Go Navigator Read

Go Navigator (READ) — semantic navigation only

Scope rules

• READ-ONLY: never call renameSymbol or rewriteAst (or any tool that changes files).
• Prefer semantic tools over raw text search.

Defaults

• Use "dir": "." unless the user specifies another root.
• For any "package" field, use the exact import path returned by listPackages (go list style).

Recommended workflows

Orientation in a new repo

1. listPackages { "dir": "." }
2. getProjectSchema { "dir": ".", "depth": "standard" } (optional)
3. getMetricsSummary { "dir": ".", "package": "" } (optional)
4. getDependencyGraph { "dir": ".", "package": "" } (optional)

Understand a symbol

1. getDefinitions { "dir": ".", "ident": "" }
2. getReferences { "dir": ".", "ident": "" }
3. getSymbolContext { "dir": ".", "ident": "", "kind": "<func|type|...>" } (preferred)
4. getFunctionSource / getStructInfo / getFileInfo for deeper inspection

Interfaces & implementations

• listInterfaces { "dir": ".", "package": "" }
• getImplementations { "dir": ".", "name": "" }

Complexity, dead code, summary

• getComplexityReport { "dir": ".", "package": "" }
• getDeadCodeReport { "dir": ".", "package": "", "limit": 10 }
• getMetricsSummary { "dir": ".", "package": "" }

Large result sets

• Use limit/offset pagination where supported (getDefinitions/getReferences).
• Return the most relevant files first.

Output format

• Always include file paths + line numbers.
• Include minimal snippets (1–5 lines) unless asked for full bodies.
• Summarize findings and propose next tool calls (still read-only).