diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 51d321d922..ec9d4efcc3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 .pioenvs
 .piolibdeps
 .vscode
+compile_commands.json
+__pycache__/
 
 esp01-update.sh
 platformio_override.ini
diff --git a/pio-scripts/set_repo.py b/pio-scripts/set_repo.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ef826cab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pio-scripts/set_repo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+Import('env')
+import subprocess
+import re
+
+def get_github_repo():
+    """Extract GitHub repository name from git remote URL.
+    
+    Returns:
+        str: Repository name in 'owner/repo' format for GitHub repos,
+             'unknown' for non-GitHub repos, missing git CLI, or any errors.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Get the remote URL for origin
+        result = subprocess.run(['git', 'remote', 'get-url', 'origin'], 
+                              capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
+        remote_url = result.stdout.strip()
+        
+        # Check if it's a GitHub URL
+        if 'github.com' not in remote_url.lower():
+            return 'unknown'
+        
+        # Parse GitHub URL patterns:
+        # https://github.com/owner/repo.git
+        # git@github.com:owner/repo.git
+        # https://github.com/owner/repo
+        
+        # Remove .git suffix if present
+        if remote_url.endswith('.git'):
+            remote_url = remote_url[:-4]
+        
+        # Handle HTTPS URLs
+        https_match = re.search(r'github\.com/([^/]+/[^/]+)', remote_url, re.IGNORECASE)
+        if https_match:
+            return https_match.group(1)
+        
+        # Handle SSH URLs
+        ssh_match = re.search(r'github\.com:([^/]+/[^/]+)', remote_url, re.IGNORECASE)
+        if ssh_match:
+            return ssh_match.group(1)
+        
+        return 'unknown'
+        
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        # Git CLI is not installed or not in PATH
+        return 'unknown'
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        # Git command failed (e.g., not a git repo, no remote, etc.)
+        return 'unknown'
+    except Exception:
+        # Any other unexpected error
+        return 'unknown'
+
+repo = get_github_repo()
+env.Append(BUILD_FLAGS=[f'-DWLED_REPO=\\"{repo}\\"'])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index f8d4f31d95..d1b884b083 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ ldscript_4m1m = eagle.flash.4m1m.ld
 [scripts_defaults]
 extra_scripts =
   pre:pio-scripts/set_version.py
+  pre:pio-scripts/set_repo.py
   post:pio-scripts/output_bins.py
   post:pio-scripts/strip-floats.py
   pre:pio-scripts/user_config_copy.py
diff --git a/wled00/json.cpp b/wled00/json.cpp
index 5f4c3cfe00..5b28750e44 100644
--- a/wled00/json.cpp
+++ b/wled00/json.cpp
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ void serializeInfo(JsonObject root)
   root[F("vid")] = VERSION;
   root[F("cn")] = F(WLED_CODENAME);
   root[F("release")] = releaseString;
+  root[F("repo")] = repoString;
 
   JsonObject leds = root.createNestedObject(F("leds"));
   leds[F("count")] = strip.getLengthTotal();
diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index 5115b65b7c..db1aab4fe0 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -276,10 +276,14 @@ using PSRAMDynamicJsonDocument = BasicJsonDocument<PSRAM_Allocator>;
 #ifndef WLED_RELEASE_NAME
   #define WLED_RELEASE_NAME "Custom"
 #endif
+#ifndef WLED_REPO
+  #define WLED_REPO "unknown"
+#endif
 
 // Global Variable definitions
 WLED_GLOBAL char versionString[] _INIT(TOSTRING(WLED_VERSION));
 WLED_GLOBAL char releaseString[] _INIT(WLED_RELEASE_NAME); // must include the quotes when defining, e.g -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=\"ESP32_MULTI_USREMODS\"
+WLED_GLOBAL char repoString[] _INIT(WLED_REPO);
 #define WLED_CODENAME "Niji"
 
 // AP and OTA default passwords (for maximum security change them!)