Best practices

cix works best when a few simple habits are in place. None of these are required — they are the difference between an index that quietly helps and one you actively trust.

• Keep your index fresh — and know when to force a reindex.
• Working across repositories — connect a whole system, not just one repo.
• Using cix with your AI assistant — getting good results from Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, and Cursor.
• Understanding index state — read the signals cix gives you about its own confidence.