Show HN: Git why – log your agent reasoning trace along your code

Category: devtools

Tags: git, ai-assisted-development, documentation, cli, developer-tools

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 8, Technical: 4, Documentation: 9, Utility: 7)

git-why is a CLI tool that captures AI reasoning traces (prompts, decisions, and context behind code changes) and stores them alongside source code in a .why/ directory. It's interesting because it addresses a growing need in AI-assisted development by preserving the 'why' behind code that traditional git tools miss, with a tool-agnostic plugin system that works across different AI coding assistants.

Target audience: backend devs, frontend devs, full-stack devs

Repository: https://hexapode.github.io/git-why/ · Shell · 1 stars

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