/icpg-why
Trace any symbol back to its creating ReasonNode — show the original goal, who wrote it, and whether it's still doing what it was made for.
$ npx -y skills add alinaqi/maggy --agent claude-codeHow it fires
How this command gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
- Fires itselfClaude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.
- You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
- Slash command
/icpg-why
Context preview
What this command does when you run it.
Trace any symbol back to its creating ReasonNode — show the original goal, who wrote it, and whether it's still doing what it was made for.
Command definition
icpg-why.md/icpg-why — Why Does This Code Exist?
Trace any symbol back to its creating ReasonNode — show the original goal, who wrote it, and whether it's still doing what it was made for.
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Usage
`/icpg-why <symbol-name>`
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Steps
1. Find the symbol
icpg query risk <symbol-name>
If not found, search more broadly:
icpg query context <likely-file-path>
2. Show the full trace
WHY: <symbol-name>
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Symbol: <type> <name> (<file-path>)
Signature: <signature>
Checksum: <checksum>
CREATING INTENT:
ID: <reason-id>
Goal: <goal>
Type: <decision_type>
Owner: <owner>
Status: <status>
Created: <date>
CONTRACTS:
PRE: <preconditions>
POST: <postconditions>
INV: <invariants>
MODIFICATION HISTORY:
1. <date> — <modifying-reason-goal> (by <owner>)
2. <date> — <modifying-reason-goal> (by <owner>)
DRIFT STATUS: {CLEAN | DRIFTED}
Dimensions: <drift-dimensions if any>
Severity: <score>3. If no ReasonNode found
Symbol exists but has no iCPG tracking:
⚠ No ReasonNode found for <symbol-name>. This code has no tracked intent — consider creating one: icpg create "<inferred goal>" --scope <file>
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Repo: alinaqi/maggy
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