diff --git a/__tests__/graph.test.ts b/__tests__/graph.test.ts
index 7c771af0..c518078b 100644
--- a/__tests__/graph.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/graph.test.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,17 @@ export { main };
 `
     );
 
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(srcDir, 'utils.test.ts'),
+      `
+import { processValue } from './utils';
+
+export function testProcessValue(): boolean {
+  return processValue(2) === 2;
+}
+`
+    );
+
     // Initialize and index
     cg = CodeGraph.initSync(testDir, {
       config: {
@@ -379,12 +390,23 @@ export { main };
       const deps = cg.getFileDependencies('src/main.ts');
 
       expect(Array.isArray(deps)).toBe(true);
+      expect(deps).toContain('src/derived.ts');
+      expect(deps).toContain('src/utils.ts');
     });
 
     it('should get file dependents', () => {
       const dependents = cg.getFileDependents('src/utils.ts');
 
       expect(Array.isArray(dependents)).toBe(true);
+      expect(dependents).toContain('src/main.ts');
+      expect(dependents).toContain('src/utils.test.ts');
+    });
+
+    it('should normalize Windows-style file paths for dependents', () => {
+      const dependents = cg.getFileDependents('src\\utils.ts');
+
+      expect(dependents).toContain('src/main.ts');
+      expect(dependents).toContain('src/utils.test.ts');
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/bin/codegraph.ts b/src/bin/codegraph.ts
index 6bc63b3f..fd3d92a2 100644
--- a/src/bin/codegraph.ts
+++ b/src/bin/codegraph.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { getCodeGraphDir, isInitialized } from '../directory';
 import { createShimmerProgress } from '../ui/shimmer-progress';
 import { getGlyphs } from '../ui/glyphs';
+import { normalizePath } from '../utils';
 
 import { buildNode25BlockBanner, buildNodeTooOldBanner, MIN_NODE_MAJOR } from './node-version-check';
 import { relaunchWithWasmRuntimeFlagsIfNeeded } from '../extraction/wasm-runtime-flags';
@@ -1505,6 +1506,8 @@ program
         changedFiles.push(...stdinFiles);
       }
 
+      changedFiles = changedFiles.map(normalizePath);
+
       if (changedFiles.length === 0) {
         if (!options.quiet) info('No files provided. Use file arguments or --stdin.');
         process.exit(0);
diff --git a/src/graph/queries.ts b/src/graph/queries.ts
index c39e2e32..da553f3a 100644
--- a/src/graph/queries.ts
+++ b/src/graph/queries.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@
 import { Node, Edge, Context, Subgraph, EdgeKind } from '../types';
 import { QueryBuilder } from '../db/queries';
 import { GraphTraverser } from './traversal';
+import { normalizePath } from '../utils';
+
+const DEPENDENCY_EDGE_KINDS: EdgeKind[] = [
+  'imports',
+  'calls',
+  'references',
+  'extends',
+  'implements',
+  'type_of',
+  'returns',
+  'instantiates',
+];
 
 /**
  * Graph query manager for complex queries
@@ -110,26 +122,39 @@ export class GraphQueryManager {
   /**
    * Get dependencies of a file
    *
-   * Returns all files that this file imports from.
+   * Returns all files that this file imports from or references via resolved symbols.
    *
    * @param filePath - Path to the file
    * @returns Array of file paths this file depends on
    */
   getFileDependencies(filePath: string): string[] {
-    const nodes = this.queries.getNodesByFile(filePath);
+    const normalizedFilePath = normalizePath(filePath);
+    const nodes = this.queries.getNodesByFile(normalizedFilePath);
     const fileNode = nodes.find((n) => n.kind === 'file');
 
-    if (!fileNode) {
+    if (!fileNode && nodes.length === 0) {
       return [];
     }
 
     const dependencies = new Set<string>();
-    const importEdges = this.queries.getOutgoingEdges(fileNode.id, ['imports']);
 
-    for (const edge of importEdges) {
-      const targetNode = this.queries.getNodeById(edge.target);
-      if (targetNode && targetNode.filePath !== filePath) {
-        dependencies.add(targetNode.filePath);
+    if (fileNode) {
+      const importEdges = this.queries.getOutgoingEdges(fileNode.id, ['imports']);
+      for (const edge of importEdges) {
+        const targetNode = this.queries.getNodeById(edge.target);
+        if (targetNode && targetNode.filePath !== normalizedFilePath) {
+          dependencies.add(targetNode.filePath);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (const node of nodes) {
+      const outgoingEdges = this.queries.getOutgoingEdges(node.id, DEPENDENCY_EDGE_KINDS);
+      for (const edge of outgoingEdges) {
+        const targetNode = this.queries.getNodeById(edge.target);
+        if (targetNode && targetNode.filePath !== normalizedFilePath) {
+          dependencies.add(targetNode.filePath);
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -139,13 +164,14 @@ export class GraphQueryManager {
   /**
    * Get dependents of a file
    *
-   * Returns all files that import from this file.
+   * Returns all files that import from this file or reference its resolved symbols.
    *
    * @param filePath - Path to the file
    * @returns Array of file paths that depend on this file
    */
   getFileDependents(filePath: string): string[] {
-    const nodes = this.queries.getNodesByFile(filePath);
+    const normalizedFilePath = normalizePath(filePath);
+    const nodes = this.queries.getNodesByFile(normalizedFilePath);
     const dependents = new Set<string>();
 
     // Check file-level incoming import edges (file:X imports file:Y)
@@ -154,21 +180,20 @@ export class GraphQueryManager {
       const incomingFileEdges = this.queries.getIncomingEdges(fileNode.id, ['imports']);
       for (const edge of incomingFileEdges) {
         const sourceNode = this.queries.getNodeById(edge.source);
-        if (sourceNode && sourceNode.filePath !== filePath) {
+        if (sourceNode && sourceNode.filePath !== normalizedFilePath) {
           dependents.add(sourceNode.filePath);
         }
       }
     }
 
-    // Also check node-level imports of exported symbols
+    // Also check node-level dependents of symbols in this file. Some language
+    // extractors resolve imports as calls/references rather than file imports.
     for (const node of nodes) {
-      if (node.isExported) {
-        const incomingEdges = this.queries.getIncomingEdges(node.id, ['imports']);
-        for (const edge of incomingEdges) {
-          const sourceNode = this.queries.getNodeById(edge.source);
-          if (sourceNode && sourceNode.filePath !== filePath) {
-            dependents.add(sourceNode.filePath);
-          }
+      const incomingEdges = this.queries.getIncomingEdges(node.id, DEPENDENCY_EDGE_KINDS);
+      for (const edge of incomingEdges) {
+        const sourceNode = this.queries.getNodeById(edge.source);
+        if (sourceNode && sourceNode.filePath !== normalizedFilePath) {
+          dependents.add(sourceNode.filePath);
         }
       }
     }