keep-the-why
Preserves or recovers the reasoning behind a codebase — architectural decisions, rejected alternatives, workarounds, incident learnings, operational constraints, and historical…
Plugin bundle · by oliver-zehentleitner
About
keep-the-why is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by oliver-zehentleitner. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). The last change we recorded was on 2026-10-13. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13.
Preserves or recovers the reasoning behind a codebase — architectural decisions, rejected alternatives, workarounds, incident learnings, operational constraints, and historical context the code itself cannot explain.
What it asks for
- Installs as a plugin bundle
None of the marketplaces we read publishes its tools or the settings it asks for.
What it declares, asks for and runs, in full
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Works with
- Copilot CLI
From the marketplaces that list it and the MCP transport it declares, as each client documents them. We do not test plugins.
Connect
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Where it is published
| Marketplace | Status | Version | Figures | Verified | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot (Open the source on GitHub) | Listed | 0.20.1 | Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 227 |
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Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
What the bundle contains
As published on Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot.
Skills: 1
keep-the-why
Rules: 1
keep-the-why
What changed
- Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot: released version 0.20.1 (was 0.20.0)
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