GPT Repo Loader – load entire code repos into GPT prompts
I was getting tired of copy/pasting reams of code into GPT-4 to give it context before I asked it to help me, so I started this small tool. In a nutshell, gpt-repository-loader will spit out file paths and file contents in a prompt-friendly format. You can also use .gptignore to ignore files/folders that are irrelevant to your prompt. gpt-repository-loader as-is works pretty well in helping me achieve better responses. Eventually, I thought it would be cute to load itself into GPT-4 and have GPT-4 improve it. I was honestly surprised by PR#17. GPT-4 was able to write a valid an…
GPT Repo Loader – load entire code repos into GPT prompts launched on March 17, 2023 with 373 votes, #66 of 5,007 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
In plain words
GPT Repo Loader is a command-line tool that converts entire code repositories into a format suitable for AI prompts. It outputs file paths and contents in a GPT-friendly structure, reducing the need for manual copy-pasting. Users can employ .gptignore files to exclude irrelevant files and folders from the output. Designed for developers who use GPT models for code assistance, it streamlines the process of providing code context to AI systems for more effective help with programming tasks.
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From the sources
Convert code repos into an LLM prompt-friendly format. Mostly built by GPT-4. - mpoon/gpt-repository-loader
In the maker’s words, at launch
I was getting tired of copy/pasting reams of code into GPT-4 to give it context before I asked it to help me, so I started this small tool. In a nutshell, gpt-repository-loader will spit out file paths and file contents in a prompt-friendly format. You can also use .gptignore to ignore files/folders that…
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