All flags

sprout [path | repository-url] [flags], or sprout mcp [root]. Flags can come before or after the path.

Filtering

Flag	Description
-L, --depth N	Limit depth. -1, the default, means unlimited
-a, --all	Show hidden and ignored entries
--hidden	Show dotfiles
--no-ignore	Skip .gitignore, .sproutignore and the built-in list
--ignore PATTERNS	Hide matches, in gitignore syntax
--only PATTERNS	Show only matching files
--changed-within AGE	Only files modified recently: 30m, 12h, 7d, 2w
--max-files N	At most N files per folder

Sizes and order

Flag	Description
--size	File sizes and true folder totals
--sort name|size|time	Order entries
-r, --reverse	Reverse the order
--dirs-first	Folders before files
--si	Sizes in powers of 1000

Views

Flag	Description
--ai	Project map for LLMs
--budget N	Token budget for --ai (default 2000)
--entry	Suggested reading order
--diff REV	Only paths changed in a revision range
--git	Mark uncommitted changes
--churn	Commits per path
--since DATE	Window for --churn
--stats	Summary statistics
--json	JSON output

Output and setup

Flag	Description
--hyperlink	Clickable names in supporting terminals
--no-config	Ignore config files
--completion SHELL	Print a completion script: bash, zsh, fish, powershell
--man	Print the man page
--version	Print the version
-h, --help	Print usage