The Complete Production SOP: How to Deploy and Run Graphviz DOT Hierarchical Graph Visualizer in Autonomous AI Agents

---
name: "graphviz-dot-hierarchical-graphs"
description: "Generate dependency graphs, call trees, and state networks using Graphviz DOT language."
metadata:
  author: "Graphviz"
  version: "1.0.0"
  runtime_compatibility:
    - "codex"
    - "claude-code"
    - "cursor"
    - "windsurf"
triggers:
  - "generate dependency graph graphviz"
  - "write digraph dot file"
  - "create html table node graphviz"
permissions:
  fs_read: true
  fs_write: "workspace"
  shell_exec: false
  net_access: false
---

# Graphviz DOT Hierarchical Graph Visualizer Rules
- Always enforce `digraph G { rankdir=TB; ... }` or `rankdir=LR;`.
- Cluster subgraphs MUST be prefixed with `cluster_` to trigger boundary boxes.
- For tabular nodes, use valid pseudo-HTML: `label=<<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLBORDER="1">...</TABLE>>`.
- Never nest standard unescaped angle brackets inside table labels.

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

if ! command -v dot &>/dev/null; then
  echo "ERROR: Graphviz 'dot' binary not detected in PATH." >&2
  exit 1
fi
echo "Graphviz verified: $(dot -V 2>&1)"

Please generate dependency graph graphviz for the auth module. Use HTML table nodes for the database schemas and group services inside cluster subgraphs.

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
for file in docs/*.dot; do
  echo "Validating $file..."
  dot -Tsvg "$file" -o "${file%.dot}.svg"
done
echo "All Graphviz DOT files validated successfully."