tix
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Command reference and workflow for the `tix` issue tracker. Stores live in per-repo `.tix/` directories. Use whenever you need the exact tix CLI syntax, or when creating, listing, updating, searching, or modeling dependencies between issues. Pair it with a "use tix in every repo" directive in your agent instructions; this skill is the full reference behind it.
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- GitoxideLabs/gitoxidetheir own version, first seen Oct 8, 2026
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3 rules. About 0 are common, 0 are distinctive, and 3 are very specific to this project.
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- Very specific: line 37
All list commands support --json.
- Very specific: line 42
Check tix ready before starting work to find unblocked issues.
- Very specific: line 48
Commit .tix/issues.jsonl so the tracker travels with the repo.
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
tix -- issue tracker
tix tracks issues per-repo in a .tix/ directory. .tix/issues.jsonl is the
source of truth: plain JSONL, git-friendly, one issue per line. Run tix ready
before starting work to see what's unblocked.
The tool itself is a standalone binary -- install it from github.com/fielding/tix. This skill is just the command reference and workflow conventions for it.
Command reference
tix init [--prefix name] # create .tix/ in current dir
tix add "title" [-p 1-5] [-a who] [-t tag] # create issue (1 = highest pri)
tix list [--status open] [--assignee x] # list issues
tix ready [--assignee x] # unblocked issues only
tix show <id> # full details + comments
tix status <id> open|in_progress|closed # change status
tix edit <id> [--title/--body/--priority/--assignee/--add-tag/--rm-tag]
tix comment <id> -m "text" [--author x] # add comment
tix dep add <id> blocks <target> # id blocks target
tix search "query" # full-text searchAll list commands support --json. Use -q to get just the ID back (handy for
scripting: id=$(tix add "fix login" -p 2 -q)).
Workflow
- Check
tix readybefore starting work to find unblocked issues. - Set an issue
in_progresswhen you pick it up,closedwhen it's done. - Model blocking relationships with
tix dep add <id> blocks <target>sotix readyreflects real ordering. - Log decisions and progress as comments rather than rewriting the body.
- Categorize with tags (
bug,enhancement, etc.). - Commit
.tix/issues.jsonlso the tracker travels with the repo. (Note: if.tix/is in your global gitignore, committing the JSONL in a repo that wants it tracked needsgit add -f .tix/issues.jsonl. Shared/work repos that shouldn't carry a personal tracker stay ignored.)
Notes
- Priorities run 1-5, where 1 is highest.
dep add <id> blocks <target>reads in that direction:<id>must finish before<target>becomes ready.
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