export-timeline-pdf

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Export a chat timeline to a PDF using the internal localhost export endpoint and wkhtmltopdf (currently unsupported in this environment).

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Export timeline PDF

⚠️ This skill is currently unsupported here.

Fallback behaviour

If the user asks for a timeline export right now:

Say that PDF export is currently unavailable in this environment.
Offer a fallback instead:
- gather the requested range with the messages tool
- write a Markdown or HTML export to the workspace
- attach that file if the user wants a downloadable artifact
Do not pretend the PDF path worked if the skill is unsupported.

When this skill is supported

Use the script below only when the local skill runtime and wkhtmltopdf are known to work.

Examples

Export the last 50 messages:

bun /workspace/.pi/skills/export-timeline-pdf/export-timeline-pdf.ts --chat web:default --last 50

Export a date range:

bun /workspace/.pi/skills/export-timeline-pdf/export-timeline-pdf.ts --chat web:default \
  --from "2026-03-01T00:00:00Z" --to "2026-03-05T23:59:59Z"

Export a row-id range:

bun /workspace/.pi/skills/export-timeline-pdf/export-timeline-pdf.ts --chat web:default \
  --from-row 1234 --to-row 1300

Dark theme:

bun /workspace/.pi/skills/export-timeline-pdf/export-timeline-pdf.ts --chat web:default --last 20 --theme dark

Options

Flag	Description	Default
`--chat`	Chat JID to export	`web:default`
`--from`	Start timestamp (ISO 8601)	(all)
`--to`	End timestamp (ISO 8601)	(all)
`--from-row`	Start message row ID	(all)
`--to-row`	End message row ID	(all)
`--last`	Export only the last N messages	(all)
`--theme`	`light` or `dark`	`light`
`--out`	Output PDF path	`/workspace/exports/timeline-<chat>.pdf`
`--port`	Piclaw web port	auto-detect / `8080`
`--auth-key`	Internal export auth key	env/config lookup
`--html-only`	Save HTML sidecar without rendering PDF	off

Auth lookup order

--auth-key
PICLAW_EXPORT_AUTH_KEY
PICLAW_INTERNAL_SECRET
PICLAW_WEB_INTERNAL_SECRET
web.internalSecret from /workspace/.piclaw/config.json

Prerequisites

wkhtmltopdf must be installed and on PATH
the piclaw web server must be running locally

Notes

The script is read-only: it does not modify SQLite or auth/session state.
The HTML export endpoint is GET /internal/export/timeline.
The script writes an HTML sidecar next to the PDF for inspection.