diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ### Python template
 
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
-__pycache__/
+__pycache__
 *.py[cod]
 *$py.class
 
diff --git a/metagpt/utils/tree.py b/metagpt/utils/tree.py
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+++ b/metagpt/utils/tree.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+@Time    : 2024/3/11
+@Author  : mashenquan
+@File    : tree.py
+@Desc    : Implement the same functionality as the `tree` command.
+        Example:
+            >>> print_tree(".")
+            utils
+            +-- serialize.py
+            +-- project_repo.py
+            +-- tree.py
+            +-- mmdc_playwright.py
+            +-- cost_manager.py
+            +-- __pycache__
+            |   +-- __init__.cpython-39.pyc
+            |   +-- redis.cpython-39.pyc
+            |   +-- singleton.cpython-39.pyc
+            |   +-- embedding.cpython-39.pyc
+            |   +-- make_sk_kernel.cpython-39.pyc
+            |   +-- file_repository.cpython-39.pyc
+            +-- file.py
+            +-- save_code.py
+            +-- common.py
+            +-- redis.py
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Callable, Dict, List
+
+from gitignore_parser import parse_gitignore
+
+
+def tree(root: str | Path, gitignore: str | Path = None, run_command: bool = False) -> str:
+    """
+    Recursively traverses the directory structure and prints it out in a tree-like format.
+
+    Args:
+        root (str or Path): The root directory from which to start traversing.
+        gitignore (str or Path): The filename of gitignore file.
+        run_command (bool): Whether to execute `tree` command. Execute the `tree` command and return the result if True,
+            otherwise execute python code instead.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: A string representation of the directory tree.
+
+    Example:
+            >>> tree(".")
+            utils
+            +-- serialize.py
+            +-- project_repo.py
+            +-- tree.py
+            +-- mmdc_playwright.py
+            +-- __pycache__
+            |   +-- __init__.cpython-39.pyc
+            |   +-- redis.cpython-39.pyc
+            |   +-- singleton.cpython-39.pyc
+            +-- parse_docstring.py
+
+            >>> tree(".", gitignore="../../.gitignore")
+            utils
+            +-- serialize.py
+            +-- project_repo.py
+            +-- tree.py
+            +-- mmdc_playwright.py
+            +-- parse_docstring.py
+
+            >>> tree(".", gitignore="../../.gitignore", run_command=True)
+            utils
+            ├── serialize.py
+            ├── project_repo.py
+            ├── tree.py
+            ├── mmdc_playwright.py
+            └── parse_docstring.py
+
+
+    """
+    root = Path(root).resolve()
+    if run_command:
+        return _execute_tree(root, gitignore)
+
+    git_ignore_rules = parse_gitignore(gitignore) if gitignore else None
+    dir_ = {root.name: _list_children(root=root, git_ignore_rules=git_ignore_rules)}
+    v = _print_tree(dir_)
+    return "\n".join(v)
+
+
+def _list_children(root: Path, git_ignore_rules: Callable) -> Dict[str, Dict]:
+    dir_ = {}
+    for i in root.iterdir():
+        if git_ignore_rules and git_ignore_rules(str(i)):
+            continue
+        try:
+            if i.is_file():
+                dir_[i.name] = {}
+            else:
+                dir_[i.name] = _list_children(root=i, git_ignore_rules=git_ignore_rules)
+        except (FileNotFoundError, PermissionError, OSError):
+            dir_[i.name] = {}
+    return dir_
+
+
+def _print_tree(dir_: Dict[str:Dict]) -> List[str]:
+    ret = []
+    for name, children in dir_.items():
+        ret.append(name)
+        if not children:
+            continue
+        lines = _print_tree(children)
+        for j, v in enumerate(lines):
+            if v[0] not in ["+", " ", "|"]:
+                ret = _add_line(ret)
+                row = f"+-- {v}"
+            else:
+                row = f"    {v}"
+            ret.append(row)
+    return ret
+
+
+def _add_line(rows: List[str]) -> List[str]:
+    for i in range(len(rows) - 1, -1, -1):
+        v = rows[i]
+        if v[0] != " ":
+            return rows
+        rows[i] = "|" + v[1:]
+    return rows
+
+
+def _execute_tree(root: Path, gitignore: str | Path) -> str:
+    args = ["--gitfile", str(gitignore)] if gitignore else []
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(["tree"] + args + [str(root)], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            raise ValueError(f"tree exits with code {result.returncode}")
+        return result.stdout
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        raise e
diff --git a/tests/metagpt/utils/test_tree.py b/tests/metagpt/utils/test_tree.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03a2a5606
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+++ b/tests/metagpt/utils/test_tree.py
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+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List
+
+import pytest
+
+from metagpt.utils.tree import _print_tree, tree
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("root", "rules"),
+    [
+        (str(Path(__file__).parent / "../.."), None),
+        (str(Path(__file__).parent / "../.."), str(Path(__file__).parent / "../../../.gitignore")),
+    ],
+)
+def test_tree(root: str, rules: str):
+    v = tree(root=root, gitignore=rules)
+    assert v
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("root", "rules"),
+    [
+        (str(Path(__file__).parent / "../.."), None),
+        (str(Path(__file__).parent / "../.."), str(Path(__file__).parent / "../../../.gitignore")),
+    ],
+)
+def test_tree_command(root: str, rules: str):
+    v = tree(root=root, gitignore=rules, run_command=True)
+    assert v
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("tree", "want"),
+    [
+        ({"a": {"b": {}, "c": {}}}, ["a", "+-- b", "+-- c"]),
+        ({"a": {"b": {}, "c": {"d": {}}}}, ["a", "+-- b", "+-- c", "    +-- d"]),
+        (
+            {"a": {"b": {"e": {"f": {}, "g": {}}}, "c": {"d": {}}}},
+            ["a", "+-- b", "|   +-- e", "|       +-- f", "|       +-- g", "+-- c", "    +-- d"],
+        ),
+        (
+            {"h": {"a": {"b": {"e": {"f": {}, "g": {}}}, "c": {"d": {}}}, "i": {}}},
+            [
+                "h",
+                "+-- a",
+                "|   +-- b",
+                "|   |   +-- e",
+                "|   |       +-- f",
+                "|   |       +-- g",
+                "|   +-- c",
+                "|       +-- d",
+                "+-- i",
+            ],
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test__print_tree(tree: dict, want: List[str]):
+    v = _print_tree(tree)
+    assert v == want
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-s"])