diff --git a/graphify/extract.py b/graphify/extract.py
index 30f31d329..d53dc8b29 100644
--- a/graphify/extract.py
+++ b/graphify/extract.py
@@ -4769,6 +4769,58 @@ def extract(
         all_nodes.extend(result.get("nodes", []))
         all_edges.extend(result.get("edges", []))
         all_raw_calls.extend(result.get("raw_calls", []))
+
+    # #2230: Incremental runs pass only the CHANGED files in `paths`. Symbol
+    # resolution (augment + raw_calls) indexes nodes from this run alone, so
+    # edges like `A imports/calls B.helper` vanish when B is unchanged — the
+    # merge then correctly drops A's old edges and nothing regenerates them.
+    # Fix: discover one hop of in-root import targets via `target_file` (same
+    # set #2169 remaps), load them for resolution FACTS only, let them flow
+    # through augment / id-remap / callable_nids, then strip their ownership
+    # before return so the merge keeps B's existing graph chunk. Omit context
+    # raw_calls — one hop is enough and would otherwise pull a second hop.
+    _batch_resolved: set[Path] = set()
+    for _p in paths:
+        try:
+            _batch_resolved.add(_p.resolve())
+        except (OSError, RuntimeError):
+            pass
+    # Collect neighbor files stamped on this batch's edges (not already in
+    # the batch, in-root, on disk, and extractable).
+    _context_files: set[Path] = set()
+    for _e in all_edges:
+        _tf = _e.get("target_file")
+        if not _tf:
+            continue
+        try:
+            _tp = Path(_tf).resolve()
+        except (OSError, RuntimeError):
+            continue
+        if _tp in _batch_resolved or _tp in _context_files:
+            continue
+        try:
+            _tp.relative_to(root)
+            if not _tp.is_file() or _get_extractor(_tp) is None:
+                continue
+        except (ValueError, OSError):
+            continue
+        _context_files.add(_tp)
+
+    for _i, _ctx in enumerate(_context_files):
+        # Same cache/bypass path as a normal batch file; we deliberately do
+        # not extend all_raw_calls from these results.
+        _, _ctx_result = _extract_single_file(
+            (_i, str(_ctx), str(root), str(cache_location))
+        )
+        # Keep only items with a source_file — sourceless stubs (e.g. an
+        # Exception base) would slip past the ownership filter at return.
+        all_nodes.extend(
+            n for n in _ctx_result.get("nodes", []) if n.get("source_file")
+        )
+        all_edges.extend(
+            e for e in _ctx_result.get("edges", []) if e.get("source_file")
+        )
+
     # Function / method / class def ids for the cross-file indirect_call callable
     # guard. Built from the `_callable` node marker AFTER the id-remap / disambiguation
     # passes below (which rewrite node ids), so it can never go stale — see the
@@ -5722,6 +5774,16 @@ def _canon(nid: str) -> str:
     for e in all_edges:
         e["_origin"] = "ast"
 
+    # #2230: Context nodes/edges were only borrowed for resolution. Drop them
+    # now (by relativized source_file) so this result owns only the batch
+    # files; regenerated cross-file edges may still TARGET neighbor ids, and
+    # the incremental merge supplies the neighbor's own nodes from the
+    # existing graph.
+    if _context_files:
+        _context_sfs = {p.relative_to(root).as_posix() for p in _context_files}
+        all_nodes = [n for n in all_nodes if (n.get("source_file") or "") not in _context_sfs]
+        all_edges = [e for e in all_edges if (e.get("source_file") or "") not in _context_sfs]
+
     return {
         "nodes": all_nodes,
         "edges": all_edges,
diff --git a/tests/test_incremental.py b/tests/test_incremental.py
index 62c120325..e733ed3f2 100644
--- a/tests/test_incremental.py
+++ b/tests/test_incremental.py
@@ -308,6 +308,85 @@ def test_incremental_md_reference_target_canonicalizes(tmp_path):
         assert "target_file" not in e, e
 
 
+def test_incremental_extract_regenerates_neighbor_symbol_edges(tmp_path):
+    """#2230: extract([A]) alone must still emit A→B imports/calls.
+
+    Without context-file facts, symbol resolution only sees A's nodes and
+    those edges are missing from the incremental chunk (then dropped by
+    merge). Also assert B's owned nodes/edges are not returned — ownership
+    must stay with the unchanged file for the merge to carry them forward.
+    """
+    from graphify.extract import extract
+
+    tmp = Path(os.path.realpath(tmp_path))
+    pkg = tmp / "pkg"
+    pkg.mkdir()
+    (pkg / "b.py").write_text(
+        "class BadData(Exception):\n    pass\n\ndef helper():\n    return 1\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    a = pkg / "a.py"
+    a.write_text(
+        "from .b import BadData, helper\n\ndef use():\n    helper()\n    raise BadData()\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    def _a_edges(result):
+        return sorted(
+            (e.get("source"), e.get("target"), e.get("relation"), e.get("confidence"))
+            for e in result["edges"]
+            if str(e.get("source_file", "")).replace("\\", "/").endswith("a.py")
+        )
+
+    full = extract([a, pkg / "b.py"], cache_root=tmp, root=tmp)
+    inc = extract([a], cache_root=tmp, root=tmp)
+    assert _a_edges(inc) == _a_edges(full)
+    assert not any(
+        str(x.get("source_file", "")).replace("\\", "/").endswith("b.py")
+        for x in inc["nodes"] + inc["edges"]
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("no_cluster", [True, False], ids=["no-cluster", "clustered"])
+def test_incremental_cli_neighbor_edge_parity(tmp_path, no_cluster):
+    """#2230: full extract → touch A → incremental must keep the same edges.
+
+    Covers both merge paths (clustered and --no-cluster); the bug is in
+    extract() itself and hits both identically.
+    """
+    tmp = Path(os.path.realpath(tmp_path))
+    proj = tmp / "proj"
+    pkg = proj / "pkg"
+    pkg.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (pkg / "b.py").write_text(
+        "class BadData(Exception):\n    pass\n\ndef helper():\n    return 1\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    a = pkg / "a.py"
+    a.write_text(
+        "from .b import BadData, helper\n\ndef use():\n    helper()\n    raise BadData()\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    flags = ["--code-only"] + (["--no-cluster"] if no_cluster else [])
+    first = _run(["extract", str(proj), *flags], tmp)
+    assert first.returncode == 0, first.stderr
+    gj = proj / "graphify-out" / "graph.json"
+
+    def _keys():
+        return sorted(
+            (e.get("source"), e.get("target"), e.get("relation"), e.get("confidence"))
+            for e in _edges(gj)
+        )
+
+    before = _keys()
+    a.write_text(a.read_text(encoding="utf-8") + "\n# touched\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    second = _run(["extract", str(proj), *flags], tmp)
+    assert second.returncode == 0, second.stderr
+    assert "incremental scan" in second.stdout.lower(), second.stdout
+    assert _keys() == before
+
+
 def test_update_prunes_a_removed_imports_edge(tmp_path):
     """#1521: when an import is deleted from a file, `graphify update` must prune
     the edge it produced — preserving it (keyed only on endpoint membership) left a