# Codebase Flattener Tool

BMad-Core includes a powerful codebase flattener for preparing existing projects to the web for AI Analysis

```bash
# Basic usage - creates flattened-codebase.xml
npx bmad-method flatten

# Custom input/output
npx bmad-method flatten --input /path/to/source --output project.xml
```

Features:

- AI-optimized XML output format
- Smart filtering with .gitignore respect
- Binary file detection and exclusion
- Real-time progress tracking
- Comprehensive completion statistics