/why

Death, deny, inspect, empty CoreProtect copy, and staff vs player chat.

/why is the player-facing command. Answers are Adventure chat (clickable actions, no inventory GUI). Console uses /cc why instead — see Commands.

/why — last death

After you die, /why (or /why death) prints HOW DID YOU DIE? and the captured chain, effect-first.

No death recorded yet:

No death recorded yet. After you die, /why explains how.

Permission: causechain.why.self (default true).

With hints.on-death: true (default), CauseChain can hint you to run /why after a death. Hints do not change the graph.

/why deny — last cancelled build

After WorldGuard or GriefPrevention cancels a place or break, /why deny prints WHY CAN’T YOU BUILD? and names the plugin plus region or claim, for example:

• WorldGuard spawn (visitor) / flag block-place deny
• GriefPrevention Owner (visitor) / claim build permission

If two protection plugins both deny, both are listed. CauseChain does not invent a canceller.

No deny recorded:

No denied build recorded. After WorldGuard or GriefPrevention blocks you, /why deny explains why.

Wilderness with no claim is not a named GriefPrevention deny. Lands is not named. Permission: causechain.why.self.

/why inspect and /why here

Inspect looks at the block you target for captured chains inside land you can build in (causechain.why.claim, default true). Staff with causechain.why can inspect anywhere.

Command	What it does
/why inspect	Turns inspect mode on. Punch or look at a block. Claim members see a claim-scoped message; staff see global inspect.
/why here	Explains the block you are looking at (reach 8).

Bare /why with no args: players get last death; staff (causechain.why) toggle inspect mode on/off instead.

Empty inspect

When CauseChain has no chain at that block, chat names the land when it can, then sends you to CoreProtect:

WorldGuard spawn - CauseChain has no causal chain here. Use CoreProtect /co i for who placed this block.

Inspect is not /co i. It will not invent a placer from CoreProtect or from “someone was here.”

If you are not in your own claim or region, claim inspect replies that the land is not yours.

Audience: players vs staff

CauseChain shows less to players; it does not capture less.

	Death / deny (player)	Claim inspect	Staff
Chain in chat	Yes	Yes	Yes
Blast counts	No	Yes	Yes
[Share] Discord copy	Yes	Yes	Yes
[Trace] [Chain] [Evidence] [Copy ID]	No	No	Yes

Unknown roots still print: Unknown is a valid answer. No parent was recorded.

Staff lookups: /why player <name>, /why entity <uuid>, /why chain <id> require causechain.why.