📝 Chat Auto-Exporter

An LM Studio plugin that automatically exports your chat conversations to .md (Markdown) files — perfect for building a searchable archive, feeding into RAG pipelines, or just keeping a tidy record of your LLM chats.

How It Works

The plugin quietly watches your conversations in the background. Every time the total message count hits a threshold (default: 10 messages), it writes the entire chat to a Markdown file in a folder you choose.

• User + Assistant messages both count toward the threshold
• Same chat = same file — re-exports overwrite the previous version, so you always have the latest snapshot without duplicates
• Different chats get separate files, each stamped with the date/time the conversation started
• System prompts and tool calls are excluded to keep exports clean and readable

Installation

Install directly from the LM Studio Hub:

Run in LM Studio

Or install via the CLI:

Setup

• Open LM Studio and go to the Plugins tab
• Find chat-auto-exporter and enable it
• Open the plugin settings and configure:
  • Export Folder — the full path where .md files will be saved (e.g. D:\My Chat Exports)
  • Message Threshold — how many messages trigger an export (default: 10)

That's it! Start chatting and your conversations will be exported automatically.

Exported File Format

Files are named with a sortable date prefix and a unique chat fingerprint:

Sorting by filename = chronological order. The fingerprint is derived from the first message in each chat, so the same conversation always maps to the same file.

Each exported file looks like:

Great For

• RAG pipelines — point your retrieval system at the export folder for searchable chat history
• Obsidian / note-taking — export directly into your vault
• Archiving — keep a clean record of every significant conversation
• Training data — collect structured conversation logs

Development

Clone and run in dev mode:

The dev server watches for code changes and hot-reloads the plugin automatically.

Project Structure

License

UNLICENSED