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GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git for Cursor

io.github.gitwhy-cli/gitwhy

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

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git in Cursor

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

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen. 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitwhy": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gitwhy-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITWHY_API_KEY": "<GITWHY_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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