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Git Why for Cursor

io.github.alliecatowo/git-why

Finds the Git commits that explain why code is the way it is: semantic and full-text history search.

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Git Why in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git-why": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alliecatowo/git-why"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs

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