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New tool Gnaw packages code repos for LLMs with speed and secret scanning

The author developed a new tool called Gnaw, designed to efficiently package code repositories into prompts for large language models. This tool addresses limitations in existing repo-to-prompt solutions by offering speed, interactive token cost visibility, and secret scanning capabilities. Benchmarks indicate Gnaw is significantly faster than some competitors and on par with others, particularly when comparing scanning features. AI

IMPACT This tool could streamline developer workflows by improving how code context is provided to LLMs.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new software tool for developers, not a frontier model release or significant industry event.

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New tool Gnaw packages code repos for LLMs with speed and secret scanning

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Artur Daschevici ·

    Choosing what the model sees: a repo-to-prompt tool for 2026

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