# Gitnexus Guide

Use when the user asks about GitNexus itself, available tools, how to query the...

- Repository: https://github.com/abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus (48173 stars)
- Category: AI and agents
- License: see repository
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus --skill gitnexus-guide -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus --skill gitnexus-guide -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus --skill gitnexus-guide -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus --skill gitnexus-guide -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus`

## Description

Use when the user asks about GitNexus itself, available tools, how to query the knowledge graph, MCP resources, graph schema, or workflow reference. Examples: \"What GitNexus tools are available?\", \"How do I use GitNexus?\

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# GitNexus Guide

Quick reference for all GitNexus MCP tools, resources, and the knowledge graph schema.

## Always Start Here

For any task involving code understanding, debugging, impact analysis, or refactoring:

1. **Bind the repository once**, use a confirmed registry name/path or configured default; call `list_repos` if unknown. Read hot-tool `staleness`; use `gitnexus://repo/{name}/context` when an overview is needed.
2. **Match your task to a skill below** and **read that skill file**
3. **Follow the skill's workflow and checklist**

> If step 1 warns the index is stale, run `node .gitnexus/run.cjs analyze` in the terminal first.
> On `query` / `context` / `impact` / `cypher`, read `staleness.status` and `staleness.branch`/`lastCommit` before using the answer. Re-analyze only for `behind` or `diverged`.

## Skills

| Task                                         | Skill to read       |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| Understand architecture / "How does X work?" | `gitnexus-exploring`         |
| Blast radius / "What breaks if I change X?"  | `gitnexus-impact-analysis`   |
| Trace bugs / "Why is X failing?"             | `gitnexus-debugging`         |
| Rename / extract / split / refactor          | `gitnexus-refactoring`       |
| Tools, resources, schema reference           | `gitnexus-guide` (this file) |
| Index, status, clean, wiki CLI commands      | `gitnexus-cli`               |

## Tools Reference

The rest: https://github.com/abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus/blob/HEAD/gitnexus-claude-plugin/skills/gitnexus-guide/SKILL.md