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keep-the-why

v0.17.1

Project memory for coding agents and humans: the reasoning behind a codebase as Markdown in the repo, versioned by Git, so nothing rejected is proposed twice.

CodexClaude Code1 Skill

By Oliver ZehentleitnerLicense: MIT161 GitHub starsUpdated 1 hour ago

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Sep 24, 2026
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Install keep-the-why for Codex and Claude Code

Installs for the current user
codex plugin marketplace add oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why
codex plugin marketplace upgrade keep-the-why
codex plugin add keep-the-why@keep-the-why

Paste and run these commands in a terminal with Codex. They add and refresh the keep-the-why catalog, then install this plugin.

Compatibility: the page URL and API slug “keep-the-why” remain stable.

  • Codex: keep-the-why@agent-plugin-marketplace → keep-the-why@keep-the-why

The installer fetches third-party code from the source repository shown on this page. This directory validates manifest structure and source location, but does not perform a security audit; review the manifest, components, and source before installing.

Get the source manually
git clone https://github.com/oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why

Clone the source repository, then follow its setup instructions to add the plugin to a compatible client. The repository root is the plugin root.

Plugin files

keep-the-why/
├── .codex-plugin/plugin.json
├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
└── skills/keep-the-why/SKILL.md

Included Skills1

keep-the-whyskills/keep-the-why/SKILL.md

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.

Plugin manifests2

.codex-plugin/plugin.json
{
  "name": "keep-the-why",
  "version": "0.17.1",
  "description": "Project memory for coding agents and humans: the reasoning behind a codebase as Markdown in the repo, versioned by Git, so nothing rejected is proposed twice.",
  "author": {
    "name": "Oliver Zehentleitner",
    "url": "https://github.com/oliver-zehentleitner"
  },
  "homepage": "https://keepthewhy.com",
  "repository": "https://github.com/oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why.git",
  "license": "MIT",
  "keywords": [
    "documentation",
    "context",
    "decision-log",
    "knowledge-management",
    "onboarding",
    "agents"
  ],
  "skills": "./skills/"
}
.claude-plugin/plugin.json
{
  "name": "keep-the-why",
  "version": "0.17.1",
  "description": "Project memory for coding agents and humans: the reasoning behind a codebase as Markdown in the repo, versioned by Git, so nothing rejected is proposed twice.",
  "author": {
    "name": "Oliver Zehentleitner",
    "url": "https://github.com/oliver-zehentleitner"
  },
  "homepage": "https://keepthewhy.com",
  "repository": "https://github.com/oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why.git",
  "license": "MIT",
  "keywords": [
    "documentation",
    "context",
    "decision-log",
    "knowledge-management",
    "onboarding",
    "agents"
  ]
}

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[keep-the-why on Agent Plugins Marketplace](https://pluginsmp.com/plugins/keep-the-why)