baseline repo characteristics no longer crowd the candidate graph

tests/fixtures.py

@@ -163,3 +163,62 @@ def write_dependency_only_repo(root: Path) -> Path:
         encoding="utf-8",
     )
     return repo
+
+
+def write_ops_bridge_like_repo(root: Path) -> Path:
+    repo = root / "ops-bridge-like"
+    repo.mkdir()
+    (repo / "INTENT.md").write_text(
+        "# INTENT\n\n"
+        "## Purpose\n\n"
+        "This repository exists to provide a **reliable, inspectable, and controllable "
+        "connectivity layer** between distributed dev, build, test and execution "
+        "environments for dev and ops personal human and agentic.\n\n"
+        "## Primary Utility\n\n"
+        "The repository provides a **managed SSH reverse tunneling system** that:\n\n"
+        "* Maintains continuous connectivity between remote systems and a central hub\n"
+        "* Makes connectivity **observable, auditable, and controllable**\n"
+        "* Exposes this capability as both a **CLI tool and an MCP-accessible service**\n\n"
+        "## Intended Users\n\n"
+        "* Human operators managing infrastructure and connectivity\n"
+        "* LLM-based agents requiring stable access to local services\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    (repo / "SCOPE.md").write_text(
+        "# SCOPE\n\nSSH reverse tunnel lifecycle manager for remote execution environments.\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    (repo / "README.txt").write_text(
+        "# Ops Bridge\n\n"
+        "Manages named SSH reverse tunnels with auto-reconnect, health checks, "
+        "audit logging, and an MCP server so Claude Code can start and inspect tunnels.\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    (repo / "pyproject.toml").write_text(
+        "[project]\ndependencies = ['typer', 'pytest']\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    (repo / "scripts").mkdir()
+    (repo / "scripts" / "register_mcp.py").write_text(
+        '"""Register the ops-bridge MCP server with Claude MCP."""\n'
+        "from pathlib import Path\n"
+        "CLAUDE_JSON = Path.home() / '.claude.json'\n"
+        "def main():\n"
+        "    return CLAUDE_JSON.exists()\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    (repo / "bridge").mkdir()
+    (repo / "bridge" / "cli.py").write_text(
+        "import typer\n"
+        "app = typer.Typer()\n"
+        "@app.command()\n"
+        "def up(name: str):\n"
+        "    return name\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    (repo / "workplans").mkdir()
+    (repo / "workplans" / "BRIDGE-WP-0003.md").write_text(
+        "# MCP skill work\n\nClaude Code sessions can call bridge_status().\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    return repo