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As an AI developer using Cursor IDE daily, I treasure my chat histories—they’re packed with insights that help me document my coding journey. But I hit a wall: exporting or renaming conversations felt impossible. After wrestling with this, I found simple solutions that completely changed my workflow.
The Core Problem: Exporting and Renaming Woes
Here’s what drove me nuts: manual copy-pasting missed all code blocks. Renamed chats? The titles vanished after refresh. This made organizing valuable conversations impossible. I wasted hours recreating lost context and burning through API credits.
Discovering Reliable Workarounds
Through trial and error, I uncovered two tools that actually work: a GitHub repo for exporting chats to Markdown, and a Cursor extension that saves histories properly. Suddenly, documenting chats became effortless.
Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting Chats
Here’s how I finally cracked exporting:
- cursor-chat-export (GitHub): Clone the repository, run setup, and convert chats to clean Markdown files with code intact.
- SpecStory extension (VS Marketplace): Install directly in Cursor, then save/share full chat histories in three clicks.
Renaming Chats Made Simple
Great news—the renaming bug got fixed! Now when you edit a chat title in the sidebar, it actually sticks. No more guessing which conversation is which.
Why This Changed Everything for My Documentation
With these fixes, I treat chats as living references. I revisit them to spot patterns, avoid past mistakes, and accelerate my learning. It’s cut my research time in half and made Cursor far more powerful for AI development.
