Working with Files

Your bot can create files and save them directly to your server. Once saved, you can browse, preview, copy, and download them from the Files section of your Dashboard, no apps, no email, no file sharing services needed.

Asking your bot to create a file

Just ask naturally. Your bot will create the file and save it to ~/files/ automatically.

Write a summary of our conversation and save it as a markdown file.

Create a CSV of the top 10 highest-grossing films of 2025.

Write a Python script to rename all the JPGs in a folder and save it.

Your bot will confirm when it’s done and tell you the filename. Head to Dashboard → Content → Files to find it.

Organising into folders

Ask your bot to use subfolders to keep things tidy.

Save it in ~/files/reports/ with today’s date in the filename.

Create a folder called ~/files/projects/clawops/ and save the brief there.

Folders appear in the Dashboard and you can navigate into them by tapping.

Accessing a file in a later conversation

Once a file exists on your server, you can refer to it by path in any future conversation.

Read ~/files/reports/2026-03-28-summary.md and update the figures.

Append today’s tasks to ~/files/journal.md.

Use the copy path button (clipboard icon next to any file or folder name) to grab the exact path and paste it into your message.

Previewing without downloading

Tap any filename in the Dashboard to open a preview — markdown renders beautifully, images display inline, PDFs open in the viewer. No download needed.

For code files (.py, .js, .ts, .sh) you’ll see the raw text, which is usually all you need to check the output looks right.

Practical examples

Save articles to read later

Save this page as a clean readable markdown file: https://example.com/article — strip the navigation and ads, just keep the content.

I’ve got 10 tabs open. Here are the URLs — save a summary of each one to ~/files/reading-list.md so I can read them later.

Research

Research the best standing desks under $500, compare the top 5 by price, build quality, and adjustability, and save a structured report to ~/files/research/standing-desks.md.

Build a landing page

Build me a full one-page landing page for my new SaaS product. Use Tailwind CSS, make it modern and clean — hero section, features, pricing, and a footer. Save it to ~/files/landing/index.html.

Scripts and automation

Write a bash script that backs up my ~/files folder to a dated zip archive and save it to ~/files/scripts/backup.sh.

Write a Python script that takes a folder of images and resizes them all to 1200px wide, preserving aspect ratio. Save it to ~/files/scripts/resize-images.py.

Ongoing log

Append a one-line entry to ~/files/log.txt summarising what we just did.

Tip

Your bot can also read files back to you. If you have a long document saved, ask: “Read ~/files/notes.md and give me the three most important points.”

Learn more about the Files feature →