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trace-file-lineage

uczltw6

A tool to trace the origin of any file by reading existing files without prior setup, providing evidence levels from verified to insufficient.

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MIT

Last updated

2026-07-30

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Why it is worth attention

It fills a gap in provenance tools by working retroactively with no setup, server, or account, and clearly distinguishes proof from guess.

Who it is for

  • Developers who need to track file origins in complex projects
  • Data scientists and analysts managing numerous outputs
  • Users of AI coding assistants who need to understand generated files
  • Anyone dealing with untracked build artifacts or intermediate data

Use cases

  • Trace an unknown file back to its generating script or command
  • Check what depends on a file before modifying it
  • Make sense of AI agent outputs by grouping files per task
  • Record command runs to get verified provenance for future queries

Strengths

  • Works with zero setup—no config, server, or API key needed
  • Clearly separates verified proof from weaker evidence (candidate, weak-signal)
  • Processes many file formats natively (Python, Jupyter, Office, images, Git history)
  • Fast incremental scanning; first moderate scan ~3s for 1k files, subsequent near-instant

Considerations

  • Early release (0.7.0); commands may still change
  • Deep understanding only for Python; other languages handled cautiously
  • OCR for scanned images experimental on macOS and Windows

README quick start

Getting started

Description

Find which script, notebook, data, command, or AI agent produced a file — locally, with evidence and honest uncertainty.

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