Keep the Why

Agent skill that preserves the reasoning behind code changes as a byproduct of working with AI.

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Keep the Why is an agent skill that captures the reasoning behind a codebase -- decisions, rejected approaches, and constraints -- as a byproduct of normal AI-assisted development, writing it as Markdown committed alongside the code it explains. It also supports retrospective recovery on legacy repos and structured knowledge-transfer interviews with departing maintainers, aimed at development teams who want architecture context to survive beyond one person's memory.

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Behind the summary, Matchbox keeps a richer profile of Keep the Why - the signals our matcher actually reads to decide when to surface it. It stays private; claim the listing to see and control it.

Problem & pain-point mapping
Who we surface it to (audience fit)
What it's a strong alternative to
Trust & credibility signals

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