diff --git a/scripts/collect.sh b/scripts/collect.sh
index ce30041..5161679 100755
--- a/scripts/collect.sh
+++ b/scripts/collect.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ declare -A FILTER_SETS=(
   ["procedures"]="-s doc ./procedures"
 )
 
-OUTPUT="/dev/stdout"
+OUTPUT="./collect.txt"
 VERBOSE=0
 
 usage() {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ usage() {
   echo "Options:"
   echo "  -f, --filter PATTERN   Regex filter for subsequent directories"
   echo "  -s, --set SETNAME      Use predefined set of parameters"
-  echo "  -o, --output FILE      Output file (default: stdout)"
+  echo "  -o, --output FILE      Output file (default: ./collect.txt, use '-' for stdout)"
   echo "  -v, -vv                Verbose output"
   echo
   echo "Predefined Filter Sets:"
@@ -152,8 +152,14 @@ process_command() {
     i=$((i+1))
   done
   
+  # Handle special case for stdout
+  local output_file="$OUTPUT"
+  if [ "$OUTPUT" = "-" ]; then
+    output_file="/dev/stdout"
+  fi
+  
   # Convert output path and check conflicts
-  output_abs_path=$(realpath -m "$OUTPUT")
+  output_abs_path=$(realpath -m "$output_file")
   output_rel_path=$(realpath --relative-to=. "$output_abs_path")
   
   # Generate directory tree
@@ -164,7 +170,7 @@ process_command() {
     else
       find . -name .git -prune -o -print | sed -e 's;[^/]*/;|____;g;s;____|; |;g'
     fi
-  } > "$OUTPUT"
+  } > "$output_file"
   
   # Process directories and collect files
   declare -a all_files=()
@@ -266,7 +272,7 @@ process_command() {
           cat "$file" 2>/dev/null || echo "Error: Unable to read file"
         fi
       done
-    } >> "$OUTPUT"
+    } >> "$output_file"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -290,7 +296,12 @@ main() {
   # Process the completely expanded arguments
   process_command "${expanded_args[@]}"
   
-  echo "Concatenation complete. Output written to $OUTPUT" >&2
+  # Use original OUTPUT variable for the message
+  if [ "$OUTPUT" = "-" ]; then
+    echo "Concatenation complete. Output written to stdout" >&2
+  else
+    echo "Concatenation complete. Output written to $OUTPUT" >&2
+  fi
 }
 
-main "$@"
+main "$@"
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