v1.15.0

This release adds **Watch Mode** for continuous re-packing, **GitHub shorthand auto-detection** so you can run `repomix owner/repo` without `--remote`, and a **`--token-budget` guard** for CI and agent workflows, along with several ignore-handling fixes.

## What's New 🚀

### Watch Mode (`-w`, `--watch`) (#1643, #1647, #1429)

Repomix can now watch your codebase and automatically re-pack on every change. New, changed, and deleted files are detected, rapid bursts are debounced (300 ms), and a timestamp is printed after each rebuild. Press `Ctrl+C` to stop. Watch mode honors your usual ignore rules (`.gitignore`, `.repomixignore`, default patterns, `--ignore`) and skips ignored directories to stay efficient on large projects. It is local-only, so it cannot be combined with `--remote`, `--stdout`, `--stdin`, `--split-output`, `--skill-generate`, or `--copy`. See the new [Watch Mode guide](https://repomix.com/guide/watch-mode).

Special thanks to @PAMulligan for designing and implementing the entire watch mode feature! 🎉

### GitHub Shorthand Auto-Detection (#1628, #1120)

You can now run `repomix owner/repo` directly, without the `--remote` flag. When the argument matches the `owner/repo` shorthand and no local path of that name exists, Repomix probes GitHub (a lightweight HEAD-only check) and packs the remote repository if it is reachable. A matching local path always wins; prefix with `./` to force local handling.

Special thanks to @serhiizghama for this contribution! 🎉

### `--token-budget <number>` Guard (#1621, #1616)

A new `--token-budget` option exits with a non-zero code when the packed output exceeds N tokens. The output is still generated; only the exit code signals the overflow, making it a useful guard in CI pipelines and agent workflows to keep output within a target model's context window.

## Improvements ⚡

- Fixed `.gitignore` handling edge cases: ignored `.gitignore` rules stay active, trailing-slash ignore-control patterns no longer leak the file, and descendants of a directory literally named `.gitignore` are excluded (#1622, #624).
- Fixed duplicate relative paths when packing multiple roots (#1618).
- Updated root dependencies, including major bumps to v15 (#1641).

Special thanks to @Samsen879 for the ignore-handling and multi-root fixes! 🎉

## How to Update

```bash
npm update -g repomix
```

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