memtrace-quality

Testing & Quality

Find dead code, complexity hotspots, and refactoring candidates in indexed source code. Use when the user asks about source-code quality, dead code, unused functions, zero callers, complexity, cyclomatic complexity, hotspots, refactoring candidates, or code smell questions. Do not use Grep, Glob, rg, or manual reference search for unused code; Memtrace uses graph reachability and complexity metrics.

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Overview

Code quality via graph analysis — dead code, complexity hotspots, repository stats.

Quick Reference

Tool	Purpose	Required	Key optional
`find_dead_code`	Zero-caller symbols	`repo_id`	`include_tests`, `limit`, `kinds[]`
`find_most_complex_functions`	Ranked complexity hotspots	`repo_id`	`top_n` (def 20) — not `limit`
`calculate_cyclomatic_complexity`	Score one symbol	`repo_id`, `target`	—
`get_repository_stats`	Repository overview	`repo_id`	`branch`

Parameter types: numbers must be JSON numbers — limit: 20, never "20" (MCP error -32602).

Full parameter spec for every Memtrace tool: references/mcp-parameters.md (bundled at the memtrace-skills plugin root).

Steps

1. Repository overview

{ "repo_id": "memdb" }

2. Dead code

{ "repo_id": "memdb", "include_tests": false, "limit": 50 }

Exported symbols and entry points excluded by default. Results are candidates, not proof — callers via dynamic dispatch or reflection are invisible to the graph; verify before deleting.

3. Complexity hotspots

{ "repo_id": "memdb", "top_n": 10 }

Ordered by call-graph out-degree.

Score	Rating	Action
<5	Low	Fine
5-10	Medium	Consider simplifying
10-20	High	Refactor candidate
>20	Critical	Refactor priority

4. Single symbol complexity

{ "repo_id": "memdb", "target": "processOrder" }

Output

Result	Carries
Dead-code entry (`find_dead_code`)	Symbol name + kind with zero graph callers — e.g. `format_legacy` (Function)
Complexity row (`find_most_complex_functions`)	Symbol, complexity score, risk level — e.g. `processOrder` — 27, Critical
Single score (`calculate_cyclomatic_complexity`)	Cyclomatic complexity for `target`
Stats (`get_repository_stats`)	Node counts by kind, edge counts, community and process counts for `repo_id`/`branch`

Common Mistakes

Mistake	Reality
`find_most_complex_functions(limit: 10)`	Param is `top_n`
`calculate_cyclomatic_complexity(symbol_id=...)`	Required param is `target`
Only looking at the highest complexity	Medium-complexity functions that are growing (check `get_evolution`) are often more urgent