# path
Unified CLI for deriving, querying, and visualizing Toolpath provenance documents.
## Installation
```bash
cargo install --path crates/path
```
Or run directly:
```bash
cargo run -p path -- <command>
```
## Commands
### derive
Generate Toolpath documents from source systems.
```bash
# From git history (single branch -> Path, multiple -> Graph)
path derive git --repo . --branch main --pretty
path derive git --repo . --branch main --branch feature --title "Release v2"
path derive git --repo . --branch main:HEAD~20 --pretty
# From Claude conversation logs
path derive claude --project /path/to/project --pretty
path derive claude --project /path/to/project --session abc123
path derive claude --project /path/to/project --all
```
### query
Query Toolpath documents.
```bash
# Walk ancestry from a step
path query ancestors --input doc.json --step-id step-003
# Find abandoned branches
path query dead-ends --input doc.json
# Filter by criteria (combinable)
path query filter --input doc.json --actor "agent:"
path query filter --input doc.json --artifact "src/main.rs"
path query filter --input doc.json --after "2026-01-29T00:00:00Z" --before "2026-01-30T00:00:00Z"
```
### render
Render documents to other formats.
```bash
# Graphviz DOT output
path render dot --input doc.json --output graph.dot
path render dot --input doc.json --show-files --show-timestamps
# Pipe through Graphviz
### validate
Check that a JSON file is a valid Toolpath document.
```bash
path validate --input examples/step-01-minimal.json
# Valid: Step (id: step-001)
```
## Global flags
| `--pretty` | Pretty-print JSON output |