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Opening the box…
How to install on Windows
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 Windows?
Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. 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: winget install Git.Git
git clone https://github.com/pagecoy/packy.git cd packy
Node.js LTS (no version pinned)
winget install CoreyButler.NVMforWindows nvm install lts nvm use 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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