pathrule_take_snapshot
Pathrule Project Snapshot
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Record a point-in-time inventory of the user's project under a workspace. Remote MCP cannot see the filesystem, so YOU (the AI) collect this inventory with your own Read/Glob/Grep tools before calling this. Persist it so future setup, bootstrap, drift detection, and onboarding flows have structured evidence to reason over. Required: workspace_id. Strongly recommended: project_name, file_count, file_tree (cap at ~5000 entries — summarise deeper paths), file_extensions_summary, top_level_dirs, sampled_contents for README, package.json / pyproject.toml / Cargo.toml, CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, main config files (truncate each to ~4KB). Optional: git_head / branch / git_log_summary if you can read them, ai_notes for free-form observations.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| workspace_id | string | yes | Workspace UUID this snapshot belongs to. |
| source | string | no | Which Pathrule surface produced this snapshot. Defaults to 'mcp-remote'. |
| project_name | string | no | Display name of the project, usually the repository or folder name. |
| root_path | string | no | Absolute root path if the AI is running on the user's machine; otherwise omit. |
| git_remote_url | any | no | Origin remote URL of the repository, or null when it has none. |
| git_head | any | no | Commit SHA that HEAD pointed at when the snapshot was taken. |
| branch | any | no | Checked-out branch name at snapshot time. |
| file_count | integer | no | Total number of files inventoried, before any file_tree cap is applied. |
| total_size_bytes | integer | no | Combined size in bytes of the inventoried files. |
| file_tree | array | no | Flat list of files/directories. Cap at 5000. |
| file_extensions_summary | object | no | e.g. {"ts": 412, "tsx": 158, "json": 33} |
| top_level_dirs | array | no | Immediate child directories of the project root with their sizes, so future flows can see the shape of the tree without the full file list. |
| sampled_contents | array | no | Truncated contents of up to 50 important files (README, manifest files, CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md, primary configs). Each content field capped at ~4096 bytes. |
| git_log_summary | string | no | Free-form summary of recent git activity if available (e.g. 'last 50 commits hot paths: src/foo.ts, src/bar.ts; bug fixes in api/'). |
| ai_notes | string | no | Your own observations about the project structure, conventions, and obvious workspace seeds. |
| metadata | object | no | Free-form additional structured data. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"workspace_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"description": "Workspace UUID this snapshot belongs to."
},
"source": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"mcp-remote",
"mcp-local",
"cli",
"desktop",
"other"
],
"description": "Which Pathrule surface produced this snapshot. Defaults to 'mcp-remote'."
},
"project_name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 255,
"description": "Display name of the project, usually the repository or folder name."
},
"root_path": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 1024,
"description": "Absolute root path if the AI is running on the user's machine; otherwise omit."
},
"git_remote_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "Origin remote URL of the repository, or null when it has none."
},
"git_head": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 64
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "Commit SHA that HEAD pointed at when the snapshot was taken."
},
"branch": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 255
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "Checked-out branch name at snapshot time."
},
"file_count": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Total number of files inventoried, before any file_tree cap is applied."
},
"total_size_bytes": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Combined size in bytes of the inventoried files."
},
"file_tree": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"path": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 2048
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"file",
"dir"
]
},
"size": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0
},
"depth": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0
}
},
"required": [
"path",
"type"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"maxItems": 5000,
"description": "Flat list of files/directories. Cap at 5000."
},
"file_extensions_summary": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0
},
"description": "e.g. {\"ts\": 412, \"tsx\": 158, \"json\": 33}"
},
"top_level_dirs": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 255
},
"file_count": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0
}
},
"required": [
"name"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"maxItems": 200,
"description": "Immediate child directories of the project root with their sizes, so future flows can see the shape of the tree without the full file list."
},
"sampled_contents": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"path": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 2048
},
"bytes": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0
},
"content": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 8192
}
},
"required": [
"path",
"content"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"maxItems": 50,
"description": "Truncated contents of up to 50 important files (README, manifest files, CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md, primary configs). Each content field capped at ~4096 bytes."
},
"git_log_summary": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 32768,
"description": "Free-form summary of recent git activity if available (e.g. 'last 50 commits hot paths: src/foo.ts, src/bar.ts; bug fixes in api/')."
},
"ai_notes": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 8192,
"description": "Your own observations about the project structure, conventions, and obvious workspace seeds."
},
"metadata": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {},
"description": "Free-form additional structured data."
}
},
"required": [
"workspace_id"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}