Use when you need to discover candidate K1/K2 installation paths (env vars and platform defaults). Read-only.

Use when you need to activate an installation in memory for subsequent tools. Read-only; does not modify disk.

Build or reuse a compacted in-memory installation snapshot and return a handle for paged follow-up queries. Read-only; does not write to disk.

Page through a compacted in-memory installation snapshot created by openInstallation. Use includeData=true for compacted per-resource documents.

Page through canonical dependency edges extracted from an in-memory installation snapshot created by openInstallation.

Use when you need installation summary: path, game, valid, errors, missing files, module/override counts. Loads installation if not cached.

Use when exploring installation contents: list resources from override/modules/chitin with optional filters. Read-only.

Use when you need a short summary of a resource (GFF, TLK, 2DA) using resolution order. Read-only.

Use when you need the first match for a resref or to see all locations. Supports glob (e.g. 203tel*). Resolution order: Override -> MOD -> KEY/BIF. Read-only.

Use when you need to search resource names by regex. Paginated; prefer location/type filter on large installs. Read-only.

Use when you need a summary of global.jrl plot categories and entries for the installation. Read-only.

Use when you need to query a 2DA table by row index, column name, or value search. Read-only.

Use when you need to resolve a strref to display text from dialog.tlk. Read-only.

Use when you need to list contents of a KEY/BIF/RIM/ERF/MOD file with pagination. Read-only.

Use when you need to write a resolved resource to disk. Optional 'source' restricts to one location (OVERRIDE, CHITIN, MODULES). Writes to disk. [destructiveHint: writes to disk]

Use when you need the full GFF tree as JSON (DLG, UTC, ARE, etc.). Use field_paths or max_depth/max_fields to stay under response limits. Read-only.

Use when you need a 2DA table as JSON with optional row range and column filter. Read-only.

Use when you need TLK (dialog.tlk) entries by strref range or text search. Read-only.

Use when you need all modules with human-readable area names (from ARE + TalkTable). Read-only.

Use when you need full module analysis: ARE, LYT rooms, WOK list, resource counts, scripts. Read-only.

Use when you need a paginated list of all resources in a module (.rim + _s.rim + _dlg.erf). Read-only.

Use when tracing what a resource references: list outbound refs (scripts, conversations, tags, template resrefs) by field path. Read-only.

Use when you need to find which resources reference a script resref, tag, conversation, or resref. Use module_root to narrow; expensive over full install. Read-only.

Use when you need to find which resources use a TLK strref (TLK/2DA Find References parity). Read-only.

Use when you need DLG structure: entry/reply counts and script/condition refs. Read-only.

Use when you need a JRL (journal) summary: categories and entries. Read-only.

Use when you need a reference summary for any GFF resource (scripts, conversations, tags, template resrefs). Read-only.

Get a text validation diagram for a walkmesh (BWM/WOK): perimeter, transitions, outer boundary. Use when you need to understand an area's walkable layout, door links, or boundary for modding or debugging. Read-only; returns plain text (no ANSI).