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What It Does

AICodePrep is a desktop app for preparing code context for AI chats.

It does not replace your editor. It does not require a specific IDE. It gives you a fast way to collect the files you want and paste them into a model as one organized block.

Main Job

Without AICodePrep, a common workflow looks like this:

  1. Open a file.
  2. Copy the contents.
  3. Switch to the browser.
  4. Paste into the chat.
  5. Repeat for every related file.

With AICodePrep:

  1. Open the project.
  2. Review the selected files.
  3. Click Generate Context.
  4. Paste once.

What Gets Generated

The app creates a text context block containing the selected files and optional prompt text. The generated context is copied to your clipboard and written to:

.aicp/context_block.md

That makes it useful for:

  • pasting into web chats
  • comparing several models with the same context
  • saving a snapshot of the files you asked about
  • handing a plan from a stronger chat model back to an editor or coding agent

Good Use Cases

AICodePrep is especially useful for:

  • debugging bugs that span several files
  • asking for architecture or code review
  • preparing refactor plans
  • comparing answers from different models
  • using web chats when an IDE agent is missing context or adding too much unrelated noise

Optional Features

The app also has prompt presets, right-click integration, Pro options, and other workflow tools. Those are secondary. The core value is still fast context preparation.