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Convert GitHub repositories into LLM-friendly text. Use when you need to analyze external codebases, research unfamiliar libraries, understand third-party project structure, or ingest code from GitHub URLs (public/private, supports subdirectories).

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SKILL.md

name gitinjest
description Convert GitHub repositories into LLM-friendly text. Use when you need to analyze external codebases, research unfamiliar libraries, understand third-party project structure, or ingest code from GitHub URLs (public/private, supports subdirectories).

Gitingest

Convert GitHub repos into text format using the CLI - output streams to stdout by default.

Gitingest CLI Commands for External Codebase Analysis

Key lesson: Always search broadly first (-i ".ts" for TypeScript, -i ".py" for Python, etc.) before narrowing down. The commands are powerful, but your search scope determines what you find.

Installation

pipx install gitingest

Default Usage (Streaming to stdout)

# Stream output directly (no file created)
gitingest https://github.com/username/repo -o -

# Capture in variable for processing
output=$(gitingest https://github.com/username/repo -o -)

Private Repositories

# Set token as environment variable
export GITHUB_TOKEN=github_pat_...
gitingest https://github.com/username/private-repo -o -

# Or pass directly
gitingest https://github.com/username/private-repo --token github_pat_... -o -

Subdirectories

# Analyze only specific part of repo
gitingest https://github.com/user/repo/tree/main/src -o -

Basic Usage

  • gitingest https://github.com/user/repo -o - - Get full repo overview (stdout)
  • gitingest https://github.com/user/repo --include-submodules -o - - Include submodules

File/Content Search

  • gitingest https://github.com/user/repo -i "pattern" -o - - Search files containing pattern
  • gitingest https://github.com/user/repo -i "*filename*" -o - - Find files by name/glob
  • gitingest https://github.com/user/repo -i "path/to/file" -o - - Get specific file content

Filtering

  • gitingest https://github.com/user/repo -e "pattern" -o - - Exclude files matching pattern
  • gitingest https://github.com/user/repo -i "*.ts" -e "node_modules/*" -o - - Include TS files, exclude node_modules

Key Options

  • -o - or --output -: Stream to stdout (no temp file)
  • --token or -t: GitHub token for private repos
  • --include-submodules: Include git submodules
  • --include-gitignored: Include files normally ignored by .gitignore

Output Structure

The CLI returns formatted text with:

  • Summary: File count, size, token count
  • Tree: Directory visualization
  • Content: All code combined and formatted