ScopeKit
Zero tokens to save tokens

Stop paying for AI to read your entire codebase

Select exactly which folders are relevant before debugging with Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot. Works in 10 seconds. No APIs. No setup.

Install now — it's free View on GitHub
pipx install scopekit · uv tool install scopekit · 📋

AI reads everything.
Even what it doesn't need.

On large projects, AI assistants scan hundreds of files before answering a single question. You're paying for context you don't need.

1hr
Credits gone on a 1000-file project
10s
To scope with ScopeKit
90%
Typical token reduction
Without ScopeKit
📂 Reading lib/ (238 files)…
📂 Reading ios/ (89 files)…
📂 Reading android/ (42 files)…
📂 Reading assets/ (120 files)…
📂 Reading test/ (31 files)…
Analyzing 520 files before answering…
~78,000 tokens consumed
With ScopeKit
Scope: src/payments/ (8 files)
Scope: src/core/database/ (12 files)
Answering immediately…
~3,000 tokens · 96% saved

From terminal to scoped in 10 seconds

No configuration. No API keys. Run it once before describing the bug.

01
🚀

Run scopekit

Type scopekit in your project root — or scopekit --web to open the visual UI in your browser.

02
📁

Select folders

An interactive tree shows your project structure. Expand and select only the folders relevant to the bug. Takes 10 seconds.

03
📋

Prompt is copied

A scoped prompt is automatically copied to your clipboard. Paste it in Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot before describing the bug.

04
💰

Save credits

The AI reads only what matters. You get a faster, more focused answer — and your credits last 10× longer.

localhost:7777 — ScopeKit Web UI
Presets
payments-bug
checkout-flow
cart-debug
Expand all
Clear
📁 api-gateway1 file
·📁 lib1 file
📁 app2 files
📁 core0 files
·📁 features0 files
📁 payments1 file
📁 orders1 file
📁 catalog1 file
📁 cart5 files
📁 home1 file
📁 shipping1 file
📁 users2 files
Active scope
src/payments/
src/cart/
Sending to AI🛡 94% excluded
~900 · 6 files (6%)~42k total
Claude
Cursor
Copilot

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

🌐

Web UI

Run scopekit --web for a beautiful browser-based tree selector with real-time token counting and preset management.

New

Presets

Save named scopes like checkout-flow or cart-debug. Commit .scope/presets/ so the whole team benefits.

Team-friendly
🔀

Git-aware scope

scopekit --git auto-selects folders with uncommitted changes. --recent 3 scopes to the last 3 commits.

Smart
🎯

Multi-format output

Generates prompts for Claude Code, Cursor rules, or GitHub Copilot instructions — pick your AI assistant.

Universal
📊

Token stats

Track sessions, average scope, and estimated tokens saved over time. scopekit stats shows your savings history.

Measurable
🔒

Zero dependencies

One dependency: questionary for the TUI. No API keys, no LLM calls, no tokens ever consumed by ScopeKit itself.

Lightweight

A minimal prompt that works.

Intentionally simple. The AI understands constraints better when they're explicit and direct.

Scopes the session — AI reads only the selected folders, no wandering
Asks before expanding — if the bug touches code outside scope, AI asks first
Works with any AI — Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, local models
📋 Generated prompt — Claude format
Only look at these folders:
  • src/payments/
  • src/core/database/
  • src/orders/processor/

If you find references to code OUTSIDE
this scope that are relevant to the bug,
let me know before expanding.

Do not read files outside the selected
scope without asking me first.

The opposite approach.

Most tools solve context bloat by adding more complexity. ScopeKit removes it.

Knowledge graph tools
Require LLM API calls to build the graph
Need vector databases and embeddings
Minutes to set up per project
Consume tokens to save tokens
Break when the codebase changes
ScopeKit
Zero API calls — reads the filesystem only
No databases, no embeddings, no config
Works in 10 seconds, any project
Consumes zero tokens — ever
Always up to date — it's just folders

Install in one line.

Works with Python 3.10+. Supports macOS, Linux, and Windows.

pip
uv
dev
$ pipx install scopekit
$ cd your-project
$ scopekit            # terminal TUI
$ scopekit --web       # browser UI
0
API keys required
1
dependency
10s
to first scope
projects supported