Syntax
tracer dep tree <id> [OPTIONS]
Parameters
Root issue ID to display the dependency tree for
Options
Maximum depth to traverse in the dependency tree
Output result in JSON format
Examples
# Show dependency tree for bd-1
tracer dep tree bd-1
Output
Dependency tree for bd-1:
bd-1 Implement user authentication [P1, open]
└─ bd-2 Design auth schema [P1, in_progress]
└─ bd-5 Research OAuth providers [P2, open]
└─ bd-3 Create login endpoint [P1, open]
└─ bd-4 Add session management [P1, blocked]
└─ bd-2 Design auth schema [P1, in_progress] [...]
The [...] marker indicates that a branch has been truncated to avoid showing circular dependencies or exceeding max depth.
[
{
"id": "bd-1",
"title": "Implement user authentication",
"status": "open",
"priority": 1,
"issue_type": "epic",
"assignee": "",
"created_at": "2025-03-04T10:00:00Z",
"updated_at": "2025-03-04T10:00:00Z",
"depth": 0,
"truncated": false
},
{
"id": "bd-2",
"title": "Design auth schema",
"status": "in_progress",
"priority": 1,
"issue_type": "task",
"assignee": "[email protected]",
"created_at": "2025-03-04T10:05:00Z",
"updated_at": "2025-03-04T11:00:00Z",
"depth": 1,
"truncated": false
},
{
"id": "bd-5",
"title": "Research OAuth providers",
"status": "open",
"priority": 2,
"issue_type": "task",
"assignee": "",
"created_at": "2025-03-04T10:15:00Z",
"updated_at": "2025-03-04T10:15:00Z",
"depth": 2,
"truncated": false
}
]
The tree shows all transitive dependencies, making it easy to understand the full scope of work required to complete an issue.
