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Stop copy-pasting files one by one into ChatGPT / Claude / Copilot. There's a faster way.

Developer Ziad Shalaby has released Code Merge, an open-source VS Code extension that merges selected files, folders, or code selections into a single Markdown preview with a project tree and per-file headers. The TypeScript-built tool is designed to streamline providing code context to AI models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot, and is available on the VS Code Marketplace, Open VSX, and GitHub under an MIT license.

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Stop copy-pasting files one by one into ChatGPT / Claude / Copilot.

There's a faster way.

Just published Code Merge — a VS Code extension I built.

Select files, folders, or specific code selections → merge them into a single Markdown preview with a project tree and clear per-file headers.

Perfect for giving context to AI models or sharing a code snapshot with

your team.

Key features:

• Add File / Folder / Selection with one click

• Live preview that updates as you edit — nothing written to disk

• Smart ignore rules (node_modules, .git, lockfiles, binaries…)

• One-click copy to clipboard

• Full workspace isolation for multi-root projects

Built with TypeScript · MIT licensed · Open source.

🔗 VS Code Marketplace: [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ziadshalaby00.code-merge](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ziadshalaby00.code-merge)

🔗 Open VSX: [https://open-vsx.org/extension/ziadshalaby00/code-merge](https://open-vsx.org/extension/ziadshalaby00/code-merge)

🔗 GitHub: [https://github.com/ziadshalaby00/code-merge](https://github.com/ziadshalaby00/code-merge)

If you try it, let me know what you think — feedback is welcome.
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