Exports

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

• .debate.md for a debate;
• .chat.md for a conversation;
• .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 conversation or debate transcript, or independent agent responses in Ask mode;
• the reason and time a Chat conversation ended, including the error message when it failed;
• the final Debate or Ask summary if 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-clarify-this-architecture-2026-05-06T08-52-43-000Z.chat.md
palabre-compare-these-approaches-2026-05-06T08-52-43-000Z.ask.md

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

Final summary

In Debate and Ask, the summary is separated from the transcript by a horizontal rule. It begins with a short table: agent, role, and date. Chat does not add an automatic summary: it preserves the conversation and its termination reason.

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, .chat.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.