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GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git

· github.com/gitwhy-cli/gitwhy

The shared AI context engine for git — save, search, and share the reasoning behind code changes.

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About GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git

GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git is an MCP server in the Search category: the shared AI context engine for git — save, search, and share the reasoning behind code changes.

Install

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claude mcp add gitwhy-the-context-layer-for-git -- npx -y gitwhy-mcp
npx
npx -y gitwhy-mcp

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README

GitWhy Agent Skills

Agent skills for GitWhy — save the reasoning, decisions, and trade-offs behind AI-generated code.

Install

npx skills add gitwhy-cli/gitwhy

Or install for a specific agent:

npx skills add gitwhy-cli/gitwhy --agent claude
npx skills add gitwhy-cli/gitwhy --agent cursor
npx skills add gitwhy-cli/gitwhy --agent codex

What's Included

gitwhy skill

Teaches your AI coding agent to save, retrieve, and search structured context linked to git commits. Works via MCP tools or CLI commands.

Trigger phrases:

  • "Save this session with GitWhy"
  • "What context do we have on authentication?"
  • "Show me the context tree"
  • "Post the context to the PR"

Prerequisites

Install the GitWhy CLI first:

curl -fsSL https://gitwhy.dev/install.sh | sh

Or via Homebrew:

brew install gitwhy-cli/tap/git-why

Then run setup:

git why setup

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About GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git

How do I install GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git?

Run claude mcp add gitwhy-the-context-layer-for-git -- npx -y gitwhy-mcp, then add the server to your MCP client's configuration.

Is GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 37 out of 100 (low). It passes 1 of the 1 static security checks run so far. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git still maintained?

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