diff --git a/nodes.py b/nodes.py
index 290dee0..879c9d7 100644
--- a/nodes.py
+++ b/nodes.py
@@ -1,72 +1,9 @@
 import os
 import yaml
-import fnmatch
 from pocketflow import Node, BatchNode
 from utils.crawl_github_files import crawl_github_files
-from utils.call_llm import call_llm # Assuming you have this utility
-
-def crawl_local_files(directory, include_patterns=None, exclude_patterns=None, max_file_size=None, use_relative_paths=True):
-    """
-    Crawl files in a local directory with similar interface as crawl_github_files.
-    
-    Args:
-        directory (str): Path to local directory
-        include_patterns (set): File patterns to include (e.g. {"*.py", "*.js"})
-        exclude_patterns (set): File patterns to exclude (e.g. {"tests/*"})
-        max_file_size (int): Maximum file size in bytes
-        use_relative_paths (bool): Whether to use paths relative to directory
-        
-    Returns:
-        dict: {"files": {filepath: content}}
-    """
-    if not os.path.isdir(directory):
-        raise ValueError(f"Directory does not exist: {directory}")
-        
-    files_dict = {}
-    
-    for root, _, files in os.walk(directory):
-        for filename in files:
-            filepath = os.path.join(root, filename)
-            
-            # Get path relative to directory if requested
-            if use_relative_paths:
-                relpath = os.path.relpath(filepath, directory)
-            else:
-                relpath = filepath
-                
-            # Check if file matches any include pattern
-            included = False
-            if include_patterns:
-                for pattern in include_patterns:
-                    if fnmatch.fnmatch(relpath, pattern):
-                        included = True
-                        break
-            else:
-                included = True
-                
-            # Check if file matches any exclude pattern
-            excluded = False
-            if exclude_patterns:
-                for pattern in exclude_patterns:
-                    if fnmatch.fnmatch(relpath, pattern):
-                        excluded = True
-                        break
-                        
-            if not included or excluded:
-                continue
-                
-            # Check file size
-            if max_file_size and os.path.getsize(filepath) > max_file_size:
-                continue
-                
-            try:
-                with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                    content = f.read()
-                files_dict[relpath] = content
-            except Exception as e:
-                print(f"Warning: Could not read file {filepath}: {e}")
-                
-    return {"files": files_dict}
+from utils.call_llm import call_llm 
+from utils.crawl_local_files import crawl_local_files
 
 # Helper to create context from files, respecting limits (basic example)
 def create_llm_context(files_data):
diff --git a/utils/crawl_local_files.py b/utils/crawl_local_files.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..837215c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/crawl_local_files.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import os
+import fnmatch
+
+def crawl_local_files(directory, include_patterns=None, exclude_patterns=None, max_file_size=None, use_relative_paths=True):
+    """
+    Crawl files in a local directory with similar interface as crawl_github_files.
+    
+    Args:
+        directory (str): Path to local directory
+        include_patterns (set): File patterns to include (e.g. {"*.py", "*.js"})
+        exclude_patterns (set): File patterns to exclude (e.g. {"tests/*"})
+        max_file_size (int): Maximum file size in bytes
+        use_relative_paths (bool): Whether to use paths relative to directory
+        
+    Returns:
+        dict: {"files": {filepath: content}}
+    """
+    if not os.path.isdir(directory):
+        raise ValueError(f"Directory does not exist: {directory}")
+        
+    files_dict = {}
+    
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(directory):
+        for filename in files:
+            filepath = os.path.join(root, filename)
+            
+            # Get path relative to directory if requested
+            if use_relative_paths:
+                relpath = os.path.relpath(filepath, directory)
+            else:
+                relpath = filepath
+                
+            # Check if file matches any include pattern
+            included = False
+            if include_patterns:
+                for pattern in include_patterns:
+                    if fnmatch.fnmatch(relpath, pattern):
+                        included = True
+                        break
+            else:
+                included = True
+                
+            # Check if file matches any exclude pattern
+            excluded = False
+            if exclude_patterns:
+                for pattern in exclude_patterns:
+                    if fnmatch.fnmatch(relpath, pattern):
+                        excluded = True
+                        break
+                        
+            if not included or excluded:
+                continue
+                
+            # Check file size
+            if max_file_size and os.path.getsize(filepath) > max_file_size:
+                continue
+                
+            try:
+                with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                    content = f.read()
+                files_dict[relpath] = content
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Warning: Could not read file {filepath}: {e}")
+                
+    return {"files": files_dict}
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("--- Crawling parent directory ('..') ---")
+    files_data = crawl_local_files("..", exclude_patterns={"*.pyc", "__pycache__/*", ".git/*", "output/*"})
+    print(f"Found {len(files_data['files'])} files:")
+    for path in files_data["files"]:
+        print(f"  {path}")
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