# gabotechs/dep-tree

Tool for helping developers keep their code bases clean and decoupled. It allows visualising a code base complexity using a 3d force-directed graph of files and the dependencies between them.

Repository: https://github.com/gabotechs/dep-tree
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dep-tree
Homepage: https://github.com/gabotechs/dep-tree
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dependencies, cli, dependency, dependency-graph, terminal, golang, linter, typescript, tree, graph
Last push: 2025-03-22T11:10:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 39/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 12, release rhythm 40, longevity 97
- inputs: {"age_days": 1362, "days_push": 529, "days_rel": 529, "gap_med": 6, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1723, forks 56 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:27.893212+00:00)

## What it is
dep-tree is a CLI tool that visualizes a codebase's file dependency structure as a 3D force-directed graph, exposing coupling and modularity. It also lets teams define and enforce custom dependency rules via `dep-tree check`, supporting languages like Go, TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, and Rust.

## Use cases
- visualize my codebase dependency graph in 3d
- check that my code follows architecture rules in ci
- find tightly coupled files in a large repository
- generate a dependency graph for a golang project
- enforce module boundaries in typescript codebase
- analyze entropy of a python project's imports

## When to choose
- you want a visual, interactive view of file-level dependencies across multiple languages
- you need to enforce custom architectural decoupling rules in CI
- you're auditing a large codebase for modularity and coupling

## When to avoid
- you need package-level or runtime dependency analysis rather than static file-level graphs
- you want a linter for code style issues rather than dependency structure
- your project uses a language not yet supported by dep-tree

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, linter, data-visualization, graphics
- domain: developer-tools, version-control, data-visualization
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: dependency-graph, code-visualization, architecture-rules, 3d-graph, static-analysis, entropy, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- gabotechs/dep-tree (main) score 39

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:27.893212+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:33:57.889582+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gabotechs/dep-tree (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:27.893212+00:00, sha 314b994d6019)
  - homepage: https://github.com/gabotechs/dep-tree (fetched 2026-08-29T11:09:26.293509+00:00, sha 1cc4c35c93bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.