Updated 2d ago
by oliver-zehentleitner
keep-the-why
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.
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- 1 skill (1 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
- 13 forks (13 forks)
- 2d ago last update (Last updated 2d ago)
Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why
Asks which agents to install it for. Add -g to install it for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-whycp -r "keep-the-why/skills/keep-the-why" ~/.claude/skills/
Copies the keep-the-why skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project).
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
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keep-the-why
Extract and preserve the reasoning code cannot explain - decisions, rejected alternatives, workarounds, incidents, constraints - plus project setup and maintainer interviews. Not for what changed (see Keep a Changelog) - only why. Also the place for complaints, feedback and settings changes about this skill itself.
skills/keep-the-why/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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Review before you install
A skill is a set of instructions and scripts your agent will follow, and it can run code on your machine. Read the SKILL.md and any scripts first — this listing is not a security review.