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AI.md — Ghostfolio AI Agent Codebase Analysis

METADATA

project_name: ghostfolio-ai-agent
primary_language: Python
secondary_languages: TypeScript (NestJS backend, Angular frontend)
framework: LangGraph + FastAPI
llm_provider: Anthropic (Claude Sonnet 4.5)
database: SQLite (properties.db), PostgreSQL (Ghostfolio)
test_count: 183
test_pass_rate: 100%
lines_of_code_agent: ~8000 (Python)
last_analysis_date: 2026-02-28

PURPOSE

Personal finance AI agent that unifies investment portfolio tracking (via Ghostfolio) with real estate equity tracking. Enables users to ask natural language questions about their complete financial picture including stocks, ETFs, properties, retirement readiness, job offer evaluation, and life decision analysis.

Target use case: A user with a stock portfolio in Ghostfolio and owned real estate who wants a single conversational interface to understand total net worth, run retirement projections, evaluate job offers across cities, and simulate real estate investment strategies.

ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW

Graph Structure

Entry: classify_node
  ↓ (keyword matching → query_type string)
Route: _route_after_classify
  ↓ (maps query_type → executor)
Branch A: tools_node (read operations)
  ↓
Branch B: write_prepare → write_execute (write operations with confirmation)
  ↓
verify_node (confidence scoring, domain constraint check)
  ↓
format_node (LLM synthesis via Claude)
  ↓
Exit: END

State Schema (AgentState)

Location: agent/state.py

TypedDict with fields:
- user_query: str
- messages: list[BaseMessage]
- query_type: str
- portfolio_snapshot: dict
- tool_results: list[dict]
- pending_verifications: list[dict]
- confidence_score: float
- verification_outcome: str
- awaiting_confirmation: bool
- confirmation_payload: Optional[dict]
- pending_write: Optional[dict]
- bearer_token: Optional[str]
- final_response: Optional[str]
- citations: list[str]
- error: Optional[str]
- input_tokens: Optional[int]
- output_tokens: Optional[int]

FILE STRUCTURE

agent/
├── main.py              # FastAPI server, endpoints, auth
├── graph.py             # LangGraph state machine (2963 lines)
├── state.py             # AgentState TypedDict
├── chat_ui.html         # Standalone chat interface
├── login.html           # Auth page
├── requirements.txt     # Python dependencies
├── data/
│   └── properties.db    # SQLite for property tracking
├── tools/
│   ├── __init__.py      # Tool registry
│   ├── portfolio.py     # Ghostfolio API integration
│   ├── property_tracker.py # CRUD for owned properties
│   ├── real_estate.py   # Market data (mock + live)
│   ├── wealth_bridge.py # Down payment + job offer analysis
│   ├── life_decision_advisor.py # Multi-tool orchestration
│   ├── relocation_runway.py # Financial stability timeline
│   ├── wealth_visualizer.py # Fed Reserve peer comparison
│   ├── family_planner.py # Childcare cost modeling
│   ├── realestate_strategy.py # Buy-and-rent simulation
│   ├── market_data.py   # Yahoo Finance price fetching
│   ├── compliance.py    # Portfolio risk rules
│   ├── tax_estimate.py  # Capital gains estimation
│   ├── transactions.py  # Trade history
│   ├── categorize.py    # Activity pattern analysis
│   ├── write_ops.py     # Buy/sell/add transaction
│   └── teleport_api.py  # Global city cost-of-living
├── verification/
│   └── fact_checker.py  # Tool result verification
└── evals/
    ├── conftest.py      # Pytest fixtures
    ├── test_portfolio.py # 60 compliance/tax/helper tests
    ├── test_property_tracker.py
    ├── test_real_estate.py
    └── ... (17 test files total)

TOOLS REGISTRY

Portfolio Tools

Tool File Input Output
portfolio_analysis portfolio.py date_range, token holdings[], summary{total_cost_basis, total_current_value, gain_pct, ytd_gain_pct}
compliance_check compliance.py portfolio_data warnings[], overall_status (CLEAR/FLAGGED)
tax_estimate tax_estimate.py activities[] short_term_gains, long_term_gains, estimated_tax, wash_sale_warnings[]
transaction_query transactions.py symbol, limit, token activities[]
transaction_categorize categorize.py activities[] summary, patterns[], most_traded[]
market_data market_data.py symbol current_price, previous_close, change_pct

Property Tools

Tool File Input Output
add_property property_tracker.py address, purchase_price, current_value, mortgage_balance property record with equity calculation
get_properties property_tracker.py none properties[], summary{total_equity, total_value}
update_property property_tracker.py property_id, current_value/mortgage_balance updated record
remove_property property_tracker.py property_id confirmation
get_total_net_worth property_tracker.py portfolio_value combined net worth across asset classes
analyze_equity_options property_tracker.py property_id 3 options: leave, cash-out refi, rental property

Life Decision Tools

Tool File Input Output
analyze_life_decision life_decision_advisor.py decision_type, user_context verdict, tradeoffs[], key_numbers, next_steps
calculate_relocation_runway relocation_runway.py current_salary, offer_salary, current_city, destination_city monthly_surplus_delta, milestones{months_to_down_payment}
analyze_wealth_position wealth_visualizer.py portfolio_value, age, annual_income percentile_vs_peers, retirement_projection, what_if_scenarios
plan_family_finances family_planner.py current_city, annual_income, num_children monthly_cost_breakdown, feasibility, alternatives
calculate_down_payment_power wealth_bridge.py portfolio_value, target_cities markets[], top_recommendation
calculate_job_offer_affordability wealth_bridge.py offer_salary, offer_city, current_salary, current_city is_real_raise, breakeven_salary_needed

QUERY CLASSIFICATION

Location: graph.py:classify_node (lines 454-1155)

Classification Method

  1. Keyword matching (primary, no LLM call, <10ms)
  2. LLM fallback via llm_classify_intent when keywords fail (uses Claude Haiku)

Query Types (61 total)

Core: performance, activity, compliance, tax, market, market_overview, categorize

Combined: performance+compliance+activity, performance+market, compliance+tax

Write: buy, sell, dividend, cash, transaction, write_confirmed, write_cancelled, write_refused

Property: property_add, property_list, property_update, property_remove, property_net_worth

Real Estate: real_estate_snapshot, real_estate_search, real_estate_compare, real_estate_detail, real_estate_refused

Wealth: wealth_down_payment, wealth_job_offer, wealth_global_city, wealth_portfolio_summary

Life: life_decision, relocation_runway, wealth_gap, equity_unlock, family_planner

Special: capabilities, context_followup, unknown

MODEL SELECTION

Location: graph.py lines 79-103

FAST_MODEL = "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"  # Classification, simple queries
SMART_MODEL = "claude-sonnet-4-20250514"  # Complex queries

COMPLEX_QUERY_TYPES = {
    "life_decision", "family_planner", "wealth_gap", "wealth_down_payment",
    "wealth_job_offer", "wealth_global_city", "wealth_portfolio_summary",
    "equity_unlock", "real_estate_detail", "real_estate_snapshot",
    "real_estate_search", "real_estate_compare"
}

DATA SOURCES

Live APIs

  1. Ghostfolio API (/api/v1/portfolio/holdings, /api/v1/user)

    • Bearer token auth
    • Returns raw holdings, activities

  2. Yahoo Finance (query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/{symbol})

    • No auth required
    • 30-minute price cache
    • Returns current price, YTD start price

  3. Teleport API (api.teleport.org/api/urban_areas/{slug}/scores/)

    • Cost-of-living data for global cities
    • Falls back to HARDCODED_FALLBACK on failure

Static Data

  1. ACTRIS MLS Mock Data (real_estate.py:_MOCK_SNAPSHOTS)

    • Austin-area market statistics (7 regions)
    • January 2026 data embedded

  2. Federal Reserve SCF 2022 (wealth_visualizer.py:FED_WEALTH_DATA)

    • Median/percentile wealth by age bracket

  3. Childcare Costs (family_planner.py:CHILDCARE_ANNUAL)

    • Care.com 2024 averages per city

VERIFICATION LAYER

confidence_score Calculation (main.py:108-123)

base = 0.85
if tool_result is None: return 0.40
if "error" in str(tool_result).lower(): base -= 0.20
if has_verified_data_source: base += 0.10
if tool_called in ("portfolio_analysis", "property_tracker", "real_estate"): base += 0.05
return min(0.99, max(0.40, base))

Domain Constraint Check (main.py:126-156)

Scans response for HIGH_RISK_PHRASES:

["you should buy", "you should sell", "i recommend buying",
 "guaranteed return", "will definitely", "certain to",
 "risk-free", "always profitable"]

Passes if no phrases found OR response contains disclaimer keywords.

verify_node (graph.py:2492-2532)

  • Runs verify_claims() from fact_checker.py
  • Adjusts confidence by -0.15 per failed tool
  • Sets outcome: pass (≥0.7), flag (0.4-0.7), escalate (<0.4)

HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP

Location: graph.py:write_prepare_node (lines 1161-1389)

Flow

  1. User expresses write intent ("buy 10 shares of AAPL")
  2. classify_node routes to write_prepare
  3. write_prepare extracts params, fetches live price if missing, builds payload
  4. Returns confirmation prompt with awaiting_confirmation=True
  5. User replies "yes" or "confirm"
  6. classify_node routes to write_execute
  7. write_execute calls Ghostfolio API, refreshes portfolio

Write Operations Supported

  • buy_stock(symbol, quantity, price, date_str, fee)
  • sell_stock(symbol, quantity, price, date_str, fee)
  • add_transaction(symbol, quantity, price, transaction_type, date_str, fee)
  • add_cash(amount, currency)

Large Order Warning

Orders ≥100,000 shares display warning in confirmation prompt.

API ENDPOINTS

Location: main.py

Endpoint Method Auth Purpose
/chat POST JWT Main chat, returns full response
/chat/stream POST JWT SSE streaming response
/chat/steps POST JWT SSE with graph node events
/auth/login POST None Returns JWT
/me GET None User profile from Ghostfolio
/seed POST None Populate demo portfolio
/health GET None Agent + Ghostfolio status
/metrics GET None Aggregate session stats
/costs GET JWT Anthropic API cost tracker
/feedback POST JWT Record thumbs up/down
/feedback/summary GET JWT Approval rate
/real-estate/log GET None Tool invocation log

TEST COVERAGE

Location: agent/evals/

Test Categories

Category Count Files
Compliance rules 15 test_portfolio.py
Tax calculation 15 test_portfolio.py
Transaction categorize 10 test_portfolio.py
Holdings consolidation 10 test_portfolio.py
Graph extraction helpers 10 test_portfolio.py
Property CRUD 13 test_property_tracker.py
Real estate feature 8 test_real_estate.py
Strategy simulation 7 test_realestate_strategy.py
Relocation runway 5 test_relocation_runway.py
Wealth bridge 8 test_wealth_bridge.py
Wealth visualizer 6 test_wealth_visualizer.py
Life decision varies test_life_decision_advisor.py
Family planner varies test_family_planner.py
Equity advisor varies test_equity_advisor.py
Property onboarding varies test_property_onboarding.py

Test Isolation

conftest.py patches teleport_api._fetch_from_teleport to return None, forcing all tests to use HARDCODED_FALLBACK data. No network calls during test runs.

STRENGTHS

Architecture

  1. Explicit state machine — LangGraph graph with named nodes makes debugging straightforward. Each node's input/output is inspectable.

  2. Keyword-first classification — Avoids LLM latency for 95%+ of queries. LLM fallback only for ambiguous inputs.

  3. Feature flags — Real estate tools gated by ENABLE_REAL_ESTATE=true. Clean degradation when features disabled.

  4. Tool result envelope — All tools return {tool_name, success, tool_result_id, timestamp, result|error}. Consistent parsing in format_node.

  5. Per-user auth — bearer_token in state allows agent to operate on logged-in user's portfolio via Angular app.

Code Quality

  1. Comprehensive docstrings — Every tool function has Args/Returns documentation.

  2. Type hints — TypedDict for state, Optional types for nullable fields.

  3. Error handling — All tools return structured error dicts, never raise exceptions to caller.

  4. Test coverage — 183 tests covering edge cases, adversarial inputs, multi-step flows.

  5. No hardcoded secrets — All credentials via environment variables.

Domain Logic

  1. Real ACTRIS data — Austin market stats are actual January 2026 MLS figures, not synthetic.

  2. Federal Reserve benchmarks — Wealth comparison uses official SCF 2022 percentiles.

  3. Tax awareness — State income tax lookup for no-tax states (TX, WA, FL, etc.) in job offer calculations.

  4. Proper financial formulas — Mortgage payment calculation uses standard amortization formula with 30yr/6.95% assumptions clearly documented.

WEAKNESSES

Architecture

  1. Monolithic graph.py — 2963 lines in single file. Contains classification, extraction helpers, tool routing, format logic. Should be split into:

    • classify.py (classification node + keyword lists)
    • routing.py (route functions)
    • extraction.py (ticker, price, date, property detail extraction)
    • format.py (format_node logic)

  2. Keyword duplication — Same city names repeated in multiple files (_KNOWN_CITIES in graph.py, FALLBACK_RENTS in relocation_runway.py, RENT_LOOKUP in family_planner.py). Should be single source of truth.

  3. Debug logging hardcoded — Lines 627-648 and 1132-1152 contain debug logging to absolute file path /Users/priyankapunukollu/.... Should be removed or use proper logging framework.

  4. Sync/async mixing — life_decision_advisor.py:_run_async() uses asyncio.run() from sync context with ThreadPoolExecutor fallback. Fragile pattern that can cause event loop conflicts.

Data

  1. Mock data as production — real_estate.py:_MOCK_SNAPSHOTS returns same data for every request. Users cannot distinguish mock vs live data without checking data_source field.

  2. Stale cache potential — Portfolio cache TTL is 60 seconds, price cache is 30 minutes. User could see outdated data during active trading.

  3. No database migrations — SQLite schema created inline in _get_conn(). Schema changes require manual migration scripts.

Security

  1. CORS allow all — allow_origins=["*"] in main.py. Should restrict to known origins in production.

  2. JWT secret validation — If JWT_SECRET_KEY is missing, RuntimeError is raised at runtime, not startup. Should fail fast on app initialization.

  3. No rate limiting — API endpoints have no throttling. Vulnerable to abuse.

Testing

  1. No integration tests — All tests mock external APIs. No tests verify actual Ghostfolio/Yahoo Finance integration.

  2. No LLM response tests — Tests verify tool logic only. No assertions on format_node output quality.

IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

High Priority

  1. Split graph.py

    • Extract to 4-5 files as described above
    • Reduces cognitive load, improves testability

  2. Remove debug logging

    • Delete hardcoded file path logging
    • Use logging module with configurable level

  3. Centralize city data

    • Create data/cities.py with single dict
    • Import everywhere else

  4. Fix async pattern

    • Make analyze_life_decision fully async
    • Use await throughout instead of _run_async() hack

  5. Add startup validation

    • Check all required env vars on app startup
    • Fail fast with clear error messages

Medium Priority

  1. Rate limiting

    • Add slowapi or similar middleware
    • Limit to 10 requests/minute per IP

  2. CORS configuration

    • Move allowed origins to env var
    • Default to localhost only

  3. Database migrations

    • Add Alembic or similar migration tool
    • Version control schema changes

  4. LLM output testing

    • Add eval tests that check format_node responses
    • Assert on citation presence, banned phrase absence

  5. Cache invalidation

    • Add endpoint to clear portfolio cache
    • Reduce TTL or use webhook invalidation

Low Priority

  1. OpenAPI documentation

    • Add Pydantic models for all request/response types
    • Enable FastAPI automatic docs

  2. Health check depth

    • Check Redis, database, LLM provider connectivity
    • Return structured status per dependency

  3. Structured logging

    • Use JSON log format for production
    • Add request_id correlation

DEPENDENCY VERSIONS

From requirements.txt:

fastapi
uvicorn[standard]
langgraph
langchain-core
langchain-anthropic
anthropic
httpx
python-dotenv
pytest
pytest-asyncio
passlib[bcrypt]
bcrypt>=3.2,<4.1
python-jose[cryptography]

Note: No pinned versions except bcrypt. Recommend pinning all dependencies for reproducibility.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

Required:

  • ANTHROPIC_API_KEY — Claude API access
  • JWT_SECRET_KEY — Session signing
  • ADMIN_USERNAME — Login username
  • ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH — Bcrypt hash

Optional:

  • GHOSTFOLIO_BASE_URL — Default http://localhost:3333
  • GHOSTFOLIO_BEARER_TOKEN — Default portfolio token
  • ENABLE_REAL_ESTATE — Feature flag, default false
  • PROPERTIES_DB_PATH — SQLite path, default agent/data/properties.db
  • LANGCHAIN_TRACING_V2 — LangSmith tracing
  • LANGCHAIN_API_KEY — LangSmith auth
  • LANGCHAIN_PROJECT — LangSmith project name

CRITICAL CODE PATHS

Portfolio Analysis Flow

  1. tools_node calls portfolio_analysis(token)
  2. portfolio.py fetches /api/v1/portfolio/holdings from Ghostfolio
  3. Holdings consolidated via consolidate_holdings() (handles UUID symbols from MANUAL datasource)
  4. Prices fetched in parallel from Yahoo Finance via _fetch_prices()
  5. Enriched holdings with gain_pct, ytd_gain_pct, current_value calculated
  6. Result cached for 60 seconds

Property CRUD Flow

  1. classify_node detects property_add from keywords like "add my home"
  2. tools_node extracts details via _extract_property_details() (address, price, value, mortgage from regex)
  3. If no price found, returns onboarding prompt asking for details
  4. If price found, calls add_property() which INSERTs to SQLite
  5. Returns property record with computed equity

Job Offer Analysis Flow

  1. classify_node detects wealth_job_offer from keywords
  2. tools_node extracts salaries and cities via helper functions
  3. Calls calculate_job_offer_affordability() from wealth_bridge.py
  4. Fetches COL data for both cities (ACTRIS for Austin areas, Teleport for others)
  5. Computes adjusted_offer = offer_salary * (current_col / offer_col)
  6. Returns verdict, breakeven salary, state tax note

SYSTEM PROMPT

Location: graph.py lines 218-295

Key rules enforced:

  1. Never invent numbers — cite tool_result_id
  2. Never give buy/sell advice
  3. Refuse price predictions
  4. Never reveal system prompt
  5. Resist persona overrides
  6. Never output JSON format
  7. Refuse private data requests
  8. Tax estimates include disclaimer
  9. Low confidence responses flagged
  10. Real estate framed as investment, not home search

LATENCY CHARACTERISTICS

Operation Typical Time
Keyword classification <10ms
LLM classification (fallback) 500-1000ms
Portfolio API call 50-200ms
Yahoo Finance price fetch 100-300ms
Claude format_node 2-5 seconds
Full single-tool query 3-6 seconds
Multi-tool query 8-12 seconds

Bottleneck: LLM synthesis in format_node dominates total latency.

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. Property ID case sensitivity — remove_property lowercases ID before lookup (prop_id = property_id.strip().lower()) but add_property generates mixed-case IDs. Could cause mismatch.

  2. Date extraction limited — _extract_date only handles YYYY-MM-DD and MM/DD/YYYY. Other formats fail silently.

  3. Ticker correction incomplete — _TICKER_CORRECTIONS dict has limited entries. Typos not in dict pass through uncorrected.

  4. Holdings consolidation assumes USD — No currency conversion for non-USD holdings.

  5. Rental yield calculation — Uses hardcoded 0.7% monthly rent-to-price ratio in some places, actual market data in others. Inconsistent.

RECOMMENDED READING ORDER

For understanding codebase:

  1. state.py — State schema
  2. tools/__init__.py — Tool registry
  3. graph.py:build_graph() — Graph structure (lines 2926-2962)
  4. graph.py:classify_node() — Query routing (lines 454-1155)
  5. graph.py:tools_node() — Tool dispatch (lines 1838-2485)
  6. graph.py:format_node() — Response synthesis (lines 2539-2866)
  7. main.py — API layer

For extending:

  1. Add new tool in tools/ directory
  2. Register in tools/__init__.py:TOOL_REGISTRY
  3. Add query_type keywords in classify_node
  4. Add routing branch in tools_node
  5. Add tests in evals/