AI Badger — Local AI Coding Context Tool

Local-first codebase context extraction for any AI chat (Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, DeepSeek, etc.).

Get precise, token-efficient context on demand without uploading your entire repo or wasting tokens on irrelevant files.

No cloud • No API keys • No telemetry • Fully local

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Map → Extract → Apply: Smart local context bridge that prepares focused codebase snippets for any LLM chat.

How it works

1. Map
Enter your goal. Badger builds a prompt.
↳ You copy it → paste into your AI chat

2. Extract
AI replies asking for specific files.
↳ You copy that → paste back into Badger

3. Apply
Badger fetches those files, builds a second prompt.
↳ You copy it → paste into AI → review before writing

✓ Fully local — nothing leaves your machine until you copy it
✓ You control every paste and every write

Perfect for Claude token saving, local LLM workflows, code reviews, design sessions, and debugging.

Why AI Badger?

• Universal compatibility — Works with any AI chat interface or local model
• Local-first codebase context tool — Complete privacy, no uploads
• Token efficient — Stop burning agent tokens on reviews, explanations, or brainstorming
• Precise & lightweight — Built in Go, fast, minimal overhead
• Specialized modes — review and design for common workflows

Install

Homebrew (Recommended)

brew tap pvrlabs/aibadger
brew install pvrlabs/aibadger/badger

Quick Curl Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PVRLabs/aibadger/main/install.sh | sh

See docs/install.md for Windows, source builds, and more.

Quick Start

1. Run badger in your project root.
2. Type your goal (or paste a git diff).
3. Copy Prompt 1 → paste into your AI chat.
4. When the AI asks for files, copy its response → paste back into Badger.
5. Copy Prompt 2 → paste back to the AI.
6. Paste the AI’s response into Badger → review and apply changes.

Specialized Modes

• badger review — Git diff pre-loaded for code reviews
• badger design — Architecture and planning focus

Full usage: docs/usage.md

Learn More

• Usage Examples & Walkthrough
• Protocol Reference
• Limitations & Supported Projects
• Privacy & Safety
• Contributing

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