A command-line tool to combine files from a directory into a single file for AI processing, with flexible filtering options.
- Combines multiple text files into one output file
- Filters files by:
- Size
- File extensions (e.g.,
.txt,.md)
- Preserves file boundaries with headers showing filename and size
- Customizable input directory and output file
- Rust (latest stable version recommended)
cargo install feedyouraiOr,
cargo install --git https://github.com/alexandretrotel/feedyourai.gitThis installs the fyai binary to ~/.cargo/bin/. Ensure this directory is in your PATH.
Run fyai in your terminal to combine files:
fyai- Combines all files from the current directory into
feedyourai.txt
USAGE:
fyai [OPTIONS]
OPTIONS:
-d, --dir <DIR> Sets the input directory [default: .]
-o, --output <FILE> Sets the output file [default: feedyourai.txt]
-e, --ext <EXT> Comma-separated list of file extensions to exclude (e.g., txt,md)
-x, --exclude-dirs <DIRS> Comma-separated list of directories to exclude (e.g., src,tests)
-n, --min-size <BYTES> Exclude files smaller than this size in bytes (default: 51200)
-m, --max-size <BYTES> Exclude files larger than this size in bytes
-h, --help Print help information
-V, --version Print version information
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Combine
.txtand.mdfiles from a specific directory:fyai -d ./docs -e txt,md
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Include all files (no size minimum) up to 1MB:
fyai -n 0 -m 1048576
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Custom output file with files between 10KB and 500KB, excluding
listandnode_modules:fyai -n 10240 -m 512000 -o ai_input.txt -x dist, node_modules
The combined file includes headers for each source file:
=== File: example.txt (12345 bytes) ===
[contents of example.txt]
=== File: notes.md (67890 bytes) ===
[contents of notes.md]
Contributions are welcome! Please:
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch
- Submit a pull request
This project is licensed under the MIT License.