/gitnexus-cli

name: gitnexus-cli
description: "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 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

1. **Read `gitnexus://repo/{name}/context`** to verify the index loaded 2. 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