Context Bundler

Bundle the content of multiple files into a single context file, ready to paste into ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or any other LLM — without opening each file manually.

Why?

When working with an LLM, you often need to provide context from several files. The usual workflow is painful: open file → Ctrl+A → Ctrl+C → switch to browser → Ctrl+V → repeat for every file.

Context Bundler lets you build a pool of files, generate a single concatenated bundle, and copy it to the clipboard in one click.

Features

Context Bundler Pool panel

A dedicated panel in the Explorer sidebar (and Activity Bar) showing your current file pool:

• Explorer-like Order: Pool files are automatically sorted matching VS Code's file explorer order.
• Single-Line Compact View: Clean 1-row layout per file with left-side path truncation (...) so filenames are always visible.
• Configurable Folder Depth: Show filenames only (tres.ts) or include parent folders (dos/tres.ts).
• Inline Configurable Metrics: Toggle 0 to N inline indicators next to filenames (lines / size / tokens).
• Real-time Token Estimator: Live token estimation (~chars / 4) for selected files and generated bundles.
• Click to Open: Click any file row in the pool to open it directly in the VS Code editor.
• ✕ button (on hover) to remove individual files from the pool.
• ⚡ Generate — concatenates all checked files into a bundle file with clear start/end markers.
• 📋 Copy — copies the last generated bundle to the clipboard.
• Last generated timestamp with exact bundle token count and links to Open bundle file in editor or Reveal in File Explorer.

Tab Context Menu

Right-click any open editor tab to access context options:

• Context Bundler: Add Active Tab File to Pool — adds the right-clicked/active file to pool.
• Context Bundler: Add All Open Tabs to Pool — adds all open tabs at once.

Extension Settings

Configure Context Bundler via VS Code Settings (Ctrl+, -> search "Context Bundler"):

• context-bundler.folderDepth: Number of parent folder levels to display in labels (0 = filename only, 1 = parent/filename, etc.). Default: 0.
• context-bundler.displayMetrics: Choose metrics to display inline next to filenames (["tokens"] by default. Available: lines, size, tokens).
• context-bundler.ignorePatterns: List of globs/extensions to ignore (defaults: images, lock files, *.js.map, node_modules, build, dist).
• context-bundler.honorGitignore: Whether to automatically ignore files matched by .gitignore (default: true).
• context-bundler.confirmFolderAdd: Confirmation prompt when adding folders (default: true).
• context-bundler.confirmClearPool: Confirmation prompt before clearing the pool (default: true).

Branded Release / Welcome Tab

Opens automatically on first install or when updating to a new version, titled Context Bundler v1.1.0 - What's New with the extension's icon.

Release Notes

1.1.0

• Added branded Release Notes tab (Context Bundler v1.1.0 - What's New).
• Added Explorer-style natural path sorting for pool items.
• Added context-bundler.folderDepth setting to control parent folder levels displayed in filenames.
• Added context-bundler.displayMetrics setting to choose inline indicators (lines, size, tokens).
• Left-side truncation (...) for responsive single-row file layout.
• Added live Token Estimator (~chars / 4) for selected files and generated bundles.
• Added click on file item to open in editor.
• Added Tab context menu options.
• Added settings for ignore patterns, .gitignore support, and confirmation dialogs.