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Dependency Graph

cognitive-interface-architecture / dependency-graph

Definition

An explicit map of upstream and downstream relationships for a unit of code, constructed before any change to that unit. The Dependency Graph is given to the agent before it begins work, so it can reason about the ripple effects of any modification before making it.

What this prevents

Architectural answer to "small change cascaded into multi-file breakage." Without a Dependency Graph, an agent edits in isolation and discovers downstream breakage only after the fact.

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