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# /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](/causechain/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:

```text theme={null}
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:

```text theme={null}
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:

```text theme={null}
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`.