Export sessions

Save any conversation as a portable zip file for sharing, archiving, or reviewing outside of Kiro. The full thread is preserved: prompts, responses, tool calls, and code blocks.

1. Right-click the chat tab you want to export.
2. Select Export Chat.
3. Choose a location to save the zip file.
4. Extract the zip to view the exported files.

The exported zip contains a directory named for the session ID, with the following files:

• session.json: session metadata (agent name, model, timestamps, and other session details)
• messages.jsonl: the full conversation as newline-delimited JSON — one message per line (prompts, responses, code blocks, tool calls)
• sub-executions/*.jsonl: messages from any sub-agent executions run during the session (present only when the session used sub-agents)

• Team sharing: export a session where you solved a complex problem to share the approach with teammates
• Documentation: capture a session that explains architecture decisions
• Debugging: export a session for review when investigating unexpected agent behavior
• Archiving: save important sessions before clearing history

Exports are read-only. You cannot import an exported session back into Kiro.