MCP Catalogs
← Home

chatgpt2md

by NextStat·★ 16·Score 42

ChatGPT to Markdown converter with full-text search and MCP server for accessing conversations in Claude.

ai-llmproductivityfile-system
1
Forks
1
Open issues
3 mo ago
Last commit
2d ago
Indexed

Overview

chatgpt2md is a Rust-based CLI tool that converts ChatGPT export data into organized Markdown files with a built-in full-text search index. It provides an MCP server with three tools: search_conversations for full-text searching across all chats, get_conversation for reading specific conversations, and list_conversations for browsing chats by date. The tool supports both automatic and manual configuration for Claude Desktop and Claude Code, with one-command installation for seamless integration.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

you:Access ChatGPT conversation history directly in Claude for contextual reference
you:Search and retrieve specific conversations from large ChatGPT exports
you:Archive ChatGPT chats in a readable Markdown format with full-text search capabilities
you:What file formats does chatgpt2md support?
you:Can I exclude system messages from the export?

When to choose this

Choose this tool if you're migrating from ChatGPT to Claude and need to maintain access to your conversation history with full search capabilities.

When NOT to choose this

Don't choose this if you need to process exports from platforms other than ChatGPT or if you require bidirectional sync between ChatGPT and Claude.

Tools this server exposes

3 tools extracted from the README
  • search_conversations

    Full-text search across all conversations by keywords

  • get_conversation

    Read the complete text of a specific conversation

  • list_conversations

    Browse conversations by year and/or month

Comparable tools

chatgpt-exportmcp-chat-historyclaude-import

Installation

Installation

Quick Install
cargo install --git https://github.com/NextStat/chatgpt2md
Binary Installation
  1. Download the appropriate binary for your platform from [Releases](https://github.com/NextStat/chatgpt2md/releases)
  2. Extract and move to PATH:

``bash tar xzf chatgpt2md-*.tar.gz sudo mv chatgpt2md /usr/local/bin/ ``

Claude Configuration
chatgpt2md install --index ./chatgpt_chats/.index --chats ./chatgpt_chats
Manual Claude Desktop Configuration

Edit Claude Desktop config file:

  • **macOS:** ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • **Windows:** %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chatgpt-history": {
      "command": "/path/to/chatgpt2md",
      "args": ["serve", "--index", "/path/to/chatgpt_chats/.index", "--chats", "/path/to/chatgpt_chats"]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

What file formats does chatgpt2md support?
It supports both ZIP exports directly from ChatGPT and the JSON format (conversations.json) inside the ZIP.
Can I exclude system messages from the export?
Yes, use `--include-system` flag to include system/tool messages, otherwise they are excluded by default.

Compare chatgpt2md with

chatgpt2md vs ultimate_mcp_serverchatgpt2md vs mcp-server-chartchatgpt2md vs everythingchatgpt2md vs filesystemchatgpt2md vs time
GitHub →

Last updated · Auto-generated from public README + GitHub signals.