# lean-kg

Builds a local codebase knowledge graph and serves context to Claude Code over MCP. Useful for tracing dependencies, call paths, and change impact.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 222
- Author: FreePeak
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/FreePeak/LeanKG
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/lean-kg

## What it does

LeanKG builds a code knowledge graph and provides focused context over MCP instead of scanning files with grep. It resolves callers, dependency paths, and blast radius for modified files. Storage defaults to a local SQLite database at `.leankg/leankg.db`. No cloud accounts or external databases are required.

The engine runs as a single Go binary built without CGO. AI agents query the graph through MCP tools like `query` and retain notes in `.leankg/memory`. Exact and fuzzy matching work out of the box. Semantic search stays inactive until you configure `LEANKG_EMBED_PROVIDER`.

During indexing, the tool inspects commit objects from HEAD, which means uncommitted or gitignored files will not enter the graph. Keep this in mind when indexing local changes. You can inspect the health of the store with `leankg doctor`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install lean-kg@claude-community
```

## When to use it
- Trace the blast radius before modifying a source file
- Find incoming callers and dependents for a function
- Map execution paths between two code entities
- Persist session memory across agent runs in markdown files

## Example prompts
- Find all callers for `auth` using the LeanKG graph
- Analyze the blast radius of changes in `src/main.go`
- Trace the execution path between the handler and the database

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<p align="center">
  <img src="assets/icon.svg" alt="LeanKG" width="128" height="128">
</p>

<h1 align="center">LeanKG</h1>

<p align="center">
  <strong>Enterprise-ready code knowledge graph for AI coding agents</strong><br>
  Multi-repo · env governance · incidents &amp; services · req↔code · −65% tokens / −85% tool calls
</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://leankg.onrender.com"><strong>Live Demo</strong></a>
  ·
  <a href="docs/prd.md">Docs</a>
  ·
  <a href="https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/FreePeak/LeanKG">pkg.go.dev</a>
  ·
  <a href="CHANGELOG.md">Changelog</a>
</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/FreePeak/LeanKG/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/FreePeak/LeanKG?label=release&logo=github" alt="Latest release"></a>
  <a href="https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/FreePeak/LeanKG"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/pkg.go.dev-LeanKG-00ADD8?logo=go&logoColor=white" alt="Go module reference"></a>
  <a href="https://github.com/FreePeak/LeanKG/blob/main/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache_2.0-blue.svg" alt="License: Apache 2.0"></a>
</p>

<p align="center">
  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Go-1.25%2B-00ADD8?logo=go&logoColor=white" alt="Go 1.25+">
  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/SQLite-default-003B57?logo=sqlite&logoColor=white" alt="SQLite default">
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  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/MCP-3%20tools%20/%2030%20actions-412991" alt="MCP surface">
</p>

<p align="center">
  <img src="assets/banner.svg" alt="LeanKG" width="100%">
</p>

---

## What is LeanKG?

LeanKG is a code knowledge graph for AI coding agents, shipped as a single CGO-free Go binary
(`github.com/FreePeak/LeanKG`, root module — see [pkg.go.dev](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/FreePeak/LeanKG)).
Where agents usually rebuild structure with grep → open files → huge context, LeanKG returns a
targeted subgraph (callers, dependents, blast radius, tests, docs) plus a team layer (env,
services, incidents, requirements) over MCP. The Rust engine was removed at the parity cutover;
build with `make go-build`, test with `make go-test`. See [docs/prd.md](docs/prd.md) for the
parity ledger.

| Without | With LeanKG |
| ------- | ----------- |
| Many tool calls, large context | Surgical subgraph + TOON (~40% smaller payloads) |
| No blast radius | Severity-graded impact |
| Keyword only | Keyword + HNSW semantic + ontology |
| Single-repo guesswork | Multi-repo index + ops tools |

## Get Started

```bash
# 1. Per project: one-shot index, then an incremental embed (sqlite default — zero config,
#    store at .leankg/leankg.db). In a git repo root it reads the HEAD commit's objects, so
#    uncommitted, untracked and ignored files are not indexed. Add --no-embed to skip the embed.
cd your-project
leankg index .

# 2. Wire up an AI client — one command (claude-code | cursor | codex | gemini | opencode | omp).
#    The stdio entry is `serve --stdio --memory`: the agent gets the code graph AND the
#    markdown memory layer (per-project at <project>/.leankg/memory), no second server.
leankg install --target claude-code  # `connect claude-code` is the same writer
#    Restart the client afterwards so it picks the entry up.

# 3. ...or serve MCP over HTTP yourself (endpoint /mcp; GET /health returns 200 when ready)
leankg serve --http 127.0.0.1:9699 --rest 127.0.0.1:8080 --memory
leankg install --target claude-code --http --url http://127.0.0.1:9699/mcp
```

Semantic (L3) search is the one optional layer: it needs embeddings. Set
`LEANKG_EMBED_PROVIDER` (see [docs/embedding.md](docs/embedding.md) and
[`.env.example`](.env.example)); `leankg index` then embeds incrementally after
indexing. Until an embed runs, queries answer from exact + fuzzy matches.

Self-check any deployment: `leankg doctor` — prints the store path, element and
file counts and the write watermark (exit 0 pass / 2 fail).
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