in reply to %:: equivalent for my() variables?

Use PadWalker.

perl -MData::Dumper -MPadWalker=peek_my -e'my $x = 1; my @y = 1..3; my
+ %z => (foo=>42); print Dumper(peek_my(0));'

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use Moops; class Cow :rw { has name => (default => 'Ermintrude') }; say Cow->new->name

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