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GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git MCP Server

io.github.gitwhy-cli/gitwhy

What is the GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git MCP server?

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

How to install GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • GITWHY_API_KEY
    secret

    GitWhy API key for cloud sync, publish, and PR comment features. Not required for local-only context saving.

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/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>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitwhy": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gitwhy-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITWHY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GITWHY_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "gitwhy": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gitwhy-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITWHY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_GITWHY_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add gitwhy --env GITWHY_API_KEY=<YOUR_GITWHY_API_KEY> -- npx -y gitwhy-mcp

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