rendergit-lite

Interactive code viewer with selectable files.

Fork of rendergit by Andrej Karpathy with interactive file selection and improved UI.

Flatten any GitHub repository into a single HTML page, then pick which files you want using checkboxes. Perfect for feeding specific parts of a codebase to ChatGPT/Claude without the bloat.

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Install

pip install git+https://github.com/peterdunson/rendergit-lite.git

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Use

rendergit-lite https://github.com/user/repo

This will:

1. Clone the repo
2. Generate an interactive HTML page
3. Auto-open in your browser

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Features

🎯 Interactive Selection

• Checkbox tree to select/deselect files and folders
• Quick filters: "Python only", "No tests", "Select all"
• Live stats showing selected file count and total size
• LLM view updates automatically based on selection

🧹 Smart Filtering

• Auto-skips bloat: package-lock.json, node_modules/, .venv/, etc.
• Use --keep-bloat to disable

🎨 Improved UI

• Modern gradient design
• File type icons (🐍 .py, ⚛️ .jsx, 📄 .md)
• Collapsible sections
• Mobile-friendly

👤 Human View

• Syntax highlighting via Pygments
• Markdown rendering
• Clean, readable layout

🤖 LLM View

• CXML format ready to paste into ChatGPT/Claude
• Updates dynamically based on your file selection
• No hallucinated code!

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Options

rendergit-lite https://github.com/user/repo --max-bytes 100000  # Larger file limit
rendergit-lite https://github.com/user/repo --keep-bloat        # Don't skip bloat files
rendergit-lite https://github.com/user/repo -o output.html      # Save to specific file
rendergit-lite https://github.com/user/repo --no-open           # Don't auto-open browser

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Why?

LLMs hallucinate fake code. This tool lets you:

1. Render a real repo
2. Select only the files you need (no 10MB lock files)
3. Copy clean, real code to your AI assistant

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Credits

• Original rendergit by Andrej Karpathy
• Interactive selection & UI improvements by Peter Dunson

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License

0BSD - do whatever you want