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Gitinjest by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Gitinjest
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Gitinjest

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).

majiayu000 Updated Sep 22, 2026 567 repo stars

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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

---name: gitinjest-2description: 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).---# GitingestConvert GitHub repos into text format using the CLI - output streams to stdout by default.# Gitingest CLI Commands for External Codebase AnalysisKey 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```bashpipx install gitingest```## Default Usage (Streaming to stdout)```bash# Stream output directly (no file created)gitingest https://github.com/username/repo -o -# Capture in variable for processingoutput=$(gitingest https://github.com/username/repo -o -)```## Private Repositories```bash# Set token as environment variableexport GITHUB_TOKEN=github_pat_...gitingest https://github.com/username/private-repo -o -# Or pass directlygitingest https://github.com/username/private-repo --token github_pat_... -o -```## Subdirectories```bash# Analyze only specific part of repogitingest 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 StructureThe CLI returns formatted text with:- Summary: File count, size, token count- Tree: Directory visualization- Content: All code combined and formatted

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