SocketDev · Martin Torp (mtorp) · Jun 22, 2026 · Jun 22, 2026 · Jun 22, 2026
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.4.13
+
+### Changed: reachability analysis types now use full names instead of "Tier 1/2/3"
+
+- Reachability analysis types are referred to by their full names instead of the
+  "Tier 1/2/3" numbering: **Full application reachability** (formerly Tier 1),
+  **Precomputed reachability** (formerly Tier 2), and **Dependency reachability**
+  (formerly Tier 3). This updates `--help` text, command output, log messages, and docs
+  only — wire-format values such as the `socket_tier1` scan type are unchanged for
+  backward compatibility. See the reachability section in `docs/cli-reference.md` for the
+  old→new name mapping.
+- Bumped the pinned `@coana-tech/cli` version to `15.5.7`.
+
 ## 2.4.12
 
 ### Changed: consolidated coana launcher env vars into `SOCKET_CLI_COANA_LAUNCHER`

@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ If you don't want to provide the Socket API Token every time then you can use th
 #### Reachability Analysis
 | Parameter                        | Required | Default | Description                                                                                                                |
 |:---------------------------------|:---------|:--------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `--reach`                          | False    | False   | Enable reachability analysis to identify which vulnerable functions are actually called by your code. Creates a tier-1 full-application reachability scan (`scan_type=socket_tier1`). |
-| `--reach-version`                  | False    | 15.5.0  | Version of @coana-tech/cli to use. Defaults to the pinned version that ships with this CLI release, so the engine only changes when you upgrade the Socket CLI. Pass `latest` to always use the newest published version (opt-in auto-update), or an explicit version (e.g. `1.2.3`) to pin it. |
+| `--reach`                          | False    | False   | Enable reachability analysis to identify which vulnerable functions are actually called by your code. Creates a full application reachability scan (`scan_type=socket_tier1`). |
+| `--reach-version`                  | False    | 15.5.7  | Version of @coana-tech/cli to use. Defaults to the pinned version that ships with this CLI release, so the engine only changes when you upgrade the Socket CLI. Pass `latest` to always use the newest published version (opt-in auto-update), or an explicit version (e.g. `1.2.3`) to pin it. |
 | `--reach-analysis-timeout`         | False    | 10m     | Timeout for each reachability analysis run, e.g. `90s`, `10m` or `1h`. Omitted by default, so coana applies its own default (`10m`). Alias: `--reach-timeout` |
 | `--reach-analysis-memory-limit`    | False    | 8GB     | Memory limit for each reachability analysis run, e.g. `512MB` or `8GB`. Omitted by default, so coana applies its own default (`8GB`). Alias: `--reach-memory-limit` |
 | `--reach-concurrency`              | False    | 1       | Control parallel analysis execution (must be >= 1). Omitted by default, so coana applies its own default.                  |
@@ -271,6 +271,14 @@ The Python CLI verifies the following **up front** (before invoking the analysis
 
 Separately, the analysis engine (coana) needs the **per-ecosystem build toolchain** for whatever languages your project uses — e.g. a compatible Python interpreter (3.11+, or PyPy) for Python, a JDK for Java/Kotlin/Scala, .NET 6+ for C#, the matching Go toolchain for Go, etc. These are validated by the engine **at analysis time** (the CLI does not pre-check them) and that validation can be skipped with `--reach-disable-external-tool-checks`.
 
+**Reachability analysis types:**
+
+Socket's reachability analysis comes in three forms, referred to by their full names rather than the older "Tier" numbering:
+
+- **Full application reachability** (formerly *Tier 1*) — the full-application analysis enabled by `--reach`.
+- **Precomputed reachability** (formerly *Tier 2*).
+- **Dependency reachability** (formerly *Tier 3*).
+
 ## Config file support
 
 Use `--config <path>` to load defaults from a `.toml` or `.json` file.

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Common reasons:
 - Policy vs dataset:
   - `--strict-blocking` only affects diff-scope behavior and does not make diff output equivalent to full dashboard data.
 - Reachability data availability:
-  - If reachability analysis partially fails and falls back to precomputed tiers, counts can shift.
+  - If reachability analysis partially fails and falls back to precomputed reachability, counts can shift.
 
 Recommended comparison path:
 

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "socketsecurity"
-version = "2.4.12"
+version = "2.4.13"
 requires-python = ">= 3.11"
 license = {"file" = "LICENSE"}
 dependencies = [

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 __author__ = 'socket.dev'
-__version__ = '2.4.12'
+__version__ = '2.4.13'
 USER_AGENT = f'SocketPythonCLI/{__version__}'
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 # whose basename is exactly ``.socket.facts.json.br`` and stores it as plain
 # ``.socket.facts.json``. Compressing the facts file on upload keeps it well under the
 # server's per-file size cap (a ~262 MB facts file compresses to roughly 15-30 MB),
-# which is required for large reachability (tier 1) scans to succeed.
+# which is required for large full application reachability scans to succeed.
 #
 # The server matches the *exact* name ``.socket.facts.json.br``, so we only compress
 # files whose basename is exactly ``.socket.facts.json`` (a custom ``--reach-output-file``
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
 # Stream the facts file in 1 MiB chunks so large files aren't held fully in memory.
 SOCKET_FACTS_BROTLI_CHUNK_SIZE = 1024 * 1024
 
-# Tier 1 reachability finalize retry policy. The finalize call links the tier1 scan to the
-# full scan and can fail transiently (network/API blips); a few backoff retries make it robust.
+# Full application reachability finalize retry policy. The finalize call links the reachability
+# scan to the full scan and can fail transiently (network/API blips); a few backoff retries make it robust.
 TIER1_FINALIZE_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 3
 TIER1_FINALIZE_BACKOFF_SECONDS = 1.0
 
@@ -612,21 +612,21 @@ def empty_head_scan_file() -> List[str]:
 
     def finalize_tier1_scan(self, full_scan_id: str, facts_file_path: str) -> bool:
         """
-        Finalize a tier 1 reachability scan by associating it with a full scan.
+        Finalize a full application reachability scan by associating it with a full scan.
 
         This function reads the tier1ReachabilityScanId from the facts file and
         calls the SDK to link it with the specified full scan.
 
-        Linking the tier 1 scan to the full scan helps the Socket team debug potential issues.
+        Linking the reachability scan to the full scan helps the Socket team debug potential issues.
 
         Args:
-            full_scan_id: The ID of the full scan to associate with the tier 1 scan
+            full_scan_id: The ID of the full scan to associate with the reachability scan
             facts_file_path: Path to the .socket.facts.json file containing the tier1ReachabilityScanId
 
         Returns:
             True if successful, False otherwise
         """
-        log.debug(f"Finalizing tier 1 scan for full scan {full_scan_id}")
+        log.debug(f"Finalizing full application reachability scan for full scan {full_scan_id}")
 
         # Read the tier1ReachabilityScanId from the facts file
         try:
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ def finalize_tier1_scan(self, full_scan_id: str, facts_file_path: str) -> bool:
             log.debug(f"Failed to read tier1ReachabilityScanId from {facts_file_path}: {e}")
             return False
 
-        # Call the SDK to finalize the tier 1 scan, retrying transient failures with backoff.
+        # Call the SDK to finalize the full application reachability scan, retrying transient failures with backoff.
         last_error: Optional[Exception] = None
         for attempt in range(1, TIER1_FINALIZE_MAX_ATTEMPTS + 1):
             try:
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ def finalize_tier1_scan(self, full_scan_id: str, facts_file_path: str) -> bool:
                 )
 
                 if success:
-                    log.debug(f"Successfully finalized tier 1 scan {tier1_scan_id} for full scan {full_scan_id}")
+                    log.debug(f"Successfully finalized full application reachability scan {tier1_scan_id} for full scan {full_scan_id}")
                     return True
 
                 log.debug(
@@ -669,20 +669,20 @@ def finalize_tier1_scan(self, full_scan_id: str, facts_file_path: str) -> bool:
             except Exception as e:
                 last_error = e
                 log.debug(
-                    f"Unable to finalize tier 1 scan (attempt {attempt}/{TIER1_FINALIZE_MAX_ATTEMPTS}): {e}"
+                    f"Unable to finalize full application reachability scan (attempt {attempt}/{TIER1_FINALIZE_MAX_ATTEMPTS}): {e}"
                 )
 
             if attempt < TIER1_FINALIZE_MAX_ATTEMPTS:
                 time.sleep(TIER1_FINALIZE_BACKOFF_SECONDS * (2 ** (attempt - 1)))
 
         if last_error is not None:
             log.debug(
-                f"Giving up finalizing tier 1 scan {tier1_scan_id} after "
+                f"Giving up finalizing full application reachability scan {tier1_scan_id} after "
                 f"{TIER1_FINALIZE_MAX_ATTEMPTS} attempts: {last_error}"
             )
         else:
             log.debug(
-                f"Giving up finalizing tier 1 scan {tier1_scan_id} after "
+                f"Giving up finalizing full application reachability scan {tier1_scan_id} after "
                 f"{TIER1_FINALIZE_MAX_ATTEMPTS} attempts"
             )
         return False
@@ -846,21 +846,21 @@ def create_full_scan(self, files: List[str], params: FullScanParams, base_paths:
         total_time = create_full_end - create_full_start
         log.debug(f"New Full Scan created in {total_time:.2f} seconds")
 
-        # Finalize tier1 scan if reachability analysis was enabled
+        # Finalize full application reachability scan if reachability analysis was enabled
         if self.cli_config and self.cli_config.reach:
             facts_file_path = os.path.join(
-                self.cli_config.target_path or ".", 
+                self.cli_config.target_path or ".",
                 self.cli_config.reach_output_file
             )
-            log.debug(f"Reachability analysis enabled, finalizing tier1 scan for full scan {full_scan.id}")
+            log.debug(f"Reachability analysis enabled, finalizing full application reachability scan for full scan {full_scan.id}")
             try:
                 success = self.finalize_tier1_scan(full_scan.id, facts_file_path)
                 if success:
-                    log.debug(f"Successfully finalized tier1 scan for full scan {full_scan.id}")
+                    log.debug(f"Successfully finalized full application reachability scan for full scan {full_scan.id}")
                 else:
-                    log.debug(f"Failed to finalize tier1 scan for full scan {full_scan.id}")
+                    log.debug(f"Failed to finalize full application reachability scan for full scan {full_scan.id}")
             except Exception as e:
-                log.warning(f"Error finalizing tier1 scan for full scan {full_scan.id}: {e}")
+                log.warning(f"Error finalizing full application reachability scan for full scan {full_scan.id}: {e}")
 
         return full_scan
 

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # Pinned @coana-tech/cli version. Bumped deliberately per Python CLI release so the
 # reachability engine version only changes through a standard pip upgrade (advance notice).
 # Pass --reach-version latest to opt into the newest published version instead.
-DEFAULT_COANA_CLI_VERSION: Final = "15.5.0"
+DEFAULT_COANA_CLI_VERSION: Final = "15.5.7"
 
 # Resolved @coana-tech/cli script paths from the npm-install fallback, keyed by version.
 # Lives for the process lifetime so repeated fallback invocations install only once
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def __init__(self, sdk: socketdev, api_token: str):
 
     def _resolve_coana_package_spec(self, version: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
         """
-        Resolve the @coana-tech/cli package spec to run (e.g. '@coana-tech/cli@15.5.0').
+        Resolve the @coana-tech/cli package spec to run (e.g. '@coana-tech/cli@15.5.7').
 
         Args:
             version: Coana CLI version to use.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def _resolve_coana_package_spec(self, version: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
                 - '<semver>': that exact version.
 
         Returns:
-            str: The package specifier to use with npx (e.g. '@coana-tech/cli@15.5.0').
+            str: The package specifier to use with npx (e.g. '@coana-tech/cli@15.5.7').
         """
         return f"@coana-tech/cli@{self._resolve_coana_version(version)}"