GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git
Quality Score
85
/100
The shared AI context engine for git — save, search, and share the reasoning behind code changes.
§01 Install
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"gitwhy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gitwhy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GITWHY_API_KEY": "<your-gitwhy_api_key>"
}
}
}
}Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"gitwhy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gitwhy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GITWHY_API_KEY": "<your-gitwhy_api_key>"
}
}
}
}Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y gitwhy-mcp§02 Environment variables
GITWHY_API_KEYsecret
GitWhy API key for cloud sync, publish, and PR comment features. Not required for local-only context saving.
§03 MCP Quality Score · methodology
freshness
25
completeness
15
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
5
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