metrics

metrics

List and explain the metrics available in Arxo.

Subcommands

list

List all available metrics with short descriptions.

arxo metrics list

explain

Show detailed description for a specific metric.

arxo metrics explain scc
arxo metrics explain propagation_cost
arxo metrics explain centrality
arxo metrics explain flow_analysis
arxo metrics explain visibility
arxo metrics explain effect_violations
arxo metrics explain monorepo

registry

Print the full metric registry as JSON (for tooling or docs). Use --registry-format detailed to include detector keys and possible values for metrics like openclaw_architecture.

arxo metrics registry
arxo metrics registry --output registry.json
arxo metrics registry --registry-format detailed --output registry.json

Option	Description
--output, -o	Write JSON to file instead of stdout
--registry-format	simple (default) or detailed (adds sub_metrics for openclaw_architecture)

Parameters (explain)

Parameter	Description
metric_id	Metric ID to explain (e.g. scc, propagation_cost, centrality)

Example

# Discover available metrics
arxo metrics list

# Get detailed info about SCC metric
arxo metrics explain scc

# Get detailed info about Flow Analysis metric
arxo metrics explain flow_analysis

# Get detailed info about Visibility metric
arxo metrics explain visibility

# Get detailed info about Effect Violations metric
arxo metrics explain effect_violations

# Get detailed info about Monorepo metric
arxo metrics explain monorepo

See also

• Metrics overview — What each metric measures
• analyze — Run metrics with --metric or config
• OpenClaw Architecture — OpenClaw metric overview
• OpenClaw Scoring and Keys — Composite keys and scoring behavior
• OpenClaw Keys and possible values — Detector key contract from detailed registry