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\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=newest}

\pagestyle{empty}

\begin{document}
\tikzset{
	every pin/.style={fill=yellow!50!white,rectangle,rounded corners=3pt,font=\tiny},
	small dot/.style={fill=black,circle,scale=0.3}
}
\begin{tikzpicture}
	\begin{axis}[
		xticklabel style={draw=red},
		clip=false,
		title=\texttt{ticklabel cs} and its optional shift
	]
	\addplot3 coordinates {(-5,-5,-5) (5,5,5)};

	\draw[blue,thick,->]      (xticklabel cs:0,0)     -- (xticklabel cs:1,0);
	\draw[red,thick,->]       (xticklabel cs:0,5pt)   -- (xticklabel cs:1,5pt);
	\draw[magenta,thick,->]   (xticklabel cs:0,10pt)  -- (xticklabel cs:1,10pt);
	\draw[green,thick,->]     (xticklabel cs:0,15pt)  -- (xticklabel cs:1,15pt);
	\node[small dot,pin=0:{\texttt{xticklabel cs:1,0}}]      at (xticklabel cs:1,0) {};
	\node[small dot,pin=0:{\texttt{xticklabel cs:1,15pt}}]   at (xticklabel cs:1,15pt) {};

	\draw[blue,thick,->]      (xticklabel cs:0,0)     -- (xticklabel cs:0,15pt);
	\draw[blue,thick,->]      (xticklabel cs:1,0)     -- (xticklabel cs:1,15pt);
	\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
