A repository packer that generates XML representations of codebases for use with LLMs and code analysis tools.

• Packs an entire repository into a single XML file
• Respects .gitignore patterns and common ignore rules
• Skips binary files automatically
• Includes file metadata (size, tokens, line count)
• Token counting for LLM context estimation

pip install pakem

# Pack the current directory
pakem

# Pack a specific directory
pakem --path /path/to/repo

# Specify output file
pakem --path /path/to/repo --out output.xml

# Add additional ignore patterns
pakem --ignore "*.tmp" "secret_*"

You can also run it as a module:

python -m pakem --path /path/to/repo --out output.xml

from pakem import RepoPacker

packer = RepoPacker(
    root_dir="/path/to/repo",
    output_file="repo.xml",
    ignores=["*.tmp"]
)
packer.pack()

git clone https://github.com/YaronKoresh/pakem.git
cd pakem
pip install -e ".[dev]"

pytest

ruff check .

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.