Supported agents

git why setup auto-detects which agents are installed on your system and configures GitWhy’s MCP server in each agent’s config file.

Agents with MCP auto-configuration

These agents are fully supported — git why setup writes the GitWhy MCP server entry into their config file automatically.

Agent	Config path	Format
Claude Code	`~/.claude.json`	`mcpServers`
Cursor	`~/.cursor/mcp.json`	`mcpServers`
Cline	VS Code extension storage	`mcpServers`
Kilo Code	VS Code extension storage	`mcpServers`
Kiro	`~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json`	`mcpServers`
Codex CLI	`~/.codex/config.toml`	TOML
Windsurf	`~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`	`mcpServers`
OpenCode	`~/.config/opencode/opencode.json`	`mcp`
Gemini CLI	`~/.gemini/settings.json`	`mcpServers`
Antigravity	`~/.gemini/antigravity/mcp_config.json`	`mcpServers`
Trae	`~/.trae/mcp.json`	`mcpServers`
Claude Desktop	`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`	`mcpServers`
VS Code	`~/.config/Code/User/mcp.json`	`servers`
JetBrains	`~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/<IDE>/mcp.json`	`mcpServers`
LM Studio	`~/.lmstudio/mcp.json`	`mcpServers`
Roo Code	VS Code extension storage	`mcpServers`
Copilot CLI	`~/.copilot/mcp-config.json`	`mcpServers`
Factory	`~/.factory/mcp.json`	`mcpServers`
Amp	`~/.config/amp/settings.json`	`amp.mcpServers`
BoltAI	`~/.boltai/mcp.json`	`mcpServers`
Qwen Coder	`~/.qwen/settings.json`	`mcpServers`
Mistral Vibe CLI	`~/.vibe/config.toml`	TOML
Zed	Zed `settings.json`	`context_servers`
Visual Studio	`%USERPROFILE%\.mcp.json`	`servers`
Amazon Q CLI	`~/.aws/amazonq/mcp.json`	`mcpServers`
Crush	`~/.config/crush/config.json`	`mcp`
Continue.dev	`~/.continue/config.json`	`mcpServers`
Augment Code	VS Code `settings.json`	`augment.advanced.mcpServers`

Config paths shown are for macOS/Linux. Windows paths use %APPDATA% equivalents. JetBrains auto-detects the latest installed IDE version.

These agents are detected during setup but require manual MCP configuration through their UI.

Agent	Detection method	How to configure
GitHub Copilot	VS Code extension	Repo settings (`.github/copilot-mcp.json`)
Qodo Gen	VS Code extension	Chat panel → Connect more tools
Warp	`/Applications/Warp.app`	Settings → AI → Manage MCP servers
Perplexity Desktop	`/Applications/Perplexity.app`	Settings → Connectors → Advanced
Rovo Dev CLI	`acli` in PATH	`acli rovodev mcp`
Zencoder	VS Code extension	Menu → Agent tools → Add custom MCP

For these agents, add GitWhy manually with command git-why and args ["mcp"].

Different agents use different JSON structures for MCP configuration. GitWhy handles six formats automatically:

Format	Key	Used by
Standard	`mcpServers`	Most agents
VS Code	`servers`	VS Code, Visual Studio
Amp	`amp.mcpServers`	Amp
Zed	`context_servers`	Zed
Crush	`mcp` + `$schema`	Crush
TOML	`[mcp_servers.gitwhy]`	Codex CLI, Mistral Vibe CLI
OpenCode	`mcp` + `type/command`	OpenCode
Augment	`augment.advanced.mcpServers` array	Augment Code