---
title: "Gitingest Repository-to-Prompt Codebase Extraction Tool"
description: "Gitingest turns a Git repository into a prompt-friendly text bundle that agents and LLM workflows can inspect quickly. It can be used as a hosted URL pattern, a Python package, or a local server for extracting repository summaries, structure, and source content."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/coderamp-labs/gitingest"
author: "Filip Christiansen"
publisher_type: "Company"
category:
  - "Data Extraction & Transformation"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "coderamp-labs/gitingest"
  github_stars: 14266
---

# Gitingest Repository-to-Prompt Codebase Extraction Tool

Gitingest turns a Git repository into a prompt-friendly text bundle that agents and LLM workflows can inspect quickly. It can be used as a hosted URL pattern, a Python package, or a local server for extracting repository summaries, structure, and source content.

## Prerequisites

Python 3.8+

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
pip install gitingest
```

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/gitingest-repository-to-prompt-codebase-extraction-tool/)