Git Why for Windsurf

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:Windsurf transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Git Why in Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json

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

Global only — Windsurf has no per-project MCP config. Refresh Cascade after saving. Windsurf docs