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Explain why code exists in its current form by sending one investigator to each reachable evidence source and returning a cited, confidence-graded answer. Use for "why does this exist", "why was it built this way", "where did this limit come from", "is this dead code".
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npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill why -a claude-code
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