diff --git a/chunk/src/ingest.py b/chunk/src/ingest.py
index e69de29..8c76458 100644
--- a/chunk/src/ingest.py
+++ b/chunk/src/ingest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+SKIP_DIRS = {"tests", ".git", "docs", "__pycache__"}
+
+
+def load_python_files(root: Path):
+    
+    for path in root.rglob("*.py"):
+        if any(part in SKIP_DIRS or part.endswith(".egg-info") for part in path.parts):
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+            print(f"Skipping (bad encoding): {path}")
+            continue
+        
+        yield {
+            "path": str(path.relative_to(root)),
+            "content": content,
+        }
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