Borda Python only: ast.parse extracts import graph + symbol metadata from all .py; non-Python excluded. Writes .cache/codemap/<project>.json; no external deps. Zero-Python project still writes empty index; queries return nothing.
Per module: import graph, blast-radius metrics, symbol list (classes/functions/methods + line ranges). Symbols let scan-query symbol / find-symbol return target source, avoiding full-file reads.
Agents/develop skills query via scan-query for deps, blast radius, coupling, symbol source before edits.
NOT for: querying existing index (use /codemap-py:query-code); integration health checks or wiring consumer integration (use /codemap-py:integration — check/plan/apply); non-code input (contracts, prose, config-only review). On out-of-scope input: state scope mismatch and stop — never answer "for reference only" with partial findings.
Step 1: Run the scanner
Build invocation from $ARGUMENTS. Pass supplied --root <path> and/or --incremental; never literal placeholders.
Unknown-flag check: before parse_scan_args.py, find $ARGUMENTS -- tokens except --root, --incremental. If any, print ! Unknown flag(s): <tokens> then Supported: --root <path>, --incremental; exit 1. Never AskUserQuestion: disable-model-invocation:true makes it unreachable. Rosters + shell must use exact Unknown flag(s) wording, no synonym. Preflight exit 1 is skill-local shortcut accepted in shared/capability-contract.md; CLI syntax errors remain §7.5 exit 2.
# timeout: 10000
export CSID="${CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION_ID:-$PPID}"
# tr|awk, not for-loop — zsh doesn't word-split unquoted vars, for-loop saw whole string as one token, "--root <path>" always false-flagged unsupported
# awk skips token after --root same as old _SKIP_NEXT; parse_scan_args.py handles quoted paths
_ARGS_UNKNOWN=$(printf '%s\n' "$ARGUMENTS" | tr ' ' '\n' \
| awk '/^--root$/{skip=1;next} skip{skip=0;next} /^--incremental$/{next} /^--/{print}' | tr '\n' ' ')
_ARGS_UNKNOWN="${_ARGS_UNKNOWN% }"
[ -z "$_ARGS_UNKNOWN" ] || { printf "! Unknown flag(s): %s\nSupported: --root <path>, --incremental\n" "$_ARGS_UNKNOWN" >&2; exit 1; }
SETUP_STDERR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/codemap-setup-err-$$-${CSID}"
SCAN_STATE_FILE=$(python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-plugins/codemap-py}/bin/setup_scan_env.py" --arguments "$ARGUMENTS" 2>"$SETUP_STDERR")
if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$SCAN_STATE_FILE" ]; then
printf "! setup_scan_env.py failed"; [ -s "$SETUP_STDERR" ] && printf ": %s" "$(cat "$SETUP_STDERR")"; printf "\n"; exit 1
fi
# project-scoped — bare CSID collides across concurrent repos in one session
_CM_PROJ_SLUG=$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)")
printf '%s\n' "$SCAN_STATE_FILE" > "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/codemap-state-ref-${_CM_PROJ_SLUG}-${CSID}" # subsequent blocks read without knowing PID
# timeout: 400000
export CSID="${CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION_ID:-$PPID}"
_CM_PROJ_SLUG=$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)")
IFS= read -r SCAN_STATE_FILE < "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/codemap-state-ref-${_CM_PROJ_SLUG}-${CSID}" 2>/dev/null || SCAN_STATE_FILE=""
[ -n "$SCAN_STATE_FILE" ] && [ -f "$SCAN_STATE_FILE" ] || { printf "! codemap state missing — re-run from the beginning\n"; exit 1; }
# -O owned-by-uid, ! -L not-symlink — defense-in-depth on mktemp; last check before sourcing (executed), fails closed on shared-TMPDIR collision
[ -O "$SCAN_STATE_FILE" ] && [ ! -L "$SCAN_STATE_FILE" ] || { printf "! codemap state file failed ownership/symlink check — aborting\n" >&2; exit 1; }
# shellcheck source=/dev/null
. "$SCAN_STATE_FILE"
# NUL-delimited — avoids eval; written by parse_scan_args.py
_ARGS_FILE="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/codemap-scan-args-nul-$$-${CSID}"
python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-plugins/codemap-py}/bin/parse_scan_args.py" "$SCAN_ARGS_RAW" --nul-output "$_ARGS_FILE"
SCAN_ARGS=()
while IFS= read -r -d '' _arg; do
SCAN_ARGS+=("$_arg")
done < "$_ARGS_FILE"
rm -f "$_ARGS_FILE"
# dispatcher, not the scan-index alias — alias leases in-engine too (graph.main wraps build+publish in rwgate.write_index), but it skips the dispatcher's interpreter probe (exit 127 on no eligible CPython) and is a deprecated shim, removed no earlier than 1.0.0. SCAN_BIN stays setup_scan_env.py's existence preflight (dispatcher needs the same binary present).
# PATH-literal first token — expansion-bearing form matches no bare-name allow prefix; absolute launcher is the interactive fallback
command -v codemap-py >/dev/null 2>&1 || { printf "! codemap-py not on PATH — run \"\${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-plugins/codemap-py}/bin/codemap-py\" index as one standalone command instead\n" >&2; exit 1; }
codemap-py index --timeout 360 "${SCAN_ARGS[@]}"
# capture rc BEFORE branching — inside `if ! cmd; then`, $? is the negated compound's status (always 0), never the scanner's
_SCAN_RC=$?
if [ "$_SCAN_RC" -ne 0 ]; then
printf "! codemap-py index failed (exit %d) — index may be stale or incomplete\n" "$_SCAN_RC"
# rm sentinel on failure — stale one misleads Step 2
rm -f "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/codemap-incremental-noop-${PROJ_SLUG}-${CSID}"
exit 1
fi
--root naming: index uses basename(<path>), unlike default git-root basename. After a custom-root scan, retain the exact path printed by the scanner as <emitted-index-path>; a later query must use --index <emitted-index-path> --root <same-root>. --root is path resolution only and does not select the index. After custom-root scan, verify path via resolve_index_env.py. --root . is handled specially — setup_scan_env.py falls back to the git-root basename, same as omitting --root.
Writes <root>/.cache/codemap/<project>.json, or $CODEMAP_INDEX_DIR/<project>.json when set; prints:
[codemap] ✓ .cache/codemap/<project>.json
[codemap] N modules indexed, M degraded
Step 2: Report
After scan, read index and report compact summary:
# timeout: 15000
export CSID="${CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION_ID:-$PPID}"
# skip if Step 1 failed — index may not exist
_CM_PROJ_SLUG=$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)")
IFS= read -r SCAN_STATE_FILE < "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/codemap-state-ref-${_CM_PROJ_SLUG}-${CSID}" 2>/dev/null || SCAN_STATE_FILE=""
[ -n "$SCAN_STATE_FILE" ] && [ -f "$SCAN_STATE_FILE" ] || { printf "! codemap state missing — re-run /codemap-py:scan-codebase\n"; exit 1; }
# shellcheck source=/dev/null
. "$SCAN_STATE_FILE"
PROJ_NAME="${PROJ_NAME:-$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || echo "$PWD")")}"
_IDX="${CODEMAP_INDEX_DIR:-.cache/codemap}"
if [ -f "${_IDX}/${PROJ_NAME}.json" ]; then
# scan-stats.py reads SCAN_ARGS env (e.g. --root src/mypackage) for project root
SCAN_ARGS="$SCAN_ARGS_RAW" python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-plugins/codemap-py}/bin/scan-stats.py"
# --incremental noop check — sentinel set by Step 1 on fallback to full scan
if [ -f "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/codemap-incremental-noop-${PROJ_SLUG}-${CSID}" ]; then
echo "[codemap] Note: --incremental had no prior index — full scan ran instead"
rm -f "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/codemap-incremental-noop-${PROJ_SLUG}-${CSID}"
fi
else
echo "[codemap] Skipping stats — no index found (Step 1 may have failed)"
fi
Degraded count is informational. scan-stats.py reports module counts, no per-file list; index remains useful.
If --incremental has no prior index, Step 1 sets codemap-incremental-noop-${PROJ_SLUG}-${CSID} before scan. Step 2 detects/removes after stats; logs --incremental had no prior index — full scan ran instead. On scan failure, Step 1 removes sentinel to prevent false next-run state.
Sentinel hostname limit: PROJ_SLUG includes hostname short-name. Dynamic container/cloud hostnames change sentinel key; incremental-noop detection may miss stale sentinel. Only Step 2 message affected, not scan correctness.
Zero-Python project: Step 3 suggestions return nothing; index valid but empty.
Step 3: Suggest next step
Index ready. Query it with:
/codemap-py:query-code central --top 10
/codemap-py:query-code deps <module>
/codemap-py:query-code rdeps <module>
/codemap-py:query-code coupled --top 10
# see /codemap-py:query-code for full list of subcommands