CXGRD uses deterministic dependency graphs to assess code change risk, unlike AI tools
CXGRD is a CLI tool designed to calculate the 'blast radius' of code changes by traversing an explicit dependency graph of real import, call, and reference relationships in a codebase. Unlike AI agent-based code review tools, which predict impact probabilistically by reading a diff, CXGRD traces changes mechanically through the graph, producing consistent and traceable results every time. Because dependency edges are either present or absent in the graph, the tool cannot hallucinate connections, though it may miss relationships not captured by the graph, such as dynamic imports. Higher-tier versions of CXGRD incorporate an LLM via Groq solely to translate computed blast radius data into readable prompts for AI coding assistants, keeping the core analysis deterministic. The tool is positioned as a complement to AI coding environments like Cursor or Claude Code, focusing on consequence assessment before a code merge rather than governing how code is written.
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