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Splits a repository into multiple context chunks for multi-turn LLM conversations, intelligently grouping related files.

Usage

infiniloom chunk [PATH] [OPTIONS]

Description

The chunk command splits repositories into semantic chunks, respecting token limits. Designed to optimize context for large language models in multi-turn conversations.

Options

--strategy <STRATEGY>

Chunking strategy: semantic, file, module, symbol, dependency, fixed (default: semantic)

--max-tokens <NUM>

Maximum tokens per chunk (default: 8000)

-o, --output <DIR>

Output directory for chunks

-m, --model <MODEL>

Target model for token counting (default: claude)

-f, --format <FORMAT>

Output format: xml, markdown, json, yaml, toon, plain (default: xml)

--overlap <TOKENS>

Token overlap between chunks (default: 0)

--no-chunk-summary

Disable auto-generated summary headers

--priority-first

Sort chunks by priority (core first, tests last)

-i, --include <PATTERN>

Include only files matching glob pattern (repeatable)

-e, --exclude <PATTERN>

Exclude files/directories matching pattern (repeatable)

--include-tests

Include test files in chunks

-v, --verbose

Show detailed progress

Examples

# Chunk with default settings
infiniloom chunk

# Chunk with module-based strategy
infiniloom chunk --strategy module

# Chunk to specific directory
infiniloom chunk -o chunks/

# Custom token limit per chunk
infiniloom chunk --max-tokens 4000

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