This is why I created FileKitty, which lets you quickly concatenate multiple source code files into markdown-formatted copy-pasta:

https://github.com/banagale/FileKitty

When getting software development assistance, relying on LLM products to search code bases etc leaves too much room for error. Throw in what amounts to lossy compression of that context to save the service provider on token costs and the LLM is serving watered down results.

Getting the specific context right up front and updating that context as the conversation unfolds leads to superior results.

Even then, you do need to mind the length of conversations. I have a prompt designed to capture conversational context, and transfer it into a new session. It identifies files that should be included in the new initial prompt, etc.

For a bit more discussion on this, see this thread and its ancestry: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43711216