/export strips inline markdown formatting (bold, etc.) — /copy preserves it

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 14, 2026 by unthingable Closed May 4, 2026

Description

/export strips inline markdown formatting from the output file. For example, **bold text** is exported as plain bold text with the asterisks removed. /copy correctly preserves the raw markdown.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Have a conversation where Claude uses bold text (e.g., **important**)
  2. Run /export → open the resulting file → bold markers are stripped
  3. Run /copy → paste into a text editor → bold markers are preserved

Expected Behavior

/export should preserve raw markdown formatting in the output file, consistent with /copy.

Actual Behavior

Inline markdown is stripped (at minimum **bold**). Other inline formatting (italics, inline code) may be affected as well — not fully tested.

Environment

  • Claude Code version: 2.1.76
  • OS: macOS 15 (Darwin 24.6.0, arm64)

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