Impact Detection

Analyze your uncommitted changes to see which processes and symbols are affected before committing.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`repository`	string	Yes	Repository name
`change_scope`	string	No	What to analyze (default: "unstaged")
`base_ref`	string	No	Base reference for comparison (default: "HEAD")
`include_content`	boolean	No	Include symbol signatures (default: false)
`depth`	string	No	Result detail level: `"definitions"` (default) or `"full"`

Depth Parameter

Value	Description
`"definitions"` (default)	Returns affected symbol signatures and bodies only
`"full"`	Returns affected symbols plus all relationship data (callers, callees, edges)

Change Scopes

Scope	Use Case
`unstaged`	See impact before staging
`staged`	Review before committing
`all`	Full picture of uncommitted work
`compare`	Compare against branch (use with `base_ref`)

Usage

Ask your agent:

"What processes are affected by my current changes?"

"Check the impact of my staged changes before I commit"

"Compare my changes against main branch"

Response

{
  "changed_files": [
    {
      "file_path": "src/auth/login.ts",
      "change_type": "modified",
      "affected_symbols": ["authenticateUser", "validateCredentials"]
    }
  ],
  "affected_processes": [
    {
      "process_label": "UserAuthentication",
      "process_type": "cross_community",
      "affected_symbols": [
        {
          "symbol_name": "authenticateUser",
          "change_type": "modified"
        },
        {
          "symbol_name": "checkPermissions",
          "change_type": "potentially_affected"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

What to Look For

modified: Symbols you directly changed
potentially_affected: Symbols that call or are called by modified code
cross_community: Changes spanning multiple areas have wider impact

Common Workflows

Before committing:

/noodlbox:detect_impact staged

Before creating PR:

/noodlbox:detect_impact compare --base_ref main

Change Analysis - Full refactoring workflow
Process Trace - Understand affected flows

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