Context Purger
A VS Code extension that minifies code and copies it to the clipboard, optimized for pasting into LLM contexts.
Features
- Strip comments — Removes
//, /* */, #, and <!-- --> style comments while preserving URLs and string literals.
- Remove empty lines — Collapses whitespace so you send only meaningful code.
- Markdown-wrapped output — Each file is wrapped in a fenced code block with the correct language identifier.
- File tree map — Optionally prepends an ASCII tree so the AI understands your project structure at a glance.
- Token estimation — Shows a status bar indicator with approximate tokens saved.
- Smart filtering — Automatically skips
node_modules, .git, dist, build, lock files, and binary files.
Usage
- Right-click any file or folder in the Explorer sidebar.
- Choose one of:
- Purge & Copy for AI — Minifies and copies to clipboard.
- Purge & Copy for AI (with Tree) — Same as above, but includes a file structure overview at the top.
- Paste into AI chat.
Ignored by Default
| Directories |
Files |
node_modules |
package-lock.json |
.git |
yarn.lock |
dist |
pnpm-lock.yaml |
build |
composer.lock |
.next / .nuxt |
Gemfile.lock |
__pycache__ |
Cargo.lock |
.venv / venv |
poetry.lock |
.cache |
Pipfile.lock |
coverage |
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Binary files (images, fonts, archives, etc.) are also skipped automatically.
License
MIT
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