{"record":{"id":"61c478599ce37698","repo":"Graphify-Labs/graphify","slug":"error-refused-to-shrink-graphify-out-graph-json-61c478","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"ERROR: refused to shrink graphify-out/graph.json (existing graph has more nodes; #479).","messagePattern":"ERROR: refused to shrink graphify-out/graph\\.json \\(existing graph has more nodes; #479\\)\\.","errorType":"console","errorClass":"SystemExit","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"tools/skillgen/expected/graphify__skill-claw.md","lineNumber":437,"sourceCode":"    raise SystemExit(1)\ncommunities = cluster(G)\ncohesion = score_all(G, communities)\ntokens = {'input': extraction.get('input_tokens', 0), 'output': extraction.get('output_tokens', 0)}\ngods = god_nodes(G)\nsurprises = surprising_connections(G, communities)\nlabels = {cid: 'Community ' + str(cid) for cid in communities}\n# Placeholder questions - regenerated with real labels in Step 5\nquestions = suggest_questions(G, communities, labels)\n\n# Export FIRST and honor the #479 shrink-guard: to_json returns False (writing\n# nothing) when the new graph is smaller than the existing graph.json. Only write\n# GRAPH_REPORT.md + the analysis sidecar when the graph was actually written, so\n# they never describe a graph that graph.json doesn't contain (#1392).\nwrote = to_json(G, communities, 'graphify-out/graph.json')\nif not wrote:\n    print('ERROR: refused to shrink graphify-out/graph.json (existing graph has more nodes; #479).')\n    print('If this shrink is intentional (you deleted files), re-run a full build with --force.')\n    raise SystemExit(1)\nreport = generate(G, communities, cohesion, labels, gods, surprises, detection, tokens, 'INPUT_PATH', suggested_questions=questions)\nPath('graphify-out/GRAPH_REPORT.md').write_text(report, encoding=\\\"utf-8\\\")\nanalysis = {\n    'communities': {str(k): v for k, v in communities.items()},\n    'cohesion': {str(k): v for k, v in cohesion.items()},\n    'gods': gods,\n    'surprises': surprises,\n    'questions': questions,\n}\nPath('graphify-out/.graphify_analysis.json').write_text(json.dumps(analysis, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False), encoding=\\\"utf-8\\\")\nprint(f'Graph: {G.number_of_nodes()} nodes, {G.number_of_edges()} edges, {len(communities)} communities')\n\"\n```\n\nIf this step prints `ERROR: Graph is empty`, stop and tell the user what happened - do not proceed to labeling or visualization.\n\nReplace INPUT_PATH with the actual path.\n","sourceCodeStart":419,"sourceCodeEnd":455,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Graphify-Labs/graphify/blob/7fe58b0b0f3873be9a21c30106b8b8527c353aa6/tools/skillgen/expected/graphify__skill-claw.md#L419-L455","documentation":"The #479 shrink-guard error in the claw render of the graphify skill: to_json() refuses to overwrite an existing graphify-out/graph.json with a smaller graph and returns False; the Step 4 block detects that and exits with this message (including the --force guidance) before writing GRAPH_REPORT.md or the analysis sidecar (#1392).","triggerScenarios":"Running the claw skill's Step 4 when the rebuilt graph has fewer nodes than the existing graph.json — file deletions, widened ignore patterns, partial extraction failures, or a smaller INPUT_PATH over stale outputs.","commonSituations":"Post-refactor incremental builds; changed input scope without cleaning graphify-out/; extraction dropping files.","solutions":["Intentional shrink: full rebuild with --force, or delete graphify-out/graph.json and re-run Step 4","Unintentional: audit .graphify_extract.json for missing sources and re-run extraction","Review .graphifyignore and recent deletions for the cause of the node-count drop"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"fallback","validationCode":"from pathlib import Path\nimport json\n\ngraph_path = Path('graphify-out/graph.json')\nexisting = len(json.loads(graph_path.read_text(encoding='utf-8'))['nodes']) if graph_path.exists() else -1\nif existing >= 0 and G.number_of_nodes() < existing:\n    if not SHRINK_INTENTIONAL:\n        raise SystemExit('shrink detected — audit extraction first')\n    graph_path.unlink()\nwrote = to_json(G, communities, 'graphify-out/graph.json')","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Run the full --force rebuild after intentional deletions","Never point an incremental update at a different (smaller) path over an existing graphify-out/","Correlate node-count drops with .graphifyignore edits or extraction errors before overriding the guard"],"tags":["graphify","generated-skill","shrink-guard","data-integrity","claw"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"7fe58b0b0f3873be9a21c30106b8b8527c353aa6","analyzedAt":"2026-08-14T19:23:21.323Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T17:31:12.345Z"}