Babysitter dependency-graph-generator

Generate module dependency graphs with circular dependency detection and coupling metrics

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/specializations/software-architecture/skills/dependency-graph-generator" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-dependency-graph-generator && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: library/specializations/software-architecture/skills/dependency-graph-generator/SKILL.md

Dependency Graph Generator Skill

Overview

Generates module dependency graphs with circular dependency identification, coupling metrics calculation, and visualization output in Graphviz or D3 formats.

Capabilities

Generate module dependency graphs
Identify circular dependencies
Calculate coupling metrics (afferent, efferent)
Calculate instability metrics
Visualize dependencies (Graphviz, D3)
Package/module level analysis
External dependency tracking

Target Processes

microservices-decomposition
refactoring-plan
migration-strategy

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["entryPoints"],
  "properties": {
    "entryPoints": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" },
      "description": "Entry point files or directories"
    },
    "outputFormat": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["dot", "json", "d3", "mermaid"],
      "default": "dot"
    },
    "outputPath": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Output file path"
    },
    "options": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "depth": {
          "type": "number",
          "default": -1,
          "description": "Maximum depth (-1 for unlimited)"
        },
        "includeExternal": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "default": false
        },
        "groupByPackage": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "default": true
        },
        "detectCircular": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "default": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "graph": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "nodes": { "type": "array" },
        "edges": { "type": "array" }
      }
    },
    "circularDependencies": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": { "type": "string" }
      }
    },
    "metrics": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "totalModules": { "type": "number" },
        "totalDependencies": { "type": "number" },
        "averageCoupling": { "type": "number" }
      }
    },
    "outputPath": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

Usage Example

{
  kind: 'skill',
  skill: {
    name: 'dependency-graph-generator',
    context: {
      entryPoints: ['src/index.ts'],
      outputFormat: 'dot',
      outputPath: 'docs/dependencies.dot',
      options: {
        groupByPackage: true,
        detectCircular: true
      }
    }
  }
}