install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gitingest

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gitingest

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/gitingest/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Turn any Git repository into a prompt-friendly text ingest for LLMs

Project links

Commands and aliases

gitingest

history

Project history and usage

Gitingest is a Python-based CLI, web service, and importable package that converts Git repositories or local directories into prompt-friendly text digests for large language model workflows. Its central idea is deliberately simple: turn codebases into structured context containing a tree, selected file contents, size data, and token counts.

Project history

The repository was created in November 2024 by coderamp-labs. The project grew around the convention of replacing `hub` with `ingest` in a GitHub URL, while also offering a `gitingest` command and Python API for local or scripted use.

The README presents Gitingest as more than a command: it links the hosted gitingest.com service, browser extensions, a PyPI package, Docker self-hosting, and Python synchronous and asynchronous APIs. Releases in 2025 show the project moving through early 0.x versions as the LLM code-context use case matured.

Adoption history

Gitingest's adoption is tied to the rise of LLM-assisted development, where developers often need compact repository context that can be pasted into a model or passed to an agent. Its repository metadata and badges show distribution through PyPI, Homebrew, browser extension stores, and a public website, which helped it reach both terminal users and browser-first users.

The repository metadata collected for this enrichment on July 1, 2026 reported 14,992 GitHub stars, making it one of the more visible package-manager entries in this batch despite its recent origin.

How it is used

Practitioners run `gitingest /path/to/directory` or `gitingest https://github.com/owner/repo` to write a digest file, use `--output -` to stream output to standard output, or import `ingest` and `ingest_async` from Python. For private repositories, the README documents a token argument and `GITHUB_TOKEN` environment variable.

Why package nerds care

Gitingest is package-nerd significant because it packages an LLM-era workflow as a normal CLI with PyPI and Homebrew distribution. It turns repository structure into a portable text artifact, which fits shell pipelines, prompt assembly, and agent tooling without requiring a full IDE integration.

Timeline

2024: Repository created by coderamp-labs.
2025: Early 0.x releases published on GitHub.
2025: README documented CLI, Python package, browser extension, and self-hosted server usage.
2026: Repository metadata collected for this enrichment reported broad GitHub visibility.

Related projects

Related surfaces include PyPI, gitingest.com, browser extensions for Chromium and Firefox-derived browsers, GitHub personal access tokens, and LLM tooling that consumes repository context.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gitingest. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: .gitingestignore

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`gitingest`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04

manager version0.3.1

manager updated2026-10-11

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://gitingest.com

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://gitingest.comnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gitingest
Version	0.3.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gitingest
Homepage	https://gitingest.com
Upstream docs	https://gitingest.com
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d6/fe/a915f0c32a3d7920206a677f73c185b3eadf4ec151fb05aedd52e64713f7/gitingest-0.3.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-10-11T09:25:00Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, pydantic, python@3.15
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	gitingest
Version Scheme	0
Revision	9
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

gitingest

nix profile install nixpkgs#gitingest

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitingest

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gitingest/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/gitingest.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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