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Codefossil

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Ask your Git history why code exists, with evidence: where each function was born, what broke it, who calls it. CLI, MCP server for AI agents, VS Code extension, GitHub Action. Local-first.

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About Codefossil

Codefossil is an MCP server published by ludicolijn1985-blip in the Communication category: ask your Git history why code exists, with evidence: where each function was born, what broke it, who calls it. CLI, MCP server for AI agents, VS Code extension, GitHub Action. Local-first.

The repository has 1 stars and 0 forks, with the last commit 8 days ago. Recent commit activity is the strongest signal that reported issues will get attention.

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/ludicolijn1985-blip/codefossil

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

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Releases

v0.4.0CODEFOSSIL v0.4.0 · 9 Oct 2026Added Who wrote this function.** `why` states how many people made a symbol's commits, who made most, and whether they still commit; the lens (`codefossil lens`, MCP, VS Code) adds "mostly Ada (left 2020)" when one person made at least…
v0.3.0CODEFOSSIL v0.3.0 · 7 Oct 2026Added Who knows this code.** `codefossil owners [path]` (also an MCP tool, an API endpoint and a web UI page): each file's authors by share of the lines changed and whether they still commit, files whose main author left, and the bus…
v0.2.0CODEFOSSIL v0.2.0 · 7 Oct 2026Added MCP server.** `codefossil mcp` gives AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code) nine read-only, offline tools: `why`, `impact`, `timeline`, `symbols`, `hotspots`, `dead_intent`, `fossils`, `lens` and `change_report`, with the…
v0.1.0CODEFOSSIL v0.1.0 · 6 Oct 2026First public release. Added One-command start.** `npx codefossil why <target>` indexes the repository on first use and only adds new commits afterwards; `codefossil doctor` checks the toolchain and the index. Questions with evidence.**…
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About Codefossil

How do I install Codefossil?

No package has been published for this server, so install it from source: clone the repository and follow its README.

Is Codefossil safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 34 out of 100 (low). Conduid hasn't run static security checks on this repository yet, so review the source yourself before granting it credentials. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is Codefossil still maintained?

Yes — the latest release is v0.4.0 (9 Oct 2026), and the last commit was 8 days ago. The repository has 1 stars.