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Quick LLM Copy

Quick LLM Copy

Dmitry Bykov

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Copy code files with path information for LLM conversations
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Quick LLM Copy

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Simple VSCode extension that allows you to copy code files with their relative paths in a format suitable for LLM conversations.

Features

  • Adds "Quick LLM Copy" option to the context menu in file explorer
  • Adds "Quick LLM Copy (with Codebase)" option to include the project directory structure
  • Supports copying multiple files at once
  • Supports recursive copying of directories and their contents
  • Includes relative file paths in the copied text
  • Formats the output in a way that's easy to paste into LLM conversations

Usage

  1. Right-click on a file, directory, or select multiple files/directories in the VSCode explorer
  2. Choose one of the following options:
    • Quick LLM Copy: Copies only the selected files/directories
    • Quick LLM Copy (with Codebase): Copies the selected files/directories and includes the project directory structure

Standard Copy Format

Provided code:

File: path/to/file1

// file1 contents


File: path/to/file2

// file2 contents

Copy with Codebase Format

Provided code:

File: path/to/file1

// file1 contents


File: path/to/file2

// file2 contents


Codebase structure. You can ask for other files if needed:

Project structure: ├── src/ │ ├── components/ │ │ ├── Button.tsx │ │ └── Input.tsx │ └── utils/ │ └── helpers.ts └── package.json

Requirements

  • Visual Studio Code version 1.60.0 or higher

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

  • quickLLMCopy.prefixText: The text that appears before the copied code content (default: "Provided code:")
  • quickLLMCopy.codebaseText: The text that appears before the codebase structure (default: "You can ask for other files from the codebase if needed:")

Known Issues

None at the moment.

Future Plans

  • Add support for custom output formats
  • Add the ability to shorten code by removing comments or anything else
  • Add support for filtering files by extension
  • Improve handling of large files

Release Notes

See CHANGELOG.md for detailed release notes.

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