to_llm

to_llm is a lightweight Ruby gem that allows you to extract code from your Rails application into text files. It’s especially handy if you want to feed your Rails codebase into a Large Language Model (LLM) or any text-based analysis tool.

• Simple extraction: Automatically scans core Rails directories (app/models, app/controllers, app/views, etc.).
• Configurable: Extracts .rb, .erb, .js, .yml, .ts, and .tsx by default; easy to adjust.
• Rake tasks: Single entry point for extracting everything or selective directories.
• Flexible formats: Outputs to .txt or .md.

Add to your Gemfile:

gem 'to_llm'

And then:

bundle install

(Alternatively, you can point gem 'to_llm', git: 'https://github.com/jcmaciel/to_llm.git' to the GitHub repo.)

With v0.1.4, you can run the following commands inside your Rails app:

rails "to_llm:extract[TYPE,FORMAT]"

Where:

• TYPE can be ALL, MODELS, CONTROLLERS, VIEWS, CONFIG, SCHEMA, JAVASCRIPT, HELPERS.
• FORMAT can be txt or md.

Examples:

1. Extract everything to Markdown:

   rails "to_llm:extract[ALL,md]"

2. Extract only models to plain text:

   rails "to_llm:extract[MODELS,txt]"

3. If you omit the second parameter, it defaults to .txt (old usage triggers a warning but still works).

• Extract everything:

  rails "to_llm:extract[ALL,md]"

  Produces a to_llm/ folder with separate .md files (e.g., models.md, views.md, etc.).

• Extract only controllers:

  rails "to_llm:extract[CONTROLLERS,txt]"

  Creates/overwrites to_llm/controllers.txt.

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add new feature').
4. Push to your branch (git push origin my-new-feature).
5. Open a Pull Request on GitHub.

Feedback, issues, and PRs are always welcome!