Get Symbol Dependencies

get-symbol-dependencies · Query · CorePlugin · Code analysis

Lists distinct direct dependencies found in a resolved symbol signature and supported executable operations, including referenced types and members. Use this for outgoing relationships; use get-symbol-dependents to find source symbols that reference the selected symbol, or get-dependency-graph for relationships across a scope. Dependencies may include metadata symbols. Containing assembly names are included by default. Returns up to 100 dependencies by default; check dependencies.hasMore before treating the inventory as complete.

Availability: Built in and published in every operational mode.

Generated from Roslyn Workbench MCP 1.2.0 (1.2.0).

Behaviour annotations

Annotation	Value
destructiveHint	false
idempotentHint	true
openWorldHint	false
readOnlyHint	true
title	"Get Symbol Dependencies"

Request

Property	Type	Required	Description
symbol	object	Yes	The symbol selector.
includeAssemblies	boolean	No	Whether containing assembly names should be included with each dependency.
dependenciesLimit	integer | null	No	Maximum number of results to return.
expectedSnapshot	object | null	No	Echo the snapshot returned with the data or transaction state used to construct this request.
workspace	object | null	No	Provide workspaceId, alias, path, or any combination.

Response

Success response

Property	Type	Required	Description
ok	boolean constant (true)	Yes	Whether the tool invocation succeeded.
data	object | null	Yes	Tool-specific result payload.
snapshot	object	Yes	Exact immutable workspace snapshot associated with the result, when available.
warnings	array	No	Non-fatal warnings the agent should consider.

Error response

Property	Type	Required	Description
ok	boolean constant (false)	Yes	Whether the tool invocation succeeded.
error	object	Yes	Structured error details when the invocation failed.
continuation	oneOf	No	Action the agent should take before retrying or continuing.
diagnostics	array	No	Diagnostics that explain the failed invocation.
warnings	array	No	Non-fatal warnings the agent should consider.

Error response

Property	Type	Required	Description
ok	boolean constant (false)	Yes	Whether the tool invocation succeeded.
error	object	Yes	Structured error details when the invocation failed.
diagnostics	object	Yes	Diagnostics that explain the failed invocation.
reporting	object	No	Error-reporting workflow available for an unhandled failure.

Bounded collections and continuation

These response locations publish returned items with explicit bounds and continuation state:

• $/oneOf/0/properties/data/properties/dependencies

Continuations and required actions

A response may include a structured continuation at the following schema location. Follow its tool call or user-action instruction instead of guessing how to continue:

• $/oneOf/1/properties/continuation

Complete input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "symbol": {
      "description": "The symbol selector.",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "project": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/project",
          "description": "Disambiguates symbols with matching identities."
        },
        "location": {
          "description": "Provide exactly one of span or selection.",
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "span": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "document": {
                  "$ref": "#/$defs/document",
                  "description": "Provide exactly one of path or documentId."
                },
                "range": {
                  "description": "Zero-based UTF-16 range.",
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "start": {
                      "description": "Zero-based UTF-16 offset.",
                      "type": "integer",
                      "minimum": 0,
                      "maximum": 2147483647
                    },
                    "length": {
                      "description": "UTF-16 code-unit length.",
                      "type": "integer",
                      "minimum": 0,
                      "maximum": 2147483647
                    }
                  }
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "document",
                "range"
              ]
            },
            "selection": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "document": {
                  "$ref": "#/$defs/document",
                  "description": "Provide exactly one of path or documentId."
                },
                "selectedText": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "minLength": 1
                },
                "contextBefore": {
                  "type": [
                    "string",
                    "null"
                  ]
                },
                "contextAfter": {
                  "type": [
                    "string",
                    "null"
                  ]
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "document",
                "selectedText"
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "documentationCommentId": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "includeAssemblies": {
      "description": "Whether containing assembly names should be included with each dependency.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "dependenciesLimit": {
      "description": "Maximum number of results to return.",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 2147483647,
      "default": 100
    },
    "expectedSnapshot": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "workspaceId": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uuid"
        },
        "workspaceEpoch": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "snapshotId": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uuid"
        },
        "transactionRevision": {
          "type": [
            "integer",
            "null"
          ]
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "workspaceId",
        "workspaceEpoch",
        "snapshotId",
        "transactionRevision"
      ],
      "description": "Echo the snapshot returned with the data or transaction state used to construct this request."
    },
    "workspace": {
      "description": "Provide workspaceId, alias, path, or any combination.",
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "workspaceId": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uuid"
        },
        "alias": {
          "type": "string"