| name | ungit |
| description | Fetch code from GitHub repositories as LLM-friendly context. Use when needing to reference, analyze, or understand code from a GitHub repo/directory/file. |
Use the ungit command with the --prompt flag to fetch code from GitHub in a format optimized for LLM context.
Usage
ungit -p [options] <source>
Source formats:
user/repo- entire repositoryuser/repo/path- specific directory or fileuser/repo@branch- specific branch- GitHub URLs (HTTPS, SSH, or tree URLs)
Options:
-p, --prompt- Output as XML-formatted text (required for LLM context)-i, --include GLOB- Only include files matching pattern (repeatable)-e, --exclude GLOB- Exclude files matching pattern (repeatable)
Output Format
The command outputs XML-formatted content:
<directory_structure>- tree view of fetched files<files>- file contents wrapped in<file path="...">tags
Examples
# Fetch a specific directory
ungit -p facebook/react/packages/react
# Fetch from a branch
ungit -p vercel/next.js/examples@canary
# Filter: Only TypeScript files
ungit -p -i "*.ts" -i "*.tsx" user/repo/src
# Filter: Exclude tests and config files
ungit -p -e "*.test.*" -e "*.config.*" user/repo
# Filter: Combine filters
ungit -p -i "*.py" -e "*_test.py" user/repo/src
Notes
- Binary files show
[binary file]placeholder - Files >100KB show
[file too large]placeholder - Output goes to stdout for piping/capturing