\documentclass{article}
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\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.3}

\pagestyle{empty}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
	\begin{axis}[samples=5,xlabel=x,ylabel=y,zlabel=z,
		extra description/.append code={%
			\draw[red,-stealth] (xticklabel cs:0) -- (xticklabel cs:1);
			\draw[red,-stealth] (xticklabel cs:0,15pt) -- (xticklabel cs:1,15pt);
			%
			\draw[blue,-stealth] (yticklabel cs:0) -- (yticklabel cs:1);
			\draw[blue,-stealth] (yticklabel cs:0,15pt) -- (yticklabel cs:1,15pt);
			%
			\draw[orange,-stealth] (zticklabel cs:0) -- (zticklabel cs:1);
			\draw[orange,-stealth] (zticklabel cs:0,15pt) -- (zticklabel cs:1,15pt);
		}]
		\addplot3[surf] {x+y};

	\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
