Reference

Every Command

Complete reference for all ix CLI commands. Click any command to see its flags.

ix mapParse source files, build knowledge graph, run Louvain community detection to detect architecture▶

ix statusBackend health, current revision, stale file count, last ingest time▶

ix watchAuto-ingest on file save. 300ms debounce, content hash dedup▶

ix dockerManage backend containers: start, stop, status, logs, restart▶

ix upgradeUpgrade CLI and backend to latest version▶

ix searchFind entities by name. Ranked in tiers: exact (100), partial (60), provenance (40), claims (20)▶

ix locateResolve symbol to file, line range, and container. Detects staleness▶

ix inventoryList all entities of a kind: class, function, method, file, interface, etc.▶

ix textRaw text search via ripgrep. Searches file contents, not the graph▶

ix explain18-rule role inference + 4-tier importance scoring + callers/dependents + NL explanation▶

ix overviewStructural summary: children grouped by kind, container, architectural region▶

ix readRead source by entity name or file:line range. No filesystem path required▶

ix impactBlast radius. Risk categories: foundation, boundary, shared, localized▶

ix rankHotspot discovery: most depended-on, most called, most imported, largest▶

ix smellsDetect god modules, orphan files, and weak component members▶

ix subsystemsShow persisted architectural map with health scoring per region▶

ix callersWhat calls this function? Traverses CALLS edges inbound▶

ix calleesWhat does this function call? Traverses CALLS edges outbound▶

ix containsMembers of a class, module, or file. Traverses CONTAINS edges▶

ix importsWhat does this entity import? Traverses IMPORTS edges outbound▶

ix imported-byWhat imports this entity? Traverses IMPORTS edges inbound▶

ix dependsFull recursive dependency tree. Combines CALLS + IMPORTS inbound▶

ix traceFollow connections upstream, downstream, or path between two symbols▶

ix entityFull graph record by UUID: node attrs, claims, edges, patches, provenance▶

ix historyProvenance chain — all patches that touched an entity▶

ix diffChanges between two graph revisions▶

ix conflictsDetect contradictory claims in the graph▶

ix statsGraph statistics: node/edge counts by type, revision, patch count▶

ix resetWipe graph data for a clean re-ingest▶

ix configShow or update configuration (endpoint, format, workspaces)▶