24. Export formats

[!ref] Full details in the User Manual, "Global settings".

The Settings panel exports every setting as a single YAML file for version control and team sharing.

24.1 Top-level shape

version: 1
exported_at: 2026-10-15T08:00:00Z
exported_by: AVL Code v0.10.15-alpha.1442
sections:
  account:        { … }
  models:         { … }
  personas:       { … }
  tools:          { … }
  skills:         { … }
  messaging:      { … }
  plugins:        { … }
  general:        { … }
  workspaces:     [ … ]

24.2 Section field cheat-sheet

Section	Main fields
`account`	`provider_priority`
`models`	`providers[]` (no plaintext key)
`personas`	`[].id` `name` `personality` `soul_path`
`tools`	`defaults` `policies[].mode` `policies[].overrides`
`skills`	`signature_required` `extra_search_paths[]`
`messaging`	`channel` `route_strategy` `throttle`
`plugins`	`installed[].id` `installed[].version` `installed[].enabled`
`general`	`theme` `language` `tray_enabled` `autostart_enabled` `font_size`
`workspaces`	`[].id` `path` `name` `archived` `default_mode` `mode_persona{}`

24.3 Notes

Credential fields are not included in the export; the target device must sign in or re-enter them.
The Sync flag is managed separately and isn't exported.

24.4 Session export

Form	Entry point	Notes
Screenshot (PNG)	Session tab right-click → Share	Matches the UI, follows the message density
HTML	as above	Also faithful in compact density (grey slim rows, grouped call counts, failures still counted); subagents render as cards
Markdown	as above	Copied to the clipboard
`.zsession`	as above	The whole session packed into a portable archive
Marked messages (Markdown / HTML / `.zsession`)	The "Marked" strip	Rules in §19.7

24.5 Trace export

Item	Value
Entry point	Stats popover → Trace panel → "Export"
Scope	The current run (or the current sub-trace); export is not offered inside a sub-trace view
Redaction	An on-the-spot option, ticked by default: the rules from Settings → Data masking are applied before writing to disk (no rules configured = no change); untick to export verbatim
Feedback	On success the output path is shown; cancelling is not an error