Install ax - the agent experience layer

01the cliInstall ax
```
$ curl -fsSL ax.necmttn.com/install | sh
```
One script. Drops the ax binary on your PATH and registers the background watcher so new sessions get ingested automatically. The installer auto-falls back to the newest release that actually ships a binary, so a half-published release can't break it. To pin a specific version, prefix with AXCTL_VERSION=v0.28.0.
02the skillsAdd the ax skills
```
$ npx skills add Necmttn/ax
```
Installs the retro and workflow-extraction skills your agent triggers on - so the loop runs inside Claude Code, Codex, and the rest.
03first ingestIngest your history
```
$ ax ingest
```
Reads your coding-agent transcripts into the local graph. Watch it live at ax serve → http://127.0.0.1:1738. Nothing leaves your machine.
04verifyCheck the install
```
$ ax doctor
```
Confirms the CLI, the watcher, the skills, and the database are all wired up. Green across the board means you're ready.
05first fixSee your first recommendation
```
$ ax improve recommend
```
ax surfaces the repeated mistakes it found and proposes small, repo-specific fixes - reviewed one at a time. Receipts over vibes.

What you just did

ax now watches your coding-agent sessions across every harness you run - Claude Code, Codex, Pi, OpenCode, and Cursor - mines the mistakes that repeat, and turns them into proposals you accept or reject one at a time.

Next stops: the cost-routing loop (route mechanical work to cheaper models and measure the savings), the CLI reference for every command, and the language behind the graph.