GraphCanon updated 4w · GitHub synced 4w
Decision brief
Good fit when
- When you aim to structure and deliver your entire codebase into an LLM for comprehensive documentation or refactoring guidance.
- For scenarios where prompt engineering with Rust-based CLI tools is preferable, exploiting features like source tree details.
Avoid when
- In situations requiring real-time interaction or analysis of codebases due to the static nature of its prompt generation process, as this might not cater to agile or evolving project requirements.
- If you are in need of a tool beyond simple CLI operation and desire an integrated development environment (IDE) plugin for more interactive and continuous assistance.
- Hosting:
- self hosted - code2prompt operates as a self-hosted CLI tool, allowing for local data processing that is important for users with confidentiality requirements or those who wish to avoid cloud dependency.
- Pricing:
- freemium - The code2prompt tool is available under MIT license free of monetary charge. However, premium support or advanced features might incur costs if provided by the development team in future updates.
Observed Jul 17, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
Verify the decision
Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Active (28d since push)
- As of 4w
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Personal account
- As of 4w
- Security (OSV)
- No lockfile
- As of 1mo
Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.
Install
cargo add code2promptSimilar tools
Same-category neighbours. No typed graph edges are catalogued for this tool yet.
Evidence and technical details
Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.
Overview
mufeedvh/code2prompt is a CLI tool written in Rust that converts your entire codebase into a structured prompt for Large Language Models (LLM), including source tree details, supports prompt templating and token counting.
Capability facts
- Languages
- rust
Source: github.language · Jul 28, 2026
Categories
Tags
README
🚀 Quick Start
Once installed, generating a prompt from your codebase is as simple as pointing the tool to your directory.
Basic Usage: Generate a prompt from the current directory and copy it to the clipboard.
code2prompt .
Save to file:
code2prompt path/to/project --output-file prompt.txt
Alternative Installation
Refer to the documentation for detailed installation instructions.
📜 License
Licensed under the MIT License, see LICENSE for more information.
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.