analyze_change_impact

[callgraph]

Summarizes references, callers, exported API usage, and dependent projects affected by a symbol change.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
symbolKey	string	No	Stable symbol key returned by a prior symbol discovery tool. Pass this or symbolKeys.
symbolKeys	json	No	Several symbol keys, answered in one call. Use the keys changed_symbols returns for a diff.
scope	string	No	Impact scope: 'same-project', 'direct-dependents', or 'transitive-dependents'. Default: `"direct-dependents"`
maxExamplesPerGroup	number	No	Maximum examples to include per impact group.
take	number	No	Maximum number of matching results to return.

Examples

Replace sample paths and symbol keys with values from your workspace.

Plan impact before editing an exported API

Arguments 
{
  "symbolKey": "role=canonical|...",
  "scope": "direct-dependents"
}

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Full MCP request 
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "analyze_change_impact",
    "arguments": {
      "symbolKey": "role=canonical|...",
      "scope": "direct-dependents"
    }
  }
}

Response Notes

Returns references, callers, API exposure, dependent projects, diagnostics risk, and next-tool hints. With symbolKeys it returns counts per symbol plus totals. It also lists any key that did not resolve. Pass a single symbolKey for the detail of one symbol.