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Consumes much more tokens than letting agent explore by itself #1129

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Consumes much more tokens than letting agent explore by itself#1129
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Milestone
0.11.0-rc

Description

@freakynit
freakynit
opened on Jul 16, 2026

Version

0.9.0

Platform

macOS (Apple Silicon)

Install channel

GitHub release archive / install.sh / install.ps1

Binary variant

standard

What happened, and what did you expect?

This actually consumes more tokens than letting agent explore itself. Have tested it twice earlier (around 2 months back), and tested again just now.

Coding agent harness: pi
Test repo: https://github.com/chattocorp/chatto
Query:
-- 1. Use codebase-memory-mcp and tell me how authentication works in current project
-- 2. Without using codebase-memory-mcp tell me how authentication works in current project

Results

  1. With codebase mcp: 74K input tokens
  2. Without: 43K

Reproduction

  1. Clone the repo
  2. Integrate MCP
  3. CD into the cloned repo directory
  4. Start PI agent
  5. Ask question

Logs

Diagnostics trajectory (memory / performance / leak issues)

Project scale (if relevant)

No response

Confirmations

  • I searched existing issues and this is not a duplicate.
  • My reproduction uses shareable code (a dummy snippet or a public OSS repository), not proprietary code.

Activity

  1. freakynit
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    bugSomething isn't working
    on Jul 16, 2026
  2. github-actions
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    windowsWindows-specific issues
    on Jul 16, 2026
  3. DeusData
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    questionFurther information is requested
    ux/behaviorDisplay bugs, docs, adoption UX
    priority/normalStandard review queue; useful PR with ordinary maintainer urgency.
    awaiting-reporterWaiting on the reporter for info/repro; stale bot will warn then close
    and removed
    bugSomething isn't working
    windowsWindows-specific issues
    on Jul 16, 2026
  4. DeusData
    added this to the 0.9.2-rc milestone on Jul 16, 2026

  5. github-actions commented on Jul 16, 2026

    @github-actions
    github-actionsBot
    on Jul 16, 2026 – with GitHub Actions

    Thanks for the report! To move this forward we need a bit more so we can reproduce it ourselves:

    • the codebase-memory-mcp --version you're on
    • the exact steps or command you ran
    • a public repo (or a small dummy snippet) that shows the problem — please don't paste proprietary code

    Once that's here we'll pick it straight back up. Heads-up: issues left awaiting-reporter are automatically closed after a few weeks of silence, but a comment reopens the door anytime.

  6. DeusData commented on Jul 16, 2026

    @DeusData
    DeusData
    on Jul 16, 2026
    Owner

    Thanks for publishing the repository, prompt, client, and token totals. The comparison is useful, but aggregate input tokens alone do not yet isolate a server defect: the result depends on the client's tool descriptions, system prompt, model, conversation state, indexing state, tool-call count, pagination, and whether the two runs produced equivalent answers.

    Please add fresh-session transcripts for both runs with the exact pi and model versions, tool calls and responses, final answers, and token accounting split by system/context/tool input. Also confirm whether the project was already indexed before the MCP run. That will let us distinguish excessive MCP payloads from the client repeatedly invoking tools or comparing unequal answers. Marking awaiting-reporter for that controlled A/B evidence.

  7. DeusData
    added a parent issue on Jul 16, 2026

  8. freakynit commented on Jul 17, 2026

    @freakynit
    freakynit
    on Jul 17, 2026
    Author

    @DeusData Everything mentioned is open/accessible. You can do it yourself as well. I just wanted to highlight this by giving enough info for you folks to verify yourself.

    I'm personally not using it any more.

    Thanks..

  9. DeusData
    removed
    awaiting-reporterWaiting on the reporter for info/repro; stale bot will warn then close
    on Jul 18, 2026

  10. iyansr commented on Jul 25, 2026

    @iyansr
    iyansr
    on Jul 25, 2026

    Just tried on cursor and i found same issues

  11. fatih-onventis commented on Jul 28, 2026

    @fatih-onventis
    fatih-onventis
    on Jul 28, 2026

    I've had a similar experience. I removed the mcp because of this.

  12. DeusData commented on Jul 28, 2026

    @DeusData
    DeusData
    on Jul 28, 2026
    Owner

    Thanks @iyansr and @fatih-onventis for confirming the user-visible impact across another client setup.

    Current main has substantially more compact graph-tool output than 0.9.0, including grouped search rows and blocked internal fingerprint/profile/body-token fields (src/mcp/mcp.c:3014-3025), but that does not prove these reports are fixed: model context growth can come from tool-call frequency, response size, or client reinjection behavior.

    Keeping this open as maintainer-action-pending rather than awaiting-reporter. The next useful evidence is one captured CBM tools/call response from a high-growth turn, including tool name, arguments, response bytes, and client/version. Thank you for being direct that the current experience caused removal of the MCP.

  13. diegostrg commented on Aug 4, 2026

    @diegostrg
    diegostrg
    on Aug 4, 2026

    Hi, the same thing is happening to me. Many tokens are being consumed by the messages the MCP leaves in the conversation.

    Context Usage
    Sonnet 5
    claude-sonnet-5
    149.4k/967k tokens (15%)

    Estimated usage by category
    System prompt: 9.8k tokens (1.0%)
    System tools: 28.3k tokens (2.9%)
    MCP tools: 2k tokens (0.2%)
    Custom agents: 1.4k tokens (0.1%)
    Memory files: 2.7k tokens (0.3%)
    Skills: 3k tokens (0.3%)
    Messages: 103.3k tokens (10.7%)
    Free space: 783.4k (81.0%)
    Autocompact buffer: 33k tokens (3.4%)

    And now, in a conversation without him.

    Context Usage
    Sonnet 5
    claude-sonnet-5
    89.8k/967k tokens (9%)

    Estimated usage by category
    System prompt: 9.6k tokens (1.0%)
    System tools: 28.2k tokens (2.9%)
    Custom agents: 1.4k tokens (0.1%)
    Memory files: 1.4k tokens (0.1%)
    Skills: 3.1k tokens (0.3%)
    Messages: 48k tokens (5.0%)
    Free space: 842.5k (87.1%)
    Autocompact buffer: 33k tokens (3.4%)

    I conducted these benchmarks by asking research questions for a large project I'm working on. The only advantage the MCP offers is its incredible increase in response time (average of 52 seconds, compared to 5 minutes and 28 seconds without the MCP).

  14. iampedii commented on Sep 22, 2026

    @iampedii
    iampedii
    on Sep 22, 2026

    I've had the same experience and I've ran this several times.

    Experimented on Kubernetes repository

    CBM enabled Context 85% left · 54.2K used

    # Codex + Codebase Memory
CODEX_HOME=~/.codex-cbm codex

╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ >_ OpenAI Codex (v0.155.1)                       │
│                                                  │
│ model:     gpt-5.6-sol medium   /model to change │
│ directory: ~/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo     │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

  Tip: Try the Desktop app. Run 'codex app' or visit https://chatgpt.com/codex?app-landing-page=true

• You have 2 usage limit resets available. Run /usage to use one.


› Can you look into Kubernetes `(*Store).Update` in `staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/
    generic/registry/store.go` and explain where it is used?

    I mainly want to know:

    * what calls this function
    * what important functions it calls
    * which Kubernetes resources depend on it
    * where `forceAllowCreate` comes from and what uses it
    * what could be affected if this function was changed

    Please use the repository to verify the answer and include the important file paths.

    Keep the answer fairly concise and don't explore unrelated parts of the codebase.

  use codebase memory mcp only


⚠ Skill descriptions were shortened to fit the skills context budget. Codex can still see every skill,
  but some descriptions are shorter. Disable unused skills or plugins to leave more room for the rest.

• I’ll use the repository’s codebase-memory graph to trace Store.Update, its callers and key
  dependencies, then keep the answer focused on the resources and behavior you asked about.

• Explored
  └ Read SKILL.md (codebase-memory skill)

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":".*Store.*Update.*","file_pattern":".*generic/registry/
        store.go","limit":20})
    results: 0  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
    hint: "No nodes match; check spelling or broaden the regex."
    total: 0
    returned: 0
    has_more: false
    truncated: false


• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","limit":5})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"/Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":".*Update.*","limit":5})

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","limit":5})
    results: 5  (rows: name label lines in out; group prefix "-" means empty; qn = prefix empty ?
        name : prefix + "." + name)
    Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.pkg.volume.util.operationexecutor (pkg/volume/
        util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go):
      ActualStateOfWorldAttacherUpdater Interface 252-283 22 0
      ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater Interface 181-248 32 0
    Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.pkg.kubelet.pluginmanager.operationexecutor
        (p...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"/Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":".*Update.*","limit":5})
    results: 5  (rows: name label lines in out; group prefix "-" means empty; qn = prefix empty ?
        name : prefix + "." + name)
    Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.pkg.volume.util.operationexecutor (pkg/volume/
        util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go):
      ActualStateOfWorldAttacherUpdater Interface 252-283 22 0
      ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater Interface 181-248 32 0
    Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.pkg.kubelet.pluginmanager.operationexecutor
        (p...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","file_pattern":"store.go","name_pattern":"Update","limit":100,"max_output_tokens":8000})
    results_refs: 7  (cols: id prefix)
      0 Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.generic.registry.
      1 staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
      2 Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.client-go.tools.cache.
      3 Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.generic.registry.Store.
      4 Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubern...

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.generic.registry.Update","source_mode":"full","
        max_output_tokens":16000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.trace_path({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","function_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.generic.registry.Update","direction":"outbound"
        ,"depth":1,"limit":150,"max_output_tokens":10000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.trace_path({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","function_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.generic.registry.Update","direction":"inbound",
        "depth":2,"limit":150,"max_output_tokens":12000})

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.generic.registry.Update","source_mode":"full","
        max_output_tokens":16000})
    name: Update
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.generic.registry.Update
    label: Method
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/
        registry/generic/registry/store.go
    start_line: 617
    end_line: 822
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func (e *Store) Update(ctx context.Context, name string, objInfo rest.UpdatedObjectInfo,
        createValidation rest.ValidateObjectFunc...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.trace_path({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","function_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.generic.registry.Update","direction":"outbound"
        ,"depth":1,"limit":150,"max_output_tokens":10000})
    function: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.generic.registry.Update
    direction: outbound
    callees_total: 40
    callees_total_relation: eq
    callees: 40  (rows: name hop; qn = group prefix empty ? name : prefix + "." + name; "" marks empty
        prefix)
    Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.pkg.kubelet.apis.config:
      DeepCopyObject 1
    Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apimachinery.pk...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.trace_path({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","function_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.generic.registry.Update","direction":"inbound",
        "depth":2,"limit":150,"max_output_tokens":12000})
    function: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.generic.registry.Update
    direction: inbound
    callers_total: 28
    callers_total_relation: eq
    callers: 28  (cols: qn hop)
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.pkg.registry.apps.statefulset.storage.Update
        1
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.policy.poddisruptionbudget.storage.Update 1
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-d...

• The graph shows direct Update wrappers for many built in resources, plus custom resources, CRDs, and
  APIService. I’m checking the request-handler path and the forceAllowCreate source so the explanation
  distinguishes direct wrappers from the wider set of stores that inherit this method.

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":".*UpdateResource.*","file_pattern":"update.go","limit":30,"max_output_to
        kens":5000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/
        storage.go","limit":20,"max_output_tokens":5000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":".*patchResource.*","file_pattern":"patch.go","limit":30,"max_output_toke
        ns":5000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":".*patcher.*","file_pattern":"patch.go","limit":30,"max_output_tokens":50
        00})

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":".*UpdateResource.*","file_pattern":"update.go","limit":30,"max_output_to
        kens":5000})
    results: 1  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.endpoints.handlers.UpdateResource Function staging/src/
        k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go 51-256 4 103
    total: 1
    returned: 1
    has_more: false
    truncated: false


• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":".*patcher.*","file_pattern":"patch.go","limit":30,"max_output_tokens":50
        00})
    results_refs: 2  (cols: id prefix)
      0 Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.endpoints.handlers.
      1 staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go
    results_ref_rule: @N+suffix=prefix+suffix
    results: 9  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.admission.plugin.policy.mutating.patch.NewJSONPatcher
        Function staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/a...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/
        storage.go","limit":20,"max_output_tokens":5000})
    results: 0  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
    hint: "No nodes match; check spelling or broaden the regex."
    total: 0
    returned: 0
    has_more: false
    truncated: false


• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":".*patchResource.*","file_pattern":"patch.go","limit":30,"max_output_toke
        ns":5000})
    results: 2  (rows: name label lines in out; group prefix "-" means empty; qn = prefix empty ?
        name : prefix + "." + name)
    Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.endpoints.handlers (staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/
        endpoints/handlers/patch.go):
      PatchResource Function 68-263 5 102
      patchResource Method 653-738 2 45
    total: 2
    returned: 2
    has_more: false
    truncated: false


• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.endpoints.handlers.PatchResource","source_mode":"full","
        max_output_tokens":13000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.endpoints.handlers.UpdateResource","source_mode":"full",
        "max_output_tokens":13000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.endpoints.handlers.patchResource","source_mode":"full","
        max_output_tokens":13000})

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.endpoints.handlers.PatchResource","source_mode":"full","
        max_output_tokens":13000})
    name: PatchResource
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.endpoints.handlers.PatchResource
    label: Function
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/
        endpoints/handlers/patch.go
    start_line: 68
    end_line: 263
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func PatchResource(r rest.Patcher, scope *RequestScope, admit admission.Interface, patchTypes
        []string) http.HandlerFunc {
      	re...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.endpoints.handlers.UpdateResource","source_mode":"full",
        "max_output_tokens":13000})
    name: UpdateResource
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.endpoints.handlers.UpdateResource
    label: Function
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/
        endpoints/handlers/update.go
    start_line: 51
    end_line: 256
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func UpdateResource(r rest.Updater, scope *RequestScope, admit admission.Interface)
        http.HandlerFunc {
      	return func(w http....

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.endpoints.handlers.patchResource","source_mode":"full","
        max_output_tokens":13000})
    name: patchResource
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.endpoints.handlers.patchResource
    label: Method
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/
        endpoints/handlers/patch.go
    start_line: 653
    end_line: 738
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func (p *patcher) patchResource(ctx context.Context, scope *RequestScope) (runtime.Object, bool,
        error) {
      	p.namespace = reques...

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/apps/deployment/
        storage","limit":20,"max_output_tokens":4000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"NewStorage","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/core/
        pod","limit":30,"max_output_tokens":4000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"NewREST","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/core/
        pod","limit":30,"max_output_tokens":4000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/core/service/
        storage","limit":20,"max_output_tokens":4000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/core/namespace/
        storage","limit":20,"max_output_tokens":4000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/
        customresource","limit":20,"max_output_tokens":4000})

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/apps/deployment/
        storage","limit":20,"max_output_tokens":4000})
    results_refs: 3  (cols: id prefix)
      0 Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.pkg.registry.apps.deployment.storage.
      1 pkg/registry/apps/deployment/storage/storage.go
      2 pkg/registry/apps/deployment/storage/storage_test.go
    results_ref_rule: @N+suffix=prefix+suffix
    results: 7  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      @0+TestScaleUpdate Function @2+ 239-275 1 25
      @0+TestStatusUpdate Function @2+ 277-311 1 24
      @0+TestUpdate Function @2+ 115-146 0 9
      @0+Update Method ...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"NewREST","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/core/
        pod","limit":30,"max_output_tokens":4000})
    results: 1  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.podtemplate.storage.NewREST Function pkg/registry/core/podtemplate/
        storage/storage.go 36-56 2 17
    total: 1
    returned: 1
    has_more: false
    truncated: false


• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"NewStorage","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/core/
        pod","limit":30,"max_output_tokens":4000})
    results: 3  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.pkg.registry.core.pod.storage.NewStorage
        Function pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage.go 74-124 4 39
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.podtemplate.storage.newStorage Function pkg/registry/core/podtemplate/
        storage/storage_test.go 34-47 6 8
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.pkg.registry.core.pod.storage.newStorage
        Functio...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/core/service/
        storage","limit":20,"max_output_tokens":4000})
    results_refs: 3  (cols: id prefix)
      0 Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.pkg.registry.core.service.storage.
      1 pkg/registry/core/service/storage/storage_test.go
      2 pkg/registry/core/service/storage/alloc.go
    results_ref_rule: @N+suffix=prefix+suffix
    results: 18  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      @0+TestGenericUpdate Function @1+ 192-221 0 19
      @0+TestUpdateDryRun Function @1+ 6729-6891 0 38
      @0+TestUpdateIPsFromDualStack Function @1+ 8898-10492 0 24
      @0+...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/
        customresource","limit":20,"max_output_tokens":4000})
    results_refs: 5  (cols: id prefix)
      0 Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.
      1 staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/
      2 Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresourcedefinition.
      3 staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/etcd_test.go
      4 staging/src/k...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/core/namespace/
        storage","limit":20,"max_output_tokens":4000})
    results_refs: 2  (cols: id prefix)
      0 Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.pkg.registry.core.namespace.storage.
      1 pkg/registry/core/namespace/storage/storage_test.go
    results_ref_rule: @N+suffix=prefix+suffix
    results: 5  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      @0+ShouldDeleteNamespaceDuringUpdate Function pkg/registry/core/namespace/storage/storage.go
        258-265 1 5
      @0+TestUpdateDeletingNamespaceWithCompleteFinalizers Function @1+ 258-290 0 22
      @0+TestUpdateDeleti...

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.apps.deployment.storage.Update","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":900
        0})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.pod.storage.NewStorage","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":9000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.service.storage.Update","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":9000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.Update","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":9000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.namespace.storage.Update","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":9000
        })

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.apps.deployment.storage.Update","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":900
        0})
    name: Update
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.apps.deployment.storage.Update
    label: Method
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/pkg/registry/apps/deployment/
        storage/storage.go
    start_line: 320
    end_line: 339
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func (r *ScaleREST) Update(ctx context.Context, name string, objInfo rest.UpdatedObjectInfo,
        createValidation rest.ValidateObjectFunc, updateValidation rest.ValidateObject...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.pod.storage.NewStorage","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":9000})
    name: NewStorage
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.pod.storage.NewStorage
    label: Function
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/
        storage.go
    start_line: 74
    end_line: 124
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func NewStorage(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter, k client.ConnectionInfoGetter,
        proxyTransport http.RoundTripper, podDisruptionBudgetClient policyclient.PodDisruptionBudge...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.service.storage.Update","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":9000})
    name: Update
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.service.storage.Update
    label: Method
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/pkg/registry/core/service/storage/
        storage.go
    start_line: 193
    end_line: 197
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func (r *StatusREST) Update(ctx context.Context, name string, objInfo rest.UpdatedObjectInfo,
        createValidation rest.ValidateObjectFunc, updateValidation rest.ValidateObjectUpdat...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.Update","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":9000})
    name: Update
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.Update
    label: Method
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-
        apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/etcd.go
    start_line: 188
    end_line: 218
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func (r *ScaleREST) Update(ctx context.Context, name string, objInfo rest.UpdatedObjectInfo,
        createValidat...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.namespace.storage.Update","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":9000
        })
    name: Update
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.namespace.storage.Update
    label: Method
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/pkg/registry/core/namespace/
        storage/storage.go
    start_line: 353
    end_line: 357
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func (r *FinalizeREST) Update(ctx context.Context, name string, objInfo rest.UpdatedObjectInfo,
        createValidation rest.ValidateObjectFunc, updateValidation rest.ValidateObjec...

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"AllowCreateOnUpdate","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/core/pod/
        strategy.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"AllowCreateOnUpdate","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-
        apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/strategy.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Updater","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/
        rest.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Patcher","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/
        rest.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Store","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/
        registry/customresource/etcd.go","limit":20,"max_output_tokens":3000})

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"AllowCreateOnUpdate","file_pattern":"pkg/registry/core/pod/
        strategy.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})
    results: 1  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.pkg.registry.core.pod.AllowCreateOnUpdate
        Method pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go 136-138 0 1
    total: 1
    returned: 1
    has_more: false
    truncated: false


• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"AllowCreateOnUpdate","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-
        apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/strategy.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})
    results: 1  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.AllowCreateOnUpdate Method staging/src/k8s.io/
        apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/strategy.go 264-266 0 1
    total: 1
    returned: 1
    has_more: false
    truncated: false


• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Updater","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/
        rest.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})
    results: 4  (rows: name label lines in out; group prefix "-" means empty; qn = prefix empty ?
        name : prefix + "." + name)
    Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.rest
        (staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go):
      CreateUpdateResetFieldsStrategy Interface 399-402 1 0
      CreaterUpdater Interface 277-280 131 0
      UpdateResetFieldsStrategy Interface 406-409 1 0
      Updater Interface 264-273 63 0
    total: 4
    returned: 4
    ha...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Patcher","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/
        rest.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})
    results: 1  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiserver.pkg.registry.rest.Patcher Interface staging/src/k8s.io/
        apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go 286-289 15 0
    total: 1
    returned: 1
    has_more: false
    truncated: false


• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Store","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/
        registry/customresource/etcd.go","limit":20,"max_output_tokens":3000})
    results: 2  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.StatusREST.store Field staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-
        apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/etcd.go 119-119 0 0
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.ScaleREST.store Field staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-
        apiserver/pkg/re...

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"NewStorage","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/
        pkg/registry/customresource/etcd.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/
        apiservice/etcd/etcd.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"NewREST","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/
        registry/customresourcedefinition/etcd.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"NewStorage","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/
        pkg/registry/customresource/etcd.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})
    results: 1  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.NewStorage Function staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-
        apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/etcd.go 44-101 2 28
    total: 1
    returned: 1
    has_more: false
    truncated: false


• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"Update","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/
        apiservice/etcd/etcd.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})
    results: 1  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.kube-
        aggregator.pkg.registry.apiservice.etcd.Update Method staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/
        registry/apiservice/etcd/etcd.go 163-167 0 9
    total: 1
    returned: 1
    has_more: false
    truncated: false


• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.search_graph({"project":"kubernetes-memory-
        demo","name_pattern":"NewREST","file_pattern":"staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/
        registry/customresourcedefinition/etcd.go","limit":10,"max_output_tokens":3000})
    results: 1  (cols: qn label file lines in out)
      Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresourcedefinition.NewREST Function staging/src/k8s.io/
        apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/etcd.go 42-65 1 18
    total: 1
    returned: 1
    has_more: false
    truncated: false


• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.pod.AllowCreateOnUpdate","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":6000}
        )

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.AllowCreateOnUpdate","source_mode":"full","max_output_to
        kens":6000})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.NewStorage","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":600
        0})

• Calling
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresourcedefinition.NewREST","source_mode":"full","max_output_toke
        ns":6000})

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.pod.AllowCreateOnUpdate","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":6000}
        )
    name: AllowCreateOnUpdate
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.pkg.registry.core.pod.AllowCreateOnUpdate
    label: Method
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
    start_line: 136
    end_line: 138
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func (podStrategy) AllowCreateOnUpdate() bool {
      	return false
      }
    callers: 0
    callees: 0


• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.AllowCreateOnUpdate","source_mode":"full","max_output_to
        kens":6000})
    name: AllowCreateOnUpdate
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.AllowCreateOnUpdate
    label: Method
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-
        apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/strategy.go
    start_line: 264
    end_line: 266
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func (customResourceStrategy) AllowCreateOnUpdate() bool {
      	return false
     ...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.NewStorage","source_mode":"full","max_output_tokens":600
        0})
    name: NewStorage
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.registry.customresource.NewStorage
    label: Function
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-
        apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/etcd.go
    start_line: 44
    end_line: 101
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func NewStorage(resource schema.GroupResource, singularResource schema.GroupResource, kind,
        listK...

• Called
  └ codebase-memory-mcp.get_code_snippet({"project":"kubernetes-memory-demo","qualified_name":"Users-
        pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-
        apiserver.pkg.registry.customresourcedefinition.NewREST","source_mode":"full","max_output_toke
        ns":6000})
    name: NewREST
    qualified_name: Users-pedrammarandi-projects-kubernetes-memory-
        demo.staging.src.k8s.io.apiextensions-apiserver.pkg.registry.customresourcedefinition.NewREST
    label: Function
    file_path: /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-
        apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/etcd.go
    start_line: 42
    end_line: 65
    source_mode: full
    source: |
      func NewREST(scheme *runtime.Scheme, optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) (*REST, e...

• (*Store).Update (staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go:617) is the
  shared storage implementation for updating many API objects.

  - What calls it: The HTTP PUT handler calls rest.Updater.Update with forceAllowCreate=false in
    staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go:214. The PATCH handler calls it
    through rest.Patcher.Update in staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go:704. A
    resource REST type can expose Store.Update through its embedded store, as Pod storage (pkg/
    registry/core/pod/storage/storage.go:74) does, or call it from a wrapper such as Service status
    (pkg/registry/core/service/storage/storage.go:193) and Deployment scale (pkg/registry/apps/
    deployment/storage/storage.go:320).

  - Important calls inside it: Storage.GuaranteedUpdate performs the storage operation and supplies
    the existing object. The callback uses UpdatedObject, checks resource versions, then runs
    rest.BeforeCreate or rest.BeforeUpdate and the corresponding validation. It also handles TTL, dry
    run, managed-field timestamp changes, and deletion when finalizers are cleared. Successful writes
    run the configured after-create or after-update hook. See staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/
    registry/generic/registry/store.go:640.

  - Resources that depend on it: Verified examples include Pods and their updateable subresources
    (pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage.go:74), Services (pkg/registry/core/service/storage/
    storage.go:193), Deployments (pkg/registry/apps/deployment/storage/storage.go:320), custom
    resources (staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/etcd.go:44), and
    CRDs (staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/
    etcd.go:42). The graph also finds direct wrappers for resources including StatefulSets, Jobs,
    Namespaces, PVCs, Ingresses, and HPAs. These examples are not an exhaustive resource list.

  - forceAllowCreate: PUT supplies false. In the PATCH handler (staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/
    endpoints/handlers/patch.go:653), YAML and CBOR server-side apply set it to true; other patch
    types leave it false. Store.Update combines it with UpdateStrategy.AllowCreateOnUpdate() to allow
    a missing object through GuaranteedUpdate, then takes the create path. Some subresource wrappers
    explicitly pass false, including Service status (pkg/registry/core/service/storage/
    storage.go:193).

  A change here could affect PUT, PATCH, and server-side apply across those resources: whether missing
  objects can be created, conflict detection, admission and validation, finalizer-driven deletion, dry
  runs, and the object returned to clients. The exact effect depends on each resource’s strategy and
  hooks.

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› Can you look into Kubernetes `(*Store).Update` in `staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/
    generic/registry/store.go` and explain where it is used?

    I mainly want to know:

    * what calls this function
    * what important functions it calls
    * which Kubernetes resources depend on it
    * where `forceAllowCreate` comes from and what uses it
    * what could be affected if this function was changed

    Please use the repository to verify the answer and include the important file paths.

    Keep the answer fairly concise and don't explore unrelated parts of the codebase.


⚠ Skill descriptions were shortened to fit the skills context budget. Codex can still see every skill,
  but some descriptions are shorter. Disable unused skills or plugins to leave more room for the rest.

• I’ll trace Store.Update through its callers and the registry setup in this checkout, then summarize
  the resource and forceAllowCreate paths with file references.

• Explored
  └ Read SKILL.md (codebase-memory skill)

• Ran pwd; rg --files -g 'AGENTS.md' -g 'store.go' -g '*update*' staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/
  │ registry/generic/registry .agents 2>/dev/null | head -80
  └ /Users/pedrammarandi/projects/kubernetes-memory-demo
    staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go

• Ran git status --short; rg -n 'func \(.*\*Store\) Update\(|forceAllowCreate|\.Update\(' staging/src/
  │ k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
  └ ?? .codebase-memory/
    617:func (e *Store) Update(ctx context.Context, name string, objInfo rest.UpdatedObjectInfo,
    … +2 lines (ctrl + t to view transcript)
    638:    ignoreNotFound := e.UpdateStrategy.AllowCreateOnUpdate() || forceAllowCreate
    647:            if !e.UpdateStrategy.AllowCreateOnUpdate() && !forceAllowCreate {

• I’m using the codebase graph for a quick call trace, then checking the actual source at each
  important edge.

• Explored
  └ Read store.go
    Search func \(.*\) Update\(ctx context.Context, name string, objInfo rest.UpdatedObjectInfo|
           \.Store\.Update\(|Store\.Update\( in pkg
    Search forceAllowCreate|AllowCreateOnUpdate\( in apiserver
    Read store.go
    Search forceAllowCreate|forceAllowCreateOnUpdate in handlers
    Search genericregistry.Store|generic.Store|registry.Store|Store: \*store|Store: store|Store: \* in
           storage.go
    Search UpdatedObjectInfo|\.Update\(.*forceAllowCreate|\.Update\(.*allowCreate|\.Update\(.*true|
           \.Update\(.*false in update.go
    Read update.go, patch.go, storage.go, etcd.go
    Read rest.go
    Search handlers.UpdateResource|handlers.PatchResource|UpdateResource\(|PatchResource\( in
    installer.go
    Search genericregistry\.Store\{ in registry
    Search return .*\.Update\(ctx|:= .*\.Update\(ctx|\.Store\.Update\(ctx in registry

• The main path is HTTP PUT and PATCH through the REST updater interface. The same store is embedded
  in many resource handlers, with explicit wrappers for status and scale subresources. I’m checking
  the create-on-update conditions and representative wrappers now.

• Explored
  └ Read storage.go, etcd.go
    Search genericregistry\.Store\{ in registry
    Read installer.go
    Read storage.go
    Search AllowCreateOnUpdate in strategy.go
    Search func \(.*\) AllowCreateOnUpdate\( in registry
    Search AllowCreateOnUpdate\(\) bool|AllowCreateOnUpdate\(\).*true|AllowCreateOnUpdate\(\).*false
    in
           service
    Read strategy.go, update.go
    Search func \(.*\) Update\(|\.store.Update\( in storage.go
    Search func BeforeUpdate|func BeforeCreate in rest
    Search func \(.*\) GuaranteedUpdate|GuaranteedUpdate\( in interfaces.go
    Search func \(.*\) UpdatedObject\( in rest

• (*Store).Update (staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go:617) is the
  shared persistence path for updates to resources backed by the generic registry store.

  - Callers: The API server’s PUT and PATCH routes pass through rest.Updater (staging/src/k8s.io/
    apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go:263). The PUT handler (staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/
    endpoints/handlers/update.go:207) calls Update directly through that interface; the PATCH handler
    (staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go:704) does so after constructing the
    patched object. Resource REST types reach the method by embedding Store or forwarding to it. Some
    internal paths call it directly, including Pod eviction (pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/
    eviction.go:355).

  - Important work it calls: Storage.GuaranteedUpdate (staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/
    generic/registry/store.go:641) performs the atomic storage operation. Its callback obtains the
    proposed object via objInfo.UpdatedObject, checks resource versions, runs resource strategy
    preparation and validation through rest.BeforeUpdate (or rest.BeforeCreate), and runs admission
    validation. It also handles TTL, hooks, dry runs, and deletion when an update removes the last
    finalizer.

  - Resources: This is broad shared code. Verified examples include Pods and their status, ephemeral-
    containers, and resize subresources (pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage.go:76), Deployments and
    status/scale (pkg/registry/apps/deployment/storage/storage.go:89), Services (pkg/registry/core/
    service/storage/storage.go:193), and custom resources and their status/scale (staging/src/k8s.io/
    apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/etcd.go:46).

  - forceAllowCreate: It is a caller-supplied argument. Normal PUT passes false (staging/src/k8s.io/
    apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go:211); server-side apply PATCH sets it to true (staging/
    src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go:668). Store.Update combines it with the
    resource strategy’s AllowCreateOnUpdate() to permit creation when the named object is missing. For
    example, Services allow create on update (pkg/registry/core/service/strategy.go:104), while
    Deployments do not (pkg/registry/apps/deployment/strategy.go:105). Deployment status (pkg/
    registry/apps/deployment/storage/storage.go:156) explicitly passes false to prevent subresource
    creation.

  A change here could therefore alter update and apply behavior across those resources: conflict
  detection, validation or admission, create-on-update, finalizer deletion, dry-run results, and what
  is persisted or returned. Resource-specific strategies and wrappers can narrow the effect, so the
  impact depends on the branch changed.

  Worked for 1m 8s · done 12:22 PM
 
 
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  15. DeusData commented on Oct 19, 2026

    @DeusData
    DeusData
    on Oct 19, 2026
    Owner

    Thank you for the additional Kubernetes comparison and the timing/context measurements across clients. These reports still show a user-visible cost, even where response time improved. I have no controlled comparison or resolution to add; smaller payloads alone do not settle total conversation growth.

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