Config Files
dxai’s own state
Section titled “dxai’s own state”| Path | Contents |
|---|---|
~/.dxai/profiles/<name>.json | Saved user profiles |
~/.dxai/config.json | User-level default profile (auto-loaded) |
~/.dxairc / ~/.dxairc.json | Alternate user-level default profile |
~/.dxai/manifest.json | Record of system-level installs |
~/.dxai/cache/<name>.json | Cached registry from dxai-cli update |
./.dxai/profile.json | Project-local profile (commit this) |
./.dxai/manifest.json | Record of project-level installs |
Per-tool config files dxai writes
Section titled “Per-tool config files dxai writes”The global and project MCP files, JSON keys and dialect for every agent are generated from the agent definitions on the Supported Agents page, so they never drift from what the CLI actually writes.
Backups
Section titled “Backups”Any time dxai modifies an existing config file, it creates a timestamped backup sibling first:
~/.cursor/mcp.json.bak.2026-04-26T10-15-30Use dxai-cli cleanup to remove backups and managed entries.