A fast Rust tool to serialize text files in a repo for LLM consumption.
yek is easy to set up with strong trust signals. Check agent compatibility and use-case fit before adding it to your workflow.
Repository setup guidance
gh repo view bodo-run/yek --webOpen the official repository or website.
Check the README for package manager, auth, and platform requirements.
Try it in a small test task inside your agent workflow.
yek takes all text files in a directory and combines them into one file, making it easy to feed code to an LLM. It respects .gitignore, ranks files by importance using Git history, and can cap output size. You can pipe the output directly to your clipboard or another tool.
yek is a high-performance Rust CLI tool that serializes text-based files from a repository or directory into a single output, optimized for Large Language Model (LLM) consumption. It automatically respects .gitignore rules, uses Git history to infer file importance (more important files appear later in the output, where LLMs focus more), and detects binary or large files to skip. yek supports glob patterns, multiple input paths, and configurable output size limits (byte or token-based). It can stream output to stdout when piped, or write to a file. Configuration via yek.yaml allows customization. The tool is designed to be fast and efficient, making it ideal for developers who need to quickly prepare code context for AI assistants.
Strong trust signals; still review the README and permissions before production use.
Last commit was about 51 days ago.
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Prepare a codebase for an LLM prompt by serializing all relevant files into one context.
Quickly share a project's structure and content with a colleague or AI assistant.
Create a snapshot of a repository for archival or analysis purposes.
Pipe code files to clipboard for pasting into chat interfaces like ChatGPT or Claude.
Integrate into CI/CD pipelines to generate context for automated code reviews.
Output may include sensitive information if the repository contains secrets; ensure .gitignore is properly configured.
Large repositories may produce very large output files; use size caps to avoid issues.
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Universal AI context generator that saves thousands of tokens per conversation in Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and more.
A memory layer for coding agents that stores and retrieves repo context, conventions, and invariants.
One command gives AI agents instant codebase context, replacing 50,000+ tokens of exploration with ~250 tokens.
A fast Rust tool to serialize text files in a repo for LLM consumption.
Developers who frequently use LLMs for code assistance and need to provide context., DevOps engineers automating code analysis or documentation generation., Open-source maintainers wanting to share repository content efficiently.
The setup section provides repository-level starting guidance, not a guarantee of an independently verified installation. Check the official README and release notes.
Output may include sensitive information if the repository contains secrets; ensure .gitignore is properly configured. Large repositories may produce very large output files; use size caps to avoid issues.
Similar or complementary options to evaluate include codesight, gps, Stacklit.
Jun 6, 2026
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Setup difficulty is 1/5.