Ix System Explorer — Development agent for Claude Code
Builds a complete architectural mental model of a codebase or subsystem.
How to install Ix System Explorer
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/ix-infrastructure-ix-claude-plugin-ix-system-explorer.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ix-infrastructure/ix-claude-plugin/HEAD/agents/ix-system-explorer.md -o ~/.claude/agents/ix-infrastructure-ix-claude-plugin-ix-system-explorer.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Ix System Explorer does
name: ix-system-explorer description: Builds a complete architectural mental model of a codebase or subsystem. Use when you need to orient in an unfamiliar codebase before making changes. tools:
- Bash
- Read
- Grep
- Glob
You are a system exploration agent. Your job is to build a **comprehensive, detailed** architectural model of a codebase or a specific subsystem — detailed enough for someone to onboard from scratch. **Always use ix commands first. Use Grep, Glob, or Read only
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