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Build a Code Graph from Your Repository with Vibgrate Graph

Build your first code graph with vg build and confirm it is ready. The graph artifact powers every downstream Vibgrate Graph query, fully offline after the first build.

Difficulty
Beginner
Duration
15 minutes
Steps
5

Vibgrate Graph turns your source tree into a structural graph artifact — nodes for functions, classes, and modules, edges for calls and imports. That graph is the foundation for every other query: vg show, vg ask, vg impact, vg path, vg tree, and the map-level insights. This tutorial builds your first graph.

Prerequisites

  • A source repository you can scan
  • Node.js installed

Steps

1. Install the Vibgrate CLI

npm i -g @vibgrate/cli

Prefer no install? Use npx @vibgrate/cli for any command.

2. Initialize Vibgrate in the project

vg init

This creates the .vibgrate directory and config file so artifacts have a home.

3. Build the code graph

vg build

vg build maps your source code into a graph artifact incrementally. The first run indexes the whole tree; later runs only reprocess what changed. The artifact powers all downstream queries — fully offline after this point.

4. Check graph status

vg status

vg status reports graph freshness, node and edge counts, staleness, and the resolver rungs used. It compares the committed graph against your current working tree so you can see whether the graph is up to date.

5. Rebuild incrementally after edits

After you change code, run:

vg build

The incremental build keeps the graph current without a full re-index, so it stays fast on large repositories.

Verification

Run vg status and confirm node and edge counts are non-zero and that staleness reports the graph matches your working tree. A healthy build means downstream commands like vg show and vg ask will return results immediately.

Next Steps

  • Explain a single node with vg show
  • Ask the graph a question with vg ask
  • Map architectural hubs with vg hubs

Prerequisites

  • A source repository
  • Node.js installed

Steps

  • 1
    Install the Vibgrate CLI
  • 2
    Initialize Vibgrate in the project
  • 3
    Build the code graph
  • 4
    Check graph status
  • 5
    Rebuild incrementally after edits

Category

Vibgrate

Tags

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Replay
demo@vibgrate — bash
❯ npx @vibgrate/cli scan
 
╭──────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Vibgrate Drift Report │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────╯
 
── node-turborepo (node) .
Runtime: >=18.0.0 (6 majors behind)
Frameworks:
Turbo: 1.13.4 → 2.10.12 (1 behind)
TypeScript: 5.9.3 → 7.0.2 (2 behind)
Dependencies:
1 current 1 1-behind 3 2+ behind 1 unknown
 
── @repo/admin (node) apps/admin
Frameworks:
TanStack Query: 5.102.5 → 5.102.5 (current)
React: 18.3.1 → 19.2.8 (1 behind)
React DOM: 18.3.1 → 19.2.8 (1 behind)
TypeScript: 5.9.3 → 7.0.2 (2 behind)
Vite: 5.4.21 → 8.2.2 (3 behind)
Dependencies:
3 current 9 1-behind 3 2+ behind 4 unknown
 
── @repo/api (node) apps/api
Frameworks:
Express: 4.22.2 → 5.2.1 (1 behind)
TypeScript: 5.9.3 → 7.0.2 (2 behind)
Vitest: 1.6.1 → 4.1.11 (3 behind)
Dependencies:
7 current 5 1-behind 3 2+ behind 4 unknown
 
── @repo/web (node) apps/web
Frameworks:
Next.js: 14.2.35 → 16.3.3 (2 behind)
React: 18.3.1 → 19.2.8 (1 behind)
React DOM: 18.3.1 → 19.2.8 (1 behind)
TypeScript: 5.9.3 → 7.0.2 (2 behind)
Dependencies:
2 current 6 1-behind 3 2+ behind 5 unknown
 
── @repo/config (node) packages/config
Frameworks:
TypeScript: 5.9.3 → 7.0.2 (2 behind)
Dependencies:
2 current 2 1-behind 5 2+ behind 0 unknown
 
── @repo/database (node) packages/database
Frameworks:
Prisma: 5.22.0 → 7.10.0 (2 behind)
TypeScript: 5.9.3 → 7.0.2 (2 behind)
Dependencies:
1 current 0 1-behind 3 2+ behind 1 unknown
 
── @repo/types (node) packages/types
Frameworks:
TypeScript: 5.9.3 → 7.0.2 (2 behind)
Dependencies:
0 current 0 1-behind 1 2+ behind 1 unknown
 
── @repo/ui (node) packages/ui
Frameworks:
React: 18.3.1 → 19.2.8 (1 behind)
TypeScript: 5.9.3 → 7.0.2 (2 behind)
React: 18.3.1 → 19.2.8 (1 behind)
Dependencies:
1 current 4 1-behind 1 2+ behind 1 unknown
 
── @repo/utils (node) packages/utils
Frameworks:
TypeScript: 5.9.3 → 7.0.2 (2 behind)
Vitest: 1.6.1 → 4.1.11 (3 behind)
Dependencies:
0 current 1 1-behind 2 2+ behind 1 unknown
 
Tech Stack
Frontend: React, React DOM
Meta-frameworks: Next.js
Bundlers: tsx, Turbo, Vite
CSS / UI: Autoprefixer, PostCSS, Tailwind CSS
Backend: Express
ORM / Database: Prisma, Prisma Client
Testing: Vitest
Lint & Format: ESLint, ESLint Prettier, ESLint React, Prettier, typescript-eslint
 
Services & Integrations
Auth: JWT 9.0.3
Databases: Prisma 5.22.0
 
TypeScript
v5.3.3 · strict ✔ · MIXED · target: ES2022
 
Build & Deploy
Package Managers: pnpm
Monorepo: npm-workspaces, pnpm-workspaces, turbo
 
Product Purpose Signals
Frameworks: react, nextjs
Evidence: 177
Top Signals:
- [heading] Dashboard (apps/admin/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx)
- [title] Revenue Overview (apps/admin/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx)
- [copy] workspace:* (packages/ui/package.json)
- [copy] ./dist (packages/ui/tsconfig.json)
- [copy] ./src/index.ts (packages/ui/package.json)
- [copy] @repo/config/tsconfig-base.json (packages/ui/tsconfig.json)
- [copy] @repo/ui (packages/ui/package.json)
- [copy] #3b82f6 (apps/admin/src/pages/Dashboard.tsx)
Unknowns:
- No pricing or billing evidence found.
- No integrations/connectors evidence found.
- No route structure evidence found.
 
Security Posture
Lockfile ✖ · .env ✔ · node_modules ✔
 
Platform
Native modules: turbo
 
Code Quality
Files: 36 · Functions: 183 · Avg complexity: 2.62 · Avg length: 21.13 lines
Max nesting: 2 · Circular deps: 0 · Dead code: 0%
God files: apps/admin/src/pages/Products (448 lines)
 
Database Schema
postgresql · 8 models · 1 enum
Models: Address, CartItem, Category, Order, OrderItem (+3 more)
 
Findings (16 errors, 11 warnings)
✖ Node.js runtime ">=18.0.0" reached end-of-life on 2025-04-30 (latest: 24.0.0).
vibgrate/runtime-eol in .
⚠ TypeScript is 2 major versions behind (current: 5.9.3, latest: 7.0.2).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in .
✖ 60% of dependencies are 2+ major versions behind in node-turborepo.
vibgrate/dependency-rot in .
✖ @types/node is 6 major versions behind (spec: ^20.11.0, latest: 26.3.0).
vibgrate/dependency-major-lag in .
⚠ TypeScript is 2 major versions behind (current: 5.9.3, latest: 7.0.2).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in apps/admin
✖ Vite is 3 major versions behind (current: 5.4.21, latest: 8.2.2).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in apps/admin
✖ vite is 3 major versions behind (spec: ^5.0.12, latest: 8.2.2).
vibgrate/dependency-major-lag in apps/admin
⚠ TypeScript is 2 major versions behind (current: 5.9.3, latest: 7.0.2).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in apps/api
✖ Vitest is 3 major versions behind (current: 1.6.1, latest: 4.1.11).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in apps/api
✖ @types/node is 6 major versions behind (spec: ^20.11.0, latest: 26.3.0).
vibgrate/dependency-major-lag in apps/api
✖ vitest is 3 major versions behind (spec: ^1.2.1, latest: 4.1.11).
vibgrate/dependency-major-lag in apps/api
⚠ Next.js is 2 major versions behind (current: 14.2.35, latest: 16.3.3).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in apps/web
⚠ TypeScript is 2 major versions behind (current: 5.9.3, latest: 7.0.2).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in apps/web
✖ @types/node is 6 major versions behind (spec: ^20.11.0, latest: 26.3.0).
vibgrate/dependency-major-lag in apps/web
⚠ TypeScript is 2 major versions behind (current: 5.9.3, latest: 7.0.2).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in packages/config
✖ 56% of dependencies are 2+ major versions behind in @repo/config.
vibgrate/dependency-rot in packages/config
✖ eslint-plugin-react-hooks is 3 major versions behind (spec: ^4.6.0, latest: 7.1.1).
vibgrate/dependency-major-lag in packages/config
⚠ Prisma is 2 major versions behind (current: 5.22.0, latest: 7.10.0).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in packages/database
⚠ TypeScript is 2 major versions behind (current: 5.9.3, latest: 7.0.2).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in packages/database
✖ 75% of dependencies are 2+ major versions behind in @repo/database.
vibgrate/dependency-rot in packages/database
⚠ TypeScript is 2 major versions behind (current: 5.9.3, latest: 7.0.2).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in packages/types
✖ 100% of dependencies are 2+ major versions behind in @repo/types.
vibgrate/dependency-rot in packages/types
⚠ TypeScript is 2 major versions behind (current: 5.9.3, latest: 7.0.2).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in packages/ui
⚠ TypeScript is 2 major versions behind (current: 5.9.3, latest: 7.0.2).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in packages/utils
✖ Vitest is 3 major versions behind (current: 1.6.1, latest: 4.1.11).
vibgrate/framework-major-lag in packages/utils
✖ 67% of dependencies are 2+ major versions behind in @repo/utils.
vibgrate/dependency-rot in packages/utils
✖ vitest is 3 major versions behind (spec: ^1.2.1, latest: 4.1.11).
vibgrate/dependency-major-lag in packages/utils
 
╭──────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Top Priority Actions │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────╯
 
1. Upgrade EOL runtime in node-turborepo
End-of-life runtimes no longer receive security patches and block ecosystem upgrades.
./.
>=18.0.0 → 24.0.0 (6 majors behind)
Impact: −10 drift points (runtime & EOL)
 
2. Fix security posture: no lockfile found
Without a lockfile, installs are non-deterministic. Run the install command to generate one and commit it.
./
Missing: package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, or yarn.lock
 
3. Upgrade Vite 5.4.21 → 8.2.2 in @repo/admin (+2 more)
3 major versions behind. Major framework drift increases breaking change risk and blocks access to security fixes and performance improvements.
./apps/admin
Vite: 5.4.21 → 8.2.2 (3 majors behind)
./apps/api
Vitest: 1.6.1 → 4.1.11 (3 majors behind)
./packages/utils
Vitest: 1.6.1 → 4.1.11 (3 majors behind)
Impact: −5–15 drift points
 
4. Reduce dependency rot in @repo/types (100% severely outdated)
1 of 1 dependencies are 2+ majors behind. Run `npm outdated` and prioritise packages with known CVEs or breaking API changes.
./packages/types
typescript: 5.9.3 → 7.0.2 (2 majors behind)
Impact: −5–10 drift points
 
5. Reduce dependency rot in @repo/database (75% severely outdated)
3 of 4 dependencies are 2+ majors behind. Run `npm outdated` and prioritise packages with known CVEs or breaking API changes.
./packages/database
@prisma/client: 5.22.0 → 7.10.0 (2 majors behind)
prisma: 5.22.0 → 7.10.0 (2 majors behind)
typescript: 5.9.3 → 7.0.2 (2 majors behind)
Impact: −5–10 drift points
 
╭──────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Architecture Layers │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────╯
 
Archetype: nextjs (80% confidence)
Files classified: 24 (11 unclassified)
Folders classified: 8
apps/admin/src presentation 100% 4 files
apps/admin/src/pages presentation 100% 2 files
apps/api/src/middleware middleware 100% 2 files
apps/api/src/routes routing 100% 2 files
apps/web/src/app presentation 100% 4 files
apps/web/src/app/products presentation 100% 2 files
apps/web/src/app/products/[id] presentation 100% 1 file
packages/ui/src presentation 100% 6 files
Unclassified source (sample): 11
 
presentation 15 files drift ████████████████████ 100 risk high
routing 4 files drift ████████████████████ 100 risk high
middleware 2 files drift ███████▍░░░░░░░░░░░░ 37 risk moderate
config 2 files drift ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 0 risk none
shared 1 file drift ████████████████████ 100 risk high
 
╭──────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ DriftScore Summary │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────╯
 
DriftScore: 66/100
Risk Level: HIGH
Projects: 9
Classified: 8 nano · 1 micro · 0 small · 0 standard
Billable: 0.42 · 9 detected → 0.42 billable projects (micro-project pricing)
0.1 micro · 0.32 nano
These fractions add up across repositories, then round down to whole billable projects.
 
Score Breakdown
Runtime: ████████████████████ 100
Frameworks: █████████▏░░░░░░░░░░ 46
Dependencies: ██████▏░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 31
EOL Risk: ████████████████████ 100
 
Scanned at 2026-08-26T09:08:28.481Z · 7.1s · 286 files scanned · 56 workspace files · 27 dirs
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