Provenance Query Command

Query provenance chains to understand artifact derivation, impact, and attribution.

Instructions

When invoked, query provenance graph:

1. Load provenance graph

   • Read all records from .aiwg/research/provenance/records/
   • Build in-memory graph of entity relationships
   • Index by entity URN for fast lookup

2. Execute query (based on subcommand)

   trace - Full derivation chain for an artifact:

   • Follow wasDerivedFrom relationships backward to root sources
   • Display as indented tree showing derivation types
   • Include depth limiting with --depth

   impact - What depends on this artifact:

   • Follow wasDerivedFrom relationships forward
   • Show all artifacts that derive from the queried artifact
   • Useful for understanding change impact

   orphans - Find artifacts without provenance:

   • Scan .aiwg/ and src/ for files
   • Compare against provenance records
   • List untracked artifacts

   agents - Show agent attribution:

   • Group provenance records by agent
   • Show what each agent created/modified
   • Include activity counts and timestamps

3. Format output

   • Default: indented tree
   • --format table: Markdown table
   • --format mermaid: Mermaid diagram
   • --format json: Raw JSON

4. Display results

   • Show query results
   • Include summary statistics

Subcommands

• trace [path] - Full derivation chain for artifact
• impact [path] - What depends on this artifact
• orphans - Find artifacts without provenance
• agents - Show agent attribution summary

Arguments

• [artifact-path] - Path to artifact (required for trace/impact)
• --direction [forward|backward|both] - Traversal direction (default: both)
• --depth [n] - Maximum traversal depth (default: unlimited)
• --format [tree|table|mermaid|json] - Output format (default: tree)

References

• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/agents/provenance-manager.md - Provenance Manager agent
• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/schemas/provenance/prov-record.yaml - PROV record schema
• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/schemas/provenance/prov-query.yaml - Query schema
• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/rules/provenance-tracking.md - Provenance tracking rules