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Hecate

Architecture checker for hexagonal Python projects. Walks package roots with `ast`, classifies imports, and reports boundary violations.

Introduction

Running checks

Reading diagnostics

Re-export handling

Local validation

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Contents

Introduction
- Introduction
Running checks
- Running checks
Reading diagnostics
- Reading diagnostics
Re-export handling
- Re-export handling
Local validation
- Local validation

Introduction

Updated May 19, 2026

Hecate checks Python package imports against a TOML architecture policy. It is intended for projects that use hexagonal architecture and need CI-stable diagnostics for dependency-direction drift.