RepoPrep – Turn a repo into a single AI-ready context file

Name: RepoPrep – Turn a repo into a single AI-ready context file
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Author: rajivnaskar

by rajivnaskar·Mar 17, 2026·1 point·1 comment

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AI Analysis

●MidCozySlick

Free browser-based repo converter when JinaAI and Firecrawl already exist.

Strengths

•All processing runs locally in browser with zero server uploads
•Smart filtering auto-skips node_modules, .git, dist and build outputs
•Token estimator helps avoid context window limits before pasting

Weaknesses

•Code-to-context conversion already solved by multiple established tools
•Free tier limited to 25 files, Pro at $6 competes with free alternatives

Post Description

I kept running into the same small but annoying problem when using AI tools for coding.

Whenever I wanted to ask Claude or ChatGPT about a project, I had to spend the first 15–20 minutes preparing context.

Open repo → copy file → paste → repeat → realise I forgot something → hit context limits → start trimming.

So I built RepoPrep.

You drop a project folder or ZIP, and it generates a single structured context file that you can paste into tools like Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini.

It filters out things like dependency folders, build outputs, binaries, and other noise so the model only sees the relevant code.

Everything runs entirely in the browser — no uploads, and your code never leaves your machine.

Still early, and I’d really appreciate feedback from developers using AI for coding.

https://repoprep.com

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