explain_change

MCP tool from Memex by STiFLeR7

Given a commit SHA, cross-references the diff with linked Decision/Problem nodes and asks Gemini Pro for a grounded explanation

How to use it

explain_change is exposed by the Memex MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the explain_change tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Memex

$npx stifler-memex-mcp init --repo .

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Other tools in Memex (11)

get_open_problems

Active bugs and tech debt, sorted by severity

get_project_context

Session start. Returns a cluster-level briefing under 1500 tokens regardless of repo size

get_recent_decisions

Last N days of architectural decisions, optionally module-scoped

get_stale_context

Edges whose composite confidence dropped below threshold

get_symbol_context

Before editing a function or class. Returns callers, callees, linked decisions

invalidate_edge

When a stored fact is no longer true

predict_impact

Given a file path, returns a ranked list of modules likely affected based on graph coupling (no LLM call)

record_decision

After making a technical choice. Supports corroborates (reinforce) and supersedes (replace)

record_problem

When discovering a bug or piece of tech debt

resolve_problem

When a tracked problem is fixed

search_context

Hybrid search: semantic × keyword × graph traversal × RRF merge