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These pages explain the model behind the tool.

Static vs runtime intelligence

Static answers “what is connected”. Runtime answers “what actually ran”.

Fallow vs linters

Why project-wide analysis catches what file-local tools cannot.

Health explained

How health, maintainability, and refactor targets are computed.

Duplication explained

The four detection modes and when to use each.

Dead code explained

What Fallow considers reachable and why.
If you are new to Fallow, start with Static vs runtime intelligence and Fallow vs linters.