---
title: "Turn a code repository into an MCP-backed knowledge graph for agent code exploration with GitNexus"
description: "Index a repository into a code knowledge graph, expose it through MCP, and give agents architecture-aware context before they answer or edit."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus"
author: "abhigyanpatwari"
publisher_type: "open_source_project"
category:
  - "Code Quality & Review"
framework:
  - "MCP"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus"
  github_stars: 28499
  npm_package: "gitnexus"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 138166
---

# Turn a code repository into an MCP-backed knowledge graph for agent code exploration with GitNexus

Index a repository into a code knowledge graph, expose it through MCP, and give agents architecture-aware context before they answer or edit.

## Prerequisites

Node.js, local Git repository, MCP-capable editor or agent runtime such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
From the target repository run npx gitnexus analyze, then configure MCP with npx gitnexus setup or add the MCP server manually, for example codex mcp add gitnexus -- npx -y gitnexus@latest mcp.
```

## Documentation

- https://gitnexus.vercel.app/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/turn-a-code-repository-into-an-mcp-backed-knowledge-graph-for-agent-code-exploration-with-gitnexus/)