Exports

Each session generates a Markdown export in the folder defined by outputDir:

• .debate.md for a debate;
• .ask.md for an Ask request.

By default, exports are grouped in a .palabre/ folder under the directory from which you run palabre. At the end of a TUI session, Palabre displays the exported file and its folder with clickable links in compatible terminals. The /history command lets you find recent exports again from the TUI home screen.

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 debate transcript, or the independent agent responses in Ask mode;
• 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
palabre-compare-these-approaches-2026-05-06T08-52-43-000Z.ask.md

If the subject contains no usable characters, Palabre uses debate or ask as the short name depending on the mode.

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": ".palabre"
}

Future exports will be placed in this folder.

History

From the TUI:

/history

The history view displays recent .debate.md and .ask.md exports, their mode, agents, turn or response count, file, and output folder. Outside the TUI, use palabre history or palabre history --json.