# blackbox-notes

A local-first tool that converts ChatGPT conversation exports into ranked, structured knowledge bundles you can reuse for writing, research, and project development.

## Why this exists

Long AI chats create valuable insight — but it gets buried in noise.

blackbox-notes:

- extracts ideas into atomic chunks

- scores importance

- groups content into domains (“products”)

- produces auditable, reproducible outputs

Runs entirely on your machine. No cloud required.

## What it does

Given a ChatGPT conversations.json export, it generates:

- index.csv — master ranked table

- products/\*/bundle.md — readable knowledge bundles

- quotes.md — high-signal quotations

- tasks.md — extracted action items

- run.json — run metadata + filters (audit trail)

## Quickstart

### 1. Export ChatGPT data

ChatGPT → Settings → Data Controls → Export data

Download the ZIP and extract conversations.json.

### 2. Run

python chat\_distiller.py conversations.json --out out