Ask questions about your infrastructure from the terminal. Get AI-powered insights, investigate incidents, and debug issues — all without leaving your shell.
brew tap deductive-ai/dx
brew install dxcurl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deductive-ai/dx/main/install.sh | bashDownload the latest binary for your platform from Releases.
go install github.com/deductive-ai/dx@latest# Just ask — setup runs automatically on first use
dx ask "what services are unhealthy right now?"# Pipe data for analysis
kubectl get pods -A | dx ask "which pods are in trouble?"# Interactive session (multi-turn)
dx# Deep root cause analysis
dx investigate "why is the payments service returning 500s?"# Pipe logs for thorough analysis
kubectl logs deploy/api --tail=200 | dx investigate "root cause this error spike"# Interactive investigation
dx investigatedx ask— quick answers where you expect follow-ups. Good for iterative exploration: ask a question, get a response, refine with follow-ups. Sessions auto-resume so conversation flows naturally.dx investigate— detailed root cause analysis that goes deep. Use when the first answer needs to be comprehensive. The AI explores more paths, uses more tools, and produces a thorough analysis upfront.
Need a quick answer you'll build on? dx ask. Need the full picture in one shot? dx investigate.
$ dx
Creating session...
Endpoint: https://app.deductive.ai | Session: a1b2c3d4
Type your questions. Use /help for commands. Press Ctrl+D to exit.
dx> what pods are failing in production?
Based on the current cluster state, I found 3 pods in CrashLoopBackOff...
dx> /new
Creating session...
Endpoint: https://app.deductive.ai | Session: e5f6g7h8
dx> what's the p99 latency on the payments service?
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
dx | Start an interactive session (same as dx ask) |
dx ask | Ask Deductive a question (setup on first use) |
dx investigate | Deep root cause analysis |
dx setup | Configure endpoint, auth, and skills |
dx info | Show status, version, and diagnostics |
dx upgrade | Upgrade to the latest version |
dx team | List and switch teams |
Run dx --help for full details.
Configuration is stored in ~/.dx/ and managed via dx setup.
# Run setup wizard (endpoint + auth)
dx setup init
# Re-authenticate
dx setup auth
# Install agent skill (Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, Codex)
dx setup skill install
# Reset all configuration
dx setup reset
# View current config
dx setup config# List teams
dx team
# Switch to a different team
dx team switch <name-or-id>Apache License 2.0 -- see LICENSE for details.