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How to install on macOS
Packy is a lightweight, free, cross-platform CLI utility made to pack entire codebases, directories, and file structures into a single optimized Markdown file. Perfectly engineered to feed clean structural context straight into LLMs or custom AI prompts.
Saved setup from 5 h ago
Will it work on macOS?
Then run bash setup.sh. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.
Needs Git: xcode-select --install
git clone https://github.com/pagecoy/packy.git cd packy
Node.js LTS (no version pinned)
# needs nvm: brew install nvm (or https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) nvm install --lts
npm ci
npm run dev
Run the tool from the root of any workspace you want to pack.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
DEFAULT_IGNORES in src/index.ts. There might be things I didn't hardcode for fallbacks (if there is no .gitignore), just be aware.packy-cli [options]
| Flag | Full Option | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| -c | --copy | Stream the output context directly to your system clipboard. |
| -s | --strip-comments | Ignore inline comments out of source code components. |
| -m | --map-only | Generate only the file tree without source file contents |
| -V | --version | Display current package version details. |
| -h | --help | Pull up CLI tool parameters and configuration help. |
Pack your project workspace, strip out developer comments, and copy the whole payload straight to your clipboard:
packy -s -c
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