How do I install GitWhy — The Context Layer For Git?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does GitWhy — The Context Layer For Git need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: GITWHY_API_KEY.

What transport does GitWhy — The Context Layer For Git use?

GitWhy — The Context Layer For Git runs locally over stdio.

When was GitWhy — The Context Layer For Git last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. The shared AI context engine for git — save, search, and share the reasoning behind code changes.

GitWhy — The Context Layer For Git MCP server

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Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y [email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

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

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1GITWHY_API_KEY=<secret> claude mcp add io.github.gitwhy-cli-gitwhy -- npx -y gitwhy-mcp@0.7.9

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.gitwhy-cli-gitwhy": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "GITWHY_API_KEY": "<secret>"11      }12    }13  }14}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.7.9
API key

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

GitWhy — The Context Layer For Git

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

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How do I install GitWhy — The Context Layer For Git?

Does GitWhy — The Context Layer For Git need an API key?

What transport does GitWhy — The Context Layer For Git use?

When was GitWhy — The Context Layer For Git last checked?

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