GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git for Claude Code

io.github.gitwhy-cli/gitwhy

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

client:Claude Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git in Claude Code

run in your project directory

claude mcp add gitwhy -e GITWHY_API_KEY=<GITWHY_API_KEY> -- npx -y gitwhy-mcp

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs