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+# bitwarden-exporters
+
+Read any available documentation: [README.md](./README.md) for architecture and
+[resources/](./resources/) for test fixtures.
+
+## Critical Rules
+
+**Export types are separate from vault types**: `Cipher`, `Folder`, and `ImportingCipher` in this
+crate are intentionally duplicated from `bitwarden-vault` to maintain a stable export API. Do not
+replace them with vault types directly.
+
+**CSV only supports Login and SecureNote**: Cards, identities, and SSH keys are silently skipped
+during CSV export. This is intentional — the format cannot represent them.
+
+**Encrypted JSON uses account KDF settings**: The password-protected export derives its encryption
+key using the user's configured KDF (PBKDF2 or Argon2id). The `Client` must have KDF parameters
+available or the export will fail.
+
+**CXF import must manually encrypt fido2 credentials**: When importing CXF payloads containing
+passkeys, the import path calls `set_new_fido2_credentials` to encrypt them via the
+`KeyStoreContext` before returning. Do not skip this step.
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 # Bitwarden Exporters
 
 Contains the export and import functionality for Bitwarden Password Manager.
+
+## Supported formats
+
+| Format              | Export | Import | Source                  |
+| ------------------- | ------ | ------ | ----------------------- |
+| CSV                 | Yes    | No     | `src/csv.rs`            |
+| JSON                | Yes    | No     | `src/json.rs`           |
+| Encrypted JSON      | Yes    | No     | `src/encrypted_json.rs` |
+| Credential Exchange | Yes    | Yes    | `src/cxf/`              |
+
+- **CSV** — Flat export of Login and SecureNote items only. Cards, identities, and SSH keys are
+  excluded.
+- **JSON** — Unencrypted JSON containing all cipher types (Login, SecureNote, Card, Identity,
+  SshKey) and folders.
+- **Encrypted JSON** — Same structure as JSON, but password-protected using the account's KDF
+  settings (PBKDF2 or Argon2id).
+- **CXF (Credential Exchange Format)** — [FIDO Alliance standard][cxf-spec] for transferring
+  credentials between providers. This is the only format that supports both export and import.
+
+[cxf-spec]: https://fidoalliance.org/specifications-credential-exchange-specifications/
+
+## Crate structure
+
+```text
+src/
+├── lib.rs                 # Public types and re-exports
+├── exporter_client.rs     # ExporterClient + ExporterClientExt trait (entry point)
+├── export.rs              # Orchestrates decrypt → format → output
+├── models.rs              # Conversions between vault models and export types
+├── error.rs               # ExportError (aggregates per-format errors)
+├── csv.rs                 # CSV formatter
+├── json.rs                # JSON formatter
+├── encrypted_json.rs      # Password-protected JSON formatter
+├── uniffi_support.rs      # UniFFI mobile bindings support
+└── cxf/                   # Credential Exchange Format
+    ├── mod.rs
+    ├── export.rs          # build_cxf()
+    ├── import.rs          # parse_cxf()
+    └── *.rs               # Per-credential-type converters (login, card, identity, etc.)
+```
+
+## Data flow
+
+### Export (CSV & JSON)
+
+[`ExporterClient::export_vault`] decrypts ciphers and folders via the `KeyStore`, passes them
+through the chosen format module (`csv`, `json`, or `encrypted_json`), and returns the result as a
+`String`.
+
+```rust,no_run
+use bitwarden_core::Client;
+use bitwarden_exporters::{ExporterClientExt, ExportFormat};
+# use bitwarden_vault::{Cipher, Folder};
+
+fn export(client: &Client, folders: Vec<Folder>, ciphers: Vec<Cipher>) {
+    let export = client
+        .exporters()
+        .export_vault(folders, ciphers, ExportFormat::Json)
+        .unwrap();
+}
+```
+
+### Credential Exchange
+
+#### Import
+
+[`ExporterClient::import_cxf`] parses a CXF JSON string into [`ImportingCipher`] values, encrypts
+each one via the `KeyStore`, and returns `Vec<Cipher>` ready for storage.
+
+```rust,no_run
+use bitwarden_core::Client;
+use bitwarden_exporters::ExporterClientExt;
+
+fn import(client: &Client, cxf_payload: String) {
+    let ciphers = client
+        .exporters()
+        .import_cxf(cxf_payload)
+        .unwrap();
+}
+```
+
+#### Export
+
+[`ExporterClient::export_cxf`] decrypts ciphers and converts them to the [Credential Exchange
+Format][cxf-spec].
+
+```rust,no_run
+use bitwarden_core::Client;
+use bitwarden_exporters::{Account, ExporterClientExt};
+# use bitwarden_vault::Cipher;
+
+fn export_cxf(client: &Client, account: Account, ciphers: Vec<Cipher>) {
+    let cxf_json = client
+        .exporters()
+        .export_cxf(account, ciphers)
+        .unwrap();
+}
+```
+
+## Testing
+
+Run the crate tests with:
+
+```sh
+cargo test -p bitwarden-exporters
+```
+
+Test fixtures live in the `resources/` directory (sample JSON exports, CXF payloads from Dashlane,
+1Password, and Devolutions).