Vc aicx

When To Use

Pull historical context from previous AI sessions for this project. We are looking for the why, not just a blind dump of how.

Canonical Orientation Gate

For repo-specific work, run or consume the vc-init procedure before turning AICX memory into a recommendation. Loctree:loctree is the default structural perception skill for that pass; use it to produce or refresh the Code-Derived Application Map before trusting older intent.

If fresh vc-init evidence is absent, perform the init pass first and treat repo-specific recommendations as blocked until repo truth exists.

AICX explains why prior agents moved. Loctree and current repo gates decide whether that intent is still true.

Repository Work Doctrine

For repository work, start with Loctree as the map: use loct context, loct occurrences, loct body, and loct find --literal before broad manual search. Use AICX for intent and session context. Use rg/grep as fallback or local magnifier, not as a replacement for structural mapping. If Loctree fails or misses a surface, append feedback to ~/.vibecrafted/loctree/loctree-fail.md.

The toolset:

1. aicx (cli) and aicx-mcp (stdio and streamable-http): a)the mcp reference: - mcp_aicx_aicx_rank Rank stored AI session chunks by content quality. Shows signal density, noise ratio, and quality labels (HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW/NOISE) per chunk. Use --strict to filter noise. - mcp_aicx_aicx_search Fuzzy search across stored AI session chunks. Returns quality-scored results with matched lines. Supports Polish diacritics normalization and optional project filtering. - mcp_aicx_aicx_steer Retrieve stored chunks by steering metadata (frontmatter fields). Filters by run_id, prompt_id, agent, kind, project, and/or date range using sidecar metadata — no filesystem grep needed. Returns chunk paths with their sidecar metadata for selective re-entry. b) The cli reference: - the full reference can be retrieved by calling aicx --help. c) The older methods - aicx_refs(hours=<retrieval_hours>, project="<project>", strict=true) — list stored context files - aicx_rank(project=<project>, hours=168, strict=true, top=5) — prioritize densest chunks

   These are older entry points. Prefer aicx_search; it provides the same functionality and more.

2. aicx intents (cli): Extracts project intents, outcomes, tasks, and architectural decisions from session histories into structured formats.

   • Example extraction: aicx intents -p <ProjectName> --emit json | tee intents.json
   • Summarize with jq: jq 'map(.kind) | group_by(.) | map({kind: .[0], count: length})' intents.json
   • List recent intents: jq -r '.[] | select(.kind == "intent") | "[\\(.date)] \(.agent): \(.summary[0:150])..." ' intents.json | sort -r | head -n 15

What to understand:

• What was the original intention behind the architecture?
• What duct-tape was applied late at night to "just make it work"?

The discipline:

AICX is an intention-retrieval engine, not a blind RAG cannon. Retrieve the context of the decisions, then verify their current truth in Sense 2.

The output structure:

[1-100/100 <score_range>] <org>/<repo> | <agent> | <date>
session(s): <session_id>
cwd: <cwd>
search result:
  > <result>
  > - <file_path>
  > [HH:MM:SS] assistant: <result>
  > [HH:MM:SS] user: <result>
source file(s):
$HOME/.aicx/store/<org>/<repo>/<date>/<type>/<agent>/<session_id>.md

The extract tool use when you cannot read an agent's result directly:

• Output too large for Read tool (>10k tokens)
• Tool-results file is raw JSONL, not human-readable
• Subagent crashed but left a partial log
• Previous session context needed before starting work

1. The Command

aicx extract --format {claude,codex,gemini,ollama} <INPUT_FILE> -o /tmp/aicx-extract-<basename>.md

--format claude parses Claude Code JSONL as well as Gemini json structure. File extension does not matter — .jsonl, .txt, .output all work the same.

Output path: Derive from input filename. Use the input file's basename (without extension) as the output name: /tmp/aicx-extract-<basename>.md. Never ask the user for an output path.

Where To Find Input Files

$HOME/.claude/projects/<project>/<session-id>/tool-results/<hash>.txt     # Agent result (most common)
$HOME/.claude/projects/<project>/<session-id>/subagents/agent-<id>.jsonl  # Subagent session
/private/tmp/claude-501/.../tasks/<task-id>.output                    # Background task
$HOME/.claude/projects/<project>/<uuid>.jsonl                             # Full session

Useful Flags

Flag	Effect
--conversation	User/assistant only, no tool noise
--max-message-chars 8000	Truncate long messages
--user-only	Only user messages

Example Recovery Flow

# 1. Extract (output path derived automatically from input basename)
aicx extract --format claude \
  $HOME/.claude/projects/-Users-foo-myrepo/abc123/tool-results/xy9z.txt \
  -o /tmp/aicx-extract-xy9z.md

# 2. Read the result
Read /tmp/aicx-extract-xy9z.md

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