Exports

Each debate generates a .debate.md file in the folder defined by outputDir.

By default, the export is created in the folder from which you run palabre. At the end of the debate, the terminal displays a Debate exported: line followed by the full path to the file.

Export contents

The file contains:

• a header table with the subject, agents, models, local date, and timezone;
• the list of files injected into the context;
• the full transcript;
• the final summary if it is enabled.

File name

The name contains a short version of the subject and a timestamp. This makes debates easier to find while keeping a unique name:

palabre-critique-this-technical-plan-2026-05-06T08-52-43-000Z.debate.md

If the subject contains no usable characters, Palabre uses debate as the short name.

Final summary

The summary is separated from the transcript by a horizontal rule. It begins with a short table: agent, role, and date.

Windows preview

Some Windows previews interpret :** as an emoji. Palabre replaces this sequence with :** in exported content.

The Markdown rendering remains visually equivalent, but the Windows preview avoids emoji interpretation.

Change the output folder

In the advanced configuration:

{
  "outputDir": "debates"
}

Future exports will be placed in this folder.