---
title: "Summarize a repo session subtree so the model can understand file layout before reading or editing specific files."
method: GET
path: "/v1/repo-sessions/{session_id}/tree"
tags: ["repos"]
---

# Summarize a repo session subtree so the model can understand file layout before reading or editing specific files.

`GET /v1/repo-sessions/{session_id}/tree`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.kody.codes`
- URL: `https://api.kody.codes/v1/repo-sessions/{session_id}/tree`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Summarize a repo session subtree so the model can understand file layout before reading or editing specific files.

Org permission: `package:read`.

## Path parameters

- `session_id` string, required: Active repo session id from repoOpenSession or repoListSessions.

## Query parameters

- `path` string: Optional repo-relative subpath to summarize. Defaults to the session source root.
- `max_depth` integer: Optional maximum directory depth to include in the summary tree.

## Response `200`

Success.

- object
  - `path` string, required
  - `files` integer, required
  - `directories` integer, required
  - `symlinks` integer, required
  - `total_bytes` integer, required
  - `max_depth` integer, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `401`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `403`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `404`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `409`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `413`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `429`: Too many requests (edge IP/token limit) or an entitlement / plan-cap limit. Wait at least `Retry-After` seconds before retrying.
- `500`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `503`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `default`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.

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