diff --git a/source/bot.js b/source/bot.js
index db14048..b6752bb 100644
--- a/source/bot.js
+++ b/source/bot.js
@@ -314,6 +314,15 @@ bot.memory = {
 	saveLoop : function () {
 		clearTimeout( this.saveIntervalId );
 		setTimeout( this.saveLoop.bind(this), this.saveInterval );
+	},
+	
+	clear : function () {
+		Object.iterate( localStorage, function ( key, val ) {
+			if ( key.startsWith('bot_') ) {
+				localStorage.removeItem(key);
+			}
+		});
+		this.data = {};
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/source/plugins/export.js b/source/plugins/export.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b0c940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/plugins/export.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+(function() {
+    "use strict";
+
+    var doExport = function(args) {
+        var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
+        req.addEventListener('abort', function() {
+            args.reply('Failed: Gist request aborted by user (???)');
+        });
+        req.addEventListener('error', function() {
+            args.reply('Failed: Gist request encountered a network error');
+        });
+        req.addEventListener('load', function() {
+            if (req.status !== 201) {
+                var resp = '';
+                if (req.responseText) {
+                    resp = '\n' + req.responseText.match(/.{1,400}/g).join('\n');
+                }
+                args.reply('Failed: ' + req.status + ': ' + req.statusText + resp);
+            }
+    
+            var resp = JSON.parse(req.responseText);
+    
+            args.reply('Exported to gist, id: `' + resp.id + '` viewable at ' + resp.html_url);
+        });
+        req.open('POST', 'https://api.github.com/gists', true);
+        req.send(JSON.stringify({
+            files: {
+                'bot.json': {
+                    content: JSON.stringify(bot.memory.data)
+                }
+            }
+        }));
+    };
+
+    bot.addCommand({
+        name : 'export',
+        fun : doExport,
+        permissions : { del : 'NONE', use : 'OWNER' },
+        description : 'Blurts out a message with the persistent memory storage for export `/export`'
+    });
+})();
diff --git a/source/plugins/import.js b/source/plugins/import.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5904c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/plugins/import.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+(function() {
+    "use strict";
+    
+    var doImport = function (args) {
+        if (args.trim() === 'clear') {
+            bot.memory.clear();
+
+            return 'Bot memory cleared. Please restart the bot.';
+        }
+
+        var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
+        req.addEventListener('abort', function() {
+            args.reply('Failed: Gist request aborted by user (???)');
+        });
+        req.addEventListener('error', function() {
+            args.reply('Failed: Gist request encountered a network error');
+        });
+        req.addEventListener('load', function() {
+            if (req.status !== 200) {
+                var resp = '';
+                if (req.responseText) {
+                    resp = '\n' + req.responseText.match(/.{1,400}/g).join('\n');
+                }
+                args.reply('Failed: ' + req.status + ': ' + req.statusText + resp);
+            }
+    
+            var resp = JSON.parse(req.responseText);
+    
+            bot.memory.data = JSON.parse(resp.files['bot.json'].content);
+            bot.memory.save();
+    
+            args.reply("Imported and persisted successfully. Please restart the bot.");
+        });
+        req.open('GET', 'https://api.github.com/gists/' + args, true);
+        req.send(null);
+    };
+
+    bot.addCommand({
+        name : 'import',
+        fun : doImport,
+        permissions : { del : 'NONE', use : 'OWNER' },
+        description : 'Imports the persistent memory described in args `/export <exported-content>`'
+    });
+})();