why
cursorUncover the evidence behind why code took its shape.
code archaeology
What it does
Investigates the historical motivation and forces behind code.
When to use it
Use for design-rationale, regression, postmortem, tradeoff, and data-backed threshold questions.
How to use it
Give it a rationale question about code in a project; it returns a cited investigation with confidence-separated findings.
What you provide
- a code rationale question
- An existing project
Uses
Access · 3
This skill
GitHub pull requests
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Reads GitHub pull requests
enabled MCP servers
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Searches enabled MCP evidence sources
MCP server descriptors
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Inspects MCP server descriptors
Good to know
- starts one helper agent per item, so the count depends on the work
- starts 1 helper agents
What you need · 1
Uses gh to retrieve pull-request bodies, discussions, reviews, and linked issues for substantive commits.
About this skill
- Visibility
- Public
- Repository
- cursor/plugins
- Created
- Oct 8, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- Files
- 13