keep-the-why

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The why layer of repo-native project memory: the reasoning behind a codebase as Markdown in the repo, versioned by Git, for coding agents and humans, so nothing rejected is proposed twice. No database, no daemon, no account.

Description provenance: Original source

Open canonical source

Measured: Oct 23, 2026 · 72 observations

Domains & Uses

Domains: Agents, skills and MCP
Uses: Agent skills

Installation

git clone https://github.com/oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why ~/.claude/skills/keep-the-why

Check at the source

Compatibility and prerequisites must be checked in the official documentation.

https://github.com/oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why

Classifications

Nature: Resource

Measurement history

Comparable readings are grouped by signal and unit.

Stars

231stars · Oct 23, 2026

+71 (+44.4 %)since Sep 23, 2026

Exact values · 31 readings

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