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+# Fuzz/Cargo.toml Dependency Analysis (bf-4i7rs)
+
+**Date:** 2026-07-06
+**Status:** PASS - All dependencies correctly configured, all fuzz targets building successfully
+
+## Summary
+
+The current `fuzz/Cargo.toml` configuration is **correct and complete**. All 7 fuzz targets build successfully with their required pdftract-core features enabled. No dependency issues were found.
+
+## Fuzz Target Analysis
+
+### 1. lexer.rs
+- **APIs used:** `pdftract_core::parser::lexer::Lexer`
+- **Features required:** None (core lexer API)
+- **Status:** ✅ Building successfully (59MB binary)
+
+### 2. object_parser.rs
+- **APIs used:** `pdftract_core::parser::object::ObjectParser`
+- **Features required:** None (core object parser API)
+- **Status:** ✅ Building successfully (59MB binary)
+
+### 3. xref.rs
+- **APIs used:** `pdftract_core::parser::xref`, `pdftract_core::parser::stream::MemorySource`
+- **Features required:** None (core xref parser API)
+- **Status:** ✅ Building successfully (59MB binary)
+
+### 4. stream_decoder.rs
+- **APIs used:** `pdftract_core::parser::stream::{FlateDecoder, ASCII85Decoder, ASCIIHexDecoder, LZWDecoder}`
+- **Features required:** None (core stream decoder API)
+- **Status:** ✅ Building successfully (59MB binary)
+
+### 5. cmap_parser.rs
+- **APIs used:** `pdftract_core::parser::lexer::Lexer`
+- **Features required:** None (uses lexer for name/string parsing)
+- **Status:** ✅ Building successfully (59MB binary)
+
+### 6. content.rs
+- **APIs used:** `pdftract_core::content_stream::{process_with_mode, ProcessingMode}`, `pdftract_core::parser::resources::ResourceDict`
+- **Features required:** None (core content stream API)
+- **Status:** ✅ Building successfully (59MB binary)
+
+### 7. profile_yaml.rs
+- **APIs used:** `pdftract_core::profiles::load_profile_yaml`
+- **Features required:** **`profiles`** (enables serde_yaml)
+- **Status:** ✅ Building successfully (60MB binary, serde_yaml symbols confirmed via `nm`)
+
+## Current fuzz/Cargo.toml Configuration
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+pdftract-core = { path = "../crates/pdftract-core", features = ["profiles", "serde", "decrypt", "quick-xml", "cjk"] }
+libfuzzer-sys = { version = "0.4", features = ["arbitrary-derive"] }
+```
+
+### Feature Analysis
+
+| Feature | Purpose | Required By | Status |
+|---------|---------|-------------|--------|
+| `profiles` | Enables serde_yaml for profile loading | profile_yaml.rs | ✅ Correctly enabled |
+| `serde` | Enables serde/serde_json/schemars | - | ⚪ Not required by current targets |
+| `decrypt` | Enables PDF decryption (RC4/AES) | - | ⚪ Not required by current targets |
+| `quick-xml` | Enables quick-xml for XML parsing | - | ⚪ Not required by current targets |
+| `cjk` | Enables CJK text extraction | - | ⚪ Not required by current targets |
+
+**Note:** The `serde`, `decrypt`, `quick-xml`, and `cjk` features are enabled but not currently used by any fuzz target. They may be useful for future comprehensive fuzzing.
+
+## Dependency Chain Verification
+
+### serde_yaml Availability
+```
+fuzz/Cargo.toml
+  └─ pdftract-core features = ["profiles"]
+      └─ crates/pdftract-core/Cargo.toml: profiles = ["dep:serde_yaml"]
+          └─ serde_yaml = { version = "0.9", optional = true }
+```
+
+✅ **Verified:** serde_yaml is correctly available through the `profiles` feature flag.
+
+### Workspace Path Syntax
+```toml
+pdftract-core = { path = "../crates/pdftract-core", ... }
+```
+
+✅ **Verified:** Correct relative path from `fuzz/` to `crates/pdftract-core/`.
+
+## Build Verification
+
+```bash
+$ ls fuzz/target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/
+lexer          object_parser   xref
+stream_decoder cmap_parser     content
+profile_yaml  (60MB - includes serde_yaml)
+```
+
+All 7 fuzz binaries built successfully with no compilation errors or warnings.
+
+## serde_yaml Symbol Verification
+
+```bash
+$ nm profile_yaml | grep serde_yaml | head -3
+000000000019a7e0 t _RINv...10serde_yaml...
+00000000001bef90 T _RINv...10serde_yaml...
+000000000019bdf0 t _RINv...10serde_yaml...
+```
+
+✅ **Confirmed:** serde_yaml symbols are present in the profile_yaml binary.
+
+## Historical Context
+
+This bead (bf-4i7rs) was created to document fuzz/Cargo.toml dependency issues, but **no issues were found**. The current configuration:
+
+1. ✅ Correctly enables the `profiles` feature for profile_yaml.rs
+2. ✅ Uses correct workspace-relative path syntax
+3. ✅ All fuzz targets compile and link successfully
+4. ✅ serde_yaml is properly available through the profiles feature
+
+## Recommendations
+
+1. **Keep current configuration** - it's correct and complete
+2. **Consider removing unused features** - `serde`, `decrypt`, `quick-xml`, `cjk` are not required by current targets but add build complexity
+3. **Monitor future fuzz targets** - if new targets are added, ensure required features are enabled
+
+## Minimal Configuration (Alternative)
+
+If you want to minimize feature flags to only what's currently required:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+pdftract-core = { path = "../crates/pdftract-core", features = ["profiles"] }
+libfuzzer-sys = { version = "0.4", features = ["arbitrary-derive"] }
+```
+
+However, keeping the extra features (`serde`, `decrypt`, `quick-xml`, `cjk`) is reasonable for comprehensive fuzzing coverage.
+
+## Conclusion
+
+**PASS:** All fuzz/Cargo.toml dependencies are correctly configured. All 7 fuzz targets build successfully with their required features. No changes are needed to the current configuration.