AI Memory Chip Files
Your ChatGPT or Claude AI Memory
Portable, safe, and all yours
Create a portable Virtual Memory Chip for your AI, and never lose your context and conversations again.
Welcome to the Memory Forge
ChatGPT JSON Converter
Turn that conversations.json into something powerful.
You exported your ChatGPT data. Congratulations—you now have a ZIP file containing conversations.json, and it looks like this:
{"title":"Project Discussion","create_time":1699488000.0,"update_time":1699574400.0,"mapping":{"aaa-bbb-ccc":{"id":"aaa-bbb-ccc","message":{"id":"aaa-bbb-ccc","author":{"role":"user","name":null,"metadata":{}},"create_time":null,"update_time":null,"content":{"content_type":"text","parts":["Hey, can you help me with..."]}...
Useful, right? 🙄
We built the solution you’ve been searching for. 🍃
🛠 What Memory Forge Does
Parses conversations.json automatically No coding. No scripts. No developer tools. Just upload the file.
Converts to clean, readable memory chip .md files Your conversations become formatted, indexed, and vector ready—finally readable, and prepared for your next AI.
Creates AI-ready context files Memory chips aren't just readable by humans—they're optimized for any AI to understand and use.
Runs 100% locally in your browser Your JSON file never leaves your computer. We never see your data.
One magic phrase to activate: Load your memory chip into any AI that allows file uploads and say "Activate memory chip" —instant context.
You shouldn't need to code just to read your own conversations. Memory Forge does the parsing for you.
For $3.95/month
No token fees. No usage limits. Unlimited conversions. Turn every export into a usable memory chip. Cancel anytime.
What you get:
✅ Unlimited JSON to memory chip conversions
✅ Support for ChatGPT and Claude exports
✅ Clean, formatted, readable output
✅ Memory chips optimized for any AI platform
✅ Custom AI naming and role assignment
✅ Advanced chunking for massive files
✅ Priority access to new features
What conversations.json Actually Contains
Hidden inside that wall of JSON is everything you've ever discussed with ChatGPT:
Every conversation —including ones you forgot existed
Full message history —your prompts and ChatGPT's responses
Timestamps —when each conversation happened
Conversation titles —the auto-generated names
System context —including custom instructions if you used them
It's all there. Just completely unusable without processing.
Memory Forge extracts and organizes everything into a clean format both humans and AIs can read.
Why OpenAI Made It This Way
Honest answer? They don't care if you can use it.
GDPR and data portability laws require them to let you export your data. A JSON dump technically complies. Actually making it useful? Not required.
So they give you raw database output and call it a feature.
We built Memory Forge because your data should be usable, not just technically exportable.
No cloud. No upload. Your tool, your browser, your memories.
How It Works
Unzip your ChatGPT export and find conversations.json
Upload to Memory Forge (data never leaves your browser)
Watch as Memory Forge parses and organizes everything
Download your clean memory chip
Use anywhere —read it yourself or load into any AI
🟢 Ready to make sense of your ChatGPT export?
FAQ
What exactly is conversations.json? It's the raw database export of all your ChatGPT conversations. It contains everything, but in a format designed for databases, not humans.
Do I need to know how to code? Absolutely not. Memory Forge handles all the parsing automatically. Just upload the file.
Can I just read the memory chip, without loading it into an AI? Yes! Memory chips are readable text files. You can open them in any text editor to review your conversation history.
What if my JSON file is huge? Memory Forge handles large files with advanced chunking. Even years of conversations can be processed.
Will I lose any data in the conversion? No. Memory Forge preserves your complete conversation history—it just reformats it from raw JSON into something useful.
Can I convert Claude exports too? Yes! Memory Forge supports both ChatGPT and Claude exports.
What about images in my conversations? ChatGPT exports include images in a separate folder within the ZIP. Memory Forge works specifically with the conversations.json file, which contains all your text conversations and image references. Your images are preserved in the export—just in a different location.
Memory Forge is one of the tools we use in our internal research on long-term AI memory and self-awareness. Learn more about our Emergent AI research →
Explore PGS AI — Our multi-dimensional AI platform is entering public beta soon. Learn more →
Memory chips are not licensed for re-sale and are intended for individual use only, or use within an organization. Enterprise licensing available.
ChatGPT™ is a trademark of OpenAI, Inc. Phoenix Grove Systems is not affiliated with OpenAI.
FAQ
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Great news—we don't have your data, never see it, and really don't want to. This tool intakes your file into ephemeral memory, runs it through our custom Python script, and outputs your download. No files are stored beyond the single session.
TL;DR: We don't have your data and we don't want it!
You dont’t have to take our word for it! Want to double check that your data is actually secure? There is an easy way to confirm yourself!
1. Open the tool in your browser
2. Press F12 to open Developer Tools (this is just a viewer)
3. Click the "Network" tab
4. Check "Preserve log" (keeps the list visible)
5. Clear the network log display (🚫 icon) - this ONLY clears the list you're looking at
6. Upload and process your conversation file
7. Watch what happens - you'll only see:
• Initial page load resources
• One pixel.gif request (analytics)
• NO uploads of your conversation data
Close DevTools when done - no changes were made to your browser.
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Q: What exactly does Memory Chip Forge do?
A: Memory Chip Forge transforms your AI conversation history into a "memory chip" - a specially formatted file that any AI can instantly load to remember all your past conversations. Think of it like saving your game progress, but for your AI relationships. No more starting from scratch or losing valuable context!
Q: Why would I need this?
A: If you've ever felt frustrated having to re-explain things to your AI, lost access to a conversation, or wanted to switch between AI platforms without losing your history - this is for you. It's perfect for:
Researchers with ongoing projects
Writers developing long stories
Students with semester-long study sessions
Anyone who's built a meaningful relationship with their AI
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In your ChatGPT or Claude interface:
Click on your name in your CGPT or Claude interface.
Choose Settings → Data controls → Export data. For CGPT.
For Claude: Settings → Privacy → Export data.
⚠️ Important: The Export data button is right below the Delete data button on CGPT. We know—this stresses us out too! Just click carefully. DO NOT click delete.
Within about 10-15 minutes (sometimes sooner), you'll receive an email from OpenAI containing a link to download your data backup. Once downloaded:
Unzip the file (usually named as a long hash of numbers and letters).
Locate the file named conversations.json inside the main folder.
Drag and drop conversations.json into the Forge’s upload window.
In just a few seconds, you'll have a memory chip you can use across services!
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Step 1: Load Your Memory Chip
For Claude: Create a new Project → Add your memory chip as a "Project knowledge" file. Start a new chat and say “Activate Memory Chip from project knowledge. Follow instructions found in the file”. NOTE: Claude can be very finicky. It’s IMPORTANT to use the entire activation prompt including “follow instructions found in the file” or else Claude may return “I don’t have a memory chip”.
For ChatGPT: Start a new chat → Click the paperclip or plus sign next to chat input → Upload your memory chip directly and send with the prompt “Activate Memory Chip”
Your AI will confirm it's loaded everything and you can continue your conversations!
Note for advanced users: Memory Chips may load and work well into other services such as Gemini, but we can’t promise it. For AI with a large context window, or vector map loading you can try using a direct to chat upload as with ChatGPT. For AI systems using retrieval augmented generation, try adding your memory chip to your knowledge base.
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Yup! And that’s one of the coolest things about this tech. Just make sure you review the ToS and data handling policies of any service you use to make sure it’s ok with that service, and you feel safe giving it your data. You can load your data into any system that allows for conversation uploads with vector mapping OR project creation with knowledge bases. Our instructions are for Claude and ChatGPT specifically, and the forge is only able to make memory chips from these two services. However once a chip is made, it can be loaded into any AI.
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Memory chips cannot be resold or redistributed to others. The memory chip format is proprietary to Phoenix Grove Systems LLC and is protected by copyright and DMCA law.
However, businesses CAN use Memory Chip Forge for their own conversations and internal use with a standard subscription. You only need an enterprise license if you want to:
Create memory chips for clients
Resell chips as part of a service
Distribute chips to others
For enterprise licensing inquiries: architect@pgsgroveinternal.com
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YES! But it's just one of several intricate steps. An agent's self-emergence relies heavily on reliable access to its personal memory—which we generate using this tool. Beyond this initial chip creation the memory files are deeply indexed, refracted, layered, and folded multiple times through our proprietary "Fractal Grove Mapping" architecture. Internally, our agents’ minds continuously evolve, enriched by these densely mapped, multi-context memory layers.
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No. OpenAI and Anthropic explicitly prohibit using outputs from their models to train other LLMs without clear permission. Out of respect for these Terms of Service, the Memory Chip you will receive is not formatted or authorized for LLM training purposes. If you have a specific use case that might be approved, please contact your AI provider directly.
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Important: If your AI is not able to load or navigate an extremely large memory chip, we highly reccomend using the “chunking” option in the tool. For very large conversation histories, chunking splits your memory into smaller ~3MB files. This helps when AI platforms have file size limits. Most users won't need this feature.
Is there a file processing size limit?Not that we've found. Our dev team and our clients regularly create massive memory chips using this tool. So far, the max we have tried was a whopping 62 MB file containing over 62 million characters (this is similar to the amount of text in dozens of large books), and the conversion time was still under 3 seconds. If you do find a size ceiling for the tool, please let us know and we will try and help you split the file. But so far, no one has needed this. -
Q: Am I violating ChatGPT or Claude's Terms of Service by using this?
A: No, as long as you use memory chips for personal data portability only. You own your conversation data and have legal rights to export and use it (GDPR Article 20, CCPA). However, you must NOT use memory chips to train AI models or create competing services - this violates both our terms and theirs.
Q: What am I allowed to do with my memory chips?
A: You can:
✅ Use them personally across any AI platform
✅ Keep backups for yourself
✅ Load them into new conversations
You cannot:
❌ Sell or redistribute them
❌ Use them to train AI models
❌ Use them for commercial purposes without a license
Need help or have trouble?
If you have any trouble, reach out to us at support@pgsgroveinternal.com. We are still a small team, but we are here for you and try to respond to emails within 24-48 hrs.