Phi47 Superpowers

Structural code quality linter for Python based on Integrated Information Theory (IIT 4.0).

Measures Phi (Φ) — integrated information — on your code's dependency graph. Detects fragmented, AI-generated-style codebases: zombie functions, god functions, low causal cohesion.

Works in VS Code and Cursor. No cloud required for analysis.

Features

Real-time Phi analysis on file save
Inline diagnostics (P001–P007) in the editor
Status bar with current file Phi value
Phi Report webview with color-coded results
Workspace-wide analysis
Local execution — your code stays on your machine

Requirements

Install the Python package (one time):

pip install phi47-superpowers

Usage

Open a .py file — analysis runs on save (configurable)
Ctrl+Shift+P → Phi47: Analyze Current File
Ctrl+Shift+P → Phi47: Analyze Workspace
Ctrl+Shift+P → Phi47: Show Phi Report

Diagnostic codes

Code	Issue	Severity
P001	Low system Phi	error / warning
P002	Zombie function	warning
P003	High cyclomatic complexity	error / warning
P004	Low causal density	info
P006	Disconnected class	hint
P007	God function	hint

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`phi47.pythonPath`	auto	Python with `phi47-superpowers` installed
`phi47.enableOnSave`	`true`	Analyze on save
`phi47.showStatusBar`	`true`	Show Phi in status bar

Scientific background

Spectral approximation of IIT 4.0 — O(n³) instead of exact O(2^n).
Paper and benchmarks: github.com/wcalmels/phi47-superpowers

Resonance integration

Install the Resonance extension and Python packages:

pip install resonance phi47-superpowers

Command: Phi47 + Resonance: Generate Module with Quality Pipeline

Resonance generates 4 files in parallel (minimal tokens)
Phi47 analyzes structural Phi locally
Resonance refines only weak files

Also available: Ctrl+Shift+P → Resonance + Phi47: Generate Module with Quality Pipeline

Phi47 Superpowers

Walter Calmels

Phi47 Superpowers

Features

Requirements

Usage

Diagnostic codes

Settings

Scientific background

Resonance integration

License