in-degree, visibility, name pattern, and file entry flag.	`_score_entry_point()`	public `main()` with many calls scores high
Execution flow	BFS trace following high-confidence call edges from an entry point.	`trace_execution_flows()`	`main -> load_config -> connect_db`
Cross-community flow	Execution flow that visits more than one community.	`_bfs_trace()`	`communities_visited: [0, 3]`
Flow depth	Number of call hops in a traced flow.	`_bfs_trace()`	`depth: 4`
Flow deduplication	Keeps the longest flow per shared first-three-node prefix.	`_deduplicate_flows()`	Two `main -> route -> handler` traces collapse to one

Git Intelligence

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
Git metadata row	Per-file history, ownership, churn, and coupling record.	`GitIndexer.index_repo()` and `_index_file()`	One `git_metadata` row for `src/app.py`
Commit counts	Total, 90-day, and 30-day commit volumes.	`_index_file()`	`{commit_count_total: 87, commit_count_90d: 12, commit_count_30d: 3}`
Commit count capped	Whether the history reached the configured commit limit.	`_index_file()`	`true` when `len(commits) >= 500`
First/last commit timestamps	Oldest and newest commit timestamps for a file.	`_index_file()`	`first_commit_at: 2024-05-03T10:00:00Z`
File age days	Days since first commit.	`_index_file()`	`age_days: 455`
Primary owner	Dominant owner by blame when available, otherwise by commit count.	`_get_blame_ownership()` and `_index_file()`	`{name: "Asha", email: "asha@example.com", pct: 0.64}`
Top authors	Top five authors by commit count.	`_index_file()`	`[{name: "Asha", commit_count: 20}]`
Recent owner	Dominant committer in the last 90 days.	`_index_file()`	`recent_owner_name: "Sam"`
Contributor count	Number of distinct authors.	`_index_file()`	`contributor_count: 6`
Bus factor	Number of contributors needed to account for 80 percent of commits.	`_index_file()`	`bus_factor: 2`
Significant commits	Filtered, non-noise commit messages useful for decisions and risk.	`_is_significant_commit()`	`[{sha: "a1b2c3d4", message: "migrate auth to JWT"}]`
PR number	PR/MR number extracted from significant commit messages.	`_PR_NUMBER_RE` in `git_indexer.py`	`pr_number: 128`
Commit categories	Message classification counts.	`_COMMIT_CATEGORIES` in `git_indexer.py`	`{"feature": 4, "fix": 11, "refactor": 2}`
Lines added/deleted 90d	Recent churn by numstat.	`_index_file()`	`{lines_added_90d: 340, lines_deleted_90d: 87}`
Average commit size	`(lines_added_90d + lines_deleted_90d) / commit_count_90d`.	`_index_file()`	`35.6`
Merge commit count 90d	Number of merge commits touching the file recently.	`_index_file()`	`merge_commit_count_90d: 2`
Original path	Earliest path found through rename-follow history.	`_detect_original_path()`	`legacy/auth/session.py`
Temporal hotspot score	Exponentially decayed churn score with 180-day half-life.	`_index_file()`	`2.43`
Churn percentile	Rank percentile among indexed files by temporal hotspot score, with 90-day commits as tiebreak.	`_compute_percentiles()`	`0.88`
Hotspot flag	Top churn file: percentile >= 0.75 and has recent commits.	`_compute_percentiles()`	`is_hotspot: true`
Stable file flag	File with more than 10 total commits and no recent 90-day commits.	`_index_file()`	`is_stable: true`
Co-change partner	File historically changed in the same commits, with temporal decay.	`_compute_co_changes()`	`{file_path: "src/schema.py", co_change_count: 3.72, last_co_change: "2026-04-14"}`
Git index summary	Repo-level indexing result.	`GitIndexSummary`	`{files_indexed: 420, hotspots: 38, stable_files: 71, duration_seconds: 12.4}`

Generated Wiki Pages

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
Page type	Kind of generated documentation page.	`PageType` in `generation/models.py`	`file_page`, `module_page`, `repo_overview`
Generation level	Ordered generation tier for page dependencies.	`GENERATION_LEVELS`	`api_contract: 0`, `file_page: 2`, `repo_overview: 6`
Generated page	Markdown wiki page plus metadata and token counts.	`GeneratedPage` and `PageGenerator._build_generated_page()`	`{page_id: "file_page:src/app.py", title: "File: src/app.py"}`
Page ID	Deterministic natural key.	`compute_page_id()`	`symbol_spotlight:src/app.py::create_app`
Source hash	SHA-256 of rendered prompt/source context for freshness comparisons.	`compute_source_hash()`	64-character hex
Page summary	Deterministic first prose paragraph or overview excerpt.	`PageGenerator._extract_summary()`	`"This file wires the CLI command group and registers subcommands."`
Freshness status	Whether a page still matches current source and age thresholds.	`compute_freshness()`	`fresh`, `stale`, `expired`
Confidence decay	Linear decay from 1.0 to 0.0 over expiry days.	`decay_confidence()`	`0.77` after part of the expiry window
Git-adjusted confidence decay	Multiplier adjusted by hotspot/stable state and commit message intent.	`compute_confidence_decay_with_git()`	Direct refactor on hotspot decays faster
Prompt cache key	SHA-256 of model, language, page type, and prompt.	`PageGenerator._compute_cache_key()`	`9e107d9d372bb6826bd81d3542a419d6...`
Cached tokens	Tokens served from provider cache.	Provider response, persisted on pages and report	`cached_tokens: 12000`
Hallucination warning	LLM output mentions symbol-like backticks not found in parsed symbols.	`_validate_symbol_references()`	`Unknown symbol: "run_worker"`
Generation report	Run summary by page type, tokens, stale pages, dead-code count, decision count, warnings, elapsed time.	`GenerationReport.from_pages()`	`{pages_by_type: {"file_page": 45}, total_input_tokens: 980000}`
Estimated generation cost	Token estimate using USD per 1M-token rates.	`GenerationReport.estimated_cost_usd()` and CLI `cost_estimator.py`	`$2.3400`
Generation job checkpoint	JSON state for resumable generation.	`JobSystem`	`{status: "running", completed_pages: 12, current_level: 2}`
Generation status	Job lifecycle state.	`JobSystem` and `GenerationJob` ORM	`pending`, `running`, `completed`, `failed`, `paused`

Page Contexts

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
File page context	Template data for one important source file.	`ContextAssembler.assemble_file_page()`	`{file_path, symbols, imports, dependencies, pagerank_score}`
Symbol spotlight context	Template data for a top public symbol.	`assemble_symbol_spotlight()`	`create_app` with signature, source body, callers
Module page context	Aggregate context for top-level directory/module.	`assemble_module_page()`	`{module_path: "packages/core", total_symbols: 780}`
SCC page context	Context for a circular dependency cycle.	`assemble_scc_page()`	`cycle_description: "Circular dependency cycle: a.py -> b.py"`
Repo overview context	Whole-repo summary context.	`assemble_repo_overview()`	`language_distribution`, `top_files_by_pagerank`, `circular_dependency_count`
Architecture diagram context	Top PageRank nodes, selected edges, communities, SCC groups.	`assemble_architecture_diagram()`	Mermaid graph inputs for 50 nodes and 200 edges
API contract context	Raw API contract plus endpoint/schema hints.	`assemble_api_contract()`	`endpoints: ["GET /users"]`, `schemas: ["User"]`
Infra page context	Raw infra file plus target names.	`assemble_infra_page()`	`Dockerfile`, `Makefile`, `terraform` files
Diff summary context	Changed files, symbol diffs, affected pages, trigger commit/diff.	`assemble_diff_summary()`	`{added_files: ["src/new.py"], affected_page_ids: [...]}`
Cross-package context	Monorepo boundary summary between packages.	`assemble_cross_package()`	`{source_package: "cli", target_package: "core", coupling_strength: 5}`
Dependency summaries	Summaries of already-generated dependency pages.	`assemble_file_page()` with `page_summaries`	`{ "src/db.py": "Database access layer..." }`
RAG context	Snippets from vector search for related generated pages.	`_generate_file_page_from_ctx()`	`["[file_page:src/schema.py]\nDefines API schema..."]`
Token estimate	`len(text) // 4` heuristic.	`ContextAssembler._estimate_tokens()`	`3200`
Structural summary mode	Large-file outline instead of raw source snippet.	`_build_structural_summary()`	`[Large file - structural summary mode]`
Significant file	File selected for its own `file_page`.	`_is_significant_file()`	Entry point, top PageRank, bridge file, package `__init__.py`, or test with symbols
Top symbol selection	Public symbols selected by their file PageRank and percentile budget.	`PageGenerator.generate_all()`	Top 10 percent of public symbols, capped by page budget
Page budget	Hard cap `max(50, int(num_files * max_pages_pct))`.	`PageGenerator.generate_all()`	800 files with 10 percent cap -> 80-page budget

Dead Code

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
Dead-code finding	A graph/git finding persisted to `dead_code_findings`.	`DeadCodeAnalyzer`	`{kind: "unused_export", file_path: "src/api.py", confidence: 0.7}`
Unreachable file	File with no incoming imports, not an entry point/test/config/contract/whitelisted file.	`_detect_unreachable_files()`	`src/legacy_adapter.py`
Unused export	Public symbol in an imported file that no importer names.	`_detect_unused_exports()`	`symbol_name: "OldClient"`
Unused internal	Private/internal symbol with no incoming `calls` edges.	`_detect_unused_internals()`	`_parse_legacy_token`
Zombie package	Monorepo top-level package with no external package importers.	`_detect_zombie_packages()`	`packages/old-sdk`
Dead-code confidence	Heuristic certainty based on age, recent commits, importers, dynamic imports, and deprecation hints.	`DeadCodeAnalyzer`	`1.0` for year-old unreachable file
Safe-to-delete flag	Whether confidence passes delete threshold and dynamic patterns do not block deletion.	`_make_unreachable_finding()` and other passes	`safe_to_delete: true`
Dead-code evidence	Human-readable reasons for the finding.	`DeadCodeAnalyzer`	`["in_degree=0 (no files import this)", "No commits in last 90 days"]`
Estimated deletable lines	Sum of line estimates for safe findings.	`DeadCodeAnalyzer.analyze()`	`deletable_lines: 420`
Confidence summary	Counts of high, medium, low confidence findings.	`DeadCodeAnalyzer.analyze()`	`{"high": 12, "medium": 8, "low": 0}`
Finding status	User triage status persisted in DB.	`DeadCodeFinding.status`	`open`, `acknowledged`, `resolved`, `false_positive`

Decisions And Governance

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
Decision record	ADR-like row from code comments, git, docs, or CLI/manual entry.	`DecisionExtractor`, CRUD, CLI	`{title: "Use Redis for sessions", status: "active"}`
Inline marker decision	Decision extracted from comments such as `WHY:`, `DECISION:`, `TRADEOFF:`, `ADR:`.	`scan_inline_markers()`	`# DECISION: cache auth sessions in Redis`
Git archaeology decision	LLM-structured decision inferred from significant commit messages with decision keywords.	`mine_git_archaeology()`	`migrate from REST client to generated OpenAPI client`
README-mined decision	Decision extracted from docs such as README, CLAUDE, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN.	`mine_readme_docs()`	`"We use SQLite by default because setup should be local-first."`
Decision source	Provenance of a record.	`DecisionRecord.source`	`inline_marker`, `git_archaeology`, `readme_mining`, `cli`
Decision confidence	Source-specific extraction confidence.	`DecisionExtractor`	`0.95` inline LLM, `0.70` git signal, `0.60` README mining, `1.0` manual
Affected files	Files linked to a decision from graph neighbors, commit files, or manual input.	`DecisionExtractor`	`["src/auth.py", "src/session.py"]`
Affected modules	Top-level modules inferred from affected files or text.	`_infer_modules()`	`["src", "packages"]`
Decision tags	Topic labels inferred from keywords or LLM output.	`_infer_tags()` and prompts	`auth`, `database`, `api`, `security`, `testing`
Decision status	Lifecycle state.	`DecisionRecord.status`	`proposed`, `active`, `deprecated`, `superseded`
Decision staleness score	0 to 1 score indicating code has moved since a decision.	`DecisionExtractor.compute_staleness()` and `crud.recompute_decision_staleness()`	`0.63`
Conflict boost	Staleness increase when newer commit messages contain contradiction signals and overlap decision text.	`compute_staleness()`	`+0.3` for "migrate away" touching the same concept
Decision health summary	Counts and lists for stale, proposed, and ungoverned hotspots.	`get_decision_health_summary()` and server/CLI routes	`{active: 10, stale: 2, proposed: 3}`
Ungoverned hotspot	Hot file without related architectural decision coverage.	Decision health computation	`src/payments/processor.py`

Security Findings

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
Security finding	Regex or symbol-name signal persisted to `security_findings`.	`SecurityScanner.scan_file()`	`{kind: "hardcoded_secret", severity: "high", line: 12}`
High severity finding	Dangerous execution, deserialization, shell, or hardcoded secret/password pattern.	`_PATTERNS` in `security_scan.py`	`eval_call`, `pickle_loads`, `hardcoded_password`
Medium severity finding	SQL construction or TLS verification issue.	`_PATTERNS`	`fstring_sql`, `concat_sql`, `tls_verify_false`
Low severity finding	Weak hash or security-sensitive symbol name.	`_PATTERNS` and symbol scan	`weak_hash`, `security_sensitive_symbol`
Security snippet	Trimmed source line or symbol name for context.	`SecurityScanner.scan_file()`	`password = "admin"`

Risk And Blast Radius

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
File risk score	Pagerank centrality multiplied by `1 + temporal_hotspot_score`.	`PRBlastRadiusAnalyzer._score_file()`	`0.018 * (1 + 2.4) = 0.0612`
Overall PR risk score	0 to 10 composite using average direct risk, max direct risk, and transitive breadth.	`_compute_overall_risk()`	`7.25`
Transitive affected file	Importer reached by reverse BFS from changed files.	`_transitive_affected()`	`{path: "src/api.py", depth: 2}`
Co-change warning	Historical co-change partner missing from a PR/change set.	`_cochange_warnings()`	`{changed: "src/a.py", missing_partner: "src/b.py", score: 4.2}`
Recommended reviewer	Owner aggregate over changed and affected files.	`_recommend_reviewers()`	`{email: "asha@example.com", files: 7, ownership_pct: 0.63}`
Test gap	File lacking a matching test path by basename conventions.	`_find_test_gaps()` and MCP `_check_test_gap()`	`src/auth.py -> true`
Risk trend	Velocity from 30-day vs prior 60-day commit rates.	`tool_risk._compute_trend()`	`increasing`, `stable`, `decreasing`
Risk type	Human bucket for the kind of risk.	`tool_risk._classify_risk_type()`	`bug-prone`, `churn-heavy`, `bus-factor-risk`, `high-coupling`, `stable`
Change pattern	Human label from dominant commit category.	`tool_risk._derive_change_pattern()`	`feature-active`, `fix-heavy`, `dependency-churn`, `mixed-activity`
Impact surface	Top critical reverse dependencies within two hops.	`tool_risk._compute_impact_surface()`	`[{file_path: "src/api.py", pagerank: 0.05}]`
Risk summary	One-line synthesized risk sentence for MCP.	`tool_risk._assess_one_target()`	`src/auth.py - hotspot score 88% (increasing), 6 dependents...`
Top hotspots	Highest churn/hotspot files returned for context.	`get_risk()`	`[{file_path: "src/db.py", hotspot_score: 0.94}]`

Search, Answer Cache, And Retrieval

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
Search result	Unified full-text or vector result.	`SearchResult` in `persistence/search.py`	`{page_id, title, page_type, target_path, score, snippet, search_type}`
FTS5 query	Stop-word-stripped OR prefix query for SQLite.	`_build_fts5_query()`	`"auth"* OR "session"*`
FTS score	Positive score from negated SQLite rank or Postgres `ts_rank`.	`FullTextSearch`	`0.734`
Vector score	Cosine similarity between query embedding and page embedding.	`InMemoryVectorStore.search()` and other vector stores	`0.812`
Snippet	First 200 chars of indexed content.	`_snippet()` or vector metadata	`"This module handles..."`
Answer cache row	Cached MCP answer payload.	`tool_answer.py` and `AnswerCache` ORM	`{question_hash, payload_json, provider_name, model_name}`
Question hash	SHA-256 of normalized question text.	`tool_answer._hash_question()`	Same hash for `"How auth works?"` with extra whitespace/case
Answer payload	Cached `get_answer` result.	`get_answer()`	`{answer, citations, confidence, fallback_targets, retrieval}`
Retrieval hit	Search hit hydrated with page metadata and summary.	`tool_answer.py` retrieval pipeline	`{target_path: "src/auth.py", score: 3.2, summary: "..."}`
Retrieval dominance	Gating logic comparing top and second search scores.	`tool_answer.py`	Top score high enough to answer from dominant hit
Federated RRF score	Reciprocal rank fusion score for workspace search across repos.	`tool_search.py`	`rrf_score: 0.0164`
Confidence score	Normalized workspace search confidence.	`tool_search.py`	`confidence_score: 0.87`

Persistence Tables And Stored Entities

Table or store	Computed content	Example
`repositories`	Repo identity plus current indexed `head_commit` and settings JSON.	`{name: "repowise", default_branch: "main"}`
`generation_jobs`	Long-running generation progress.	`{status: "running", total_pages: 120, completed_pages: 31}`
`wiki_pages`	Current generated markdown pages and freshness metadata.	`file_page:src/app.py`
`wiki_page_versions`	Archived historical snapshots on regeneration.	`version: 3`
`graph_nodes`	File and symbol nodes with graph metrics and community metadata.	`{node_id: "src/app.py", pagerank: 0.02}`
`graph_edges`	Typed relationships with imported names and confidence.	`{source: "src/app.py", target: "src/db.py", edge_type: "imports"}`
`wiki_symbols`	Parsed symbols projected into DB.	`{symbol_id: "src/app.py::main", kind: "function"}`
`git_metadata`	Per-file history, churn, ownership, hotspots, co-changes.	`{file_path: "src/app.py", is_hotspot: true}`
`decision_records`	Extracted/manual architectural decisions and staleness.	`{title: "Use Postgres for production", status: "active"}`
`dead_code_findings`	Dead-code analyzer findings and triage status.	`{kind: "unreachable_file", safe_to_delete: true}`
`security_findings`	Static security signals.	`{kind: "eval_call", severity: "high"}`
`llm_costs`	Per-call token and USD cost rows.	`{operation: "doc_generation", input_tokens: 2500, cost_usd: 0.012}`
`answer_cache`	Cached MCP answer payloads keyed by normalized question.	`{question: "How does auth work?", question_hash: "..."}`
`conversations` and `chat_messages`	Chat state and structured message JSON.	`{role: "assistant", content_json: {...}}`
`webhook_events`	Received external events and processing status.	`{provider: "github", event_type: "push", processed: false}`
SQLite `page_fts`	FTS5 mirror of page title/content.	Used by full-text search
Postgres `wiki_pages.embedding`	pgvector embedding column, conditionally added by migration.	1536-dim vector
LanceDB `wiki_pages` table	Local vector index with page metadata.	`{page_id, vector, title, page_type, target_path}`

LLM Cost And Provider Usage

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
Pricing table	USD per million input/output tokens by model.	`generation/cost_tracker.py`	`claude-sonnet-4-6: {input: 3.0, output: 15.0}`
Fallback pricing	Default pricing for unknown models.	`_get_pricing()`	`{input: 3.0, output: 15.0}`
Call cost	`(input_tokens * input_rate + output_tokens * output_rate) / 1_000_000`.	`CostTracker.record()`	`1000 in, 500 out on Sonnet -> $0.0105`
Session cost	Cumulative USD for one tracker instance.	`CostTracker.session_cost`	`2.37`
Session tokens	Cumulative input plus output tokens.	`CostTracker.session_tokens`	`845000`
Cost totals	DB aggregate grouped by operation, model, or day.	`CostTracker.totals()`	`{group: "file_page", calls: 42, cost_usd: 1.12}`
CLI cost estimate	Pre-generation token/cost plan.	`packages/cli/src/repowise/cli/cost_estimator.py`	`{estimated_pages: 82, estimated_cost_usd: 4.60}`

Workspace Intelligence

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
Discovered repo	Candidate git repo found under a workspace root.	`workspace/scanner.py`	`{alias: "api", path: "services/api"}`
Workspace config	Parsed `.repowise-workspace.yaml`.	`workspace/config.py`	`{repos: [{alias: "web", path: "apps/web"}]}`
Repo update result	Per-repo update outcome for workspace update/watch.	`workspace/update.py`	`{alias: "core", updated: true, file_count: 420, symbol_count: 2100}`
Cross-repo co-change	File pair in different repos changed by same author within a time window, weighted by recency.	`detect_cross_repo_co_changes()`	`{source_repo: "api", source_file: "routes/users.py", target_repo: "web", target_file: "users.tsx", strength: 1.34}`
Cross-repo package dependency	Manifest path dependency from one repo to another.	`detect_package_dependencies()`	`{source_repo: "web", target_repo: "shared", kind: "npm_workspace"}`
Cross-repo overlay	JSON payload saved under workspace data dir.	`run_cross_repo_analysis()`	`{co_changes: [...], package_deps: [...], repo_summaries: {...}}`
Cross-repo edge count	Per-repo count of co-change and package-dependency edges.	`_build_repo_summaries()`	`{cross_repo_edge_count: 12}`
Workspace CLAUDE.md data	Per-repo summaries plus cross-repo overlays and contract links.	`generation/editor_files/data.py`, `claude_md.py`	`{repos: [...], co_changes: [...], contract_links: [...]}`

API Contracts

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
Contract	Provider or consumer API endpoint/topic/service extracted from source.	`workspace/contracts.py` and extractors	`{contract_id: "http::GET::/api/users/{param}", role: "provider"}`
Contract type	API surface kind.	Contract extractors	`http`, `grpc`, `topic`
Contract role	Whether source provides or consumes the contract.	Extractors	`provider`, `consumer`
Contract confidence	Extraction strategy confidence.	Extractors and contract matching	`0.8`
Service boundary	Monorepo service path assigned to contracts.	`workspace/extractors/service_boundary.py`	`services/billing`
Normalized contract ID	Lowercase/canonical ID used for matching.	`normalize_contract_id()`	`http::GET::/Api/Users/ -> http::GET::/api/users`
Contract link	Matched provider-consumer pair across repos/services.	`match_contracts()`	`{provider_repo: "api", consumer_repo: "web", match_type: "exact"}`
Manual contract link	Workspace-configured provider/consumer link.	`_build_manual_links()`	`{match_type: "manual", confidence: 1.0}`
Contract store	JSON payload saved as `contracts.json`.	`run_contract_extraction()`	`{contracts: [...], contract_links: [...]}`

Knowledge Map

Term	Definition	Computed by	Example
Top owner	Owner ranked by number of files primarily owned.	`server/services/knowledge_map.py`	`{email: "asha@example.com", files_owned: 42, percentage: 18.6}`
Knowledge silo	File where one owner has more than 80 percent ownership.	`compute_knowledge_map()`	`{file_path: "src/auth.py", owner_pct: 0.91}`
Onboarding target	High-PageRank file with few or no documentation words.	`compute_knowledge_map()`	`{path: "src/core.py", pagerank: 0.04, doc_words: 0}`
Documentation word count	Word count of the generated file page content.	`compute_knowledge_map()`	`doc_words: 640`

CLI-Visible Computed Outputs

Command	Computed output	Example
`repowise status`	Sync state, current HEAD, indexed commit, DB page counts, graph node counts, pages by type, token totals.	`file_page: 52`, `Status: 3 new commit(s)`
`repowise status --workspace`	Per-repo file/symbol counts, indexed age, HEAD short SHA, stale/up-to-date state.	`api 420 files 2,100 symbols 2h ago a1b2c3d stale`
`repowise doctor`	Health checks for DB, pages, vector store, FTS, graph, stale pages, store drift, coordinator state.	`SQL <-> Vector Store: 3 missing`
`repowise search`	Full-text/vector/wiki or symbol hits.	`score 0.83, file_page, src/auth.py`
`repowise dead-code`	Dead-code table or JSON report.	`unused_export src/api.py OldClient 0.70`
`repowise decision`	Decision list, detail view, health summary, stale records, proposed records, ungoverned hotspots.	`Stale decisions: 2`
`repowise costs`	Grouped LLM cost totals.	`group=file_page, calls=45, cost=$1.37`
`repowise export`	Markdown/HTML/JSON export entries, optionally decisions/dead-code/hotspots.	`wiki_pages.json` with page metadata
`repowise update`	File diffs, adaptive cascade budget, affected page plan, regenerated/decayed page counts, dead-code/decision refresh results.	`Adaptive cascade budget: 30`
`repowise reindex`	Embedding/indexing progress and page counts.	`Indexed 430 items -> .repowise/lancedb`
`repowise watch`	Debounced changed-path batches and forwarded update output.	`Detected 3 changed file(s), updating...`
`repowise workspace`	Workspace repo discovery, config entries, update status, cross-repo hook output.	`Found 2 new repo(s)`
`repowise generate-claude-md`	Editor-file data and rendered `.claude/CLAUDE.md`.	`hotspots`, `key_modules`, `decisions` in markdown
`repowise augment`	Hook-time graph/search enrichment for AI tool calls.	Related files, symbols, importers, dependencies
`repowise mcp`	FastMCP server exposing the computed graph/wiki/risk tools below.	stdio or SSE transport

MCP And API-Visible Computed Payloads

Tool or endpoint concept	Definition	Example
`get_answer`	RAG answer with citations, confidence, fallback targets, retrieval metadata, and answer-cache support.	`{answer: "...", confidence: "medium", citations: [...]}`
`search_codebase`	Wiki search using vector/FTS and federated workspace RRF when requested.	`{results: [{title, relevance_score, confidence_score}]}`
`get_context`	Compact page, symbol, freshness, dependency, git, and cross-repo context for targets.	`{targets: {"src/app.py": {docs, graph, freshness}}}`
`get_overview`	Repo or workspace overview, module map, entry points, git health, communities, and workspace footer.	`{summary, modules, git_health, community_summary}`
`get_why`	Decision/governance lookup, file origin story, alignment, and decision health modes.	`{decisions: [...], target_context: {...}}`
`get_risk`	Per-file risk, trend, risk type, owners, co-change partners, test gaps, security signals, top hotspots, optional PR blast radius.	`{results: [{risk_summary, hotspot_score}], top_hotspots: [...]}`
`get_dead_code`	Tiered, grouped, and summarized dead-code findings.	`{summary: {total_findings: 12}, tiers: {...}}`
`get_dependency_path`	Dependency-path or bridge context between files/symbols.	`{path: ["src/a.py", "src/b.py"]}`
`get_architecture_diagram`	Mermaid architecture diagram text.	`{mermaid_syntax: "graph TD\n..."}`
`update_decision_records`	Decision create/update/list/delete payloads.	`{status: "ok", decision: {...}}`
`get_symbol`	Exact symbol metadata and source slice.	`{name: "create_app", signature: "def create_app(...)"}`
`get_callers_callees`	Caller/callee neighborhood for a symbol.	`{callers: [...], callees: [...]}`
`get_graph_metrics`	Centrality percentiles, community, entry-point score, and graph metrics for a node.	`{pagerank_percentile: 92, community_label: "api"}`
`get_community`	Community details, cohesion, members, and neighboring communities.	`{label: "auth", cohesion: 0.21, members: [...]}`
`get_execution_flows`	Entry-point traces through call edges.	`{flows: [{entry_point, trace, crosses_community}]}`
`annotate_file`	Persistent human notes on a wiki page.	`{status: "ok", human_notes: "Watch migration path."}`
Blast radius API	Direct risks, transitive affected files, co-change warnings, reviewers, test gaps, overall score.	`{overall_risk_score: 7.25}`
Knowledge map API	Top owners, knowledge silos, onboarding targets.	`{top_owners: [...], knowledge_silos: [...]}`
Cost summary API	Grouped costs and totals.	`{groups: [...], total_cost_usd: 3.21}`
Provider API	Available provider/model configuration.	`{providers: [...], active_provider: "gemini"}`

Statuses And Enumerations

Domain	Values
Page freshness	`fresh`, `stale`, `expired`, `unknown` in type definitions
Job status	`pending`, `running`, `completed`, `failed`, `paused`
Decision status	`proposed`, `active`, `deprecated`, `superseded`
Decision source	`git_archaeology`, `inline_marker`, `readme_mining`, `cli`
Dead-code kind	`unreachable_file`, `unused_export`, `unused_internal`, `zombie_package`
Dead-code status	`open`, `acknowledged`, `resolved`, `false_positive`
Security severity	`high`, `med`, `low`
Security kind	`eval_call`, `exec_call`, `pickle_loads`, `subprocess_shell_true`, `os_system`, `hardcoded_password`, `hardcoded_secret`, `fstring_sql`, `concat_sql`, `tls_verify_false`, `weak_hash`, `security_sensitive_symbol`
Edge type	`imports`, `defines`, `calls`, `has_method`, `has_property`, `extends`, `implements`, `method_overrides`, `method_implements`, `co_changes`, `framework`, `dynamic`, plus dynamic subtypes such as `dynamic_uses`, `dynamic_imports`, `dynamic_url_route`
Node type	`file`, `symbol`, `external`
Search type	`vector`, `fulltext`
Contract type	`http`, `grpc`, `topic`
Contract role	`provider`, `consumer`
Contract link match type	`exact`, `manual`
Risk trend	`increasing`, `stable`, `decreasing`, `unknown`
Risk type	`bug-prone`, `churn-heavy`, `bus-factor-risk`, `high-coupling`, `stable`, `unknown`
Change pattern	`feature-active`, `primarily refactored`, `fix-heavy`, `dependency-churn`, `mixed-activity`, `uncategorized`
Chat role	`user`, `assistant`
Coordinator health	`ok`, `warning`, `critical`

Example End-To-End Computation

For a file src/auth/session.py, a typical Repowise index can compute:

FileInfo: language="python", is_test=false, is_entry_point=false.
ParsedFile: symbols such as src/auth/session.py::SessionStore, imports such as from .redis import client, calls such as client.get().
Graph records: a file node, symbol nodes, defines, imports, calls, and maybe framework or dynamic_* edges.
Graph metrics: pagerank=0.013, betweenness=0.004, community_id=2, community_label="auth", cohesion=0.18.
Git metadata: commit_count_90d=11, primary_owner_name="Asha", temporal_hotspot_score=2.1, churn_percentile=0.88, is_hotspot=true.
Analysis rows: maybe a security finding hardcoded_secret, or a decision record from # DECISION: store sessions in Redis.
Generated docs: file_page:src/auth/session.py, source hash, token counts, summary, freshness, and vector/FTS entries.
Risk output: hotspot_score=0.88, trend increasing, risk type churn-heavy, co-change partners, test-gap flag, and an impact surface.