The PMAT Book

PAIML MCP Agent Toolkit

Zero-configuration AI context generation with extreme quality enforcement

Version 2.173.0

By Pragmatic AI Labs

The comprehensive guide to mastering PMAT - the industry-leading tool for AI-powered code analysis, technical debt detection, and MCP-based agent integration.

Foreword

Welcome to the PMAT Book - your comprehensive guide to the PAIML MCP Agent Toolkit.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-assisted development, the need for reliable, high-quality code analysis has never been more critical. PMAT represents a breakthrough in making agentic coding not just possible, but reliable and production-ready.

Why PMAT?

Traditional code analysis tools operate in isolation, providing metrics without context. AI coding assistants work with limited understanding of your codebase. PMAT bridges this gap by:

• Zero Configuration: Works instantly with any codebase
• MCP Integration: Native support for the Model Context Protocol
• Extreme Quality: Toyota Way standards with zero-defect tolerance
• Multi-Language: Support for 10+ programming languages
• Production Ready: Used in enterprise environments worldwide

What You’ll Learn

This book takes you from installation to mastery:

1. Getting Started: Install PMAT and run your first analysis in minutes
2. Core Concepts: Understand how PMAT analyzes and grades code
3. MCP Integration: Connect PMAT with Claude and other AI agents
4. Advanced Features: Master technical debt grading, similarity detection, and more
5. Real-World Usage: Apply PMAT in production environments

Who This Book Is For

• Developers wanting to improve code quality
• Team Leads implementing quality gates
• DevOps Engineers integrating analysis into CI/CD
• AI Engineers building reliable coding agents
• Anyone working with modern codebases

How to Use This Book

Each chapter includes:

• Status Indicators: Know what’s production-ready
• Working Examples: Copy-paste ready code
• Practical Tips: Real-world best practices
• Troubleshooting: Common issues and solutions

Let’s begin your journey to mastering AI-powered code analysis with PMAT.

Introduction

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The Evolution of Code Analysis

Code analysis has evolved through three distinct generations:

1. Static Analysis Era: Tools that find bugs and style issues
2. Metrics Era: Complexity scores, coverage percentages, technical debt hours
3. AI Context Era: Intelligent understanding of code purpose and quality

PMAT represents the third generation - combining traditional analysis with AI-powered understanding to provide actionable insights.

What Makes PMAT Different

Zero Configuration Philosophy

# Traditional tools require setup
eslint --init
sonarqube configure
pylint --generate-rcfile

# PMAT just works
pmat analyze .

Instant Results

Within seconds, PMAT provides:

• Complete repository overview
• Language distribution
• Technical debt grading (A+ to F)
• Actionable recommendations
• MCP-ready context

Production Quality Standards

PMAT follows the Toyota Way principles:

• Kaizen: Continuous improvement in every release
• Genchi Genbutsu: Go and see for yourself (real code analysis)
• Jidoka: Built-in quality at every step

Core Capabilities

1. Repository Analysis

pmat analyze /path/to/repo

Instant insights into any codebase - structure, languages, complexity, and patterns.

2. Technical Debt Grading (TDG)

pmat analyze tdg /path/to/repo

Six orthogonal metrics provide comprehensive quality scoring:

• Structural Complexity
• Semantic Complexity
• Code Duplication
• Coupling Analysis
• Documentation Coverage
• Consistency Patterns

3. Code Similarity Detection

pmat similarity /path/to/repo

Advanced detection of duplicates and similar code:

• Type-1: Exact clones
• Type-2: Renamed variables
• Type-3: Modified logic
• Type-4: Semantic similarity

4. MCP Integration

{
  "tool": "analyze_repository",
  "params": {
    "path": "/workspace/project"
  }
}

Native Model Context Protocol support for AI agents.

Real-World Impact

Teams using PMAT report:

• 50% reduction in code review time
• 80% faster onboarding for new developers
• 90% accuracy in technical debt identification
• 100% coverage of multi-language codebases

Your Journey Starts Here

Whether you’re analyzing a small script or a million-line enterprise system, PMAT scales to meet your needs. This book will take you from basic usage to advanced mastery.

In the next chapter, we’ll get PMAT installed and run your first analysis. The journey to reliable, AI-powered code understanding begins now.

Chapter 1: Installation and Setup

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Overview

PMAT is designed for immediate productivity. This chapter covers:

• Multiple installation methods for every platform
• Verification and troubleshooting
• Your first analysis
• Understanding the output

By the end of this chapter, you’ll have PMAT running and will have analyzed your first repository.

Quick Start

The fastest way to get started:

# Install via Cargo (recommended)
cargo install pmat

# Verify installation
pmat --version

# Analyze current directory
pmat analyze .

That’s it! PMAT is now analyzing your code.

What’s Next

The following sections dive deeper into:

• Installing PMAT - All installation methods
• First Analysis (TDD) - Running your first analysis
• Understanding Output - Interpreting the results

Installing PMAT

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Installation Methods

PMAT is available through multiple package managers and installation methods. Choose the one that best fits your environment.

Method 1: Cargo (Recommended)

The recommended installation method for all platforms:

cargo install pmat

Prerequisites: Rust 1.80+ installed via rustup.rs

Advantages:

• Always gets the latest version
• Automatic compilation optimization for your CPU
• Works on all platforms

Method 2: Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

For macOS and Linux users with Homebrew:

brew install pmat

Verification:

brew list pmat
pmat --version

Method 3: npm (Node.js)

Install globally via npm:

npm install -g pmat-agent

Usage:

pmat-agent --version
pmat-agent analyze .

Method 4: Docker

Run without installation using Docker:

# Pull the image
docker pull paiml/pmat:latest

# Run analysis on current directory
docker run -v $(pwd):/workspace paiml/pmat analyze /workspace

Alias for convenience:

alias pmat='docker run -v $(pwd):/workspace paiml/pmat'

Method 5: Debian Package (Ubuntu/Debian)

Install via Debian package (recommended for Ubuntu/Debian users):

# Download the .deb package
wget https://github.com/paiml/paiml-mcp-agent-toolkit/releases/download/v2.173.0/pmat_2.173.0_amd64.deb

# Install
sudo dpkg -i pmat_2.173.0_amd64.deb

# Verify installation
pmat --version

Dependencies (automatically installed):

• libc6 (>= 2.34)
• libgcc-s1 (>= 4.2)
• libssl3 (>= 3.0.0)

Method 6: Binary Download

Download pre-compiled binaries from GitHub:

# Linux x86_64
curl -L https://github.com/paiml/paiml-mcp-agent-toolkit/releases/latest/download/pmat-linux-x86_64 -o pmat
chmod +x pmat
sudo mv pmat /usr/local/bin/

# macOS ARM64
curl -L https://github.com/paiml/paiml-mcp-agent-toolkit/releases/latest/download/pmat-darwin-aarch64 -o pmat
chmod +x pmat
sudo mv pmat /usr/local/bin/

# Windows
# Download pmat-windows-x86_64.exe from releases page

Method 7: Build from Source

For latest development version:

git clone https://github.com/paiml/paiml-mcp-agent-toolkit
cd paiml-mcp-agent-toolkit
cargo build --release
sudo cp target/release/pmat /usr/local/bin/

Method 8: Package Managers (Platform Specific)

Windows - Chocolatey

choco install pmat

Arch Linux - AUR

yay -S pmat
# or
paru -S pmat

Ubuntu/Debian - APT (Coming Soon)

# Add PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:paiml/pmat
sudo apt update
sudo apt install pmat

Verification

After installation, verify PMAT is working:

# Check version
pmat --version
# Output: pmat 2.173.0

# Show help
pmat --help

# Quick test
echo "print('Hello PMAT')" > test.py
pmat analyze test.py

Troubleshooting

Issue: Command not found

Solution: Add installation directory to PATH

# Cargo installation
export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"

# npm installation  
export PATH="$(npm prefix -g)/bin:$PATH"

Issue: Permission denied

Solution: Use proper permissions

# Unix/Linux/macOS
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/pmat

# Or reinstall with sudo
sudo cargo install pmat

Issue: Old version installed

Solution: Update to latest

# Cargo
cargo install pmat --force

# Homebrew
brew upgrade pmat

# npm
npm update -g pmat-agent

System Requirements

• OS: Windows, macOS, Linux (any distribution)
• Architecture: x86_64, ARM64, Apple Silicon
• Memory: 512MB minimum, 2GB recommended
• Disk: 100MB for binary, 1GB for build cache
• Runtime: None (statically linked)

Next Steps

Now that PMAT is installed, let’s run your first analysis in the next section.

First Analysis - Test-Driven Documentation

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Test-Driven: All examples validated in tests/ch01/test_02_first_analysis.sh

Test-First Approach

Every example in this chapter follows TDD principles:

1. Test Written First: Each example has corresponding test validation
2. Red-Green-Refactor: Tests fail until implementation works
3. Automated Validation: Run make test-ch01 to verify all examples

# Run all Chapter 1 tests
make test-ch01

# Output shows each test passing
✅ PASS: Current directory analysis  
✅ PASS: JSON output contains repository info
✅ PASS: Python files detected
✅ PASS: TDG analysis complete
✅ PASS: Summary format contains file count

Example 1: Basic Analysis (TDD Verified)

Test Location: tests/ch01/test_02_first_analysis.sh line 45

This test creates a controlled environment with known files:

# Test creates: src/main.py
def calculate_sum(a, b):
    """Calculate sum of two numbers."""
    return a + b

def calculate_product(a, b):
    """Calculate product of two numbers."""
    return a * b

# Test creates: src/utils.py
def validate_input(value):
    """Validate input value."""
    if not isinstance(value, (int, float)):
        raise ValueError("Input must be a number")
    return True

Command Tested:

pmat analyze .

Test Validation:

• ✅ Command executes successfully (exit code 0)
• ✅ Output is valid JSON
• ✅ Contains repository metadata
• ✅ Detects Python files correctly

Verified Output Structure:

{
  "repository": {
    "path": "/tmp/test_project_xyz",
    "total_files": 4,
    "total_lines": 35
  },
  "languages": {
    "Python": {
      "files": 2,
      "percentage": 50.0
    },
    "Markdown": {
      "files": 1,
      "percentage": 25.0  
    }
  }
}

Example 2: Technical Debt Grading (TDD Verified)

Test Location: tests/ch01/test_02_first_analysis.sh line 78

Command Tested:

pmat analyze tdg .

Test Validation:

• ✅ TDG analysis completes
• ✅ Grade field exists in output
• ✅ Overall score is present
• ✅ Grade is in valid range (A+ through F)

Verified Output Structure:

{
  "grade": "B+",
  "overall_score": 87.5,
  "components": {
    "structural_complexity": {
      "score": 92.0,
      "grade": "A-"
    },
    "code_duplication": {
      "score": 95.0,
      "grade": "A"
    },
    "documentation_coverage": {
      "score": 75.0,
      "grade": "C+"
    }
  }
}

Example 3: JSON Output Format (TDD Verified)

Test Location: tests/ch01/test_02_first_analysis.sh line 55

Command Tested:

pmat analyze . --format json

Test Validation:

• ✅ Output is valid JSON (parsed by jq)
• ✅ Repository section exists
• ✅ Languages section exists
• ✅ Metrics section exists

JSON Schema Validation:

# Test verifies these fields exist
echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -e '.repository.total_files'
echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -e '.languages.Python.files' 
echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -e '.metrics.complexity'

Example 4: Language Detection (TDD Verified)

Test Location: tests/ch01/test_02_first_analysis.sh line 95

Test Setup: Creates multi-language project:

• Python files (.py)
• Markdown files (.md)
• Test files (test_*.py)

Test Validation:

• ✅ Python language detected
• ✅ Markdown language detected
• ✅ File counts accurate
• ✅ Percentages calculated correctly

Verified Language Detection:

{
  "languages": {
    "Python": {
      "files": 2,
      "lines": 25,
      "percentage": 71.4
    },
    "Markdown": {
      "files": 1, 
      "lines": 10,
      "percentage": 28.6
    }
  }
}

Example 5: Complexity Metrics (TDD Verified)

Test Location: tests/ch01/test_02_first_analysis.sh line 112

Test Creates Functions With Known Complexity:

# Simple function (complexity = 1)
def simple_function():
    return "hello"

# Complex function (complexity = 4)
def complex_function(x):
    if x > 0:
        if x < 10:
            return "small positive"
        else:
            return "large positive"
    else:
        return "negative or zero"

Test Validation:

• ✅ Complexity metrics calculated
• ✅ Average complexity reasonable
• ✅ Max complexity detected
• ✅ No division by zero errors

Example 6: Recommendations Engine (TDD Verified)

Test Location: tests/ch01/test_02_first_analysis.sh line 125

Test Creates Code With Known Issues:

# Missing docstring (documentation issue)
def undocumented_function():
    pass

# High complexity (refactoring recommendation)
def very_complex_function(a, b, c, d):
    if a:
        if b:
            if c:
                if d:
                    return "nested"
    return "default"

Test Validation:

• ✅ Recommendations array exists
• ✅ At least one recommendation provided
• ✅ Recommendations have priority levels
• ✅ Effort estimates included

Verified Recommendations:

{
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "priority": "MEDIUM",
      "type": "documentation",
      "message": "Add docstring to 'undocumented_function'",
      "location": "src/main.py:15",
      "effort": "5 minutes"
    },
    {
      "priority": "HIGH", 
      "type": "complexity",
      "message": "Refactor high-complexity function",
      "location": "src/main.py:20",
      "effort": "30 minutes"
    }
  ]
}

Example 7: Single File Analysis (TDD Verified)

Test Location: tests/ch01/test_02_first_analysis.sh line 140

Command Tested:

pmat analyze src/main.py

Test Validation:

• ✅ Single file analysis works
• ✅ Output focuses on specified file
• ✅ Analysis completes successfully

Example 8: Summary Format (TDD Verified)

Test Location: tests/ch01/test_02_first_analysis.sh line 90

Command Tested:

pmat analyze . --summary

Test Validation:

• ✅ Summary contains “Files:” keyword
• ✅ Human-readable format
• ✅ Concise output for quick overview

Verified Summary Output:

Repository: /tmp/test_project_xyz
Files: 4 | Lines: 35 | Languages: 2
Grade: B+ (87.5/100)
Top Issues: Missing docs (1), Complexity (1)

Running the Tests Yourself

Verify all examples work on your system:

# Run specific test
./tests/ch01/test_02_first_analysis.sh

# Run all Chapter 1 tests
make test-ch01

# View test results
cat test-results/ch01/test_02_first_analysis.log

Test Infrastructure

The test creates a temporary directory with:

• Python source files with known characteristics
• Markdown documentation
• Test files
• Known complexity patterns
• Deliberate documentation gaps

This ensures predictable, reproducible test results across all environments.

Next Steps

Now that you’ve seen TDD-verified analysis examples, explore:

• Understanding Output - Interpret the results
• Core Concepts - Deeper analysis capabilities
• Test Results - View actual test output

Understanding Output

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Output Formats

PMAT supports multiple output formats to integrate with your workflow:

JSON Format (Default)

Structured data for programmatic use:

pmat analyze . --format json

{
  "timestamp": "2025-10-26T10:30:00Z",
  "version": "2.173.0",
  "repository": {
    "path": "/workspace/project",
    "vcs": "git",
    "branch": "main"
  },
  "summary": {
    "total_files": 156,
    "total_lines": 12847,
    "total_functions": 342,
    "total_classes": 48
  },
  "languages": {
    "Python": {
      "files": 89,
      "lines": 8234,
      "percentage": 64.1
    }
  },
  "metrics": {
    "complexity": {
      "cyclomatic": {
        "average": 3.4,
        "median": 2.0,
        "p95": 12.0,
        "max": 28.0
      }
    }
  }
}

Markdown Format

Human-readable reports:

pmat analyze . --format markdown

# Repository Analysis Report

**Date**: 2025-10-26
**Repository**: /workspace/project
**PMAT Version**: 2.173.0

## Summary
- **Total Files**: 156
- **Total Lines**: 12,847
- **Primary Language**: Python (64.1%)

## Quality Grade: B+
Overall Score: 82.5/100

### Breakdown
| Metric | Score | Grade |
|--------|-------|-------|
| Complexity | 85 | B+ |
| Duplication | 90 | A- |
| Documentation | 75 | C+ |

HTML Format

Interactive web reports:

pmat analyze . --format html > report.html

Features:

• Interactive charts
• Drill-down capabilities
• Exportable visualizations
• Team sharing ready

CSV Format

For spreadsheet analysis:

pmat analyze . --format csv

file_path,language,lines,complexity,duplication,documentation
src/main.py,Python,234,3.2,0.02,0.85
src/utils.py,Python,156,2.1,0.00,0.92

SARIF Format

For IDE and CI/CD integration:

pmat analyze . --format sarif

Compatible with:

• GitHub Code Scanning
• Visual Studio Code
• Azure DevOps
• GitLab

Key Metrics Explained

Complexity Metrics

Cyclomatic Complexity: Number of independent paths through code

• 1-4: Simple, low risk
• 5-7: Moderate complexity
• 8-10: Complex, needs attention
• 11+: Very complex, refactor recommended

Cognitive Complexity: How hard code is to understand

• Penalizes nested structures
• Rewards linear flow
• Better predictor of maintainability

Duplication Metrics

Type-1 (Exact): Identical code blocks

# Found in file1.py and file2.py
def calculate_tax(amount):
    return amount * 0.08

Type-2 (Renamed): Same structure, different names

# file1.py
def calc_tax(amt):
    return amt * 0.08

# file2.py  
def compute_tax(value):
    return value * 0.08

Type-3 (Modified): Similar with changes

# file1.py
def calc_tax(amt):
    return amt * 0.08

# file2.py
def calc_tax(amt, rate=0.08):
    return amt * rate

Type-4 (Semantic): Different code, same behavior

# file1.py
sum([1, 2, 3])

# file2.py
result = 0
for n in [1, 2, 3]:
    result += n

Quality Grades

PMAT uses academic-style grading:

Understanding Recommendations

PMAT provides actionable recommendations:

Priority Levels

{
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "priority": "HIGH",
      "type": "complexity",
      "message": "Refactor function 'process_data' (complexity: 28)",
      "location": "src/processor.py:142",
      "effort": "2 hours"
    },
    {
      "priority": "MEDIUM",
      "type": "duplication",
      "message": "Extract common code into shared function",
      "locations": ["src/a.py:20", "src/b.py:45"],
      "effort": "30 minutes"
    },
    {
      "priority": "LOW",
      "type": "documentation",
      "message": "Add docstring to 'helper_function'",
      "location": "src/utils.py:88",
      "effort": "5 minutes"
    }
  ]
}

Acting on Recommendations

High Priority: Address immediately

• Security vulnerabilities
• Critical complexity
• Major duplication

Medium Priority: Plan for next sprint

• Moderate complexity
• Documentation gaps
• Minor duplication

Low Priority: Continuous improvement

• Style issues
• Nice-to-have documentation
• Micro-optimizations

Filtering and Focusing Output

Focus on Specific Metrics

# Only show complexity issues
pmat analyze . --metrics complexity

# Only show duplication
pmat analyze . --metrics duplication

# Multiple metrics
pmat analyze . --metrics "complexity,documentation"

Filter by Severity

# Only high-priority issues
pmat analyze . --severity high

# High and medium
pmat analyze . --severity "high,medium"

Language-Specific Analysis

# Only analyze Python files
pmat analyze . --languages python

# Multiple languages
pmat analyze . --languages "python,javascript"

Integration Examples

VS Code Integration

// .vscode/tasks.json
{
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "PMAT Analysis",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "pmat analyze . --format sarif > pmat.sarif",
      "problemMatcher": "$pmat"
    }
  ]
}

Git Pre-Push Hook

#!/bin/bash
# .git/hooks/pre-push
GRADE=$(pmat analyze . --format json | jq -r '.grade')
if [[ "$GRADE" < "B" ]]; then
  echo "Warning: Code quality grade $GRADE is below B"
  read -p "Continue push? (y/n) " -n 1 -r
  echo
  if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
    exit 1
  fi
fi

Next Steps

Now that you understand PMAT’s output, explore:

• Chapter 2: Core Concepts - Deep dive into analysis
• Chapter 3: MCP Protocol - AI agent integration
• Chapter 4: Advanced Features - TDG and similarity detection

Chapter 2: Getting Started with PMAT

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Last updated: 2025-09-09
PMAT version: pmat 2.69.0
Test-Driven: All examples validated in tests/ch02/test_context.sh

Your First PMAT Analysis

After installing PMAT (Chapter 1), you’re ready to start analyzing code. This chapter covers the essential commands you’ll use daily with PMAT.

The Context Command: Your Gateway to AI-Powered Analysis

The pmat context command is the foundation of PMAT’s AI integration capabilities. It generates comprehensive repository context that can be consumed by AI agents, LLMs, and other analysis tools.

Basic Context Generation

The simplest way to generate context is to run PMAT in your project directory:

# Generate context for current directory
pmat context

# Generate context for specific directory
pmat context /path/to/project

# Save context to file
pmat context > project_context.txt

Example Output

When you run pmat context on a Python project, you’ll see:

📁 Repository Context
=====================

Project: my-application
Files: 156
Total Lines: 8,432
Languages: Python (85%), JavaScript (10%), YAML (5%)

## Structure

. ├── README.md (127 lines) ├── src/ │ ├── main.py (245 lines) │ ├── models/ │ │ ├── user.py (189 lines) │ │ ├── product.py (234 lines) │ │ └── order.py (301 lines) │ ├── services/ │ │ ├── auth.py (156 lines) │ │ ├── payment.py (423 lines) │ │ └── notification.py (178 lines) │ └── utils/ │ ├── config.py (89 lines) │ └── helpers.py (112 lines) ├── tests/ (2,145 lines total) └── docs/ (1,234 lines total)

## Key Files

### src/main.py
Main application entry point with FastAPI setup, route definitions, and middleware configuration.

### src/services/payment.py
Payment processing service handling Stripe integration, refund logic, and transaction logging.

### src/models/user.py
User model with SQLAlchemy ORM, authentication methods, and role-based permissions.

Filtering Context

Not all files are relevant for every analysis. PMAT provides powerful filtering options:

Include Specific Files

# Include only Python files
pmat context --include="*.py"

# Include multiple patterns
pmat context --include="*.py,*.js,*.ts"

# Include by directory
pmat context --include="src/**/*.py"

Exclude Patterns

# Exclude test files
pmat context --exclude="tests/*,*_test.py"

# Exclude dependencies and build artifacts
pmat context --exclude="node_modules/,venv/,build/,dist/"

# Exclude by size (files over 1MB)
pmat context --exclude-large

Combined Filtering

# Python source files only, no tests or vendors
pmat context \
    --include="*.py" \
    --exclude="tests/,vendor/,*_test.py" \
    --max-file-size=500kb

Output Formats

PMAT supports multiple output formats for different use cases:

JSON Format

Perfect for programmatic consumption:

pmat context --format json > context.json

Output structure:

{
  "project": {
    "name": "my-application",
    "path": "/home/user/projects/my-application",
    "vcs": "git",
    "branch": "main"
  },
  "metrics": {
    "files": 156,
    "total_lines": 8432,
    "languages": {
      "Python": 7167,
      "JavaScript": 843,
      "YAML": 422
    }
  },
  "structure": {
    "src": {
      "type": "directory",
      "files": 12,
      "lines": 2354,
      "children": {
        "main.py": {
          "type": "file",
          "lines": 245,
          "language": "Python",
          "complexity": 8
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "dependencies": ["fastapi", "sqlalchemy", "pytest"],
  "quality_metrics": {
    "complexity_average": 6.2,
    "test_coverage": 82.5,
    "technical_debt_grade": "B+"
  }
}

Markdown Format

Ideal for documentation and reports:

pmat context --format markdown > PROJECT_CONTEXT.md

XML Format

For enterprise integrations:

pmat context --format xml > context.xml

AI-Optimized Format

Specifically designed for LLM consumption:

pmat context --ai-format

This format includes:

• Structured tags for easy parsing
• Token-efficient representation
• Relevance scoring for files
• Semantic grouping of related code

Context with Analysis

Combine context generation with code analysis for richer insights:

# Include quality metrics
pmat context --with-analysis

Enhanced output includes:

## Code Quality Analysis
- **Complexity**: Average 6.2, Max 15 (payment.py:process_transaction)
- **Duplication**: 3.2% (18 similar blocks detected)
- **Test Coverage**: 82.5% (2,145 test lines)
- **Technical Debt**: Grade B+ (Score: 1.8/5.0)

## Security Insights
- No hard-coded secrets detected
- 2 dependencies with known vulnerabilities (minor)
- Authentication properly implemented

## Architecture Patterns
- MVC-like structure detected
- Service layer pattern in use
- Repository pattern for data access
- Dependency injection configured

## Recommendations
1. Reduce complexity in payment.py:process_transaction (cyclomatic: 15)
2. Update vulnerable dependencies: requests==2.25.1, pyyaml==5.3.1
3. Add missing tests for error handling paths
4. Consider extracting business logic from models

Size Management

For large repositories, manage context size effectively:

Token Limits

For AI/LLM consumption, limit by tokens:

# Limit to 4000 tokens (GPT-3.5 context window)
pmat context --max-tokens 4000

# Limit to 8000 tokens (GPT-4 context window)
pmat context --max-tokens 8000

# Limit to 32000 tokens (Claude context window)
pmat context --max-tokens 32000

File Limits

Control the number of files included:

# Include only top 10 most relevant files
pmat context --max-files 10

# Prioritize by complexity
pmat context --max-files 20 --sort-by complexity

# Prioritize by recent changes
pmat context --max-files 20 --sort-by recency

Smart Truncation

PMAT intelligently truncates large files:

# Smart truncation (keeps important parts)
pmat context --smart-truncate

# Truncate at specific line count
pmat context --max-lines-per-file 500

Caching for Performance

For large repositories, use caching to speed up repeated context generation:

# Enable caching
pmat context --cache

# Force cache refresh
pmat context --cache --refresh

# Clear cache
pmat context --clear-cache

# Set cache TTL (time to live)
pmat context --cache --ttl 3600  # 1 hour

Integration Examples

With Claude or ChatGPT

# Generate and copy to clipboard (macOS)
pmat context --ai-format | pbcopy

# Generate and copy to clipboard (Linux)
pmat context --ai-format | xclip -selection clipboard

# Generate with specific instructions
pmat context --ai-format --prepend "Analyze this codebase for security vulnerabilities:"

With VS Code

# Generate context for current workspace
pmat context --format json > .vscode/pmat-context.json

In CI/CD Pipelines

# GitHub Actions example
- name: Generate PMAT Context
  run: |
    pmat context --format json > context.json
    pmat context --format markdown > context.md
    
- name: Upload Context Artifacts
  uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
  with:
    name: pmat-context
    path: |
      context.json
      context.md

Advanced Options

Custom Templates

Use custom templates for context output:

# Use custom template
pmat context --template templates/context.hbs

# Built-in templates
pmat context --template minimal
pmat context --template detailed
pmat context --template security-focused

Multiple Repositories

Analyze multiple repositories in one context:

# Multiple paths
pmat context repo1/ repo2/ repo3/

# From file list
pmat context --repos-file projects.txt

# Monorepo with specific packages
pmat context --monorepo --packages="api,web,shared"

Incremental Context

For continuous analysis:

# Generate incremental context (changes since last run)
pmat context --incremental

# Changes since specific commit
pmat context --since HEAD~10

# Changes in last 24 hours
pmat context --since "24 hours ago"

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Large Repository Timeout

# Increase timeout
pmat context --timeout 300

# Use parallel processing
pmat context --parallel

# Exclude large directories
pmat context --exclude="data/,logs/,artifacts/"

Memory Issues

# Use streaming mode for large repos
pmat context --stream

# Limit memory usage
pmat context --max-memory 2G

Permission Errors

# Skip files with permission errors
pmat context --skip-errors

# Run with specific permissions
sudo pmat context --user $(whoami)

Best Practices

1. Start Small: Begin with filtered context before analyzing entire repositories
2. Use Caching: Enable caching for large repositories to improve performance
3. Filter Noise: Exclude test files, dependencies, and generated code for cleaner context
4. Choose Right Format: Use JSON for tools, Markdown for humans, AI-format for LLMs
5. Size Appropriately: Match context size to your consumption method’s limits
6. Regular Updates: Refresh context regularly for evolving codebases
7. Security First: Never include sensitive files (.env, secrets, keys) in context

Summary

The pmat context command is your starting point for AI-powered code analysis. It provides:

• Flexible Generation: Multiple formats and filtering options
• Smart Analysis: Optional quality metrics and insights
• Performance: Caching and incremental updates
• Integration Ready: Works with any AI tool or LLM
• Size Management: Token and file limits for optimal consumption

Master this command, and you’ll unlock the full potential of AI-assisted development with PMAT.

Next Steps

• Chapter 3: MCP Protocol - Integrate PMAT with AI agents
• Chapter 4: Technical Debt Grading - Analyze code quality
• Appendix B: Command Reference - Complete CLI reference

Chapter 3: MCP Protocol

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working

Last updated: 2025-10-19 PMAT version: pmat 2.164.0 MCP version: v2024-11-05

Overview

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) enables seamless integration between PMAT and AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and custom AI assistants. PMAT provides 19 MCP tools across 6 categories for comprehensive code analysis, quality assessment, and AI-assisted development.

Protocol Version: MCP v2024-11-05 Total Tools: 19 Transport: HTTP/1.1 (JSON-RPC 2.0)

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standardized protocol for AI agents to interact with tools and services. PMAT exposes its code analysis capabilities via MCP, enabling:

• AI-powered code review - Automated quality analysis with actionable recommendations
• Automated documentation validation - Zero hallucinations via semantic entropy detection
• Quality gate integration - Technical Debt Grading (TDG) for CI/CD pipelines
• Technical debt analysis - Comprehensive code quality metrics with A+ to F grades
• WebAssembly deep analysis - Bytecode-level optimization and issue detection

Quick Start

1. Start the MCP Server

# Start with default configuration (localhost:3000)
pmat mcp-server

# Start with custom bind address
pmat mcp-server --bind 127.0.0.1:8080

2. Connect a Client

TypeScript/JavaScript Client

import { McpClient } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk';

const client = new McpClient({
  endpoint: 'http://localhost:3000',
  protocolVersion: '2024-11-05'
});

await client.connect();
await client.initialize({
  clientInfo: {
    name: "my-ai-agent",
    version: "1.0.0"
  }
});

Python Client

from mcp import Client

client = Client(
    endpoint="http://localhost:3000",
    protocol_version="2024-11-05"
)

await client.connect()

3. Call a Tool

// Validate documentation against codebase
const result = await client.callTool('validate_documentation', {
  documentation_path: 'README.md',
  deep_context_path: 'deep_context.md',
  similarity_threshold: 0.7,
  fail_on_error: true
});

// Analyze technical debt
const analysis = await client.callTool('analyze_technical_debt', {
  path: 'src/main.rs',
  include_penalties: true
});

// Get quality recommendations
const recommendations = await client.callTool('get_quality_recommendations', {
  path: 'src/complex_module.rs',
  max_recommendations: 10,
  min_severity: 'high'
});

MCP Tools Overview (19 Total)

Documentation Quality (2 tools)

• validate_documentation - Validate docs against codebase (zero hallucinations)
• check_claim - Verify individual documentation claims

Code Quality (2 tools)

• analyze_technical_debt - TDG quality analysis (A+ to F grades)
• get_quality_recommendations - Actionable refactoring suggestions

Agent-Based Analysis (5 tools)

• analyze - Comprehensive code analysis
• transform - Code transformation and refactoring
• validate - Code validation and verification
• orchestrate - Multi-agent workflow coordination
• quality_gate - Comprehensive quality checks

Deep WASM Analysis (5 tools)

• deep_wasm_analyze - Bytecode-level analysis
• deep_wasm_query_mapping - Source-to-bytecode mappings
• deep_wasm_trace_execution - Execution path tracing
• deep_wasm_compare_optimizations - Optimization comparison
• deep_wasm_detect_issues - Issue detection and diagnostics

Semantic Search (4 tools)

• semantic_search - Semantic code search (requires OpenAI API key)
• find_similar_code - Find similar code patterns
• cluster_code - Cluster code by similarity
• analyze_topics - Topic analysis and extraction

Testing (1 tool)

• mutation_test - Mutation testing for test suite quality

Architecture

┌─────────────┐
│  AI Agent   │
└──────┬──────┘
       │ MCP Protocol
       │ (JSON-RPC over HTTP)
       ▼
┌─────────────┐
│ MCP Server  │ ← server/src/mcp_integration/server.rs
├─────────────┤
│   Tools     │
├─────────────┤
│ - validate_ │ ← hallucination_detection_tools.rs
│   documenta │
│   tion      │
│ - check_    │
│   claim     │
├─────────────┤
│ - analyze_  │ ← tdg_tools.rs
│   technical │
│   _debt     │
│ - get_      │
│   quality_  │
│   recommend │
│   ations    │
├─────────────┤
│ - analyze   │ ← tools.rs
│ - transform │
│ - validate  │
│ - orchestr  │
│   ate       │
├─────────────┤
│ - deep_wasm │ ← deep_wasm_tools.rs
│   _*        │
├─────────────┤
│ - semantic_ │ ← tools.rs (adapters)
│   search    │
├─────────────┤
│ - mutation_ │ ← mutation_tools.rs
│   test      │
└─────────────┘
       │
       ▼
┌─────────────┐
│  Services   │
├─────────────┤
│ - Hallucin  │
│   ation     │
│   Detector  │
│ - TDG       │
│   Analyzer  │
│ - Agent     │
│   Registry  │
│ - Deep WASM │
│ - Semantic  │
│   Search    │
└─────────────┘

Topics Covered

• MCP Server Setup - Configure PMAT as MCP server
• Available Tools - MCP tools reference and usage
• Claude Code Integration - Connect with Claude Desktop

Common Use Cases

Pre-Commit Hook: Validate Documentation

#!/bin/bash
# .git/hooks/pre-commit

# Generate deep context
pmat context --output deep_context.md

# Validate documentation via MCP
node scripts/validate-docs.js || exit 1

CI/CD: Quality Gate

# .github/workflows/quality.yml
- name: Quality Gate
  run: |
    pmat mcp-server &
    sleep 2
    node scripts/quality-gate.js

AI Code Review Bot

// Automatically review pull requests
const files = await getChangedFiles(pr);
const reviews = await aiCodeReview(client, files);
await postReviewComments(pr, reviews);

Protocol Compliance

• Version: MCP v2024-11-05
• Transport: HTTP/1.1 (JSON-RPC 2.0)
• Capabilities:
  • ✅ Tools (19 tools)
  • ✅ Resources (planned)
  • ✅ Prompts (planned)
  • ✅ Logging
  • ❌ Sampling (not applicable)

Error Handling

All tools follow consistent error patterns:

{
  "code": -32602,
  "message": "Path does not exist: /invalid/path",
  "data": {
    "path": "/invalid/path",
    "suggestion": "Please provide a valid file or directory path"
  }
}

Error Codes:

• -32700: Parse error
• -32600: Invalid request
• -32601: Method not found
• -32602: Invalid parameters
• -32603: Internal error

Next Steps

• MCP Server Setup - Learn how to configure and run the MCP server
• Available Tools - Explore the complete catalog of 19 MCP tools
• Claude Integration - Integrate with Claude Desktop and AI agents
• Chapter 15: Complete MCP Tools Reference - Advanced workflows and integration patterns

MCP Server Setup

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working

Last updated: 2025-10-19 PMAT version: pmat 2.164.0

Overview

This chapter covers setting up and configuring the PMAT MCP server for AI-assisted development workflows. The MCP server provides 19 tools accessible via standardized JSON-RPC protocol.

Quick Start

Start the Server

# Start with default configuration (localhost:3000)
pmat mcp-server

# Start with custom bind address
pmat mcp-server --bind 127.0.0.1:8080

# Enable verbose logging
RUST_LOG=debug pmat mcp-server

Verify Server is Running

# Check server health
curl http://localhost:3000/health

# List available tools
curl -X POST http://localhost:3000 \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "1",
    "method": "tools/list"
  }'

Server Configuration

Default Configuration

The server uses the following defaults (from server/src/mcp_integration/server.rs:31):

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
ServerConfig {
    name: "PMAT MCP Server",
    version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
    bind_address: "127.0.0.1:3000",
    unix_socket: None,
    max_connections: 100,
    request_timeout: Duration::from_secs(30),
    enable_logging: true,

    // Semantic search (requires OPENAI_API_KEY)
    semantic_enabled: false,
    semantic_api_key: None,
    semantic_db_path: Some("~/.pmat/embeddings.db"),
    semantic_workspace: Some(cwd),
}
}

Environment Variables

# Enable semantic search tools (optional)
export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."
export PMAT_VECTOR_DB_PATH="~/.pmat/embeddings.db"
export PMAT_WORKSPACE="/path/to/workspace"

# Logging configuration
export RUST_LOG=info  # Options: error, warn, info, debug, trace

Custom Configuration

# Custom bind address
pmat mcp-server --bind 0.0.0.0:8080

# Unix socket (for local IPC)
pmat mcp-server --unix-socket /tmp/pmat.sock

# Enable verbose logging
RUST_LOG=debug pmat mcp-server

Connection Examples

TypeScript/JavaScript Client

import { McpClient } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk';

async function connectToPMAT() {
  const client = new McpClient({
    endpoint: 'http://localhost:3000',
    protocolVersion: '2024-11-05',
    timeout: 30000 // 30 seconds
  });

  try {
    await client.connect();

    // Initialize the connection
    const initResponse = await client.initialize({
      clientInfo: {
        name: "my-ai-agent",
        version: "1.0.0"
      }
    });

    console.log('Connected to PMAT MCP Server:', initResponse.serverInfo);

    return client;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Connection failed:', error);
    throw error;
  }
}

Python Client

from mcp import Client

async def connect_to_pmat():
    client = Client(
        endpoint="http://localhost:3000",
        protocol_version="2024-11-05",
        timeout=30.0
    )

    await client.connect()

    # Initialize
    init_response = await client.initialize({
        "clientInfo": {
            "name": "my-ai-agent",
            "version": "1.0.0"
        }
    })

    print(f"Connected to: {init_response['serverInfo']['name']}")

    return client

Authentication

Current Status: No authentication required for local connections.

Future Considerations (when deploying to production):

• API key authentication
• OAuth 2.0
• mTLS for service-to-service

Troubleshooting

Server Won’t Start

# Check if port is already in use
lsof -i :3000

# Check logs
RUST_LOG=debug pmat mcp-server

# Check firewall
sudo ufw status

Connection Timeouts

// Increase timeout for slow operations
const client = new McpClient({
  endpoint: 'http://localhost:3000',
  timeout: 120000 // 2 minutes for large projects
});

Semantic Search Not Available

# Ensure OpenAI API key is set
echo $OPENAI_API_KEY

# Check server logs for semantic tool registration
RUST_LOG=info pmat mcp-server | grep semantic

Best Practices

1. Connection Management

// Use connection pooling for multiple requests
class PMATClient {
  constructor(endpoint) {
    this.endpoint = endpoint;
    this.client = null;
  }

  async connect() {
    if (!this.client) {
      this.client = new McpClient({ endpoint: this.endpoint });
      await this.client.connect();
      await this.client.initialize({
        clientInfo: { name: "pmat-client", version: "1.0.0" }
      });
    }
    return this.client;
  }

  async disconnect() {
    if (this.client) {
      await this.client.disconnect();
      this.client = null;
    }
  }
}

2. Health Checks

async function checkServerHealth(client) {
  try {
    // List tools as a health check
    const tools = await client.listTools();
    return {
      healthy: true,
      toolCount: tools.tools.length,
      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
    };
  } catch (error) {
    return {
      healthy: false,
      error: error.message,
      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
    };
  }
}

3. Logging and Monitoring

// Wrap client calls with logging
async function loggedToolCall(client, toolName, params) {
  const startTime = Date.now();

  try {
    console.log(`[MCP] Calling ${toolName}...`);
    const result = await client.callTool(toolName, params);
    const duration = Date.now() - startTime;
    console.log(`[MCP] ${toolName} completed in ${duration}ms`);
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    const duration = Date.now() - startTime;
    console.error(`[MCP] ${toolName} failed after ${duration}ms:`, error.message);
    throw error;
  }
}

Production Deployment Considerations

Note: The current MCP server is designed for local development. For production deployment, consider:

1. Security: Add authentication and authorization
2. Scalability: Use load balancing and horizontal scaling
3. Monitoring: Implement comprehensive logging and metrics
4. Resource Limits: Configure request timeouts and rate limiting
5. High Availability: Deploy redundant instances with health checks

Next Steps

• Available Tools - Explore the 19 MCP tools
• Claude Integration - Connect with Claude Desktop
• Chapter 15: Complete Reference - Advanced workflows and patterns

MCP Tools

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (21/21 tools documented)

Last updated: 2025-10-26 PMAT version: pmat 2.173.0

Overview

PMAT provides 21 MCP tools across 7 categories for comprehensive code analysis, quality assessment, and AI-assisted development. All tools use standardized JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol.

Tool Categories

Documentation Quality (2 tools)

Tools for validating documentation accuracy and preventing hallucinations.

validate_documentation

Validate documentation against codebase to prevent hallucinations, broken references, and 404 errors.

Input Schema:

{
  "documentation_path": "README.md",
  "deep_context_path": "deep_context.md",
  "similarity_threshold": 0.7,
  "fail_on_error": true
}

Output:

{
  "summary": {
    "pass": true,
    "total_claims": 45,
    "verified": 42,
    "unverified": 2,
    "contradictions": 1,
    "broken_references": 0,
    "http_errors": 0
  },
  "issues": [
    {
      "line": 42,
      "claim": "PMAT can compile Rust code",
      "status": "Contradiction",
      "confidence": 0.12,
      "evidence": "PMAT analyzes but does not compile"
    }
  ]
}

Use Cases:

• Pre-commit hooks for documentation validation
• CI/CD gates for preventing bad docs
• Automated documentation quality checks

check_claim

Verify a single documentation claim against the codebase.

Input Schema:

{
  "claim": "PMAT can analyze TypeScript complexity",
  "deep_context_path": "deep_context.md",
  "similarity_threshold": 0.7
}

Output:

{
  "status": "Verified",
  "confidence": 0.94,
  "evidence": "server/src/cli/language_analyzer.rs:150"
}

Code Quality (2 tools)

Technical Debt Grading (TDG) analysis and actionable recommendations.

analyze_technical_debt

Comprehensive TDG quality analysis with A+ to F grading.

Input Schema:

{
  "path": "src/main.rs",
  "include_penalties": true
}

Output:

{
  "score": {
    "total": 82.5,
    "grade": "B+",
    "complexity": 88.0,
    "duplication": 75.0,
    "size": 85.0
  },
  "penalties": [
    {
      "type": "high_complexity",
      "function": "process_data",
      "file": "src/main.rs",
      "line": 45,
      "impact": -5.0
    }
  ]
}

get_quality_recommendations

Get actionable refactoring suggestions prioritized by impact.

Input Schema:

{
  "path": "src/complex_module.rs",
  "max_recommendations": 10,
  "min_severity": "high"
}

Output:

{
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "severity": "high",
      "category": "complexity",
      "issue": "Function 'calculate' has cyclomatic complexity of 15",
      "suggestion": "Extract validation logic into separate function",
      "impact": 8.5,
      "file": "src/complex_module.rs",
      "line": 120
    }
  ]
}

Agent-Based Analysis (5 tools)

Multi-agent workflows for comprehensive code analysis and transformation.

analyze

Comprehensive code analysis using specialized agents.

Input Schema:

{
  "path": "src/",
  "agent_type": "complexity_analyzer",
  "config": {
    "threshold": 10,
    "include_tests": false
  }
}

transform

Code transformation and refactoring using AI agents.

Input Schema:

{
  "path": "src/legacy_code.rs",
  "transformation_type": "modernize",
  "preserve_behavior": true
}

validate

Code validation and verification using formal methods.

Input Schema:

{
  "path": "src/auth.rs",
  "validation_type": "security",
  "strict": true
}

orchestrate

Multi-agent workflow orchestration.

Input Schema:

{
  "workflow": "full_analysis",
  "path": "src/",
  "agents": ["complexity", "security", "maintainability"]
}

quality_gate

Comprehensive quality checks for CI/CD integration.

Input Schema:

{
  "path": "src/",
  "min_grade": "B",
  "checks": ["complexity", "security", "duplication"]
}

Deep WASM Analysis (5 tools)

Bytecode-level WebAssembly analysis and optimization.

deep_wasm_analyze

Bytecode-level WASM analysis.

Input Schema:

{
  "wasm_file": "output.wasm",
  "analysis_level": "deep"
}

deep_wasm_query_mapping

Source-to-bytecode mapping queries.

Input Schema:

{
  "wasm_file": "output.wasm",
  "source_line": 45
}

deep_wasm_trace_execution

Execution path tracing through bytecode.

Input Schema:

{
  "wasm_file": "output.wasm",
  "function": "calculate",
  "max_depth": 100
}

deep_wasm_compare_optimizations

Compare optimization levels.

Input Schema:

{
  "wasm_file_1": "output_O0.wasm",
  "wasm_file_2": "output_O3.wasm"
}

deep_wasm_detect_issues

Detect performance and security issues.

Input Schema:

{
  "wasm_file": "output.wasm",
  "check_security": true,
  "check_performance": true
}

Semantic Search (4 tools)

AI-powered semantic code search (requires OpenAI API key).

semantic_search

Semantic code search using embeddings.

Input Schema:

{
  "query": "authentication logic with JWT validation",
  "path": "src/",
  "max_results": 10
}

find_similar_code

Find similar code patterns.

Input Schema:

{
  "reference_file": "src/auth.rs",
  "reference_function": "validate_token",
  "similarity_threshold": 0.8
}

cluster_code

Cluster code by semantic similarity.

Input Schema:

{
  "path": "src/",
  "num_clusters": 5
}

analyze_topics

Topic analysis and extraction.

Input Schema:

{
  "path": "src/",
  "num_topics": 10
}

JVM Language Analysis (2 tools)

Full AST-based analysis for Java and Scala (Sprint 51).

analyze_java

Analyze Java source code with full AST parsing for complexity, structure, and quality metrics.

Input Schema:

{
  "path": "src/main/java/",
  "max_depth": 3,
  "include_metrics": true,
  "include_ast": false
}

Output:

{
  "summary": {
    "total_files": 45,
    "total_classes": 38,
    "total_methods": 287,
    "avg_complexity": 3.2,
    "max_complexity": 15
  },
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "src/main/java/com/example/Service.java",
      "classes": 2,
      "methods": 18,
      "lines": 342,
      "complexity": {
        "cyclomatic": 5.2,
        "cognitive": 4.1
      }
    }
  ]
}

Use Cases:

• Analyze Java enterprise applications
• Track complexity trends in Spring/Jakarta EE projects
• Identify refactoring opportunities in JVM codebases
• Generate quality reports for Java microservices

analyze_scala

Analyze Scala source code with full AST parsing for complexity, structure, and quality metrics.

Input Schema:

{
  "path": "src/main/scala/",
  "max_depth": 3,
  "include_metrics": true,
  "include_ast": false
}

Output:

{
  "summary": {
    "total_files": 28,
    "total_classes": 15,
    "total_case_classes": 22,
    "total_objects": 12,
    "total_traits": 8,
    "total_methods": 156,
    "avg_complexity": 2.8,
    "max_complexity": 12
  },
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "src/main/scala/com/example/Service.scala",
      "case_classes": 3,
      "objects": 1,
      "methods": 14,
      "lines": 287,
      "complexity": {
        "cyclomatic": 3.8,
        "cognitive": 3.2
      }
    }
  ]
}

Use Cases:

• Analyze Scala functional codebases
• Track quality in Akka/Play Framework applications
• Identify complex pattern matching expressions
• Generate reports for Scala microservices

Testing (1 tool)

Mutation testing for test suite quality assessment.

mutation_test

Run mutation testing to measure test effectiveness.

Input Schema:

{
  "path": "src/",
  "target_file": "src/main.rs",
  "timeout": 60
}

Output:

{
  "total_mutants": 45,
  "caught": 40,
  "missed": 5,
  "timeout": 0,
  "score": 88.9
}

Common Workflows

Workflow 1: Documentation Validation

// Step 1: Generate deep context
await runCommand('pmat context --output deep_context.md');

// Step 2: Validate documentation
const result = await client.callTool('validate_documentation', {
  documentation_path: 'README.md',
  deep_context_path: 'deep_context.md',
  similarity_threshold: 0.7,
  fail_on_error: true
});

if (!result.summary.pass) {
  console.error('Documentation validation failed!');
  process.exit(1);
}

Workflow 2: Code Quality Check

// Analyze technical debt
const analysis = await client.callTool('analyze_technical_debt', {
  path: 'src/',
  include_penalties: true
});

// Get recommendations if score is low
if (analysis.score.total < 70) {
  const recommendations = await client.callTool('get_quality_recommendations', {
    path: 'src/',
    max_recommendations: 10,
    min_severity: 'high'
  });

  console.log('Quality issues found:', recommendations.recommendations);
}

Workflow 3: WASM Optimization Analysis

// Analyze WASM bytecode
const analysis = await client.callTool('deep_wasm_analyze', {
  wasm_file: 'output.wasm',
  analysis_level: 'deep'
});

// Compare optimizations
const comparison = await client.callTool('deep_wasm_compare_optimizations', {
  wasm_file_1: 'output_O0.wasm',
  wasm_file_2: 'output_O3.wasm'
});

// Detect issues
const issues = await client.callTool('deep_wasm_detect_issues', {
  wasm_file: 'output.wasm',
  check_security: true,
  check_performance: true
});

Error Handling

All tools return consistent error formats:

{
  "code": -32602,
  "message": "Path does not exist: /invalid/path",
  "data": {
    "path": "/invalid/path",
    "suggestion": "Please provide a valid file or directory path"
  }
}

Error Codes:

• -32700: Parse error
• -32600: Invalid request
• -32601: Method not found
• -32602: Invalid parameters
• -32603: Internal error

Next Steps

• Claude Integration - Connect with Claude Desktop
• Chapter 15: Complete MCP Tools Reference - Advanced workflows and detailed schemas

Claude Code Integration

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working

Last updated: 2025-10-19 PMAT version: pmat 2.164.0

Overview

This chapter covers integrating PMAT MCP tools with Claude Desktop for AI-assisted code analysis and quality improvement.

Claude Desktop Configuration

Configuration File Location

macOS:

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Linux:

~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows:

%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Basic Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pmat": {
      "command": "pmat",
      "args": ["mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "RUST_LOG": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

Advanced Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pmat": {
      "command": "pmat",
      "args": ["mcp-server", "--bind", "127.0.0.1:3000"],
      "env": {
        "RUST_LOG": "info",
        "PMAT_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
        "PMAT_MCP_CACHE_ENABLED": "true",
        "PMAT_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT": "4"
      }
    },
    "pmat-semantic": {
      "command": "pmat",
      "args": ["mcp-server", "--bind", "127.0.0.1:3001"],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "${OPENAI_API_KEY}",
        "PMAT_VECTOR_DB_PATH": "~/.pmat/embeddings.db",
        "RUST_LOG": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using PMAT Tools with Claude

Documentation Validation

Prompt:

I need to validate my README.md against the actual codebase. Can you use PMAT
to check for hallucinations, broken references, and contradictions?

Claude will:

1. Generate deep context: pmat context --output deep_context.md
2. Call validate_documentation tool
3. Report validation results with specific issues

Example Output:

I've validated your README.md against the codebase. Here are the results:

✅ Pass: 42/45 claims verified (93.3%)

Issues Found:

1. Line 42: Contradiction
   Claim: "PMAT can compile Rust code"
   Evidence: PMAT analyzes but does not compile code
   Confidence: 88%

2. Line 67: Unverified
   Claim: "Supports analysis of 15+ languages"
   Status: Could not verify exact count
   Confidence: 65%

Recommendations:
- Update line 42 to accurately reflect PMAT's analysis capabilities
- Verify and document the exact language count

Code Quality Analysis

Prompt:

Can you analyze the code quality of src/main.rs and give me recommendations
for improving it?

Claude will:

1. Call analyze_technical_debt for TDG grading
2. Call get_quality_recommendations for specific suggestions
3. Prioritize recommendations by impact

Example Output:

I've analyzed src/main.rs. Current quality grade: B+ (82.5/100)

High-Priority Recommendations:

1. Complexity Reduction (Impact: 8.5 points)
   Function: calculate_total (line 120)
   Issue: Cyclomatic complexity of 15
   Suggestion: Extract validation logic into separate function

2. Duplication Elimination (Impact: 6.2 points)
   Lines: 45-60 similar to lines 200-215
   Suggestion: Create shared utility function

3. Documentation (Impact: 4.1 points)
   Functions missing doc comments: 5
   Suggestion: Add comprehensive documentation

Would you like me to help implement these improvements?

WASM Analysis

Prompt:

I have a WASM file at output.wasm. Can you analyze it for performance issues
and compare it with an optimized version at output_O3.wasm?

Claude will:

1. Call deep_wasm_analyze for bytecode analysis
2. Call deep_wasm_compare_optimizations for comparison
3. Call deep_wasm_detect_issues for issue detection

Multi-Agent Workflow

Prompt:

Can you run a comprehensive quality check on my project at src/ and create
a quality gate report?

Claude will:

1. Call orchestrate to coordinate multiple agents
2. Run complexity, security, and maintainability analysis
3. Call quality_gate with thresholds
4. Generate comprehensive report

Common Use Cases

Use Case 1: Pre-Commit Documentation Check

Prompt:

I'm about to commit changes to README.md. Can you validate it against the
codebase to ensure there are no hallucinations or broken references?

Result: Claude validates documentation and prevents bad commits.

Use Case 2: Code Review Assistance

Prompt:

I have a pull request with changes in src/auth.rs. Can you review it for
quality issues and security concerns?

Result: Claude performs automated code review with TDG analysis and security checks.

Use Case 3: Refactoring Guidance

Prompt:

The quality of src/legacy_code.rs is poor. Can you analyze it and guide me
through refactoring to improve the grade to A-?

Result: Claude provides step-by-step refactoring recommendations with impact analysis.

Use Case 4: Mutation Testing

Prompt:

I want to check the quality of my test suite for src/calculator.rs. Can you
run mutation testing and tell me how effective my tests are?

Result: Claude runs mutation testing and reports test effectiveness with specific gaps.

Integration Patterns

Pattern 1: Documentation Accuracy Enforcement

Setup:
1. Configure Claude with PMAT MCP server
2. Create pre-commit hook that asks Claude to validate docs

Workflow:
- Developer modifies README.md
- Pre-commit hook triggers
- Claude validates via PMAT
- Commit blocked if validation fails

Pattern 2: AI-Assisted Code Review

Setup:
1. Configure Claude with PMAT MCP server
2. Configure GitHub Actions to post Claude reviews

Workflow:
- Developer opens pull request
- GitHub Action triggers
- Claude analyzes changes via PMAT
- Claude posts review comments with specific recommendations

Pattern 3: Continuous Quality Monitoring

Setup:
1. Configure Claude with PMAT MCP server
2. Schedule daily quality reports

Workflow:
- Cron job triggers daily
- Claude analyzes entire codebase via PMAT
- Claude generates quality report
- Report sent to team via Slack/Email

Troubleshooting

Claude Can’t Find PMAT Tools

Symptoms:

• Claude says “I don’t have access to PMAT tools”
• Tools not showing in Claude’s tool list

Solutions:

1. Verify pmat binary is in PATH:

   which pmat
   

2. Check Claude Desktop config:

   cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   

3. Restart Claude Desktop

4. Check PMAT server logs:

   RUST_LOG=debug pmat mcp-server
   

Tools Timing Out

Symptoms:

• Claude reports “Tool call timed out”

Solutions:

1. Increase timeout in config:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "pmat": {
         "command": "pmat",
         "args": ["mcp-server"],
         "timeout": 120000
       }
     }
   }
   

2. Reduce analysis scope:

   • Analyze specific files instead of entire project
   • Exclude large directories (node_modules, target, etc.)

Semantic Search Not Working

Symptoms:

• Claude says semantic search tools unavailable

Solutions:

1. Set OpenAI API key:

   export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."
   

2. Add to Claude config:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "pmat": {
         "env": {
           "OPENAI_API_KEY": "${OPENAI_API_KEY}"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

Best Practices

1. Be Specific in Prompts

Good:

Analyze src/auth.rs for security issues and high complexity functions.
Focus on functions with cyclomatic complexity > 10.

Bad:

Check my code.

2. Use Iterative Analysis

Approach:

1. Start with high-level analysis (TDG grading)
2. Dive deeper into specific issues
3. Request targeted recommendations
4. Implement and re-analyze

3. Combine Multiple Tools

Example:

Can you:
1. Validate README.md against the codebase
2. Analyze code quality of src/
3. Run mutation testing on src/calculator.rs
4. Generate a comprehensive quality report

4. Leverage Context

Example:

I'm working on improving code quality from B to A-. The previous analysis
showed high complexity in src/main.rs. Can you analyze it again and show
me if the refactoring improved the grade?

Next Steps

• Chapter 15: Complete MCP Tools Reference - Advanced workflows and detailed tool schemas
• Explore integration with other AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot)
• Set up automated quality gates in CI/CD pipelines

Chapter 4.1: Technical Debt Grading (TDG)

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (9/9 examples)

Last updated: 2025-10-28 PMAT version: pmat 2.179.0 Test-Driven: All examples validated in tests/ch04/test_tdg.sh New in v2.179.0: Git-commit correlation for quality archaeology

Understanding Technical Debt Grading

Technical Debt Grading (TDG) is PMAT’s flagship feature for comprehensive code quality assessment. Introduced in version 2.68.0, TDG provides a multi-dimensional analysis that goes beyond simple metrics to deliver actionable insights about code maintainability.

What is TDG?

TDG is a composite score ranging from 0.0 to 5.0 that quantifies technical debt by analyzing five orthogonal components:

1. Complexity Factor (30% weight) - Cyclomatic and cognitive complexity
2. Churn Factor (35% weight) - Code change frequency and magnitude
3. Coupling Factor (15% weight) - Dependencies and architectural entanglement
4. Duplication Factor (10% weight) - Code clones and similarity
5. Domain Risk Factor (10% weight) - Business criticality and security considerations

These components combine to produce both a numerical score and a letter grade (A+ through F), making it easy to communicate code quality to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

TDG Scoring System

Score Ranges and Severity

The Five Components Explained

1. Complexity Factor (30%)

Measures both cyclomatic and cognitive complexity:

• Cyclomatic Complexity: Number of linearly independent paths
• Cognitive Complexity: Mental effort required to understand code
• Nested Depth: Levels of control flow nesting

2. Churn Factor (35%)

Analyzes code volatility over time:

• Change Frequency: How often the code changes
• Change Magnitude: Size of changes
• Author Count: Number of different contributors
• Hot Spot Detection: Frequently modified complex code

3. Coupling Factor (15%)

Evaluates dependencies and architectural health:

• Afferent Coupling: Incoming dependencies
• Efferent Coupling: Outgoing dependencies
• Instability Index: Ratio of efferent to total coupling
• Circular Dependencies: Cyclic relationships

4. Duplication Factor (10%)

Identifies code clones and repetition:

• Type 1: Exact duplicates
• Type 2: Renamed/parameterized duplicates
• Type 3: Modified duplicates
• Type 4: Semantic duplicates

5. Domain Risk Factor (10%)

Assesses business and security criticality:

• Security Patterns: Authentication, encryption, validation
• Business Critical Paths: Payment, user data, compliance
• External Integrations: Third-party API dependencies
• Error Handling: Exception management quality

Basic TDG Analysis

Command Line Usage

# Basic TDG analysis of current directory
pmat analyze tdg .

# Analyze specific path
pmat analyze tdg src/

# Show only critical files (TDG > 2.5)
pmat analyze tdg . --critical-only

# Custom threshold filtering
pmat analyze tdg . --threshold 2.0

# Include component breakdown
pmat analyze tdg . --include-components

# Limit to top 10 files
pmat analyze tdg . --top-files 10

Example Output

📊 Technical Debt Grading Analysis
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Project: my-application
Files Analyzed: 247
Average TDG: 1.42 (Grade: B+)

Top Files by TDG Score:
┌──────────────────────────────────┬──────┬───────┬──────────────┐
│ File                             │ TDG  │ Grade │ Severity     │
├──────────────────────────────────┼──────┼───────┼──────────────┤
│ src/legacy/payment_processor.py │ 3.8  │ F     │ Critical     │
│ src/utils/data_transformer.py   │ 2.9  │ D     │ Critical     │
│ src/api/complex_handler.py      │ 2.4  │ C     │ Warning      │
│ src/models/user_validator.py    │ 1.8  │ B     │ Normal       │
│ src/services/email_service.py   │ 1.2  │ B+    │ Normal       │
└──────────────────────────────────┴──────┴───────┴──────────────┘

Distribution:
  A+ (0.0-0.5):  45 files (18.2%)  ████████
  A  (0.5-1.0):  82 files (33.2%)  ██████████████
  B+ (1.0-1.5):  67 files (27.1%)  ███████████
  B  (1.5-2.0):  35 files (14.2%)  ██████
  C  (2.0-2.5):  12 files (4.9%)   ██
  D  (2.5-3.0):  4 files (1.6%)    █
  F  (3.0+):     2 files (0.8%)    ▌

Component Breakdown Analysis

Understanding individual components helps target specific improvements:

# Show detailed component breakdown
pmat analyze tdg . --include-components --format json

Example Component Output

{
  "file": "src/legacy/payment_processor.py",
  "tdg_score": 3.8,
  "grade": "F",
  "severity": "critical",
  "components": {
    "complexity": {
      "value": 2.4,
      "cyclomatic": 45,
      "cognitive": 62,
      "max_depth": 8,
      "contribution": "63.2%"
    },
    "churn": {
      "value": 0.8,
      "changes_last_30d": 15,
      "unique_authors": 6,
      "contribution": "21.1%"
    },
    "coupling": {
      "value": 0.3,
      "afferent": 12,
      "efferent": 28,
      "instability": 0.7,
      "contribution": "7.9%"
    },
    "duplication": {
      "value": 0.2,
      "clone_percentage": 18.5,
      "similar_blocks": 4,
      "contribution": "5.3%"
    },
    "domain_risk": {
      "value": 0.1,
      "risk_patterns": ["payment", "pii_data"],
      "contribution": "2.6%"
    }
  },
  "recommendations": [
    "Extract complex nested logic into separate functions",
    "Implement proper error handling patterns",
    "Reduce coupling by introducing interfaces",
    "Consolidate duplicate payment validation logic"
  ]
}

Configuration

Project Configuration

# pmat.toml
[tdg]
enabled = true
critical_threshold = 2.5
warning_threshold = 1.5

[tdg.weights]
complexity = 0.30
churn = 0.35
coupling = 0.15
duplication = 0.10
domain_risk = 0.10

[tdg.output]
include_components = true
show_percentiles = true
top_files = 10
grade_system = true

[tdg.analysis]
parallel = true
cache_enabled = true
incremental = true

[tdg.thresholds]
max_cyclomatic_complexity = 10
max_cognitive_complexity = 15
max_nesting_depth = 4
max_coupling = 20
duplication_threshold = 0.15

Custom Domain Risk Patterns

# .pmat/domain-risk.yaml
high_risk_patterns:
  - pattern: "payment|billing|charge"
    risk_score: 1.0
    category: "financial"
    
  - pattern: "password|auth|token|secret"
    risk_score: 0.9
    category: "security"
    
  - pattern: "user_data|personal_info|pii"
    risk_score: 0.8
    category: "privacy"
    
  - pattern: "export|report|analytics"
    risk_score: 0.5
    category: "business"

critical_paths:
  - "src/payments/**"
  - "src/auth/**"
  - "src/user/personal/**"

Advanced Features

Transactional Hashed TDG System

PMAT 2.68+ includes enterprise-grade features for large-scale analysis:

# Use persistent storage backend
pmat analyze tdg . --storage-backend sled

# Priority-based analysis
pmat analyze tdg src/critical --priority high

# Incremental analysis with caching
pmat analyze tdg . --incremental --cache-enabled

MCP Integration

TDG is fully integrated with the Model Context Protocol:

{
  "name": "tdg_analyze_with_storage",
  "arguments": {
    "paths": ["src/", "lib/"],
    "storage_backend": "rocksdb",
    "priority": "critical",
    "include_components": true
  }
}

Performance Profiling

# Profile TDG analysis performance
pmat tdg performance-profile . --duration 30

# Generate flame graphs
pmat tdg flame-graph . --output tdg-flame.svg

CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions

name: TDG Analysis

on:
  pull_request:
  push:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  tdg-analysis:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      
      - name: Install PMAT
        run: cargo install pmat
        
      - name: Run TDG Analysis
        run: |
          pmat analyze tdg . \
            --format json \
            --output tdg-report.json
            
      - name: Check TDG Thresholds
        run: |
          # Fail if any file has TDG > 3.0
          pmat analyze tdg . --threshold 3.0 || exit 1
          
      - name: Generate TDG Report
        run: |
          pmat analyze tdg . \
            --include-components \
            --format markdown > tdg-report.md
            
      - name: Comment PR
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const fs = require('fs');
            const report = fs.readFileSync('tdg-report.md', 'utf8');
            
            github.rest.issues.createComment({
              issue_number: context.issue.number,
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              body: `## 📊 TDG Analysis Results\n\n${report}`
            });

Quality Gates

# Enforce quality gates in CI/CD
pmat quality-gate \
  --tdg-threshold 2.0 \
  --min-grade B \
  --fail-on-regression

Real-World Examples

Example 1: Legacy Code Assessment

# Analyze legacy module
pmat analyze tdg src/legacy/ --include-components

# Output
File: src/legacy/order_processor.py
  TDG Score: 3.2 (Grade: F)
  Components:
    Complexity: 1.8 (56%) - Cyclomatic: 42, Cognitive: 58
    Churn: 0.9 (28%) - 23 changes in 30 days
    Coupling: 0.3 (9%) - 35 dependencies
    Duplication: 0.15 (5%) - 22% duplicate code
    Domain Risk: 0.05 (2%) - Contains payment logic
    
  Critical Issues:
    - Deeply nested conditional logic (max depth: 7)
    - Multiple responsibilities in single class
    - Hardcoded business rules
    
  Recommendations:
    1. Extract payment validation to separate service
    2. Implement strategy pattern for order types
    3. Add comprehensive error handling
    4. Increase test coverage (current: 12%)

Example 2: Microservice Analysis

# Analyze microservices with custom config
cat > tdg-micro.toml << EOF
[tdg.weights]
complexity = 0.25
churn = 0.30
coupling = 0.25  # Higher weight for microservices
duplication = 0.10
domain_risk = 0.10
EOF

pmat analyze tdg services/ --config tdg-micro.toml

Example 3: Hotspot Detection

# Find high-churn, high-complexity files
pmat analyze tdg . \
  --include-components \
  --format json | \
  jq '.files[] | 
    select(.components.churn.value > 0.5 and 
           .components.complexity.value > 1.5) | 
    {file: .path, tdg: .tdg_score, grade: .grade}'

Interpreting TDG Results

Action Priority Matrix

Improvement Strategies

For High Complexity:

• Extract methods to reduce cyclomatic complexity
• Simplify conditional logic
• Apply design patterns (Strategy, Chain of Responsibility)
• Reduce nesting depth

For High Churn:

• Stabilize requirements
• Improve test coverage
• Add documentation
• Consider architectural changes

For High Coupling:

• Introduce interfaces/protocols
• Apply Dependency Inversion Principle
• Use dependency injection
• Implement facade pattern

For High Duplication:

• Extract common functionality
• Create shared libraries
• Use template patterns
• Implement DRY principle

Best Practices

1. Baseline Establishment

# Create baseline for tracking
pmat analyze tdg . --format json > tdg-baseline.json

# Compare against baseline
pmat analyze tdg . --compare-baseline tdg-baseline.json

2. Incremental Improvement

# Focus on worst files first
pmat analyze tdg . --top-files 5 --critical-only

# Track improvement over time
pmat analyze tdg . --trend --period 30d

3. Team Standards

# team-standards.toml
[tdg.quality_gates]
new_code_max_tdg = 1.5
legacy_code_max_tdg = 3.0
pr_regression_tolerance = 0.1

[tdg.requirements]
min_grade_for_production = "B"
min_grade_for_release = "B+"

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

High TDG Despite Simple Code

• Check for high churn (frequent changes)
• Review domain risk patterns
• Verify weight configuration

Inconsistent Scores

• Enable caching: --cache-enabled
• Use storage backend for persistence
• Check for concurrent modifications

Performance Issues

• Use incremental analysis: --incremental
• Enable parallel processing: --parallel
• Limit scope: --top-files 20

Git-Commit Correlation (v2.179.0+)

Track TDG scores at specific git commits for “quality archaeology” workflows. Discover which commits affected code quality and track quality trends over time.

Basic Usage

Analyze with Git Context

# Analyze file and store git metadata
pmat tdg src/lib.rs --with-git-context

# Analysis output shows TDG score
# Git context stored in ~/.pmat/ for history queries

Query TDG History

# Query specific commit (by SHA or tag)
pmat tdg history --commit abc123
pmat tdg history --commit v2.178.0

# History since reference
pmat tdg history --since HEAD~10
pmat tdg history --since v2.177.0

# Commit range
pmat tdg history --range HEAD~10..HEAD
pmat tdg history --range v2.177.0..v2.178.0

# Filter by file path
pmat tdg history --path src/lib.rs --since HEAD~5

Output Formats

Table Format (Default)

pmat tdg history --commit HEAD

Output:

╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│  TDG History                                                             │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  📝 f0fb3af - A+ (95.5)                                                  │
│  ├─ Branch:  main                                                        │
│  ├─ Author:  Alice Developer                                             │
│  ├─ Date:    2025-10-28 18:43                                            │
│  └─ File:    src/lib.rs                                                  │
│                                                                          │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

JSON Format (For Automation)

pmat tdg history --commit HEAD --format json | jq .

Output:

{
  "history": [
    {
      "file_path": "src/lib.rs",
      "score": {
        "total": 95.5,
        "grade": "A+",
        "structural_complexity": 12.5,
        "semantic_complexity": 8.3,
        "duplication_ratio": 0.02,
        "coupling_score": 15.0,
        "doc_coverage": 92.0,
        "consistency_score": 98.0,
        "entropy_score": 7.2
      },
      "git_context": {
        "commit_sha": "f0fb3af0469e620368b53cc1c560cc4b46bd4075",
        "commit_sha_short": "f0fb3af",
        "branch": "main",
        "author_name": "Alice Developer",
        "author_email": "alice@example.com",
        "commit_timestamp": "2025-10-28T18:43:27Z",
        "commit_message": "Refactor authentication module",
        "tags": ["v2.1.0"]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Quality Archaeology Workflows

Find Quality Regressions

# Find commits where quality dropped below B+
pmat tdg history --since HEAD~50 --format json | \
  jq '.history[] | select(.score.grade | test("C|D|F"))'

Compare Quality Between Releases

# Quality delta between releases
pmat tdg history --range v2.177.0..v2.178.0

# Focus on specific file
pmat tdg history --path src/auth.rs --range v1.0.0..v2.0.0

Track Per-File Quality Trends

# See how a file's quality evolved
pmat tdg history --path src/database.rs --since HEAD~20

# Export for visualization
pmat tdg history --path src/api.rs --since HEAD~50 --format json > quality-trend.json

CI/CD Quality Gates

#!/bin/bash
# quality-gate.sh - Block commits that degrade quality

# Analyze current commit
pmat tdg src/ --with-git-context

# Get previous commit's quality
PREV_GRADE=$(pmat tdg history --commit HEAD~1 --format json | jq -r '.history[0].score.grade')

# Get current quality
CURR_GRADE=$(pmat tdg history --commit HEAD --format json | jq -r '.history[0].score.grade')

if [[ "$CURR_GRADE" < "$PREV_GRADE" ]]; then
  echo "❌ Quality regression detected: $PREV_GRADE → $CURR_GRADE"
  exit 1
fi

echo "✅ Quality maintained or improved"

Use Cases

1. Quality Attribution

Track which developer commits affected code quality:

# Find author of quality regression
pmat tdg history --since HEAD~20 --format json | \
  jq '.history[] | select(.score.total < 80) | .git_context.author_name'

2. Release Quality Reports

Generate quality reports for releases:

# Quality summary between releases
pmat tdg history --range v2.0.0..v2.1.0 --format json | \
  jq '{
    files: .history | length,
    avg_score: (.history | map(.score.total) | add / length),
    grades: (.history | group_by(.score.grade) |
      map({grade: .[0].score.grade, count: length}))
  }'

3. Hotspot Analysis

Identify files with frequent quality issues:

# Files with most quality fluctuation
pmat tdg history --since HEAD~100 --format json | \
  jq -r '.history[] | .file_path' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -10

Best Practices

1. Regular Analysis

# Analyze on every commit (git hook)
cat > .git/hooks/post-commit << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
pmat tdg . --with-git-context
EOF
chmod +x .git/hooks/post-commit

2. Baseline Establishment

# Create baseline at release
git tag v1.0.0
pmat tdg . --with-git-context

# Compare future changes
pmat tdg history --range v1.0.0..HEAD

3. Storage Location

• Git context stored in ~/.pmat/tdg-warm/ (recent)
• Archived to ~/.pmat/tdg-cold/ after 30 days
• Use --storage-path to customize location

Limitations

• Git context only stored when using --with-git-context flag
• History queries only show files analyzed with git context
• Storage grows with analysis frequency (~100 bytes per file per commit)
• Requires git repository (returns None for non-git directories)

MCP Integration

Git-commit correlation works seamlessly with MCP:

{
  "tool": "analyze.tdg",
  "arguments": {
    "paths": ["src/lib.rs"],
    "with_git_context": true
  }
}

Query history via MCP:

{
  "tool": "tdg.history",
  "arguments": {
    "commit": "HEAD",
    "format": "json"
  }
}

Summary

Technical Debt Grading provides:

• Comprehensive Assessment: Five orthogonal metrics for complete picture
• Actionable Insights: Specific recommendations for improvement
• Grade System: Easy communication with stakeholders
• Enterprise Features: Scalable to large codebases
• CI/CD Integration: Automated quality gates
• Trend Analysis: Track improvement over time

TDG transforms code quality from abstract concept to measurable, manageable metric.

Next Steps

• Chapter 4.2: Code Similarity Detection
• Chapter 4.3: Multi-Language Support
• Chapter 5: CLI Mastery

Chapter 4.2: TDG Enforcement System

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (v2.180.1)

Last updated: 2025-10-29 PMAT version: pmat 2.180.1 Test-Driven: Validated through Sprint 67 dogfooding on PMAT codebase New in v2.180.0: Zero-regression quality enforcement system

Introduction

The TDG Enforcement System provides automated zero-regression quality guarantees for your codebase. Introduced in v2.180.0 and validated through Sprint 67 dogfooding, this system ensures that code quality never degrades through baseline tracking, quality gates, git hooks, and CI/CD integration.

Key Capabilities:

• Baseline Tracking: Snapshot your codebase quality at any point in time
• Regression Detection: Automatically detect quality degradations
• Quality Gates: Enforce minimum quality standards for new code
• Git Hooks: Pre-commit and post-commit quality checks
• CI/CD Integration: Automated enforcement in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins
• Zero-Regression Enforcement: Block commits/PRs that degrade quality

Sprint 67 Results (PMAT Dogfooding):

• 851 files analyzed across PMAT codebase
• 93.0 average score (A grade)
• 83.9% of files score A- or higher
• < 10 minutes to create baseline
• < 5 seconds per pre-commit check

Core Concepts

1. Quality Baselines

A baseline is a snapshot of your codebase’s quality at a specific point in time. Baselines use Blake3 content-hash deduplication for efficient storage and fast comparisons.

Baseline Structure:

{
  "metadata": {
    "created_at": "2025-10-29T12:00:00Z",
    "pmat_version": "2.180.1",
    "total_files": 851,
    "avg_score": 93.0
  },
  "summary": {
    "grade_distribution": {
      "APLus": 409,
      "A": 305,
      "AMinus": 37,
      "BPlus": 41,
      "B": 38,
      "BMinus": 16,
      "CPlus": 4,
      "C": 1
    },
    "languages": {
      "Rust": 848,
      "JavaScript": 1,
      "TypeScript": 1,
      "Python": 1
    }
  },
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "server/src/lib.rs",
      "content_hash": "blake3:a1b2c3d4...",
      "score": 95.5,
      "grade": "A+",
      "language": "Rust"
    }
    // ... 850 more files
  ]
}

2. Quality Gates

Quality Gates enforce minimum standards:

1. RegressionGate: Prevents quality score drops

   • Configurable threshold (e.g., max 5-point drop)
   • Detects degradation via baseline comparison

2. MinimumGradeGate: Enforces minimum quality for new code

   • Language-specific thresholds (e.g., Rust: B+, Python: A)
   • Blocks commits below threshold

3. NewFileGate: Special handling for new files

   • Stricter standards for greenfield code
   • Encourages quality from day one

3. Enforcement Modes

Strict Mode (Production):

• Blocks commits/PRs that violate gates
• Exit code 1 on violation
• Used in CI/CD and git hooks

Warning Mode (Learning):

• Shows violations but allows commits
• Exit code 0 (success)
• Used during team adjustment period

Disabled Mode:

• No enforcement
• Analysis only

Quick Start

Step 1: Create Initial Baseline

cd /path/to/your/project
pmat tdg baseline create --output .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path src/

Expected Output:

✅ Baseline created successfully!
   Files analyzed: 247
   Average score: 91.5
   Grade distribution:
     A+ : 45 files (18.2%)
     A  : 82 files (33.2%)
     B+ : 67 files (27.1%)
     B  : 35 files (14.2%)
     C  : 12 files (4.9%)
     D  :  4 files (1.6%)
     F  :  2 files (0.8%)

   Baseline saved to: .pmat/tdg-baseline.json

Performance:

• Small projects (< 100 files): < 1 minute
• Medium projects (100-500 files): 1-5 minutes
• Large projects (500-2000 files): 5-15 minutes
• PMAT-scale (851 files): ~10 minutes

Step 2: Install Git Hooks

pmat hooks install --tdg-enforcement

What this installs:

• .git/hooks/pre-commit - Quality checks before commit
• .git/hooks/post-commit - Baseline auto-update (optional)
• .pmat/tdg-rules.toml - Configuration file

Pre-commit Hook Behavior:

1. Runs regression check (current vs baseline)
2. Runs quality check on staged files
3. Blocks commit if violations found (strict mode)
4. Shows warnings but allows commit (warning mode)

Step 3: Configure Quality Thresholds

Edit .pmat/tdg-rules.toml:

[quality_gates]
# Minimum grade for new code (A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, D, F)
rust_min_grade = "B+"
python_min_grade = "A"
javascript_min_grade = "B+"
typescript_min_grade = "A-"

# Maximum allowed score drop (0.0 = no regressions allowed)
max_score_drop = 5.0

# Enforcement mode: "strict", "warning", "disabled"
mode = "warning"  # Start in warning mode

[baseline]
# Path to baseline file
baseline_path = ".pmat/tdg-baseline.json"

# Auto-update baseline on main branch commits
auto_update_on_main = true

# Retention policy
retention_days = 90

Recommended Thresholds:

• Strict Projects: min_grade = "A", max_score_drop = 3.0
• Balanced Projects: min_grade = "B+", max_score_drop = 5.0
• Legacy Projects: min_grade = "B", max_score_drop = 7.0

Step 4: Test the System

# Check for regressions against baseline
pmat tdg check-regression --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path .

# Expected output (no regressions):
✅ No quality regressions detected
   Files analyzed: 247
   Unchanged: 247
   Improved: 0
   Regressed: 0

# Analyze specific files
pmat tdg src/new_feature.rs --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json

# Expected output (new file):
📊 TDG Analysis
   File: src/new_feature.rs
   Score: 92.0
   Grade: A
   Status: NEW FILE ✨

   Quality Gate: ✅ PASS (exceeds B+ minimum)

Git Hook Integration

Pre-commit Hook

The pre-commit hook runs two checks:

1. Regression Check:

# Compares current state vs baseline
pmat tdg check-regression --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path .

2. Quality Check:

# Checks staged files meet minimum grade
pmat tdg check-quality --files $(git diff --cached --name-only)

Example Output (Warning Mode):

⚠️  Quality Gate Warnings:

   File: src/utils/helper.rs
   Current Grade: B (Score: 82.0)
   Required Grade: B+ (Score: 85.0+)
   Gap: -3.0 points

   File: src/api/handler.rs
   Regression Detected: -6.2 points
   Previous: A (92.5) → Current: B+ (86.3)
   Max Allowed Drop: 5.0 points

   Mode: WARNING (commit allowed)
   To enforce: Set mode = "strict" in .pmat/tdg-rules.toml

Example Output (Strict Mode):

❌ Quality Gate Failed!

   src/utils/helper.rs: B (82.0) < B+ (85.0) required
   src/api/handler.rs: Regression -6.2 > -5.0 threshold

   Commit blocked. Fix quality issues or use:
   git commit --no-verify (NOT RECOMMENDED)

Post-commit Hook

The post-commit hook optionally updates the baseline:

# Update baseline after successful commit (main branch only)
if [[ $(git branch --show-current) == "main" ]]; then
  pmat tdg baseline update --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path .
fi

Behavior:

• Only runs on main/master branch (configurable)
• Incremental update (only changed files re-analyzed)
• Keeps baseline synchronized with codebase

Hook Bypass (Emergency Only)

# Bypass pre-commit hook (NOT RECOMMENDED)
git commit --no-verify -m "Emergency hotfix"

# Then fix quality issues immediately:
pmat tdg src/emergency_fix.rs
# Refactor to meet standards
git add src/emergency_fix.rs
git commit -m "refactor: Fix quality issues in emergency hotfix"

CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions

Create .github/workflows/tdg-quality.yml:

name: TDG Quality Enforcement

on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [main, master]
  push:
    branches: [main, master]

jobs:
  tdg-enforcement:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0  # Full history for baseline comparison

      - name: Install PMAT
        run: |
          cargo install pmat --version 2.180.1
          pmat --version

      - name: Load baseline
        run: |
          # Baseline should be committed to repo
          if [[ ! -f .pmat/tdg-baseline.json ]]; then
            echo "❌ No baseline found. Run: pmat tdg baseline create"
            exit 1
          fi

      - name: Check for regressions
        run: |
          pmat tdg check-regression \
            --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json \
            --path . \
            --fail-on-regression

      - name: Check new file quality
        run: |
          # Get changed files
          CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only origin/main...HEAD)

          if [[ -n "$CHANGED_FILES" ]]; then
            pmat tdg check-quality \
              --files $CHANGED_FILES \
              --min-grade B+ \
              --fail-on-violation
          fi

      - name: Generate quality report
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        run: |
          pmat tdg . \
            --include-components \
            --format markdown > tdg-report.md

      - name: Comment PR with results
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const fs = require('fs');
            const report = fs.readFileSync('tdg-report.md', 'utf8');

            github.rest.issues.createComment({
              issue_number: context.issue.number,
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              body: `## 📊 TDG Quality Report\n\n${report}`
            });

      - name: Update baseline (main branch only)
        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name == 'push'
        run: |
          pmat tdg baseline update \
            --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json \
            --path .

          # Commit updated baseline
          git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
          git config user.email "actions@github.com"
          git add .pmat/tdg-baseline.json
          git commit -m "chore: Update TDG baseline [skip ci]" || true
          git push

Example PR Comment:

## 📊 TDG Quality Report

✅ No regressions detected
✅ All new files meet B+ minimum

### Files Analyzed: 5

| File | Score | Grade | Status |
|------|-------|-------|--------|
| src/parser/new_feature.rs | 94.0 | A | NEW ✨ |
| src/lib.rs | 95.5 | A+ | UNCHANGED |
| src/utils/helper.rs | 87.0 | B+ | IMPROVED (+2.5) |
| tests/integration_test.rs | 98.0 | A+ | NEW ✨ |
| README.md | - | - | SKIPPED (doc) |

### Summary
- **Average Score**: 93.6 (A grade)
- **Grade Distribution**: 3× A+, 1× A, 1× B+
- **Quality Gate**: ✅ PASS

GitLab CI

Create .gitlab-ci.yml:

stages:
  - quality

tdg-enforcement:
  stage: quality
  image: rust:latest

  before_script:
    - cargo install pmat --version 2.180.1

  script:
    # Regression check
    - pmat tdg check-regression --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path . --fail-on-regression

    # Quality check on changed files
    - |
      CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_DIFF_BASE_SHA...HEAD)
      if [[ -n "$CHANGED_FILES" ]]; then
        pmat tdg check-quality --files $CHANGED_FILES --min-grade B+ --fail-on-violation
      fi

  artifacts:
    reports:
      junit: tdg-report.xml

  only:
    - merge_requests
    - main

Jenkins Pipeline

Create Jenkinsfile:

pipeline {
  agent any

  stages {
    stage('TDG Enforcement') {
      steps {
        sh 'cargo install pmat --version 2.180.1'

        sh '''
          pmat tdg check-regression \
            --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json \
            --path . \
            --fail-on-regression
        '''

        script {
          def changedFiles = sh(
            script: 'git diff --name-only origin/main...HEAD',
            returnStdout: true
          ).trim()

          if (changedFiles) {
            sh """
              pmat tdg check-quality \
                --files ${changedFiles} \
                --min-grade B+ \
                --fail-on-violation
            """
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }

  post {
    always {
      archiveArtifacts artifacts: 'tdg-report.json', allowEmptyArchive: true
    }
  }
}

Baseline Management

Creating Baselines

# Create initial baseline
pmat tdg baseline create --output .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path src/

# Create baseline for specific languages
pmat tdg baseline create --output .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path src/ --languages rust,python

# Create baseline with custom config
pmat tdg baseline create \
  --output .pmat/tdg-baseline.json \
  --path src/ \
  --config .pmat/tdg-rules.toml

# Create baseline and commit to git
pmat tdg baseline create --output .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path src/
git add .pmat/tdg-baseline.json
git commit -m "chore: Create TDG quality baseline"
git push

Updating Baselines

# Incremental update (only changed files)
pmat tdg baseline update --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path .

# Full re-analysis (all files)
pmat tdg baseline update --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path . --full

# Update specific files
pmat tdg baseline update \
  --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json \
  --files src/lib.rs src/parser.rs

Comparing Baselines

# Compare current state vs baseline
pmat tdg baseline compare \
  --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json \
  --path . \
  --format table

# Output:
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│  Baseline Comparison                                         │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Files analyzed: 247                                         │
│  Unchanged: 240 (97.2%)                                      │
│  Improved: 5 (2.0%)                                          │
│  Regressed: 2 (0.8%)                                         │
│                                                              │
│  Regressed Files:                                            │
│    src/api/handler.rs: A (92.5) → B+ (86.3) [-6.2]          │
│    src/utils/helper.rs: B+ (85.5) → B (82.0) [-3.5]         │
│                                                              │
│  Improved Files:                                             │
│    src/parser/lexer.rs: B (80.0) → B+ (88.0) [+8.0]         │
│    src/ast/visitor.rs: B+ (87.0) → A (91.5) [+4.5]          │
│    src/lib.rs: A (93.0) → A+ (96.0) [+3.0]                  │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

# Compare two baselines
pmat tdg baseline compare \
  --baseline1 .pmat/tdg-baseline-v1.json \
  --baseline2 .pmat/tdg-baseline-v2.json

# JSON output for automation
pmat tdg baseline compare \
  --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json \
  --path . \
  --format json > comparison.json

Baseline Archaeology

# Track quality over time via git history
git log --all --oneline --format="%H %s" -- .pmat/tdg-baseline.json

# Checkout baseline from specific release
git show v2.0.0:.pmat/tdg-baseline.json > baseline-v2.0.0.json

# Compare releases
pmat tdg baseline compare \
  --baseline1 baseline-v1.0.0.json \
  --baseline2 baseline-v2.0.0.json

Regression Detection

Automatic Regression Detection

# Check for any regressions
pmat tdg check-regression --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path .

# Strict mode (fail on any regression)
pmat tdg check-regression \
  --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json \
  --path . \
  --fail-on-regression

# Custom threshold
pmat tdg check-regression \
  --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json \
  --path . \
  --max-drop 3.0  # Fail if > 3 point drop

Regression Analysis

# Detailed regression report
pmat tdg check-regression \
  --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json \
  --path . \
  --verbose \
  --format json

# Output:
{
  "summary": {
    "total_files": 247,
    "unchanged": 240,
    "improved": 5,
    "regressed": 2,
    "regression_rate": 0.8
  },
  "regressions": [
    {
      "file": "src/api/handler.rs",
      "baseline_score": 92.5,
      "current_score": 86.3,
      "delta": -6.2,
      "baseline_grade": "A",
      "current_grade": "B+",
      "severity": "critical"
    }
  ],
  "improvements": [
    {
      "file": "src/parser/lexer.rs",
      "baseline_score": 80.0,
      "current_score": 88.0,
      "delta": 8.0,
      "baseline_grade": "B",
      "current_grade": "B+"
    }
  ]
}

Regression Root Cause Analysis

# Analyze why a file regressed
pmat tdg src/api/handler.rs --include-components --verbose

# Output shows component breakdown:
File: src/api/handler.rs
  TDG Score: 86.3 (B+) [was 92.5 A]

  Component Breakdown:
    Complexity: 25.0 [was 18.5] ⚠️ +6.5 points
      - Cyclomatic: 42 [was 28] ⚠️
      - Cognitive: 58 [was 35] ⚠️
      - Nesting: 6 [was 4] ⚠️

    Churn: 12.0 [was 15.0] ✅ -3.0 points
      - Changes (30d): 8 [was 12] ✅

    Coupling: 8.0 [was 8.0] → No change
    Duplication: 5.3 [was 5.0] → Minimal change
    Domain Risk: 2.0 [was 2.0] → No change

  Root Cause: Increased complexity (+6.5 points)

  Recommendations:
    1. Refactor nested conditional logic (reduce nesting 6 → 4)
    2. Extract complex validation to separate functions
    3. Simplify error handling paths

Quality Gate Configuration

Language-Specific Thresholds

# .pmat/tdg-rules.toml
[quality_gates]
# Different standards for different languages
rust_min_grade = "A"      # Rust is strict
python_min_grade = "B+"   # Python moderate
javascript_min_grade = "B+"
typescript_min_grade = "A-"
c_min_grade = "B"
cpp_min_grade = "B"

# Global fallback
default_min_grade = "B+"

Module-Specific Thresholds (Planned)

# Future feature (not yet implemented)
[quality_gates.modules]
"src/core/**" = { min_grade = "A+", max_drop = 2.0 }
"src/api/**" = { min_grade = "A", max_drop = 5.0 }
"src/utils/**" = { min_grade = "B+", max_drop = 7.0 }
"tests/**" = { min_grade = "B", max_drop = 10.0 }

Grace Periods

[quality_gates]
# Allow temporary violations during refactoring
grace_period_days = 7

# Grace period tracking
[grace_periods]
"src/legacy/old_module.rs" = { expires = "2025-11-05", reason = "Refactoring in progress" }

Real-World Examples

Example 1: Sprint 67 - PMAT Dogfooding

Scenario: Apply TDG enforcement to PMAT itself

# Step 1: Create baseline
cd ~/src/paiml-mcp-agent-toolkit
pmat tdg baseline create --output .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path server/src

# Result: 851 files, avg 93.0 (A grade)

# Step 2: Install hooks
pmat hooks install --tdg-enforcement

# Step 3: Configure (warning mode initially)
cat > .pmat/tdg-rules.toml << EOF
[quality_gates]
rust_min_grade = "B+"
max_score_drop = 5.0
mode = "warning"

[baseline]
baseline_path = ".pmat/tdg-baseline.json"
auto_update_on_main = true
EOF

# Step 4: Test regression check
pmat tdg check-regression --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path .

# Result: ✅ No regressions (851 files unchanged)

Outcome:

• Found critical v2.180.0 bug during dogfooding
• Fixed and released v2.180.1 within 4 hours
• Validated system works on real-world codebase
• Created reference implementation for users

Example 2: Open Source Project Integration

Scenario: Add TDG enforcement to open source Rust project

# 1. Create baseline at release tag
git checkout v1.0.0
pmat tdg baseline create --output .pmat/tdg-baseline-v1.0.0.json --path src/
git checkout main

# 2. Install hooks (warning mode for contributors)
pmat hooks install --tdg-enforcement

# 3. Configure for open source (permissive)
cat > .pmat/tdg-rules.toml << EOF
[quality_gates]
rust_min_grade = "B"      # Permissive for contributors
max_score_drop = 10.0     # Allow some flexibility
mode = "warning"          # Don't block contributors

[baseline]
baseline_path = ".pmat/tdg-baseline-v1.0.0.json"
auto_update_on_main = false  # Manual baseline updates
EOF

# 4. Add GitHub Actions (strict for maintainers)
# .github/workflows/tdg-quality.yml
# (see CI/CD Integration section above)

# 5. Document in CONTRIBUTING.md
cat >> CONTRIBUTING.md << EOF

## Code Quality Standards

This project uses PMAT TDG enforcement to maintain code quality:

- Minimum grade for new code: B
- Please run 'pmat tdg <file>' before submitting PR
- CI will check for quality regressions
- See .pmat/tdg-rules.toml for configuration
EOF

# 6. Commit configuration
git add .pmat/ .github/workflows/tdg-quality.yml CONTRIBUTING.md
git commit -m "chore: Add TDG quality enforcement"
git push

Example 3: Enterprise Microservices

Scenario: Enforce quality across 20 microservices

# 1. Create shared quality standard
# shared-quality-standard.toml (in shared repo)
cat > shared-quality-standard.toml << EOF
[quality_gates]
rust_min_grade = "A"
python_min_grade = "A-"
max_score_drop = 3.0
mode = "strict"

[quality_gates.modules]
# Critical services get stricter standards
"services/auth/**" = { min_grade = "A+", max_drop = 2.0 }
"services/payment/**" = { min_grade = "A+", max_drop = 2.0 }
"services/user-data/**" = { min_grade = "A", max_drop = 3.0 }

# Supporting services more flexible
"services/notification/**" = { min_grade = "B+", max_drop = 5.0 }
"services/analytics/**" = { min_grade = "B", max_drop = 7.0 }
EOF

# 2. Deploy to each microservice
for service in services/*; do
  cd $service

  # Copy shared standard
  cp ../../shared-quality-standard.toml .pmat/tdg-rules.toml

  # Create baseline
  pmat tdg baseline create --output .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path src/

  # Install hooks
  pmat hooks install --tdg-enforcement

  # Commit
  git add .pmat/
  git commit -m "chore: Add TDG enforcement"
  git push

  cd ../..
done

# 3. Monitor quality across all services
# quality-dashboard.sh
for service in services/*; do
  echo "=== $service ==="
  cd $service
  pmat tdg baseline compare --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path . --format table
  cd ../..
done

Best Practices

1. Establish Baseline at Stable Points

# Create baseline at releases
git tag v1.0.0
pmat tdg baseline create --output .pmat/tdg-baseline-v1.0.0.json --path src/
git add .pmat/tdg-baseline-v1.0.0.json
git commit -m "chore: TDG baseline for v1.0.0"

# Update baseline periodically (e.g., monthly)
pmat tdg baseline update --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path . --full
git add .pmat/tdg-baseline.json
git commit -m "chore: Monthly TDG baseline update"

2. Start with Warning Mode

[quality_gates]
mode = "warning"  # Week 1-2: Learning phase

After 2-4 weeks:

[quality_gates]
mode = "strict"  # Production enforcement

3. Gradual Threshold Tightening

Phase 1 (Weeks 1-4):

rust_min_grade = "C+"  # Very permissive
max_score_drop = 15.0

Phase 2 (Weeks 5-8):

rust_min_grade = "B"   # Moderate
max_score_drop = 10.0

Phase 3 (Week 9+):

rust_min_grade = "B+"  # Production standard
max_score_drop = 5.0

4. Commit Baselines to Git

# Baselines should be version controlled
git add .pmat/tdg-baseline.json
git commit -m "chore: Update TDG baseline"

# Tag baselines at releases
git tag -a v1.0.0-baseline -m "Quality baseline for v1.0.0"
git push --tags

5. Document Quality Standards

# QUALITY.md

## Code Quality Standards

This project maintains quality via PMAT TDG enforcement:

- **Minimum Grade**: B+ for all new code
- **Regression Tolerance**: Maximum 5-point drop
- **Enforcement**: Strict mode in CI/CD, warning mode locally
- **Baseline**: Updated monthly or at major releases

### Running Quality Checks

```bash
# Check your changes
pmat tdg <file> --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json

# Check for regressions
pmat tdg check-regression --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path .

Quality Gate Failures

If CI fails due to quality gate:

1. Run pmat tdg <file> --verbose to see what’s wrong
2. Refactor to improve quality (extract functions, reduce complexity)
3. Re-run checks until passing
4. If needed, discuss with team (grace period possible)

---

## Troubleshooting

### Issue: Baseline Creation Fails

**Symptom**: `pmat tdg baseline create` fails with error

**Diagnosis**:
```bash
# Check path exists
ls -la src/

# Run with verbose logging
pmat tdg baseline create --output .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path src/ --verbose

# Check for permissions
ls -la .pmat/

Solution:

# Create .pmat directory if missing
mkdir -p .pmat

# Ensure write permissions
chmod 755 .pmat

Issue: Pre-commit Hook Blocks Legitimate Commits

Symptom: Hook blocks commit even though quality is acceptable

Diagnosis:

# Check what's failing
pmat tdg check-regression --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path . --verbose

# Check configuration
cat .pmat/tdg-rules.toml

Solution:

# Option 1: Adjust thresholds in .pmat/tdg-rules.toml
max_score_drop = 7.0  # Increase from 5.0

# Option 2: Switch to warning mode temporarily
mode = "warning"

# Option 3: Emergency bypass (NOT RECOMMENDED)
git commit --no-verify

Issue: False Positive Regressions

Symptom: Files marked as regressed but no functional changes

Diagnosis:

# Check file hash
pmat tdg src/file.rs --include-hash

# Compare with baseline
jq '.files[] | select(.path == "src/file.rs")' .pmat/tdg-baseline.json

Solution:

# Update baseline to include recent improvements
pmat tdg baseline update --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path .

# Or increase sensitivity threshold
max_score_drop = 7.0

Issue: CI/CD Performance Slow

Symptom: TDG analysis takes too long in CI/CD

Diagnosis:

# Time the analysis
time pmat tdg baseline create --output test.json --path src/

Solution:

# 1. Use incremental analysis
pmat tdg check-regression --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path . --incremental

# 2. Analyze only changed files in CI
CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only origin/main...HEAD)
pmat tdg check-quality --files $CHANGED_FILES

# 3. Cache PMAT installation in CI
# (see CI/CD Integration section for caching examples)

# 4. Use parallel analysis (automatic in v2.180.1)

Performance Characteristics

Baseline Creation

Regression Checks

Storage Requirements

Optimization: Baselines use Blake3 content-hash deduplication, so identical files are stored once.

Migration Guide

Migrating from No Enforcement

Week 1: Establish Baseline

pmat tdg baseline create --output .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path src/
git add .pmat/tdg-baseline.json
git commit -m "chore: Establish TDG quality baseline"

Week 2: Install Hooks (Warning Mode)

pmat hooks install --tdg-enforcement
# Edit .pmat/tdg-rules.toml: mode = "warning"
git add .pmat/ .git/hooks/
git commit -m "chore: Add TDG hooks in warning mode"

Week 3: Add CI/CD (Warning Mode)

# Copy GitHub Actions template
# Set mode = "warning" in workflow
git add .github/workflows/tdg-quality.yml
git commit -m "chore: Add TDG CI/CD in warning mode"

Week 4: Review Results, Adjust Thresholds

# Analyze violations
pmat tdg check-regression --baseline .pmat/tdg-baseline.json --path . --verbose

# Adjust thresholds if needed
# Update .pmat/tdg-rules.toml

Week 5+: Enable Strict Mode

# Edit .pmat/tdg-rules.toml: mode = "strict"
git add .pmat/tdg-rules.toml
git commit -m "chore: Enable strict TDG enforcement"

Migrating Between PMAT Versions

# Backup old baseline
cp .pmat/tdg-baseline.json .pmat/tdg-baseline-backup.json

# Re-create baseline with new version
pmat tdg baseline create --output .pmat/tdg-baseline-new.json --path src/

# Compare results
pmat tdg baseline compare \
  --baseline1 .pmat/tdg-baseline-backup.json \
  --baseline2 .pmat/tdg-baseline-new.json

# If acceptable, replace baseline
mv .pmat/tdg-baseline-new.json .pmat/tdg-baseline.json
git add .pmat/tdg-baseline.json
git commit -m "chore: Update baseline for PMAT v2.180.1"

Summary

The TDG Enforcement System provides:

✅ Zero-Regression Guarantees: Prevent quality degradation automatically ✅ Baseline Tracking: Quality archaeology via git-versioned baselines ✅ Git Hook Integration: Catch quality issues before they enter the repo ✅ CI/CD Enforcement: Automated quality gates in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins ✅ Configurable Thresholds: Language-specific and module-specific standards ✅ Performance: Sub-second regression checks, minute-scale baseline creation ✅ Battle-Tested: Validated through Sprint 67 dogfooding on PMAT itself (851 files, 93.0 avg score)

Recommendation: Start with warning mode for 2-4 weeks, then enable strict enforcement. Your future self will thank you.

Next Steps

• Chapter 4.3: TDG Dashboard (Coming Soon)
• Chapter 5: The Analyze Command Suite
• Chapter 7: Quality Gates
• Chapter 9: Pre-commit Hooks Management

Chapter Status: ✅ Ready for Production (v2.180.1) Last Updated: 2025-10-29 Validated: Sprint 67 Dogfooding (851 files, 93.0 avg score)

Chapter 5: The Analyze Command Suite

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (8/8 examples)

Last updated: 2025-09-09
PMAT version: pmat 2.69.0
Test-Driven: All examples validated in tests/ch05/test_analyze.sh

Comprehensive Code Analysis

The pmat analyze command suite provides deep insights into your codebase through multiple specialized analyzers. Each analyzer focuses on a specific aspect of code quality, helping you maintain high standards and identify improvement opportunities.

Basic Analysis

Start with a comprehensive analysis of your entire repository:

# Analyze current directory
pmat analyze .

# Analyze specific directory
pmat analyze src/

# Analyze with detailed output
pmat analyze . --detailed

# Save analysis to file
pmat analyze . --output analysis-report.txt

Example Output

📊 Repository Analysis
======================

Files Analyzed: 156
Total Lines: 12,450
Languages: Python (75%), JavaScript (20%), YAML (5%)

## Metrics Summary
- Cyclomatic Complexity: 6.8 (average), 42 (max)
- Technical Debt Grade: B+ (1.8/5.0)
- Code Duplication: 8.5%
- Test Coverage: 82%
- Dead Code: 3 functions, 127 lines

## Quality Assessment
✅ Strengths:
- Good test coverage (>80%)
- Low average complexity
- Consistent code style

⚠️ Areas for Improvement:
- High complexity in payment_processor.py (42)
- Duplication in validation logic (8.5%)
- 3 unused functions detected

## Recommendations
1. Refactor payment_processor.py to reduce complexity
2. Extract common validation into shared utilities
3. Remove or document dead code

Complexity Analysis

Measure and track code complexity to maintain readability:

# Basic complexity analysis
pmat analyze complexity

# Set complexity threshold
pmat analyze complexity --threshold 10

# Analyze specific files
pmat analyze complexity src/services/

# Output in different formats
pmat analyze complexity --format json
pmat analyze complexity --format csv

Understanding Complexity Metrics

pmat analyze complexity --detailed

Output:

🔧 Complexity Analysis
=======================

## File-by-File Breakdown

src/services/payment.py:
  process_payment(): 42 (⚠️ Very High)
    - 15 decision points
    - 8 levels of nesting
    - 27 logical operators
  
  validate_card(): 8 (Moderate)
  refund_transaction(): 6 (Low)
  
src/models/user.py:
  authenticate(): 12 (High)
  update_profile(): 4 (Low)
  get_permissions(): 3 (Low)

## Summary Statistics
- Average Complexity: 6.8
- Median Complexity: 4
- Maximum: 42 (process_payment)
- Files Over Threshold (10): 5

## Complexity Distribution
Low (1-5):      ████████████ 65%
Moderate (6-10): ████ 20%
High (11-20):    ██ 10%
Very High (>20): █ 5%

## Risk Assessment
⚠️ 5 functions exceed recommended complexity (10)
🔴 1 function in critical range (>30)

Cognitive Complexity

Beyond cyclomatic complexity, analyze cognitive load:

pmat analyze complexity --cognitive

Dead Code Detection

Identify and remove unused code to reduce maintenance burden:

# Find all dead code
pmat analyze dead-code

# Check specific directories
pmat analyze dead-code src/legacy/

# Export dead code list
pmat analyze dead-code --export dead-code-list.txt

# Show safe-to-remove items only
pmat analyze dead-code --safe-only

Dead Code Report

💀 Dead Code Detection
=======================

## Unused Functions (3)
1. src/utils/helpers.py:45 `old_formatter()` 
   - Last modified: 6 months ago
   - Safe to remove: ✅ Yes

2. src/legacy/converter.py:120 `legacy_transform()`
   - Last modified: 1 year ago
   - Safe to remove: ⚠️ Check for dynamic calls

3. src/services/email.py:89 `send_test_email()`
   - Last modified: 2 weeks ago
   - Safe to remove: ❌ No (might be test utility)

## Unused Variables (12)
- src/config.py: OLD_API_KEY, DEPRECATED_URL
- src/models/product.py: legacy_price, old_sku

## Unused Imports (8)
- datetime (src/utils/calc.py:3)
- json (src/services/api.py:5)

## Impact Analysis
- Total dead code: 412 lines
- Percentage of codebase: 3.3%
- Estimated cleanup time: 2-3 hours

SATD Analysis

Self-Admitted Technical Debt (SATD) tracks developer-annotated issues:

# Find all SATD markers
pmat analyze satd

# Categorize by type
pmat analyze satd --categorize

# Filter by priority
pmat analyze satd --priority high

# Generate SATD report
pmat analyze satd --report

SATD Categories and Patterns

🏗️ Self-Admitted Technical Debt Report
========================================

## Summary
Total SATD Items: 47
Affected Files: 23
Estimated Debt: 18-24 hours

## By Category
TODO (23):
  - Feature additions: 12
  - Refactoring needs: 8
  - Documentation: 3

FIXME (15):
  - Bug workarounds: 10
  - Performance issues: 5

HACK (6):
  - Temporary solutions: 4
  - Quick fixes: 2

XXX (3):
  - Major concerns: 3

## By Priority
🔴 High (Blocking): 5
  - src/auth/validator.py:45 "FIXME: Security vulnerability"
  - src/payment/processor.py:120 "XXX: Race condition"

🟡 Medium (Important): 18
  - src/api/routes.py:78 "TODO: Add rate limiting"
  - src/models/user.py:234 "HACK: Optimize this query"

🟢 Low (Nice to have): 24
  - src/utils/helpers.py:12 "TODO: Add type hints"

## Trends
- SATD increased by 15% in last month
- Most debt in: payment module (8 items)
- Oldest SATD: 8 months (src/legacy/adapter.py:45)

Code Similarity Detection

Find duplicate and similar code blocks:

# Basic similarity detection
pmat analyze similarity

# Set similarity threshold (0.0-1.0)
pmat analyze similarity --threshold 0.8

# Detect specific clone types
pmat analyze similarity --types 1,2,3

# Ignore test files
pmat analyze similarity --exclude tests/

Clone Types Explained

🔄 Code Duplication Analysis
==============================

## Type-1 Clones (Exact Duplicates)
Location A: src/validators/user.py:45-67
Location B: src/validators/admin.py:23-45
Similarity: 100%
Lines: 23
```python
def validate_email(email):
    if not email:
        raise ValueError("Email required")
    if "@" not in email:
        raise ValueError("Invalid email")
    # ... 18 more lines ...

Type-2 Clones (Renamed Variables)

Location A: src/utils/calc.py:12-25 Location B: src/helpers/math.py:34-47 Similarity: 95% Difference: Variable names (total→sum, items→elements)

Type-3 Clones (Modified Statements)

Location A: src/services/notification.py:67-89 Location B: src/services/email.py:45-70 Similarity: 78% Difference: Added error handling in B

Type-4 Clones (Semantic)

Location A: Bubble sort in sort_utils.py Location B: Selection sort in legacy_sort.py Note: Different algorithms, same purpose

Impact Analysis

• Total duplication: 12.5% (1,556 lines)
• Potential reduction: 8.2% (1,020 lines)
• Estimated refactoring: 6-8 hours
• Maintenance cost reduction: 35%

## Dependency Analysis

Understand coupling and dependencies:

```bash
# Analyze all dependencies
pmat analyze dependencies

# Show dependency tree
pmat analyze dependencies --tree

# Check for circular dependencies
pmat analyze dependencies --circular

# Export dependency graph
pmat analyze dependencies --graph --output deps.svg

Dependency Report

📦 Dependency Analysis
========================

## Module Dependencies

src/services/
├── payment.py
│   ├── models.user (import User)
│   ├── models.transaction (import Transaction)
│   ├── utils.validator (import validate_card)
│   └── external: stripe, requests
│
├── notification.py
│   ├── models.user (import User)
│   ├── utils.email (import send_email)
│   └── external: sendgrid
│
└── auth.py
    ├── models.user (import User, Permission)
    ├── utils.crypto (import hash_password)
    └── external: jwt, bcrypt

## Metrics
- Afferent Coupling (Ca): 12
- Efferent Coupling (Ce): 18
- Instability (I): 0.6
- Abstractness (A): 0.3

## Circular Dependencies
⚠️ Found 2 circular dependencies:
1. models.user → services.auth → models.user
2. services.payment → utils.validator → services.payment

## External Dependencies
Production (15):
- fastapi==0.68.0
- sqlalchemy==1.4.23
- pydantic==1.8.2
- stripe==2.60.0
- ... 11 more

Development (8):
- pytest==6.2.4
- black==21.7b0
- mypy==0.910
- ... 5 more

## Vulnerability Check
🔴 2 dependencies with known vulnerabilities:
- requests==2.25.1 (CVE-2021-12345: High)
- pyyaml==5.3.1 (CVE-2020-14343: Medium)

Architecture Analysis

Analyze architectural patterns and structure:

# Full architecture analysis
pmat analyze architecture

# Check specific patterns
pmat analyze architecture --patterns mvc,repository,service

# Validate against rules
pmat analyze architecture --rules architecture.yaml

Security Analysis

Basic security scanning (detailed security requires specialized tools):

# Security scan
pmat analyze security

# Check for secrets
pmat analyze security --secrets

# Common vulnerabilities
pmat analyze security --vulnerabilities

Combined Analysis

Run multiple analyzers together:

# Run all analyzers
pmat analyze all

# Run specific combination
pmat analyze complexity,dead-code,satd

# Custom analysis profile
pmat analyze --profile quality-check

Output Formats

JSON Format

pmat analyze . --format json > analysis.json

{
  "timestamp": "2025-09-09T10:30:00Z",
  "repository": "/path/to/repo",
  "summary": {
    "files": 156,
    "lines": 12450,
    "languages": {
      "Python": 9337,
      "JavaScript": 2490,
      "YAML": 623
    }
  },
  "metrics": {
    "complexity": {
      "average": 6.8,
      "median": 4,
      "max": 42,
      "over_threshold": 5
    },
    "duplication": {
      "percentage": 12.5,
      "lines": 1556,
      "blocks": 23
    },
    "satd": {
      "total": 47,
      "by_type": {
        "TODO": 23,
        "FIXME": 15,
        "HACK": 6,
        "XXX": 3
      }
    },
    "dead_code": {
      "functions": 3,
      "lines": 127
    }
  },
  "grade": "B+",
  "recommendations": [
    "Refactor high complexity functions",
    "Remove code duplication",
    "Address high-priority SATD items"
  ]
}

CSV Format

pmat analyze . --format csv > analysis.csv

HTML Report

pmat analyze . --format html --output report.html

Markdown Report

pmat analyze . --format markdown > ANALYSIS.md

CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions

name: Code Quality Analysis

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  analyze:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      
      - name: Install PMAT
        run: cargo install pmat
        
      - name: Run Analysis
        run: |
          pmat analyze . --format json > analysis.json
          pmat analyze complexity --threshold 10
          pmat analyze dead-code
          pmat analyze satd --priority high
          
      - name: Check Quality Gates
        run: |
          complexity=$(jq '.metrics.complexity.max' analysis.json)
          if [ "$complexity" -gt 20 ]; then
            echo "❌ Complexity too high: $complexity"
            exit 1
          fi
          
      - name: Upload Reports
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: analysis-reports
          path: analysis.json

Pre-commit Hook

#!/bin/bash
# .git/hooks/pre-commit

# Run analysis on staged files
staged=$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM | grep -E '\.(py|js|ts)$')

if [ -n "$staged" ]; then
    echo "Running PMAT analysis..."
    
    # Check complexity
    pmat analyze complexity $staged --threshold 10
    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
        echo "❌ Complexity check failed"
        exit 1
    fi
    
    # Check for new SATD
    satd_before=$(pmat analyze satd --count)
    git stash -q --keep-index
    satd_after=$(pmat analyze satd --count)
    git stash pop -q
    
    if [ "$satd_after" -gt "$satd_before" ]; then
        echo "⚠️ Warning: New technical debt added"
    fi
fi

Configuration

Analysis Configuration

# .pmat/analyze.toml

[complexity]
threshold = 10
cognitive = true
by_function = true

[dead_code]
safe_only = false
exclude = ["tests/", "*_test.py"]

[satd]
patterns = ["TODO", "FIXME", "HACK", "XXX", "BUG", "REFACTOR"]
priority_keywords = {
    high = ["SECURITY", "CRITICAL", "URGENT"],
    medium = ["IMPORTANT", "SOON"],
    low = ["LATER", "MAYBE"]
}

[similarity]
threshold = 0.8
min_lines = 5
types = [1, 2, 3]

[dependencies]
check_circular = true
check_vulnerabilities = true
max_depth = 5

[output]
format = "detailed"
include_recommendations = true

Best Practices

1. Regular Analysis: Run analysis daily or on every commit
2. Set Thresholds: Define acceptable complexity and duplication levels
3. Track Trends: Monitor metrics over time, not just snapshots
4. Prioritize Fixes: Address high-complexity and security issues first
5. Automate Gates: Fail builds when quality drops below standards
6. Document Debt: When adding SATD, include priority and estimated fix time
7. Refactor Incrementally: Address duplication and complexity gradually

Troubleshooting

Analysis Takes Too Long

# Use parallel processing
pmat analyze . --parallel

# Analyze incrementally
pmat analyze . --incremental

# Exclude large directories
pmat analyze . --exclude "node_modules/,venv/,build/"

Missing Language Support

# Check supported languages
pmat analyze --languages

# Use generic analysis for unsupported languages
pmat analyze . --generic

Memory Issues

# Limit memory usage
pmat analyze . --max-memory 2G

# Process in chunks
pmat analyze . --chunk-size 100

Summary

The pmat analyze suite provides comprehensive insights into:

• Code Complexity: Identify hard-to-maintain code
• Dead Code: Find and remove unused code
• Technical Debt: Track and manage SATD
• Duplication: Detect and refactor similar code
• Dependencies: Understand coupling and vulnerabilities
• Architecture: Validate patterns and structure

Master these tools to maintain high code quality and reduce technical debt systematically.

Next Steps

• Chapter 6: Pre-commit Hooks - Automate quality checks
• Chapter 4: Technical Debt Grading - Advanced debt metrics
• Chapter 9: Quality-Driven Development - Quality-first coding

Chapter 6: The Scaffold Command - Project and Agent Generation

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (8/8 examples)

Last updated: 2025-09-09
PMAT version: pmat 2.69.0
Test-Driven: All examples validated in tests/ch06/test_scaffold.sh

Automated Project and Agent Generation

The pmat scaffold command provides powerful scaffolding capabilities for creating complete projects and sophisticated MCP agents. It automates the tedious setup process while ensuring best practices, proper structure, and production-ready code.

Project Scaffolding

Basic Project Setup

Generate complete project structures with toolchain-specific templates:

# Scaffold a Rust project
pmat scaffold project rust

# Scaffold with specific templates
pmat scaffold project rust --templates=makefile,readme,gitignore

# Scaffold with parameters
pmat scaffold project rust \
    --templates=cli,lib \
    --param name=my-tool \
    --param author="Your Name"

Supported Toolchains

PMAT supports multiple development toolchains:

# Rust projects
pmat scaffold project rust --templates=cli,lib,makefile

# Deno/TypeScript projects  
pmat scaffold project deno --templates=api,frontend,makefile

# Python with uv package manager
pmat scaffold project python-uv --templates=cli,lib,requirements

Available Templates

Each toolchain provides specialized templates:

Rust Templates:

• cli - Command-line application with clap
• lib - Library crate with proper structure
• makefile - Comprehensive build automation
• readme - Documentation with examples
• gitignore - Rust-specific ignore patterns

Deno Templates:

• api - RESTful API server
• frontend - Web frontend application
• makefile - Deno-specific build tasks
• readme - TypeScript project documentation

Python Templates:

• cli - Click-based command-line tool
• lib - Package with proper structure
• requirements - Dependency management
• makefile - Python development tasks

Example: Full Rust Project

pmat scaffold project rust \
    --templates=cli,makefile,readme,gitignore \
    --param name=code-analyzer \
    --param author="Development Team" \
    --param description="Static code analysis tool"

Generated Structure:

code-analyzer/
├── Cargo.toml
├── src/
│   └── main.rs
├── Makefile
├── README.md
├── .gitignore
└── tests/
    └── cli_tests.rs

Generated Cargo.toml:

[package]
name = "code-analyzer"
version = "0.1.0"
edition = "2021"
authors = ["Development Team"]
description = "Static code analysis tool"

[dependencies]
clap = { version = "4.0", features = ["derive"] }
anyhow = "1.0"
tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["full"] }

Parallel Generation

For large projects, use parallel processing:

# Use all CPU cores
pmat scaffold project rust --templates=cli,lib,api,frontend --parallel 8

# Automatic detection
pmat scaffold project rust --templates=cli,lib,api,frontend
# Automatically uses available CPU cores

Agent Scaffolding

MCP Agent Types

PMAT can generate sophisticated MCP agents with different architectures:

# List available agent templates
pmat scaffold list-templates

Output:

📦 Available Agent Templates:

  • mcp-server - Basic MCP server with tools and prompts
  • state-machine - Deterministic state machine agent
  • hybrid - Hybrid agent with deterministic core  
  • calculator - Example calculator agent
  • custom - Custom template from path

Total: 5 templates available

Basic MCP Agent

Generate a standard MCP server agent:

# Basic MCP agent
pmat scaffold agent \
    --name payment-processor \
    --template mcp-server \
    --features logging,monitoring

# With specific output directory
pmat scaffold agent \
    --name payment-processor \
    --template mcp-server \
    --output ./agents/payment \
    --force

Generated Structure:

payment-processor/
├── Cargo.toml
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs
│   ├── tools/
│   │   ├── mod.rs
│   │   ├── validate.rs
│   │   └── process.rs
│   ├── prompts/
│   │   ├── mod.rs
│   │   └── payment.rs
│   └── lib.rs
├── tests/
│   ├── integration.rs
│   └── tools/
├── README.md
└── .gitignore

State Machine Agent

For deterministic behavior, use state machine agents:

pmat scaffold agent \
    --name order-processor \
    --template state-machine \
    --features logging,persistence,monitoring \
    --quality extreme

Key Features:

• Deterministic state transitions
• Formal verification support
• Property-based testing
• Comprehensive error handling
• Event sourcing capabilities

Generated State Machine:

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
pub enum OrderState {
    Pending,
    Validated,
    Processing,
    Fulfilled,
    Failed,
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub enum OrderEvent {
    Validate(OrderData),
    Process,
    Fulfill,
    Fail(String),
}

impl StateMachine for OrderProcessor {
    type State = OrderState;
    type Event = OrderEvent;
    type Error = ProcessingError;

    fn transition(&self, state: &Self::State, event: Self::Event) 
        -> Result<Self::State, Self::Error> {
        match (state, event) {
            (OrderState::Pending, OrderEvent::Validate(_)) => {
                Ok(OrderState::Validated)
            }
            (OrderState::Validated, OrderEvent::Process) => {
                Ok(OrderState::Processing)
            }
            // ... more transitions
        }
    }
}
}

Hybrid Agents

Combine deterministic cores with AI capabilities:

pmat scaffold agent \
    --name smart-assistant \
    --template hybrid \
    --deterministic-core state-machine \
    --quality extreme \
    --features logging,monitoring,ai-integration

Architecture:

Smart Assistant (Hybrid Agent)
├── Deterministic Core (State Machine)
│   ├── Input validation
│   ├── State management
│   ├── Error handling
│   └── Safety guarantees
└── AI Wrapper (LLM Integration)
    ├── Natural language processing
    ├── Context understanding
    ├── Response generation
    └── Learning adaptation

Agent Features

Customize agents with specific features:

Available Features:

• logging - Structured logging with tracing
• monitoring - Metrics and health checks
• persistence - State persistence layer
• ai-integration - LLM integration capabilities
• testing - Property-based test generation
• documentation - Auto-generated docs

# Full-featured agent
pmat scaffold agent \
    --name production-agent \
    --template hybrid \
    --features logging,monitoring,persistence,testing \
    --quality extreme

Quality Levels

Set quality standards for generated code:

# Quality levels: standard, strict, extreme
pmat scaffold agent \
    --name critical-system \
    --template state-machine \
    --quality extreme

Quality Level Comparison:

Dry Run Mode

Preview generated code without creating files:

pmat scaffold agent \
    --name preview-agent \
    --template mcp-server \
    --features logging,monitoring \
    --dry-run

Output:

🔍 Dry Run: Would generate MCP agent 'preview-agent'

Template: mcp-server
Features: logging, monitoring  
Quality Level: strict

Files that would be generated:
  📄 src/main.rs (325 lines)
  📄 Cargo.toml (45 lines)
  📄 src/tools/mod.rs (125 lines)
  📄 src/prompts/mod.rs (89 lines)
  📄 tests/integration.rs (156 lines)
  📄 README.md (234 lines)
  📄 .gitignore (23 lines)

Total: 7 files, 997 lines

Quality Checks:
  ✅ Error handling: Comprehensive
  ✅ Testing: Property-based
  ✅ Documentation: Complete
  ✅ Performance: Optimized

Interactive Mode

Guided Agent Creation

Use interactive mode for step-by-step guidance:

pmat scaffold agent --interactive

Interactive Flow:

🎯 Interactive Agent Scaffolding

? Agent name: payment-processor
? Template type: 
  ❯ mcp-server
    state-machine  
    hybrid
    calculator
    custom

? Features (multi-select):
  ✅ logging
  ✅ monitoring
  ❯ persistence
    ai-integration
    testing

? Quality level:
    standard
  ❯ strict
    extreme

? Output directory: ./payment-processor

Preview:
- Template: mcp-server
- Features: logging, monitoring, persistence
- Quality: strict
- Files: 12 files, 1,456 lines

? Continue? (Y/n) y

✅ Agent 'payment-processor' generated successfully!

Custom Templates

Use your own templates:

# From local path
pmat scaffold agent \
    --name custom-agent \
    --template custom:/path/to/template

# From URL (future feature)
pmat scaffold agent \
    --name custom-agent \
    --template custom:https://github.com/user/agent-template

Template Validation

Validate Existing Templates

Ensure template quality before using:

# Validate a template file
pmat scaffold validate-template path/to/template.json

# Validate all templates in directory
pmat scaffold validate-template templates/

Validation Output:

✅ Template Validation Report

Template: advanced-mcp-server
Format: Valid JSON
Schema: Compliant with v2.0 spec

Structure Checks:
  ✅ Required fields present
  ✅ File templates valid
  ✅ Dependencies resolvable
  ✅ Feature compatibility

Quality Checks:
  ✅ Code patterns follow best practices
  ✅ Error handling comprehensive
  ✅ Tests included
  ✅ Documentation complete

Warnings: 0
Errors: 0

Rating: A+ (Production Ready)

Advanced Scaffolding

Multi-Agent Systems

Generate multiple coordinated agents:

# Generate coordinator
pmat scaffold agent \
    --name system-coordinator \
    --template state-machine \
    --features coordination,monitoring

# Generate worker agents
pmat scaffold agent \
    --name data-processor \
    --template mcp-server \
    --features processing,persistence

pmat scaffold agent \
    --name notification-sender \
    --template mcp-server \
    --features messaging,logging

Configuration-Driven Scaffolding

Use configuration files for complex setups:

# scaffold-config.yaml
project:
  name: "enterprise-system"
  toolchain: "rust"
  
agents:
  - name: "api-gateway"
    template: "hybrid"
    features: ["logging", "monitoring", "rate-limiting"]
    quality: "extreme"
    
  - name: "data-processor" 
    template: "state-machine"
    features: ["persistence", "monitoring"]
    quality: "strict"
    
templates:
  - "makefile"
  - "readme"
  - "docker"
  - "ci-cd"

pmat scaffold --config scaffold-config.yaml

Integration with Development Workflow

Git Integration

Scaffolded projects include proper Git setup:

# Projects include .gitignore
pmat scaffold project rust --templates=gitignore

# Automatic git initialization
pmat scaffold project rust --git-init

# Initial commit
pmat scaffold project rust --git-init --initial-commit

CI/CD Integration

Generated projects include workflow files:

# Include GitHub Actions
pmat scaffold project rust --templates=github-actions

# Include GitLab CI
pmat scaffold project rust --templates=gitlab-ci

# Include Jenkins pipeline
pmat scaffold project rust --templates=jenkins

Generated GitHub Actions:

name: CI/CD Pipeline

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Setup Rust
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          toolchain: stable
      - name: Run tests
        run: cargo test
      - name: Check formatting
        run: cargo fmt -- --check
      - name: Run clippy
        run: cargo clippy -- -D warnings

IDE Configuration

Include IDE-specific configurations:

# VS Code configuration
pmat scaffold project rust --templates=vscode

# IntelliJ/CLion configuration  
pmat scaffold project rust --templates=intellij

Best Practices

Project Structure

1. Consistent Layout: Use standard directory structures
2. Clear Separation: Separate concerns (lib vs binary, tests vs src)
3. Documentation: Always include README and inline docs
4. Testing: Include test framework and example tests

Agent Development

1. Start Simple: Begin with basic MCP server template
2. Add Features Gradually: Enable features as needed
3. Test Early: Use property-based testing for reliability
4. Monitor Always: Include logging and monitoring from start

Template Management

1. Validate Templates: Always validate before using
2. Version Control: Keep templates in version control
3. Test Generation: Test generated code regularly
4. Document Changes: Track template modifications

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Permission Errors

# Fix permissions
pmat scaffold agent --name test --template mcp-server --force

# Use different output directory
pmat scaffold agent --name test --template mcp-server --output ~/agents/test

Template Not Found

# List available templates
pmat scaffold list-templates

# Update template registry
pmat scaffold --update-templates

# Use absolute path for custom templates
pmat scaffold agent --template custom:/absolute/path/to/template

Generation Failures

# Use dry-run to debug
pmat scaffold agent --name debug --template mcp-server --dry-run

# Check template validation
pmat scaffold validate-template path/to/template

# Enable verbose output
pmat --verbose scaffold agent --name debug --template mcp-server

Configuration

Global Configuration

# ~/.pmat/scaffold.toml

[defaults]
quality_level = "strict"
author = "Your Name"
email = "your.email@domain.com"

[templates]
registry_path = "~/.pmat/templates"
auto_update = true
custom_paths = [
    "~/my-templates",
    "/company/shared-templates"
]

[generation]
parallel_jobs = 8
backup_existing = true
format_generated = true

Project Configuration

# .pmat/scaffold.toml (in project root)

[project]
name = "my-project"
toolchain = "rust"
default_templates = ["makefile", "readme", "gitignore"]

[agents]
default_features = ["logging", "monitoring"]
default_quality = "strict"
output_directory = "./agents"

Summary

The pmat scaffold command transforms development workflow by automating:

• Project Setup: Complete project structures with best practices
• Agent Generation: Sophisticated MCP agents with various architectures
• Template Management: Validation and customization of generation templates
• Quality Assurance: Built-in quality levels and testing frameworks
• Integration: Seamless CI/CD and IDE configuration

Use scaffolding to:

1. Accelerate Development: Skip repetitive setup tasks
2. Ensure Consistency: Standardize project structures
3. Improve Quality: Include testing and monitoring from start
4. Enable Innovation: Focus on business logic, not boilerplate

Next Steps

• Chapter 7: Quality Gates - Automate quality enforcement
• Chapter 4: Technical Debt Grading - Quality measurement
• Chapter 5: Analyze Suite - Code analysis tools

Chapter 7: Quality Gates - Automated Quality Enforcement

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (8/8 examples)

Last updated: 2025-09-09
PMAT version: pmat 2.69.0
Test-Driven: All examples validated in tests/ch07/test_quality_gate.sh

Automated Quality Enforcement

Quality gates are automated checkpoints that enforce code quality standards across your project. PMAT’s quality gate system provides comprehensive analysis and configurable thresholds to maintain high-quality codebases consistently.

Basic Quality Gate Analysis

Run All Quality Checks

Start with a comprehensive quality assessment:

# Analyze entire project
pmat quality-gate .

# Analyze specific directory
pmat quality-gate src/

# Include performance metrics
pmat quality-gate . --performance

Example Output

🚦 Quality Gate Report
======================

Project: my-application
Checks Run: 6
Time: 2.3s

## Results Summary

✅ PASSED: 4/6 checks
❌ FAILED: 2/6 checks

## Failed Checks

❌ Complexity Check
   - Function process_payment: Cyclomatic complexity 15 > threshold 10
   - Function validate_user: Cyclomatic complexity 12 > threshold 10
   - Files with high complexity: 2

❌ SATD (Technical Debt) Check
   - TODO items found: 12
   - FIXME items found: 8
   - HACK items found: 3
   - Total technical debt markers: 23

## Passed Checks

✅ Dead Code Check (2.1% dead code < 15% threshold)
✅ Documentation Check (89% documented > 80% threshold)
✅ Lint Check (No violations found)
✅ Coverage Check (82% > 60% threshold)

Overall Status: ❌ FAILED
Quality Score: 67/100

🔧 Recommendations:
1. Refactor high-complexity functions
2. Address technical debt markers
3. Consider adding more unit tests

Available Quality Checks

Complexity Analysis

Monitor cyclomatic complexity to ensure maintainable code:

# Focus on complexity only
pmat quality-gate . --checks=complexity

# Custom complexity threshold
pmat quality-gate . --checks=complexity --max-complexity-p99=20

Complexity Thresholds:

• Low: 1-5 (Simple, easy to test)
• Moderate: 6-10 (Acceptable complexity)
• High: 11-20 (Consider refactoring)
• Very High: 21+ (Refactor immediately)

Technical Debt Detection (SATD)

Track Self-Admitted Technical Debt markers:

# Check technical debt
pmat quality-gate . --checks=satd

# Multiple check types
pmat quality-gate . --checks=complexity,satd,dead_code

Detected Markers:

• TODO - Future improvements
• FIXME - Known bugs or issues
• HACK - Temporary solutions
• XXX - Critical concerns
• BUG - Confirmed defects

Dead Code Detection

Identify unused code that increases maintenance burden:

# Check for dead code
pmat quality-gate . --checks=dead_code --max-dead-code=10.0

Dead Code Types:

• Unused functions
• Unreachable code
• Unused variables
• Unused imports
• Deprecated methods

Documentation Coverage

Ensure adequate code documentation:

# Check documentation coverage
pmat quality-gate . --checks=documentation --min-doc-coverage=80.0

Lint Compliance

Verify code follows style guidelines:

# Run lint checks
pmat quality-gate . --checks=lint

Test Coverage

Monitor test coverage levels:

# Check test coverage
pmat quality-gate . --checks=coverage --min-coverage=75.0

Output Formats

Summary Format (Default)

Concise overview for quick assessment:

pmat quality-gate . --format=summary

Human-Readable Format

Detailed, formatted output for manual review:

pmat quality-gate . --format=human

Output:

🚦 Quality Gate Analysis
========================

Project Path: /path/to/project
Analysis Time: 1.8s

📊 Threshold Configuration:
   Max Complexity (P99): 10
   Max Dead Code: 15.0%
   Min Coverage: 60.0%
   Min Documentation: 80.0%

🔍 Analysis Results:

Complexity Analysis:
   ❌ Max complexity (15) exceeds threshold (10)
   ⚠️  Average complexity (7.2) is acceptable
   ❌ 2 functions exceed recommended complexity

Dead Code Analysis:
   ✅ Dead code percentage (2.1%) is below threshold (15.0%)
   ✅ No unused functions detected

Technical Debt Analysis:
   ❌ 23 technical debt markers found
   - TODO: 12 items (moderate priority)
   - FIXME: 8 items (high priority)  
   - HACK: 3 items (critical priority)

Coverage Analysis:
   ✅ Test coverage (82%) exceeds threshold (60%)
   ✅ All critical paths covered

Overall Result: ❌ FAILED
Quality Score: 67/100

🔧 Action Items:
1. Refactor process_payment function (complexity: 15)
2. Refactor validate_user function (complexity: 12)
3. Address 8 FIXME items (high priority)
4. Address 3 HACK items (critical priority)

JSON Format

Machine-readable output for CI/CD integration:

pmat quality-gate . --format=json

JSON Structure:

{
  "status": "failed",
  "timestamp": "2025-09-09T10:30:00Z",
  "project_path": "/path/to/project",
  "analysis_time_ms": 1847,
  "checks_run": ["complexity", "satd", "dead_code", "coverage", "documentation", "lint"],
  "thresholds": {
    "max_complexity_p99": 10,
    "max_dead_code_percentage": 15.0,
    "min_coverage_percentage": 60.0,
    "min_documentation_percentage": 80.0
  },
  "results": {
    "complexity": {
      "passed": false,
      "violations": [
        {
          "file": "src/payment.rs",
          "function": "process_payment",
          "complexity": 15,
          "threshold": 10,
          "line": 45
        },
        {
          "file": "src/auth.rs", 
          "function": "validate_user",
          "complexity": 12,
          "threshold": 10,
          "line": 23
        }
      ],
      "summary": {
        "max_complexity": 15,
        "avg_complexity": 7.2,
        "functions_over_threshold": 2,
        "total_functions": 24
      }
    },
    "satd": {
      "passed": false,
      "violations": [
        {
          "file": "src/payment.rs",
          "line": 67,
          "type": "TODO",
          "message": "Add retry logic for failed payments"
        },
        {
          "file": "src/auth.rs",
          "line": 156,
          "type": "FIXME", 
          "message": "Memory leak in token validation"
        }
      ],
      "summary": {
        "total_markers": 23,
        "todo_count": 12,
        "fixme_count": 8,
        "hack_count": 3,
        "xxx_count": 0
      }
    },
    "dead_code": {
      "passed": true,
      "summary": {
        "dead_functions": 0,
        "dead_code_percentage": 2.1,
        "total_lines": 4567,
        "dead_lines": 96
      }
    },
    "coverage": {
      "passed": true,
      "summary": {
        "line_coverage": 82.4,
        "branch_coverage": 76.8,
        "function_coverage": 89.2
      }
    }
  },
  "summary": {
    "total_checks": 6,
    "passed_checks": 4,
    "failed_checks": 2,
    "quality_score": 67,
    "grade": "C+",
    "recommendation": "Focus on reducing complexity and addressing technical debt"
  }
}

Configurable Thresholds

Complexity Thresholds

Control complexity tolerance levels:

# Strict complexity limits
pmat quality-gate . --max-complexity-p99=15

# Very strict for critical code
pmat quality-gate . --max-complexity-p99=8

# Relaxed for legacy code
pmat quality-gate . --max-complexity-p99=25

Dead Code Thresholds

Set acceptable dead code levels:

# Strict dead code limits
pmat quality-gate . --max-dead-code=5.0

# Standard tolerance
pmat quality-gate . --max-dead-code=15.0

# Legacy codebase tolerance
pmat quality-gate . --max-dead-code=30.0

Custom Threshold Combinations

# High-quality standards
pmat quality-gate . \
    --max-complexity-p99=10 \
    --max-dead-code=5.0 \
    --min-entropy=3.0

# Production readiness check
pmat quality-gate . \
    --max-complexity-p99=15 \
    --max-dead-code=10.0 \
    --min-entropy=2.5 \
    --fail-on-violation

# Legacy code maintenance
pmat quality-gate . \
    --max-complexity-p99=30 \
    --max-dead-code=25.0 \
    --min-entropy=1.5

Single File Analysis

Analyze individual files for focused quality assessment:

# Analyze specific file
pmat quality-gate . --file=src/payment.rs

# Multiple files
pmat quality-gate . --file=src/payment.rs --format=json
pmat quality-gate . --file=src/auth.rs --format=json

Single File Output:

{
  "status": "warning",
  "file": "src/payment.rs",
  "analysis_time_ms": 234,
  "checks_run": ["complexity", "satd", "dead_code", "lint", "documentation"],
  "results": {
    "complexity": {
      "passed": false,
      "functions": [
        {"name": "process_payment", "complexity": 15, "line": 45},
        {"name": "validate_card", "complexity": 6, "line": 123},
        {"name": "calculate_fee", "complexity": 4, "line": 234}
      ],
      "max_complexity": 15,
      "violations": 1
    },
    "satd": {
      "passed": false,
      "markers": [
        {"type": "TODO", "line": 67, "message": "Add retry logic"},
        {"type": "FIXME", "line": 89, "message": "Handle edge case"}
      ]
    }
  },
  "summary": {
    "passed_checks": 3,
    "failed_checks": 2,
    "quality_score": 60,
    "grade": "C"
  }
}

CI/CD Integration

Fail on Quality Gate Violations

Use quality gates as build gates in CI/CD pipelines:

# Fail build if quality gate fails
pmat quality-gate . --fail-on-violation

# Strict quality enforcement
pmat quality-gate . \
    --fail-on-violation \
    --max-complexity-p99=10 \
    --max-dead-code=5.0 \
    --checks=complexity,dead_code,satd

Exit Codes

Quality gates return meaningful exit codes:

• 0: All checks passed
• 1: Quality gate violations found
• 2: Analysis failed (tool error)

GitHub Actions Integration

name: Quality Gate

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  quality:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      
      - name: Install PMAT
        run: cargo install pmat
        
      - name: Run Quality Gate
        run: |
          pmat quality-gate . \
            --format=json \
            --output=quality-report.json \
            --fail-on-violation \
            --max-complexity-p99=15 \
            --max-dead-code=10.0
            
      - name: Upload Quality Report
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        if: always()
        with:
          name: quality-report
          path: quality-report.json
          
      - name: Comment PR with Quality Results
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        run: |
          if [ -f quality-report.json ]; then
            echo "## Quality Gate Results" >> pr-comment.md
            echo "\`\`\`json" >> pr-comment.md
            cat quality-report.json >> pr-comment.md
            echo "\`\`\`" >> pr-comment.md
          fi

GitLab CI Integration

quality_gate:
  stage: test
  script:
    - pmat quality-gate . --format=json --output=quality-report.json --fail-on-violation
  artifacts:
    reports:
      junit: quality-report.json
    expire_in: 1 week
  allow_failure: false

Advanced Features

Performance Monitoring

Track analysis performance and resource usage:

pmat quality-gate . --performance --format=human

Performance Output:

⏱️  Performance Metrics:
   Initialization: 45ms
   File Discovery: 23ms (156 files)
   Complexity Analysis: 456ms
   SATD Detection: 234ms
   Dead Code Analysis: 345ms
   Report Generation: 67ms
   
   Total Runtime: 1,170ms
   Files Analyzed: 156
   Lines Processed: 12,450
   Average Speed: 10,641 lines/sec

📊 Resource Usage:
   Peak Memory: 34.7 MB
   CPU Utilization: 67%
   I/O Operations: 312 reads, 8 writes
   Cache Hit Rate: 89%

Batch File Analysis

Process multiple files efficiently:

# Analyze all Rust files
find . -name "*.rs" -exec pmat quality-gate . --file={} \;

# Parallel analysis
find . -name "*.rs" | xargs -P 4 -I {} pmat quality-gate . --file={}

Custom Check Selection

Run only specific quality checks:

# Code structure checks only
pmat quality-gate . --checks=complexity,dead_code

# Code quality checks only
pmat quality-gate . --checks=satd,lint,documentation

# All checks except performance-intensive ones
pmat quality-gate . --checks=complexity,satd,lint

Quality Gate Profiles

Predefined Profiles

Use predefined quality profiles for different scenarios:

# Development profile (relaxed)
pmat quality-gate . --profile=dev

# Staging profile (balanced)
pmat quality-gate . --profile=staging

# Production profile (strict)
pmat quality-gate . --profile=production

# Security-focused profile
pmat quality-gate . --profile=security

Profile Configurations

Development Profile:

• Max Complexity: 20
• Max Dead Code: 25%
• SATD Tolerance: High
• Documentation: 60%

Production Profile:

• Max Complexity: 10
• Max Dead Code: 5%
• SATD Tolerance: Low
• Documentation: 90%

Security Profile:

• Max Complexity: 8
• Max Dead Code: 2%
• SATD Tolerance: None
• Documentation: 95%
• Additional security checks enabled

Configuration Files

Project Configuration

Create .pmat/quality-gate.toml for project-specific settings:

# Quality gate configuration

[thresholds]
max_complexity_p99 = 15
max_dead_code_percentage = 10.0
min_entropy = 2.5
min_coverage = 80.0
min_documentation = 85.0

[checks]
enabled = ["complexity", "satd", "dead_code", "coverage", "documentation", "lint"]
disabled = []

[complexity]
per_function_threshold = 10
aggregate_threshold = 15
exclude_patterns = ["**/test/**", "**/*_test.rs"]

[satd]
patterns = ["TODO", "FIXME", "HACK", "XXX", "BUG"]
severity_weights = { "TODO" = 1, "FIXME" = 3, "HACK" = 5, "XXX" = 8, "BUG" = 10 }
max_weighted_score = 50

[dead_code]
include_test_code = false
include_example_code = false
aggressive_detection = true

[output]
default_format = "human"
include_recommendations = true
include_performance_metrics = false

Global Configuration

Set system-wide defaults in ~/.pmat/config.toml:

[quality_gate]
default_profile = "production"
fail_on_violation = true
output_format = "human"
include_performance = true

[thresholds]
complexity_p99 = 12
dead_code_max = 8.0
entropy_min = 2.8

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Analysis Takes Too Long

# Use performance mode to identify bottlenecks
pmat quality-gate . --performance

# Exclude large directories
pmat quality-gate . --exclude="target/,node_modules/,build/"

# Analyze smaller subset
pmat quality-gate src/ --checks=complexity,satd

High Memory Usage

# Process files in smaller batches
pmat quality-gate . --batch-size=50

# Reduce analysis depth
pmat quality-gate . --shallow-analysis

# Use streaming mode
pmat quality-gate . --stream

False Positives

# Adjust thresholds
pmat quality-gate . --max-complexity-p99=20

# Exclude problematic patterns
pmat quality-gate . --exclude="**/generated/**,**/vendor/**"

# Use file-specific analysis
pmat quality-gate . --file=specific/file.rs

Best Practices

Development Workflow

1. Pre-commit Checks: Run quick quality gates before committing
2. Feature Branch Gates: Full analysis on feature branches
3. Integration Gates: Strict quality gates on main branch
4. Release Gates: Comprehensive quality assessment before release

Quality Standards

1. Set Realistic Thresholds: Start with current baseline, improve gradually
2. Focus on Trends: Monitor quality trends over time
3. Prioritize Violations: Address high-impact issues first
4. Regular Reviews: Review and adjust thresholds periodically

Team Adoption

1. Start Gradually: Begin with warnings, move to enforcement
2. Educate Team: Ensure everyone understands quality standards
3. Automate Everything: Integrate quality gates into all workflows
4. Provide Tools: Give developers tools to meet quality standards

Integration Examples

Pre-commit Hook

#!/bin/bash
# .git/hooks/pre-commit

echo "Running quality gate checks..."

if ! pmat quality-gate . --fail-on-violation --checks=complexity,satd,lint; then
    echo "❌ Quality gate failed. Commit rejected."
    echo "Fix quality issues before committing:"
    echo "  - Reduce function complexity"
    echo "  - Address technical debt markers"
    echo "  - Fix lint violations"
    exit 1
fi

echo "✅ Quality gate passed. Proceeding with commit."

Makefile Integration

.PHONY: quality-gate quality-report

quality-gate:
	@echo "Running quality gate..."
	@pmat quality-gate . --fail-on-violation

quality-report:
	@echo "Generating quality report..."
	@pmat quality-gate . --format=json --output=quality-report.json
	@pmat quality-gate . --format=human --output=quality-report.txt
	@echo "Reports generated: quality-report.json, quality-report.txt"

ci-quality: quality-gate
	@echo "CI quality checks passed"

Summary

PMAT’s quality gates provide comprehensive automated quality enforcement:

• Multi-dimensional Analysis: Complexity, technical debt, dead code, coverage
• Configurable Thresholds: Adapt to your project’s quality standards
• Multiple Output Formats: Human-readable and machine-readable results
• CI/CD Integration: Seamless integration with build pipelines
• Performance Monitoring: Track analysis performance and resource usage
• Flexible Configuration: Project and global configuration options

Use quality gates to:

1. Enforce Standards: Maintain consistent code quality
2. Prevent Regression: Catch quality degradation early
3. Guide Development: Provide actionable quality feedback
4. Enable CI/CD: Automate quality enforcement in pipelines
5. Track Progress: Monitor quality improvements over time

Next Steps

• Chapter 4: Technical Debt Grading - Advanced quality metrics
• Chapter 5: Analyze Suite - Detailed code analysis
• Chapter 6: Scaffold Command - Generate quality-focused projects

Chapter 8: Interactive Demo and Reporting

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (8/8 examples)

Last updated: 2025-09-09
PMAT version: pmat 2.69.0
Test-Driven: All examples validated in tests/ch08/test_demo.sh

Interactive Code Analysis Demonstrations

The pmat demo command provides comprehensive, interactive demonstrations of PMAT’s analysis capabilities. It offers multiple protocols (CLI, HTTP, MCP) and output formats to showcase code quality metrics, architectural insights, and technical debt analysis in an engaging, visual manner.

Demo Modes and Protocols

CLI Mode - Command Line Output

Perfect for terminal-based workflows and CI/CD integration:

# Basic CLI demo
pmat demo . --cli

# CLI demo with specific format
pmat demo . --cli --format=json
pmat demo . --cli --format=table

HTTP Mode - Interactive Web Interface

Launch a local web server with interactive visualizations:

# Start web server (opens browser automatically)
pmat demo .

# Specify custom port
pmat demo . --port=8080

# Start server without opening browser
pmat demo . --no-browser

MCP Mode - Model Context Protocol

Demonstrate MCP integration for AI agents:

# MCP protocol demo
pmat demo . --protocol=mcp --cli

# Show available MCP tools and prompts
pmat demo . --protocol=mcp --show-api

Basic Demo Usage

Analyze Current Directory

Start with a comprehensive analysis of your project:

pmat demo .

Example Output (CLI Mode):

🎯 PMAT Interactive Demo
========================

Project: my-application
Files Analyzed: 156
Lines of Code: 12,450
Languages: Rust (85%), JavaScript (10%), YAML (5%)

📊 Analysis Summary:
   Complexity Analysis: ✅ Complete
   Dead Code Detection: ✅ Complete  
   Technical Debt: ✅ Complete
   Architecture Analysis: ✅ Complete

🔍 Key Findings:
   • Average Complexity: 6.2
   • Dead Code Found: 3 functions
   • Technical Debt: 47 markers (TODO: 23, FIXME: 15, HACK: 9)
   • Test Coverage: 82%

📈 Quality Metrics:
   • Maintainability Index: B+
   • Technical Debt Ratio: 3.8%
   • Code Duplication: 5.2%
   • Cyclomatic Complexity: Moderate

🎨 Architecture Insights:
   • Pattern: MVC with Service Layer
   • Dependencies: 15 external, 3 dev
   • Modularity: Good separation of concerns
   • API Design: RESTful with proper versioning

✅ Demo Complete - Project analyzed successfully!

Analyze Remote Repositories

Demonstrate analysis on public repositories:

# Analyze GitHub repository
pmat demo --repo=gh:rust-lang/rustlings --cli

# Analyze with shorthand GitHub syntax
pmat demo --repo=microsoft/vscode --cli

# Clone and analyze from URL
pmat demo --url=https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio.git --cli

Example Repository Analysis:

🔄 PMAT Repository Demo
=======================

Repository: gh:rust-lang/rustlings
Cloning to temporary directory...

✅ Clone complete: 142 files
🔍 Analysis starting...

Project Structure:
├── exercises/ (98 files)
├── src/ (12 files)  
├── tests/ (23 files)
└── docs/ (9 files)

📊 Analysis Results:
   • Language: Rust (94%), Markdown (6%)
   • Total Lines: 5,234
   • Functions: 156
   • Complexity: Average 3.2, Max 12
   • Technical Debt: 45 markers
   • Test Coverage: 89%

🎯 Learning Project Analysis:
   • Educational structure detected
   • Progressive complexity design
   • Excellent test coverage
   • Clear documentation
   
Quality Grade: A- (Excellent for learning)

🔗 Repository: https://github.com/rust-lang/rustlings
📦 License: MIT
👥 Contributors: 340+
⭐ Stars: 45,000+

Output Formats

JSON Format

Machine-readable output for integration and processing:

pmat demo . --cli --format=json

JSON Structure:

{
  "demo_type": "comprehensive_analysis",
  "timestamp": "2025-09-09T10:30:00Z",
  "project": {
    "path": "/path/to/project",
    "name": "my-application",
    "files_analyzed": 156,
    "total_lines": 12450,
    "languages": {
      "Rust": 10582,
      "JavaScript": 1245,
      "YAML": 623
    }
  },
  "analysis_results": {
    "complexity": {
      "average": 6.2,
      "maximum": 15,
      "functions_analyzed": 234,
      "high_complexity_functions": [
        {
          "file": "src/payment.rs",
          "function": "process_payment",
          "complexity": 15,
          "line": 45
        }
      ]
    },
    "dead_code": {
      "unused_functions": 3,
      "unused_variables": 12,
      "dead_code_percentage": 2.1,
      "findings": [
        {
          "file": "src/utils.rs",
          "function": "deprecated_helper",
          "line": 234,
          "type": "unused_function"
        }
      ]
    },
    "technical_debt": {
      "total_markers": 47,
      "todo_count": 23,
      "fixme_count": 15,
      "hack_count": 9,
      "markers": [
        {
          "file": "src/auth.rs",
          "line": 67,
          "type": "TODO",
          "message": "Implement OAuth2 flow"
        },
        {
          "file": "src/payment.rs",
          "line": 123,
          "type": "FIXME",
          "message": "Handle edge case for zero amounts"
        }
      ]
    },
    "architecture": {
      "pattern": "mvc_with_service_layer",
      "modularity_score": 0.78,
      "dependency_count": 15,
      "coupling": "moderate",
      "cohesion": "high"
    }
  },
  "quality_metrics": {
    "maintainability_index": 72,
    "technical_debt_ratio": 3.8,
    "duplication_percentage": 5.2,
    "test_coverage": 82
  },
  "recommendations": [
    "Refactor process_payment function (complexity: 15)",
    "Remove 3 unused functions to reduce dead code",
    "Address 15 FIXME items for stability improvements",
    "Extract common validation logic to reduce duplication"
  ]
}

Table Format

Structured tabular output for clear data presentation:

pmat demo . --cli --format=table

Table Output:

📊 PMAT Analysis Results (Table Format)

┌─────────────────┬───────────┬────────────┬──────────────┬────────────┐
│ File            │ Lines     │ Complexity │ Issues       │ Quality    │
├─────────────────┼───────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼────────────┤
│ src/main.rs     │ 245       │ 4.2        │ 1 TODO       │ B+         │
│ src/payment.rs  │ 423       │ 8.7        │ 3 FIXME      │ C+         │
│ src/auth.rs     │ 189       │ 6.1        │ 2 TODO       │ B          │
│ src/utils.rs    │ 156       │ 3.4        │ 1 dead code  │ A-         │
│ tests/*.rs      │ 2145      │ 2.8        │ 0            │ A+         │
└─────────────────┴───────────┴────────────┴──────────────┴────────────┘

Quality Summary:
┌─────────────────┬───────────┐
│ Metric          │ Value     │
├─────────────────┼───────────┤
│ Overall Grade   │ B+        │
│ Maintainability │ 72/100    │
│ Tech Debt Ratio │ 3.8%      │
│ Test Coverage   │ 82%       │
│ Dead Code       │ 2.1%      │
└─────────────────┴───────────┘

Advanced Demo Features

Performance Monitoring

Track analysis performance and optimization:

pmat demo . --cli --target-nodes=15 --centrality-threshold=0.1

Performance Output:

⚡ PMAT Performance Demo
========================

Project: my-application
Target Nodes: 15 (complexity reduction enabled)

⏱️  Analysis Performance:
   File Discovery: 45ms (156 files)
   Parsing: 1,234ms
   Complexity Analysis: 456ms
   Dead Code Detection: 234ms
   Architecture Analysis: 567ms
   Report Generation: 123ms
   
   Total Time: 2,659ms
   Lines/sec: 4,682
   Files/sec: 58.6

📈 Optimization Results:
   • Graph reduction: 234 → 15 nodes (93.6% reduction)
   • Memory usage: 34.7MB peak
   • CPU utilization: 67% average
   • Cache hit rate: 89%

🎯 Performance Insights:
   • Efficient parallel processing
   • Smart caching enabled
   • Graph algorithms optimized
   • Memory footprint controlled

✅ Performance demo complete - System optimized!

Debug Mode

Detailed analysis with debugging information:

pmat demo . --cli --debug --debug-output=debug-report.json

Debug Output:

🐛 PMAT Demo (Debug Mode)
=========================

[DEBUG] File classification started...
[DEBUG] src/main.rs: Rust source file (245 lines)
[DEBUG] src/payment.rs: Rust module (423 lines) 
[DEBUG] tests/: Test directory (2145 lines total)
[DEBUG] Cargo.toml: Package manifest (45 lines)

[DEBUG] Analysis pipeline started...
[DEBUG] Complexity analysis: 456ms
[DEBUG] Dead code detection: 234ms
[DEBUG] SATD analysis: 189ms
[DEBUG] Architecture analysis: 567ms

[DEBUG] Pattern recognition...
[DEBUG] MVC pattern detected (confidence: 0.87)
[DEBUG] Service layer identified (12 services)
[DEBUG] Repository pattern found (confidence: 0.92)

[DEBUG] Report generation: 123ms
[DEBUG] Total analysis time: 2,659ms

✅ Debug analysis complete
📄 Debug report saved to: debug-report.json

Web Interface Features

Interactive Dashboard

When running in HTTP mode, PMAT provides a rich web interface:

pmat demo . --port=3000

Web Features:

• Real-time Analysis: Live updates as analysis progresses
• Interactive Graphs: Clickable complexity and dependency visualizations
• Code Navigation: Jump directly to problematic code sections
• Quality Trends: Historical quality metrics and trends
• Export Options: Download reports in multiple formats

Dashboard Sections:

1. Overview: High-level project metrics and grades
2. Complexity: Visual complexity analysis with heatmaps
3. Technical Debt: Interactive SATD tracking and prioritization
4. Architecture: Dependency graphs and pattern analysis
5. Quality Gates: Pass/fail status with detailed breakdowns

API Endpoints

The demo web server exposes REST endpoints:

# Project overview
curl http://localhost:3000/api/overview

# Complexity analysis
curl http://localhost:3000/api/complexity

# Technical debt details
curl http://localhost:3000/api/technical-debt

# Quality metrics
curl http://localhost:3000/api/quality-metrics

MCP Integration Demonstration

Available Tools

When running in MCP mode, demonstrate available tools:

pmat demo . --protocol=mcp --show-api

MCP Tools Demonstrated:

🔌 PMAT MCP Protocol Demo
=========================

MCP Server: pmat-analysis-server
Protocol Version: 2024-11-05
Transport: stdio

🛠️  Available Tools:
   • analyze_repository - Complete repository analysis
   • generate_context - Project context for AI agents  
   • quality_gate_check - Automated quality enforcement
   • tdg_analysis - Technical debt grading
   • scaffold_project - Project scaffolding
   • refactor_suggestions - AI-powered refactoring hints

📋 Available Prompts:
   • code_review_prompt - Generate code review guidelines
   • refactoring_suggestions - Suggest improvements
   • architecture_analysis - Analyze system architecture
   • quality_improvement - Quality enhancement strategies

🎯 Tool Demonstration:
   Repository: /path/to/project
   
   Tool Call: analyze_repository
   Parameters: {
     "path": "/path/to/project",
     "include_tests": true,
     "analysis_depth": "comprehensive"
   }
   
   Result: {
     "files": 156,
     "complexity": {"average": 6.2, "max": 15},
     "quality_score": 72,
     "grade": "B+",
     "recommendations": [
       "Refactor high complexity functions",
       "Address technical debt markers",
       "Improve test coverage"
     ]
   }

✅ MCP Demo Complete - All tools working correctly!

Integration Examples

Demonstrate MCP integration with AI agents:

# Claude Code integration
pmat demo . --protocol=mcp --cli

# Show how AI agents can use PMAT tools
pmat demo . --protocol=mcp --show-api --format=json

Configuration and Customization

Demo Configuration

Customize demo behavior with various options:

# Skip vendor files for cleaner analysis
pmat demo . --skip-vendor

# Include all files (even vendor)
pmat demo . --no-skip-vendor

# Set maximum line length for file processing
pmat demo . --max-line-length=5000

# Control graph complexity reduction
pmat demo . --target-nodes=20 --centrality-threshold=0.2

Repository Selection

Multiple ways to specify target repositories:

# Local directory
pmat demo /path/to/project

# Current directory (default)
pmat demo .

# GitHub repository (shorthand)
pmat demo --repo=gh:owner/repository

# Full GitHub URL
pmat demo --repo=https://github.com/owner/repository

# Clone from URL
pmat demo --url=https://github.com/owner/repository.git

Use Cases and Examples

Educational Demonstrations

Perfect for teaching code quality and analysis:

# Show students complexity analysis
pmat demo . --cli --format=table

# Demonstrate technical debt impact
pmat demo . --cli | grep -A 10 "Technical Debt"

# Visual architecture analysis
pmat demo . --no-browser  # Web interface for visual learning

Code Reviews

Use demos during code review sessions:

# Generate review-focused analysis
pmat demo . --cli --format=json > code-review.json

# Show quality trends over time
pmat demo . --debug --debug-output=quality-trends.json

# Focus on specific quality aspects
pmat demo . --cli | grep -E "Complexity|Dead Code|Technical Debt"

Client Presentations

Professional demonstrations for stakeholders:

# Clean, professional output
pmat demo . --cli --format=table

# Web dashboard for interactive presentation
pmat demo . --port=8080 --no-browser

# Export comprehensive report
pmat demo . --cli --format=json > presentation-data.json

CI/CD Integration

Automated demo reports in build pipelines:

# Generate CI report
pmat demo . --cli --format=json > ci-demo-report.json

# Performance tracking
pmat demo . --cli --debug --debug-output=build-performance.json

# Quality gate demonstration
pmat demo . --cli | grep "Quality Grade"

Integration with Development Workflows

Git Hooks

Pre-commit demo analysis:

#!/bin/bash
# .git/hooks/pre-commit

echo "Running PMAT demo analysis..."
pmat demo . --cli --format=table

# Show quality impact of changes
git diff --cached --name-only | xargs pmat demo --cli

IDE Integration

VS Code task configuration:

{
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "PMAT Demo",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "pmat",
      "args": ["demo", ".", "--cli", "--format=table"],
      "group": "build",
      "presentation": {
        "panel": "dedicated",
        "showReuseMessage": true,
        "clear": false
      }
    }
  ]
}

Makefile Integration

.PHONY: demo demo-web demo-json

demo:
	@echo "Running PMAT demonstration..."
	@pmat demo . --cli

demo-web:
	@echo "Starting PMAT web demo..."
	@pmat demo . --port=3000

demo-json:
	@echo "Generating JSON demo report..."
	@pmat demo . --cli --format=json > demo-report.json
	@echo "Report saved to demo-report.json"

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Demo Server Won’t Start

# Check port availability
pmat demo . --port=8080

# Use random port
pmat demo . --port=0

# Check for conflicts
netstat -tulpn | grep :3000

Large Repository Performance

# Reduce complexity for large repos
pmat demo . --target-nodes=10

# Skip vendor directories
pmat demo . --skip-vendor

# Use CLI mode for better performance
pmat demo . --cli

Memory Issues

# Enable debug mode to monitor memory
pmat demo . --cli --debug

# Increase system limits if needed
ulimit -m 2048000  # 2GB memory limit

# Process in smaller chunks
pmat demo src/ --cli  # Analyze subdirectory

Performance Optimization

Faster Analysis

# Skip expensive operations
pmat demo . --cli --target-nodes=5

# Use table format (faster than JSON)
pmat demo . --cli --format=table

# Reduce graph complexity
pmat demo . --centrality-threshold=0.2

Better Visualizations

# Optimize for web display
pmat demo . --target-nodes=15 --merge-threshold=3

# Better graph layouts
pmat demo . --centrality-threshold=0.1

# Include debug info for tuning
pmat demo . --debug --debug-output=optimization.json

Best Practices

Demo Preparation

1. Clean Repository: Ensure the demo repository is well-structured
2. Representative Code: Use projects that showcase various analysis features
3. Clear Objectives: Define what aspects of PMAT you want to demonstrate
4. Test Beforehand: Run demos before presentations to ensure they work

Presentation Tips

1. Start Simple: Begin with basic CLI demo, progress to web interface
2. Explain Output: Walk through analysis results and their significance
3. Show Comparisons: Compare before/after refactoring results
4. Interactive Elements: Use web interface for audience engagement

Educational Use

1. Progressive Complexity: Start with simple projects, move to complex ones
2. Focus Areas: Highlight specific analysis aspects per session
3. Hands-on Practice: Let students run their own demos
4. Real Examples: Use actual projects rather than contrived examples

Summary

The pmat demo command provides comprehensive demonstrations of PMAT’s capabilities:

• Multiple Protocols: CLI, HTTP, and MCP integration modes
• Rich Output Formats: JSON, table, and interactive web interfaces
• Repository Flexibility: Local projects or remote repositories
• Performance Monitoring: Built-in profiling and optimization metrics
• Educational Value: Perfect for teaching code quality concepts
• Integration Ready: Seamless workflow integration possibilities

Use demos to:

1. Showcase Capabilities: Demonstrate PMAT’s full analysis power
2. Educational Presentations: Teach code quality and analysis concepts
3. Client Demonstrations: Professional quality assessment presentations
4. Development Workflows: Integrate quality analysis into daily practices
5. Performance Monitoring: Track and optimize analysis performance

Next Steps

• Chapter 9: Pre-commit Hooks - Automated quality enforcement
• Chapter 5: Analyze Suite - Detailed analysis commands
• Chapter 7: Quality Gates - Quality enforcement systems

Chapter 9: Enhanced Analysis Reports

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (8/8 examples)

Last updated: 2025-09-09
PMAT version: pmat 2.69.0
Test-Driven: All examples validated in tests/ch09/test_report.sh

Professional Analysis Reporting

The pmat report command generates comprehensive, professional-grade analysis reports that consolidate multiple analysis outputs into polished documents suitable for stakeholders, management, and technical teams. These reports provide executive summaries, detailed findings, and actionable recommendations.

Report Generation Basics

Standard Report Formats

Generate reports in multiple professional formats:

# JSON format (default) - machine-readable
pmat report .

# Markdown format - human-readable documentation
pmat report . --md

# CSV format - spreadsheet integration  
pmat report . --csv

# Plain text format - simple output
pmat report . --txt

Basic Report Structure

Every PMAT report includes:

1. Executive Summary - High-level overview and key metrics
2. Project Overview - File counts, languages, and basic statistics
3. Quality Metrics - Maintainability index, technical debt, coverage
4. Risk Assessment - Defect probability and critical issues
5. Detailed Analysis - Complexity, technical debt, duplication, dead code
6. Recommendations - Prioritized action items with estimates
7. Quality Trends - Historical data when available

JSON Report Format

Complete JSON Report Example

pmat report . --format=json

Generated Report Structure:

{
  "report_metadata": {
    "generated_at": "2025-09-09T10:30:00Z",
    "pmat_version": "2.69.0",
    "project_path": "/path/to/project",
    "analysis_duration_ms": 2847,
    "report_type": "comprehensive_analysis"
  },
  "executive_summary": {
    "project_overview": {
      "name": "my-application",
      "files_analyzed": 156,
      "total_lines": 12450,
      "languages": {
        "Rust": 9337,
        "JavaScript": 2490,
        "YAML": 623
      },
      "primary_language": "Rust"
    },
    "quality_metrics": {
      "overall_grade": "B+",
      "maintainability_index": 78,
      "technical_debt_ratio": 3.2,
      "test_coverage": 84.5,
      "code_duplication": 2.1
    },
    "risk_assessment": {
      "high_risk_files": 3,
      "defect_probability": 0.15,
      "critical_issues": 5,
      "security_concerns": 2
    }
  },
  "detailed_analysis": {
    "complexity": {
      "average_complexity": 6.8,
      "maximum_complexity": 22,
      "median_complexity": 4,
      "functions_over_threshold": 8,
      "high_complexity_functions": [
        {
          "file": "src/payment.rs",
          "function": "process_payment",
          "complexity": 22,
          "line": 45,
          "risk_level": "critical",
          "estimated_defect_probability": 0.34
        },
        {
          "file": "src/auth.rs",
          "function": "validate_token",
          "complexity": 18,
          "line": 123,
          "risk_level": "high",
          "estimated_defect_probability": 0.28
        }
      ]
    },
    "technical_debt": {
      "total_markers": 47,
      "categories": {
        "TODO": 23,
        "FIXME": 15,
        "HACK": 6,
        "XXX": 3
      },
      "estimated_hours": 18.5,
      "priority_distribution": {
        "critical": 3,
        "high": 12,
        "medium": 18,
        "low": 14
      },
      "priority_items": [
        {
          "file": "src/auth.rs",
          "line": 67,
          "type": "XXX",
          "message": "Security vulnerability in token validation",
          "priority": "critical",
          "estimated_effort": "3 hours"
        },
        {
          "file": "src/payment.rs",
          "line": 156,
          "type": "FIXME",
          "message": "Race condition in payment processing",
          "priority": "high",
          "estimated_effort": "2.5 hours"
        }
      ]
    },
    "code_duplication": {
      "duplication_percentage": 2.1,
      "total_duplicate_lines": 261,
      "duplicate_blocks": [
        {
          "files": ["src/validators/user.rs:45-67", "src/validators/admin.rs:23-45"],
          "similarity": 1.0,
          "lines": 23,
          "type": "exact_duplication",
          "refactoring_potential": "high"
        },
        {
          "files": ["src/utils/calc.rs:12-25", "src/helpers/math.rs:34-47"],
          "similarity": 0.95,
          "lines": 14,
          "type": "structural_duplication",
          "refactoring_potential": "medium"
        }
      ],
      "estimated_savings": {
        "lines": 187,
        "maintenance_hours": 4.2
      }
    },
    "dead_code": {
      "unused_functions": 7,
      "unused_variables": 23,
      "unused_imports": 12,
      "dead_code_percentage": 1.8,
      "findings": [
        {
          "file": "src/legacy/converter.rs",
          "function": "old_transform",
          "line": 234,
          "safe_to_remove": true,
          "last_modified": "2024-03-15"
        },
        {
          "file": "src/utils/helpers.rs",
          "function": "deprecated_formatter",
          "line": 45,
          "safe_to_remove": false,
          "reason": "might_be_used_dynamically"
        }
      ]
    },
    "architecture": {
      "patterns_detected": ["MVC", "Repository", "Service Layer"],
      "modularity_score": 0.82,
      "coupling": "moderate",
      "cohesion": "high",
      "dependency_analysis": {
        "total_dependencies": 15,
        "outdated_dependencies": 3,
        "security_vulnerabilities": 2
      }
    }
  },
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "id": "R001",
      "priority": "critical",
      "category": "security",
      "title": "Fix token validation vulnerability",
      "description": "Address XXX marker in src/auth.rs:67 - security vulnerability in token validation",
      "estimated_effort": "3 hours",
      "impact": "Prevents potential security breach",
      "files_affected": ["src/auth.rs"],
      "implementation_notes": "Review JWT validation logic and add proper signature verification"
    },
    {
      "id": "R002", 
      "priority": "high",
      "category": "complexity",
      "title": "Refactor payment processing function",
      "description": "Reduce complexity of process_payment from 22 to <10",
      "estimated_effort": "4 hours",
      "impact": "Reduced defect probability from 34% to ~5%",
      "files_affected": ["src/payment.rs"],
      "implementation_notes": "Extract validation, error handling, and business logic into separate functions"
    },
    {
      "id": "R003",
      "priority": "medium",
      "category": "duplication",
      "title": "Consolidate validation logic",
      "description": "Extract common validation into shared utilities",
      "estimated_effort": "2 hours",
      "impact": "Reduce duplication from 2.1% to ~1.2%",
      "files_affected": ["src/validators/*.rs"],
      "implementation_notes": "Create ValidationUtils trait with common methods"
    }
  ],
  "quality_trends": {
    "historical_data_available": true,
    "trend_period": "6_months",
    "metrics": {
      "maintainability_trend": "improving",
      "complexity_trend": "stable", 
      "technical_debt_trend": "increasing",
      "test_coverage_trend": "improving"
    },
    "monthly_snapshots": [
      {
        "month": "2025-03",
        "maintainability_index": 78,
        "technical_debt_ratio": 3.2,
        "complexity_average": 6.8
      }
    ]
  }
}

Markdown Report Format

Professional Markdown Reports

Generate polished documentation with:

pmat report . --md

Generated Markdown Report:

# Quality Analysis Report

**Project**: my-application  
**Generated**: 2025-09-09 10:30:00 UTC  
**PMAT Version**: 2.69.0  
**Analysis Duration**: 2.847 seconds

## Executive Summary

### Project Overview
- **Files Analyzed**: 156
- **Total Lines**: 12,450
- **Primary Language**: Rust (75%)
- **Overall Grade**: B+ (78/100)

### Key Metrics
- **Maintainability Index**: 78/100
- **Technical Debt Ratio**: 3.2%
- **Test Coverage**: 84.5%
- **Code Duplication**: 2.1%

### Risk Assessment
- **High-Risk Files**: 3
- **Critical Issues**: 5
- **Defect Probability**: 15%

## Detailed Analysis

### 🔧 Complexity Analysis

**Summary**: 8 functions exceed recommended complexity threshold

| Function | File | Complexity | Risk Level |
|----------|------|------------|------------|
| `process_payment` | src/payment.rs:45 | 22 | 🔴 Critical |
| `validate_token` | src/auth.rs:123 | 18 | 🔴 High |
| `generate_report` | src/reports.rs:67 | 15 | 🟡 Moderate |

**Recommendations**:
- **Immediate**: Refactor `process_payment` (defect probability: 34%)
- **Short-term**: Break down `validate_token` into smaller functions
- **Long-term**: Establish complexity monitoring in CI/CD

### 🏗️ Technical Debt Analysis

**SATD Markers**: 47 total (18.5 estimated hours)

| Priority | Type | Count | Est. Hours |
|----------|------|-------|------------|
| 🔴 Critical | XXX | 3 | 8.5 |
| 🔴 High | FIXME | 15 | 7.2 |
| 🟡 Medium | TODO | 23 | 2.8 |
| 🟢 Low | HACK | 6 | 0.5 |

**Priority Items**:
1. **🔴 CRITICAL**: Security vulnerability in token validation (src/auth.rs:67)
2. **🔴 HIGH**: Race condition in payment processing (src/payment.rs:156)
3. **🔴 HIGH**: Memory leak in session management (src/session.rs:234)

### 🔄 Code Duplication Analysis

**Duplication Rate**: 2.1% (261 lines)

**Major Duplications**:
- **Exact Match**: Validation logic (23 lines) - High refactoring potential
- **Structural**: Math utilities (14 lines) - Medium refactoring potential

**Refactoring Impact**: 
- Lines saved: 187
- Maintenance reduction: 4.2 hours annually

### 💀 Dead Code Analysis

**Unused Code**: 42 items (1.8% of codebase)

| Type | Count | Safe to Remove |
|------|-------|----------------|
| Functions | 7 | 5 |
| Variables | 23 | 23 |
| Imports | 12 | 12 |

**Cleanup Impact**: Reduce codebase by ~1.8%, improve build times

## Quality Recommendations

### 🔥 Immediate Actions (This Week)

1. **Fix Security Vulnerability** (Critical)
   - File: `src/auth.rs:67`
   - Effort: 3 hours
   - Impact: Prevent security breach

2. **Address Payment Race Condition** (High)
   - File: `src/payment.rs:156`
   - Effort: 2.5 hours  
   - Impact: Improve transaction reliability

### ⚡ Short-term Goals (This Month)

1. **Reduce Complexity** 
   - Refactor `process_payment` function
   - Effort: 4 hours
   - Impact: 34% → 5% defect probability

2. **Eliminate Duplication**
   - Extract common validation utilities
   - Effort: 2 hours
   - Impact: 2.1% → 1.2% duplication

### 📈 Long-term Strategy (This Quarter)

1. **Quality Automation**
   - Implement automated complexity monitoring
   - Set up technical debt tracking
   - Establish quality gates in CI/CD

2. **Preventive Measures**
   - Code review guidelines for complexity
   - Automated detection of duplication
   - Regular dead code cleanup

## Quality Trends

**6-Month Analysis**: Overall quality improving

- ✅ **Maintainability**: Trending upward (+12 points)
- ✅ **Test Coverage**: Steady improvement (+15%)
- ⚠️ **Technical Debt**: Slight increase (+0.8%)
- ✅ **Complexity**: Stable (well controlled)

## Conclusion

The project demonstrates **good overall quality** (B+) with specific areas requiring attention. The critical security issue and high-complexity payment function represent the primary risks. Addressing these issues will significantly improve the quality grade and reduce defect probability.

**Immediate Focus**: Security and complexity reduction  
**Success Metrics**: <10 average complexity, <2% technical debt ratio  
**Timeline**: 4-6 weeks for major improvements

---
*Generated by PMAT v2.69.0 - Professional Code Analysis Toolkit*

CSV Report Format

Data Export and Integration

Generate CSV reports for spreadsheet analysis:

pmat report . --csv

CSV Report Structure:

# PMAT Quality Report CSV Export
# Generated: 2025-09-09T10:30:00Z
# Project: my-application

# Summary Metrics
metric,value,unit,grade
files_analyzed,156,count,
total_lines,12450,lines,
overall_grade,78,score,B+
maintainability_index,78,score,B+
technical_debt_ratio,3.2,percentage,B
test_coverage,84.5,percentage,A-
code_duplication,2.1,percentage,A

# Complexity Analysis
file,function,line,complexity,risk_level,defect_probability
src/payment.rs,process_payment,45,22,critical,0.34
src/auth.rs,validate_token,123,18,high,0.28
src/reports.rs,generate_report,67,15,moderate,0.21
src/utils.rs,complex_transform,234,12,moderate,0.18

# Technical Debt Details  
file,line,type,message,priority,estimated_hours
src/auth.rs,67,XXX,Security vulnerability in token validation,critical,3.0
src/payment.rs,156,FIXME,Race condition in payment processing,high,2.5
src/session.rs,234,FIXME,Memory leak in session management,high,2.0
src/api.rs,89,TODO,Add rate limiting,medium,1.5

# Code Duplication
file1,lines1,file2,lines2,similarity,duplicate_lines,refactoring_potential
src/validators/user.rs,45-67,src/validators/admin.rs,23-45,1.0,23,high
src/utils/calc.rs,12-25,src/helpers/math.rs,34-47,0.95,14,medium

# Dead Code Analysis
file,item,type,line,safe_to_remove,last_modified
src/legacy/converter.rs,old_transform,function,234,true,2024-03-15
src/utils/helpers.rs,deprecated_formatter,function,45,false,2024-01-20
src/models/user.rs,unused_field,variable,67,true,2024-02-10

# Recommendations
id,priority,category,title,estimated_effort,files_affected
R001,critical,security,Fix token validation vulnerability,3 hours,src/auth.rs
R002,high,complexity,Refactor payment processing function,4 hours,src/payment.rs
R003,medium,duplication,Consolidate validation logic,2 hours,src/validators/*.rs

Advanced Report Features

Specific Analysis Types

Generate targeted reports focusing on specific analysis areas:

# Complexity-focused report
pmat report . --analyses=complexity --format=json

# Technical debt report only
pmat report . --analyses=technical_debt --md

# Multi-analysis report
pmat report . --analyses=complexity,dead_code,duplication --csv

Confidence Filtering

Filter findings by confidence level:

# High-confidence findings only (80%+)
pmat report . --confidence-threshold=80

# Medium-confidence and above (60%+)
pmat report . --confidence-threshold=60

# All findings (default: 50%+)
pmat report . --confidence-threshold=50

High-Confidence Report Example:

{
  "report_metadata": {
    "confidence_threshold": 80,
    "filtering_applied": true,
    "filtered_findings": {
      "included": 23,
      "excluded": 47,
      "exclusion_reason": "below_confidence_threshold"
    }
  },
  "detailed_analysis": {
    "complexity": {
      "note": "Only high-confidence complexity findings (>80%)",
      "high_complexity_functions": [
        {
          "function": "process_payment",
          "complexity": 22,
          "confidence": 95,
          "detection_method": "ast_analysis"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Visualization Support

Include visualization data in reports:

pmat report . --include-visualizations --format=json

Visualization Data:

{
  "visualizations": {
    "complexity_distribution": {
      "type": "histogram",
      "data": {
        "bins": ["1-5", "6-10", "11-15", "16-20", "21+"],
        "counts": [89, 45, 15, 5, 2]
      },
      "config": {
        "title": "Function Complexity Distribution",
        "x_axis": "Complexity Range",
        "y_axis": "Function Count"
      }
    },
    "technical_debt_timeline": {
      "type": "line_chart",
      "data": {
        "dates": ["2024-09", "2024-10", "2024-11", "2024-12", "2025-01"],
        "todo_count": [18, 20, 22, 25, 23],
        "fixme_count": [12, 14, 15, 16, 15],
        "hack_count": [8, 7, 6, 7, 6]
      }
    },
    "quality_radar": {
      "type": "radar_chart",
      "data": {
        "metrics": ["Maintainability", "Complexity", "Coverage", "Duplication", "Debt"],
        "values": [78, 82, 85, 89, 68],
        "max_value": 100
      }
    }
  }
}

Executive Summary Control

Customize executive summary inclusion:

# Full report with executive summary (default)
pmat report . --include-executive-summary

# Technical report without executive summary
pmat report . --include-executive-summary=false

# Report with recommendations disabled
pmat report . --include-recommendations=false

Performance and Optimization

Performance Monitoring

Track report generation performance:

pmat report . --perf --format=json

Performance Output:

📊 PMAT Report Generation
=========================

Performance Metrics:
  Total Analysis Time: 4,523ms
  Files Processed: 156
  Lines Analyzed: 12,450
  Report Generation: 1,234ms

Timing Breakdown:
  • File Discovery: 156ms
  • AST Parsing: 2,234ms
  • Complexity Analysis: 1,067ms
  • Dead Code Detection: 445ms
  • Duplication Analysis: 621ms
  • Report Formatting: 1,234ms

Resource Usage:
  • Peak Memory: 67.3MB
  • Average CPU: 43%
  • Disk I/O: 234 reads, 12 writes

✅ Report saved to: analysis-report.json (47.2KB)

Large Repository Optimization

Optimize reports for large codebases:

# Streaming analysis for memory efficiency
pmat report . --stream --format=json

# Parallel processing
pmat report . --parallel-jobs=8

# Exclude large files
pmat report . --max-file-size=1MB

# Focus on specific directories
pmat report src/ --format=json

Integration and Automation

CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions Example

name: Quality Report Generation

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  quality-report:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      
      - name: Install PMAT
        run: cargo install pmat
        
      - name: Generate Quality Reports
        run: |
          pmat report . --format=json --output=quality-report.json
          pmat report . --md --output=QUALITY_REPORT.md
          pmat report . --csv --output=quality-data.csv
          
      - name: Upload Reports
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: quality-reports
          path: |
            quality-report.json
            QUALITY_REPORT.md
            quality-data.csv
            
      - name: Comment PR with Report
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        run: |
          echo "## 📊 Quality Analysis Report" >> pr-comment.md
          echo "" >> pr-comment.md
          cat QUALITY_REPORT.md >> pr-comment.md

GitLab CI Integration

quality_report:
  stage: analysis
  script:
    - pmat report . --format=json --output=quality-report.json
    - pmat report . --md --output=quality-report.md
  artifacts:
    reports:
      quality: quality-report.json
    paths:
      - quality-report.json
      - quality-report.md
    expire_in: 30 days
  only:
    - main
    - merge_requests

Automated Report Distribution

Email Reports

#!/bin/bash
# generate-and-email-report.sh

# Generate report
pmat report . --md --output=weekly-quality-report.md

# Email to stakeholders
mail -s "Weekly Quality Report - $(date +%Y-%m-%d)" \
     -a weekly-quality-report.md \
     stakeholders@company.com < /dev/null

Slack Integration

#!/bin/bash
# slack-quality-report.sh

# Generate JSON report
pmat report . --format=json --output=report.json

# Extract key metrics
GRADE=$(jq -r '.executive_summary.quality_metrics.overall_grade' report.json)
ISSUES=$(jq -r '.executive_summary.risk_assessment.critical_issues' report.json)

# Post to Slack
curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
  --data "{\"text\":\"📊 Quality Report: Grade $GRADE, $ISSUES critical issues\"}" \
  $SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL

Report Customization

Custom Analysis Profiles

Create project-specific report configurations:

# .pmat/report.toml

[report]
default_format = "markdown"
include_visualizations = true
confidence_threshold = 70

[executive_summary]
include_trends = true
include_risk_assessment = true
highlight_critical_issues = true

[analyses]
enabled = ["complexity", "technical_debt", "duplication", "dead_code"]
disabled = []

[complexity]
threshold = 10
include_cognitive_complexity = true
risk_calculation = "advanced"

[technical_debt]
priority_keywords = {
    critical = ["SECURITY", "URGENT", "CRITICAL"],
    high = ["FIXME", "BUG", "IMPORTANT"],
    medium = ["TODO", "REFACTOR"],
    low = ["NOTE", "MAYBE"]
}

[output]
include_metadata = true
include_performance_metrics = false
compress_large_reports = true

Report Templates

Use custom report templates:

# Use built-in template
pmat report . --template=executive

# Use custom template file
pmat report . --template=templates/quarterly-report.json

# Available built-in templates
pmat report . --list-templates

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Large Report Files

# Compress JSON output
pmat report . --format=json | gzip > report.json.gz

# Use streaming for large projects
pmat report . --stream --format=json

# Filter by confidence to reduce size
pmat report . --confidence-threshold=80

Performance Issues

# Use parallel processing
pmat report . --parallel-jobs=$(nproc)

# Focus on specific analysis types
pmat report . --analyses=complexity,technical_debt

# Exclude vendor directories
pmat report . --exclude="vendor/,node_modules/,target/"

Memory Usage

# Monitor memory usage
pmat report . --perf --debug

# Use streaming mode
pmat report . --stream

# Process in batches
pmat report src/ --format=json
pmat report tests/ --format=json

Best Practices

Report Generation Workflow

1. Regular Schedules: Generate reports weekly or bi-weekly
2. Version Control: Store reports in dedicated branch or external system
3. Trend Tracking: Maintain historical data for trend analysis
4. Stakeholder Distribution: Automated delivery to relevant teams
5. Action Items: Convert recommendations into tracked work items

Quality Standards

1. Baseline Establishment: Set quality baselines from initial reports
2. Improvement Targets: Define specific improvement goals
3. Regression Detection: Monitor for quality degradation
4. Review Cycles: Regular report review with development teams

Integration Best Practices

1. Automated Generation: Include in CI/CD pipelines
2. Multiple Formats: Generate both technical and executive formats
3. Actionable Content: Focus on specific, actionable recommendations
4. Historical Context: Maintain trend data for context

Summary

The pmat report command provides comprehensive analysis reporting capabilities:

• Professional Formats: JSON, Markdown, CSV, and plain text outputs
• Executive Summaries: High-level overviews for stakeholders and management
• Detailed Analysis: In-depth technical findings and metrics
• Actionable Recommendations: Prioritized improvement suggestions with estimates
• Visualization Support: Chart and graph data for visual reporting
• Performance Monitoring: Built-in timing and resource usage tracking
• Integration Ready: Seamless CI/CD and automation integration

Use reports to:

1. Communicate Quality: Share quality status with stakeholders
2. Track Improvements: Monitor quality trends over time
3. Prioritize Work: Focus development effort on high-impact areas
4. Document Progress: Maintain records of quality evolution
5. Enable Decision Making: Provide data-driven insights for technical decisions

Next Steps

• Chapter 5: Analyze Suite - Detailed analysis commands
• Chapter 7: Quality Gates - Automated quality enforcement
• Chapter 8: Interactive Demo - Interactive analysis demonstrations

Chapter 9: Pre-commit Hooks Management

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (8/8 examples)

Last updated: 2025-10-26
PMAT version: pmat 2.64.0
Test-Driven: All examples validated in tests/ch09/test_precommit_hooks.sh

The Power of Automated Quality Gates

Pre-commit hooks are your first line of defense against technical debt. PMAT’s latest feature provides comprehensive pre-commit hook management that ensures code quality before it enters your repository.

Why PMAT Pre-commit Hooks?

Traditional pre-commit hooks run simple checks. PMAT hooks provide:

• Deep Analysis: Complexity, duplication, technical debt detection
• Quality Gates: Enforce minimum code quality standards
• Smart Caching: Only analyze changed files for speed
• Team Consistency: Same quality standards for everyone
• Zero Configuration: Works out of the box with sensible defaults

Quick Start

Install PMAT pre-commit hooks in 30 seconds:

# Install PMAT
cargo install pmat

# Initialize hooks in your repository
pmat hooks init

# That's it! Hooks are now active

Comprehensive Setup Guide

Method 1: Automatic Installation (Recommended)

# Initialize PMAT hooks with interactive setup
pmat hooks init --interactive

# This will:
# 1. Detect your project type (Python, Rust, JavaScript, etc.)
# 2. Create appropriate hook configurations
# 3. Install git hooks
# 4. Configure quality thresholds

Method 2: Manual Git Hooks

Create .git/hooks/pre-commit:

#!/bin/bash
# PMAT Pre-commit Hook

echo "🔍 Running PMAT quality checks..."

# Run quality gate with strict mode
pmat quality-gate --strict || {
    echo "❌ Quality gate failed!"
    echo "Run 'pmat analyze . --detailed' for more information"
    exit 1
}

# Check for complexity issues
pmat analyze complexity --project-path . --max-complexity 10 || {
    echo "❌ Complexity threshold exceeded!"
    exit 1
}

# Check for technical debt
SATD_COUNT=$(pmat analyze satd --path . --format json | jq '.total_violations')
if [ "$SATD_COUNT" -gt 5 ]; then
    echo "❌ Too many technical debt items: $SATD_COUNT"
    exit 1
fi

echo "✅ All quality checks passed!"

Make it executable:

chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit

Method 3: Python pre-commit Framework

For Python projects, integrate with the popular pre-commit framework:

# .pre-commit-config.yaml
repos:
  # Standard hooks
  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
    rev: v4.4.0
    hooks:
      - id: trailing-whitespace
      - id: end-of-file-fixer
      - id: check-yaml
      - id: check-added-large-files
      
  # PMAT quality hooks
  - repo: local
    hooks:
      - id: pmat-quality-gate
        name: PMAT Quality Gate
        entry: pmat quality-gate --strict
        language: system
        pass_filenames: false
        always_run: true
        
      - id: pmat-complexity
        name: PMAT Complexity Analysis
        entry: pmat analyze complexity --project-path .
        language: system
        types: [python]
        files: \.py$
        
      - id: pmat-dead-code
        name: PMAT Dead Code Detection
        entry: pmat analyze dead-code --path .
        language: system
        pass_filenames: false
        
      - id: pmat-satd
        name: PMAT Technical Debt Check
        entry: pmat analyze satd --path . --max-items 5
        language: system
        pass_filenames: false

Install pre-commit:

pip install pre-commit
pre-commit install

Configuration Options

PMAT Hooks Configuration File

Create .pmat-hooks.yaml for advanced configuration:

version: "1.0"
hooks:
  pre-commit:
    - name: quality-gate
      enabled: true
      config:
        min_grade: "B+"
        fail_on_decrease: true
        cache_results: true
        
    - name: complexity-check
      enabled: true
      config:
        max_complexity: 10
        max_cognitive_complexity: 15
        exclude_patterns:
          - "tests/**"
          - "migrations/**"
          - "*.generated.*"
          
    - name: duplication-check
      enabled: true
      config:
        max_duplication_ratio: 0.05
        min_lines_to_consider: 6
        
    - name: dead-code-check
      enabled: true
      config:
        fail_on_dead_code: false
        exclude_test_files: true
        
    - name: satd-check
      enabled: true
      config:
        max_satd_items: 10
        severity_threshold: "medium"
        forbidden_patterns:
          - "FIXME"
          - "HACK"
          - "KLUDGE"
          
  pre-push:
    - name: full-analysis
      enabled: true
      config:
        generate_report: true
        report_format: "markdown"
        upload_to_ci: true
        
    - name: test-coverage
      enabled: true
      config:
        min_coverage: 80
        check_branch_coverage: true

Quality Gate Thresholds

Configure in pmat.toml:

[quality-gate]
min_grade = "B+"
fail_fast = true
parallel = true
cache_duration = 300  # seconds

[quality-gate.thresholds]
complexity = 10
cognitive_complexity = 15
duplication_ratio = 0.05
documentation_coverage = 0.80
test_coverage = 0.75
max_file_length = 500
max_function_length = 50

[quality-gate.weights]
complexity = 0.25
duplication = 0.20
documentation = 0.20
consistency = 0.15
maintainability = 0.20

[hooks]
enabled = true
fail_on_warning = false
show_diff = true
auto_fix = false  # Experimental

[hooks.performance]
timeout = 30  # seconds
max_files = 1000
incremental = true  # Only check changed files

Real-World Examples

Example 1: Enforcing Team Standards

#!/bin/bash
# .git/hooks/pre-commit

# Team-specific quality standards
TEAM_MIN_GRADE="A-"
MAX_COMPLEXITY=8
MAX_FILE_SIZE=100000  # 100KB

echo "🏢 Enforcing team quality standards..."

# Check grade
GRADE=$(pmat quality-gate --format json | jq -r '.grade')
if [[ "$GRADE" < "$TEAM_MIN_GRADE" ]]; then
    echo "❌ Code quality ($GRADE) below team standard ($TEAM_MIN_GRADE)"
    exit 1
fi

# Check file sizes
for file in $(git diff --cached --name-only); do
    if [ -f "$file" ]; then
        SIZE=$(stat -f%z "$file" 2>/dev/null || stat -c%s "$file" 2>/dev/null)
        if [ "$SIZE" -gt "$MAX_FILE_SIZE" ]; then
            echo "❌ File $file exceeds size limit: $SIZE bytes"
            exit 1
        fi
    fi
done

echo "✅ Team standards met!"

Example 2: Progressive Quality Improvement

Track and enforce gradual quality improvements:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# .git/hooks/pre-commit

import json
import subprocess
import sys
from pathlib import Path

def get_current_grade():
    """Get current code quality grade from PMAT."""
    result = subprocess.run(
        ["pmat", "quality-gate", "--format", "json"],
        capture_output=True,
        text=True
    )
    if result.returncode == 0:
        data = json.loads(result.stdout)
        return data.get("grade", "F"), data.get("score", 0)
    return "F", 0

def get_baseline_grade():
    """Get baseline grade from last commit."""
    baseline_file = Path(".pmat-baseline.json")
    if baseline_file.exists():
        with open(baseline_file) as f:
            data = json.load(f)
            return data.get("grade", "F"), data.get("score", 0)
    return "F", 0

def save_baseline(grade, score):
    """Save current grade as baseline."""
    with open(".pmat-baseline.json", "w") as f:
        json.dump({"grade": grade, "score": score}, f)

# Check quality
current_grade, current_score = get_current_grade()
baseline_grade, baseline_score = get_baseline_grade()

print(f"📊 Current grade: {current_grade} ({current_score:.1f})")
print(f"📊 Baseline grade: {baseline_grade} ({baseline_score:.1f})")

# Enforce no regression
if current_score < baseline_score - 2:  # Allow 2-point variance
    print(f"❌ Quality decreased by {baseline_score - current_score:.1f} points")
    sys.exit(1)

# Update baseline if improved
if current_score > baseline_score:
    save_baseline(current_grade, current_score)
    print(f"⬆️ Quality improved! New baseline: {current_grade}")

print("✅ Quality check passed!")

Example 3: Multi-Language Project

Handle different languages with specific rules:

# .pmat-hooks.yaml
version: "1.0"
hooks:
  pre-commit:
    - name: python-quality
      enabled: true
      file_patterns: ["*.py"]
      config:
        linter: "ruff"
        formatter: "black"
        max_complexity: 10
        
    - name: rust-quality
      enabled: true
      file_patterns: ["*.rs"]
      config:
        linter: "clippy"
        formatter: "rustfmt"
        max_complexity: 15
        
    - name: javascript-quality
      enabled: true
      file_patterns: ["*.js", "*.jsx", "*.ts", "*.tsx"]
      config:
        linter: "eslint"
        formatter: "prettier"
        max_complexity: 8
        
    - name: universal-checks
      enabled: true
      config:
        check_todos: true
        check_secrets: true
        check_large_files: true
        max_file_size_mb: 10

Integration with CI/CD

GitHub Actions

# .github/workflows/quality-gates.yml
name: PMAT Quality Gates

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
  push:
    branches: [main, develop]

jobs:
  quality-check:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0  # Full history for comparison
          
      - name: Install PMAT
        run: |
          cargo install pmat
          pmat --version
          
      - name: Run pre-commit checks
        run: |
          # Simulate pre-commit environment
          pmat hooks run --all-files
          
      - name: Quality gate enforcement
        run: |
          pmat quality-gate --strict --min-grade B+
          
      - name: Generate quality report
        if: always()
        run: |
          pmat analyze . --format markdown > quality-report.md
          pmat analyze . --format json > quality-report.json
          
      - name: Comment PR with report
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const fs = require('fs');
            const report = fs.readFileSync('quality-report.md', 'utf8');
            const data = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('quality-report.json', 'utf8'));
            
            const comment = `## 📊 PMAT Quality Report
            
            **Grade**: ${data.grade} (${data.score}/100)
            
            ${report}
            
            <details>
            <summary>Detailed Metrics</summary>
            
            \`\`\`json
            ${JSON.stringify(data.metrics, null, 2)}
            \`\`\`
            </details>`;
            
            github.rest.issues.createComment({
              issue_number: context.issue.number,
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              body: comment
            });

GitLab CI

# .gitlab-ci.yml
stages:
  - quality

pmat-quality:
  stage: quality
  image: rust:latest
  
  before_script:
    - cargo install pmat
    
  script:
    - pmat hooks run --all-files
    - pmat quality-gate --strict --min-grade B+
    
  artifacts:
    reports:
      junit: pmat-report.xml
    paths:
      - pmat-report.*
    when: always
    
  only:
    - merge_requests
    - main

Troubleshooting

Common Issues and Solutions

Hook Not Running

# Check if hook is executable
ls -la .git/hooks/pre-commit

# Fix permissions
chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit

# Test hook manually
.git/hooks/pre-commit

Hook Running Too Slowly

# pmat.toml - Performance optimizations
[hooks.performance]
incremental = true  # Only analyze changed files
parallel = true     # Use multiple cores
cache = true        # Cache analysis results
timeout = 15        # Fail fast after 15 seconds

[hooks.optimization]
skip_unchanged = true
skip_generated = true
skip_vendor = true

Bypassing Hooks (Emergency)

# Skip hooks for emergency fix
git commit --no-verify -m "Emergency fix: bypass hooks"

# But immediately follow up with:
pmat analyze . --detailed
pmat quality-gate --fix  # Auto-fix what's possible

Best Practices

1. Start Gradual

Begin with warnings, then enforce:

# Week 1-2: Warning only
hooks:
  pre-commit:
    enforce: false
    warn_only: true
    
# Week 3+: Enforce standards
hooks:
  pre-commit:
    enforce: true
    min_grade: "C+"
    
# Month 2+: Raise standards
hooks:
  pre-commit:
    enforce: true
    min_grade: "B+"

2. Team Onboarding

Create scripts/setup-dev.sh:

#!/bin/bash
echo "🚀 Setting up development environment..."

# Install PMAT
cargo install pmat

# Initialize hooks
pmat hooks init

# Run initial analysis
pmat analyze . --detailed

# Show team standards
cat .pmat-hooks.yaml

echo "✅ Development environment ready!"
echo "📚 See docs/quality-standards.md for team guidelines"

3. Continuous Improvement

Track metrics over time:

# scripts/track-quality.py
import json
import subprocess
from datetime import datetime

result = subprocess.run(
    ["pmat", "analyze", ".", "--format", "json"],
    capture_output=True,
    text=True
)

data = json.loads(result.stdout)
data["timestamp"] = datetime.now().isoformat()

# Append to metrics file
with open(".metrics/quality-history.jsonl", "a") as f:
    f.write(json.dumps(data) + "\n")

print(f"📈 Quality tracked: Grade {data['grade']}")

Advanced Features

Custom Hook Plugins

Create custom PMAT plugins:

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
// pmat-plugin-security/src/lib.rs
use pmat_plugin_api::*;

#[derive(Default)]
pub struct SecurityPlugin;

impl Plugin for SecurityPlugin {
    fn name(&self) -> &str {
        "security-scanner"
    }
    
    fn run(&self, context: &Context) -> Result<Report> {
        // Check for hardcoded secrets
        let violations = scan_for_secrets(&context.files);
        
        Ok(Report {
            passed: violations.is_empty(),
            violations,
            suggestions: vec![
                "Use environment variables for secrets",
                "Enable git-secrets scanning",
            ],
        })
    }
}

// Register plugin
plugin_export!(SecurityPlugin);
}

AI-Powered Suggestions

Enable AI suggestions in hooks:

# .pmat-hooks.yaml
version: "1.0"
ai:
  enabled: true
  provider: "openai"  # or "anthropic", "local"
  
hooks:
  pre-commit:
    - name: ai-review
      enabled: true
      config:
        suggest_improvements: true
        auto_fix_simple_issues: false
        explain_violations: true
        learning_mode: true  # Learn from accepted/rejected suggestions

Summary

PMAT’s pre-commit hooks provide:

• Automatic Quality Enforcement: Never commit bad code again
• Team Consistency: Everyone follows the same standards
• Progressive Improvement: Gradually raise quality bar
• Fast Feedback: Know issues before commit
• Flexible Configuration: Adapt to any workflow

With PMAT hooks, technical debt is caught at the source, making your codebase healthier with every commit.

Next Steps

• Chapter 10: PMAT in CI/CD Pipelines
• Chapter 11: Custom Quality Rules
• Appendix F: Hook Configuration Reference

Chapter 10: Auto-clippy Integration

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (8/8 examples)

Last updated: 2025-10-26
PMAT version: pmat 2.64.0
Test-Driven: All examples validated in tests/ch10/test_auto_clippy.sh

The Power of Automated Code Suggestions

PMAT’s auto-clippy feature brings the power of Rust’s clippy linter to any programming language, providing automated code suggestions and quality improvements across your entire codebase.

What is Auto-clippy?

Auto-clippy extends the concept of Rust’s clippy linter to provide:

• Cross-Language Support: Works with Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Java, and more
• Intelligent Suggestions: AI-powered recommendations beyond traditional linting
• Performance Optimizations: Identifies performance bottlenecks and improvements
• Security Analysis: Detects potential security issues and vulnerabilities
• Code Smell Detection: Identifies maintainability issues and anti-patterns

Why Auto-clippy?

Traditional linters check syntax and style. PMAT’s auto-clippy provides:

• Semantic Analysis: Understands code meaning, not just syntax
• Cross-Function Analysis: Identifies issues spanning multiple functions
• Performance Intelligence: Suggests algorithmic improvements
• Maintainability Focus: Prioritizes long-term code health
• Team Consistency: Enforces consistent patterns across languages

Quick Start

Enable auto-clippy in 60 seconds:

# Enable auto-clippy for current project
pmat clippy enable

# Run auto-clippy analysis
pmat clippy run

# Auto-fix safe suggestions
pmat clippy fix --safe

Installation and Configuration

Method 1: Global Configuration

# Enable auto-clippy globally
pmat config set clippy.enabled true

# Set suggestion levels
pmat config set clippy.level "all"  # all, performance, security, style

# Configure languages
pmat config set clippy.languages "python,javascript,typescript,rust,go"

Method 2: Project-Specific Configuration

Create pmat.toml in your project root:

[clippy]
enabled = true
level = "all"
languages = ["python", "javascript", "typescript", "rust", "go"]
auto_fix = false
parallel = true

[clippy.rules]
performance = true
security = true
maintainability = true
style = true
complexity = true

[clippy.thresholds]
max_complexity = 10
max_function_length = 50
max_cognitive_complexity = 15
duplicate_threshold = 0.85

[clippy.exclusions]
paths = ["tests/", "vendor/", "node_modules/", ".venv/"]
file_patterns = ["*.test.js", "*_test.py", "*.spec.ts"]
rule_exclusions = ["unused-variable"]  # For test files

Method 3: IDE Integration

VS Code Extension

// .vscode/settings.json
{
  "pmat.clippy.enabled": true,
  "pmat.clippy.runOnSave": true,
  "pmat.clippy.showInlineHints": true,
  "pmat.clippy.severity": {
    "performance": "warning",
    "security": "error",
    "style": "info"
  }
}

Core Features

1. Performance Optimization Suggestions

Auto-clippy identifies performance bottlenecks:

# BEFORE: Inefficient list comprehension
def process_data(items):
    result = []
    for item in items:
        if item.is_valid():
            result.append(transform(item))
    return result

Auto-clippy suggestion:

🚀 Performance: Use generator expression for memory efficiency
💡 Suggestion: Replace list comprehension with generator when possible

# AFTER: Optimized version
def process_data(items):
    return (transform(item) for item in items if item.is_valid())

2. Security Vulnerability Detection

// BEFORE: Potential security issue
function executeCommand(userInput) {
    const command = `ls ${userInput}`;
    return exec(command);
}

Auto-clippy suggestion:

🔐 Security: Command injection vulnerability detected
💡 Suggestion: Use parameterized commands or input sanitization
⚠️  Severity: HIGH - Immediate attention required

// AFTER: Secure implementation
function executeCommand(userInput) {
    const sanitized = userInput.replace(/[;&|`$]/g, '');
    return exec('ls', [sanitized]);
}

3. Code Smell Detection

# BEFORE: Long parameter list
def create_user(name, email, phone, address, city, state, zip_code, 
                country, age, gender, preferences, notifications):
    # Implementation...

Auto-clippy suggestion:

🏗️  Architecture: Long parameter list detected (12 parameters)
💡 Suggestion: Consider using a configuration object or builder pattern
📊 Complexity: High - Reduces maintainability

# AFTER: Improved design
@dataclass
class UserConfig:
    name: str
    email: str
    phone: str
    address: AddressInfo
    demographics: Demographics
    preferences: UserPreferences

def create_user(config: UserConfig):
    # Implementation...

4. Algorithmic Improvements

# BEFORE: Inefficient search
def find_user(users, target_id):
    for user in users:
        if user.id == target_id:
            return user
    return None

Auto-clippy suggestion:

🔍 Algorithm: Linear search in potentially large collection
💡 Suggestion: Consider using dictionary lookup for O(1) access
📈 Impact: Performance improvement for large datasets

# AFTER: Optimized lookup
class UserRegistry:
    def __init__(self, users):
        self.users_by_id = {user.id: user for user in users}
    
    def find_user(self, target_id):
        return self.users_by_id.get(target_id)

Advanced Configuration

Custom Rules

Create custom auto-clippy rules:

# .pmat/clippy-rules.yaml
rules:
  - name: "avoid-nested-loops"
    pattern: "for.*in.*:\n.*for.*in.*:"
    message: "Nested loops detected - consider vectorization"
    severity: "warning"
    language: "python"
    
  - name: "async-without-await"
    pattern: "async def \\w+\\([^)]*\\):\\s*(?!.*await)"
    message: "Async function without await - consider making sync"
    severity: "info"
    language: "python"
    
  - name: "magic-numbers"
    pattern: "\\d{2,}"
    exclude_patterns: ["test_", "_test"]
    message: "Magic number detected - consider using named constant"
    severity: "style"
    languages: ["python", "javascript", "java"]

# Team-specific rules
team_rules:
  - name: "max-class-methods"
    threshold: 15
    message: "Class has too many methods - consider splitting"
    
  - name: "database-connection-leak"
    pattern: "connect\\(.*\\).*(?!.*close\\(\\))"
    message: "Potential connection leak - ensure proper cleanup"
    severity: "error"

Language-Specific Configuration

[clippy.python]
enable_type_hints = true
enforce_docstrings = true
max_line_length = 100
prefer_f_strings = true

[clippy.javascript] 
enforce_strict_mode = true
prefer_const = true
no_var_declarations = true
async_await_over_promises = true

[clippy.rust]
clippy_integration = true
custom_lints = ["pedantic", "nursery"]
allow_unsafe = false

[clippy.go]
gofmt_style = true
error_handling_required = true
interface_segregation = true

[clippy.typescript]
strict_null_checks = true
no_any_types = true
prefer_readonly = true

Real-World Examples

Example 1: Refactoring Legacy Code

# Legacy Python code with multiple issues
def process_orders(orders):
    result = []
    for order in orders:
        if order != None:
            if order.status == "pending":
                if order.amount > 0:
                    if order.customer_id != None:
                        processed_order = {}
                        processed_order["id"] = order.id
                        processed_order["amount"] = order.amount * 1.1
                        processed_order["tax"] = order.amount * 0.08
                        result.append(processed_order)
    return result

Auto-clippy analysis:

🔍 Auto-clippy Analysis Results:

🏗️  [ARCHITECTURE] Deep nesting detected (4 levels)
💡 Suggestion: Use early returns and guard clauses

🐍 [PYTHON] Non-Pythonic None comparison
💡 Suggestion: Use 'is not None' instead of '!= None'

🔢 [PERFORMANCE] Magic numbers detected (1.1, 0.08)
💡 Suggestion: Extract to named constants

📊 [MAINTAINABILITY] Primitive obsession - using dict instead of dataclass
💡 Suggestion: Create ProcessedOrder dataclass

⚡ [PERFORMANCE] List append in loop - consider list comprehension
💡 Suggestion: Use functional approach for better performance

Auto-clippy refactored version:

from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import List, Optional

TAX_RATE = 0.08
PROCESSING_FEE = 1.1

@dataclass
class ProcessedOrder:
    id: str
    amount: float
    tax: float

def process_orders(orders: List[Order]) -> List[ProcessedOrder]:
    """Process pending orders with tax and fees."""
    return [
        ProcessedOrder(
            id=order.id,
            amount=order.amount * PROCESSING_FEE,
            tax=order.amount * TAX_RATE
        )
        for order in orders
        if (order is not None 
            and order.status == "pending"
            and order.amount > 0
            and order.customer_id is not None)
    ]

Example 2: JavaScript Performance Optimization

// Suboptimal JavaScript code
function analyzeUserBehavior(users) {
    const results = [];
    
    users.forEach(function(user) {
        const sessions = getAllSessions(user.id);  // N+1 query problem
        const totalTime = 0;
        
        sessions.forEach(function(session) {
            totalTime += session.duration;
        });
        
        const avgTime = totalTime / sessions.length;
        
        if (avgTime > 300) {
            results.push({
                userId: user.id,
                avgSessionTime: avgTime,
                category: avgTime > 600 ? 'high' : 'medium'
            });
        }
    });
    
    return results.sort(function(a, b) {
        return b.avgSessionTime - a.avgSessionTime;
    });
}

Auto-clippy optimized version:

async function analyzeUserBehavior(users) {
    // Batch load all sessions to avoid N+1 queries
    const allSessions = await batchGetSessions(users.map(u => u.id));
    
    return users
        .map(user => {
            const userSessions = allSessions[user.id] || [];
            const totalTime = userSessions.reduce((sum, s) => sum + s.duration, 0);
            const avgTime = totalTime / (userSessions.length || 1);
            
            return { user, avgTime };
        })
        .filter(({ avgTime }) => avgTime > 300)
        .map(({ user, avgTime }) => ({
            userId: user.id,
            avgSessionTime: avgTime,
            category: avgTime > 600 ? 'high' : 'medium'
        }))
        .sort((a, b) => b.avgSessionTime - a.avgSessionTime);
}

CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions

# .github/workflows/auto-clippy.yml
name: Auto-clippy Analysis

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize]
  push:
    branches: [main, develop]

jobs:
  clippy-analysis:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0  # Full history for better analysis
          
      - name: Install PMAT
        run: |
          cargo install pmat
          pmat --version
          
      - name: Run auto-clippy analysis
        run: |
          pmat clippy run --format json > clippy-results.json
          pmat clippy run --format markdown > clippy-report.md
          
      - name: Check for critical issues
        run: |
          CRITICAL_COUNT=$(jq '.violations | map(select(.severity == "error")) | length' clippy-results.json)
          echo "Critical issues found: $CRITICAL_COUNT"
          
          if [ "$CRITICAL_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
            echo "❌ Critical auto-clippy violations detected!"
            jq '.violations | map(select(.severity == "error"))' clippy-results.json
            exit 1
          fi
          
      - name: Auto-fix safe issues
        run: |
          pmat clippy fix --safe --dry-run > auto-fixes.log
          
          if [ -s auto-fixes.log ]; then
            echo "🔧 Safe auto-fixes available:"
            cat auto-fixes.log
          fi
          
      - name: Comment PR with results
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const fs = require('fs');
            const results = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('clippy-results.json', 'utf8'));
            const report = fs.readFileSync('clippy-report.md', 'utf8');
            
            const summary = {
              total: results.violations.length,
              errors: results.violations.filter(v => v.severity === 'error').length,
              warnings: results.violations.filter(v => v.severity === 'warning').length,
              suggestions: results.violations.filter(v => v.severity === 'info').length
            };
            
            const comment = `## 🚀 Auto-clippy Analysis Results
            
            **Summary**: ${summary.total} total suggestions
            - 🚨 Errors: ${summary.errors}
            - ⚠️ Warnings: ${summary.warnings}  
            - 💡 Suggestions: ${summary.suggestions}
            
            ${report}
            
            <details>
            <summary>📊 Detailed Results</summary>
            
            \`\`\`json
            ${JSON.stringify(results, null, 2)}
            \`\`\`
            </details>`;
            
            github.rest.issues.createComment({
              issue_number: context.issue.number,
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              body: comment
            });

Pre-commit Hook Integration

#!/bin/bash
# .git/hooks/pre-commit with auto-clippy

echo "🚀 Running auto-clippy analysis..."

# Run clippy analysis on staged files
STAGED_FILES=$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM)

if [ -z "$STAGED_FILES" ]; then
    echo "No staged files to analyze"
    exit 0
fi

# Create temporary directory for analysis
TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
trap "rm -rf $TEMP_DIR" EXIT

# Copy staged files to temp directory
for file in $STAGED_FILES; do
    if [ -f "$file" ]; then
        mkdir -p "$TEMP_DIR/$(dirname "$file")"
        cp "$file" "$TEMP_DIR/$file"
    fi
done

# Run auto-clippy on staged files
cd "$TEMP_DIR"
pmat clippy run --format json > clippy-results.json

# Check for critical issues
ERRORS=$(jq '.violations | map(select(.severity == "error")) | length' clippy-results.json 2>/dev/null || echo "0")

if [ "$ERRORS" -gt 0 ]; then
    echo "❌ Auto-clippy found $ERRORS critical issue(s):"
    jq -r '.violations[] | select(.severity == "error") | "  \(.file):\(.line) - \(.message)"' clippy-results.json
    echo ""
    echo "Fix these issues or use 'git commit --no-verify' to bypass"
    exit 1
fi

# Show warnings but don't block
WARNINGS=$(jq '.violations | map(select(.severity == "warning")) | length' clippy-results.json 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
if [ "$WARNINGS" -gt 0 ]; then
    echo "⚠️  Auto-clippy found $WARNINGS warning(s):"
    jq -r '.violations[] | select(.severity == "warning") | "  \(.file):\(.line) - \(.message)"' clippy-results.json
fi

echo "✅ Auto-clippy analysis passed"

Performance Tuning

Large Codebase Optimization

# pmat.toml - Performance settings
[clippy.performance]
parallel_analysis = true
max_threads = 8
cache_enabled = true
cache_duration = 3600  # 1 hour

incremental_analysis = true  # Only analyze changed files
batch_size = 100  # Process files in batches

[clippy.optimization]
skip_node_modules = true
skip_vendor = true
skip_generated = true
skip_test_files = false

# Memory management
max_memory_mb = 2048
gc_frequency = 1000  # Run GC every 1000 files

# File size limits
max_file_size_mb = 10
skip_binary_files = true

Caching Strategy

# Enable persistent caching
pmat config set clippy.cache.enabled true
pmat config set clippy.cache.directory "$HOME/.pmat/clippy-cache"
pmat config set clippy.cache.max_size_gb 5

# Cache maintenance
pmat clippy cache clean      # Clean expired cache entries
pmat clippy cache clear      # Clear all cache
pmat clippy cache stats      # Show cache statistics

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. High Memory Usage

# pmat.toml - Memory optimization
[clippy.memory]
max_heap_size = "4g"
parallel_threads = 4  # Reduce from default 8
batch_processing = true
stream_analysis = true  # Don't load entire files into memory

2. Slow Analysis Speed

# Profile analysis performance
pmat clippy run --profile --verbose

# Use incremental mode
pmat clippy run --incremental

# Skip non-essential rules
pmat clippy run --rules="security,performance" --skip="style"

3. False Positives

# .pmat/clippy-ignore.yaml
ignore_rules:
  - rule: "unused-variable"
    files: ["*_test.py", "test_*.py"]
    reason: "Test fixtures may have unused variables"
    
  - rule: "magic-numbers"
    lines: ["src/constants.py:10-50"]
    reason: "Mathematical constants are acceptable"
    
  - rule: "long-parameter-list"
    functions: ["legacy_api_handler"]
    reason: "Legacy API compatibility required"

4. Language-Specific Issues

[clippy.python.rules]
# Disable specific rules for Python
disable = ["line-too-long"]  # Using black formatter
max_complexity = 15  # Higher threshold for Python

[clippy.javascript.rules]
# JavaScript-specific configuration
allow_console_log = true  # For debugging
prefer_arrow_functions = false  # Mixed team preference

Best Practices

1. Gradual Adoption

# Week 1: Information only
pmat clippy run --severity="error" --report-only

# Week 2: Block on errors
pmat clippy run --severity="error" --fail-on-error

# Week 3: Add warnings
pmat clippy run --severity="warning" --fail-on-error

# Month 2: Full analysis
pmat clippy run --severity="all" --fail-on-error

2. Team Configuration

# team-clippy-config.yaml
team_standards:
  max_function_length: 30
  max_complexity: 8
  enforce_type_hints: true
  require_docstrings: true
  
code_review_integration:
  auto_comment_prs: true
  block_on_critical: true
  suggest_fixes: true
  
training_mode:
  explain_violations: true
  show_examples: true
  suggest_resources: true

3. Continuous Improvement

# scripts/track-clippy-metrics.py
import json
import subprocess
from datetime import datetime

def collect_clippy_metrics():
    """Collect auto-clippy metrics over time."""
    result = subprocess.run(
        ["pmat", "clippy", "run", "--format", "json"],
        capture_output=True,
        text=True
    )
    
    if result.returncode == 0:
        data = json.loads(result.stdout)
        metrics = {
            "timestamp": datetime.now().isoformat(),
            "total_violations": len(data["violations"]),
            "by_severity": {
                "error": len([v for v in data["violations"] if v["severity"] == "error"]),
                "warning": len([v for v in data["violations"] if v["severity"] == "warning"]),
                "info": len([v for v in data["violations"] if v["severity"] == "info"]),
            },
            "by_category": {},
            "files_analyzed": data.get("files_count", 0),
            "analysis_time": data.get("duration_ms", 0)
        }
        
        # Track by category
        for violation in data["violations"]:
            category = violation.get("category", "unknown")
            metrics["by_category"][category] = metrics["by_category"].get(category, 0) + 1
        
        # Append to history
        with open(".metrics/clippy-history.jsonl", "a") as f:
            f.write(json.dumps(metrics) + "\n")
        
        return metrics
    
    return None

if __name__ == "__main__":
    metrics = collect_clippy_metrics()
    if metrics:
        print(f"📊 Auto-clippy metrics collected: {metrics['total_violations']} violations")
    else:
        print("❌ Failed to collect metrics")

Summary

PMAT’s auto-clippy feature provides:

• Intelligent Code Analysis: Beyond traditional linting
• Cross-Language Support: Consistent quality across technologies
• Performance Optimization: Automated performance improvements
• Security Analysis: Vulnerability detection and prevention
• Team Consistency: Unified code standards and practices

With auto-clippy, your codebase continuously improves with every analysis, maintaining high quality standards automatically.

Next Steps

• Chapter 11: Custom Quality Rules
• Chapter 12: Architecture Analysis
• Appendix G: Auto-clippy Rule Reference

Chapter 11: Custom Quality Rules

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (8/8 examples)

Last updated: 2025-10-26
PMAT version: pmat 2.64.0
Test-Driven: All examples validated in tests/ch11/test_custom_rules.sh

Beyond Standard Rules: Creating Custom Quality Gates

While PMAT comes with comprehensive built-in quality rules, every team and project has unique requirements. PMAT’s custom rule system lets you define project-specific quality standards, enforce architectural patterns, and create team-specific quality gates.

Why Custom Rules?

Standard linting catches syntax errors and common issues. Custom PMAT rules enable:

• Architectural Enforcement: Ensure adherence to design patterns
• Business Logic Validation: Check domain-specific requirements
• Team Standards: Enforce organization-specific coding practices
• Security Policies: Implement company-specific security rules
• Performance Guidelines: Enforce performance-critical patterns

Rule Types

PMAT supports several types of custom rules:

1. Pattern-Based Rules

Match code patterns using regular expressions or AST patterns.

2. Metric-Based Rules

Define thresholds for complexity, size, and other measurable qualities.

3. Dependency Rules

Control imports, dependencies, and architectural boundaries.

4. Semantic Rules

Analyze code meaning and behavior, not just structure.

5. Cross-File Rules

Validate consistency across multiple files and modules.

Quick Start

Create your first custom rule in 5 minutes:

# Initialize custom rules directory
pmat rules init

# Create a simple rule
pmat rules create --name "no-print-statements" --language python

# Test the rule
pmat rules test no-print-statements

# Apply to your project
pmat analyze . --rules custom

Rule Definition Language

PMAT uses YAML for rule definitions, supporting multiple matching strategies:

Basic Rule Structure

# .pmat/rules/basic-example.yaml
name: "no-hardcoded-secrets"
description: "Prevent hardcoded API keys and secrets"
severity: "error"
category: "security"
languages: ["python", "javascript", "java", "go"]

patterns:
  - regex: '(api_key|secret_key|password)\s*=\s*["\'][^"\']{20,}["\']'
    message: "Hardcoded secret detected"
    
  - regex: 'Bearer\s+[A-Za-z0-9]{40,}'
    message: "Hardcoded Bearer token found"

fixes:
  - suggestion: "Use environment variables: os.environ.get('API_KEY')"
  - suggestion: "Use configuration files with proper access controls"

examples:
  bad: |
    api_key = "sk-1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef"
    
  good: |
    api_key = os.environ.get('API_KEY')
    
metadata:
  created_by: "security-team"
  created_date: "2025-01-15"
  tags: ["security", "secrets", "hardcoded"]

Advanced Pattern Matching

# .pmat/rules/complex-patterns.yaml
name: "enforce-error-handling"
description: "Ensure proper error handling in critical functions"
severity: "warning"
languages: ["python"]

ast_patterns:
  - pattern: |
      def $func_name($params):
          $body
    where:
      - $func_name matches: "(save|delete|update|create)_.*"
      - not contains: "try:"
      - not contains: "except:"
    message: "Critical functions must include error handling"

contextual_rules:
  - when: "function_name.startswith('save_')"
    require: ["try_except_block", "logging_statement"]
    
  - when: "function_calls_external_api"
    require: ["timeout_handling", "retry_logic"]

file_scope_rules:
  - pattern: "class.*Repository"
    requires:
      - "at_least_one_method_with_error_handling"
      - "connection_cleanup_in_destructor"

Real-World Custom Rules

1. Microservices Architecture Rule

# .pmat/rules/microservice-boundaries.yaml
name: "microservice-boundaries"
description: "Enforce microservice architectural boundaries"
severity: "error"
category: "architecture"

cross_file_rules:
  - name: "no-direct-db-access"
    description: "Services should only access their own database"
    pattern: |
      from $service_name.models import $model
    where:
      - current_file not in: "$service_name/**"
    message: "Direct database access across service boundaries"
    
  - name: "api-communication-only"
    description: "Inter-service communication must use APIs"
    ast_pattern: |
      import $module
    where:
      - $module matches: "(user_service|order_service|payment_service)\\.(?!api)"
    message: "Use API endpoints for inter-service communication"

dependency_rules:
  allowed_imports:
    "user_service/**":
      - "shared.utils.*"
      - "user_service.*"
      - "api_client.*"
    "order_service/**":
      - "shared.utils.*"  
      - "order_service.*"
      - "api_client.*"
      
  forbidden_imports:
    "user_service/**":
      - "order_service.models.*"
      - "payment_service.database.*"

2. Performance Critical Code Rule

# .pmat/rules/performance-critical.yaml
name: "performance-critical-code"
description: "Enforce performance standards in critical paths"
severity: "warning"
category: "performance"

metric_rules:
  - name: "hot-path-complexity"
    description: "Hot paths must have low complexity"
    applies_to:
      - functions_with_decorator: "@performance_critical"
      - files_matching: "*/hot_paths/*"
    thresholds:
      cyclomatic_complexity: 5
      cognitive_complexity: 8
      max_depth: 3
      
  - name: "no-inefficient-operations"
    description: "Avoid inefficient operations in performance critical code"
    patterns:
      - regex: '\.sort\(\)'
        context: "@performance_critical"
        message: "Sorting in hot path - consider pre-sorted data"
        
      - ast_pattern: |
          for $var in $iterable:
              if $condition:
                  $body
        context: "function_has_decorator('@performance_critical')"
        message: "Consider list comprehension or generator"

benchmarking:
  required_for:
    - functions_with_decorator: "@performance_critical"
  benchmark_file: "benchmarks/test_{function_name}.py"
  performance_regression_threshold: "10%"

3. Team Coding Standards Rule

# .pmat/rules/team-standards.yaml  
name: "team-coding-standards"
description: "Enforce team-specific coding practices"
severity: "info"
category: "style"

documentation_rules:
  - name: "public-api-docs"
    description: "Public APIs must have comprehensive documentation"
    applies_to:
      - classes_with_decorator: "@public_api"
      - functions_starting_with: "api_"
    requires:
      - docstring_with_args
      - docstring_with_return_type  
      - docstring_with_examples
      - type_annotations

  - name: "complex-function-docs"
    description: "Complex functions need detailed documentation"
    applies_to:
      - cyclomatic_complexity: "> 8"
      - function_length: "> 30"
    requires:
      - docstring_with_algorithm_explanation
      - docstring_with_time_complexity

naming_conventions:
  constants: "UPPER_SNAKE_CASE"
  classes: "PascalCase"
  functions: "snake_case"
  private_methods: "_snake_case"
  
  custom_patterns:
    database_models: ".*Model$"
    test_functions: "test_.*"
    fixture_functions: ".*_fixture$"

git_integration:
  pr_requirements:
    - "all_custom_rules_pass"
    - "documentation_coverage >= 80%"
    - "no_todo_comments_in_production_code"

Language-Specific Rules

Python Rules

# .pmat/rules/python-specific.yaml
name: "python-best-practices"
description: "Python-specific quality rules"
languages: ["python"]

python_rules:
  - name: "proper-exception-handling"
    description: "Use specific exception types"
    patterns:
      - regex: 'except:'
        message: "Use specific exception types instead of bare except"
        
      - regex: 'except Exception:'
        message: "Catch specific exceptions when possible"
        
  - name: "dataclass-over-namedtuple"
    description: "Prefer dataclasses for complex data structures"
    ast_pattern: |
      from collections import namedtuple
      $name = namedtuple($args)
    where:
      - field_count: "> 5"
    message: "Consider using @dataclass for complex structures"
    
  - name: "async-proper-usage"
    description: "Async functions should use await"
    ast_pattern: |
      async def $name($params):
          $body
    where:
      - not contains: "await"
      - function_length: "> 5"
    message: "Async function should contain await statements"

type_checking:
  require_type_hints:
    - "public_functions"
    - "class_methods"
    - "functions_with_complexity > 5"
    
  mypy_integration:
    strict_mode: true
    check_untyped_defs: true

JavaScript/TypeScript Rules

# .pmat/rules/javascript-specific.yaml
name: "javascript-modern-practices"
description: "Modern JavaScript/TypeScript practices"
languages: ["javascript", "typescript"]

modern_javascript:
  - name: "prefer-async-await"
    description: "Use async/await over Promise chains"
    patterns:
      - regex: '\.then\(.*\.then\('
        message: "Consider using async/await for multiple Promise chains"
        
  - name: "const-over-let"
    description: "Prefer const for immutable values"
    ast_pattern: |
      let $var = $value;
    where:
      - variable_never_reassigned: true
    message: "Use const for variables that are never reassigned"
    
  - name: "destructuring-assignments"
    description: "Use destructuring for object properties"
    patterns:
      - regex: 'const \w+ = \w+\.\w+;\s*const \w+ = \w+\.\w+;'
        message: "Consider using destructuring assignment"

react_specific:
  - name: "hooks-rules"
    description: "Enforce React Hooks rules"
    file_patterns: ["*.jsx", "*.tsx"]
    rules:
      - pattern: "use\\w+\\("
        context: "inside_condition"
        message: "Hooks cannot be called conditionally"
        
      - pattern: "useState\\(.*\\)"
        requires: "component_function"
        message: "Hooks can only be called in React components"

typescript_specific:
  strict_types:
    - "no_any_types"
    - "explicit_return_types_for_exported_functions"
    - "prefer_readonly_arrays"

Rule Testing Framework

PMAT provides comprehensive testing for custom rules:

Unit Testing Rules

# tests/rules/test_no_hardcoded_secrets.py
import pytest
from pmat.rules.testing import RuleTester

class TestHardcodedSecretsRule:
    def setup_method(self):
        self.tester = RuleTester("no-hardcoded-secrets")
    
    def test_detects_api_key(self):
        code = '''
        api_key = "sk-1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef"
        '''
        violations = self.tester.test_code(code)
        assert len(violations) == 1
        assert "Hardcoded secret detected" in violations[0].message
    
    def test_allows_env_variables(self):
        code = '''
        api_key = os.environ.get('API_KEY')
        '''
        violations = self.tester.test_code(code)
        assert len(violations) == 0
    
    def test_detects_bearer_token(self):
        code = '''
        headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer abc123def456ghi789"}
        '''
        violations = self.tester.test_code(code)
        assert len(violations) == 1
        
    def test_ignores_short_strings(self):
        code = '''
        test_key = "short"
        '''
        violations = self.tester.test_code(code)
        assert len(violations) == 0

    @pytest.mark.parametrize("language", ["python", "javascript", "java"])
    def test_cross_language_support(self, language):
        code_samples = {
            "python": 'api_key = "sk-1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef"',
            "javascript": 'const apiKey = "sk-1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef";',
            "java": 'String apiKey = "sk-1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef";'
        }
        
        violations = self.tester.test_code(code_samples[language], language=language)
        assert len(violations) == 1

Integration Testing

#!/bin/bash
# tests/rules/integration_test.sh

set -e

echo "Testing custom rules integration..."

# Setup test project
TEST_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
cd "$TEST_DIR"

# Create project with violations
cat > main.py << 'EOF'
# This file contains intentional violations for testing

api_key = "sk-1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef"  # Should trigger rule

def save_user(user):  # Missing error handling
    user.save()

async def process_async():  # Async without await
    return "done"
EOF

# Copy custom rules
cp -r ~/.pmat/rules .pmat/rules

# Run PMAT with custom rules
pmat analyze . --rules=custom --format=json > results.json

# Verify violations were detected
VIOLATIONS=$(jq '.violations | length' results.json)
if [ "$VIOLATIONS" -lt 3 ]; then
    echo "❌ Expected at least 3 violations, got $VIOLATIONS"
    exit 1
fi

# Verify specific rule violations
SECRET_VIOLATIONS=$(jq '.violations[] | select(.rule == "no-hardcoded-secrets") | length' results.json)
ERROR_VIOLATIONS=$(jq '.violations[] | select(.rule == "enforce-error-handling") | length' results.json)

if [ "$SECRET_VIOLATIONS" -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "❌ Secret detection rule not working"
    exit 1
fi

if [ "$ERROR_VIOLATIONS" -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "❌ Error handling rule not working"  
    exit 1
fi

echo "✅ All custom rules working correctly"

Rule Management CLI

PMAT provides comprehensive CLI tools for managing custom rules:

Creating Rules

# Interactive rule creation
pmat rules create --interactive

# Template-based creation
pmat rules create --template security-rule --name detect-sql-injection

# From existing code analysis
pmat rules generate --from-violations --project-path ./src

# Language-specific templates
pmat rules create --template python-performance --name optimize-loops

Testing Rules

# Test single rule
pmat rules test no-hardcoded-secrets

# Test all custom rules
pmat rules test --all

# Test against specific files
pmat rules test --files "src/**/*.py"

# Performance testing
pmat rules benchmark --rule performance-critical-code --iterations 1000

Rule Distribution

# Package rules for sharing
pmat rules package --name team-standards --version 1.0.0

# Install shared rule package
pmat rules install team-standards-1.0.0.tar.gz

# Publish to rule registry
pmat rules publish --registry https://rules.pmat.dev

# Update rule dependencies
pmat rules update --check-compatibility

Advanced Rule Features

1. Machine Learning Enhanced Rules

# .pmat/rules/ml-enhanced.yaml
name: "ml-code-smell-detection"
description: "ML-powered code smell detection"
category: "maintainability"

ml_models:
  - name: "complexity-predictor"
    model_path: "models/complexity_predictor.pkl"
    features: ["ast_depth", "variable_count", "branching_factor"]
    threshold: 0.7
    
  - name: "bug-likelihood"
    model_path: "models/bug_predictor.pkl"  
    features: ["code_churn", "complexity", "test_coverage"]
    threshold: 0.8

anomaly_detection:
  enabled: true
  baseline_period: "30_days"
  alert_threshold: 2.0  # Standard deviations
  
prediction_rules:
  - when: "complexity_predictor > 0.7"
    message: "Function complexity likely to increase - consider refactoring"
    
  - when: "bug_likelihood > 0.8"  
    message: "High bug probability - add tests and review logic"

2. Historical Analysis Rules

# .pmat/rules/historical-analysis.yaml
name: "code-evolution-analysis"
description: "Analyze code evolution patterns"

git_integration:
  enabled: true
  analysis_depth: "6_months"
  
historical_rules:
  - name: "frequently-changed-code"
    description: "Flag frequently modified code for review"
    thresholds:
      changes_per_month: 5
      different_authors: 3
    message: "Frequent changes detected - consider architecture review"
    
  - name: "stale-code-detection"
    description: "Identify potentially obsolete code"
    thresholds:
      days_since_last_change: 365
      test_coverage: "< 50%"
      complexity: "> 10"
    message: "Stale complex code with low test coverage"

trend_analysis:
  - metric: "cyclomatic_complexity"
    trend_window: "3_months"
    alert_on: "increasing_trend > 2.0"
    
  - metric: "test_coverage"
    trend_window: "1_month"
    alert_on: "decreasing_trend > -5.0"

3. Team Collaboration Rules

# .pmat/rules/team-collaboration.yaml
name: "team-collaboration-standards"
description: "Enforce collaborative coding practices"

knowledge_sharing:
  - name: "code-ownership-distribution"
    description: "Prevent single points of failure"
    thresholds:
      max_single_author_percentage: 80
      min_reviewers_per_file: 2
    message: "Code ownership too concentrated"
    
  - name: "documentation-handoff"
    description: "Require docs for complex handoffs"
    triggers:
      - "author_leaving_team"
      - "complex_code_without_docs"
    requires:
      - "comprehensive_documentation"
      - "knowledge_transfer_session"

review_standards:
  required_reviewers:
    "security_critical/**": ["security-team"]
    "database_migrations/**": ["dba-team"] 
    "public_apis/**": ["api-team", "documentation-team"]
    
  review_depth:
    high_risk_changes: "detailed_review"
    performance_critical: "benchmarking_required"
    security_related: "security_audit"

Best Practices

1. Rule Development Lifecycle

graph TD
    A[Identify Need] --> B[Define Requirements]
    B --> C[Create Rule Draft]
    C --> D[Write Tests]
    D --> E[Test on Sample Code]
    E --> F[Refine Rule]
    F --> G[Team Review]
    G --> H[Deploy to Staging]
    H --> I[Monitor & Adjust]
    I --> J[Production Deployment]

2. Performance Optimization

# .pmat/rules/performance-config.yaml
performance:
  # Cache compiled patterns
  pattern_cache: true
  cache_size: 1000
  
  # Parallel processing
  parallel_rules: true
  max_threads: 4
  
  # Early termination
  fail_fast: true
  max_violations_per_file: 50
  
  # Memory management
  max_memory_per_rule: "256MB"
  gc_frequency: 100

optimization_hints:
  - "Use specific file patterns to reduce scope"
  - "Prefer AST patterns over regex for complex logic"
  - "Cache expensive computations in rule state"
  - "Use incremental analysis for large codebases"

3. Rule Maintenance

#!/bin/bash
# scripts/maintain-custom-rules.sh

# Check rule performance
pmat rules profile --output performance-report.json

# Update rule dependencies  
pmat rules update --check-breaking-changes

# Validate rule syntax
pmat rules validate --all --strict

# Generate rule documentation
pmat rules docs --output docs/custom-rules.md

# Test rules against known good/bad code
pmat rules test-suite --regression-test

# Archive obsolete rules
pmat rules archive --unused-for "90_days"

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Rule Not Triggering

# Debug rule matching
pmat rules debug no-hardcoded-secrets --file src/main.py --verbose

# Check rule syntax
pmat rules validate no-hardcoded-secrets

# Test minimal example
pmat rules test no-hardcoded-secrets --code 'api_key = "secret123"'

2. Performance Issues

# Profile slow rules
pmat rules profile --slow-rules

# Optimize pattern matching
pmat rules optimize --rule complex-pattern-rule

# Reduce rule scope
pmat rules scope --rule expensive-rule --files "src/critical/**"

3. False Positives

# Add exceptions to rule
exceptions:
  files: ["test_*.py", "*/tests/*"]
  functions: ["test_*", "*_fixture"]
  comments: ["# pmat:ignore rule-name"]
  
context_aware:
  ignore_in_tests: true
  ignore_in_generated: true
  ignore_with_comment: "# legacy code"

Summary

PMAT’s custom rule system enables:

• Team-Specific Standards: Enforce your organization’s coding practices
• Architectural Governance: Maintain consistent design patterns
• Advanced Quality Gates: Go beyond syntax to semantic analysis
• Continuous Improvement: Evolve rules based on project learnings
• Knowledge Sharing: Codify team expertise into automated checks

With custom rules, PMAT becomes a powerful tool for maintaining not just code quality, but organizational standards and architectural integrity.

Next Steps

• Chapter 12: Architecture Analysis
• Chapter 13: Performance Analysis
• Appendix H: Custom Rules Reference

Chapter 12: Architecture Analysis

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (8/8 examples)

Last updated: 2025-10-26
PMAT version: pmat 2.64.0
Test-Driven: All examples validated in tests/ch12/test_architecture.sh

Understanding Your Codebase Architecture

PMAT’s architecture analysis goes beyond individual files to understand the overall structure, patterns, and design quality of your entire codebase. It provides insights into architectural debt, design patterns, dependency relationships, and structural evolution.

What is Architecture Analysis?

Architecture analysis examines:

• Structural Patterns: How components are organized and interact
• Dependency Management: Import relationships and coupling analysis
• Design Patterns: Identification of common architectural patterns
• Architectural Debt: Deviations from intended design
• Evolution Tracking: How architecture changes over time
• Modularity Metrics: Cohesion and coupling measurements

Why Architecture Analysis Matters

Poor architecture leads to:

• Increased Maintenance Cost: Harder to modify and extend
• Reduced Developer Productivity: More time understanding code
• Higher Bug Rates: Complex interactions create failure points
• Technical Debt Accumulation: Shortcuts compound over time
• Team Bottlenecks: Knowledge concentration in complex areas

Quick Start

Analyze your architecture in minutes:

# Basic architecture analysis
pmat architecture analyze .

# Generate architecture report
pmat architecture report --format=html --output=arch-report.html

# Check architectural violations
pmat architecture validate --rules=strict

# Visualize dependencies
pmat architecture graph --output=dependencies.svg

Core Analysis Features

1. Dependency Analysis

PMAT analyzes import and dependency relationships across your codebase:

# Analyze all dependencies
pmat architecture deps --project-path .

# Check for circular dependencies
pmat architecture deps --circular --fail-on-cycles

# Analyze dependency depth
pmat architecture deps --depth --max-depth 5

# Generate dependency matrix
pmat architecture deps --matrix --output deps-matrix.json

Example Output:

{
  "dependencies": {
    "user_service": {
      "imports": ["shared.utils", "database.models", "api_client"],
      "imported_by": ["main", "tests.test_user"],
      "circular_deps": [],
      "dependency_depth": 3,
      "coupling_score": 0.65
    }
  },
  "violations": [
    {
      "type": "circular_dependency",
      "modules": ["auth.service", "user.models"],
      "severity": "error"
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "total_modules": 45,
    "avg_coupling": 0.42,
    "max_depth": 6,
    "circular_count": 1
  }
}

2. Layer Architecture Validation

Define and validate architectural layers:

# .pmat/architecture.yaml
layers:
  - name: "presentation"
    path_patterns: ["*/controllers/*", "*/views/*", "*/templates/*"]
    can_import: ["business", "shared"]
    cannot_import: ["persistence", "infrastructure"]
    
  - name: "business" 
    path_patterns: ["*/services/*", "*/domain/*", "*/use_cases/*"]
    can_import: ["shared", "persistence_interfaces"]
    cannot_import: ["presentation", "infrastructure"]
    
  - name: "persistence"
    path_patterns: ["*/repositories/*", "*/dao/*", "*/models/*"]
    can_import: ["shared"]
    cannot_import: ["presentation", "business"]
    
  - name: "infrastructure"
    path_patterns: ["*/external/*", "*/adapters/*", "*/config/*"]
    can_import: ["shared"]
    cannot_import: ["presentation", "business", "persistence"]

validation_rules:
  - "presentation_layer_only_calls_business"
  - "no_direct_database_access_from_controllers"
  - "business_logic_independent_of_frameworks"
  - "shared_modules_have_no_dependencies"

Validation Command:

pmat architecture validate-layers --config .pmat/architecture.yaml

3. Design Pattern Detection

Automatically identify common design patterns:

# Detect all patterns
pmat architecture patterns --detect-all

# Look for specific patterns
pmat architecture patterns --detect singleton,factory,observer

# Analyze pattern quality
pmat architecture patterns --quality-check

Detected Patterns:

Singleton Pattern:

# src/config/settings.py - Detected: Singleton Pattern (Score: 95%)
class Settings:
    _instance = None
    _initialized = False
    
    def __new__(cls):
        if cls._instance is None:
            cls._instance = super().__new__(cls)
        return cls._instance
    
    def __init__(self):
        if not self._initialized:
            self.load_config()
            Settings._initialized = True

Repository Pattern:

# src/repositories/user_repository.py - Detected: Repository Pattern (Score: 88%)
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod

class UserRepository(ABC):
    @abstractmethod
    def find_by_id(self, user_id: str) -> Optional[User]:
        pass
    
    @abstractmethod
    def save(self, user: User) -> User:
        pass

class SQLUserRepository(UserRepository):
    def find_by_id(self, user_id: str) -> Optional[User]:
        # Implementation
        pass

4. Component Coupling Analysis

Measure how tightly coupled your components are:

# Analyze coupling metrics
pmat architecture coupling --detailed

# Identify highly coupled modules  
pmat architecture coupling --threshold 0.8 --list-violations

# Generate coupling heatmap
pmat architecture coupling --heatmap --output coupling-heatmap.png

Coupling Metrics:

📊 Coupling Analysis Results

🔗 Highly Coupled Modules (Coupling > 0.8):
  - user_service.py (0.92) - Imports from 12 different modules
  - order_processor.py (0.87) - Complex dependency web detected
  - legacy_api.py (0.95) - Monolithic structure identified

📈 Coupling Distribution:
  Low (0.0-0.3):    15 modules (33%)
  Medium (0.3-0.7):  22 modules (49%) 
  High (0.7-1.0):    8 modules (18%)

⚠️  Architectural Debt Indicators:
  - 3 modules exceed recommended coupling (0.7)
  - 1 circular dependency detected
  - Average coupling increased 12% since last month

5. Module Cohesion Analysis

Measure how focused your modules are:

# Analyze module cohesion
pmat architecture cohesion --all-modules

# Identify low-cohesion modules
pmat architecture cohesion --threshold 0.6 --list-low-cohesion

# Suggest refactoring opportunities  
pmat architecture cohesion --suggest-refactoring

Advanced Architecture Features

1. Microservices Architecture Analysis

For microservices architectures, PMAT provides specialized analysis:

# .pmat/microservices.yaml
architecture_type: "microservices"

services:
  - name: "user-service"
    path: "services/user"
    boundaries: ["users", "authentication", "profiles"]
    databases: ["user_db"]
    apis: ["users_api_v1", "auth_api_v1"]
    
  - name: "order-service"  
    path: "services/order"
    boundaries: ["orders", "shopping_cart", "checkout"]
    databases: ["order_db"]
    apis: ["orders_api_v1"]

  - name: "payment-service"
    path: "services/payment" 
    boundaries: ["payments", "billing", "invoices"]
    databases: ["payment_db"]
    apis: ["payments_api_v1"]

constraints:
  database_per_service: true
  no_shared_databases: true
  api_communication_only: true
  async_messaging: "preferred"

integration_patterns:
  event_sourcing: ["order-service", "payment-service"]
  cqrs: ["user-service"]
  saga_orchestration: true

Analysis Commands:

# Validate microservices boundaries
pmat architecture microservices --validate-boundaries

# Check service coupling
pmat architecture microservices --coupling-analysis

# Analyze API dependencies
pmat architecture microservices --api-dependencies

# Generate service map
pmat architecture microservices --service-map --output services.png

2. Domain-Driven Design Analysis

Analyze DDD patterns and bounded contexts:

# Detect bounded contexts
pmat architecture ddd --detect-contexts

# Validate domain models
pmat architecture ddd --validate-models

# Check aggregate consistency
pmat architecture ddd --check-aggregates

# Analyze domain events
pmat architecture ddd --analyze-events

DDD Analysis Output:

🏗️  Domain-Driven Design Analysis

📦 Bounded Contexts Detected:
  1. User Management Context
     - Entities: User, Profile, Preferences
     - Value Objects: Email, Address, PhoneNumber
     - Aggregates: UserAggregate (root: User)
     - Services: UserService, AuthenticationService

  2. Order Management Context
     - Entities: Order, OrderItem, ShoppingCart
     - Value Objects: Money, Quantity, ProductId
     - Aggregates: OrderAggregate (root: Order)
     - Services: OrderService, PricingService

  3. Payment Context
     - Entities: Payment, Invoice, Transaction
     - Value Objects: PaymentMethod, Amount
     - Aggregates: PaymentAggregate (root: Payment)
     - Services: PaymentProcessor, BillingService

⚠️  DDD Violations Found:
  - UserService directly accessing OrderItem (cross-context boundary)
  - Payment entity being modified outside its aggregate
  - Missing domain events for order state changes

3. Architecture Evolution Tracking

Track how your architecture changes over time:

# Initialize architecture tracking
pmat architecture track --init

# Compare with previous version
pmat architecture compare --baseline=main --current=feature-branch

# Generate evolution report
pmat architecture evolution --period=6months --format=html

Evolution Report:

📈 Architecture Evolution Report (Last 6 Months)

🔄 Structural Changes:
  - New modules: 15 (+25%)
  - Deleted modules: 3 (-5%)
  - Refactored modules: 8 (major changes)

📊 Coupling Trends:
  - Average coupling: 0.45 → 0.38 (📉 -15% improvement)
  - High-coupling modules: 12 → 6 (📉 -50% reduction)

🏗️  Pattern Adoption:
  - Repository pattern: 3 → 8 implementations
  - Factory pattern: 1 → 4 implementations
  - Observer pattern: 0 → 2 implementations

⚠️  Architecture Debt:
  - Circular dependencies: 2 → 1 (📉 -50%)
  - Layer violations: 5 → 2 (📉 -60%)
  - God classes: 1 → 0 (📉 -100%)

Configuration and Customization

Advanced Architecture Configuration

# pmat.toml
[architecture]
enabled = true
analyze_dependencies = true
detect_patterns = true
validate_layers = true
track_evolution = true

[architecture.analysis]
max_coupling_threshold = 0.7
min_cohesion_threshold = 0.6
max_dependency_depth = 5
circular_dependencies = "error"

[architecture.patterns]
detect_all = true
confidence_threshold = 0.8
custom_patterns = [
    "mvc_pattern",
    "hexagonal_architecture",
    "event_sourcing"
]

[architecture.layers]
config_file = ".pmat/architecture.yaml"
strict_validation = true
allow_test_violations = true

[architecture.metrics]
calculate_maintainability_index = true
track_technical_debt = true
complexity_analysis = true

[architecture.visualization]
generate_graphs = true
output_format = "svg"
include_metrics = true
color_by_coupling = true

[architecture.reporting]
include_recommendations = true
explain_violations = true
suggest_refactoring = true
benchmark_against_industry = true

Custom Pattern Detection

Define custom architectural patterns:

# .pmat/patterns/custom-patterns.yaml
patterns:
  - name: "hexagonal_architecture"
    description: "Ports and Adapters pattern"
    confidence_threshold: 0.85
    
    structure:
      core_domain:
        path_patterns: ["*/domain/*", "*/core/*"]
        must_not_depend_on: ["adapters", "infrastructure"]
        
      ports:
        path_patterns: ["*/ports/*", "*/interfaces/*"]
        must_be: "abstract_classes_or_protocols"
        
      adapters:
        path_patterns: ["*/adapters/*", "*/infrastructure/*"]
        must_implement: "ports"
        can_depend_on: ["external_libraries"]
        
    validation_rules:
      - "core_domain_independent_of_frameworks"
      - "all_external_access_through_ports"
      - "adapters_implement_specific_ports"

  - name: "event_sourcing"
    description: "Event Sourcing pattern implementation"
    
    required_components:
      - name: "event_store"
        must_exist: true
        patterns: ["*EventStore*", "*event_store*"]
        
      - name: "aggregates"
        must_exist: true
        patterns: ["*Aggregate*", "*aggregate*"]
        methods: ["apply_event", "get_uncommitted_events"]
        
      - name: "events"
        must_exist: true
        patterns: ["*Event*", "*event*"]
        inherits_from: ["DomainEvent", "Event"]
        
      - name: "event_handlers"
        patterns: ["*Handler*", "*handler*"]
        methods: ["handle"]
        
    validation_rules:
      - "events_are_immutable"
      - "aggregates_raise_events"
      - "event_store_persists_events"
      - "handlers_are_idempotent"

Real-World Analysis Examples

Example 1: E-commerce Platform Analysis

# Comprehensive architecture analysis of e-commerce platform
pmat architecture analyze ./ecommerce-platform \
  --include-patterns \
  --validate-layers \
  --check-coupling \
  --generate-report

Analysis Results:

🛒 E-commerce Platform Architecture Analysis

📁 Project Structure:
  ├── presentation/         (Web API, Controllers)
  ├── business/            (Domain Logic, Services)
  ├── infrastructure/      (Database, External APIs)
  └── shared/             (Common Utilities)

🏗️  Detected Patterns:
  ✅ Repository Pattern (8 implementations, avg quality: 87%)
  ✅ Factory Pattern (3 implementations, avg quality: 92%)
  ✅ Strategy Pattern (2 implementations, avg quality: 83%)
  ⚠️  Singleton Pattern (1 implementation, potential bottleneck)

📊 Architecture Metrics:
  - Overall coupling: 0.43 (Good)
  - Average cohesion: 0.78 (Excellent)
  - Dependency depth: 4 (Acceptable)
  - Cyclic complexity: Low

⚠️  Issues Detected:
  - OrderController directly accessing PaymentRepository (layer violation)
  - User and Order modules circularly dependent
  - ShoppingCart class has too many responsibilities (SRP violation)

💡 Recommendations:
  1. Introduce PaymentService to decouple controller from repository
  2. Extract common interfaces to break circular dependency
  3. Split ShoppingCart into Cart and CartCalculator
  4. Consider introducing Domain Events for order processing

Example 2: Microservices Boundary Analysis

# Analyze microservices for boundary violations
pmat architecture microservices \
  --config .pmat/microservices.yaml \
  --boundary-analysis \
  --cross-service-calls

Boundary Violations Report:

🚫 Service Boundary Violations Detected

1. User Service → Order Database
   File: user_service/analytics.py:45
   Issue: Direct database access across service boundary
   Fix: Use Order Service API instead

2. Payment Service → User Service Internal
   File: payment_service/billing.py:123
   Issue: Importing internal user service modules
   Fix: Use user service public API

3. Shared Database Access
   Issue: user_db accessed by both User and Notification services
   Fix: Extract shared data to separate service or use events

📈 Cross-Service Communication Analysis:
   - Synchronous calls: 15 (67%)
   - Asynchronous events: 7 (33%)
   - Recommendation: Increase async communication to 60%

🔄 Data Flow Issues:
   - Circular data dependencies between User and Order services
   - Recommendation: Implement eventual consistency with domain events

Example 3: Legacy Code Architecture Assessment

# Assess legacy codebase for modernization opportunities
pmat architecture legacy-assessment \
  --detect-anti-patterns \
  --modernization-suggestions \
  --refactoring-priorities

Legacy Assessment:

🕰️  Legacy Code Architecture Assessment

🚨 Anti-Patterns Detected:
  1. God Class: SystemManager (847 lines, 23 responsibilities)
     Priority: High - Split into domain-specific managers
     
  2. Spaghetti Code: ReportGenerator (circular imports, no clear structure)
     Priority: High - Refactor using Strategy pattern
     
  3. Magic Numbers: 47 hardcoded values across 12 files
     Priority: Medium - Extract to configuration
     
  4. Shotgun Surgery: User model changes require 15 file modifications
     Priority: High - Implement proper encapsulation

📊 Modernization Opportunities:
  - Extract 5 microservices from monolithic structure
  - Implement event-driven architecture for order processing
  - Introduce API gateway for external communication
  - Add domain-driven design patterns

🎯 Refactoring Priority Matrix:
  High Impact, Low Effort:
    - Extract configuration constants
    - Add logging facades
    - Implement repository pattern for data access
    
  High Impact, High Effort:
    - Decompose God classes
    - Extract microservices
    - Implement domain events
    
  Low Impact, Low Effort:
    - Rename misleading variables
    - Add type hints
    - Remove dead code

CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions Workflow

# .github/workflows/architecture-analysis.yml
name: Architecture Analysis

on:
  pull_request:
    paths: ['src/**', 'services/**']
  push:
    branches: [main, develop]

jobs:
  architecture-analysis:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0  # Need full history for evolution analysis
          
      - name: Install PMAT
        run: cargo install pmat
          
      - name: Run Architecture Analysis
        run: |
          # Full architecture analysis
          pmat architecture analyze . \
            --format json \
            --output architecture-report.json
            
          # Validate architectural constraints
          pmat architecture validate-layers \
            --config .pmat/architecture.yaml \
            --fail-on-violations
            
          # Check for architecture debt
          pmat architecture debt-analysis \
            --threshold-increase 10% \
            --fail-on-regression
            
      - name: Generate Architecture Visualization
        run: |
          pmat architecture graph \
            --output dependency-graph.svg \
            --include-metrics \
            --highlight-violations
            
      - name: Compare with Baseline
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        run: |
          # Compare architecture with main branch
          pmat architecture compare \
            --baseline origin/main \
            --current HEAD \
            --output comparison-report.md
            
      - name: Comment PR with Results
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            const fs = require('fs');
            const report = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('architecture-report.json', 'utf8'));
            const comparison = fs.readFileSync('comparison-report.md', 'utf8');
            
            const summary = {
              coupling: report.metrics.average_coupling,
              cohesion: report.metrics.average_cohesion,
              violations: report.violations.length,
              patterns: report.detected_patterns.length
            };
            
            const comment = `## 🏗️ Architecture Analysis Results
            
            **Metrics Summary:**
            - Average Coupling: ${summary.coupling.toFixed(2)}
            - Average Cohesion: ${summary.cohesion.toFixed(2)}
            - Violations: ${summary.violations}
            - Detected Patterns: ${summary.patterns}
            
            **Architecture Changes:**
            ${comparison}
            
            <details>
            <summary>📊 Full Report</summary>
            
            \`\`\`json
            ${JSON.stringify(report, null, 2)}
            \`\`\`
            </details>`;
            
            github.rest.issues.createComment({
              issue_number: context.issue.number,
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              body: comment
            });
            
      - name: Upload Reports
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: architecture-reports
          path: |
            architecture-report.json
            dependency-graph.svg
            comparison-report.md

Troubleshooting

Performance Issues

# For large codebases, optimize analysis
pmat architecture analyze . \
  --parallel \
  --max-threads 8 \
  --skip-generated-files \
  --cache-enabled

# Focus analysis on specific areas
pmat architecture analyze src/core \
  --exclude "tests/" \
  --exclude "vendor/" \
  --shallow-analysis

Complex Dependency Graphs

# Simplify visualization for complex projects
pmat architecture graph \
  --max-depth 3 \
  --group-by-package \
  --hide-low-coupling \
  --output simplified-graph.svg

False Architecture Violations

# .pmat/architecture-exceptions.yaml
exceptions:
  layer_violations:
    - file: "controllers/legacy_controller.py"
      reason: "Legacy code - planned for refactoring"
      expires: "2025-12-31"
      
    - pattern: "*/migrations/*"
      reason: "Database migrations need direct model access"
      
  circular_dependencies:
    - modules: ["user.models", "auth.models"]
      reason: "Historical coupling - breaking in v2.0"
      tracking_issue: "ARCH-123"
      
  pattern_violations:
    - file: "utils/singleton_config.py"
      pattern: "singleton"
      reason: "Configuration requires global state"

Best Practices

1. Architecture Monitoring

# Set up continuous architecture monitoring
cat > .github/workflows/architecture-monitor.yml << 'EOF'
# Monitor architecture metrics daily
- cron: '0 6 * * *'  # 6 AM daily
  run: |
    pmat architecture analyze . --track-evolution
    pmat architecture debt-check --alert-threshold 15%
EOF

2. Architecture Decision Records

# Generate ADR from architecture analysis
pmat architecture adr-suggest \
  --based-on-violations \
  --output docs/architecture/adr/

3. Team Architecture Reviews

# Prepare architecture review materials
pmat architecture review-package \
  --include-metrics \
  --include-suggestions \
  --include-visualization \
  --output architecture-review-$(date +%Y%m%d).zip

Summary

PMAT’s architecture analysis provides:

• Comprehensive Structure Analysis: Understand your entire codebase architecture
• Design Pattern Detection: Automatically identify and validate architectural patterns
• Dependency Management: Track and optimize component relationships
• Evolution Tracking: Monitor how your architecture changes over time
• Violation Detection: Catch architectural debt before it becomes technical debt
• Automated Recommendations: Get specific suggestions for architectural improvements

With architecture analysis, you can maintain clean, maintainable codebases that scale with your team and requirements.

Next Steps

• Chapter 13: Performance Analysis
• Chapter 14: Large Codebase Optimization
• Appendix I: Architecture Patterns Reference

Chapter 13: Multi-Language Project Examples

Chapter Status: ✅ FULLY VALIDATED - All tests passing

Last updated: 2025-10-26 (Sprint 52) PMAT version: pmat 2.173.0

The Problem

Modern software projects rarely use a single programming language. Teams work with polyglot codebases that combine backend services in Go or Python, frontend applications in TypeScript/React, infrastructure scripts in Bash, and configuration files in YAML or JSON. Each language has its own idioms, patterns, and potential technical debt sources.

Traditional code analysis tools focus on single languages, leaving gaps in understanding the overall codebase quality. Developers need a unified view of technical debt, complexity, and quality metrics across all languages in their project.

PMAT’s Multi-Language Approach

PMAT provides comprehensive analysis across 10+ programming languages with:

• Language-Specific Analysis: Custom analyzers for each language’s unique patterns
• Unified Quality Metrics: Consistent grading system across all languages
• Cross-Language Insights: Understanding how languages interact in polyglot projects
• Technical Debt Detection: Language-aware SATD (Self-Admitted Technical Debt) identification
• Configuration Analysis: Quality assessment of infrastructure and config files

Supported Languages

Full AST Analysis (Tree-Sitter Parsers):

Pattern-Based Analysis (Regex/Lexical Parsing):

Note: Pattern-based analyzers use regex and lexical analysis instead of full AST parsing. They can detect functions, classes, and basic patterns but may miss complex language constructs.

Configuration & Markup Support

Language-Specific Examples

Python Project Analysis

Python projects benefit from PMAT’s deep understanding of Python idioms, PEP compliance, and common technical debt patterns.

Project Structure:

python_example/
├── src/
│   ├── calculator.py
│   └── utils.py
├── tests/
│   └── test_calculator.py
└── pmat.toml

Source Code with Technical Debt:

# src/calculator.py
"""A simple calculator with technical debt examples."""

def add(a, b):
    # TODO: Add input validation
    return a + b

def divide(a, b):
    # FIXME: Handle division by zero properly
    if b == 0:
        print("Error: Division by zero!")  # Code smell: print statement
        return None
    return a / b

class Calculator:
    """Calculator class with various complexity levels."""
    
    def __init__(self):
        self.history = []
    
    def complex_calculation(self, x, y, z):
        # NOTE: This method has high cyclomatic complexity
        if x > 0:
            if y > 0:
                if z > 0:
                    result = x * y * z
                    if result > 1000:
                        return result / 2
                    else:
                        return result
                else:
                    return x * y
            else:
                return x
        else:
            return 0
    
    def unused_method(self):
        """Dead code example."""
        pass

PMAT Analysis Command:

# Analyze Python project with specific configuration
pmat analyze python_example/ --language python --include-tests

# Generate detailed report
pmat report python_example/ --format json --output python_analysis.json

Analysis Output:

{
  "language": "python",
  "files_analyzed": 3,
  "functions_found": 7,
  "technical_debt": {
    "todo_comments": 1,
    "fixme_comments": 1,
    "note_comments": 1,
    "code_smells": 2
  },
  "complexity": {
    "average_complexity": 3.2,
    "max_complexity": 8,
    "high_complexity_functions": ["complex_calculation"]
  },
  "code_quality": {
    "pep8_violations": 0,
    "type_hints": "missing",
    "dead_code": 1
  },
  "grade": "B-",
  "recommendations": [
    "Add input validation to functions",
    "Replace print statements with logging",
    "Add type hints for better maintainability",
    "Reduce complexity in complex_calculation method"
  ]
}

Key Python Analysis Features:

• PEP Compliance: Checks for Python Enhancement Proposal standards
• Type Hint Analysis: Identifies missing type annotations
• Import Analysis: Detects unused imports and circular dependencies
• Exception Handling: Evaluates error handling patterns
• Dead Code Detection: Finds unused functions and variables

JavaScript/Node.js Project Analysis

Modern JavaScript projects require understanding of ES6+ features, async patterns, and Node.js ecosystem conventions.

Project Structure:

js_example/
├── src/
│   ├── index.js
│   └── utils.js
├── tests/
│   └── index.test.js
└── package.json

Modern JavaScript with Technical Debt:

// src/index.js
const express = require('express');

// TODO: Add proper error handling
function createServer() {
    const app = express();
    
    app.get('/', (req, res) => {
        res.send('Hello World');
    });
    
    return app;
}

// Code smell: var usage instead of const/let
var globalVar = "should be const";

// HACK: Quick fix needed
function quickFix(data) {
    if (!data) return null;
    if (typeof data !== 'string') return null;
    if (data.length === 0) return null;
    if (data.trim().length === 0) return null;
    return data.trim();
}

// Duplicate logic
function processString(str) {
    if (!str) return null;
    if (typeof str !== 'string') return null;
    return str.trim();
}

module.exports = { createServer, quickFix, processString };

Async/Await Patterns:

// src/utils.js
const asyncFunction = async (items) => {
    const results = [];
    
    for (const item of items) {
        try {
            const processed = await processItem(item);
            results.push(processed);
        } catch (error) {
            console.log('Error:', error); // Code smell: console.log
        }
    }
    
    return results;
};

const processItem = async (item) => {
    return new Promise(resolve => {
        setTimeout(() => resolve(item.toUpperCase()), 10);
    });
};

PMAT Analysis:

# Analyze JavaScript project
pmat analyze js_example/ --language javascript

# Check for modern patterns
pmat clippy js_example/ --rules "prefer-const,no-var,async-await-patterns"

Analysis Results:

{
  "language": "javascript",
  "files_analyzed": 2,
  "functions_found": 5,
  "technical_debt": {
    "todo_comments": 1,
    "hack_comments": 1,
    "code_smells": 3
  },
  "modern_features": {
    "arrow_functions": true,
    "async_await": true,
    "const_let_usage": "partial",
    "template_literals": false
  },
  "code_quality": {
    "var_usage": 1,
    "console_usage": 2,
    "duplicate_logic": 1
  },
  "grade": "C+",
  "recommendations": [
    "Replace var with const/let declarations",
    "Use proper logging instead of console.log",
    "Extract duplicate validation logic",
    "Add proper error handling for async operations"
  ]
}

Rust Project Analysis

Rust projects benefit from PMAT’s understanding of ownership, memory safety, and cargo ecosystem patterns.

Cargo Project Structure:

rust_example/
├── Cargo.toml
└── src/
    ├── main.rs
    └── lib.rs

Rust Code with Complexity:

// src/main.rs
use std::collections::HashMap;

// TODO: Add proper error handling
fn main() {
    let result = calculate_stats(&[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
    println!("Stats: {:?}", result);
}

#[derive(Debug)]
struct Stats {
    mean: f64,
    median: f64,
}

fn calculate_stats(numbers: &[i32]) -> Stats {
    let sum: i32 = numbers.iter().sum();
    let mean = sum as f64 / numbers.len() as f64;
    
    let mut sorted = numbers.to_vec();
    sorted.sort();
    let median = sorted[sorted.len() / 2] as f64;
    
    Stats { mean, median }
}

// Complex function with high cyclomatic complexity
fn complex_logic(x: i32, y: i32, z: i32) -> i32 {
    if x > 0 {
        if y > 0 {
            if z > 0 {
                if x > y {
                    if y > z {
                        return x + y + z;
                    } else {
                        return x + y - z;
                    }
                } else {
                    return y + z;
                }
            } else {
                return x + y;
            }
        } else {
            return x;
        }
    } else {
        0
    }
}

Library Module:

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
// src/lib.rs
//! Rust library with various patterns

pub mod utils {
    use std::collections::HashMap;
    
    /// Hash map operations with potential issues
    pub fn process_data(data: Vec<String>) -> HashMap<String, usize> {
        let mut result = HashMap::new();
        
        for item in data {
            // NOTE: This could be optimized
            let count = result.get(&item).unwrap_or(&0) + 1;
            result.insert(item, count);
        }
        
        result
    }
    
    // Duplicate functionality
    pub fn count_items(items: Vec<String>) -> HashMap<String, usize> {
        let mut counts = HashMap::new();
        for item in items {
            let count = counts.get(&item).unwrap_or(&0) + 1;
            counts.insert(item, count);
        }
        counts
    }
}
}

PMAT Rust Analysis:

# Analyze Rust project with Cargo integration
pmat analyze rust_example/ --language rust --cargo-features

# Check for Rust-specific patterns
pmat clippy rust_example/ --rust-edition 2021

Rust Analysis Output:

{
  "language": "rust",
  "files_analyzed": 2,
  "functions_found": 5,
  "technical_debt": {
    "todo_comments": 1,
    "fixme_comments": 0,
    "note_comments": 1
  },
  "rust_patterns": {
    "ownership_violations": 0,
    "unsafe_blocks": 0,
    "dead_code_warnings": 1,
    "unused_imports": 0
  },
  "complexity": {
    "average_complexity": 4.1,
    "max_complexity": 12,
    "high_complexity_functions": ["complex_logic"]
  },
  "cargo_integration": {
    "dependencies": 1,
    "dev_dependencies": 0,
    "features_used": ["derive"]
  },
  "grade": "B",
  "recommendations": [
    "Reduce cyclomatic complexity in complex_logic",
    "Consider using Result<T, E> for error handling",
    "Remove duplicate functionality between process_data and count_items",
    "Add documentation for public API functions"
  ]
}

Java Enterprise Project Analysis

Java projects often involve enterprise patterns, framework usage, and complex architectures that PMAT can analyze comprehensively.

Maven Project Structure:

java_example/
├── pom.xml
├── src/main/java/com/example/
│   └── Calculator.java
└── src/test/java/com/example/
    └── CalculatorTest.java

Enterprise Java Code:

// src/main/java/com/example/Calculator.java
package com.example;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;

/**
 * Calculator service with enterprise patterns
 */
public class Calculator {
    
    // TODO: Add proper logging
    public double add(double a, double b) {
        return a + b;
    }
    
    public double divide(double a, double b) {
        // FIXME: Better error handling needed
        if (b == 0) {
            System.out.println("Division by zero!"); // Code smell
            return 0;
        }
        return a / b;
    }
    
    // Complex method with high cyclomatic complexity
    public String processRequest(String type, double value1, double value2) {
        if (type == null) {
            return "ERROR";
        }
        
        if (type.equals("ADD")) {
            if (value1 > 0 && value2 > 0) {
                return String.valueOf(add(value1, value2));
            } else {
                return "INVALID_VALUES";
            }
        } else if (type.equals("DIVIDE")) {
            if (value1 != 0 && value2 != 0) {
                return String.valueOf(divide(value1, value2));
            } else {
                return "INVALID_VALUES";
            }
        } else {
            return "UNKNOWN_OPERATION";
        }
    }
    
    // Dead code
    @Deprecated
    private void legacyMethod() {
        // HACK: Old implementation
    }
}

PMAT Java Analysis:

# Analyze Java project with Maven integration
pmat analyze java_example/ --language java --maven-project

# Check enterprise patterns
pmat quality-gate java_example/ --enterprise-rules

Java Analysis Results:

{
  "language": "java",
  "files_analyzed": 1,
  "functions_found": 4,
  "technical_debt": {
    "todo_comments": 1,
    "fixme_comments": 1,
    "hack_comments": 1
  },
  "enterprise_patterns": {
    "deprecated_methods": 1,
    "complex_conditionals": 2,
    "system_out_usage": 1
  },
  "complexity": {
    "average_complexity": 5.2,
    "max_complexity": 9,
    "methods_over_threshold": ["processRequest"]
  },
  "code_quality": {
    "javadoc_coverage": "partial",
    "exception_handling": "weak",
    "design_patterns": []
  },
  "grade": "B-",
  "recommendations": [
    "Replace System.out with proper logging framework",
    "Add comprehensive JavaDoc documentation",
    "Implement proper exception handling with custom exceptions",
    "Extract complex conditional logic into separate methods"
  ]
}

Go Project Analysis

Go projects emphasize simplicity, error handling, and concurrent programming patterns that PMAT understands well.

Go Module Structure:

go_example/
├── go.mod
├── cmd/server/
│   └── main.go
└── internal/handler/
    └── calculator.go

Go HTTP Service:

// cmd/server/main.go
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "log"
    "net/http"
    "github.com/gorilla/mux"
    "github.com/example/go-example/internal/handler"
)

// TODO: Add configuration management
func main() {
    r := mux.NewRouter()
    
    h := handler.New()
    r.HandleFunc("/health", h.HealthCheck).Methods("GET")
    r.HandleFunc("/calculate", h.Calculate).Methods("POST")
    
    fmt.Println("Server starting on :8080")
    log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", r))
}

Handler with Complex Logic:

// internal/handler/calculator.go
package handler

import (
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
)

type Handler struct{}

type CalculateRequest struct {
    A float64 `json:"a"`
    B float64 `json:"b"`
    Op string `json:"operation"`
}

func New() *Handler {
    return &Handler{}
}

// FIXME: Add input validation
func (h *Handler) Calculate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    var req CalculateRequest
    
    if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
        http.Error(w, "Invalid JSON", http.StatusBadRequest)
        return
    }
    
    // Complex conditional logic
    var result float64
    switch req.Op {
    case "add":
        result = req.A + req.B
    case "subtract":
        result = req.A - req.B
    case "multiply":
        result = req.A * req.B
    case "divide":
        if req.B == 0 {
            http.Error(w, "Division by zero", http.StatusBadRequest)
            return
        }
        result = req.A / req.B
    default:
        http.Error(w, "Unknown operation", http.StatusBadRequest)
        return
    }
    
    w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]float64{"result": result})
}

PMAT Go Analysis:

# Analyze Go project with module awareness
pmat analyze go_example/ --language go --go-modules

# Check Go-specific patterns
pmat clippy go_example/ --go-version 1.19

Go Analysis Output:

{
  "language": "go",
  "files_analyzed": 2,
  "functions_found": 4,
  "technical_debt": {
    "todo_comments": 1,
    "fixme_comments": 1,
    "note_comments": 0
  },
  "go_patterns": {
    "error_handling": "good",
    "goroutine_usage": false,
    "channel_usage": false,
    "interface_usage": false
  },
  "http_patterns": {
    "handler_functions": 2,
    "middleware_usage": false,
    "json_handling": "present"
  },
  "complexity": {
    "average_complexity": 3.8,
    "max_complexity": 7
  },
  "grade": "B",
  "recommendations": [
    "Add input validation middleware",
    "Consider using context for request handling",
    "Add structured logging instead of fmt.Println",
    "Implement proper configuration management"
  ]
}

TypeScript React Project Analysis

TypeScript React projects combine type safety with component-based architecture, requiring specialized analysis.

React TypeScript Structure:

ts_example/
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── src/
    ├── components/
    │   └── Calculator.tsx
    └── utils/
        └── helpers.ts

React Component with Technical Debt:

// src/components/Calculator.tsx
import React, { useState } from 'react';

interface CalculatorProps {
  theme?: 'light' | 'dark';
}

// TODO: Add proper error boundaries
export const Calculator: React.FC<CalculatorProps> = ({ theme = 'light' }) => {
  const [result, setResult] = useState<number>(0);
  const [input1, setInput1] = useState<string>('');
  const [input2, setInput2] = useState<string>('');
  
  // Complex calculation logic
  const handleCalculate = (operation: string) => {
    const a = parseFloat(input1);
    const b = parseFloat(input2);
    
    // FIXME: Add better validation
    if (isNaN(a) || isNaN(b)) {
      console.error('Invalid input'); // Code smell
      return;
    }
    
    let calcResult: number;
    
    if (operation === 'add') {
      calcResult = a + b;
    } else if (operation === 'subtract') {
      calcResult = a - b;
    } else if (operation === 'multiply') {
      calcResult = a * b;
    } else if (operation === 'divide') {
      if (b === 0) {
        alert('Cannot divide by zero'); // Code smell
        return;
      }
      calcResult = a / b;
    } else {
      throw new Error('Unknown operation');
    }
    
    setResult(calcResult);
  };
  
  return (
    <div className={`calculator ${theme}`}>
      <input 
        value={input1} 
        onChange={(e) => setInput1(e.target.value)}
        placeholder="First number"
      />
      <input 
        value={input2} 
        onChange={(e) => setInput2(e.target.value)}
        placeholder="Second number"
      />
      <div>
        <button onClick={() => handleCalculate('add')}>Add</button>
        <button onClick={() => handleCalculate('subtract')}>Subtract</button>
        <button onClick={() => handleCalculate('multiply')}>Multiply</button>
        <button onClick={() => handleCalculate('divide')}>Divide</button>
      </div>
      <div>Result: {result}</div>
    </div>
  );
};

PMAT TypeScript Analysis:

# Analyze TypeScript React project
pmat analyze ts_example/ --language typescript --react-components

# Check TypeScript patterns
pmat clippy ts_example/ --typescript-strict --react-hooks

TypeScript Analysis Results:

{
  "language": "typescript",
  "files_analyzed": 1,
  "functions_found": 2,
  "components_found": 1,
  "technical_debt": {
    "todo_comments": 1,
    "fixme_comments": 1,
    "code_smells": 2
  },
  "typescript_patterns": {
    "type_safety": "good",
    "interface_usage": true,
    "strict_mode": true,
    "any_usage": 0
  },
  "react_patterns": {
    "functional_components": true,
    "hooks_usage": ["useState"],
    "prop_types": "typescript",
    "component_complexity": 6
  },
  "code_quality": {
    "console_usage": 1,
    "alert_usage": 1,
    "error_boundaries": false
  },
  "grade": "B-",
  "recommendations": [
    "Add proper error boundaries for error handling",
    "Replace console.error and alert with proper UI feedback",
    "Extract calculation logic into custom hook",
    "Add unit tests for component behavior"
  ]
}

Polyglot Project Analysis

Real-world projects often combine multiple languages, each serving different purposes. PMAT excels at analyzing these polyglot codebases.

Polyglot Project Structure:

polyglot_example/
├── backend/          # Python Flask API
│   └── api.py
├── frontend/         # JavaScript client
│   └── main.js
├── scripts/          # Shell deployment scripts
│   └── deploy.sh
└── config/           # Configuration files
    └── settings.toml

Python Backend:

# backend/api.py
from flask import Flask, jsonify

app = Flask(__name__)

# TODO: Add proper configuration management
@app.route('/health')
def health_check():
    return jsonify({"status": "ok"})

# HACK: Quick implementation
@app.route('/data')
def get_data():
    # Should use proper database
    return jsonify({"data": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]})

JavaScript Frontend:

// frontend/main.js
const API_URL = 'http://localhost:5000';

// TODO: Use proper state management
let globalState = {};

async function fetchData() {
    try {
        const response = await fetch(`${API_URL}/data`);
        return await response.json();
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Fetch error:', error);
        return null;
    }
}

Shell Deployment Script:

#!/bin/bash
# scripts/deploy.sh

# FIXME: Add proper error handling
set -e

echo "Deploying application..."
# NOTE: This should use proper CI/CD
docker build -t app .
docker run -d -p 5000:5000 app

PMAT Polyglot Analysis:

# Analyze entire polyglot project
pmat analyze polyglot_example/ --all-languages

# Generate cross-language report
pmat report polyglot_example/ --polyglot-summary --output polyglot_report.json

Polyglot Analysis Output:

{
  "project_type": "polyglot",
  "total_files": 4,
  "languages_detected": {
    "python": {
      "files": 1,
      "functions": 2,
      "grade": "C+",
      "primary_issues": ["configuration_management", "database_hardcoding"]
    },
    "javascript": {
      "files": 1,
      "functions": 1,
      "grade": "B-",
      "primary_issues": ["global_state", "error_handling"]
    },
    "shell": {
      "files": 1,
      "grade": "C",
      "primary_issues": ["error_handling", "hardcoded_values"]
    },
    "toml": {
      "files": 1,
      "grade": "A",
      "primary_issues": []
    }
  },
  "cross_language_analysis": {
    "api_consistency": "good",
    "error_handling_consistency": "poor",
    "configuration_management": "inconsistent",
    "deployment_automation": "basic"
  },
  "overall_grade": "B-",
  "architecture_insights": {
    "service_architecture": "microservices",
    "data_flow": "rest_api",
    "deployment_model": "containerized"
  },
  "recommendations": [
    "Standardize error handling across all languages",
    "Implement consistent configuration management",
    "Add proper logging to all components",
    "Create unified deployment pipeline"
  ]
}

Configuration and Markup File Analysis

PMAT also analyzes configuration files, documentation, and markup languages that are crucial to project health.

Configuration Files Structure:

config_example/
├── docs/
│   └── README.md
└── config/
    ├── app.yaml
    └── package.json

Markdown Documentation:

<!-- docs/README.md -->
# Project Documentation

## Overview
This project demonstrates PMAT analysis capabilities.

<!-- TODO: Add more detailed documentation -->

## Features
- Multi-language support
- Technical debt detection
- Quality grading

### Known Issues
<!-- FIXME: Update this section -->
- Performance optimization needed
- Error handling improvements required

## Installation
```bash
# NOTE: Requires Python 3.8+
pip install -r requirements.txt

**YAML Configuration:**
```yaml
# config/app.yaml
database:
  # TODO: Use environment variables
  url: "postgres://user:pass@localhost/db"
  pool_size: 10
  
api:
  host: "0.0.0.0"
  port: 8080
  # FIXME: Enable SSL in production
  ssl_enabled: false
  
logging:
  level: "DEBUG"  # NOTE: Should be INFO in production

PMAT Configuration Analysis:

# Analyze configuration and documentation
pmat analyze config_example/ --include-config --include-docs

# Security-focused analysis
pmat security-scan config_example/ --check-secrets --check-hardcoded-values

Configuration Analysis Results:

{
  "markup_files": {
    "markdown": {
      "files": 1,
      "documentation_quality": "good",
      "todo_comments": 1,
      "fixme_comments": 1,
      "note_comments": 1,
      "broken_links": 0
    }
  },
  "config_files": {
    "yaml": {
      "files": 1,
      "structure_validity": "valid",
      "security_issues": [
        "hardcoded_credentials",
        "ssl_disabled",
        "debug_enabled"
      ],
      "todo_comments": 1
    },
    "json": {
      "files": 1,
      "structure_validity": "valid",
      "todo_comments": 1
    }
  },
  "security_analysis": {
    "credentials_exposed": true,
    "ssl_configurations": "insecure",
    "debug_mode_enabled": true,
    "environment_variable_usage": "minimal"
  },
  "overall_config_grade": "C+",
  "security_grade": "C-",
  "recommendations": [
    "Move credentials to environment variables",
    "Enable SSL in all environments",
    "Set appropriate logging levels per environment",
    "Add configuration validation"
  ]
}

MCP Integration for Multi-Language Analysis

PMAT’s MCP tools provide programmatic access to multi-language analysis capabilities for integration with AI coding assistants.

Analyze Repository Tool

{
  "tool": "analyze_repository",
  "params": {
    "path": "/path/to/polyglot/project",
    "include_all_languages": true,
    "generate_cross_language_report": true
  }
}

Response:

{
  "analysis_results": {
    "languages_detected": ["python", "javascript", "rust", "yaml"],
    "total_files": 45,
    "total_functions": 123,
    "overall_grade": "B+",
    "language_breakdown": {
      "python": {
        "grade": "A-",
        "files": 15,
        "primary_strengths": ["type_hints", "documentation"],
        "improvement_areas": ["complexity_reduction"]
      },
      "javascript": {
        "grade": "B",
        "files": 20,
        "primary_strengths": ["modern_syntax", "async_patterns"],
        "improvement_areas": ["error_handling", "testing"]
      },
      "rust": {
        "grade": "A",
        "files": 8,
        "primary_strengths": ["memory_safety", "error_handling"],
        "improvement_areas": ["documentation"]
      },
      "yaml": {
        "grade": "B-",
        "files": 2,
        "improvement_areas": ["security_hardening"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Language-Specific Analysis Tool

{
  "tool": "analyze_language_specific",
  "params": {
    "path": "/path/to/project",
    "language": "python",
    "analysis_depth": "deep",
    "include_patterns": ["*.py", "*.pyi"],
    "custom_rules": ["pep8", "type-hints", "complexity"]
  }
}

Quality Gate Tool for Polyglot Projects

{
  "tool": "quality_gate",
  "params": {
    "path": "/path/to/project",
    "per_language_thresholds": {
      "python": {"min_grade": "B+"},
      "javascript": {"min_grade": "B"},
      "rust": {"min_grade": "A-"},
      "yaml": {"min_grade": "B"}
    },
    "overall_threshold": "B+"
  }
}

Best Practices for Multi-Language Projects

1. Consistent Quality Standards

Set appropriate grade thresholds for each language based on its maturity and criticality:

# pmat.toml
[quality-gate.thresholds]
python = "A-"      # Critical backend services
javascript = "B+"  # Frontend code
rust = "A"         # Performance-critical components
shell = "B"        # Deployment scripts
yaml = "B+"        # Configuration files

2. Language-Specific Rules

Configure custom rules for each language’s best practices:

[clippy.python]
enabled = true
rules = [
    "type-hints-required",
    "no-print-statements",
    "pep8-compliance",
    "complexity-max-10"
]

[clippy.javascript]
enabled = true
rules = [
    "prefer-const",
    "no-var",
    "async-await-preferred",
    "no-console-in-production"
]

[clippy.rust]
enabled = true
rules = [
    "clippy::all",
    "clippy::pedantic",
    "prefer-explicit-lifetimes"
]

3. Cross-Language Architecture Analysis

Use PMAT to understand how different languages interact:

# Analyze API boundaries between services
pmat analyze . --cross-language-apis

# Check for consistent error handling patterns
pmat analyze . --error-handling-consistency

# Validate configuration consistency
pmat analyze . --config-consistency

4. Graduated Quality Enforcement

Implement different quality gates for different parts of your codebase:

# .github/workflows/quality.yml
name: Multi-Language Quality Gates

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  quality-core:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Core Services Quality Gate
        run: pmat quality-gate src/core/ --min-grade A-
        
  quality-frontend:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Frontend Quality Gate
        run: pmat quality-gate frontend/ --min-grade B+
        
  quality-scripts:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Scripts Quality Gate
        run: pmat quality-gate scripts/ --min-grade B

Common Multi-Language Patterns

1. Microservices Architecture

Analyze service boundaries and dependencies:

# Analyze service communication patterns
pmat analyze . --microservices-analysis

# Check for consistent API patterns
pmat analyze . --api-consistency-check

2. Full-Stack Applications

Coordinate quality between frontend and backend:

# Analyze full-stack consistency
pmat analyze . --fullstack-analysis

# Check data flow patterns
pmat analyze . --data-flow-analysis

3. DevOps Integration

Ensure infrastructure code quality:

# Analyze infrastructure as code
pmat analyze . --include-iac --languages terraform,yaml,dockerfile

Troubleshooting Multi-Language Analysis

Language Detection Issues

If PMAT doesn’t detect a language correctly:

# Force language detection
pmat analyze . --force-language-detection

# Specify custom file patterns
pmat analyze . --language-patterns "*.custom:python,*.special:rust"

Performance with Large Codebases

For large polyglot projects:

# Parallel analysis
pmat analyze . --parallel-languages --workers 4

# Incremental analysis
pmat analyze . --incremental --changed-files-only

Custom Language Support

Add support for custom languages or dialects:

# pmat.toml
[languages.custom]
extensions = [".custom", ".special"]
analyzer = "generic"
rules = ["complexity", "duplication"]

Example: Analyzing C/C++ Projects

PMAT v2.171.1 introduces full AST-based analysis for C and C++ projects, allowing for comprehensive code quality assessment.

Basic C/C++ Analysis

# Analyze a C project
pmat analyze ./path/to/c/project

# Analyze a C++ project with detailed output
pmat analyze --verbose ./path/to/cpp/project

# Generate deep context for a mixed C/C++ project
pmat context --output cpp_context.md ./path/to/cpp/project

# Focus on header files only
pmat analyze --include "*.h,*.hpp" ./path/to/cpp/project

Finding Complexity Issues in C/C++

# Identify complex functions
pmat complexity --threshold 10 ./path/to/cpp/project

# Focus on specific file types
pmat complexity --include "*.cpp" --exclude "*test*" ./path/to/cpp/project

# Generate complexity report for a C project
pmat complexity --format markdown --output complexity.md ./path/to/c/project

Deep Analysis Example

This example analyzes a C++ calculator project and generates metrics:

# Clone example C++ project
git clone https://github.com/example/cpp-calculator

# Generate comprehensive analysis
pmat analyze --deep ./cpp-calculator

# Check complexity specifically
pmat complexity ./cpp-calculator

# Find technical debt in comments
pmat satd ./cpp-calculator

# Generate complete context with all metrics
pmat context --output calculator_context.md ./cpp-calculator

The analysis will detect:

• Function signatures and complexity
• Class hierarchies and relationships
• Memory management patterns
• Potential technical debt in comments
• Header file dependencies

Sample Output for C++ Analysis

$ pmat analyze ./cpp-calculator

📊 Analyzing C++ project: ./cpp-calculator
Found 23 files (8 .cpp, 12 .h, 3 .hpp)

Analysis complete:
- 45 functions analyzed
- 12 classes detected
- 8 namespaces found
- Average cyclomatic complexity: 4.2
- Max cyclomatic complexity: 15 (in Calculator::evaluateExpression)
- 3 potential complexity hotspots identified
- 5 self-admitted technical debt markers found

Top issues:
1. ./src/parser.cpp:156 - High complexity (15) in Parser::parseExpression
2. ./include/calculator.hpp:42 - Memory management concern in MathContext class
3. ./src/calculator.cpp:203 - FIXME comment about potential memory leak

See detailed report in pmat_analysis.json

Summary

PMAT’s multi-language analysis capabilities provide comprehensive code quality assessment across diverse technology stacks. Key benefits include:

• Unified Quality View: Single dashboard for all languages in your project
• Language-Aware Analysis: Specialized analyzers for each language’s unique patterns
• Cross-Language Insights: Understanding how different components interact
• Flexible Configuration: Customizable rules and thresholds per language
• MCP Integration: Programmatic access for AI-assisted development

Whether you’re working with a Python/JavaScript full-stack application, a Rust/Go microservices architecture, or a complex polyglot enterprise system, PMAT provides the tools and insights needed to maintain high code quality across all languages in your project.

The examples in this chapter demonstrate real-world scenarios with actual technical debt patterns, showing how PMAT identifies issues and provides actionable recommendations for improvement. Use these patterns as templates for analyzing your own multi-language projects and establishing quality standards that work across your entire technology stack.

Chapter 15: Complete MCP Tools Reference

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (8/8 examples)

Last updated: 2025-09-09
PMAT version: pmat 2.71.0
MCP version: pmcp 1.4.1

The Problem

PMAT provides over 25 MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools for AI-assisted development, but developers often struggle to understand the full scope of capabilities available. Each tool has specific input parameters, output formats, and use cases that aren’t immediately obvious.

Traditional documentation focuses on individual commands, but MCP tools work best when orchestrated together in workflows. Teams need a comprehensive reference that shows not just what each tool does, but how to integrate them effectively into AI-assisted development processes.

PMAT’s MCP Architecture

PMAT implements MCP as a flexible server that can run in multiple modes:

• HTTP Mode: RESTful API for web integrations and custom clients
• WebSocket Mode: Real-time bidirectional communication for interactive tools
• Server-Sent Events: Streaming updates for long-running analysis operations
• Background Daemon: Persistent server with health monitoring and caching

MCP Server Capabilities

Complete MCP Tools Inventory

📊 Analysis Tools (11 Tools)

Core analysis capabilities for code quality, complexity, and technical debt assessment.

analyze_complexity

Purpose: Comprehensive complexity analysis across multiple metrics
Use Cases: Code review automation, refactoring prioritization, quality gates

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "analyze_complexity",
    "arguments": {
      "path": "/path/to/project",
      "language": "python",
      "threshold": 10,
      "include_tests": true,
      "output_format": "json",
      "metrics": ["cyclomatic", "cognitive", "npath"],
      "exclude_patterns": ["*.pyc", "__pycache__/"]
    }
  }
}

Response Example:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\n  \"analysis_type\": \"complexity\",\n  \"total_files\": 45,\n  \"functions_analyzed\": 156,\n  \"average_complexity\": 4.2,\n  \"max_complexity\": 12,\n  \"complexity_distribution\": {\n    \"1-5\": 120,\n    \"6-10\": 30,\n    \"11-15\": 5,\n    \"16+\": 1\n  },\n  \"high_complexity_functions\": [\n    {\n      \"name\": \"complex_calculation\",\n      \"file\": \"src/calculator.py\",\n      \"complexity\": 12,\n      \"line_start\": 45,\n      \"line_end\": 78,\n      \"recommendations\": [\n        \"Extract validation logic\",\n        \"Use early returns\"\n      ]\n    }\n  ],\n  \"grade\": \"B+\",\n  \"technical_debt_hours\": 8.5\n}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

analyze_dead_code

Purpose: Identifies unused functions, variables, imports, and entire modules
Use Cases: Cleanup automation, dependency optimization, build time reduction

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "2",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "analyze_dead_code",
    "arguments": {
      "path": "/path/to/project",
      "aggressive": false,
      "include_dependencies": true,
      "language_specific": true,
      "confidence_threshold": 0.8
    }
  }
}

analyze_satd

Purpose: Self-Admitted Technical Debt detection and prioritization
Use Cases: Technical debt tracking, sprint planning, code review focus

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "3",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "analyze_satd",
    "arguments": {
      "path": "/path/to/project",
      "patterns": ["TODO", "FIXME", "HACK", "NOTE", "BUG"],
      "exclude_patterns": ["test_*", "*.md"],
      "group_by": "priority",
      "estimate_effort": true
    }
  }
}

Response Example:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "3",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\n  \"analysis_type\": \"satd\",\n  \"total_instances\": 23,\n  \"by_priority\": {\n    \"critical\": 2,\n    \"high\": 5,\n    \"medium\": 10,\n    \"low\": 6\n  },\n  \"by_type\": {\n    \"TODO\": 12,\n    \"FIXME\": 6,\n    \"HACK\": 3,\n    \"NOTE\": 2\n  },\n  \"technical_debt_hours\": 34.5,\n  \"priority_items\": [\n    {\n      \"type\": \"FIXME\",\n      \"file\": \"src/auth.py\",\n      \"line\": 45,\n      \"text\": \"FIXME: Security vulnerability in token validation\",\n      \"priority\": \"critical\",\n      \"estimated_hours\": 4\n    }\n  ]\n}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

analyze_duplicates

Purpose: Code duplication detection with similarity scoring
Use Cases: Refactoring opportunities, DRY principle enforcement, maintenance reduction

analyze_churn

Purpose: Code churn analysis and hotspot identification
Use Cases: Risk assessment, refactoring planning, team velocity analysis

analyze_dependencies

Purpose: Dependency analysis and architectural insights
Use Cases: Architecture review, security auditing, upgrade planning

analyze_security

Purpose: Security vulnerability scanning and best practices validation
Use Cases: Security review automation, compliance checking, risk mitigation

analyze_performance

Purpose: Performance hotspot identification and optimization recommendations Use Cases: Performance tuning, bottleneck identification, scalability planning

analyze_lint_hotspots

Purpose: Identifies quality hotspots using TDG (Technical Debt Grading) analysis to find files with the lowest quality scores Use Cases: Quality-driven refactoring prioritization, technical debt reduction, code health assessment

Key Features:

• TDG-based quality scoring (0-100 scale with letter grades)
• Sorts files by quality score (lowest = worst = hotspot)
• Includes violation counts, SATD annotations, and complexity metrics
• Configurable number of top hotspots to return

Example Response:

{
  "status": "completed",
  "message": "Lint hotspot analysis completed (3 hotspots found)",
  "results": {
    "hotspots": [
      {
        "file": "src/legacy_module.rs",
        "score": 45.5,
        "grade": "F",
        "violation_count": 12,
        "complexity": 22.0,
        "satd_count": 3,
        "total_penalty": 25.0
      }
    ],
    "total_files_analyzed": 89,
    "top_files_limit": 10
  }
}

analyze_coupling

Purpose: Detects structural coupling using afferent/efferent coupling metrics and instability calculation Use Cases: Architecture assessment, dependency management, module decoupling strategies

Key Features:

• Afferent coupling (incoming dependencies) tracking
• Efferent coupling (outgoing dependencies) tracking
• Instability metric calculation (E/(A+E))
• Configurable instability threshold filtering
• Project-level aggregated metrics

Example Response:

{
  "status": "completed",
  "message": "Coupling analysis completed (45 files analyzed)",
  "results": {
    "couplings": [
      {
        "file": "src/core/engine.rs",
        "afferent_coupling": 8,
        "efferent_coupling": 3,
        "instability": 0.27,
        "strength": 11
      }
    ],
    "total_files": 45,
    "threshold": 0.5,
    "project_metrics": {
      "avg_afferent": 2.3,
      "avg_efferent": 1.8,
      "max_afferent": 12,
      "max_efferent": 8
    }
  }
}

analyze_context

Purpose: Multi-type context analysis using DeepContext for comprehensive code understanding Use Cases: AI assistant context preparation, codebase exploration, architecture documentation

Key Features:

• Structure analysis (file counts, function counts)
• Dependency analysis (import/use statement tracking)
• Flexible analysis type selection
• DeepContext-powered comprehensive scanning

Example Response:

{
  "status": "completed",
  "message": "Context analysis completed using DeepContextAnalyzer",
  "analyses": {
    "structure": {
      "total_files": 89,
      "total_functions": 423
    },
    "dependencies": {
      "total_imports": 156
    }
  },
  "context": "Analyzed 89 files"
}

🔄 Context Generation (2 Tools)

Essential for AI-assisted development workflows.

generate_context

Purpose: Creates comprehensive project context for AI assistants
Use Cases: AI pair programming, code review preparation, documentation generation

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "4",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "generate_context",
    "arguments": {
      "path": "/path/to/project",
      "max_tokens": 50000,
      "include_ast": true,
      "languages": ["python", "javascript", "rust"],
      "exclude_patterns": ["*.pyc", "node_modules/", "target/"],
      "focus_areas": ["architecture", "patterns", "dependencies"]
    }
  }
}

Response Example:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "4",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\n  \"context_type\": \"project\",\n  \"total_files\": 89,\n  \"languages_detected\": {\n    \"python\": 45,\n    \"javascript\": 25,\n    \"rust\": 12,\n    \"yaml\": 4,\n    \"markdown\": 3\n  },\n  \"ast_items\": 1247,\n  \"token_count\": 47830,\n  \"project_structure\": {\n    \"src/\": {\n      \"python_files\": 45,\n      \"main_modules\": [\"app.py\", \"config.py\", \"models.py\"]\n    },\n    \"tests/\": {\n      \"test_files\": 23\n    }\n  },\n  \"architecture_insights\": [\n    \"Layered architecture with clear separation\",\n    \"Repository pattern for data access\",\n    \"Dependency injection for testability\"\n  ],\n  \"key_patterns\": [\n    \"Flask web application\",\n    \"SQLAlchemy ORM usage\",\n    \"JWT authentication\",\n    \"REST API endpoints\"\n  ],\n  \"context_summary\": \"Full-stack Python web application with authentication, database models, and comprehensive test coverage.\"\n}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

generate_deep_context

Purpose: Comprehensive project analysis with quality scorecard and deep insights Use Cases: Full project assessment, quality metrics dashboard, technical debt evaluation

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "4b",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "generate_deep_context",
    "arguments": {
      "paths": ["/path/to/project"],
      "format": null
    }
  }
}

Response Example:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "4b",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\n  \"status\": \"completed\",\n  \"message\": \"Deep context generation completed\",\n  \"context\": {\n    \"metadata\": {\n      \"project_root\": \"/path/to/project\",\n      \"tool_version\": \"pmat 2.183.0\",\n      \"generated_at\": \"2025-01-01T12:00:00Z\",\n      \"analysis_duration_ms\": 2450\n    },\n    \"quality_scorecard\": {\n      \"overall_health\": 85.0,\n      \"complexity_score\": 92.3,\n      \"maintainability_index\": 78.5,\n      \"modularity_score\": 88.0,\n      \"technical_debt_hours\": 42.5\n    },\n    \"file_count\": 127,\n    \"total_lines\": 15430,\n    \"languages\": {\n      \"rust\": 45,\n      \"python\": 32,\n      \"javascript\": 28,\n      \"typescript\": 15,\n      \"markdown\": 7\n    }\n  }\n}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Key Features:

• Quality Scorecard: Comprehensive project health metrics including complexity, maintainability, modularity
• Technical Debt Estimation: Calculated in hours based on complexity, SATD comments, and code issues
• Multi-Language Support: Analyzes projects with multiple programming languages
• Performance Metrics: Analysis duration tracking for large projects
• Metadata Enrichment: Project root, tool version, and generation timestamp

Comparison with generate_context:

• generate_context: File-level AST analysis, focuses on code structure and dependencies
• generate_deep_context: Project-level quality analysis, focuses on health metrics and technical debt

⚖️ Quality & Metrics (3 Tools)

Comprehensive quality assessment and reporting capabilities.

tdg_analyze_with_storage

Purpose: Technical Debt Grading with persistent storage and historical tracking
Use Cases: Quality dashboards, trend analysis, compliance reporting

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "5",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "tdg_analyze_with_storage",
    "arguments": {
      "path": "/path/to/project",
      "store_results": true,
      "generate_report": true,
      "components": ["complexity", "duplication", "size", "security", "documentation"],
      "thresholds": {
        "complexity": 10,
        "duplication": 0.15,
        "documentation_coverage": 0.80
      },
      "historical_comparison": true
    }
  }
}

Response Example:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "5",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\n  \"analysis_type\": \"tdg\",\n  \"overall_grade\": \"B+\",\n  \"confidence_score\": 0.87,\n  \"components\": {\n    \"complexity\": {\n      \"score\": 8.2,\n      \"grade\": \"A-\",\n      \"max_complexity\": 12,\n      \"avg_complexity\": 4.1,\n      \"trend\": \"improving\"\n    },\n    \"duplication\": {\n      \"score\": 6.8,\n      \"grade\": \"B\",\n      \"duplicate_lines\": 156,\n      \"total_lines\": 12450,\n      \"percentage\": 1.25,\n      \"trend\": \"stable\"\n    },\n    \"security\": {\n      \"score\": 7.5,\n      \"grade\": \"B+\",\n      \"vulnerabilities\": 2,\n      \"severity\": \"medium\",\n      \"trend\": \"improving\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"historical_data\": {\n    \"previous_grade\": \"B\",\n    \"grade_trend\": \"improving\",\n    \"analysis_date\": \"2024-01-01T10:00:00Z\"\n  },\n  \"stored_location\": \"/tmp/pmat_analysis_20240101.json\"\n}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

check_quality_gates

Purpose: Project-level quality gate validation with configurable strict/standard modes Use Cases: CI/CD quality enforcement, release readiness validation, team quality standards

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "5a",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "check_quality_gates",
    "arguments": {
      "paths": ["/path/to/project"],
      "strict": false
    }
  }
}

Arguments:

• paths (array): Project or file paths to analyze
• strict (boolean): Threshold mode
  • false (standard): score >= 50.0, grade >= D
  • true (strict): score >= 70.0, grade >= B

Response Example:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "5a",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\n  \"status\": \"completed\",\n  \"message\": \"Quality gate check completed (standard mode)\",\n  \"passed\": true,\n  \"score\": 85.5,\n  \"grade\": \"A\",\n  \"threshold\": 50.0,\n  \"files_analyzed\": 15,\n  \"violations\": [\n    {\n      \"file\": \"src/complex.rs\",\n      \"score\": 45.2,\n      \"grade\": \"D\",\n      \"issues\": [\"Deep nesting: 7 levels\", \"SATD detected: 3 annotations\"]\n    }\n  ]\n}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Quality Modes:

• Standard Mode (strict: false): Lenient thresholds for development, score >= 50.0, grade >= D
• Strict Mode (strict: true): Production-ready thresholds, score >= 70.0, grade >= B

CI/CD Integration:

# .github/workflows/quality-gate.yml
- name: Quality Gate Check
  run: |
    pmat mcp call check_quality_gates --paths . --strict true
    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
      echo "Quality gate failed - blocking merge"
      exit 1
    fi

check_quality_gate_file

Purpose: File-level quality gate validation with detailed metrics and violation reporting Use Cases: Pre-commit hooks, file-specific quality enforcement, targeted refactoring

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "5b",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "check_quality_gate_file",
    "arguments": {
      "file_path": "/path/to/file.rs",
      "strict": false
    }
  }
}

Arguments:

• file_path (string): Path to file to analyze
• strict (boolean): Threshold mode (same as check_quality_gates)

Response Example:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "5b",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\n  \"status\": \"completed\",\n  \"message\": \"Quality gate check completed for file (standard mode)\",\n  \"file\": \"src/main.rs\",\n  \"passed\": true,\n  \"score\": 90.5,\n  \"grade\": \"A\",\n  \"threshold\": 50.0,\n  \"violations\": [\n    {\n      \"category\": \"SemanticComplexity\",\n      \"penalty\": -3.0,\n      \"description\": \"Deep nesting: 5 levels\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"metrics\": {\n    \"structural_complexity\": 25.0,\n    \"semantic_complexity\": 20.0,\n    \"duplication_ratio\": 20.0,\n    \"coupling_score\": 15.0,\n    \"doc_coverage\": 10.5,\n    \"consistency_score\": 10.0\n  }\n}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Metrics Breakdown:

• structural_complexity: Cyclomatic complexity, nesting depth, function length
• semantic_complexity: Cognitive load, abstraction levels, naming clarity
• duplication_ratio: Code duplication percentage
• coupling_score: Module coupling and dependency metrics
• doc_coverage: Documentation completeness
• consistency_score: Code style and pattern consistency

Pre-commit Hook Example:

#!/bin/bash
# .git/hooks/pre-commit
for file in $(git diff --cached --name-only | grep '\.rs$'); do
  pmat mcp call check_quality_gate_file --file-path "$file" --strict true
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Quality gate failed for $file"
    exit 1
  fi
done

quality_gate_summary

Purpose: Aggregated quality metrics summary with grade distribution and language breakdown Use Cases: Team dashboards, quality trends, technical debt reporting

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "5c",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "quality_gate_summary",
    "arguments": {
      "paths": ["/path/to/project"]
    }
  }
}

Arguments:

• paths (array): Project or file paths to analyze

Response Example:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "5c",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\n  \"status\": \"completed\",\n  \"message\": \"Quality gate summary generated\",\n  \"summary\": {\n    \"total_files\": 50,\n    \"passed_files\": 42,\n    \"failed_files\": 8,\n    \"average_score\": 75.3,\n    \"average_grade\": \"B\",\n    \"threshold_score\": 50.0,\n    \"grade_distribution\": {\n      \"A\": 15,\n      \"B\": 20,\n      \"C\": 10,\n      \"D\": 5\n    },\n    \"language_distribution\": {\n      \"Rust\": 35,\n      \"Python\": 10,\n      \"JavaScript\": 5\n    }\n  }\n}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Dashboard Integration:

# quality_dashboard.py
import pmat_mcp_client

client = PMATMCPClient()
summary = client.quality_gate_summary(["."])
data = json.loads(summary['result']['content'][0]['text'])

print(f"Project Health: {data['summary']['average_score']:.1f} ({data['summary']['average_grade']})")
print(f"Pass Rate: {data['summary']['passed_files']}/{data['summary']['total_files']}")
print(f"Grade Distribution: {data['summary']['grade_distribution']}")

Comparison of Quality Gate Functions:

• check_quality_gates: Project-wide pass/fail validation with configurable thresholds
• check_quality_gate_file: Detailed file-level analysis with metric breakdown and penalties
• quality_gate_summary: High-level aggregated view for dashboards and reporting

quality_gate_baseline

Purpose: Create TDG baseline snapshots with Blake3 content hashing for quality tracking Use Cases: Quality trend tracking, regression detection, baseline establishment

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "batch4-1",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "quality_gate_baseline",
    "arguments": {
      "paths": ["."],
      "output": "/tmp/baseline.json"
    }
  }
}

Response Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "batch4-1",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\"status\": \"completed\", \"message\": \"Quality gate baseline created successfully\", \"baseline\": {\"file_path\": \"/tmp/baseline.json\", \"timestamp\": \"2025-11-01T00:00:00Z\", \"summary\": {\"total_files\": 5, \"average_score\": 87.5, \"average_grade\": \"A\"}, \"git_context\": {\"branch\": \"master\", \"commit_sha_short\": \"abc123d\"}}}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

CLI Usage:

# Create baseline for current project
pmat mcp call quality_gate_baseline --paths "." --output "/tmp/baseline_v1.json"

# Create baseline for multiple directories
pmat mcp call quality_gate_baseline --paths "src,tests" --output "/tmp/baseline.json"

Python Client Usage:

result = client.quality_gate_baseline(
    paths=["."],
    output="/tmp/baseline_v1.json"
)
print(f"Baseline file: {result['baseline']['file_path']}")
print(f"Average score: {result['baseline']['summary']['average_score']}")

quality_gate_compare

Purpose: Compare TDG baselines to detect quality regressions and improvements Use Cases: Quality regression detection, continuous monitoring, trend analysis

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "batch4-2",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "quality_gate_compare",
    "arguments": {
      "baseline": "/tmp/baseline_v1.json",
      "paths": ["."]
    }
  }
}

Response Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "batch4-2",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\"status\": \"completed\", \"message\": \"Quality gate comparison completed successfully\", \"comparison\": {\"improved\": 2, \"regressed\": 1, \"unchanged\": 2, \"added\": 0, \"removed\": 0, \"has_regressions\": true, \"total_changes\": 3, \"regressed_files\": [{\"file\": \"src/complex.rs\", \"old_score\": 85.0, \"new_score\": 78.5, \"delta\": -6.5, \"old_grade\": \"A\", \"new_grade\": \"B\"}]}}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

CLI Usage:

# Compare current state to baseline
pmat mcp call quality_gate_compare --baseline "/tmp/baseline_v1.json" --paths "."

# Compare specific directory to baseline
pmat mcp call quality_gate_compare --baseline "/tmp/baseline.json" --paths "src"

Python Client Usage:

comparison = client.quality_gate_compare(
    baseline="/tmp/baseline_v1.json",
    paths=["."]
)
print(f"Has regressions: {comparison['comparison']['has_regressions']}")
print(f"Regressed files: {comparison['comparison']['regressed']}")
print(f"Improved files: {comparison['comparison']['improved']}")

git_status

Purpose: Extract git repository status and metadata (commit, branch, author, tags) Use Cases: Release tracking, commit validation, git integration, audit trails

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "batch4-3",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "git_status",
    "arguments": {
      "path": "."
    }
  }
}

Response Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "batch4-3",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\"status\": \"completed\", \"message\": \"Git status retrieved successfully\", \"git_status\": {\"commit_sha\": \"abc123def456789...\", \"commit_sha_short\": \"abc123d\", \"branch\": \"master\", \"author_name\": \"John Doe\", \"author_email\": \"john@example.com\", \"commit_timestamp\": \"2025-11-01T00:00:00Z\", \"commit_message\": \"feat: Add new feature\", \"tags\": [\"v1.0.0\"], \"is_clean\": true, \"uncommitted_files\": 0, \"remote_url\": \"git@github.com:org/repo.git\"}}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

CLI Usage:

# Get git status for current directory
pmat mcp call git_status --path "."

# Get git status for specific repository
pmat mcp call git_status --path "/path/to/repo"

Python Client Usage:

git_status = client.git_status(path=".")
print(f"Branch: {git_status['git_status']['branch']}")
print(f"Commit: {git_status['git_status']['commit_sha_short']}")
print(f"Author: {git_status['git_status']['author_name']}")
print(f"Is clean: {git_status['git_status']['is_clean']}")

Comparison of Quality Tracking Functions:

• quality_gate_baseline: Create quality snapshots with content hashing and git context
• quality_gate_compare: Compare baselines to detect quality regressions/improvements
• git_status: Extract git repository metadata for audit trails and release tracking

generate_comprehensive_report

Purpose: Multi-format reporting with charts, graphs, and executive summaries
Use Cases: Stakeholder communication, compliance documentation, trend analysis

🏗️ Scaffolding (4 Tools)

Project generation and template management capabilities.

scaffold_project

Purpose: Generate new projects from templates with PMAT integration
Use Cases: Project initialization, consistent architecture, rapid prototyping

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "6",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "scaffold_project",
    "arguments": {
      "template": "python-fastapi",
      "name": "my-api-project",
      "path": "/path/to/new/project",
      "variables": {
        "author": "PMAT User",
        "description": "FastAPI project with PMAT integration",
        "python_version": "3.11",
        "include_docker": true,
        "include_tests": true
      },
      "include_pmat_config": true,
      "initialize_git": true
    }
  }
}

Response Example:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "6",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\n  \"scaffolding_result\": \"success\",\n  \"template_used\": \"python-fastapi\",\n  \"project_name\": \"my-api-project\",\n  \"files_created\": [\n    \"app/main.py\",\n    \"app/models.py\",\n    \"app/routers/users.py\",\n    \"app/routers/auth.py\",\n    \"tests/test_main.py\",\n    \"tests/test_users.py\",\n    \"requirements.txt\",\n    \"pmat.toml\",\n    \"README.md\",\n    \"Dockerfile\",\n    \"docker-compose.yml\",\n    \".gitignore\"\n  ],\n  \"directories_created\": [\n    \"app/\",\n    \"app/routers/\",\n    \"tests/\",\n    \"docs/\",\n    \"scripts/\"\n  ],\n  \"git_initialized\": true,\n  \"pmat_config_included\": true,\n  \"next_steps\": [\n    \"cd /path/to/new/project\",\n    \"python -m venv venv\",\n    \"source venv/bin/activate\",\n    \"pip install -r requirements.txt\",\n    \"pmat analyze .\",\n    \"python -m uvicorn app.main:app --reload\"\n  ]\n}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

list_templates

Purpose: Browse available project templates with filtering and search
Use Cases: Template discovery, project planning, architecture selection

Response Example:

{
  "total_templates": 25,
  "categories": {
    "web": {
      "count": 8,
      "templates": [
        {
          "name": "python-fastapi",
          "description": "FastAPI web application with async support",
          "features": ["async", "openapi", "dependency-injection"],
          "complexity": "medium"
        },
        {
          "name": "node-express",
          "description": "Express.js REST API with TypeScript",
          "features": ["typescript", "middleware", "error-handling"],
          "complexity": "low"
        }
      ]
    },
    "data": {
      "count": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "name": "python-pandas",
          "description": "Data analysis project with Pandas/Jupyter",
          "features": ["jupyter", "pandas", "visualization"],
          "complexity": "low"
        }
      ]
    },
    "cli": {
      "count": 6,
      "templates": [
        {
          "name": "rust-clap",
          "description": "High-performance CLI with Clap",
          "features": ["performance", "argument-parsing", "cross-platform"],
          "complexity": "medium"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

create_agent_template

Purpose: Generate custom MCP agent templates
Use Cases: Team-specific workflows, custom integrations, reusable patterns

manage_templates

Purpose: Template lifecycle management (install, update, remove)
Use Cases: Template maintenance, version control, team distribution

🔧 System Management (5+ Tools)

Infrastructure and operational capabilities for MCP server management.

system_diagnostics

Purpose: Comprehensive system health and performance monitoring
Use Cases: Troubleshooting, capacity planning, performance optimization

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "7",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "system_diagnostics",
    "arguments": {
      "include_performance": true,
      "include_dependencies": true,
      "check_health": true,
      "verbose": false
    }
  }
}

Response Example:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "7",
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "{\n  \"system_status\": \"healthy\",\n  \"pmat_version\": \"2.71.0\",\n  \"mcp_server_status\": \"running\",\n  \"port\": 8080,\n  \"uptime\": \"2h 15m\",\n  \"performance\": {\n    \"memory_usage\": \"45.2 MB\",\n    \"cpu_usage\": \"2.1%\",\n    \"active_connections\": 3,\n    \"requests_per_minute\": 12,\n    \"average_response_time\": \"150ms\"\n  },\n  \"dependencies\": {\n    \"python\": \"3.11.5\",\n    \"rust\": \"1.73.0\",\n    \"node\": \"18.17.0\",\n    \"git\": \"2.41.0\"\n  },\n  \"cache_status\": {\n    \"enabled\": true,\n    \"size\": \"234 MB\",\n    \"hit_rate\": \"87%\",\n    \"entries\": 1247\n  },\n  \"recent_errors\": [],\n  \"recommendations\": [\n    \"Consider increasing cache size for better performance\",\n    \"Monitor memory usage during peak hours\"\n  ]\n}"
      }
    ]
  }
}

cache_management

Purpose: Analysis result caching with intelligent invalidation
Use Cases: Performance optimization, resource management, cost reduction

configuration_manager

Purpose: Dynamic configuration management and validation
Use Cases: Runtime configuration, environment management, feature flags

health_monitor

Purpose: Continuous health monitoring with alerting
Use Cases: SLA monitoring, proactive maintenance, incident response

background_daemon

Purpose: Background processing and scheduled analysis
Use Cases: Continuous integration, scheduled reports, batch processing

🧬 Specialized Analysis (6 Tools)

Advanced analysis capabilities for specific use cases and research applications.

analyze_provability

Purpose: Formal verification and correctness analysis
Use Cases: Critical system validation, security-sensitive code, mathematical functions

Request Schema:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "8",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "analyze_provability",
    "arguments": {
      "path": "/path/to/project",
      "focus_functions": ["authenticate", "validate_token", "encrypt_data"],
      "formal_verification": true,
      "check_invariants": true,
      "proof_depth": "deep"
    }
  }
}

Response Example:

{
  "analysis_type": "provability",
  "total_functions": 23,
  "provable_functions": 18,
  "unprovable_functions": 5,
  "provability_score": 78.3,
  "detailed_analysis": {
    "authenticate": {
      "provable": true,
      "invariants_checked": 5,
      "edge_cases_covered": 12,
      "formal_proof_status": "complete",
      "confidence": 0.95
    },
    "validate_token": {
      "provable": false,
      "issues": ["Missing null check on line 45", "Uncovered error path"],
      "confidence": 0.65,
      "suggestions": ["Add comprehensive input validation", "Increase test coverage"]
    }
  }
}

analyze_entropy

Purpose: Information-theoretic complexity analysis
Use Cases: Code complexity research, predictability analysis, compression optimization

analyze_graph_metrics

Purpose: Code structure graph analysis and metrics
Use Cases: Architecture analysis, dependency management, coupling assessment

analyze_big_o_complexity

Purpose: Algorithmic complexity analysis and performance prediction
Use Cases: Performance optimization, algorithm selection, scalability planning

analyze_cognitive_load

Purpose: Human cognitive complexity assessment
Use Cases: Code readability, maintainability assessment, team productivity

analyze_maintainability_index

Purpose: Composite maintainability scoring
Use Cases: Legacy system assessment, refactoring prioritization, technical debt valuation

MCP Integration Patterns

Claude Desktop Integration

The most common integration pattern uses Claude Desktop’s MCP configuration:

Configuration File (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pmat": {
      "command": "pmat",
      "args": ["mcp", "--port", "8080", "--mode", "http"],
      "env": {
        "PMAT_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
        "PMAT_MCP_CACHE_ENABLED": "true",
        "PMAT_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT": "4"
      }
    },
    "pmat-websocket": {
      "command": "pmat",
      "args": ["mcp", "--port", "8081", "--mode", "websocket"],
      "env": {
        "PMAT_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "debug",
        "PMAT_MCP_REALTIME": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage in Claude:

I need to analyze the complexity of my Python project. Can you use PMAT to check the src/ directory and identify functions with high complexity?

Claude will automatically call:

{
  "tool": "analyze_complexity",
  "arguments": {
    "path": "./src/",
    "language": "python",
    "threshold": 10
  }
}

HTTP Client Integration

For custom applications and integrations:

Python HTTP Client:

import requests
import json

class PMATMCPClient:
    def __init__(self, base_url="http://localhost:8080"):
        self.base_url = base_url
        self.session = requests.Session()
    
    def call_tool(self, tool_name, arguments):
        payload = {
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
            "method": "tools/call",
            "params": {
                "name": tool_name,
                "arguments": arguments
            }
        }
        
        response = self.session.post(
            f"{self.base_url}/mcp",
            json=payload,
            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
            timeout=30
        )
        
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.json()
    
    def analyze_project_complexity(self, project_path, language="auto"):
        """High-level wrapper for complexity analysis."""
        return self.call_tool("analyze_complexity", {
            "path": project_path,
            "language": language,
            "include_tests": True,
            "output_format": "json"
        })
    
    def generate_project_context(self, project_path, max_tokens=50000):
        """High-level wrapper for context generation."""
        return self.call_tool("generate_context", {
            "path": project_path,
            "max_tokens": max_tokens,
            "include_ast": True
        })

# Example usage
client = PMATMCPClient()

# Analyze complexity
complexity_result = client.analyze_project_complexity("/path/to/project")
print(f"Average complexity: {complexity_result['result']['content'][0]['text']}")

# Generate context for AI assistant
context_result = client.generate_project_context("/path/to/project")
context_data = json.loads(context_result['result']['content'][0]['text'])
print(f"Project has {context_data['total_files']} files in {len(context_data['languages_detected'])} languages")

WebSocket Integration

For real-time applications requiring bidirectional communication:

Node.js WebSocket Client:

const WebSocket = require('ws');

class PMATMCPWebSocketClient {
    constructor(url = 'ws://localhost:8081') {
        this.ws = new WebSocket(url);
        this.requestId = 1;
        this.pendingRequests = new Map();
        this.eventHandlers = new Map();
    }
    
    async connect() {
        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
            this.ws.on('open', () => {
                console.log('Connected to PMAT MCP server');
                resolve();
            });
            
            this.ws.on('error', reject);
            
            this.ws.on('message', (data) => {
                try {
                    const message = JSON.parse(data);
                    this.handleMessage(message);
                } catch (error) {
                    console.error('Failed to parse message:', error);
                }
            });
        });
    }
    
    handleMessage(message) {
        if (message.id && this.pendingRequests.has(message.id)) {
            // Response to a request
            const callback = this.pendingRequests.get(message.id);
            callback(message);
            this.pendingRequests.delete(message.id);
        } else if (message.method) {
            // Event or notification
            const handlers = this.eventHandlers.get(message.method) || [];
            handlers.forEach(handler => handler(message.params));
        }
    }
    
    async callTool(toolName, arguments) {
        const id = (this.requestId++).toString();
        
        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
            const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
                this.pendingRequests.delete(id);
                reject(new Error('Request timeout'));
            }, 30000);
            
            this.pendingRequests.set(id, (response) => {
                clearTimeout(timeout);
                if (response.error) {
                    reject(new Error(response.error.message));
                } else {
                    resolve(response);
                }
            });
            
            const request = {
                jsonrpc: "2.0",
                id: id,
                method: "tools/call",
                params: {
                    name: toolName,
                    arguments: arguments
                }
            };
            
            this.ws.send(JSON.stringify(request));
        });
    }
    
    onEvent(eventType, handler) {
        if (!this.eventHandlers.has(eventType)) {
            this.eventHandlers.set(eventType, []);
        }
        this.eventHandlers.get(eventType).push(handler);
    }
    
    // High-level methods
    async startBackgroundAnalysis(projectPath, analysisTypes = ['complexity', 'satd']) {
        return this.callTool('background_daemon', {
            action: 'start_analysis',
            path: projectPath,
            analysis_types: analysisTypes,
            notify_on_completion: true
        });
    }
}

// Example usage
async function demonstrateWebSocketIntegration() {
    const client = new PMATMCPWebSocketClient();
    await client.connect();
    
    // Set up event handlers
    client.onEvent('analysis_progress', (data) => {
        console.log(`Analysis progress: ${data.percentage}%`);
    });
    
    client.onEvent('analysis_complete', (data) => {
        console.log('Analysis completed:', data.results);
    });
    
    // Start background analysis
    const result = await client.startBackgroundAnalysis('/path/to/large/project');
    console.log('Background analysis started:', result);
    
    // Continue with other work while analysis runs in background
    const contextResult = await client.callTool('generate_context', {
        path: '/path/to/other/project',
        max_tokens: 10000
    });
    
    console.log('Context generated while analysis runs in background');
}

demonstrateWebSocketIntegration().catch(console.error);

Server-Sent Events Integration

For streaming updates and progress monitoring:

JavaScript SSE Client:

class PMATMCPSSEClient {
    constructor(baseUrl = 'http://localhost:8080') {
        this.baseUrl = baseUrl;
    }
    
    async startStreamingAnalysis(projectPath, analysisTypes) {
        const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}/mcp/stream`, {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: {
                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
                'Accept': 'text/event-stream'
            },
            body: JSON.stringify({
                tool: 'analyze_comprehensive',
                arguments: {
                    path: projectPath,
                    types: analysisTypes,
                    stream_progress: true
                }
            })
        });
        
        if (!response.ok) {
            throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`);
        }
        
        const reader = response.body.getReader();
        const decoder = new TextDecoder();
        
        return {
            async *events() {
                try {
                    while (true) {
                        const { done, value } = await reader.read();
                        if (done) break;
                        
                        const chunk = decoder.decode(value);
                        const lines = chunk.split('\n');
                        
                        for (const line of lines) {
                            if (line.startsWith('data: ')) {
                                const data = line.slice(6);
                                if (data === '[DONE]') return;
                                
                                try {
                                    yield JSON.parse(data);
                                } catch (e) {
                                    console.warn('Failed to parse SSE data:', data);
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                } finally {
                    reader.releaseLock();
                }
            }
        };
    }
}

// Example usage
async function demonstrateSSEIntegration() {
    const client = new PMATMCPSSEClient();
    
    const stream = await client.startStreamingAnalysis('/path/to/project', [
        'complexity', 
        'satd', 
        'security'
    ]);
    
    console.log('Starting streaming analysis...');
    
    for await (const event of stream.events()) {
        switch (event.type) {
            case 'progress':
                console.log(`Progress: ${event.data.percentage}% - ${event.data.current_step}`);
                break;
            case 'result':
                console.log(`Completed ${event.data.analysis_type}:`, event.data.results);
                break;
            case 'error':
                console.error('Analysis error:', event.data.error);
                break;
            case 'complete':
                console.log('All analysis completed:', event.data.summary);
                return;
        }
    }
}

demonstrateSSEIntegration().catch(console.error);

Advanced MCP Workflows

Workflow 1: Comprehensive Code Review Automation

This workflow combines multiple MCP tools for automated code review:

async def automated_code_review(client, project_path, pr_files=None):
    """
    Comprehensive automated code review using multiple PMAT MCP tools.
    """
    results = {}
    
    # Step 1: Generate project context for AI understanding
    print("Generating project context...")
    context_result = await client.call_tool_async("generate_context", {
        "path": project_path,
        "max_tokens": 30000,
        "include_ast": True,
        "focus_areas": ["architecture", "patterns"]
    })
    results['context'] = context_result
    
    # Step 2: Analyze complexity for refactoring opportunities
    print("Analyzing code complexity...")
    complexity_result = await client.call_tool_async("analyze_complexity", {
        "path": project_path,
        "threshold": 8,
        "include_tests": False
    })
    results['complexity'] = complexity_result
    
    # Step 3: Check for technical debt
    print("Scanning for technical debt...")
    satd_result = await client.call_tool_async("analyze_satd", {
        "path": project_path,
        "patterns": ["TODO", "FIXME", "HACK", "NOTE"],
        "group_by": "priority",
        "estimate_effort": True
    })
    results['technical_debt'] = satd_result
    
    # Step 4: Security vulnerability scan
    print("Performing security analysis...")
    security_result = await client.call_tool_async("analyze_security", {
        "path": project_path,
        "include_dependencies": True,
        "severity_threshold": "medium"
    })
    results['security'] = security_result
    
    # Step 5: Duplicate code detection
    print("Detecting code duplication...")
    duplicates_result = await client.call_tool_async("analyze_duplicates", {
        "path": project_path,
        "similarity_threshold": 0.8,
        "minimum_block_size": 5
    })
    results['duplicates'] = duplicates_result
    
    # Step 6: Generate comprehensive TDG report
    print("Generating TDG assessment...")
    tdg_result = await client.call_tool_async("tdg_analyze_with_storage", {
        "path": project_path,
        "store_results": True,
        "generate_report": True,
        "components": ["complexity", "duplication", "security", "maintainability"]
    })
    results['tdg'] = tdg_result
    
    # Step 7: Apply quality gate
    print("Checking quality gates...")
    quality_gate_result = await client.call_tool_async("quality_gate", {
        "path": project_path,
        "min_grade": "B",
        "fail_fast": False
    })
    results['quality_gate'] = quality_gate_result
    
    return results

# Usage
async def main():
    client = PMATMCPAsyncClient()
    await client.connect()
    
    review_results = await automated_code_review(
        client, 
        "/path/to/project"
    )
    
    # Generate summary report
    print("\n=== Automated Code Review Summary ===")
    
    # Extract key metrics
    context_data = json.loads(review_results['context']['result']['content'][0]['text'])
    complexity_data = json.loads(review_results['complexity']['result']['content'][0]['text'])
    tdg_data = json.loads(review_results['tdg']['result']['content'][0]['text'])
    
    print(f"Project: {context_data['context_summary']}")
    print(f"Files analyzed: {context_data['total_files']}")
    print(f"Average complexity: {complexity_data['average_complexity']}")
    print(f"Overall TDG grade: {tdg_data['overall_grade']}")
    
    quality_passed = json.loads(review_results['quality_gate']['result']['content'][0]['text'])['gate_passed']
    print(f"Quality gate: {'✅ PASSED' if quality_passed else '❌ FAILED'}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())

Workflow 2: AI-Assisted Refactoring Pipeline

This workflow uses MCP tools to guide AI-assisted refactoring:

async def ai_assisted_refactoring(client, project_path, target_grade="A-"):
    """
    AI-assisted refactoring pipeline using PMAT MCP tools.
    """
    
    # Phase 1: Analysis
    print("Phase 1: Analyzing current state...")
    
    # Get baseline TDG score
    baseline_tdg = await client.call_tool_async("tdg_analyze_with_storage", {
        "path": project_path,
        "store_results": True,
        "components": ["complexity", "duplication", "size", "maintainability"]
    })
    
    baseline_data = json.loads(baseline_tdg['result']['content'][0]['text'])
    current_grade = baseline_data['overall_grade']
    
    print(f"Current grade: {current_grade}, Target: {target_grade}")
    
    if current_grade >= target_grade:
        print("Target grade already achieved!")
        return baseline_data
    
    # Identify refactoring opportunities
    complexity_analysis = await client.call_tool_async("analyze_complexity", {
        "path": project_path,
        "threshold": 6  # Lower threshold for refactoring candidates
    })
    
    duplicates_analysis = await client.call_tool_async("analyze_duplicates", {
        "path": project_path,
        "similarity_threshold": 0.7
    })
    
    # Phase 2: Prioritization
    print("Phase 2: Prioritizing refactoring tasks...")
    
    complexity_data = json.loads(complexity_analysis['result']['content'][0]['text'])
    duplicates_data = json.loads(duplicates_analysis['result']['content'][0]['text'])
    
    # Create refactoring task list
    refactoring_tasks = []
    
    # High complexity functions
    for func in complexity_data.get('high_complexity_functions', []):
        refactoring_tasks.append({
            'type': 'complexity_reduction',
            'priority': 'high',
            'file': func['file'],
            'function': func['name'],
            'current_complexity': func['complexity'],
            'recommendations': func.get('recommendations', [])
        })
    
    # Duplicate code blocks
    for duplicate in duplicates_data.get('duplicate_blocks', []):
        refactoring_tasks.append({
            'type': 'duplicate_elimination',
            'priority': 'medium',
            'files': duplicate['files'],
            'similarity': duplicate['similarity'],
            'lines': duplicate['lines']
        })
    
    # Phase 3: Iterative Refactoring
    print("Phase 3: Executing refactoring iterations...")
    
    for iteration in range(5):  # Max 5 iterations
        print(f"\nIteration {iteration + 1}:")
        
        # Check current progress
        current_tdg = await client.call_tool_async("tdg_analyze_with_storage", {
            "path": project_path,
            "store_results": True
        })
        
        current_data = json.loads(current_tdg['result']['content'][0]['text'])
        current_grade = current_data['overall_grade']
        
        print(f"Current grade: {current_grade}")
        
        if current_grade >= target_grade:
            print(f"✅ Target grade {target_grade} achieved!")
            break
            
        # Generate context for AI refactoring
        context = await client.call_tool_async("generate_context", {
            "path": project_path,
            "max_tokens": 20000,
            "focus_areas": ["high_complexity", "duplicates"]
        })
        
        # Here you would integrate with an AI assistant (Claude, GPT, etc.)
        # to actually perform the refactoring based on the context and tasks
        
        print(f"Generated context for AI assistant: {len(context['result']['content'][0]['text'])} characters")
        
        # Simulate refactoring completion (in real usage, wait for AI to complete)
        await asyncio.sleep(1)
    
    # Final assessment
    final_tdg = await client.call_tool_async("tdg_analyze_with_storage", {
        "path": project_path,
        "store_results": True,
        "generate_report": True
    })
    
    return json.loads(final_tdg['result']['content'][0]['text'])

Workflow 3: Continuous Quality Monitoring

Set up background monitoring with automated reporting:

class ContinuousQualityMonitor:
    def __init__(self, mcp_client, project_paths, monitoring_config):
        self.client = mcp_client
        self.project_paths = project_paths
        self.config = monitoring_config
        self.monitoring_active = False
    
    async def start_monitoring(self):
        """Start continuous quality monitoring for multiple projects."""
        self.monitoring_active = True
        
        # Initialize background daemon
        await self.client.call_tool_async("background_daemon", {
            "action": "start",
            "projects": self.project_paths,
            "monitoring_interval": self.config.get("interval", 3600),  # 1 hour
            "analysis_types": self.config.get("analyses", ["tdg", "security"])
        })
        
        print("Continuous quality monitoring started")
        
        # Monitor loop
        while self.monitoring_active:
            try:
                await asyncio.sleep(60)  # Check every minute
                
                # Check for completed analyses
                status = await self.client.call_tool_async("system_diagnostics", {
                    "include_performance": True,
                    "check_health": True
                })
                
                # Process any alerts or notifications
                await self.process_monitoring_events()
                
            except Exception as e:
                print(f"Monitoring error: {e}")
                await asyncio.sleep(300)  # Wait 5 minutes on error
    
    async def process_monitoring_events(self):
        """Process monitoring events and generate alerts."""
        
        for project_path in self.project_paths:
            # Check latest TDG results
            try:
                latest_results = await self.client.call_tool_async("tdg_analyze_with_storage", {
                    "path": project_path,
                    "store_results": False,  # Just retrieve latest
                    "load_historical": True
                })
                
                data = json.loads(latest_results['result']['content'][0]['text'])
                
                # Check for grade degradation
                if 'historical_data' in data:
                    current_grade = data['overall_grade']
                    previous_grade = data['historical_data']['previous_grade']
                    
                    if self.grade_value(current_grade) < self.grade_value(previous_grade):
                        await self.send_alert(f"Quality degradation in {project_path}: {previous_grade} → {current_grade}")
                
                # Check for security issues
                security_score = data.get('components', {}).get('security', {}).get('score', 10)
                if security_score < 7.0:
                    await self.send_alert(f"Security score below threshold in {project_path}: {security_score}")
                    
            except Exception as e:
                print(f"Error processing monitoring for {project_path}: {e}")
    
    def grade_value(self, grade):
        """Convert letter grade to numeric value."""
        grade_map = {'A+': 12, 'A': 11, 'A-': 10, 'B+': 9, 'B': 8, 'B-': 7, 
                     'C+': 6, 'C': 5, 'C-': 4, 'D+': 3, 'D': 2, 'D-': 1, 'F': 0}
        return grade_map.get(grade, 0)
    
    async def send_alert(self, message):
        """Send quality alert (implement your notification system)."""
        print(f"🚨 QUALITY ALERT: {message}")
        
        # Here you would integrate with:
        # - Slack/Discord notifications
        # - Email alerts
        # - Dashboard updates
        # - Issue tracking systems
    
    async def generate_daily_report(self):
        """Generate daily quality report for all monitored projects."""
        
        report = {
            "date": datetime.now().isoformat(),
            "projects": {}
        }
        
        for project_path in self.project_paths:
            try:
                # Get comprehensive report
                comprehensive_report = await self.client.call_tool_async("generate_comprehensive_report", {
                    "path": project_path,
                    "format": "json",
                    "include_trends": True,
                    "time_range": "24h"
                })
                
                report["projects"][project_path] = json.loads(
                    comprehensive_report['result']['content'][0]['text']
                )
                
            except Exception as e:
                report["projects"][project_path] = {"error": str(e)}
        
        # Save report
        report_path = f"/tmp/quality_report_{datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d')}.json"
        with open(report_path, 'w') as f:
            json.dump(report, f, indent=2)
        
        print(f"Daily report generated: {report_path}")
        return report

# Usage
async def setup_continuous_monitoring():
    client = PMATMCPAsyncClient()
    await client.connect()
    
    config = {
        "interval": 1800,  # 30 minutes
        "analyses": ["tdg", "security", "complexity"],
        "alert_thresholds": {
            "grade_degradation": True,
            "security_threshold": 7.0,
            "complexity_threshold": 10
        }
    }
    
    monitor = ContinuousQualityMonitor(
        client,
        ["/path/to/project1", "/path/to/project2"],
        config
    )
    
    # Start monitoring
    await monitor.start_monitoring()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(setup_continuous_monitoring())

Performance and Scaling Considerations

Caching Strategy

PMAT MCP tools implement intelligent caching to optimize performance:

# Configure caching for optimal performance
cache_config = {
    "analysis_cache": {
        "enabled": True,
        "ttl": 3600,  # 1 hour
        "max_size": "500MB",
        "strategy": "lru_with_size_limit"
    },
    "context_cache": {
        "enabled": True,
        "ttl": 7200,  # 2 hours
        "max_entries": 1000,
        "invalidate_on_file_change": True
    },
    "template_cache": {
        "enabled": True,
        "ttl": 86400,  # 24 hours
        "preload": True
    }
}

# Apply cache configuration
await client.call_tool_async("configuration_manager", {
    "action": "update",
    "section": "cache",
    "config": cache_config
})

Concurrent Analysis

For large codebases, use parallel processing:

import asyncio
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor

async def parallel_project_analysis(client, project_paths, max_workers=4):
    """Analyze multiple projects in parallel."""
    
    semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(max_workers)
    
    async def analyze_single_project(project_path):
        async with semaphore:
            try:
                # Comprehensive analysis
                result = await client.call_tool_async("tdg_analyze_with_storage", {
                    "path": project_path,
                    "store_results": True,
                    "parallel_processing": True
                })
                return project_path, result
            except Exception as e:
                return project_path, {"error": str(e)}
    
    # Start all analyses
    tasks = [analyze_single_project(path) for path in project_paths]
    results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
    
    return dict(results)

# Usage
project_results = await parallel_project_analysis(
    client,
    ["/project1", "/project2", "/project3", "/project4"]
)

Resource Management

Monitor and manage server resources:

async def monitor_server_resources(client):
    """Monitor MCP server resource usage."""
    
    diagnostics = await client.call_tool_async("system_diagnostics", {
        "include_performance": True,
        "include_dependencies": True,
        "verbose": True
    })
    
    data = json.loads(diagnostics['result']['content'][0]['text'])
    
    # Check resource usage
    memory_usage = float(data['performance']['memory_usage'].replace(' MB', ''))
    cpu_usage = float(data['performance']['cpu_usage'].replace('%', ''))
    
    if memory_usage > 1000:  # > 1GB
        print("⚠️ High memory usage detected")
        
        # Optimize cache
        await client.call_tool_async("cache_management", {
            "action": "optimize",
            "strategy": "aggressive"
        })
    
    if cpu_usage > 80:
        print("⚠️ High CPU usage detected")
        
        # Reduce concurrent processing
        await client.call_tool_async("configuration_manager", {
            "action": "update",
            "section": "performance",
            "config": {
                "max_concurrent_analyses": 2,
                "analysis_timeout": 300
            }
        })
    
    return data

Troubleshooting Common Issues

Connection Problems

async def diagnose_connection_issues(client):
    """Diagnose and resolve common MCP connection issues."""
    
    try:
        # Test basic connectivity
        health_check = await client.call_tool_async("health_monitor", {
            "check_type": "comprehensive"
        })
        
        print("✅ MCP server is responsive")
        
    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
        print("❌ Connection timeout - check server status")
        
        # Try to restart server
        try:
            await client.call_tool_async("background_daemon", {
                "action": "restart"
            })
            print("🔄 Server restart attempted")
        except:
            print("❌ Unable to restart server - check configuration")
            
    except ConnectionError:
        print("❌ Connection refused - is server running?")
        print("Try: pmat mcp --port 8080 --mode http")
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"❌ Unexpected error: {e}")

Performance Issues

async def optimize_performance(client, project_path):
    """Optimize performance for large projects."""
    
    # Check project size
    context_preview = await client.call_tool_async("generate_context", {
        "path": project_path,
        "max_tokens": 1000,  # Small preview
        "include_ast": False
    })
    
    context_data = json.loads(context_preview['result']['content'][0]['text'])
    total_files = context_data['total_files']
    
    if total_files > 1000:
        print(f"Large project detected ({total_files} files)")
        
        # Use incremental analysis
        optimized_config = {
            "batch_size": 100,
            "parallel_processing": True,
            "cache_aggressively": True,
            "exclude_patterns": ["*.log", "*.tmp", "node_modules/", "target/"]
        }
        
        return await client.call_tool_async("analyze_complexity", {
            "path": project_path,
            "optimization": optimized_config
        })
    
    # Standard analysis for smaller projects
    return await client.call_tool_async("analyze_complexity", {
        "path": project_path
    })

Summary

PMAT’s MCP tools provide a comprehensive suite of 25+ analysis, quality, and development capabilities designed for AI-assisted workflows. The tools are organized into logical categories:

• Analysis Tools: Core code analysis capabilities
• Context Generation: AI assistant integration
• Quality & Metrics: TDG scoring and quality gates
• Scaffolding: Project generation and templates
• System Management: Infrastructure and monitoring
• Specialized Analysis: Advanced research capabilities

Key benefits of the MCP architecture include:

• Standardized Interface: All tools use consistent JSON-RPC protocols
• Multiple Transport Modes: HTTP, WebSocket, SSE, and background daemon options
• Intelligent Caching: Performance optimization with smart invalidation
• Real-time Communication: WebSocket support for interactive workflows
• Scalable Architecture: Parallel processing and resource management

The integration patterns shown in this chapter enable teams to build sophisticated AI-assisted development workflows, from automated code review to continuous quality monitoring. Whether you’re using Claude Desktop, building custom applications, or integrating with existing tools, PMAT’s MCP tools provide the foundation for reliable, high-quality software development.

Each tool is designed to work independently or as part of larger workflows, giving teams the flexibility to adopt PMAT incrementally while maintaining full compatibility with existing development processes and toolchains.

Chapter 16: Deep Context Analysis

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (6/6 examples)

Last updated: 2025-09-09
PMAT version: pmat 0.21.5

The Problem

While PMAT’s regular context command provides quick project overviews for AI assistants, development teams often need deeper, more comprehensive analysis for refactoring, architecture decisions, and quality assessment. Regular context generation focuses on basic metrics and structure, but complex codebases require multi-dimensional analysis combining complexity metrics, git history, dependency graphs, and quality assessments.

Traditional code analysis tools provide point-in-time snapshots or focus on single metrics. Teams need a comprehensive analysis that combines multiple dimensions—complexity, quality, churn, dependencies, and architecture—into a unified view that supports both human decision-making and automated quality gates.

Deep Context vs Regular Context

Regular Context (pmat context)

Purpose: Quick AI assistant integration and basic project understanding
Speed: Fast (seconds)
Output: Basic file structure, line counts, language detection
Use Cases: Documentation generation, AI prompts, quick overview
Token Optimization: Designed for LLM token limits

Example Output:

{
  "total_files": 45,
  "languages": {"python": 30, "javascript": 15},
  "total_lines": 5420,
  "project_structure": {
    "src/": {"files": 30},
    "tests/": {"files": 15}
  }
}

Deep Context (pmat analyze deep-context)

Purpose: Comprehensive multi-dimensional codebase analysis
Speed: Thorough (minutes for large projects, seconds with caching)
Output: AST analysis, complexity metrics, git churn, dependency graphs, quality assessment
Use Cases: Refactoring planning, architecture analysis, quality gates, technical debt assessment
Analysis Depth: Full AST parsing with language-specific insights

Example Output:

{
  "metadata": {
    "generated": "2024-06-09T10:30:45Z",
    "version": "0.21.5",
    "project_path": "/path/to/project",
    "analysis_duration": "2.34s",
    "cache_hit_rate": 0.75
  },
  "overview": {
    "total_files": 298,
    "total_lines": 45231,
    "test_coverage": 92.3,
    "languages": {
      "rust": {"files": 234, "lines": 35420, "percentage": 78.5}
    }
  },
  "complexity": {
    "summary": {
      "median_cyclomatic": 5,
      "p90_cyclomatic": 20,
      "max_cyclomatic": 75
    },
    "hotspots": [/* detailed complexity analysis */]
  },
  "quality": {
    "tdg_score": 1.45,
    "grade": "A-",
    "technical_debt_ratio": 0.05
  },
  "churn": {/* git history analysis */},
  "dependencies": {/* dependency graph analysis */}
}

Performance Comparison

Deep Context Command Interface

Basic Usage

# Basic deep context analysis
pmat analyze deep-context

# With specific output format
pmat analyze deep-context --format json
pmat analyze deep-context --format markdown
pmat analyze deep-context --format sarif

Comprehensive Analysis Options

# Full analysis with all features
pmat analyze deep-context \
  --full \
  --format json \
  --period-days 60 \
  --include "complexity,churn,dependencies,quality" \
  --cache-strategy normal \
  --parallel \
  --top-files 20 \
  --include-pattern "*.rs" \
  --include-pattern "*.py" \
  --exclude-pattern "*/target/*" \
  --exclude-pattern "*/node_modules/*" \
  --max-depth 10 \
  --output comprehensive_analysis.json

Core Command Options

File Filtering Options

Performance Options

Multi-Dimensional Analysis Components

1. Complexity Analysis

Deep context provides comprehensive complexity metrics beyond simple line counts.

Metrics Included:

• Cyclomatic Complexity: Decision point counting
• Cognitive Complexity: Human comprehension difficulty
• N-Path Complexity: Execution path counting
• Halstead Metrics: Software science metrics

Example Complexity Output:

{
  "complexity": {
    "summary": {
      "median_cyclomatic": 5,
      "p90_cyclomatic": 20,
      "max_cyclomatic": 75,
      "median_cognitive": 8,
      "high_complexity_functions": 23
    },
    "hotspots": [
      {
        "file": "cli/mod.rs",
        "function": "handle_analyze_graph",
        "line_start": 245,
        "line_end": 389,
        "cyclomatic_complexity": 75,
        "cognitive_complexity": 125,
        "recommendation": "Extract sub-functions for graph analysis",
        "effort_estimate": "4-6 hours"
      }
    ],
    "distribution": {
      "1-5": 120,    // Low complexity
      "6-10": 30,    // Medium complexity  
      "11-15": 5,    // High complexity
      "16+": 1       // Very high complexity
    }
  }
}

2. Quality Assessment

Comprehensive quality metrics combining multiple quality dimensions.

Quality Components:

• TDG Score: Technical Debt Grading
• Test Coverage: Unit and integration test coverage
• Code Smells: Anti-patterns and issues
• Security Issues: Vulnerability detection
• Maintainability Index: Composite maintainability score

Example Quality Output:

{
  "quality": {
    "tdg_score": 1.45,
    "grade": "A-",
    "confidence": 0.87,
    "test_coverage": 92.3,
    "code_smells": 23,
    "security_issues": 0,
    "technical_debt_ratio": 0.05,
    "maintainability_index": 87.2,
    "components": {
      "complexity": {"score": 8.2, "grade": "A-"},
      "duplication": {"score": 6.8, "grade": "B"},
      "security": {"score": 9.5, "grade": "A+"},
      "documentation": {"score": 8.4, "grade": "A-"}
    }
  }
}

3. Code Churn Analysis

Git history analysis identifying change patterns and risk areas.

Churn Metrics:

• File Change Frequency: How often files change
• Author Distribution: Number of developers per file
• Change Size: Lines added/removed over time
• Risk Score: Combination of complexity and churn

Example Churn Output:

{
  "churn": {
    "period_days": 30,
    "total_commits": 156,
    "active_authors": 8,
    "most_changed_files": [
      {
        "file": "cli/mod.rs",
        "changes": 45,
        "authors": 3,
        "lines_added": 234,
        "lines_removed": 123,
        "last_change": "2024-06-08T15:23:45Z"
      }
    ],
    "hotspot_risk": [
      {
        "file": "cli/mod.rs",
        "complexity_rank": 1,
        "churn_rank": 1,
        "risk_score": 0.95,
        "priority": "high",
        "recommendation": "Focus testing and code review on this file"
      }
    ]
  }
}

4. Dependency Analysis

Comprehensive dependency graph analysis and architectural insights.

Dependency Features:

• Import Graph: Module and package dependencies
• Circular Dependencies: Detection and analysis
• Dependency Depth: How deep dependency chains go
• External Dependencies: Third-party package analysis

Example Dependency Output:

{
  "dependencies": {
    "total_dependencies": 156,
    "direct_dependencies": 23,
    "circular_dependencies": 0,
    "dependency_graph": {
      "depth": 8,
      "strongly_connected_components": 1,
      "fan_out_max": 23,
      "fan_in_max": 45
    },
    "external_dependencies": [
      {
        "name": "serde",
        "version": "1.0.163",
        "usage_count": 45,
        "security_advisories": 0,
        "license": "MIT"
      }
    ],
    "architecture_layers": [
      {"name": "cli", "depth": 0, "dependencies": 5},
      {"name": "server", "depth": 1, "dependencies": 12},
      {"name": "core", "depth": 2, "dependencies": 8}
    ]
  }
}

5. Architecture Overview

High-level architectural insights and structural analysis.

Architecture Metrics:

• Module Organization: How code is structured
• Coupling Analysis: Inter-module dependencies
• Cohesion Analysis: Intra-module relationships
• Layer Architecture: Architectural pattern detection

Example Architecture Output:

{
  "architecture": {
    "modules": 23,
    "layers": ["cli", "server", "analyzer", "core"],
    "coupling_score": 0.23,
    "cohesion_score": 0.87,
    "architectural_patterns": [
      "layered_architecture",
      "dependency_injection",
      "repository_pattern"
    ],
    "design_quality": {
      "separation_of_concerns": "good",
      "single_responsibility": "excellent", 
      "dependency_inversion": "good"
    }
  }
}

Output Formats

JSON Format

Structured data format ideal for tool integration and programmatic processing.

Usage:

pmat analyze deep-context --format json --output analysis.json

Characteristics:

• Machine Readable: Easy to parse and process
• Complete Data: All analysis results included
• API Integration: Perfect for tool integration
• Size: Larger but complete

Markdown Format

Human-readable format ideal for documentation and reports.

Usage:

pmat analyze deep-context --format markdown --output report.md

Example Markdown Output:

# Deep Context Analysis Report

**Generated:** 2024-06-09 10:30:45 UTC  
**Project:** paiml-mcp-agent-toolkit  
**Analysis Duration:** 2.34s  

## Project Overview

- **Total Files:** 298
- **Lines of Code:** 45,231
- **Test Coverage:** 92.3%
- **Primary Language:** Rust (78.5%)
- **TDG Score:** 1.45 (Grade A-)

### Language Distribution

| Language   | Files | Lines | Coverage | Percentage |
|------------|-------|-------|----------|------------|
| Rust       | 234   | 35,420| 94.1%    | 78.5%      |
| TypeScript | 45    | 8,234 | 87.5%    | 18.2%      |
| Python     | 12    | 1,234 | 95.2%    | 2.7%       |

## Complexity Hotspots

### 🔥 Critical Priority
1. **cli/mod.rs:245-389** `handle_analyze_graph()`
   - **Cyclomatic:** 75, **Cognitive:** 125
   - **Recommendation:** Extract sub-functions
   - **Effort:** 4-6 hours

## Quality Assessment

| Metric | Score | Grade |
|--------|-------|-------|
| Overall TDG | 1.45 | A- |
| Test Coverage | 92.3% | A |
| Maintainability | 87.2 | A- |

## Recommendations

### Immediate Actions
1. **Refactor high-complexity functions**
2. **Address code churn hotspots**

### Medium Term  
3. **Improve documentation coverage**
4. **Monitor architectural coupling**

SARIF Format

Static Analysis Results Interchange Format for CI/CD integration.

Usage:

pmat analyze deep-context --format sarif --output security-report.sarif

SARIF Benefits:

• CI/CD Integration: GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins support
• Tool Interoperability: Standard format across tools
• Security Focus: Optimized for security and quality issues
• Rich Metadata: Detailed issue descriptions and fixes

Example SARIF Output:

{
  "$schema": "https://schemastore.azurewebsites.net/schemas/json/sarif-2.1.0.json",
  "version": "2.1.0",
  "runs": [
    {
      "tool": {
        "driver": {
          "name": "PMAT Deep Context",
          "version": "0.21.5"
        }
      },
      "results": [
        {
          "ruleId": "complexity/high-cyclomatic",
          "level": "warning",
          "message": {
            "text": "Function has high cyclomatic complexity (75)"
          },
          "locations": [
            {
              "physicalLocation": {
                "artifactLocation": {"uri": "cli/mod.rs"},
                "region": {"startLine": 245, "endLine": 389}
              }
            }
          ],
          "fixes": [
            {
              "description": {"text": "Extract sub-functions to reduce complexity"}
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Performance Optimization and Caching

Intelligent Caching System

PMAT’s deep context analysis uses content-based caching for optimal performance.

Cache Strategy:

• Cache Key: SHA-256 hash of file content + analysis options
• Invalidation: Automatic when file content changes
• Storage Location: ~/.pmat/cache/deep-context/
• Retention: 30 days default, configurable

Cache Options:

# Normal caching (default) - use cache when available
pmat analyze deep-context --cache-strategy normal

# Force refresh - ignore existing cache
pmat analyze deep-context --cache-strategy force-refresh

# Offline mode - cache only, fail if not available
pmat analyze deep-context --cache-strategy offline

Incremental Analysis

Smart file change detection for faster subsequent analysis.

Incremental Features:

• Git Integration: Uses git status to identify changed files
• Dependency Tracking: Re-analyzes files when dependencies change
• Parallel Processing: Analyzes independent files concurrently
• Smart Invalidation: Cache invalidation based on file relationships

Example Performance Impact:

# Initial analysis (no cache)
$ time pmat analyze deep-context --format json
real    0m18.456s

# Incremental analysis (minor changes)  
$ time pmat analyze deep-context --format json
real    0m2.123s

# Cache hit (no changes)
$ time pmat analyze deep-context --format json  
real    0m0.089s

Parallel Processing

Multi-core analysis for improved performance on large projects.

Parallel Options:

# Use all available CPU cores
pmat analyze deep-context --parallel

# Specific parallelism level
pmat analyze deep-context --parallel=4

# Combined with other optimizations
pmat analyze deep-context \
  --parallel \
  --cache-strategy normal \
  --include "complexity,quality" \
  --top-files 10

Integration Patterns

Python Integration

Comprehensive Python client for deep context integration.

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Deep Context Integration Examples
"""

import json
import subprocess
import os
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, Any, Optional

class DeepContextAnalyzer:
    def __init__(self, project_path: str = "."):
        self.project_path = Path(project_path).absolute()
    
    def basic_analysis(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Run basic deep context analysis."""
        cmd = ["pmat", "analyze", "deep-context", "--format", "json"]
        result = subprocess.run(
            cmd, 
            cwd=self.project_path, 
            capture_output=True, 
            text=True,
            check=True
        )
        return json.loads(result.stdout)
    
    def comprehensive_analysis(self, output_file: str = "analysis.json") -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Run comprehensive analysis with all features."""
        cmd = [
            "pmat", "analyze", "deep-context",
            "--full",
            "--format", "json", 
            "--period-days", "60",
            "--include", "complexity,churn,dependencies,quality",
            "--cache-strategy", "normal",
            "--parallel",
            "--top-files", "20",
            "--output", output_file
        ]
        
        subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=self.project_path, check=True)
        
        with open(self.project_path / output_file) as f:
            return json.load(f)
    
    def incremental_analysis(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Fast incremental analysis for CI/CD."""
        cmd = [
            "pmat", "analyze", "deep-context",
            "--cache-strategy", "normal",
            "--include", "complexity,quality",
            "--format", "json",
            "--top-files", "5"
        ]
        
        result = subprocess.run(
            cmd,
            cwd=self.project_path,
            capture_output=True,
            text=True,
            check=True
        )
        
        return json.loads(result.stdout)
    
    def quality_gate_check(self, min_grade: str = "B") -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Perform quality gate analysis."""
        analysis = self.basic_analysis()
        
        quality = analysis.get("quality", {})
        current_grade = quality.get("grade", "F")
        
        # Grade comparison logic
        grade_values = {
            "A+": 12, "A": 11, "A-": 10,
            "B+": 9, "B": 8, "B-": 7,
            "C+": 6, "C": 5, "C-": 4,
            "D+": 3, "D": 2, "D-": 1, "F": 0
        }
        
        current_score = grade_values.get(current_grade, 0)
        required_score = grade_values.get(min_grade, 8)
        
        return {
            "passed": current_score >= required_score,
            "current_grade": current_grade,
            "required_grade": min_grade,
            "current_score": current_score,
            "required_score": required_score,
            "quality_metrics": quality,
            "recommendations": self._generate_recommendations(analysis)
        }
    
    def generate_markdown_report(self) -> str:
        """Generate human-readable markdown report."""
        output_file = "deep_context_report.md"
        cmd = [
            "pmat", "analyze", "deep-context",
            "--format", "markdown",
            "--full",
            "--output", output_file
        ]
        
        subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=self.project_path, check=True)
        
        with open(self.project_path / output_file) as f:
            return f.read()
    
    def _generate_recommendations(self, analysis: Dict[str, Any]) -> list:
        """Generate actionable recommendations based on analysis."""
        recommendations = []
        
        # Complexity recommendations
        complexity = analysis.get("complexity", {})
        if complexity.get("max_cyclomatic", 0) > 20:
            recommendations.append({
                "priority": "high",
                "category": "complexity",
                "action": "Refactor high-complexity functions",
                "details": f"Max complexity: {complexity.get('max_cyclomatic')}"
            })
        
        # Quality recommendations  
        quality = analysis.get("quality", {})
        if quality.get("test_coverage", 100) < 80:
            recommendations.append({
                "priority": "medium",
                "category": "testing",
                "action": "Increase test coverage",
                "details": f"Current coverage: {quality.get('test_coverage')}%"
            })
        
        # Churn recommendations
        churn = analysis.get("churn", {})
        hotspots = churn.get("hotspot_risk", [])
        high_risk_files = [h for h in hotspots if h.get("priority") == "high"]
        
        if high_risk_files:
            recommendations.append({
                "priority": "high", 
                "category": "maintenance",
                "action": "Review high-risk files",
                "details": f"Files: {[f['file'] for f in high_risk_files]}"
            })
        
        return recommendations

# Usage Examples
def main():
    analyzer = DeepContextAnalyzer("/path/to/project")
    
    print("🔍 Running basic deep context analysis...")
    basic_result = analyzer.basic_analysis()
    overview = basic_result.get("overview", {})
    print(f"Project: {overview.get('total_files')} files, {overview.get('total_lines')} lines")
    
    print("\n📊 Checking quality gate...")
    quality_result = analyzer.quality_gate_check("B+")
    status = "✅ PASSED" if quality_result["passed"] else "❌ FAILED"
    print(f"Quality Gate: {status}")
    print(f"Grade: {quality_result['current_grade']} (required: {quality_result['required_grade']})")
    
    if quality_result["recommendations"]:
        print("\n💡 Recommendations:")
        for rec in quality_result["recommendations"]:
            print(f"  {rec['priority'].upper()}: {rec['action']}")
    
    print("\n📄 Generating comprehensive report...")
    comprehensive_result = analyzer.comprehensive_analysis("full_analysis.json")
    print(f"Comprehensive analysis completed: {len(str(comprehensive_result))} characters of data")
    
    print("\n📝 Generating markdown report...")
    markdown_report = analyzer.generate_markdown_report()
    print(f"Markdown report generated: {len(markdown_report)} characters")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

CI/CD Integration

Complete GitHub Actions workflow for deep context quality analysis.

name: Deep Context Quality Analysis

on:
  push:
    branches: [ main, develop ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ main ]

env:
  PMAT_VERSION: "0.21.5"

jobs:
  deep-context-analysis:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    
    steps:
    - name: Checkout Code
      uses: actions/checkout@v4
      with:
        fetch-depth: 0  # Full history for churn analysis
    
    - name: Setup Rust
      uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
      with:
        toolchain: stable
        profile: minimal
    
    - name: Install PMAT
      run: cargo install pmat --version ${{ env.PMAT_VERSION }}
    
    - name: Run Deep Context Analysis
      run: |
        echo "🔍 Running comprehensive deep context analysis..."
        pmat analyze deep-context \
          --full \
          --format json \
          --period-days 30 \
          --include "complexity,quality,churn,dependencies,security" \
          --cache-strategy force-refresh \
          --parallel \
          --top-files 20 \
          --output deep-context-analysis.json
    
    - name: Generate SARIF Report
      run: |
        echo "📊 Generating SARIF report for security dashboard..."
        pmat analyze deep-context \
          --format sarif \
          --include "quality,security" \
          --output security-report.sarif
    
    - name: Upload SARIF Results
      uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
      if: always()
      with:
        sarif_file: security-report.sarif
    
    - name: Quality Gate Enforcement
      run: |
        echo "🚪 Enforcing quality gate..."
        
        # Extract quality grade
        GRADE=$(jq -r '.quality.grade // "F"' deep-context-analysis.json)
        TDG_SCORE=$(jq -r '.quality.tdg_score // 0' deep-context-analysis.json)
        TEST_COVERAGE=$(jq -r '.quality.test_coverage // 0' deep-context-analysis.json)
        
        echo "📈 Quality Metrics:"
        echo "  Grade: $GRADE"
        echo "  TDG Score: $TDG_SCORE"
        echo "  Test Coverage: $TEST_COVERAGE%"
        
        # Define quality gate thresholds
        MIN_GRADE="B"
        MIN_COVERAGE=80
        MAX_TDG_SCORE=2.0
        
        # Grade check
        case "$GRADE" in
          "A+"|"A"|"A-"|"B+"|"B")
            echo "✅ Grade requirement met: $GRADE >= $MIN_GRADE"
            GRADE_PASS=true
            ;;
          *)
            echo "❌ Grade requirement failed: $GRADE < $MIN_GRADE"
            GRADE_PASS=false
            ;;
        esac
        
        # Coverage check
        if (( $(echo "$TEST_COVERAGE >= $MIN_COVERAGE" | bc -l) )); then
          echo "✅ Coverage requirement met: $TEST_COVERAGE% >= $MIN_COVERAGE%"
          COVERAGE_PASS=true
        else
          echo "❌ Coverage requirement failed: $TEST_COVERAGE% < $MIN_COVERAGE%"
          COVERAGE_PASS=false
        fi
        
        # TDG score check  
        if (( $(echo "$TDG_SCORE <= $MAX_TDG_SCORE" | bc -l) )); then
          echo "✅ TDG score requirement met: $TDG_SCORE <= $MAX_TDG_SCORE"
          TDG_PASS=true
        else
          echo "❌ TDG score requirement failed: $TDG_SCORE > $MAX_TDG_SCORE"
          TDG_PASS=false
        fi
        
        # Overall gate decision
        if [[ "$GRADE_PASS" == "true" && "$COVERAGE_PASS" == "true" && "$TDG_PASS" == "true" ]]; then
          echo "🎉 Quality gate PASSED - all requirements met"
          exit 0
        else
          echo "🚫 Quality gate FAILED - requirements not met"
          exit 1
        fi
    
    - name: Generate Markdown Report
      if: always()
      run: |
        echo "📝 Generating human-readable report..."
        pmat analyze deep-context \
          --format markdown \
          --full \
          --period-days 30 \
          --include "complexity,quality,churn" \
          --output quality-report.md
    
    - name: Upload Analysis Artifacts
      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      if: always()
      with:
        name: deep-context-analysis
        path: |
          deep-context-analysis.json
          security-report.sarif
          quality-report.md
        retention-days: 30
    
    - name: Comment on PR
      if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && always()
      uses: actions/github-script@v7
      with:
        script: |
          const fs = require('fs');
          
          // Read markdown report
          let report = '';
          try {
            report = fs.readFileSync('quality-report.md', 'utf8');
          } catch (error) {
            report = '❌ Report generation failed';
          }
          
          // Read quality metrics
          let metrics = {};
          try {
            const analysisData = fs.readFileSync('deep-context-analysis.json', 'utf8');
            const analysis = JSON.parse(analysisData);
            metrics = {
              grade: analysis.quality?.grade || 'Unknown',
              coverage: analysis.quality?.test_coverage || 0,
              tdgScore: analysis.quality?.tdg_score || 0,
              complexityHotspots: analysis.complexity?.hotspots?.length || 0
            };
          } catch (error) {
            console.log('Could not parse analysis results');
          }
          
          const comment = `## 🔍 Deep Context Analysis Report
          
          ### Quality Metrics
          - **Overall Grade:** ${metrics.grade}
          - **Test Coverage:** ${metrics.coverage}%
          - **TDG Score:** ${metrics.tdgScore}
          - **Complexity Hotspots:** ${metrics.complexityHotspots}
          
          ### Detailed Analysis
          <details>
          <summary>Click to expand full report</summary>
          
          ${report}
          
          </details>
          
          ---
          *Generated by PMAT Deep Context Analysis*`;
          
          await github.rest.issues.createComment({
            issue_number: context.issue.number,
            owner: context.repo.owner,
            repo: context.repo.repo,
            body: comment
          });

Language-Specific Deep Analysis

Rust Analysis Capabilities

PMAT provides specialized analysis for Rust projects with deep understanding of Rust-specific patterns.

Rust-Specific Features:

• Ownership Analysis: Borrow checker insights and lifetime complexity
• Trait Analysis: Trait implementations and bounds
• Macro Analysis: Macro usage and expansion complexity
• Unsafe Code: Unsafe block detection and analysis
• Error Handling: Result/Option usage patterns

Example Rust Analysis:

{
  "rust_analysis": {
    "functions": [
      {
        "name": "analyze_complexity",
        "signature": "fn analyze_complexity<'a, T: Analyzer>(input: &'a T) -> Result<Report, Error>",
        "generics": 1,
        "lifetime_params": 1,
        "trait_bounds": 1,
        "unsafe_blocks": 0,
        "macro_calls": 3,
        "error_handling": "result_based"
      }
    ],
    "modules": 23,
    "trait_implementations": 45,
    "unsafe_blocks": 2,
    "macro_definitions": 8,
    "ownership_complexity": {
      "average_lifetimes": 1.2,
      "complex_lifetimes": 5,
      "borrow_checker_insights": [
        "Most functions use simple lifetime patterns",
        "Complex lifetime relationships in parser module"
      ]
    }
  }
}

TypeScript Analysis Capabilities

Comprehensive TypeScript analysis with type system understanding.

TypeScript Features:

• Type System Analysis: Interface complexity and type coverage
• Generic Analysis: Type parameter usage and constraints
• Decorator Analysis: Angular/React decorators
• Import/Export: ES6 module dependency analysis

Example TypeScript Analysis:

{
  "typescript_analysis": {
    "interfaces": 234,
    "type_aliases": 89,
    "generic_types": 156,
    "any_usage": 12,
    "type_coverage": 94.3,
    "complexity_metrics": {
      "interface_complexity": {
        "average_properties": 6.7,
        "max_properties": 23,
        "inheritance_depth": 4
      },
      "generic_complexity": {
        "average_params": 1.8,
        "max_params": 5,
        "constraint_usage": 67
      }
    },
    "decorator_usage": [
      {"name": "@Component", "count": 45},
      {"name": "@Injectable", "count": 23},
      {"name": "@Input", "count": 89}
    ]
  }
}

Python Analysis Capabilities

Python-specific analysis with understanding of Python idioms and patterns.

Python Features:

• Type Hint Analysis: Type annotation coverage and complexity
• Class Analysis: Inheritance patterns and method complexity
• Decorator Analysis: Built-in and custom decorators
• Async Analysis: Coroutine and async/await patterns

Example Python Analysis:

{
  "python_analysis": {
    "classes": 89,
    "functions": 456,
    "modules": 23,
    "type_hint_coverage": 87.3,
    "async_functions": 34,
    "class_hierarchy": {
      "max_inheritance_depth": 5,
      "abstract_classes": 12,
      "multiple_inheritance": 3
    },
    "decorators": [
      {"name": "@property", "count": 67},
      {"name": "@staticmethod", "count": 23},
      {"name": "@classmethod", "count": 15},
      {"name": "@dataclass", "count": 34}
    ],
    "async_patterns": {
      "async_functions": 34,
      "await_expressions": 156,
      "async_generators": 5
    },
    "comprehensions": 145,
    "magic_methods": 78
  }
}

Cross-Language Analysis

For polyglot projects, deep context provides unified analysis across languages.

Multi-Language Features:

• Language Boundaries: Interface analysis across languages
• Build Integration: Unified build system analysis
• Shared Dependencies: Cross-language dependency tracking
• Architecture Consistency: Pattern consistency across languages

Example Cross-Language Analysis:

{
  "cross_language_analysis": {
    "primary_language": "rust",
    "language_distribution": {
      "rust": {"percentage": 78.5, "role": "core_implementation"},
      "typescript": {"percentage": 18.2, "role": "web_interface"},
      "python": {"percentage": 2.7, "role": "scripts_and_tooling"}
    },
    "interface_analysis": {
      "ffi_boundaries": 3,
      "api_endpoints": 23,
      "data_serialization": ["json", "bincode"]
    },
    "build_system_integration": {
      "cargo_toml": true,
      "package_json": true,
      "requirements_txt": true,
      "consistency_score": 0.89
    }
  }
}

Advanced Use Cases

Refactoring Planning

Use deep context analysis to plan large-scale refactoring efforts.

# Identify refactoring candidates
pmat analyze deep-context \
  --include "complexity,churn" \
  --format json \
  --top-files 30 \
  --output refactoring_candidates.json

# Analyze specific modules
pmat analyze deep-context \
  --include-pattern "src/complex_module/*" \
  --format markdown \
  --full \
  --output complex_module_analysis.md

Technical Debt Assessment

Comprehensive technical debt analysis for management reporting.

# Generate executive summary
pmat analyze deep-context \
  --include "quality,complexity" \
  --format markdown \
  --output technical_debt_summary.md

# Detailed assessment with historical data
pmat analyze deep-context \
  --full \
  --period-days 90 \
  --include "quality,churn,complexity" \
  --format json \
  --output debt_assessment.json

Architecture Analysis

Deep architectural insights for system design decisions.

# Comprehensive architecture analysis
pmat analyze deep-context \
  --include "dependencies,architecture" \
  --dag-type "full-dependency" \
  --format json \
  --output architecture_analysis.json

# Module coupling analysis
pmat analyze deep-context \
  --include "dependencies" \
  --dag-type "call-graph" \
  --format markdown \
  --output coupling_analysis.md

Troubleshooting and Best Practices

Performance Optimization Tips

For Large Projects (1M+ LOC):

# Use selective analysis
pmat analyze deep-context \
  --include "complexity,quality" \
  --exclude "churn" \
  --max-depth 5 \
  --parallel \
  --cache-strategy normal

# Exclude expensive directories
pmat analyze deep-context \
  --exclude-pattern "*/node_modules/*" \
  --exclude-pattern "*/target/*" \
  --exclude-pattern "*/vendor/*"

For CI/CD Environments:

# Fast incremental analysis
pmat analyze deep-context \
  --cache-strategy normal \
  --include "quality" \
  --top-files 5 \
  --format sarif \
  --output quick_quality_check.sarif

Common Issues and Solutions

Issue: Analysis takes too long Solution: Use selective analysis and caching

pmat analyze deep-context \
  --include "complexity" \
  --cache-strategy normal \
  --parallel

Issue: Out of memory on large projects Solution: Limit analysis scope and use streaming

pmat analyze deep-context \
  --max-depth 3 \
  --exclude-pattern "*/generated/*" \
  --top-files 10

Issue: Git history analysis fails Solution: Ensure full git history is available

# In CI/CD, use full checkout
git clone --depth=0 <repository>

Integration Best Practices

1. Start with Basic Analysis: Begin with simple analysis before adding complexity
2. Use Caching Effectively: Enable normal cache strategy for repeated analysis
3. Filter Appropriately: Exclude generated code and dependencies
4. Monitor Performance: Track analysis time and adjust scope as needed
5. Combine with Quality Gates: Integrate with CI/CD for automated quality enforcement

Summary

PMAT’s deep context analysis provides comprehensive, multi-dimensional codebase understanding that goes far beyond traditional static analysis tools. By combining complexity metrics, quality assessment, git history analysis, dependency graphs, and architectural insights, deep context enables teams to make informed decisions about refactoring, architecture, and technical debt management.

Key benefits of deep context analysis include:

• Comprehensive Understanding: Multi-dimensional analysis combining complexity, quality, churn, and architecture
• Performance Optimized: Intelligent caching and incremental analysis for fast repeated analysis
• Multiple Output Formats: JSON for tools, Markdown for humans, SARIF for CI/CD
• Language-Specific Insights: Specialized analysis for Rust, TypeScript, Python, and other languages
• Integration Ready: Built for CI/CD pipelines, quality gates, and development workflows

Whether you’re planning a major refactoring, assessing technical debt, analyzing system architecture, or implementing automated quality gates, PMAT’s deep context analysis provides the comprehensive insights needed to make data-driven decisions about your codebase’s health and evolution.

Chapter 17: WebAssembly Analysis and Security

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (6/6 examples)

Last updated: 2025-09-09
PMAT version: pmat 0.21.5
WASM target: wasm32-unknown-unknown

The Problem

WebAssembly (WASM) has emerged as a critical technology for high-performance web applications, serverless computing, and cross-platform deployment. However, WASM modules present unique security, performance, and quality challenges that traditional analysis tools cannot address effectively.

WASM binaries are complex, low-level artifacts that require specialized analysis techniques. Teams need comprehensive tools for security vulnerability detection, performance profiling, formal verification, and quality assurance. Without proper analysis, WASM modules can introduce security vulnerabilities, performance bottlenecks, and maintenance issues that are difficult to detect and resolve.

PMAT’s WebAssembly Analysis Suite

PMAT provides a comprehensive WebAssembly analysis platform that combines security scanning, performance profiling, formal verification, and quality assurance into a unified toolkit designed specifically for modern WASM development workflows.

Core WASM Capabilities

WASM Analysis Architecture

PMAT’s WASM analysis is built on a streaming pipeline architecture that provides:

• Memory Efficiency: Process large WASM files without loading entire binaries into memory
• Comprehensive Coverage: Analysis of all WASM sections including code, data, and custom sections
• Language Agnostic: Works with WASM generated from Rust, C/C++, AssemblyScript, and other languages
• CI/CD Ready: Designed for automated quality gates and continuous deployment workflows

Command Interface and Basic Usage

Core Command Structure

The WASM analysis functionality is accessed through the pmat analyze wasm command:

# Basic WASM analysis
pmat analyze wasm <wasm_file>

# With analysis options
pmat analyze wasm <wasm_file> [--security] [--profile] [--verify] [--baseline <path>]

# With output control
pmat analyze wasm <wasm_file> --format <format> --output <file>

Command Options

Basic Usage Examples

Quick Security Check:

pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --security --format summary

Comprehensive Analysis:

pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
  --security \
  --profile \
  --verify \
  --format json \
  --output comprehensive_analysis.json

CI/CD Integration:

pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
  --security \
  --format sarif \
  --fail-on-high \
  --output security_report.sarif

Baseline Comparison:

pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
  --baseline reference.wasm \
  --format json \
  --output regression_analysis.json

Security Analysis

PMAT’s WASM security analysis provides comprehensive vulnerability detection with specialized patterns for WebAssembly-specific security issues.

Security Vulnerability Classes

PMAT detects six major classes of WASM security vulnerabilities:

1. Buffer Overflow Detection

Description: Identifies potential buffer overflows in WASM memory operations
Risk Level: High
Detection Method: Static analysis of memory access patterns

{
  "vulnerability": {
    "id": "WASM-BUF-001",
    "category": "buffer_overflow",
    "severity": "high",
    "description": "Potential buffer overflow in memory access",
    "location": {
      "function_index": 5,
      "instruction_offset": 0x142,
      "bytecode_position": 322
    },
    "cwe_id": "CWE-120"
  }
}

2. Integer Overflow Detection

Description: Detects arithmetic operations that may cause integer overflows
Risk Level: High
Detection Method: Control flow analysis with bounds checking

{
  "vulnerability": {
    "id": "WASM-INT-001", 
    "category": "integer_overflow",
    "severity": "high",
    "description": "Potential integer overflow in arithmetic operation",
    "location": {
      "function_index": 8,
      "instruction_offset": 0x89,
      "bytecode_position": 137
    },
    "recommendation": "Add bounds checking before arithmetic operations",
    "cwe_id": "CWE-190"
  }
}

3. Memory Growth Issues

Description: Identifies unbounded memory growth patterns
Risk Level: Medium
Detection Method: Dynamic memory allocation pattern analysis

4. Stack Overflow Prevention

Description: Detects potential stack overflow conditions
Risk Level: High
Detection Method: Call depth analysis and recursive function detection

5. Type Confusion

Description: Identifies type system violations
Risk Level: Medium
Detection Method: Type flow analysis across function boundaries

6. Control Flow Hijacking

Description: Detects potential control flow integrity violations
Risk Level: Critical
Detection Method: Indirect call analysis and jump table validation

Security Analysis Configuration

Security Configuration (wasm_security_config.toml):

[wasm.security]
enabled = true

# Security vulnerability classes
[wasm.security.checks]
buffer_overflow = true
integer_overflow = true
memory_growth = true
stack_overflow = true
type_confusion = true
control_flow_hijacking = true

# Security thresholds
[wasm.security.thresholds]
max_memory_pages = 1024
max_table_size = 65536
max_function_locals = 1024
max_call_depth = 1000

# Output configuration
[wasm.security.output]
format = "sarif"
include_recommendations = true
severity_threshold = "medium"

Security Analysis Output

Comprehensive Security Report:

{
  "analysis_type": "wasm_security",
  "timestamp": "2024-06-09T15:30:45Z",
  "file": "module.wasm",
  "file_size": 1024,
  "security_analysis": {
    "vulnerability_scan": {
      "total_checks": 6,
      "vulnerabilities_found": 2,
      "by_severity": {
        "critical": 0,
        "high": 1,
        "medium": 1,
        "low": 0
      },
      "by_category": {
        "buffer_overflow": 0,
        "integer_overflow": 1,
        "memory_growth": 1,
        "stack_overflow": 0,
        "type_confusion": 0,
        "control_flow_hijacking": 0
      }
    },
    "vulnerabilities": [
      {
        "id": "WASM-INT-001",
        "severity": "high",
        "category": "integer_overflow",
        "description": "Potential integer overflow in arithmetic operation",
        "location": {
          "function_index": 5,
          "instruction_offset": 0x142,
          "bytecode_position": 322
        },
        "recommendation": "Add bounds checking before arithmetic operations",
        "cwe_id": "CWE-190"
      }
    ],
    "memory_analysis": {
      "initial_memory": 16,
      "max_memory": 1024,
      "memory_growth_pattern": "linear",
      "potential_leaks": 0
    },
    "control_flow_analysis": {
      "total_functions": 23,
      "indirect_calls": 5,
      "jump_tables": 2,
      "suspicious_patterns": 0
    }
  },
  "security_score": 7.2,
  "grade": "B-"
}

SARIF Security Output:

{
  "$schema": "https://schemastore.azurewebsites.net/schemas/json/sarif-2.1.0.json",
  "version": "2.1.0",
  "runs": [
    {
      "tool": {
        "driver": {
          "name": "PMAT WASM Security Analyzer",
          "version": "0.21.5"
        }
      },
      "results": [
        {
          "ruleId": "wasm-integer-overflow",
          "level": "error",
          "message": {
            "text": "Potential integer overflow in arithmetic operation"
          },
          "locations": [
            {
              "physicalLocation": {
                "artifactLocation": {"uri": "module.wasm"},
                "region": {"byteOffset": 322, "byteLength": 4}
              }
            }
          ],
          "fixes": [
            {
              "description": {
                "text": "Add bounds checking before arithmetic operations"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Performance Profiling

PMAT provides non-intrusive WASM performance profiling using shadow stack techniques and instruction-level analysis.

Performance Profiling Features

• Shadow Stack Profiling: Track function calls without runtime overhead
• Instruction Mix Analysis: Analyze distribution of WASM instruction types
• Hot Function Detection: Identify performance bottlenecks and optimization opportunities
• Memory Usage Patterns: Track memory allocation and access patterns
• Call Graph Analysis: Understand function interaction patterns

Profiling Configuration

[wasm.profiling]
enabled = true
shadow_stack = true
instruction_counting = true
memory_tracking = true

[wasm.profiling.metrics]
function_call_counts = true
instruction_mix = true
memory_usage_patterns = true
execution_time_estimation = true

[wasm.profiling.thresholds]
hot_function_threshold = 0.1  # 10% of total execution
memory_usage_warning = 0.8   # 80% of available memory
instruction_density_max = 10000

Performance Analysis Output

{
  "analysis_type": "wasm_performance",
  "timestamp": "2024-06-09T15:30:45Z",
  "file": "module.wasm",
  "profiling_results": {
    "execution_summary": {
      "total_functions": 23,
      "total_instructions": 4567,
      "estimated_execution_cycles": 12456,
      "memory_usage": {
        "peak_usage": 65536,
        "average_usage": 32768,
        "growth_rate": "stable"
      }
    },
    "instruction_mix": {
      "arithmetic": {
        "count": 1234,
        "percentage": 27.0,
        "subcategories": {
          "i32.add": 456,
          "i32.mul": 234,
          "f64.add": 123,
          "f64.div": 89
        }
      },
      "memory": {
        "count": 987,
        "percentage": 21.6,
        "subcategories": {
          "i32.load": 456,
          "i32.store": 345,
          "memory.grow": 12
        }
      },
      "control": {
        "count": 654,
        "percentage": 14.3,
        "subcategories": {
          "call": 234,
          "br": 156,
          "br_if": 123,
          "return": 89
        }
      }
    },
    "hot_functions": [
      {
        "function_index": 5,
        "name": "matrix_multiply",
        "call_count": 1234,
        "execution_percentage": 45.2,
        "instruction_count": 567,
        "estimated_cycles": 5634,
        "optimization_potential": "high"
      }
    ],
    "call_graph": {
      "nodes": 23,
      "edges": 45,
      "max_call_depth": 8,
      "recursive_functions": 2
    },
    "memory_patterns": {
      "allocation_hotspots": [
        {
          "function_index": 5,
          "allocations_per_call": 12,
          "average_allocation_size": 1024,
          "peak_memory_function": true
        }
      ],
      "memory_access_patterns": {
        "sequential_access": 78.5,
        "random_access": 21.5,
        "cache_efficiency_estimate": "good"
      }
    }
  },
  "optimization_recommendations": [
    "Consider loop unrolling in matrix_multiply function",
    "Reduce memory allocations in hot path",
    "Investigate call frequency in data_processing",
    "Consider SIMD optimizations for vector operations"
  ],
  "performance_score": 8.1,
  "grade": "A-"
}

Performance Optimization Insights

Hot Function Analysis: Identifies functions consuming the most execution time

# Focus profiling on specific functions
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
  --profile \
  --hot-functions-only \
  --threshold 0.05 \
  --format json

Memory Optimization: Provides insights into memory usage patterns

# Memory-focused profiling
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
  --profile \
  --memory-analysis \
  --format detailed

Formal Verification

PMAT provides mathematical formal verification for WASM modules, proving memory safety, type correctness, and other critical properties.

Verification Properties

PMAT can formally verify multiple properties of WASM modules:

Memory Safety

• Bounds Checking: Prove all memory accesses are within valid bounds
• Null Pointer Safety: Verify absence of null pointer dereferences
• Buffer Overflow Prevention: Mathematical proof that buffer overflows cannot occur

Type System Properties

• Type Soundness: Prove that type system is consistent and sound
• Type Preservation: Verify types are preserved across function calls
• Type Safety: Ensure no type confusion is possible

Stack Safety

• Stack Overflow Prevention: Prove stack usage stays within bounds
• Return Address Integrity: Verify call stack integrity
• Local Variable Safety: Ensure local variables are properly scoped

Control Flow Integrity

• Indirect Call Safety: Verify indirect calls are type-safe
• Jump Target Validation: Prove all jumps go to valid targets
• Return Address Protection: Ensure return addresses cannot be corrupted

Verification Configuration

[wasm.verification]
enabled = true
type_checking = true
memory_safety = true
stack_safety = true
control_flow_integrity = true

[wasm.verification.proofs]
generate_proofs = true
proof_format = "lean"
include_counterexamples = true

[wasm.verification.bounds]
max_verification_time = 300  # 5 minutes
max_memory_usage = "1GB"
proof_complexity_limit = 10000

Verification Output

{
  "analysis_type": "wasm_formal_verification",
  "timestamp": "2024-06-09T15:30:45Z",
  "file": "module.wasm",
  "verification_results": {
    "overall_status": "verified",
    "verification_time": 45.7,
    "properties_checked": 156,
    "properties_verified": 154,
    "properties_failed": 0,
    "properties_unknown": 2,
    "type_system": {
      "status": "verified",
      "type_errors": 0,
      "type_warnings": 0,
      "soundness_proven": true
    },
    "memory_safety": {
      "status": "verified",
      "bounds_checking": "proven_safe",
      "null_pointer_dereference": "impossible",
      "buffer_overflows": "prevented_by_design",
      "use_after_free": "not_applicable"
    },
    "stack_safety": {
      "status": "verified",
      "stack_overflow_prevention": "proven",
      "return_address_integrity": "verified",
      "local_variable_safety": "guaranteed"
    },
    "control_flow_integrity": {
      "status": "verified",
      "indirect_call_safety": "type_checked",
      "jump_target_validation": "verified",
      "return_address_protection": "built_in"
    },
    "mathematical_proofs": [
      {
        "property": "memory_bounds_safety",
        "status": "proven",
        "proof_method": "symbolic_execution",
        "proof_size": 1234,
        "verification_time": 12.3
      },
      {
        "property": "type_soundness",
        "status": "proven",
        "proof_method": "type_theory", 
        "proof_size": 567,
        "verification_time": 8.9
      }
    ],
    "unknown_properties": [
      {
        "property": "termination_guarantee",
        "reason": "recursive_function_detected",
        "function_index": 12,
        "recommendation": "manual_termination_proof_required"
      }
    ]
  },
  "formal_guarantees": [
    "No buffer overflows possible",
    "Type safety guaranteed", 
    "Stack integrity maintained",
    "Control flow cannot be hijacked",
    "Memory access bounds enforced"
  ],
  "verification_confidence": 0.97,
  "grade": "A"
}

Verification Use Cases

Critical Systems Verification:

# Comprehensive verification for security-critical code
pmat analyze wasm secure_module.wasm \
  --verify \
  --format detailed \
  --output security_proof.txt

Type Safety Validation:

# Focus on type system properties
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
  --verify \
  --type-safety-only \
  --format json

Quality Baselines and Regression Detection

PMAT’s baseline system provides sophisticated regression detection using multi-anchor comparison points for comprehensive quality tracking.

Multi-Anchor Baseline System

The baseline system supports multiple comparison anchors:

• Development Baseline: Latest development branch state
• Staging Baseline: Pre-production quality anchor
• Production Baseline: Current production quality state
• Historical Baselines: Time-series quality tracking

Baseline Configuration

[wasm.baselines]
enabled = true
multi_anchor = true
automatic_updates = false

[wasm.baselines.metrics]
performance_metrics = true
security_metrics = true
size_metrics = true
complexity_metrics = true

[wasm.baselines.thresholds]
performance_degradation_threshold = 0.05  # 5% slower
size_increase_threshold = 0.1             # 10% larger  
security_score_degradation = 0.5          # 0.5 point decrease

[wasm.baselines.anchors]
development = "dev_baseline.wasm"
staging = "staging_baseline.wasm"
production = "prod_baseline.wasm"

Baseline Operations

Establish New Baseline:

# Create development baseline
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
  --establish-baseline \
  --anchor development \
  --output dev_baseline.json

# Create production baseline
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
  --establish-baseline \
  --anchor production \
  --output prod_baseline.json

Compare Against Baseline:

# Compare against specific baseline
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
  --baseline prod_baseline.wasm \
  --format json \
  --output regression_report.json

# Multi-anchor comparison
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
  --baseline-anchors dev_baseline.wasm,prod_baseline.wasm \
  --format json \
  --output multi_baseline_report.json

Baseline Comparison Output

{
  "analysis_type": "wasm_baseline_comparison",
  "timestamp": "2024-06-09T15:30:45Z",
  "current_file": "module.wasm",
  "baseline_file": "reference.wasm",
  "comparison_results": {
    "overall_status": "regression_detected",
    "regression_count": 2,
    "improvement_count": 1,
    "neutral_count": 5,
    "performance_comparison": {
      "status": "regression",
      "current_score": 7.8,
      "baseline_score": 8.2,
      "degradation_percentage": 4.9,
      "details": {
        "execution_time": {
          "current": 125.7,
          "baseline": 118.3,
          "change_percentage": 6.3,
          "status": "worse"
        },
        "memory_usage": {
          "current": 65536,
          "baseline": 61440,
          "change_percentage": 6.7,
          "status": "worse"
        },
        "instruction_efficiency": {
          "current": 0.87,
          "baseline": 0.84,
          "change_percentage": 3.6,
          "status": "better"
        }
      }
    },
    "security_comparison": {
      "status": "neutral",
      "current_score": 8.5,
      "baseline_score": 8.5,
      "change": 0.0,
      "vulnerabilities": {
        "current": 0,
        "baseline": 0,
        "new_vulnerabilities": 0,
        "fixed_vulnerabilities": 0
      }
    },
    "size_comparison": {
      "status": "regression",
      "current_size": 1124,
      "baseline_size": 1024,
      "change_percentage": 9.8
    }
  },
  "regression_analysis": [
    {
      "category": "performance",
      "metric": "execution_time",
      "severity": "medium",
      "description": "Execution time increased by 6.3%",
      "root_cause_analysis": "Additional function calls in hot path",
      "recommendation": "Review recent changes to matrix_multiply function"
    }
  ],
  "improvements": [
    {
      "category": "performance", 
      "metric": "instruction_efficiency",
      "description": "Instruction efficiency improved by 3.6%",
      "likely_cause": "Better instruction selection in compiler"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    "Investigate performance regression in matrix_multiply",
    "Consider binary size optimization",
    "Update baseline if changes are intentional"
  ],
  "overall_grade": "B+",
  "baseline_grade": "A-",
  "grade_change": "regression"
}

CI/CD Integration and Automation

PMAT’s WASM analysis is designed for seamless integration into continuous integration and deployment pipelines.

GitHub Actions Integration

Complete GitHub Actions workflow for WASM quality analysis:

name: WASM Quality Analysis

on:
  push:
    branches: [ main, develop ]
    paths: ['**/*.wasm', 'src/**/*.rs']
  pull_request:
    branches: [ main ]

env:
  PMAT_VERSION: "0.21.5"

jobs:
  wasm-analysis:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    
    steps:
    - name: Checkout Code
      uses: actions/checkout@v4
      with:
        lfs: true  # For large WASM files
    
    - name: Setup Rust
      uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
      with:
        toolchain: stable
        target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
    
    - name: Install PMAT
      run: cargo install pmat --version ${{ env.PMAT_VERSION }}
    
    - name: Build WASM Module
      run: |
        cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --release
        cp target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/*.wasm ./module.wasm
    
    - name: WASM Security Analysis
      run: |
        echo "🔒 Running WASM security analysis..."
        pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
          --security \
          --format sarif \
          --fail-on-high \
          --output security-report.sarif
    
    - name: WASM Performance Analysis
      run: |
        echo "⚡ Running WASM performance analysis..."
        pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
          --profile \
          --format json \
          --output performance-report.json
    
    - name: WASM Formal Verification
      run: |
        echo "✅ Running WASM formal verification..."
        pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
          --verify \
          --format json \
          --output verification-report.json
    
    - name: Baseline Comparison
      if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
      run: |
        echo "📊 Comparing against baseline..."
        git fetch origin main
        git show origin/main:baseline.wasm > baseline.wasm || echo "No baseline found"
        
        if [ -f baseline.wasm ]; then
          pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
            --baseline baseline.wasm \
            --format json \
            --output baseline-comparison.json
        fi
    
    - name: Upload SARIF Results
      uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
      if: always()
      with:
        sarif_file: security-report.sarif
    
    - name: Quality Gate Enforcement
      run: |
        echo "🚪 Enforcing WASM quality gates..."
        
        # Extract metrics from reports
        SECURITY_SCORE=$(jq -r '.security_score // 0' security-report.json 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
        PERF_SCORE=$(jq -r '.performance_score // 0' performance-report.json 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
        VERIFICATION_STATUS=$(jq -r '.verification_results.overall_status // "unknown"' verification-report.json 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
        
        echo "📈 Quality Metrics:"
        echo "  Security Score: $SECURITY_SCORE"
        echo "  Performance Score: $PERF_SCORE"
        echo "  Verification Status: $VERIFICATION_STATUS"
        
        # Define thresholds
        MIN_SECURITY_SCORE=7.0
        MIN_PERFORMANCE_SCORE=7.0
        
        # Quality gate logic
        if (( $(echo "$SECURITY_SCORE >= $MIN_SECURITY_SCORE" | bc -l) )) && \
           (( $(echo "$PERF_SCORE >= $MIN_PERFORMANCE_SCORE" | bc -l) )) && \
           [ "$VERIFICATION_STATUS" = "verified" ]; then
          echo "🎉 All WASM quality gates passed"
          exit 0
        else
          echo "🚫 WASM quality gates failed"
          exit 1
        fi
    
    - name: Update Baseline
      if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name == 'push'
      run: |
        echo "🔄 Updating production baseline..."
        cp module.wasm baseline.wasm
        git config user.name "WASM Analysis Bot"
        git config user.email "wasm-bot@pmat.dev"
        git add baseline.wasm
        git commit -m "Update WASM baseline [skip ci]" || echo "No baseline changes"
        git push origin main || echo "Failed to push baseline"

Pre-commit Hooks

Lightweight pre-commit analysis for immediate feedback:

#!/bin/bash
# Pre-commit hook for WASM analysis

set -e

echo "🔍 Running pre-commit WASM analysis..."

# Find all WASM files
WASM_FILES=$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM | grep '\.wasm$' || true)

if [ -z "$WASM_FILES" ]; then
    echo "No WASM files to analyze"
    exit 0
fi

FAILED=0

for wasm_file in $WASM_FILES; do
    echo "Analyzing $wasm_file..."
    
    # Quick security check
    if pmat analyze wasm "$wasm_file" --security --format summary 2>/dev/null; then
        echo "✅ $wasm_file passed security check"
    else
        echo "❌ $wasm_file failed security check"
        FAILED=1
    fi
    
    # Quick verification
    if pmat analyze wasm "$wasm_file" --verify --format summary 2>/dev/null; then
        echo "✅ $wasm_file passed verification"
    else
        echo "⚠️ $wasm_file verification incomplete"
        # Don't fail on verification warnings
    fi
done

if [ $FAILED -eq 1 ]; then
    echo ""
    echo "❌ Pre-commit WASM analysis failed"
    echo "Fix security issues before committing"
    exit 1
fi

echo "✅ All WASM files passed pre-commit analysis"

Makefile Integration

Complete Makefile integration for local development:

# WASM Analysis Makefile Integration

.PHONY: wasm-build wasm-analyze wasm-security wasm-performance wasm-verify wasm-baseline

# Build WASM module
wasm-build:
	@echo "🔨 Building WASM module..."
	cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --release
	cp target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/*.wasm ./module.wasm

# Complete WASM analysis
wasm-analyze: wasm-build
	@echo "🔍 Running comprehensive WASM analysis..."
	pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
		--security \
		--profile \
		--verify \
		--format json \
		--output wasm-analysis.json

# Security-focused analysis
wasm-security: wasm-build
	@echo "🔒 Running WASM security analysis..."
	pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
		--security \
		--format sarif \
		--output wasm-security.sarif

# Performance profiling
wasm-performance: wasm-build
	@echo "⚡ Running WASM performance analysis..."
	pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
		--profile \
		--format json \
		--output wasm-performance.json

# Formal verification
wasm-verify: wasm-build
	@echo "✅ Running WASM formal verification..."
	pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
		--verify \
		--format detailed \
		--output wasm-verification.txt

# Baseline comparison
wasm-baseline: wasm-build
	@echo "📊 Comparing against baseline..."
	@if [ -f baseline.wasm ]; then \
		pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
			--baseline baseline.wasm \
			--format json \
			--output wasm-baseline.json; \
	else \
		echo "No baseline found - establishing new baseline..."; \
		pmat analyze wasm module.wasm \
			--establish-baseline \
			--output baseline.json; \
		cp module.wasm baseline.wasm; \
	fi

# Quality gate check
wasm-quality-gate: wasm-analyze
	@echo "🚪 Checking WASM quality gates..."
	@SECURITY_SCORE=$$(jq -r '.security_score // 0' wasm-analysis.json); \
	PERF_SCORE=$$(jq -r '.performance_score // 0' wasm-analysis.json); \
	VERIFICATION=$$(jq -r '.verification_results.overall_status // "unknown"' wasm-analysis.json); \
	echo "Security: $$SECURITY_SCORE, Performance: $$PERF_SCORE, Verification: $$VERIFICATION"; \
	if (( $$(echo "$$SECURITY_SCORE >= 7.0" | bc -l) )) && \
	   (( $$(echo "$$PERF_SCORE >= 7.0" | bc -l) )) && \
	   [ "$$VERIFICATION" = "verified" ]; then \
		echo "✅ All quality gates passed"; \
	else \
		echo "❌ Quality gates failed"; \
		exit 1; \
	fi

# Clean WASM artifacts
wasm-clean:
	@echo "🧹 Cleaning WASM artifacts..."
	rm -f *.wasm
	rm -f wasm-*.json wasm-*.sarif wasm-*.txt
	rm -f baseline.json

Advanced WASM Analysis Scenarios

Large-Scale WASM Analysis

For enterprise applications with large WASM binaries:

# Streaming analysis for memory efficiency
pmat analyze wasm large_module.wasm \
  --stream \
  --chunk-size 2048 \
  --security \
  --format json \
  --output large_analysis.json

# Parallel analysis for speed
pmat analyze wasm large_module.wasm \
  --parallel \
  --workers 4 \
  --security \
  --profile \
  --output parallel_analysis.json

Multi-Module Analysis

For applications using multiple WASM modules:

# Analyze multiple modules with dependency tracking
pmat analyze wasm-multi \
  --modules module1.wasm,module2.wasm,module3.wasm \
  --dependency-analysis \
  --security \
  --format json \
  --output multi_module_analysis.json

# Cross-module security analysis
pmat analyze wasm-multi \
  --modules "*.wasm" \
  --cross-module-security \
  --format sarif \
  --output cross_module_security.sarif

Ruchy Language Integration

Special support for WASM modules compiled from the Ruchy programming language:

# Ruchy-specific WASM analysis
pmat analyze wasm notebook.wasm \
  --ruchy-mode \
  --notebook-analysis \
  --security \
  --format json \
  --output ruchy_analysis.json

# Ruchy notebook security validation
pmat analyze wasm notebook.wasm \
  --ruchy-security \
  --sandbox-validation \
  --format sarif \
  --output ruchy_security.sarif

Integration with Development Workflows

Rust WebAssembly Development

Complete integration with Rust WASM development:

# Cargo.toml configuration for WASM analysis
[package.metadata.pmat]
wasm_analysis = true
security_checks = true
performance_profiling = true
formal_verification = false  # Optional for development

[package.metadata.pmat.wasm]
target = "wasm32-unknown-unknown"
optimize = true
baseline_tracking = true

# Build and analyze in one step
cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --release
pmat analyze wasm target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/myproject.wasm \
  --security \
  --profile \
  --format json \
  --output analysis.json

AssemblyScript Integration

Support for AssemblyScript-compiled WASM:

# AssemblyScript WASM analysis
pmat analyze wasm assemblyscript_module.wasm \
  --assemblyscript-mode \
  --typescript-source src/main.ts \
  --security \
  --format json

C/C++ WebAssembly Analysis

Integration with Emscripten-compiled WASM:

# Emscripten WASM analysis
pmat analyze wasm emscripten_module.wasm \
  --emscripten-mode \
  --c-source-mapping \
  --security \
  --profile \
  --format detailed

Performance Benchmarks and Optimization

Analysis Performance Characteristics

Optimization Strategies

For Large WASM Files:

# Use streaming analysis
pmat analyze wasm large.wasm --stream --security

# Selective analysis
pmat analyze wasm large.wasm --security-only --fast-mode

# Parallel processing
pmat analyze wasm large.wasm --parallel --workers 8

For CI/CD Performance:

# Quick security check
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --security --format summary --fast

# Incremental analysis
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --incremental --cache-previous

# Priority-based analysis
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --priority high --timeout 60s

Troubleshooting and Best Practices

Common Issues and Solutions

Issue: Analysis fails with “Invalid WASM binary”
Solution: Verify WASM file integrity and format

# Validate WASM binary format
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --validate-only

# Debug binary structure
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --debug --format detailed

Issue: Verification timeouts on complex modules
Solution: Adjust verification parameters

# Increase verification timeout
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --verify --timeout 600s

# Limit verification scope
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --verify --memory-safety-only

Issue: Performance analysis reports unrealistic metrics
Solution: Use calibrated profiling

# Calibrate profiling for target platform
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --profile --calibrate-target wasm32

# Use conservative estimates
pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --profile --conservative-estimates

Best Practices

1. Security First: Always run security analysis on production WASM modules
2. Baseline Tracking: Establish and maintain quality baselines for regression detection
3. CI/CD Integration: Automate WASM analysis in continuous integration pipelines
4. Performance Monitoring: Regular performance profiling to catch regressions
5. Formal Verification: Use formal verification for security-critical modules

Development Workflow Integration

Recommended Development Flow:

1. Development Phase: Quick security checks and basic profiling
2. Testing Phase: Comprehensive analysis with baseline comparison
3. Staging Phase: Full verification and performance validation
4. Production Phase: Final security audit and baseline establishment

Example Development Makefile Target:

dev-wasm-check: wasm-build
	@echo "🚀 Development WASM check..."
	pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --security --format summary
	@echo "Development check complete"

test-wasm-full: wasm-build
	@echo "🧪 Full WASM testing analysis..."
	pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --security --profile --baseline dev_baseline.wasm
	@echo "Testing analysis complete"

prod-wasm-audit: wasm-build
	@echo "🏭 Production WASM audit..."
	pmat analyze wasm module.wasm --security --verify --profile --format sarif --output prod_audit.sarif
	@echo "Production audit complete"

Summary

PMAT’s WebAssembly analysis suite provides enterprise-grade security, performance, and quality analysis for WASM modules. The comprehensive toolkit combines:

• Security Analysis: Detection of 6+ vulnerability classes with SARIF output for CI/CD integration
• Performance Profiling: Non-intrusive shadow stack profiling with hot function identification and optimization recommendations
• Formal Verification: Mathematical proofs of memory safety, type correctness, and control flow integrity
• Quality Baselines: Multi-anchor regression detection system for continuous quality monitoring
• CI/CD Integration: Complete GitHub Actions workflows, pre-commit hooks, and Makefile integration

Key benefits for development teams include:

• Comprehensive Coverage: Analysis of security, performance, and correctness in a unified toolkit
• Production Ready: Designed for enterprise-scale WASM analysis with streaming and parallel processing
• Developer Friendly: Seamless integration with Rust, AssemblyScript, and C/C++ WASM development workflows
• Automation Ready: Complete CI/CD integration with automated quality gates and baseline management
• Standards Compliant: SARIF output format for tool interoperability and security dashboard integration

Whether you’re developing high-performance web applications, serverless functions, or security-critical systems, PMAT’s WASM analysis capabilities provide the comprehensive quality assurance needed for reliable WebAssembly deployment. The formal verification capabilities are particularly valuable for teams requiring mathematical guarantees of security and correctness, while the performance profiling enables optimization of compute-intensive WASM applications.

PMAT’s WASM analysis represents one of the most sophisticated WebAssembly analysis systems available, specifically designed for modern development workflows and enterprise quality requirements.

Chapter 18: API Server and Roadmap Management

Chapter Status: ✅ 100% Working (16/16 examples)

Last updated: 2025-09-12
PMAT version: pmat 2.69.0

The Problem

Modern development teams need programmatic access to PMAT’s analysis capabilities and structured sprint management. The API server provides HTTP endpoints for integration with existing tools, while the roadmap features enable agile sprint planning with built-in quality gates.

Core Concepts

API Server Architecture

PMAT’s API server provides:

• RESTful HTTP endpoints for all analysis features
• WebSocket support for real-time updates
• JSON request/response format
• Concurrent request handling
• Graceful shutdown capabilities

Roadmap Management

The roadmap system integrates:

• Sprint initialization and tracking
• PDMT (Pragmatic Decision Making Tool) todo generation
• Task lifecycle management
• Quality gate enforcement
• Release validation

Starting the API Server

Basic Server Launch

# Start server on default port (8080)
pmat serve

# Custom port and host
pmat serve --port 9090 --host 0.0.0.0

# With verbose logging
pmat serve --verbose

Output:

Starting PMAT API server...
Server listening on http://127.0.0.1:8080
WebSocket endpoint: ws://127.0.0.1:8080/ws
Press Ctrl+C to stop

API Endpoints

Health Check

# Check server health
curl http://localhost:8080/health

Response:

{
  "status": "healthy",
  "version": "2.69.0",
  "uptime": 120
}

Repository Analysis

# Analyze a repository
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/analyze \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"path": "/path/to/repo"}'

Response:

{
  "files": 250,
  "lines": 15000,
  "languages": ["rust", "python"],
  "complexity": {
    "average": 3.2,
    "max": 15
  },
  "issues": {
    "critical": 2,
    "warning": 8,
    "info": 15
  }
}

Context Generation

# Generate context for AI tools
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/context \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"path": "/path/to/repo", "format": "markdown"}'

Response:

{
  "context": "# Repository Context\n\n## Structure\n...",
  "tokens": 4500,
  "files_included": 45
}

Quality Gate Check

# Run quality gate validation
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/quality-gate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"path": "/path/to/repo", "threshold": "B+"}'

Response:

{
  "passed": true,
  "grade": "A",
  "score": 92,
  "details": {
    "test_coverage": 85,
    "code_quality": 95,
    "documentation": 90
  }
}

WebSocket Real-time Updates

JavaScript Client Example

const ws = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:8080/ws');

ws.onopen = () => {
  console.log('Connected to PMAT WebSocket');
  
  // Subscribe to analysis updates
  ws.send(JSON.stringify({
    type: 'subscribe',
    channel: 'analysis'
  }));
};

ws.onmessage = (event) => {
  const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
  console.log('Analysis update:', data);
};

// Start analysis with real-time updates
ws.send(JSON.stringify({
  type: 'analyze',
  path: '/path/to/repo'
}));

Roadmap Sprint Management

Initialize a Sprint

# Create new sprint
pmat roadmap init --sprint "v1.0.0" \
  --goal "Complete core features"

Output:

Sprint v1.0.0 initialized
Goal: Complete core features
Duration: 2 weeks (default)
Quality threshold: B+

Generate PDMT Todos

# Generate todos from roadmap tasks
pmat roadmap todos

Output:

Generated 15 PDMT todos:
- [ ] PMAT-001: Implement user authentication (P0)
- [ ] PMAT-002: Add database migrations (P0)
- [ ] PMAT-003: Create API endpoints (P1)
- [ ] PMAT-004: Write integration tests (P1)
- [ ] PMAT-005: Update documentation (P2)
...

Task Lifecycle Management

# Start working on a task
pmat roadmap start PMAT-001

# Output:
# Task PMAT-001 marked as IN_PROGRESS
# Quality check initiated...
# Current code grade: B
# Required grade for completion: B+