Cross-session context for agents. Sections 1-6 are regenerated from the source tree with zero LLM tokens: declared rules are quoted verbatim with file:line, measured baselines come from the scan. Section 7 is written by agents and humans and is preserved across rebuilds.

Generated from 155 files at commit 0c608d6d6fa2. Read this first, then readmenator-wiki/index.md, then readmenator . ask "<question>" for anything specific.

• What it is: A token-free, offline, production-grade polyglot codebase knowledge graph & architectural analyzer. (README.md:7)
• Domain vocabulary (term, files): readmenator (104), file (91), graph (73), node (67), files (66), symbols (61), project (59), edges (59), imports (56), nodes (55), build (54), config (54), symbol (53), all (53), one (52)
• Subsystem readmenator: _video: 35 files, core readmenator/_video.py: Cinematic codebase overview video, general purpose.
• Subsystem readmenator/parsers: 35 files, core readmenator/_models.py: Data model types for the readmenator knowledge graph.
• Subsystem readmenator: _agent_output: 19 files, core readmenator/_agent_output.py: Agent-friendly output generator for ReadMenator.
• Subsystem readmenator: _graphrag: 18 files, core readmenator/_graphrag.py: Zero-token GraphRAG index and retrieval for AI agents.
• Subsystem readmenator: _pipeline: 17 files, core readmenator/_pipeline.py: AnalyzerFactory (lazy component construction) and DeepAnalysisRunner.
• Subsystem readmenator: _diagrams: 15 files, core readmenator/_diagrams.py: Self-contained interactive system maps for the knowledge graph.
• Subsystem readmenator: _flowcharts: 12 files, core readmenator/_flowcharts.py: Architecture and execution-flow Mermaid diagrams from static structure.
• Business rules that the code cannot show live in section 7: record them there.

Detected commands:

• python -m pytest -q (pyproject.toml)
• readmenator --help (pyproject.toml [project.scripts])
• readmenator-mcp --help (pyproject.toml [project.scripts])
• CI workflow main.yml (.github/workflows/main.yml)
• CI workflow publish.yml (.github/workflows/publish.yml)
• CI workflow static.yml (.github/workflows/static.yml)
• CI workflow validate-rules.yml (.github/workflows/validate-rules.yml)

Session protocol:

1. Start: read this file, then readmenator . fresh (exit 1 means run readmenator . --rebuild).
2. Orient: readmenator-wiki/index.md; for a question use readmenator . ask "<question>" (local = entities + sources, --global = community reports).
3. Before editing a file: grep -n '<file>' readmenator-agent/GOTCHAS.md readmenator-agent/SECURITY.md.
4. After the change: run the tests above, then readmenator . --rebuild so the maps, wiki, and this file stay true.
5. End: record decisions, business rules, and gotchas with readmenator . remember "<note>" --kind decision.

Declared:

• Config is the single source of truth for all constants (CLAUDE.md:848)
• Symbol creation logic is not duplicated across parsers (CLAUDE.md:849)
• Docstring extraction lives once in LanguageParser base class (CLAUDE.md:850)
• File-level doc extraction lives once in PolyglotScanner (CLAUDE.md:851)
• All analysis thresholds in Config, never hardcoded (CLAUDE.md:852)
• Single Responsibility: each module has one job (CLAUDE.md:855)
• Open/Closed: add parsers/analyzers without modifying existing code (CLAUDE.md:856)
• Liskov Substitution: all parsers inherit from LanguageParser (CLAUDE.md:857)
• Interface Segregation: each contract exposes minimal surface (CLAUDE.md:858)
• Dependency Inversion: app depends on abstractions (Config, Scanner) (CLAUDE.md:859)
• No absolute paths in source code (CLAUDE.md:862)
• No network calls from the core scanner (CLAUDE.md:863)
• Symlinks rejected (CLAUDE.md:864)
• File size limits enforced (CLAUDE.md:865)
• Directory depth limits enforced (CLAUDE.md:866)
• All parsing exceptions caught (CLAUDE.md:867)
• No external API calls in any analysis or export module (CLAUDE.md:868)
• Pattern-based security analyzer with 18 language rule sets (CLAUDE.md:869)
• Privacy mode strips source snippets from output (CLAUDE.md:870)
• Fix any security issues found (symlinks, path traversal, size limits) (CLAUDE.md:899)
• Remove hardcoded values and move to Config if they are tuneable (CLAUDE.md:900)
• Update tests to cover new behaviors (CLAUDE.md:901)
• Keep the "Classs" pluralization fix intact (CLAUDE.md:902)
• Do not add absolute paths (CLAUDE.md:903)
• Do not add external dependencies to the core scanner (CLAUDE.md:904)
• Maintain backward compatibility of the CLI interface (CLAUDE.md:905)
• Update this CLAUDE.md and README.md for any contract changes (CLAUDE.md:906)
• Fix inline imports (move to top of file) (CLAUDE.md:907)
• Add type annotations to all function signatures (CLAUDE.md:908)
• Maintain strict separation of concerns. (.cursorrules:5)
• UI/presentation components must not contain business logic or database queries. (.cursorrules:6)
• Business logic must not depend on presentation or infrastructure details. (.cursorrules:7)
• Data access must be isolated behind repository interfaces. (.cursorrules:8)
• Keep files under 300 lines. Split larger files into cohesive modules. (.cursorrules:9)
• Never add absolute paths to source code. (.cursorrules:10)
• Never hardcode configuration values. Use the Config class. (.cursorrules:11)
• All new modules must have corresponding test files. (.cursorrules:12)
• Use type annotations on all function signatures. (.cursorrules:13)
• Follow the existing code style and naming conventions. (.cursorrules:14)

Measured baseline:

• Security findings at medium or above: 0 (see readmenator-agent/SECURITY.md); do not add new ones.
• Dependency cycles: 0; layer violations: 11 (see readmenator-agent/GOTCHAS.md).

Declared:

• All progress/report messages use logging.getLogger(__name__) (never print()) (CLAUDE.md:873)
• User-facing output (query results, summaries) uses print() to stdout (CLAUDE.md:874)
• Logging format configured in __main__.py via logging.basicConfig (CLAUDE.md:875)
• Each module gets its own logger via logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) (CLAUDE.md:876)

Measured baseline:

• py: 153 files, 2993 symbols; docstrings on 55% of symbols; functions snake_case (96%); types PascalCase (100%); median file 204 lines, max 4182.
• js: 1 files, 35 symbols; docstrings on 100% of symbols; functions snake_case (80%); types PascalCase (40%); median file 5 lines, max 5.
• sh: 1 files, 1 symbols; docstrings on 100% of symbols; functions snake_case (100%); median file 42 lines, max 42.
• Tests: 55 files under tests; follow the existing naming (e.g. test_agent_friendliness.py).

Declared:

• Tests named as test_<contract>_<behavior> (BDD style) (CLAUDE.md:879)
• Each module has its own test class (CLAUDE.md:880)
• Security behaviors tested explicitly (CLAUDE.md:881)
• Edge cases tested (empty files, syntax errors, symlinks) (CLAUDE.md:882)
• Integration tests validate end-to-end pipeline (CLAUDE.md:883)
• "Classs" regression test prevents re-introduction (CLAUDE.md:884)
• All new modules have complete contract test suites (CLAUDE.md:885)
• Mutation check after SDD+TDD+BDD: introduce one-line mutants (validation bypass, escaping bypass, ordering change); a killed mutant fails at least one test, a surviving mutant requires a stronger test before refactor (CLAUDE.md:886)
• Property-based parser tests skip cleanly when hypothesis is not installed (inert strategy placeholders, identity decorators) (CLAUDE.md:887)
• English only, no emojis, no prose comments, docstrings on every public and private function (CLAUDE.md:890)
• DRY and SOLID, one self-contained file per contract, production code with no placeholders or simplifications (CLAUDE.md:891)
• No hardcoded tuneables or magic numbers: every setting lives in Config (CLAUDE.md:892)
• No absolute paths, no network calls from analysis or export modules, all untrusted text escaped at the boundary (CLAUDE.md:893)
• Boy scout: any technical debt or security flaw found during the change is fixed without losing functionality (CLAUDE.md:894)

Measured baseline:

• Tests pass: python -m pytest -q.
• Docstring coverage stays at or above 55%.
• No new security findings at medium or above (current: 0).
• No new dependency cycles (current: 0).
• Files stay under 300 lines where possible (readmenator . lint).
• Docs refreshed: readmenator . --rebuild, and decisions recorded in section 7.

• God nodes (changes ripple widely): readmenator/_models.py, readmenator/_config.py, readmenator/_pipeline.py, readmenator/_app.py, readmenator/parsers/__init__.py
• Hotspots (complex and central): readmenator/_vendor/force-graph.min.js, readmenator/_diagrams.py, readmenator/_app.py, readmenator/_video.py, tests/test_parsers.py
• Full blast radius: readmenator-agent/GOTCHAS.md; findings: readmenator-agent/SECURITY.md.

Append with readmenator . remember "<note>" --kind <kind> (kinds: business, decision, rule, workflow, style, deliverable, gotcha, todo, note) or the MCP tool readmenator.remember. Record business rules, decisions and their reasons, workflow changes, and anything the next session must not rediscover.