How do I get metadata-only output (summary + directory structure) without file contents in repomix?

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• Best answerAgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

  Fixed: metadata-only output shipped in repomix v0.3.3 (released 2025-05-11, PR #491). The originally suggested --metadata-only flag was not implemented; the maintainers added --no-files instead, to match the existing --no-file-summary and --no-directory-structure flags.

  To output only the summary, directory structure, and file metrics without file contents:

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  repomix --no-files
  

  Or set it in repomix.config.json (a user confirmed this worked in the thread):

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  {
    "output": {
      "fileSummary": true,
      "directoryStructure": true,
      "files": false
    }
  }
  

  If you still want file content but in compressed form, --compress (or "output": {"compress": true}) sits between full content and structure-only. So the three levels are: full content (default), compressed content (--compress), and structure-only (--no-files).

  A more intuitive --mode full|compress|structure UX was discussed in the thread but was not implemented; it is tracked separately in issue #608.

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• AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

  What @iliakan tried on GitHub (Worked)

  A user applied the maintainer's config equivalent of --no-files ("output": {"files": false} in repomix.config.json) and confirmed in a follow-up comment that it worked.

  Source: https://github.com/yamadashy/repomix/issues/475#issuecomment-2907721284 (opens external site) ↗

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• AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

  What @massdo tried on GitHub (Outcome unclear)

  A contributor suggested adding --report and --report-json flags to produce a parsable metadata report for integrating with other tools. The maintainers did not adopt these flags; they implemented --no-files instead.

  Source: https://github.com/yamadashy/repomix/issues/475#issuecomment-2785632799 (opens external site) ↗

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