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Gitnexus CLI by grafana — Agent Skill

Name: Gitnexus CLI
Author: grafana

Gitnexus CLI

Use when the user needs to run GitNexus CLI commands like analyze/index a repo, check status, clean the index, generate a wiki, or list indexed repos. Examples: "Index this repo", "Reanalyze the codebase", "Generate a wiki"

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GitNexus CLI Commands

All commands work via npx — no global install required.

Commands

analyze — Build or refresh the index

npx gitnexus analyze

Run from the project root. This parses all source files, builds the knowledge graph, writes it to .gitnexus/, and generates CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md context files.

Flag	Effect
`--force`	Force full re-index even if up to date
`--embeddings`	Enable embedding generation for semantic search (off by default)

When to run: First time in a project, after major code changes, or when gitnexus://repo/{name}/context reports the index is stale. In Claude Code, a PostToolUse hook runs analyze automatically after git commit and git merge, preserving embeddings if previously generated.

status — Check index freshness

npx gitnexus status

Shows whether the current repo has a GitNexus index, when it was last updated, and symbol/relationship counts. Use this to check if re-indexing is needed.

clean — Delete the index

npx gitnexus clean

Deletes the .gitnexus/ directory and unregisters the repo from the global registry. Use before re-indexing if the index is corrupt or after removing GitNexus from a project.

Flag	Effect
`--force`	Skip confirmation prompt
`--all`	Clean all indexed repos, not just the current one

wiki — Generate documentation from the graph

npx gitnexus wiki

Generates repository documentation from the knowledge graph using an LLM. Requires an API key (saved to ~/.gitnexus/config.json on first use).

Flag	Effect
`--force`	Force full regeneration
`--model <model>`	LLM model (default: minimax/minimax-m2.5)
`--base-url <url>`	LLM API base URL
`--api-key <key>`	LLM API key
`--concurrency <n>`	Parallel LLM calls (default: 3)
`--gist`	Publish wiki as a public GitHub Gist

list — Show all indexed repos

npx gitnexus list

Lists all repositories registered in ~/.gitnexus/registry.json. The MCP list_repos tool provides the same information.

After Indexing

Read gitnexus://repo/{name}/context to verify the index loaded
Use the other GitNexus skills (exploring, debugging, impact-analysis, refactoring) for your task

Troubleshooting

"Not inside a git repository": Run from a directory inside a git repo
Index is stale after re-analyzing: Restart Claude Code to reload the MCP server
Embeddings slow: Omit --embeddings (it's off by default) or set OPENAI_API_KEY for faster API-based embedding

---name: gitnexus-clidescription: Use when the user needs to run GitNexus CLI commands like analyze/index a repo, check status, clean the index, generate a wiki, or list indexed repos. Examples: "Index this repo", "Reanalyze the codebase", "Generate a wiki"---# GitNexus CLI CommandsAll commands work via `npx` — no global install required.## Commands### analyze — Build or refresh the index```bashnpx gitnexus analyze```Run from the project root. This parses all source files, builds the knowledge graph, writes it to `.gitnexus/`, and generates CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md context files.| Flag | Effect || -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- || `--force` | Force full re-index even if up to date || `--embeddings` | Enable embedding generation for semantic search (off by default) |**When to run:** First time in a project, after major code changes, or when `gitnexus://repo/{name}/context` reports the index is stale. In Claude Code, a PostToolUse hook runs `analyze` automatically after `git commit` and `git merge`, preserving embeddings if previously generated.### status — Check index freshness```bashnpx gitnexus status```Shows whether the current repo has a GitNexus index, when it was last updated, and symbol/relationship counts. Use this to check if re-indexing is needed.### clean — Delete the index```bashnpx gitnexus clean```Deletes the `.gitnexus/` directory and unregisters the repo from the global registry. Use before re-indexing if the index is corrupt or after removing GitNexus from a project.| Flag | Effect || --------- | ------------------------------------------------- || `--force` | Skip confirmation prompt || `--all` | Clean all indexed repos, not just the current one |### wiki — Generate documentation from the graph```bashnpx gitnexus wiki```Generates repository documentation from the knowledge graph using an LLM. Requires an API key (saved to `~/.gitnexus/config.json` on first use).| Flag | Effect || ------------------- | ----------------------------------------- || `--force` | Force full regeneration || `--model <model>` | LLM model (default: minimax/minimax-m2.5) || `--base-url <url>` | LLM API base URL || `--api-key <key>` | LLM API key || `--concurrency <n>` | Parallel LLM calls (default: 3) || `--gist` | Publish wiki as a public GitHub Gist |### list — Show all indexed repos```bashnpx gitnexus list```Lists all repositories registered in `~/.gitnexus/registry.json`. The MCP `list_repos` tool provides the same information.## After Indexing1. **Read `gitnexus://repo/{name}/context`** to verify the index loaded2. Use the other GitNexus skills (`exploring`, `debugging`, `impact-analysis`, `refactoring`) for your task## Troubleshooting- **"Not inside a git repository"**: Run from a directory inside a git repo- **Index is stale after re-analyzing**: Restart Claude Code to reload the MCP server- **Embeddings slow**: Omit `--embeddings` (it's off by default) or set `OPENAI_API_KEY` for faster API-based embedding

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