git-files-to-prompt 0.1.1

Packs all git-tracked files in a repo into a single file for feeding into AI models.

git-files-to-prompt

Pack all git-tracked files in a repo into a single file for feeding into AI models.

Install

From PyPI:

uv tool install git-files-to-prompt

From GitHub:

# HTTPS (public)
uv tool install "git+https://github.com/jeremy-jen/utils#subdirectory=utils/git_files_to_prompt"

# SSH (Host github alias)
uv tool install "git+ssh://github/jeremy-jen/utils#subdirectory=utils/git_files_to_prompt"

Run without installing:

uvx git-files-to-prompt

Usage

git-files-to-prompt [-d DIR] [-i PATTERN ...] [-e PATTERN ...] [-o OUTPUT_DIR] [-n NAME] [-f {txt,xml}]

Flag	Description
-d, --dir	Input directory (must be a git repo). Defaults to .
-i, --include	Glob patterns to include (e.g. *.py *.md)
-e, --exclude	Glob patterns to exclude (e.g. *.lock)
-o, --output-dir	Output directory. Defaults to <git-root>/__local__/
-n, --name	Output filename without extension. Defaults to the repo directory name
-f, --format	xml (default) or txt

Examples

# Pack everything in the current repo
git-files-to-prompt

# Pack only Python and Markdown files, excluding tests
git-files-to-prompt -i '*.py' '*.md' -e 'tests/*'

# Pack a specific repo, write to a custom location
git-files-to-prompt -d ~/projects/myapp -o ~/Desktop -n myapp-snapshot

Output formats

XML (default) — wraps each file in <source> tags:

<source path="src/main.py">
...file content...
</source>

Text (-f txt) — uses plain separators:

=== src/main.py ===
...file content...

After writing the file, prints a summary: Packed N files → path/to/output.xml with line, character, and estimated token counts.

Library usage

from git_files_to_prompt import files_to_prompt

out_path = files_to_prompt(
    input_dir=".",
    patterns_incl=["*.py"],
    patterns_excl=["tests/*"],
    output_ext="xml",
)