@eyeauras/insight-cli 0.0.0-stage → 0.1.0
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- package/.cli-package-build.json +1 -0
- package/LICENSE +21 -0
- package/README.md +54 -2
- package/SKILL.md +55 -0
- package/dist/src/administration-results.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/src/administration-results.js +84 -0
- package/dist/src/administration.d.ts +14 -0
- package/dist/src/administration.js +120 -0
- package/dist/src/archive-contract.d.ts +6 -0
- package/dist/src/archive-contract.js +108 -0
- package/dist/src/archive.d.ts +12 -0
- package/dist/src/archive.js +116 -0
- package/dist/src/arguments.d.ts +14 -0
- package/dist/src/arguments.js +62 -0
- package/dist/src/artifacts.d.ts +17 -0
- package/dist/src/artifacts.js +115 -0
- package/dist/src/bin.d.ts +2 -0
- package/dist/src/bin.js +4 -0
- package/dist/src/cli.d.ts +10 -0
- package/dist/src/cli.js +387 -0
- package/dist/src/comment-effects.d.ts +3 -0
- package/dist/src/comment-effects.js +55 -0
- package/dist/src/contexts.d.ts +115 -0
- package/dist/src/contexts.js +1068 -0
- package/dist/src/coordinator.d.ts +41 -0
- package/dist/src/coordinator.js +160 -0
- package/dist/src/cross-results.d.ts +14 -0
- package/dist/src/cross-results.js +71 -0
- package/dist/src/cross.d.ts +3 -0
- package/dist/src/cross.js +43 -0
- package/dist/src/data-effects.d.ts +3 -0
- package/dist/src/data-effects.js +103 -0
- package/dist/src/debugger-results.d.ts +4 -0
- package/dist/src/debugger-results.js +151 -0
- package/dist/src/debugger-supervisor.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/src/debugger-supervisor.js +136 -0
- package/dist/src/debugger.d.ts +21 -0
- package/dist/src/debugger.js +267 -0
- package/dist/src/documentation-effects.d.ts +5 -0
- package/dist/src/documentation-effects.js +56 -0
- package/dist/src/extensions.d.ts +64 -0
- package/dist/src/extensions.js +289 -0
- package/dist/src/function-effects.d.ts +4 -0
- package/dist/src/function-effects.js +112 -0
- package/dist/src/ghidra.d.ts +50 -0
- package/dist/src/ghidra.js +468 -0
- package/dist/src/index.d.ts +2 -0
- package/dist/src/index.js +1 -0
- package/dist/src/initial-model.d.ts +6 -0
- package/dist/src/initial-model.js +85 -0
- package/dist/src/json.d.ts +2 -0
- package/dist/src/json.js +8 -0
- package/dist/src/lifecycle.d.ts +49 -0
- package/dist/src/lifecycle.js +148 -0
- package/dist/src/memory-inputs.d.ts +8 -0
- package/dist/src/memory-inputs.js +56 -0
- package/dist/src/merge.d.ts +29 -0
- package/dist/src/merge.js +66 -0
- package/dist/src/model.d.ts +74 -0
- package/dist/src/model.js +67 -0
- package/dist/src/mutation-effects.d.ts +4 -0
- package/dist/src/mutation-effects.js +321 -0
- package/dist/src/mutation-inputs.d.ts +2 -0
- package/dist/src/mutation-inputs.js +71 -0
- package/dist/src/mutations.d.ts +4 -0
- package/dist/src/mutations.js +53 -0
- package/dist/src/native-inputs.d.ts +28 -0
- package/dist/src/native-inputs.js +171 -0
- package/dist/src/native-queries.d.ts +2 -0
- package/dist/src/native-queries.js +29 -0
- package/dist/src/projects.d.ts +31 -0
- package/dist/src/projects.js +301 -0
- package/dist/src/prototype-cli.d.ts +8 -0
- package/dist/src/prototype-cli.js +155 -0
- package/dist/src/queries.d.ts +5 -0
- package/dist/src/queries.js +84 -0
- package/dist/src/query-policy.d.ts +6 -0
- package/dist/src/query-policy.js +72 -0
- package/dist/src/query-results.d.ts +2 -0
- package/dist/src/query-results.js +224 -0
- package/dist/src/research.d.ts +184 -0
- package/dist/src/research.js +808 -0
- package/dist/src/saved-materials.d.ts +12 -0
- package/dist/src/saved-materials.js +196 -0
- package/dist/src/scripts.d.ts +19 -0
- package/dist/src/scripts.js +79 -0
- package/dist/src/sdk-contracts.d.ts +13 -0
- package/dist/src/sdk-contracts.js +37 -0
- package/dist/src/sdk-files.d.ts +29 -0
- package/dist/src/sdk-files.js +249 -0
- package/dist/src/sdk.d.ts +4 -0
- package/dist/src/sdk.js +125 -0
- package/dist/src/server.d.ts +44 -0
- package/dist/src/server.js +455 -0
- package/dist/src/store.d.ts +33 -0
- package/dist/src/store.js +178 -0
- package/dist/src/sync-policy.d.ts +22 -0
- package/dist/src/sync-policy.js +123 -0
- package/dist/src/transport.d.ts +23 -0
- package/dist/src/transport.js +135 -0
- package/dist/src/ui-results.d.ts +2 -0
- package/dist/src/ui-results.js +80 -0
- package/dist/src/ui.d.ts +17 -0
- package/dist/src/ui.js +88 -0
- package/dist/src/utility.d.ts +14 -0
- package/dist/src/utility.js +43 -0
- package/dist/src/version-tracking.d.ts +57 -0
- package/dist/src/version-tracking.js +200 -0
- package/dist/src/workspace.d.ts +199 -0
- package/dist/src/workspace.js +564 -0
- package/package.json +45 -4
- package/references/InsightRepositoryProbe.java +55 -0
- package/references/administration.md +33 -0
- package/references/archive.md +32 -0
- package/references/artifacts.md +47 -0
- package/references/debugger.md +40 -0
- package/references/extensions-and-sync.md +124 -0
- package/references/mutations.json +1424 -0
- package/references/native/InsightApplyDocumentation.java +48 -0
- package/references/native/InsightArchivePayloads.java +36 -0
- package/references/native/InsightBlockTransfer.java +57 -0
- package/references/native/InsightEmulation.java +93 -0
- package/references/native/InsightExtensions.java +36 -0
- package/references/native/InsightFunctionDatabases.java +98 -0
- package/references/native/InsightGuiMain.java +32 -0
- package/references/native/InsightHeadlessMain.java +10 -0
- package/references/native/InsightInitialImport.java +42 -0
- package/references/native/InsightInitialJournal.java +48 -0
- package/references/native/InsightInitialPublication.java +142 -0
- package/references/native/InsightKeytool.java +16 -0
- package/references/native/InsightNativeReceipt.java +31 -0
- package/references/native/InsightPlugins.java +34 -0
- package/references/native/InsightProjectFiles.java +92 -0
- package/references/native/InsightPublicationRecovery.java +63 -0
- package/references/native/InsightPythonWheels.java +31 -0
- package/references/native/InsightResearchQueries.java +188 -0
- package/references/native/InsightSdkFiles.java +142 -0
- package/references/native/InsightSdkScript.java +31 -0
- package/references/native/InsightSdkTools.java +338 -0
- package/references/native/InsightSdkTypes.java +132 -0
- package/references/native/InsightServerAdministration.java +82 -0
- package/references/native/InsightServerInit.java +62 -0
- package/references/native/InsightServerMain.java +43 -0
- package/references/native/InsightServerProbe.java +29 -0
- package/references/native/InsightSnapshotFields.java +68 -0
- package/references/native/InsightSnapshotInspect.java +189 -0
- package/references/native/InsightSnapshotPublisher.java +123 -0
- package/references/native/InsightStartDebugger.java +28 -0
- package/references/native/InsightStopDebugger.java +20 -0
- package/references/native/InsightTraceInspect.java +24 -0
- package/references/native/InsightTraceState.java +130 -0
- package/references/native/InsightTraceTools.java +114 -0
- package/references/native/InsightVersionTracking.java +91 -0
- package/references/native-workflows.md +112 -0
- package/references/queries.json +1761 -0
- package/references/query-semantics.md +96 -0
- package/references/recovery.md +53 -0
- package/references/research.md +101 -0
- package/references/setup.md +47 -0
- package/runtime/GhidraMCP-7.0.0.jar +0 -0
- package/runtime/GhidraMCP-LICENSE +202 -0
- package/runtime/GhidraMCP-NOTICE +10 -0
- package/runtime/provenance.json +11 -0
- package/skills/insight-re/SKILL.md +108 -0
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# Query semantics and work limits
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