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gitnexus-guide
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?\
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and workflows for using GitNexus tools that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 6k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 45,147 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
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. Read gitnexus://repo/{name}/context — codebase overview + check index freshness 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. 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 Tool What it gives you ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ query Process-grouped code intelligence — execution flows related to a concept context 360-degree symbol view — categorized refs, processes it participates in impact Symbol blast radius — what breaks at depth 1/2/3 with confidence trace Shortest path between two symbols — "how does A reach B?" in one call detectchanges Git-diff impact — what do your current changes affect rename Multi-file coordinated rename with confidence-tagged edits cypher Raw graph queries (read gitnexus://repo/{name}/schema first) explain Persisted taint findings — source→sink data flows (needs analyze --pdg) pdgquery Control/data dependence — what gates X (CDG) / where Y flows (REACHINGDEF); needs analyze --pdg check Check graph invariants such as circular imports routemap API route map — which components/hooks fetch which endpoints, and the handler files that serve them shapecheck Response-shape drift — keys each route returns vs keys its consum …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills abhigyanpatwari/gitnexus-guide