> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.anyshift.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Graph SDK Capabilities > What developers can build with the Anyshift Graph SDK and Graph API. The Graph SDK is a programmable interface to Anyshift's infrastructure graph. Use it when you need graph answers inside automation, dashboards, CI checks, incident workflows, deployment gates, or developer tools. For the exhaustive source-of-truth matrix, see [`CAPABILITIES.md`](https://github.com/anyshift-io/anyshift-graph-sdk/blob/main/CAPABILITIES.md) in the SDK repository. ## Dependency and Impact Analysis | Goal | SDK helper | Use it for | | ----------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Find direct neighbors | `graph.connections()` | Show what is directly connected to a service, workload, node, config, or dependency. | | Compute blast radius | `graph.blast()` | Estimate what is affected if a resource changes or fails. | | Trace a path | `graph.path()` | Explain how two resources are connected. | | Expand a service footprint | `graph.serviceTree()` | Build a downstream dependency tree for service reviews or incident prep. | | Explain shared failure causes | `graph.commonCause()` | Find shared nodes or workloads behind recent failures. | | Check deployment fallout | `graph.deployImpact()` | Rank risky recent deploys or inspect one workload's rollout impact. | ## Timelines and Change Feeds | Goal | SDK helper | Use it for | | ------------------------ | --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Read recent graph events | `graph.events()` | Pull recent changes for a namespace, resource, event type, or time window. | | Find noisy resources | `graph.hotspots()` | Rank noisy resources, namespaces, alert rules, or alerting workloads. | | Read failure events | `graph.failures()` | Feed failure timelines into automation or reports. | | Read deployment events | `graph.deployments()` | Track rollouts and deployment activity. | | Read audit activity | `graph.audit()` | Inspect config, identity, or infrastructure changes. | | Trace incident cascades | `graph.cascade()` | Follow a correlated incident from trigger to impacted resources. | ## Topology and Diagrams | Goal | SDK helper | Use it for | | ---------------------- | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Build service topology | `graph.topology()` | Get typed graph nodes and edges for a service neighborhood. | | Render Mermaid | `toMermaid()` | Embed topology diagrams in PRs, incident reports, runbooks, or dashboards. | Topology supports `context`, `container`, `component`, and `dynamic` levels. Dynamic topology renders as a sequence diagram; the other levels render as flowcharts. ## Kubernetes Safety and Hygiene | Goal | SDK helper | Use it for | | ----------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Find single points of failure | `graph.spof()` | Rank highly shared ConfigMaps, service accounts, or nodes. | | Find orphaned resources | `graph.orphans()` | Detect unused ConfigMaps, service accounts, roles, or ReplicaSets. | | Check PDB coverage | `graph.pdb()` | Find workloads that are unsafe during voluntary disruptions. | | Check autoscaler coverage | `graph.scaling()` | Find workloads without HPAs or inspect what an HPA scales. | | Check scheduling priority | `graph.priority()` | Find workloads without priority classes or inspect the preemption ladder. | | Inspect persistent storage | `graph.storage()` | Trace PVC/PV/StorageClass usage and find orphaned or unclaimed storage. | | Inspect image usage | `graph.image()` | Find who runs an image, inspect a workload's images, or run container hygiene scans. | ## Security and Exposure | Goal | SDK helper | Use it for | | ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Inspect RBAC reach | `graph.access()` | Understand what a subject can do or who can reach a role. | | Find over-privileged identities | `graph.access({ mode: "privileged" })` | Rank service accounts with broad or risky grants. | | Inspect NetworkPolicy coverage | `graph.netpol()` | Detect default-allow namespaces, inspect policies, or model east-west reach. | | Inspect public exposure | `graph.exposure()` | Map ingresses to services/workloads or find which ingress exposes a resource. | ## Observability and Alerting | Goal | SDK helper | Use it for | | ------------------------------ | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Find monitoring gaps | `graph.coverage()` | Find workloads missing Datadog presence, monitors, or metrics shipping. | | Map alert impact | `graph.alertImpact()` | Find which monitors and SLOs would fire if a resource is impacted. | | Map monitors to infrastructure | `graph.monitor()` | Resolve a monitor to the service, workload, and node it watches. | | Read active alerts | `graph.alerts()` | Pull currently firing Datadog monitors, optionally scoped to a service. | | Find noisy alerts | `graph.alertNoise()` | Rank flapping or stuck monitors. | | Explain alert cause | `graph.alertCause()` | Link a firing service to recent Kubernetes changes. | | Inspect SLO health | `graph.slo()` | Rank breaching or at-risk SLOs, or inspect one named SLO. | | Inspect Grafana/Victoria rules | `graph.alertRules()` | Find alert-rule coverage gaps, inventory rules, or inspect one target's rules. | ## Service Dependencies and Ownership | Goal | SDK helper | Use it for | | ------------------------------ | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Inspect datastore dependencies | `graph.datastore()` | Find services using a datastore, or rank heavily used datastores. | | Inspect stream dependencies | `graph.flow()` | Find producers and consumers for topics or streams. | | Inspect external dependencies | `graph.externalDep()` | Find services depending on an external host. | | Inspect service calls | `graph.calls()` | Find callers and callees for a service, or rank high-traffic services. | | Inspect GitOps drift | `graph.gitops()` | Find drifted ArgoCD apps, unmanaged workloads, or a workload's owning app and repository. | ## Choosing the Right Entry Point Use typed helpers when you need deterministic automation. Use `graph.query()` when you need a graph SQL escape hatch. Use `graph.ask()` when the caller has a natural-language question and can accept server-side routing. For full parameter details and the underlying query intent names, use the SDK repository's [`CAPABILITIES.md`](https://github.com/anyshift-io/anyshift-graph-sdk/blob/main/CAPABILITIES.md).