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diff --git a/‎docs/AGENT-GUIDE.md‎
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diff --git a/‎mcp_hints.py‎
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@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Prefer **`resolve` → `describe(id=…)`** over **`describe(fqn=…)`** when an
 | Handler for route | route id | `neighbors(ids, "in", ["EXPOSES"])` |
 | Who implements interface T? | type symbol id | `neighbors(ids, "in", ["IMPLEMENTS"])` |
 | Who injects type T? | type symbol id | `neighbors(ids, "in", ["INJECTS"])` |
-| Impact / "what breaks if I change X"? | `trace` or `neighbors` loop | `trace(id, "in", ["CALLS","OVERRIDES"], max_depth=3)` or loop `neighbors` `in` with `CALLS`, `INJECTS` |
+| Impact / "what breaks if I change X"? | `trace` with `direction="both"` or `neighbors` loop | `trace(id, "both", ["CALLS","OVERRIDES"], max_depth=3)` or loop `neighbors` `in` with `CALLS`, `INJECTS` |
 
 **Rules of thumb:**
 
@@ -190,9 +190,11 @@ Prefer **`resolve` → `describe(id=…)`** over **`describe(fqn=…)`** when an
 
 #### `trace`
 
-Multi-hop BFS traversal with server-side pruning. Returns structured paths, a node dict, and traversal stats. Use when the question implies a path or chain (3+ hops), needs to cross a service boundary, or a `neighbors` loop has exceeded 2 hops without converging. Args: `ids` (string or array), **`direction`**, **`edge_types`** (stored labels only — no composed dot-keys), `max_depth` (1–5, default 3), `max_paths` (default 20), `max_nodes_discovered` (100–2000, default 500), `filter` (hard gate `NodeFilter`), `edge_filter` (CALLS edge attribute filtering), `prune_roles` (soft gate — edges recorded, frontier stops), `fan_out_cap` (per-node edge limit, default 5), `collapse_trivial` (collapse wrapper chains, default true), `include_unresolved` (interleave unresolved call sites).
+Multi-hop BFS traversal with server-side pruning. Returns nested tree structure, a node dict, and traversal stats. Use when the question implies a path or chain (3+ hops), needs to cross a service boundary, or a `neighbors` loop has exceeded 2 hops without converging. Args: `ids` (string or array), **`direction`** (`in` | `out` | `both`), **`edge_types`** (stored labels only — no composed dot-keys), `max_depth` (1–5, default 3), `max_paths` (default 20), `max_nodes_discovered` (100–2000, default 500), `filter` (hard gate `NodeFilter`), `edge_filter` (CALLS edge attribute filtering), `prune_roles` (soft gate — edges recorded, frontier stops), `fan_out_cap` (per-node edge limit, default 5), `collapse_trivial` (collapse wrapper chains, default true), `collapse_roles` (roles to collapse as trivial intermediates, default `["OTHER"]`; only effective when `collapse_trivial=true`), `collapse_min_chain_length` (minimum chain length for collapse, default 1), `include_unresolved` (interleave unresolved call sites), `cross_service` (continue BFS through HTTP_CALLS/ASYNC_CALLS boundaries), `min_result_nodes` (minimum result nodes target; retries with doubled `fan_out_cap` if below target, default 0).
 
-Returns `TraceOutput` with `nodes` (dict of `NodeRef`), `edges` (list of `TraceEdge` with `hop`, `parent_edge_id`, `collapsed`, `cross_service_boundary`), `paths` (ranked root-to-leaf), and `stats` (budget, pruning counts). Cross-service edges (`HTTP_CALLS`, `ASYNC_CALLS`) are boundary signals — BFS stops at the service boundary and includes the downstream node for the agent to continue with a separate `trace` call.
+Returns `TraceOutput` with `nodes` (dict of `NodeRef`), `tree` (nested `TreeNode` list — one per seed; each `TreeNode` has `id`, `edge_from_parent` with `direction`, `edge_type`, `hop`, `confidence`, `cross_service_boundary`, `attrs`; `children` (nested TreeNodes); `collapsed` and `collapsed_intermediates` for collapsed edges), `ranked_leaves` (scored leaf nodes with `node_id`, `depth`, `leaf_role`, `score`, sorted descending by score, capped at `max_paths`), and `stats` (budget, pruning counts). Cross-service edges (`HTTP_CALLS`, `ASYNC_CALLS`) are boundary signals — BFS stops at the service boundary unless `cross_service=true`.
+
+**`direction="both"`**: runs bidirectional traversal (out then in) with a shared visited set. Tree contains children from both directions; `edge_from_parent.direction` distinguishes them. Use for impact analysis ("who depends on X and what does X call?") in one call.
 
 **`trace` vs `neighbors`:** Use `neighbors` for single-hop adjacency (full unfiltered result). Use `trace` for multi-hop path questions, impact analysis, or when `neighbors` returns high fan-out (>8 CALLS edges).
 
 
@@ -517,13 +517,25 @@ def _high_fanout_trace_hint(origin_id: str, calls_n: int) -> _StructuredHint:
     )
 
 
+def _walk_tree_nodes(tree: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Flatten a tree structure into a list of all nodes (for iteration)."""
+    result: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    stack = list(tree)
+    while stack:
+        node = stack.pop()
+        result.append(node)
+        for child in node.get("children") or []:
+            stack.append(child)
+    return result
+
+
 def _trace_structured_hints(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> tuple[list[_StructuredHint], list[tuple[int, str]]]:
-    """Structured hints and advisories for trace output."""
+    """Structured hints and advisories for trace output (v2 tree format)."""
     struct_pairs: list[_StructuredHint] = []
     advisories: list[tuple[int, str]] = []
 
     stats = payload.get("stats")
-    edges = list(payload.get("edges") or [])
+    tree = list(payload.get("tree") or [])
 
     # Cross-service boundary hints don't require stats — guard stats-dependant hints separately.
     if isinstance(stats, dict):
@@ -554,7 +566,8 @@ def _trace_structured_hints(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> tuple[list[_StructuredHi
             + int(stats.get("nodes_pruned_fan_out") or 0)
             + int(stats.get("edges_collapsed_trivial") or 0)
         )
-        if pruned_count > 0 or any(e.get("collapsed") for e in edges):
+        has_collapsed = any(n.get("collapsed") for n in _walk_tree_nodes(tree))
+        if pruned_count > 0 or has_collapsed:
             advisories.append((
                 PRIORITY_META,
                 f"trace pruned {pruned_count} edges. Use neighbors(id, direction, edge_types) on specific nodes for full detail.",
@@ -568,21 +581,29 @@ def _trace_structured_hints(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> tuple[list[_StructuredHi
             ))
 
     # (c) Cross-service boundary hint (no stats dependency).
-    xs_edges = [e for e in edges if e.get("cross_service_boundary")]
-    if xs_edges:
-        # When cross_service=True, BFS already continued through boundaries.
-        # Emit a lighter informational advisory instead of an action hint.
+    # Walk tree in a single pass: build parent map and collect cross-service boundary nodes.
+    xs_edges_final: list[tuple[str, str, str | None]] = []  # (from_id, to_id, confidence)
+    stack: list[tuple[dict[str, Any], str | None]] = [(n, None) for n in tree]
+    while stack:
+        node, parent_id = stack.pop()
+        nid = str(node.get("id") or "")
+        efp = node.get("edge_from_parent")
+        if isinstance(efp, dict) and efp.get("cross_service_boundary"):
+            attrs = efp.get("attrs") if isinstance(efp.get("attrs"), dict) else {}
+            confidence = attrs.get("confidence")
+            xs_edges_final.append((parent_id or "", nid, confidence))
+        for child in node.get("children") or []:
+            stack.append((child, nid))
+
+    if xs_edges_final:
         was_seamless = bool(payload.get("cross_service"))
         if was_seamless:
             advisories.append((
                 PRIORITY_META,
-                f"trace crossed {len(xs_edges)} service boundary(ies).",
+                f"trace crossed {len(xs_edges_final)} service boundary(ies).",
             ))
         else:
-            for xe in xs_edges[:3]:
-                to_id = str(xe.get("to_id") or "")
-                from_id = str(xe.get("from_id") or "")
-                confidence = xe.get("attrs", {}).get("confidence") if isinstance(xe.get("attrs"), dict) else None
+            for from_id, to_id, confidence in xs_edges_final[:3]:
                 conf_str = f"confidence={confidence}" if confidence is not None else "low confidence"
                 advisories.append((
                     PRIORITY_META,