Canon

A universal symbolic graph compiler for machine reasoning over software structure.

Canon parses source code across 11 languages and 120+ frameworks into a typed structural graph that agents can traverse, query, diff, and reason over without reading raw source.

Install

Homebrew (macOS/Linux):

brew install hedgedesk/tap/canon

Install script:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hedgedesk/canon-releases/main/install.sh | sh

Direct download:

Download the binary for your platform from the latest release, then:

chmod +x canon-*
sudo mv canon-* /usr/local/bin/canon

Quick Start

# Initialize — scans repo, detects languages + frameworks, writes .canon config
canon init

# Full build — parses all languages into a structural graph
canon build

# Generate documentation skeletons
canon document

# Check version
canon version

Supported Languages

Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Kotlin, C#, Go, Rust, C++, PHP, Ruby — with 120+ framework overlays.