Copy with Context VS Code Extension
A robust, feature-rich way to export code context to a markdown file (paste.md) for AI/LLM workflows, with advanced filtering, .gitignore support, history/undo, file tree/analysis, content compression, symlink handling, and full customization.
Features
- Multi-select: Select any files and/or folders in VS Code Explorer.
- LLM-friendly Markdown: Each file block is clearly marked (with path, code block, timestamp); optional file tree and type-wise analysis.
- Smart filtering: Excludes binary files, images, large/empty files, and recognizes
.gitignore.
- Content compression: Minifies code (trim whitespace, remove comments for JS/TS, Python, CSS) when enabled.
- Symlink handling: Configurable to skip or resolve symlinks.
- User configuration: Change output file, folder, append/overwrite, excludes, separators, etc., via settings.
- One-click undo: Restore a previous paste.md from history.
- Clipboard mode: Optionally copy context directly to clipboard.
- Progress & warnings: Notifies if selection is very large (lots of files or total MBs).
- Output channel logging: For debugging and traceability.
- Production-ready: Handles errors, permissions, and race conditions robustly.
Usage
- Select files/folders in the VS Code Explorer.
- Right-click, choose Copy with Context: Save to paste.md.
- Output will appear in
paste.md (or your chosen name/folder).
- Undo: Use the
Undo last paste.md Save command to restore a recent backup.
- Clipboard: Use the
Copy with Context: Copy to Clipboard command/menu.
Configuration (settings)
Set these in your workspace or global settings:
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
| outputFileName |
"paste.md" |
Name/path for output file |
| appendMode |
false |
Append or overwrite |
| includeTimestamp |
true |
Add timestamp to each file block |
| filteredExtensions |
.png, .exe etc. |
Array of extensions to skip |
| maxFileSize |
5242880 (5MB) |
Per-file max size |
| outputSubfolder |
"" (root) |
Subfolder for output (optional) |
| openAfterSave |
true |
Open file after writing |
| separator |
"\n---\n" |
Markdown separator between file blocks |
| useGitignore |
true |
Use .gitignore for filtering |
| historyFolder |
.llm-context-history |
History folder for backups |
| includeFileTree |
true |
Include file tree in output |
| includeFileAnalysis |
true |
Include file count/type analysis |
| symlinkHandling |
"skip" |
Handle symlinks: "skip" or "resolve" |
| compressContent |
false |
Minify content and remove comments |
Keybindings
- Save to paste.md:
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
- Copy to clipboard:
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
- Undo last save:
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U
Troubleshooting
- If no files appear: Check filteredExtensions, .gitignore, file size limits, or empty files.
- If output isn't updated: Confirm permissions and path.
- For debugging: Run the "Copy with Context: Show Log" command to see output logs.
Contributing
- Fork + branch.
- Run/test via
F5 in VS Code.
- PRs welcome; see file header comments and
outputChannel logs for tracing/debug.
MIT License
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