Most people using multiple chatbots rebuild context from scratch every single time. Tell ChatGPT your preferences. Tell Gemini your preferences. Tell Claude your preferences. It’s exhausting. Claude just changed the equation entirely. The creator of this video spotted the new feature and walked through exactly how it works, and watching it come together was one of those “why didn’t they do this sooner” moments.
The idea is simple: Claude can now import your stored memories from ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Microsoft Copilot, or any chatbot with a memory feature. Your preferences, working style, ongoing projects, instructions you’ve built up over years, all of it can now live in Claude in one shot.
Old way vs. new way
Before this update, switching to Claude meant starting from zero. You’d retype your preferences, re-upload context, and hope the model figures out your style over time. Now, Claude gives you a prompt to copy, you paste it into any other chatbot, and it exports everything it knows about you in a structured format. Paste that back into Claude, and you’re done.
🔧 How to do it (step by step)
- Go to claude.ai and open Settings > Capabilities
- Make sure both memory options are turned on (reference chats + generate memories)
- Click Start Import and copy the prompt Claude provides
- Paste that prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini, or another chatbot
- Copy the output it generates (your exported memories)
- Paste it back into Claude to save it to memory
The export prompt the creator shares works with any memory-enabled chatbot. Here it is exactly as provided:
Export all of my stored memories and any context you’ve learned about me from past conversations. Preserve my words verbatim where possible, especially for instructions and preferences.
Categories (output in this order):
- Instructions: Rules I’ve explicitly asked you to follow going forward: tone, format, style, “always do X”, “never do Y”, and corrections to your behavior. Only include rules from stored memories, not from conversations.
- Identity: Name, age, location, education, family, relationships, languages, and personal interests.
- Career: Current and past roles, companies, and general skill areas.
- Projects: Projects I meaningfully built or committed to. Ideally ONE entry per project. Include what it does, current status, and any key decisions. Use the project name or a short descriptor as the first words of the entry.
- Preferences: Opinions, tastes, and working-style preferences that apply broadly.
Format:
Use section headers for each category. Within each category, list one entry per line, sorted by oldest date first. Format each line as:
[YYYY-MM-DD] – Entry content here.
If no date is known, use [unknown] instead.
Output:
- Wrap the entire export in a single code block for easy copying.
- After the code block, state whether this is the complete set or if more remain.
💡 Two bonus tips from the video
- Privacy first: Go to Settings > Privacy and turn off “Help Claude improve.” Even on the $200 plan, this isn’t disabled by default, so you have to do it manually.
- Edit your memories: After importing, use the pencil icon in Claude to correct or delete anything outdated.
The reverse works too. The expert notes you can export Claude memories to other chatbots by asking Claude to “write out my memories exactly as they appear” and pasting that output into ChatGPT as a regular conversation.
If you’ve been hesitant to commit to Claude because your history lives elsewhere, this removes that barrier completely. Check out the full video for the walkthrough on Claude Projects, the desktop app, and the Co-work feature.