# GitWhy — The Context Layer for Git

> Use this tool when you need to understand the reasoning behind code changes and collaborate with others on git projects. GitWhy provides a shared AI context engine to save, search, and share knowledge about code modifications, solving problems of knowledge loss and facilitating effective teamwork. It takes in code changes and commit history as input, and outputs searchable, shareable context and insights.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/io-github-gitwhy-cli-gitwhy  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-gitwhy-cli-gitwhy

## Description

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

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 0.7.9
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.github.gitwhy-cli%2Fgitwhy)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/gitwhy-cli/gitwhy>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "io-github-gitwhy-cli-gitwhy"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-gitwhy-cli-gitwhy` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-gitwhy-cli-gitwhy/pull`

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