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code2prompt
Rust CLI that packs a codebase into one formatted LLM prompt
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- Stars
- 7.7k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
- Last release
- Dec 2025
- Language
- Rust
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Overview
code2prompt walks a directory, filters files with glob patterns and .gitignore rules, and renders them through Handlebars templates into a single prompt. Output goes to stdout, a file, or the clipboard, with per-file token estimates and optional Git diffs and logs. It ships as a Rust core library, a CLI with a TUI, a Python SDK (code2prompt-rs) and an MCP server, plus an agent skill.
Who it is for: Developers who paste repository context into LLMs or feed it to agents
Strengths
- Handlebars templates let you customize the prompt layout per use case
- Respects .gitignore and supports include/exclude glob patterns
- Includes Git diffs, logs and branch comparisons in the prompt
- Available as CLI, TUI, Python SDK on PyPI, and MCP server
Weaknesses
- Token count is an estimate; the full rendered prompt is not re-tokenized
- Agent skill needs the CLI installed separately
- Entity map for the skill requires an optional build feature
- Wayland clipboard support needs a feature flag at build time
What it needs
- no GPU
Quick answers
Is code2prompt open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
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