codex-export 0.1.3

Export Codex Desktop session files as shareable HTML pages

codex-export

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Export Codex Desktop session records as browsable, shareable HTML pages. codex-export supports local exports, batch archives, and GitHub Gist uploads with ready-to-share preview links. The overall interaction model is inspired by simonw/claude-code-transcripts, but the parser is adapted to the real Codex session format.

Install

Install from PyPI:

uv tool install codex-export

Then run:

codex-export --help

If codex-export is not found, you may need to add ~/.local/bin to your PATH:

uv tool update-shell

For local development:

git clone [e-mail]:allojohn/codex-export.git
cd codex-export
uv sync
uv run codex-export --help

For Agents

You can give this prompt to an agent:

Read https://github.com/allojohn/codex-export/blob/main/README.md and use it to operate codex-export for me. First ask which Codex session I want to export. Then ask whether I want local HTML files, a shareable GitHub Gist preview link, a full archive, or the original session JSONL copied into the output directory. Next, run the correct command and tell me the output path or share link.

Share First

codex-export is especially useful for two things:

1. Exporting a Codex conversation into browsable HTML
2. Uploading it to GitHub Gist and getting a shareable preview link

Most common sharing command:

codex-export json ~/.codex/sessions/2026/03/31/rollout-xxxx.jsonl --gist

Or pick a recent local session and upload it directly:

codex-export --gist

On success, the command prints:

• The Gist URL
• A gisthost.github.io preview URL

That means other people can open the exported page directly without running the tool locally.

Common Commands

Pick from recent local sessions:

codex-export
codex-export local

Export a specific session file:

codex-export json ~/.codex/sessions/2026/03/31/rollout-xxxx.jsonl -o ./output
codex-export json ~/.codex/sessions/2026/03/31/rollout-xxxx.jsonl --open

Export from a remote JSON/JSONL URL:

codex-export json https://example.com/session.jsonl -o ./output

Upload to GitHub Gist and get a preview link:

codex-export json ~/.codex/sessions/2026/03/31/rollout-xxxx.jsonl --gist
codex-export --gist

Generate a full archive:

codex-export all -o ./codex-archive
codex-export all --dry-run

If you do not pass -o/--output, both local and json write to a temporary directory by default. If you do not pass -o, do not enable --gist, and do not enable -a/--output-auto, the result page opens automatically.

Commands

• local or the default command: read recent local sessions from ~/.codex/sessions
• json: export a specific .json / .jsonl file, or a remote URL
• all: export all local sessions into a browsable archive

Codex does not currently have an equivalent of the Claude project's web session import API, so this project does not implement a web command.

Output Options

local and json support:

• -o, --output DIRECTORY: output directory; defaults to a temporary directory
• -a, --output-auto: automatically create a subdirectory based on the session filename
• --source PATH: local only, override the local session directory
• --limit INTEGER: local only, control how many recent sessions appear in the picker
• --open: open index.html after export
• --gist: upload HTML to GitHub Gist and print a gisthost.github.io preview link
• --json: copy the original session file into the output directory

Generated output is structured like this:

• index.html: index page with one summary entry per turn
• page-001.html, page-002.html, ...: paginated full content including assistant messages, tool calls, tool results, commentary, and more

Batch Archive

The all command generates a three-level archive:

• A top-level index of all workspaces
• One index page per workspace
• One export page per session

Agent and subagent sessions are excluded by default. Add --include-agents to include them.

all supports:

• --source DIRECTORY: source directory, default ~/.codex/sessions
• -o, --output DIRECTORY: output directory, default ./codex-archive
• --include-agents: include agent and subagent sessions
• --dry-run: show what would be exported without writing files
• --open: open the archive index after generation
• -q, --quiet: only print errors

Current Features

• local: interactive picker for recent local sessions
• json: export local or remote .json / .jsonl
• all: generate a workspace-grouped archive
• -a / --output-auto
• --json
• --open
• --gist: upload generated HTML to GitHub Gist and print a shareable preview link
• Multi-page exports: paginated by Codex turn
• Gist preview fixups: automatically inject relative-link fixes for gisthost.github.io

Limitations

• local and all currently scan Codex local .jsonl session directories only; they do not read the SQLite history store
• reasoning.encrypted_content is not decrypted; only visible summaries are shown
• Some event_msg items mirror response_item entries; the rendered page de-duplicates these and prefers the final readable form
• --gist requires gh to be installed and authenticated with gh auth login
• No web command is implemented because Codex does not currently expose a corresponding web-session import interface