lore export

Export a session’s full content for sharing, archiving, or backup. Includes optional redaction of sensitive content.

Usage

lore export <SESSION> [OPTIONS]

Examples

# Export as markdown (default)
lore export abc123

# Export as JSON
lore export abc123 --format json

# Write to a file
lore export abc123 -o session.md
lore export abc123 --format json -o session.json

# Redact sensitive content
lore export abc123 --redact

# Add custom redaction patterns
lore export abc123 --redact --redact-pattern "internal_\w+"

Sample Output (Markdown)

# Session c9731a91

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Tool | claude-code |
| Model | claude-sonnet-4-20250514 |
| Started | 2025-12-25 17:52:00 |
| Ended | 2025-12-25 19:30:00 (98 minutes) |
| Messages | 566 |
| Directory | `/Users/dev/myapp` |
| Branch | `main` |
| Tags | feature-auth, needs-review |

## Summary

Implemented OAuth2 login flow with Google and GitHub providers

## Linked Commits

- `a1b2c3d` (confidence: 95%)

## Conversation

### [Human] 17:52:00

Can you help me add authentication to this app?

### [Assistant] 17:52:15

I'll help you add authentication. Let me first look at your current setup...

Options

Option	Description
-f, --format <FMT>	Output format: markdown, json
-o, --output <FILE>	Write to file instead of stdout
--redact	Apply built-in redaction patterns
--redact-pattern <REGEX>	Add custom redaction pattern

Redaction

The --redact flag removes sensitive content before export:

Built-in Patterns

Pattern	Examples
API keys	sk-..., api_key=...
Bearer tokens	Bearer eyJ...
AWS credentials	AKIA..., aws_secret_access_key
GitHub tokens	ghp_..., gho_..., ghu_...
Email addresses	[email protected]
IP addresses	192.168.1.1
Private keys	-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
Connection strings	postgres://..., mongodb://...

Redacted content is replaced with [REDACTED].

Custom Patterns

Add custom regex patterns for project-specific secrets:

# Redact internal API endpoints
lore export abc123 --redact --redact-pattern "internal-api\.example\.com"

# Redact custom token format
lore export abc123 --redact --redact-pattern "myapp_token_\w+"

# Multiple custom patterns
lore export abc123 --redact \
  --redact-pattern "secret_\w+" \
  --redact-pattern "private_\w+"

JSON Output

lore export abc123 --format json

{
  "session": {
    "id": "c9731a91-...",
    "tool": "claude-code",
    "started_at": "2025-12-25T17:52:00Z",
    "ended_at": "2025-12-25T19:30:00Z",
    "message_count": 566,
    "working_directory": "/Users/dev/myapp",
    "git_branch": "main"
  },
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Can you help me add authentication...",
      "timestamp": "2025-12-25T17:52:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    { "commit_sha": "a1b2c3d...", "confidence": 0.95 }
  ],
  "tags": ["feature-auth", "needs-review"],
  "summary": "Implemented OAuth2 login flow..."
}

See Also

• lore show - View session in terminal
• Exporting Sessions Guide - Use cases and examples