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FAQ

Does --ai send my code anywhere?

Section titled “Does --ai send my code anywhere?”

No. Sprout makes no network requests except when it clones a repository you asked it to map. --ai prints text, and you decide where it goes. The map holds names and declaration signatures, never function bodies.

How is this different from tree?

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For a plain listing it’s similar on purpose: sprout -L 2 works the way you’d expect. The differences are:

  • The defaults. .gitignore is respected, and everything hidden is counted.
  • The views tree doesn’t have. --ai, --entry, --diff, --git, --churn, remote repositories and MCP.

Why are there no colors?

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Colors and links only appear when output goes to a terminal. NO_COLOR or TERM=dumb turns colors off.

I have a directory called mcp

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sprout mcp starts the MCP server. Use sprout ./mcp to see the directory.

Why is a file missing from the tree?

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It’s probably ignored by .gitignore, or it’s a dotfile. The summary line says how many entries were hidden, and sprout -a shows everything.

Found a bug?

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Open an issue and include sprout --version.