# Codebase Archaeology MCP

> Codebase Archaeology MCP — joel-wwalker-codebase-archaeology-mcp. Use this tool when you need to uncover the origin of code changes in a git repository, tracing lines back to their introducing commit and associated review discussions. It solves the problem of misleading last-touch attribution in git blame, providing accurate insights into code history. By analyzing local git repositories, it outputs detailed information on commit history and review discussions, ideal for debugging, auditing, or understanding legacy code.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/joel-wwalker-codebase-archaeology-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/joel-wwalker-codebase-archaeology-mcp

## Description

Enables tracing any line in a local git repository back to the commit that actually introduced it and the PR/review discussion behind it, overcoming git blame's misleading last-touch attribution.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.67
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/mgb3n4mmnz)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Joel-Wwalker/codebase-archaeology-mcp>

## 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": "joel-wwalker-codebase-archaeology-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/joel-wwalker-codebase-archaeology-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/joel-wwalker-codebase-archaeology-mcp/pull`

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