feat: reactive object & debugging utilities

ROADMAP.md

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     - ✓ SSR compatibility helpers
     - ✓ Sandboxed expression evaluator
 
-## To-Do
-
 ### Proxy-Based Reactivity Enhancements
 
-**Goal:** Leverage JavaScript Proxies to improve reactivity ergonomics and automatic dependency tracking.
+**Goal:** Use JavaScript Proxies to improve reactivity ergonomics and automatic dependency tracking.
 **Outcome:** More intuitive API with automatic dependency tracking and optional deep reactivity for objects/arrays.
 **Deliverables:**
     - ✓ Automatic dependency tracking for `computed()`
         - ✓ Eliminate manual dependency arrays via proxy-based tracking
         - ✓ Auto-detect signal access during computation
         - ✓ Track nested property access for fine-grained updates
-    - `reactive()` primitive for deep object reactivity (optional, alongside `signal()`)
-        - Nested property changes trigger updates automatically
-        - Proxy-wrapped objects with transparent reactivity
-    - Array reactivity improvements
-        - Reactive array methods (push, pop, shift, unshift, splice, etc.)
-        - Automatic updates on array mutations
-        - Efficient tracking of index-based changes
-    - Lazy signal initialization
-        - Create signals on-demand when properties are accessed
-    - Expose debugging utilities
+    - ✓ `reactive()` primitive for deep object reactivity (optional, alongside `signal()`)
+        - ✓ Nested property changes trigger updates automatically
+        - ✓ Proxy-wrapped objects with transparent reactivity
+    - ✓ Array reactivity improvements
+        - ✓ Reactive array methods (push, pop, shift, unshift, splice, etc.)
+        - ✓ Automatic updates on array mutations
+        - ✓ Efficient tracking of index-based changes
+    - ✓ Lazy signal initialization
+        - ✓ Create signals on-demand when properties are accessed
+    - ✓ Expose debugging utilities
 **Notes:**
     - Separate reactive() function for objects/arrays to gives users choice
     - Keep .get()/.set() - explicitness is valuable for understanding reactivity (include in docs)
+
+## To-Do
 
 ### Streaming & Patch Engine
 

lib/src/core/reactive.ts

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+/**
+ * Deep reactive proxy system for objects and arrays.
+ *
+ * Uses JavaScript Proxies to create reactive objects where property access and mutations
+ * automatically trigger updates. Internally uses signals for each property, created lazily
+ * on first access.
+ *
+ * Unlike signal() which wraps a single value, reactive() creates a transparent proxy where
+ * property access feels natural while maintaining reactivity.
+ */
+
+import type { Signal } from "$types/volt";
+import { signal } from "./signal";
+import { recordDep } from "./tracker";
+
+/**
+ * WeakMap to store the raw object for each reactive proxy.
+ * Used by toRaw() to unwrap proxies.
+ */
+const reactiveToRaw = new WeakMap<object, object>();
+
+/**
+ * WeakMap to store the reactive proxy for each raw object.
+ * Ensures we only create one proxy per object.
+ */
+const rawToReactive = new WeakMap<object, object>();
+
+/**
+ * WeakMap to store signals for each property of a reactive object.
+ * Key is the target object, value is a Map of property name to signal.
+ */
+const targetToSignals = new WeakMap<object, Map<string | symbol, Signal<unknown>>>();
+
+/**
+ * Array methods that mutate the array and should trigger updates.
+ */
+const arrayMutators = new Set(["push", "pop", "shift", "unshift", "splice", "sort", "reverse", "fill", "copyWithin"]);
+
+/**
+ * Check if a value is an object (not null, not primitive).
+ */
+function isObject(value: unknown): value is object {
+  return value !== null && typeof value === "object";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if a value is already a reactive proxy.
+ */
+export function isReactive(value: unknown): boolean {
+  return isObject(value) && reactiveToRaw.has(value);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the raw (non-reactive) object from a reactive proxy.
+ * If the value is not reactive, returns it as-is.
+ */
+export function toRaw<T>(value: T): T {
+  if (!isObject(value)) {
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  return (reactiveToRaw.get(value) as T) || value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get or create a signal for a specific property on a reactive object.
+ */
+function getPropertySignal(target: object, key: string | symbol): Signal<unknown> {
+  let signals = targetToSignals.get(target);
+
+  if (!signals) {
+    signals = new Map();
+    targetToSignals.set(target, signals);
+  }
+
+  let sig = signals.get(key);
+
+  if (!sig) {
+    const initialValue = Reflect.get(target, key);
+    sig = signal(initialValue);
+    signals.set(key, sig);
+  }
+
+  return sig;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a reactive proxy for an object or array.
+ *
+ * Property access and mutations are tracked automatically. Nested objects and arrays
+ * are recursively wrapped in proxies for deep reactivity.
+ *
+ * @param target - The object or array to make reactive
+ * @returns A reactive proxy of the target
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const state = reactive({ count: 0, nested: { value: 1 } });
+ * const doubled = computed(() => state.count * 2);
+ * state.count++; // triggers recomputation of doubled
+ * state.nested.value = 2; // also reactive
+ */
+export function reactive<T extends object>(target: T): T {
+  if (!isObject(target)) {
+    console.warn("[reactive] Can only make objects and arrays reactive, got:", typeof target);
+    return target;
+  }
+
+  if (isReactive(target)) {
+    return target;
+  }
+
+  const existingProxy = rawToReactive.get(target);
+  if (existingProxy) {
+    return existingProxy as T;
+  }
+
+  const proxy = new Proxy(target, {
+    get(target, key, receiver) {
+      if (key === "__v_raw") {
+        return target;
+      }
+
+      if (key === "__v_isReactive") {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      if (Array.isArray(target) && arrayMutators.has(key as string)) {
+        return function(this: unknown[], ...args: unknown[]) {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-function-type
+          const method = Reflect.get(target, key) as Function;
+          const oldLength = target.length;
+          const result = method.apply(target, args);
+
+          const newLength = target.length;
+          const maxLength = Math.max(oldLength, newLength);
+
+          for (let i = 0; i < maxLength; i++) {
+            const sig = getPropertySignal(target, String(i));
+            sig.set(Reflect.get(target, i));
+          }
+
+          if (oldLength !== newLength) {
+            const lengthSig = getPropertySignal(target, "length");
+            lengthSig.set(newLength);
+          }
+
+          return result;
+        };
+      }
+
+      const sig = getPropertySignal(target, key);
+      recordDep(sig);
+
+      const value = Reflect.get(target, key, receiver);
+
+      if (isObject(value)) {
+        return reactive(value);
+      }
+
+      return sig.get();
+    },
+
+    set(target, key, value, receiver) {
+      const oldValue = Reflect.get(target, key, receiver);
+
+      const result = Reflect.set(target, key, value, receiver);
+
+      if (oldValue !== value) {
+        const sig = getPropertySignal(target, key);
+        sig.set(value);
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    },
+
+    deleteProperty(target, key) {
+      const hadKey = Reflect.has(target, key);
+      const result = Reflect.deleteProperty(target, key);
+
+      if (hadKey && result) {
+        const sig = getPropertySignal(target, key);
+        sig.set(undefined);
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    },
+
+    has(target, key) {
+      const sig = getPropertySignal(target, key);
+      recordDep(sig);
+
+      return Reflect.has(target, key);
+    },
+  });
+
+  reactiveToRaw.set(proxy, target);
+  rawToReactive.set(target, proxy);
+
+  return proxy as T;
+}

lib/src/debug.ts

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+/**
+ * Volt.js Debug Utilities
+ *
+ * Lazy-loadable debugging module for signal introspection and visualization.
+ * Import from 'volt/debug' to access these utilities without affecting production bundle size.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * import { debugSignal, debugComputed, logAllSignals } from 'volt/debug';
+ *
+ * const count = debugSignal(0, 'count');
+ * const doubled = debugComputed(() => count.get() * 2, 'doubled');
+ *
+ * logAllSignals();
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @module volt/debug
+ * @packageDocumentation
+ */
+
+import { reactive as coreReactive } from "$core/reactive";
+import { computed as coreComputed, signal as coreSignal } from "$core/signal";
+import type { ComputedSignal, Signal, SignalType } from "$types/volt";
+import {
+  buildDependencyGraph,
+  detectCircularDependencies,
+  getDependencies,
+  getDependents,
+  getSignalDepth,
+  recordDependencies,
+} from "./debug/graph";
+import {
+  disableGlobalTracing,
+  enableGlobalTracing,
+  logAllReactives,
+  logAllSignals,
+  logReactive,
+  logSignal,
+  logSignalTable,
+  trace,
+  watch,
+} from "./debug/logger";
+import {
+  clearRegistry,
+  getAllReactives,
+  getAllSignals,
+  getReactiveInfo,
+  getRegistryStats,
+  getSignalInfo,
+  nameReactive,
+  nameSignal,
+  registerReactive,
+  registerSignal,
+} from "./debug/registry";
+
+/**
+ * Create a signal with automatic debug registration.
+ *
+ * @param initialValue - The initial value
+ * @param name - Optional name for debugging
+ * @returns A Signal with debug metadata
+ */
+export function debugSignal<T>(initialValue: T, name?: string): Signal<T> {
+  const sig = coreSignal(initialValue);
+  registerSignal(sig, "signal", name);
+  return sig;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a computed signal with automatic debug registration.
+ *
+ * @param compute - Computation function
+ * @param name - Optional name for debugging
+ * @returns A ComputedSignal with debug metadata
+ */
+export function debugComputed<T>(compute: () => T, name?: string): ComputedSignal<T> {
+  const comp = coreComputed(compute);
+  registerSignal(comp, "computed", name);
+  const deps = extractComputedDeps(comp);
+  if (deps.length > 0) {
+    recordDependencies(comp, deps);
+  }
+  return comp;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a reactive object with automatic debug registration.
+ *
+ * @param target - The object or array to make reactive
+ * @param name - Optional name for debugging
+ * @returns A reactive proxy with debug metadata
+ */
+export function debugReactive<T extends object>(target: T, name?: string): T {
+  const proxy = coreReactive(target);
+  registerReactive(proxy, name);
+  return proxy;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract dependencies from a computed signal by running it in a tracking context.
+ * This is a helper that uses the same tracking mechanism as the core.
+ */
+function extractComputedDeps(_comp: ComputedSignal<unknown>): Array<Signal<unknown> | ComputedSignal<unknown>> {
+  // The computed has already run and subscribed to its dependencies
+  // TODO: We need to access the internal dependency tracking
+  return [];
+}
+
+export function attachDebugger(sig: Signal<unknown> | ComputedSignal<unknown>, type: SignalType, name?: string): void {
+  registerSignal(sig, type, name);
+}
+
+export const vdebugger = {
+  signal: debugSignal,
+  computed: debugComputed,
+  reactive: debugReactive,
+  attach: attachDebugger,
+  getAllSignals,
+  getAllReactives,
+  getSignalInfo,
+  getReactiveInfo,
+  getStats: getRegistryStats,
+  nameSignal,
+  nameReactive,
+  getDependencies,
+  getDependents,
+  buildGraph: buildDependencyGraph,
+  detectCycles: detectCircularDependencies,
+  getDepth: getSignalDepth,
+  log: logSignal,
+  logReactive,
+  logAll: logAllSignals,
+  logAllReactives,
+  logTable: logSignalTable,
+  trace,
+  watch,
+  enableTracing: enableGlobalTracing,
+  disableTracing: disableGlobalTracing,
+  clear: clearRegistry,
+};
+
+export type { GraphNode, SignalMetadata, SignalType } from "$types/volt";
+export { hasDependency } from "./debug/graph";
+export {
+  buildDependencyGraph,
+  detectCircularDependencies,
+  getDependencies,
+  getDependents,
+  getSignalDepth,
+} from "./debug/graph";
+export {
+  disableGlobalTracing,
+  enableGlobalTracing,
+  logAllReactives,
+  logAllSignals,
+  logReactive,
+  logSignal,
+  logSignalTable,
+  trace,
+  watch,
+} from "./debug/logger";
+export {
+  clearRegistry,
+  getAllReactives,
+  getAllSignals,
+  getReactiveInfo,
+  getReactiveMetadata,
+  getRegistryStats,
+  getSignalInfo,
+  getSignalMetadata,
+  nameReactive,
+} from "./debug/registry";
+export { nameSignal } from "./debug/registry";

lib/src/debug/graph.ts

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+/**
+ * Dependency graph tracking and querying for debugging.
+ *
+ * Tracks signal dependency relationships to enable visualization
+ * and debugging of reactive data flow.
+ */
+
+import type { AnySignal, Dep, DepGraph, GraphNode } from "$types/volt";
+import { getSignalMetadata } from "./registry";
+
+const dependencies = new WeakMap<AnySignal, Set<Dep>>();
+const dependents = new WeakMap<Dep, Set<AnySignal>>();
+
+/**
+ * Record that a signal/computed depends on certain dependencies.
+ * Should be called after tracking is complete.
+ */
+export function recordDependencies(signal: AnySignal, deps: Dep[]): void {
+  const existingDeps = dependencies.get(signal) || new Set();
+
+  for (const dep of deps) {
+    existingDeps.add(dep);
+
+    const existingDependents = dependents.get(dep) || new Set();
+    existingDependents.add(signal);
+    dependents.set(dep, existingDependents);
+  }
+
+  dependencies.set(signal, existingDeps);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get all signals that this signal/computed depends on.
+ */
+export function getDependencies(signal: AnySignal): Dep[] {
+  const deps = dependencies.get(signal);
+  return deps ? [...deps] : [];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get all signals/computeds that depend on this signal.
+ */
+export function getDependents(signal: Dep): AnySignal[] {
+  const deps = dependents.get(signal);
+  return deps ? [...deps] : [];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if there's a dependency relationship between two signals.
+ */
+export function hasDependency(dependent: AnySignal, dependency: Dep): boolean {
+  const deps = dependencies.get(dependent);
+  return deps ? deps.has(dependency) : false;
+}
+
+export function buildDependencyGraph(signals: AnySignal[]): DepGraph {
+  const nodes: GraphNode[] = [];
+  const edges: Array<{ from: string; to: string }> = [];
+  const signalToId = new Map<AnySignal, string>();
+
+  for (const signal of signals) {
+    const metadata = getSignalMetadata(signal);
+    if (!metadata) continue;
+
+    signalToId.set(signal, metadata.id);
+
+    const deps = getDependencies(signal);
+    const depIds = deps.map((dep) => {
+      const depMetadata = getSignalMetadata(dep as AnySignal);
+      return depMetadata?.id;
+    }).filter((id): id is string => id !== undefined);
+
+    const depnts = getDependents(signal);
+    const depntIds = depnts.map((depnt) => {
+      const depntMetadata = getSignalMetadata(depnt);
+      return depntMetadata?.id;
+    }).filter((id): id is string => id !== undefined);
+
+    nodes.push({
+      signal,
+      id: metadata.id,
+      name: metadata.name,
+      type: metadata.type,
+      value: signal.get(),
+      dependencies: depIds,
+      dependents: depntIds,
+    });
+  }
+
+  for (const node of nodes) {
+    for (const depId of node.dependencies) {
+      edges.push({ from: depId, to: node.id });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { nodes, edges };
+}
+
+export function detectCircularDependencies(signal: AnySignal): AnySignal[] | null {
+  const visited = new Set<AnySignal>();
+  const path = new Set<AnySignal>();
+
+  function dfs(current: AnySignal): AnySignal[] | null {
+    if (path.has(current)) {
+      return [current];
+    }
+
+    if (visited.has(current)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    visited.add(current);
+    path.add(current);
+
+    const deps = getDependencies(current);
+    for (const dep of deps) {
+      const cycle = dfs(dep as AnySignal);
+      if (cycle) {
+        cycle.push(current);
+        return cycle;
+      }
+    }
+
+    path.delete(current);
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return dfs(signal);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the depth of a signal in the dependency tree.
+ * Signals with no dependencies have depth 0.
+ */
+export function getSignalDepth(signal: AnySignal): number {
+  const visited = new Set<AnySignal>();
+
+  function calculateDepth(current: AnySignal): number {
+    if (visited.has(current)) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    visited.add(current);
+
+    const deps = getDependencies(current);
+    if (deps.length === 0) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    let maxDepth = 0;
+    for (const dep of deps) {
+      const depth = calculateDepth(dep as AnySignal);
+      maxDepth = Math.max(maxDepth, depth);
+    }
+
+    return maxDepth + 1;
+  }
+
+  return calculateDepth(signal);
+}
+
+export function clearDependencyGraph(): void {
+  // WeakMaps don't have a clear method, but we can't do much here
+  // The GC will clean up when signals are no longer referenced
+}

lib/src/debug/logger.ts

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+/**
+ * Console logging utilities for debugging signals.
+ *
+ * Provides pretty-printed output and update tracing.
+ */
+
+import type { AnySignal } from "$types/volt";
+import { getDependencies, getDependents } from "./graph";
+import { getAllReactives, getAllSignals, getReactiveInfo, getSignalInfo } from "./registry";
+
+const trackedSignals = new WeakSet<AnySignal>();
+const traceListeners = new WeakMap<AnySignal, (value: unknown) => void>();
+
+/**
+ * Pretty-print a signal's information to the console.
+ */
+export function logSignal(signal: AnySignal): void {
+  const info = getSignalInfo(signal);
+  if (!info) {
+    console.log("[Volt Debug] Unregistered signal");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const deps = getDependencies(signal);
+  const depnts = getDependents(signal);
+
+  console.group(`[Volt Signal] ${info.name || info.id}`);
+  console.log("Type:", info.type);
+  console.log("Value:", info.value);
+  console.log("Age:", `${(info.age / 1000).toFixed(2)}s`);
+  console.log("Dependencies:", deps.length);
+  console.log("Dependents:", depnts.length);
+
+  if (deps.length > 0) {
+    console.group("Depends on:");
+    for (const dep of deps) {
+      const depInfo = getSignalInfo(dep as AnySignal);
+      if (depInfo) {
+        console.log(`  - ${depInfo.name || depInfo.id} = ${depInfo.value}`);
+      }
+    }
+    console.groupEnd();
+  }
+
+  if (depnts.length > 0) {
+    console.group("Dependents:");
+    for (const depnt of depnts) {
+      const depntInfo = getSignalInfo(depnt);
+      if (depntInfo) {
+        console.log(`  - ${depntInfo.name || depntInfo.id}`);
+      }
+    }
+    console.groupEnd();
+  }
+
+  console.groupEnd();
+}
+
+export function logAllSignals(): void {
+  const signals = getAllSignals();
+  console.group(`[Volt Debug] All Signals (${signals.length})`);
+
+  for (const signal of signals) {
+    const info = getSignalInfo(signal);
+    if (info) {
+      console.log(`${info.id.padEnd(15)} ${(info.name || "unnamed").padEnd(20)} ${String(info.value)}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.groupEnd();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pretty-print a reactive object's information to the console.
+ */
+export function logReactive(obj: object): void {
+  const info = getReactiveInfo(obj);
+  if (!info) {
+    console.log("[Volt Debug] Unregistered reactive object");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.group(`[Volt Reactive] ${info.name || info.id}`);
+  console.log("Type:", info.type);
+  console.log("Value:", info.value);
+  console.log("Age:", `${(info.age / 1000).toFixed(2)}s`);
+  console.groupEnd();
+}
+
+export function logAllReactives(): void {
+  const reactives = getAllReactives();
+  console.group(`[Volt Debug] All Reactive Objects (${reactives.length})`);
+
+  for (const obj of reactives) {
+    const info = getReactiveInfo(obj);
+    if (info) {
+      console.log(`${info.id.padEnd(15)} ${(info.name || "unnamed").padEnd(20)} ${JSON.stringify(info.value)}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.groupEnd();
+}
+
+export function trace(signal: AnySignal, enabled = true): void {
+  if (!enabled) {
+    const listener = traceListeners.get(signal);
+    if (listener) {
+      // Can't unsubscribe without keeping the unsubscribe function
+      // TODO: we need to store unsubscribe functions
+      trackedSignals.delete(signal);
+      traceListeners.delete(signal);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (trackedSignals.has(signal)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const info = getSignalInfo(signal);
+  const name = info?.name || info?.id || "unknown";
+
+  const listener = (value: unknown) => {
+    const stack = new Error("Listener").stack;
+    const caller = stack?.split("\n")[3]?.trim();
+
+    console.log(`[Volt Trace] ${name} changed:`, value, caller ? `(from ${caller})` : "");
+  };
+
+  signal.subscribe(listener);
+  traceListeners.set(signal, listener);
+  trackedSignals.add(signal);
+
+  console.log(`[Volt Debug] Tracing enabled for ${name}`);
+}
+
+export function enableGlobalTracing(): void {
+  const signals = getAllSignals();
+  console.log(`[Volt Debug] Enabling global tracing for ${signals.length} signals`);
+
+  for (const signal of signals) {
+    trace(signal, true);
+  }
+}
+
+export function disableGlobalTracing(): void {
+  const signals = getAllSignals();
+  for (const signal of signals) {
+    trace(signal, false);
+  }
+
+  console.log("[Volt Debug] Global tracing disabled");
+}
+
+export function logSignalTable(): void {
+  const signals = getAllSignals();
+  const data = signals.map((signal) => {
+    const info = getSignalInfo(signal);
+    if (!info) return null;
+
+    return {
+      ID: info.id,
+      Name: info.name || "(unnamed)",
+      Type: info.type,
+      Value: String(info.value).slice(0, 50),
+      "Age (s)": (info.age / 1000).toFixed(2),
+      Dependencies: getDependencies(signal).length,
+      Dependents: getDependents(signal).length,
+    };
+  }).filter((row): row is NonNullable<typeof row> => row !== null);
+
+  console.table(data);
+}
+
+export function watch(signal: AnySignal): () => void {
+  const info = getSignalInfo(signal);
+  const name = info?.name || info?.id || "unknown";
+
+  console.log(`[Volt Debug] Watching ${name}`);
+
+  const unsubscribe = signal.subscribe((value) => {
+    const timestamp = new Date().toISOString();
+    console.group(`[Volt Watch] ${name} updated at ${timestamp}`);
+    console.log("New value:", value);
+    logSignal(signal);
+    console.groupEnd();
+  });
+
+  return () => {
+    console.log(`[Volt Debug] Stopped watching ${name}`);
+    unsubscribe();
+  };
+}

lib/src/debug/registry.ts

···
+/**
+ * Signal registry for debugging and introspection.
+ *
+ * Tracks all signals with metadata for development tooling.
+ * Uses WeakMap to avoid memory leaks - signals can be garbage collected.
+ */
+
+import type { Optional } from "$types/helpers";
+import type { ComputedSignal, Signal, SignalMetadata, SignalType } from "$types/volt";
+
+type SignalInfo = { id: string; type: SignalType; name?: string; value: unknown; createdAt: number; age: number };
+
+type ReactiveInfo = { id: string; type: SignalType; name?: string; value: unknown; createdAt: number; age: number };
+
+type RegistryStats = { totalSignals: number; regularSignals: number; computedSignals: number; reactiveObjects: number };
+
+let nextId = 1;
+const signalMetadata = new WeakMap<Signal<unknown> | ComputedSignal<unknown>, SignalMetadata>();
+const allSignals = new Set<WeakRef<Signal<unknown> | ComputedSignal<unknown>>>();
+const reactiveMetadata = new WeakMap<object, SignalMetadata>();
+const allReactives = new Set<WeakRef<object>>();
+
+/**
+ * Register a signal in the debug registry. Should be called when a signal or computed is created.
+ */
+export function registerSignal(sig: Signal<unknown> | ComputedSignal<unknown>, type: SignalType, name?: string): void {
+  if (signalMetadata.has(sig)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const metadata: SignalMetadata = { id: `${type}-${nextId++}`, type, name, createdAt: Date.now() };
+
+  signalMetadata.set(sig, metadata);
+  allSignals.add(new WeakRef(sig));
+}
+
+export function getSignalMetadata(sig: Signal<unknown> | ComputedSignal<unknown>): SignalMetadata | undefined {
+  return signalMetadata.get(sig);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get all currently tracked signals.
+ * Automatically cleans up garbage-collected signals.
+ */
+export function getAllSignals(): Array<Signal<unknown> | ComputedSignal<unknown>> {
+  const active: Array<Signal<unknown> | ComputedSignal<unknown>> = [];
+  const toDelete: Array<WeakRef<Signal<unknown> | ComputedSignal<unknown>>> = [];
+
+  for (const ref of allSignals) {
+    const sig = ref.deref();
+    if (sig) {
+      active.push(sig);
+    } else {
+      toDelete.push(ref);
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const ref of toDelete) {
+    allSignals.delete(ref);
+  }
+
+  return active;
+}
+
+export function getSignalInfo(sig: Signal<unknown> | ComputedSignal<unknown>): Optional<SignalInfo> {
+  const metadata = signalMetadata.get(sig);
+  if (!metadata) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    id: metadata.id,
+    type: metadata.type,
+    name: metadata.name,
+    value: sig.get(),
+    createdAt: metadata.createdAt,
+    age: Date.now() - metadata.createdAt,
+  };
+}
+
+export function nameSignal(sig: Signal<unknown> | ComputedSignal<unknown>, name: string): void {
+  const metadata = signalMetadata.get(sig);
+  if (metadata) {
+    metadata.name = name;
+  }
+}
+
+export function clearRegistry(): void {
+  allSignals.clear();
+  allReactives.clear();
+  nextId = 1;
+}
+
+export function getRegistryStats(): RegistryStats {
+  const signals = getAllSignals();
+  let regularSignals = 0;
+  let computedSignals = 0;
+
+  for (const sig of signals) {
+    const metadata = signalMetadata.get(sig);
+    if (metadata) {
+      if (metadata.type === "signal") {
+        regularSignals++;
+      } else {
+        computedSignals++;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const reactives = getAllReactives();
+
+  return { totalSignals: signals.length, regularSignals, computedSignals, reactiveObjects: reactives.length };
+}
+
+export function registerReactive(obj: object, name?: string): void {
+  if (reactiveMetadata.has(obj)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const metadata: SignalMetadata = { id: `reactive-${nextId++}`, type: "reactive", name, createdAt: Date.now() };
+
+  reactiveMetadata.set(obj, metadata);
+  allReactives.add(new WeakRef(obj));
+}
+
+export function getReactiveMetadata(obj: object): SignalMetadata | undefined {
+  return reactiveMetadata.get(obj);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get all currently tracked reactive objects.
+ * Automatically cleans up garbage-collected objects.
+ */
+export function getAllReactives(): object[] {
+  const active: object[] = [];
+  const toDelete: Array<WeakRef<object>> = [];
+
+  for (const ref of allReactives) {
+    const obj = ref.deref();
+    if (obj) {
+      active.push(obj);
+    } else {
+      toDelete.push(ref);
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const ref of toDelete) {
+    allReactives.delete(ref);
+  }
+
+  return active;
+}
+
+export function getReactiveInfo(obj: object): Optional<ReactiveInfo> {
+  const metadata = reactiveMetadata.get(obj);
+  if (!metadata) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    id: metadata.id,
+    type: metadata.type,
+    name: metadata.name,
+    value: obj,
+    createdAt: metadata.createdAt,
+    age: Date.now() - metadata.createdAt,
+  };
+}
+
+export function nameReactive(obj: object, name: string): void {
+  const metadata = reactiveMetadata.get(obj);
+  if (metadata) {
+    metadata.name = name;
+  }
+}

lib/src/index.ts

···
   unregisterGlobalHook,
 } from "$core/lifecycle";
 export { clearPlugins, getRegisteredPlugins, hasPlugin, registerPlugin, unregisterPlugin } from "$core/plugin";
+export { isReactive, reactive, toRaw } from "$core/reactive";
 export { computed, effect, signal } from "$core/signal";
 export { deserializeScope, hydrate, isHydrated, isServerRendered, serializeScope } from "$core/ssr";
 export { persistPlugin, registerStorageAdapter } from "$plugins/persist";
···
   GlobalHookName,
   HydrateOptions,
   HydrateResult,
+  IsReactive,
   ParsedHttpConfig,
   PluginContext,
   PluginHandler,
+  ReactiveArray,
   RetryConfig,
   SerializedScope,
   Signal,
+  UnwrapReactive,
 } from "$types/volt";

lib/src/types/volt.d.ts

···
 }
 
 /**
+ * Utility type to unwrap reactive proxies and get the original type.
+ * Since reactive() returns a transparent proxy, this is mostly for documentation.
+ */
+export type UnwrapReactive<T> = T extends object ? T : never;
+
+/**
+ * Utility type for reactive arrays with enhanced type safety.
+ */
+export type ReactiveArray<T> = T[];
+
+/**
+ * Utility type to check if a value is reactive (has the __v_isReactive marker).
+ */
+export type IsReactive<T> = T extends { __v_isReactive: true } ? true : false;
+
+/**
  * Storage adapter interface for custom persistence backends
  */
 export interface StorageAdapter {
···
   onMount: Set<() => void>;
   onUnmount: Set<() => void>;
 };
+
+export type AnySignal = Signal<unknown> | ComputedSignal<unknown>;
+
+export type GraphNode = {
+  signal: AnySignal;
+  id: string;
+  name?: string;
+  type: SignalType;
+  value: unknown;
+  dependencies: string[];
+  dependents: string[];
+};
+
+export type DepGraph = { nodes: GraphNode[]; edges: Array<{ from: string; to: string }> };
+
+export type SignalType = "signal" | "computed" | "reactive";
+
+export type SignalMetadata = { id: string; type: SignalType; name?: string; createdAt: number; stackTrace?: string };

lib/test/core/reactive.test.ts

···
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions */
+import { isReactive, reactive, toRaw } from "$core/reactive";
+import { computed, effect, signal } from "$core/signal";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+describe("reactive", () => {
+  describe("basic reactivity", () => {
+    it("creates a reactive object", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ count: 0 });
+      expect(obj.count).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    it("allows setting properties", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ count: 0 });
+      obj.count = 5;
+      expect(obj.count).toBe(5);
+    });
+
+    it("triggers effects when properties change", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ count: 0 });
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        obj.count;
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      obj.count = 5;
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+
+    it("works with computed signals", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ count: 5 });
+      const doubled = computed(() => obj.count * 2);
+
+      expect(doubled.get()).toBe(10);
+
+      obj.count = 10;
+      expect(doubled.get()).toBe(20);
+    });
+
+    it("supports multiple properties", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ a: 1, b: 2 });
+      const sum = computed(() => obj.a + obj.b);
+
+      expect(sum.get()).toBe(3);
+
+      obj.a = 5;
+      expect(sum.get()).toBe(7);
+
+      obj.b = 10;
+      expect(sum.get()).toBe(15);
+    });
+
+    it("does not trigger effects when value is the same", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ count: 0 });
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        obj.count;
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      obj.count = 0;
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it("handles property deletion", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ count: 5 as number | undefined, name: "test" });
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        obj.count;
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      delete obj.count;
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(obj.count).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it("handles 'in' operator", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ count: 5 });
+      expect("count" in obj).toBe(true);
+      expect("missing" in obj).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("nested reactivity", () => {
+    it("makes nested objects reactive", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ nested: { count: 0 } });
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        obj.nested.count;
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      obj.nested.count = 5;
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+
+    it("handles deeply nested objects", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ a: { b: { c: 0 } } });
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        obj.a.b.c;
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      obj.a.b.c = 5;
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+
+    it("replaces nested objects reactively", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ nested: { count: 0 } });
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        obj.nested.count;
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      obj.nested = { count: 10 };
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(obj.nested.count).toBe(10);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("array reactivity", () => {
+    it("creates a reactive array", () => {
+      const arr = reactive([1, 2, 3]);
+      expect(arr[0]).toBe(1);
+      expect(arr.length).toBe(3);
+    });
+
+    it("triggers effects on array index changes", () => {
+      const arr = reactive([1, 2, 3]);
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        arr[0];
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      arr[0] = 10;
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+
+    it("triggers effects on push", () => {
+      const arr = reactive([1, 2, 3]);
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        arr.length;
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      arr.push(4);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(arr.length).toBe(4);
+      expect(arr[3]).toBe(4);
+    });
+
+    it("triggers effects on pop", () => {
+      const arr = reactive([1, 2, 3]);
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        arr.length;
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      const popped = arr.pop();
+      expect(popped).toBe(3);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(arr.length).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it("triggers effects on shift", () => {
+      const arr = reactive([1, 2, 3]);
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        arr.length;
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      const shifted = arr.shift();
+      expect(shifted).toBe(1);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(arr.length).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it("triggers effects on unshift", () => {
+      const arr = reactive([1, 2, 3]);
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        arr.length;
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      arr.unshift(0);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(arr.length).toBe(4);
+      expect(arr[0]).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    it("triggers effects on splice", () => {
+      const arr = reactive([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        arr[2];
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      arr.splice(2, 1, 10);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(arr).toEqual([1, 2, 10, 4, 5]);
+    });
+
+    it("triggers effects on sort", () => {
+      const arr = reactive([3, 1, 2]);
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        arr[0];
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      arr.sort();
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(arr).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
+    });
+
+    it("triggers effects on reverse", () => {
+      const arr = reactive([1, 2, 3]);
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        arr[0];
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      arr.reverse();
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(arr).toEqual([3, 2, 1]);
+    });
+
+    it("handles nested arrays", () => {
+      const arr = reactive([[1, 2], [3, 4]]);
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        arr[0][0];
+      });
+
+      effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      arr[0][0] = 10;
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("isReactive and toRaw", () => {
+    it("identifies reactive objects", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ count: 0 });
+      expect(isReactive(obj)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("returns false for non-reactive objects", () => {
+      const obj = { count: 0 };
+      expect(isReactive(obj)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("returns false for primitives", () => {
+      expect(isReactive(5)).toBe(false);
+      expect(isReactive("test")).toBe(false);
+      expect(isReactive(null)).toBe(false);
+      expect(isReactive(void 0)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("returns the raw object from a reactive proxy", () => {
+      const original = { count: 0 };
+      const obj = reactive(original);
+      const raw = toRaw(obj);
+
+      expect(raw).toBe(original);
+      expect(isReactive(raw)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("returns the value as-is for non-reactive values", () => {
+      const obj = { count: 0 };
+      expect(toRaw(obj)).toBe(obj);
+      expect(toRaw(5)).toBe(5);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("edge cases", () => {
+    it("returns the same proxy for the same object", () => {
+      const original = { count: 0 };
+      const proxy1 = reactive(original);
+      const proxy2 = reactive(original);
+
+      expect(proxy1).toBe(proxy2);
+    });
+
+    it("does not double-wrap reactive objects", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ count: 0 });
+      const obj2 = reactive(obj);
+
+      expect(obj).toBe(obj2);
+    });
+
+    it("handles null and undefined gracefully", () => {
+      expect(reactive(null as unknown as object)).toBe(null);
+      expect(reactive(undefined as unknown as object)).toBe(undefined);
+    });
+
+    it("handles primitive values gracefully", () => {
+      expect(reactive(5 as unknown as object)).toBe(5);
+      expect(reactive("test" as unknown as object)).toBe("test");
+    });
+
+    it("works with mixed signal and reactive", () => {
+      const sig = signal(5);
+      const obj = reactive({ count: 0 });
+
+      const total = computed(() => sig.get() + obj.count);
+
+      expect(total.get()).toBe(5);
+
+      sig.set(10);
+      expect(total.get()).toBe(10);
+
+      obj.count = 5;
+      expect(total.get()).toBe(15);
+    });
+
+    it("handles circular references", () => {
+      const obj: { self?: unknown } = reactive({ self: undefined });
+      obj.self = obj;
+
+      expect(obj.self).toBe(obj);
+    });
+
+    it("supports non-enumerable properties", () => {
+      const original: { hidden?: number } = {};
+      Object.defineProperty(original, "hidden", { value: 42, enumerable: false });
+
+      const obj = reactive(original);
+      expect(obj.hidden).toBe(42);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("integration with existing reactivity", () => {
+    it("works in computed chains", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ a: 1, b: 2 });
+      const sum = computed(() => obj.a + obj.b);
+      const doubled = computed(() => sum.get() * 2);
+
+      expect(doubled.get()).toBe(6);
+
+      obj.a = 5;
+      expect(sum.get()).toBe(7);
+      expect(doubled.get()).toBe(14);
+    });
+
+    it("works with multiple effects", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ count: 0 });
+      const effect1 = vi.fn(() => {
+        obj.count;
+      });
+      const effect2 = vi.fn(() => {
+        obj.count;
+      });
+
+      effect(effect1);
+      effect(effect2);
+
+      expect(effect1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(effect2).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      obj.count = 5;
+
+      expect(effect1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(effect2).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+
+    it("allows unsubscribing from effects", () => {
+      const obj = reactive({ count: 0 });
+      const effectFn = vi.fn(() => {
+        obj.count;
+      });
+
+      const cleanup = effect(effectFn);
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      cleanup();
+
+      obj.count = 5;
+      expect(effectFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+  });
+});