fix: align local and server graph depth semantics

resources/scripts/napseer_mcp_server.py

@@ -11119,6 +11119,8 @@ def local_memory_context(args, seed_ids):
                 nodes[current_id] = compact
                 level_ids.append(current_id)
                 indexed_at = max(indexed_at, str(current["indexed_at"] or ""))
+                if current_depth >= depth:
+                    continue
                 candidates = []
                 if direction in {"outgoing", "both"}:
                     candidates.extend(conn.execute(
@@ -11130,18 +11132,24 @@ def local_memory_context(args, seed_ids):
                         "SELECT * FROM local_index_edges WHERE project_id = ? AND (target_node_id = ? OR target_path = ?) ORDER BY relation, source_node_id",
                         (project_id, current_id, current["full_path"]),
                     ).fetchall())
+                resolved_candidates = []
                 for edge in candidates:
                     if relations and edge["relation"] not in relations:
                         continue
                     target = node_row(node_id=edge["target_node_id"]) if edge["target_node_id"] else node_row(path=edge["target_path"])
                     if target is None:
                         continue
+                    resolved_candidates.append((edge, target))
+                resolved_candidates.sort(key=lambda item: (
+                    item[0]["source_node_id"],
+                    item[1]["node_id"],
+                    item[0]["relation"],
+                ))
+                for edge, target in resolved_candidates:
                     source_id = edge["source_node_id"]
                     target_id = target["node_id"]
                     neighbor_id = target_id if source_id == current_id else source_id
                     known_neighbor = neighbor_id in seen or neighbor_id in next_ids
-                    if current_depth >= depth and not known_neighbor:
-                        continue
                     if not known_neighbor:
                         if len(nodes) + len(next_ids) >= max_nodes:
                             frontier.append(neighbor_id)

tests/test_mcp_memory_surface_efficiency.py

@@ -150,6 +150,48 @@ def test_hybrid_context_falls_back_until_local_graph_coverage_is_complete(mod):
     assert calls == [["root"]]
 
 
+def test_local_context_does_not_emit_edges_beyond_requested_depth(mod):
+    state = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+    mod._surface_depth_state = state
+    mod.AUTH_DIR = pathlib.Path(state.name)
+    mod.INDEX_PATH = mod.AUTH_DIR / "index.sqlite"
+    mod.INDEX_LOCK_PATH = mod.AUTH_DIR / "index.sqlite.lock"
+    nodes = [
+        {
+            "id": "root", "project_id": "project-1", "full_path": "/docs/root",
+            "folder_path": "/docs", "name": "root", "type": "note", "metadata": {},
+            "tags": [], "links": [
+                {"node_id": "left", "relation": "references"},
+                {"node_id": "right", "relation": "references"},
+            ], "content_text": "", "updated_at": "2026-08-16T12:00:00Z",
+        },
+        {
+            "id": "left", "project_id": "project-1", "full_path": "/docs/left",
+            "folder_path": "/docs", "name": "left", "type": "note", "metadata": {},
+            "tags": [], "links": [{"node_id": "right", "relation": "explains"}],
+            "content_text": "", "updated_at": "2026-08-16T12:01:00Z",
+        },
+        {
+            "id": "right", "project_id": "project-1", "full_path": "/docs/right",
+            "folder_path": "/docs", "name": "right", "type": "note", "metadata": {},
+            "tags": [], "links": [], "content_text": "",
+            "updated_at": "2026-08-16T12:02:00Z",
+        },
+    ]
+    for item in nodes:
+        mod.index_node(item)
+
+    result = mod.get_memory_context({
+        "node_id": "root", "mode": "local", "depth": 1, "direction": "both",
+    })
+
+    assert {item["id"] for item in result["nodes"]} == {"root", "left", "right"}
+    assert result["edges"] == [
+        {"source": "root", "target": "left", "relation": "references"},
+        {"source": "root", "target": "right", "relation": "references"},
+    ]
+
+
 def test_index_sync_upgrades_pre_graph_index_with_full_reindex(mod):
     state = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
     mod._surface_upgrade_state = state