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Purpose: Quick navigation for common tasks. Load this file first for context efficiency.

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Add a feature CONTRIBUTING.md development/README.md
Fix a bug TROUBLESHOOTING.md guides/DEBUGGING_OBSERVABILITY.md
Add an MCP tool development/TOOL_DEVELOPMENT.md architecture/MCP_PROTOCOL.md
Add a CLI command development/CLI_DELEGATION_GUIDE.md ENTRYPOINTS.md
Add a new agent development/AGENT_DEVELOPMENT.md architecture/AGENT_SYSTEM.md
Add memory support development/MEMORY_DEVELOPMENT.md architecture/MEMORY_SYSTEM.md
Create a workflow guides/WORKFLOW_TEMPLATES.md Built-in templates in src/workflows/templates/
Understand routing architecture/ROUTING_SYSTEM.md architecture/CONTEXT_LOAD_BALANCING.md
Understand consensus architecture/CONSENSUS_PROTOCOLS.md research/topics/consensus/
Review security architecture/SECURITY.md security/API_KEY_BOUNDARIES.md
Make a release CHANGELOG.md ALIGNMENT_ROADMAP.md
Set up MCP server guides/MCP_INTEGRATION.md QUICK_START.md

Key Files by Category

Entry Points

  • CLI binary: packages/nexus-agents/src/cli.ts
  • Command dispatch: packages/nexus-agents/src/cli-commands.ts
  • MCP server: packages/nexus-agents/src/cli-server.ts
  • MCP tools: packages/nexus-agents/src/mcp/tools/index.ts

Core Systems

  • Agent system: packages/nexus-agents/src/agents/
  • Memory system: packages/nexus-agents/src/context/
  • Routing system: packages/nexus-agents/src/cli-adapters/
  • Consensus engine: packages/nexus-agents/src/consensus/
  • Pipeline: packages/nexus-agents/src/pipeline/
  • Orchestration: packages/nexus-agents/src/orchestration/
  • Security: packages/nexus-agents/src/security/
  • Adapters: packages/nexus-agents/src/adapters/
  • Config/Models: packages/nexus-agents/src/config/

Configuration

  • Default config: nexus-agents.yaml
  • Package.json: packages/nexus-agents/package.json
  • TypeScript config: packages/nexus-agents/tsconfig.json

Tests

  • Test directory: packages/nexus-agents/test/
  • Coverage reports: packages/nexus-agents/coverage/

Context Loading Strategy

For Bug Fixes

  1. Load: TROUBLESHOOTING.md
  2. Load: Relevant architecture doc
  3. Load: Source file
  4. Load: Test file

For New Features

  1. Load: CONTRIBUTING.md
  2. Load: Relevant development guide
  3. Load: Interface spec
  4. Load: Example implementation

For Architecture Decisions

  1. Load: CLAUDE.md (governance)
  2. Load: architecture/README.md
  3. Load: Relevant ADRs
  4. Load: Research if applicable

For Releases

  1. Load: CHANGELOG.md
  2. Load: ALIGNMENT_ROADMAP.md
  3. Run: pnpm build && pnpm test
  4. Run: nexus-agents fitness-audit

Capability Quick Reference

CLI Commands: 39 total MCP Tools: 24 total Workflow Templates: 11 built-in

For full list: reference/capabilities.md

Common Commands

# Development
pnpm install && pnpm build && pnpm test

# Health check
nexus-agents doctor

# Run fitness audit
nexus-agents fitness-audit

# Generate capabilities index (MCP tools, CLIs, etc.)
pnpm exec tsx scripts/generate-repo-index.ts

# Regenerate source-derived docs (AgentRole interface, module inventory, ADR counts)
pnpm exec tsx scripts/generate-docs-content.ts

This index is for LLM context efficiency. Load it first, then load specific docs as needed.