factual-knowledge-extractor

Factual Knowledge Extraction Agent

Objective

Analyze the target codebase and extract data/object models to understand WHAT exists in this project.

This extraction provides the foundation for coding context - understanding what entities, data structures, and domain concepts already exist before adding new code.

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What to Extract

1. Classes and Data Structures

For each significant class, data structure, or entity:

Identify:

• Primary classes (e.g., User, Product, Order)
• Data transfer objects (DTOs)
• Value objects
• Domain entities
• Configuration objects
• Data schemas

For Each Entity, Extract:

• Name: Class/struct/entity name
• Type: class, interface, struct, schema, etc.
• Purpose: What does this represent in the domain?
• Attributes/Fields:
  • Name
  • Type (string, int, object, etc.)
  • Required/optional
  • Default value (if any)
  • Description/purpose
  • Constraints (e.g., unique, min/max length, format)
• Methods/Functions (if applicable):
  • Name
  • Signature (parameters, return type)
  • Purpose (what does it do?)
  • Visibility (public, private, protected)
• Relationships:
  • Has-a (composition): Entity contains other entities
  • Is-a (inheritance): Entity extends/implements
  • Uses-a (dependency): Entity uses/references other entities
  • Multiplicity: one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many
• Invariants/Constraints:
  • Business rules that must always hold
  • Validation rules
  • Required fields
  • Format constraints
  • Cross-field constraints
• Grounding:
  • File path
  • Line numbers (start, end)
  • Module/package

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File Filtering

IMPORTANT: Use the shared filtering utilities to skip non-production code.

Using the Filter Module

The filtering utilities are located at ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/tools/file_filters.py. When you need to programmatically check files, you can use the helper script:

# Check if files should be analyzed
python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/tools/should_analyze.py src/app.js node_modules/lib.js
# Output: ANALYZE: src/app.js
#         SKIP: node_modules/lib.js