Repo2txt

Overview

This skill converts local code repositories into a formatted text file suitable for sending to LLMs like Gemini, Claude, or ChatGPT. It's similar to https://repo2txt.simplebasedomain.com/ but runs locally, giving you full control over file selection and formatting.

Quick Start

Basic Usage

Convert a repository to text and display in terminal:

python3 scripts/repo2txt.py /path/to/repo

Save to a file:

python3 scripts/repo2txt.py /path/to/repo -o output.txt

Filter by Extensions

Only include specific file types:

python3 scripts/repo2txt.py /path/to/repo -e .py,.js,.ts

Exclude certain extensions:

python3 scripts/repo2txt.py /path/to/repo -x .test.js,.spec.ts

Common Scenarios

Debug a specific module:

python3 scripts/repo2txt.py ./src/components -e .tsx,.ts -o component_debug.txt

Analyze backend API:

python3 scripts/repo2txt.py ./src/api -e .py -o api_analysis.txt

Review configuration files:

python3 scripts/repo2txt.py . -e .json,.yaml,.yml,.toml -o config_review.txt

Output Format

The generated text file includes three sections:

1. Repository Summary: File counts, total lines, breakdown by file type
2. Directory Structure: Tree visualization of the file hierarchy
3. File Contents: Each file with its path, type, and full content

Example output structure:

================================================================================
REPOSITORY SUMMARY
================================================================================
Total Files: 42
Total Lines: 3,456
Total Size: 128.5 KB

Files by Type:
  TypeScript: 25
  JavaScript: 10
  JSON: 5
  CSS: 2

================================================================================
DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
================================================================================

└── src
    ├── components
    │   ├── Button.tsx
    │   └── Card.tsx
    └── utils
        └── helpers.ts

================================================================================
FILE CONTENTS
================================================================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
File: src/components/Button.tsx
Type: React/TS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[file content here]

Options Reference

Default Ignore Patterns

The following are automatically ignored:

• Version control: .git, .svn, .hg
• Dependencies: node_modules, vendor, __pycache__, virtual environments
• Build outputs: dist, build, target, .next, .nuxt
• IDE files: .idea, .vscode
• Lock files: package-lock.json, yarn.lock, poetry.lock, etc.
• Binary files: images, fonts, videos, archives
• Large data files: CSV, large JSON files

Resources

scripts/

• repo2txt.py: Main script for converting repositories to formatted text. Supports filtering by extensions, custom ignore patterns, and various output options.

Usage Tips

1. For Gemini/Claude: Most LLMs have context limits. If your repo is large, filter to specific directories or file types.

2. Focus on relevant code: Use -e to include only the file types relevant to your question.

3. Skip generated files: The default ignore patterns handle most build artifacts and dependencies.

4. Copy to clipboard (macOS):

   python3 scripts/repo2txt.py . -e .py | pbcopy
   

5. Copy to clipboard (Linux):

   python3 scripts/repo2txt.py . -e .py | xclip -selection clipboard