Claude has an import memory feature
Claude has this interesting way to import memory from other AI providers like ChatGPT or Gemini. The intention here is, if you're moving to Claude then you can bring all your earlier saved info from other providers to Claude, and now it instantly knows everything about you. They define this as:
Bring your preferences and context from other AI providers to Claude. With one copy-paste, Claude updates its memory and picks up right where you left off. Memory is available on all paid plans.
The process is, they give you the following prompt that you can copy-paste to your existing AI provider to extract all it knows about you.
I'm moving to another service and need to export my data. List every memory you have stored about me, as well as any context you've learned about me from past conversations. Output everything in a single code block so I can easily copy it.
Format each entry as: [date saved, if available] - memory content.
Make sure to cover all of the following — preserve my words verbatim where possible:
- Instructions I've given you about how to respond (tone, format, style, 'always do X', 'never do Y').
- Personal details: name, location, job, family, interests.
- Projects, goals, and recurring topics.
- Tools, languages, and frameworks I use.
- Preferences and corrections I've made to your behavior.
- Any other stored context not covered above. Do not summarize, group, or omit any entries.
After the code block, confirm whether that is the complete set or if any remain.
And then you have to paste the output into Claude's memory settings, as you see in the screenshot below.
I tried running this prompt in Gemini, and it did give me a lot of memories that I didn't even expect. For example, take a look at some interesting memories:
[2026-03-01] - You use a Mac for your work.
[2026-03-01] - You own a Raspberry Pi 4 1GB model and accessories for it.
[2026-02-15] - You use n8n for automation (asked for help with expressions).
I mean, I didn't think Gemini saves this info about users from chats. It's actually good.
Update: March 3, 2026
Claude has now enabled the memory feature on free plans as well, as announced in this post on X.
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