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CowAgent can create a portable local archive for migration or disaster recovery.

Create a backup

bash

cow backup
cow backup --output /safe/location/cow-backup.zip

The archive contains:

config.json
Agent persona and user files such as AGENT.md, USER.md, and MEMORY.md
Daily memory, session history, knowledge, custom skills, and scheduled tasks in the configured workspace
Legacy user_datas.pkl, when present

Transient tmp/ data, caches, Git metadata, and symbolic links are skipped. The archive is written with owner-only permissions where the operating system supports them.

<Warning> A backup may contain API keys, conversation history, and other personal data. Store and transfer it as a secret. The ZIP file is not encrypted. </Warning>

Restore a backup

Stop CowAgent before restoring:

bash

cow stop
cow restore /safe/location/cow-backup.zip

Use --workspace to migrate workspace files to a different location:

bash

cow restore cow-backup.zip --workspace ~/cow-restored

Restore validates the archive format and paths before writing anything. It overwrites matching files but does not delete unrelated files already present at the destination. When current CowAgent data exists, the command first creates a cow-pre-restore-*.zip rollback archive beside the selected backup.

For unattended scripts, pass --yes to acknowledge overwrites.