lattice-search

Lattice Search Skill

Overview

The Fold's lattice is a DAG of verified skills with comprehensive meta-tooling for discovery and navigation. This skill provides search, inspection, and cross-reference capabilities.

Use lattice search for:

• Finding functions by name, description, or type signature
• Exploring skill dependencies and dependents
• Understanding what a skill exports
• Tracing call graphs (what calls what)
• Discovering capabilities you didn't know existed

Quick Reference

Instructions

Basic Search

# Full-text search - finds functions, skills, descriptions
./fold "(lf \"parser combinator\")"

# Exact symbol lookup (falls back to substring if not found)
./fold "(lfe 'maybe-bind)"

# Prefix search - finds all symbols starting with prefix
./fold "(lfp 'matrix)"      # matrix-*, matrix-multiply, etc.

# Substring search - finds symbols containing substring
./fold "(lfs 'zoh)"         # finds c2d-zoh, d2c-zoh, etc.

# Autocomplete suggestions
./fold "(lattice-complete \"mat\")"

Type-Aware Search (Hoogle-style)

# Find functions with type in signature
./fold "(lf-type \"Monad\")"

# Find functions that take a specific type as input
./fold "(lf-input \"Matrix\")"

# Find functions that return a specific type
./fold "(lf-output \"Maybe\")"

Cross-Reference Queries

# Build the cross-reference cache first (only needed once per session)
./fold -s dev "(build-xref-cache!)"

# What functions call this?
./fold -s dev "(lxu 'matrix-rows)"

# What does this function call?
./fold -s dev "(lxc 'floyd-warshall)"

# All transitive callers
./fold -s dev "(xref-callers-transitive 'fn)"

# Most-called functions (hot spots)
./fold -s dev "(xref-most-called 10)"

DAG Navigation

# What does this skill depend on?
./fold "(ld 'physics/diff)"

# What skills use this one?
./fold "(lu 'linalg)"

# Find path between skills
./fold "(lattice-path 'physics/diff 'linalg)"

# Tier 0 skills (foundational, no deps)
./fold "(lattice-roots)"

# Skills with no dependents (leaves)
./fold "(lattice-leaves)"

# Most-depended-on skills (hubs)
./fold "(lattice-hubs)"

Inspection

# Full skill description
./fold "(li 'linalg)"

# List all exports from a skill
./fold "(le 'linalg)"

# List modules with descriptions
./fold "(lm 'linalg)"

# One-line summary of all skills
./fold "(lattice-summary)"

# Structured data for programmatic use
./fold "(lattice-info 'linalg)"

Analytics & Health

# Lattice statistics
./fold "(ls)"

# Health check (missing deps, cycles)
./fold "(lh)"

# Metadata coverage report
./fold "(lattice-coverage-pretty)"

# Print full DAG structure
./fold "(lattice-graph)"

Manifest Auditing

# Find missing/phantom exports in a skill
./fold "(audit-skill-pretty 'fp)"

# List exports to add to manifest
./fold "(suggest-missing 'fp)"

Search Best Practices

1. Start broad, then narrow: Use (lf "concept") first, then (lfe 'symbol) for exact matches
2. Use substring for partial names: If you know part of a name (like c2d), use (lfs 'c2d)
3. Try multiple query variations: Function might be named differently than expected
4. Check skill exports: Use (le 'skill-name) to see what a skill actually exports
5. Not all functions are exported: Use (audit-skill 'name) to find functions in source but missing from manifests

Examples

Example 1: Finding Matrix Operations

# Start with full-text search
./fold "(lf \"matrix multiplication\")"

# Found 'linalg' skill, check its exports
./fold "(le 'linalg)"

# Get module list to understand structure
./fold "(lm 'linalg)"

Example 2: Exploring a Function's Usage

# Who calls matrix-transpose?
./fold -s dev "(build-xref-cache!)"
./fold -s dev "(lxu 'matrix-transpose)"

# What does the main caller depend on?
./fold -s dev "(lxc 'the-caller-function)"

Example 3: Finding Control System Functions

# Don't know exact name, try substring
./fold "(lfs 'c2d)"
# Returns: c2d-zoh, c2d-tustin, etc.

# Get full info on the skill
./fold "(li 'fp)"
./fold "(le 'fp)"

Example 4: Discovering Capabilities

# What can I do with parsers?
./fold "(lf \"parser\")"

# What monads are available?
./fold "(lf-type \"Monad\")"

# What data structures exist?
./fold "(li 'data)"
./fold "(le 'data)"

Lattice Structure

Module Locations