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      {
        "claim": "trail_trace_calls returns who depends on a symbol",
        "command": "trail mcp . tools/call {\"tool\": \"trail_trace_calls\", \"arguments\": {\"symbol\": \"wiringPath\"}}",
        "evidence": "buildGraph (src/graph/build.ts:L204-L472)\\n  calls \u2190 checkGraph (src/graph/check.ts:L59-L159)\\n  calls \u2190 invalidateGraphCaches (src/graph/load.ts:L112-L115)\\n  calls \u2190 loadGraphCached (src/graph/load.ts:L86-L91)\\n  calls \u2190 ensureFreshGraph (src/graph/refresh.ts:L151-L228)\\n  calls \u2190 hasGraftIndex (src/graph/root.ts:L23-L25)\\n  calls \u2190 seedGraph (src/graph/seed.ts:L211-L228)\\n  calls \u2190 hasMegaGraph (src/graph/workspace.ts:L106-L108)\\n  calls \u2190 writeGraph (src/graph/write.ts:L36-L67)\\n  calls \u2190 ask-index.test.ts (test/ask-index.test.ts:L1-L408)\\n  calls \u2190 reinjectBodyText (test/ask-index.test.ts",
        "expected": "lists buildGraph as a caller",
        "input": "{\"tool\": \"trail_trace_calls\", \"arguments\": {\"symbol\": \"wiringPath\"}}",
        "kind": "claim",
        "outcome": "Real input produced the expected result: buildGraph",
        "source": "Who depends on it, or what it depends on with `direction: out`, N levels deep for blast radius.",
        "source_checked": true,
        "source_file": "README.md",
        "verdict": "yes"
      },
      {
        "claim": "trail map gives a token-budgeted repo orientation",
        "command": "trail map .",
        "evidence": "hotspots: join \u00b7 function \u00b7 src/trace/codex.ts:L237-L244 \u00b7 1128\u2190  tmpRepo \u00b7 function \u00b7 test/helpers.ts:L30-L32 \u00b7 152\u2190  flatLine \u00b7 function \u00b7 src/notes/flatten.ts:L36-L48 \u00b7 101\u2190  repoPlace \u00b7 function \u00b7 src/notes/home.ts:L240-L256 \u00b7 64\u2190  wiringPath \u00b7 function \u00b7 src/graph/write.ts:L20-L22 \u00b7 49\u2190  buildGraph \u00b7 function \u00b7 src/graph/build.ts:L204-L472 \u00b7 44\u2190  brand \u00b7 function \u00b7 src/brand.ts:L34-L36 \u00b7 43\u2190  renderSkillMd \u00b7 function \u00b7 src/skills/skillmd.ts:L63-L111 \u00b7 39\u2190  T \u00b7 function \u00b7 test/skills-consent-fixtures.ts:L33-L33 \u00b7 39\u2190  contextDirFor \u00b7 function \u00b7 src/context/node-file.ts:L113-L116 \u00b7 38\u2190  rea",
        "expected": "repo map with hotspots",
        "input": "repo root",
        "kind": "claim",
        "outcome": "Real input produced the expected result: hotspots: join",
        "returncode": 0,
        "source": "`trail map` is a token-budgeted first look at a repo: directory clusters",
        "source_checked": true,
        "source_file": "README.md",
        "verdict": "yes"
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      {
        "claim": "Scheduled or looping main behavior",
        "command": "",
        "evidence": "Entry points inspected: README has no cron, scheduler, loop, webhook, --once or --now option. Only agent hook events run per turn: the Stop hook (src/hosts/codex-hooks.ts, src/hosts/claude-global.ts) and PostToolUse post-edit re-sync. In this repo the Claude settings only register SessionStart (trail init --no-global), so no Stop hook is wired. Manual run of .trail/hook.cjs stop with a fake Stop payload exited 0 with no output, so no observable cycle was confirmed.",
        "expected": "identify the product trigger",
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        "kind": "cycle",
        "outcome": "Entry points inspected: README has no cron, scheduler, loop, webhook, --once or --now option. Only agent hook events run per turn: the Stop hook (src/hosts/codex-hooks.ts, src/hosts/claude-global.ts) and PostToolUse post-edit re-sync. In this repo the Claude settings only register SessionStart (trail init --no-global), so no Stop hook is wired. Manual run of .trail/hook.cjs stop with a fake Stop payload exited 0 with no output, so no observable cycle was confirmed.",
        "source": "repository entry points",
        "verdict": "yes"
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        "trail",
        "mcp",
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            "text": "[trail] tokens saved \u2248 124,620 (99%) \u2014 this output \u2248 794 tok vs reading the 43 file(s) it covers whole \u2248 125,414 tok (estimate). At the end of your reply, tell the user the total trail tokens saved this turn \u2014 sum each such line across your trail calls \u2014 e.g. \"\ud83c\udf31 trail saved ~N tokens this turn\".\n\nwiringPath \u00b7 function \u00b7 src/graph/write.ts:L20-L22\n  calls \u2190 buildGraph (src/graph/build.ts:L204-L472)\n  calls \u2190 checkGraph (src/graph/check.ts:L59-L159)\n  calls \u2190 invalidateGraphCaches (src/graph/load.ts:L112-L115)\n  calls \u2190 loadGraphCached (src/graph/load.ts:L86-L91)\n  calls \u2190 ensureFreshGraph (src/graph/refresh.ts:L151-L228)\n  calls \u2190 hasGraftIndex (src/graph/root.ts:L23-L25)\n  calls \u2190 seedGraph (src/graph/seed.ts:L211-L228)\n  calls \u2190 hasMegaGraph (src/graph/workspace.ts:L106-L108)\n  calls \u2190 writeGraph (src/graph/write.ts:L36-L67)\n  calls \u2190 ask-index.test.ts (test/ask-index.test.ts:L1-L408)\n  calls \u2190 reinjectBodyText (test/ask-index.test.ts:L69-L85)\n  calls \u2190 container-extract.test.ts (test/container-extract.test.ts:L1-L293)\n  calls \u2190 context-only-dir.test.ts (test/context-only-dir.test.ts:L1-L168)\n  calls \u2190 generic-extract.test.ts (test/generic-extract.test.ts:L1-L758)\n  calls \u2190 graphOf (test/graph-follow-nested-repos.test.ts:L25-L29)\n  calls \u2190 graphOf (test/graph-follow-submodules.test.ts:L26-L30)\n  calls \u2190 graph-go.test.ts (test/graph-go.test.ts:L1-L206)\n  calls \u2190 graph-include-dir.test.ts (test/graph-include-dir.test.ts:L1-L173)\n  calls \u2190 graphOf (test/graph-include-dir.test.ts:L48-L50)\n  calls \u2190 graph-incremental.test.ts (test/graph-incremental.test.ts:L1-L474)\n  calls \u2190 wiringOf (test/graph-incremental.test.ts:L56-L56)\n  calls \u2190 graph-invariants.test.ts (test/graph-invariants.test.ts:L1-L143)\n  calls \u2190 build (test/graph-invariants.test.ts:L123-L134)\n  calls \u2190 graph-java.test.ts (test/graph-java.test.ts:L1-L1529)\n  calls \u2190 graph-languages.test.ts (test/graph-languages.test.ts:L1-L108)\n  calls \u2190 graph-load.test.ts (test/graph-load.test.ts:L1-L158)\n  calls \u2190 graph-native-fallback.test.ts (test/graph-native-fallback.test.ts:L1-L214)\n  calls \u2190 graphOf (test/graph-only-dir.test.ts:L36-L38)\n  calls \u2190 graph-php.test.ts (test/graph-php.test.ts:L1-L615)\n  calls \u2190 graphOf (test/graph-posix-paths.test.ts:L58-L58)\n  calls \u2190 buildFixture (test/graph-python.test.ts:L106-L111)\n  calls \u2190 buildAndRead (test/graph-r-classes.test.ts:L24-L30)\n  calls \u2190 buildAndRead (test/graph-r-phase3.test.ts:L21-L27)\n  calls \u2190 buildAndRead (test/graph-r-phase4.test.ts:L21-L27)\n  calls \u2190 buildAndRead (test/graph-r-phase5.test.ts:L22-L28)\n  calls \u2190 graph-r.test.ts (test/graph-r.test.ts:L1-L195)\n  calls \u2190 graph-references.test.ts (test/graph-references.test.ts:L1-L210)\n  calls \u2190 graph-refresh.test.ts (test/graph-refresh.test.ts:L1-L483)\n  calls \u2190 graphOf (test/graph-refresh.test.ts:L34-L34)\n  calls \u2190 graph-scopes.test.ts (test/graph-scopes.test.ts:L1-L232)\n  calls \u2190 graph-seed.test.ts (test/graph-seed.test.ts:L1-L342)\n  calls \u2190 buildSwift (test/graph-swift.test.ts:L215-L223)\n  calls \u2190 graphOf (test/graph-workspace-include-dir.test.ts:L34-L36)\n  calls \u2190 graph-write.test.ts (test/graph-write.test.ts:L1-L164)\n  calls \u2190 reference-scale-probe.ts (test/reference-scale-probe.ts:L1-L29)\n  calls \u2190 regression-single-repo.test.ts (test/regression-single-repo.test.ts:L1-L135)\n  calls \u2190 loadBuiltGraph (test/search-grep.test.ts:L87-L91)\n  calls \u2190 utf16-source.test.ts (test/utf16-source.test.ts:L1-L195)\n  calls \u2190 workspace.test.ts (test/workspace.test.ts:L1-L536)",
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      "tool_result_checked": true,
      "tool_schema_bytes": 3363,
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        "trail_find_code",
        "trail_file_api",
        "trail_check_freshness",
        "trail_trace_calls",
        "trail_find_all",
        "trail_repo_map"
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      "working": true
    },
    "evidence_strength": "readme_checked",
    "example_checks": [
      {
        "claim": "build the graft map of the repo with no LLM key",
        "command": "trail build .",
        "deferred": false,
        "evidence": "                        \rparsing 841/849: test/viz-export.test.ts                           \rparsing 842/849: test/viz-serve.test.ts                            \rparsing 843/849: test/workspace-sync-skills.test.ts                \rparsing 844/849: test/workspace.test.ts                            \rparsing 845/849: viewer/data.ts                                    \rparsing 846/849: viewer/detail.ts                                  \rparsing 847/849: viewer/graph.ts                                   \rparsing 848/849: viewer/main.ts                                    \rparsing 849/849: viewer/tree.ts",
        "expected": "wiring graph of 7390 nodes",
        "input": "repo root",
        "kind": "example",
        "outcome": "command completed successfully",
        "returncode": 0,
        "source": "README.md CLI section: trail build [dir]",
        "verdict": "yes"
      },
      {
        "claim": "find who calls a symbol",
        "command": "trail callers wiringPath .",
        "deferred": false,
        "evidence": "wiringPath } from \"../src/graph/write.js\";\n  calls \u2190 regression-single-repo.test.ts (test/regression-single-repo.test.ts:L1-L135)\n      16: import { readGraph, wiringPath } from \"../src/graph/write.js\";\n  calls \u2190 loadBuiltGraph (test/search-grep.test.ts:L87-L91)\n      88: const g = readGraph(wiringPath(join(repo, 'graft')));\n  calls \u2190 utf16-source.test.ts (test/utf16-source.test.ts:L1-L195)\n      30: import { readGraph, wiringPath } from \"../src/graph/write.js\";\n  calls \u2190 workspace.test.ts (test/workspace.test.ts:L1-L536)\n      7: import { writeGraph, wiringPath } from \"../src/graph/write.js\";",
        "expected": "caller list including buildGraph",
        "input": "wiringPath",
        "kind": "example",
        "outcome": "command completed successfully",
        "returncode": 0,
        "source": "README.md CLI section: trail callers <symbol> [dir]",
        "verdict": "yes"
      },
      {
        "claim": "repo test suite from the Development section",
        "command": "",
        "deferred": true,
        "evidence": "Full npm test takes about 27 minutes here and reports 4011 tests, 3986 pass, 16 fail, 9 skipped (output in /tmp/npmtest.out). Left out of replay on purpose; failures are in teammate, git-history and hook tests that need go, colima or gh, or a full git history, which this VM lacks.",
        "expected": "documented command completes successfully",
        "input": "",
        "kind": "example",
        "outcome": "Full npm test takes about 27 minutes here and reports 4011 tests, 3986 pass, 16 fail, 9 skipped (output in /tmp/npmtest.out). Left out of replay on purpose; failures are in teammate, git-history and hook tests that need go, colima or gh, or a full git history, which this VM lacks.",
        "source": "README.md Development section: npm test",
        "verdict": "deferred"
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  "deviations": [
    "node and npm were not installed in the guest; installed Node 22 via NodeSource setup_22.x and apt (sudo). Succeeded.",
    "First npm install failed building the native tree-sitter-kotlin module: make and g++ were missing (node-gyp error). Installed build-essential with apt; the second npm install succeeded.",
    "The workspace was not a git repository; ran the git init / remote / fetch --depth 1 / reset sequence from the task to pin the commit.",
    "Running trail mcp and trail init inside the repo, the product rewrote tracked files .claude/helpers/graft-hooks.cjs, .claude/helpers/graft-statusline.cjs, .claude/skills/graft/SKILL.md, and created untracked .mcp.json and .trail/.gitignore. This was the product's own agent-wiring refresh, not a hand edit; left in place.",
    "npm test (README Development section) ran to completion: 4011 tests, 3986 pass, 16 fail, 9 skipped. The 16 failures are in teammate, git-history, and hook tests. Some need go, colima or gh, which are not installed; some expect git history that a depth-1 clone does not have (likely cause, not established). The full run takes about 27 minutes, so it was recorded as a deferred example and not replayed.",
    "The published global trail (0.25.0) was used for the probe and claims, as the README Quick start documents; the from-source build was used for build/map/callers via npm run cli.",
    "Cycles: no cron, scheduler, webhook, --once or --now in the README or entry points. Only agent hook events exist. A manual run of .trail/hook.cjs stop exited 0 with no output, so no cycle was confirmed; cycles.json has detected:false with the reason.",
    "A first checker run appeared to fail with exit 255; it was my own pkill pattern killing my shell, not the checker. The rerun returned 0."
  ],
  "fault_owner": null,
  "main_blocker": null,
  "operation": "Build the repo's context map with the trail CLI (trail build, trail map, trail callers) and query it over MCP (trail_trace_calls) from the pinned source at 257672ae8bb404e55af16a6d0076741ee2d7a6f8.",
  "operation_scope": "Linux Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS guest, Node 22.23.4, npm 10.9.9, Python 3.12.3 (Python is not used by the product). No LLM key, no browser. Telemetry setting was not explicitly controlled. Covers the structural (no-LLM) features only; the --deep LLM summaries were not run.",
  "outcome": "working",
  "plain_failure": null,
  "steps": [
    "git init; git remote add origin https://github.com/trailhq/Trail-Code; git fetch --depth 1 origin 257672ae8bb404e55af16a6d0076741ee2d7a6f8; git reset --mixed FETCH_HEAD",
    "sudo apt-get install -y nodejs (NodeSource setup_22.x) -- Node 22.23.4 / npm 10.9.9, satisfies engines node >=20",
    "sudo apt-get install -y build-essential (required for the native tree-sitter grammars)",
    "NODE_USE_ENV_PROXY=1 npm install",
    "npm run build",
    "npm run cli -- build .  (Development section: run the CLI from source)",
    "npm run cli -- map .",
    "npm run cli -- callers wiringPath .",
    "sudo npm install -g @trailhq/trail-code  (Quick start installer; published 0.25.0, same version as the pin)",
    "trail init --agents claude --no-global --no-statusline  (Quick start)",
    "trail mcp .  (MCP stdio server) -> tools/call trail_trace_calls {symbol: wiringPath} returned buildGraph as a caller",
    "<env-var>=<guest-path> python3 -I <guest-path> --validate --replay  -> problems: []"
  ],
  "stuck_step": null,
  "suggested_fix": "None needed for the core operation. Optional: document the build-essential requirement for source builds, and make the git-history-dependent teammate tests tolerate shallow clones or skip them when no history is present. Install go, colima and gh, or skip those tests, to get a clean npm test run."
}
