A command-line tool to export chat history and composer data from Cursor IDE.

npm install -g cursor-export

Or run directly with npx:

# Replace {scott} with your username

npx cursor-export --workspacePath="/Users/scott/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/workspaceStorage"

cursor-export [options]

Options:
  -w, --workspacePath  Path to Cursor workspace storage
                       [default: "/Users/scott/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/workspaceStorage"]
  -h, --help         Show help information

Example Output:

Export completed successfully!
Total workspaces processed: 1
Output directory structure:
cursor-export-output/
  ├── html/
  │   └── <workspace_folders>/
  │       └── <timestamp>--<chat_title>.html
  ├── markdown/
  │   └── <workspace_folders>/
  │       └── <timestamp>--<chat_title>.md
  └── json/
      └── <workspace_name>.json

Example html file:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/cursor-chat-composer-export.git
cd cursor-chat-composer-export

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Install globally for local testing
npm install -g .

# Run the tool locally
npm run dev

• index.js - Core functionality for exporting chat history
• cli.js - Command line interface implementation
• index.test.js - Test suite

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

To enable debug logs, set the DEBUG environment variable:

# On Unix-like systems
DEBUG=cursor-export:* npm start

# On Windows
set DEBUG=cursor-export:* && npm start

MIT

cursor-chat-browser