{"version":1,"scope":"full","truncated":false,"id":"editorial-compare-cardloom","url":"https://wenbu.app/en/compare/cardloom/","locale":"en","revision":"6fa53d4e1132f17e496ef12dbc984d193d841b3d46b161bd1546ae267754b784","updated":"2026-11-13T13:22:22.672Z","content":"# Wenbu vs Cardloom: browser draws, local journal and optional account saving\n\nCompare Wenbu and Cardloom on the concrete task of drawing a spread, keeping the raw result, then exporting or saving. Includes a hypothetical three-card record and states plainly that recovery after a device change was not tested.\n\nUpdated: 2026-10-30 · Wenbu AI-assisted editorial\n\nStart with where your task ends. If you only want to draw in a browser, write a few notes and keep the record locally with an export option, both public pages cover that path: Cardloom says readings and the local journal are free with no account, that the journal stays in this browser, and that you should export before changing devices or clearing browser data. Wenbu's free page lists 78-card tarot draws, a local journal and JSON export, currently without payment or registration. If you also want to hand the same calculation to your own agent, Wenbu publishes MCP, CLI and REST interfaces, while Cardloom's page describes optional AI interpretation limited to three per day. Neither public excerpt promises recovery after a device change, so do not read \"export exists\" as \"you will always get it back.\" Choose by whether you value a portable local record or programmable interfaces and multi-tool calculation.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/) · [Wenbu · agent integrations](https://wenbu.app/agents/) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n- Decide the endpoint first: both cover local records and export; Wenbu's public documentation goes further on programmable interfaces.\n\n- Cardloom explicitly advises exporting before changing devices or clearing browser data; Wenbu offers JSON export, but neither excerpt guarantees recovery after a device change.\n\n- Draws are random, so repeating a question does not reproduce the same cards on demand; the record's value is the original result plus your notes.\n\n## Decision flow from draw to device change\n\n1. **1. Draw and keep the raw result** — Choose a spread and turn the cards; Wenbu's methodology page says draws are random and the page keeps the raw result, so do not redraw just to get a nicer-looking spread.\n\n2. **2. Write the question and notes** — Cardloom lists notes as optional and Wenbu offers a local journal; record the question, positions and your thoughts at the time for later review.\n\n3. **3. Export a local copy** — Cardloom advises exporting before changing devices or clearing browser data; Wenbu's free page lists JSON export. Open the file yourself to confirm its contents.\n\n4. **4. Move it yourself on a new device** — Neither public excerpt describes a recovery process or success guarantee after a device change, so treat the export as a copy you must keep, not automatic sync.\n\nThis flow splits draw, keep a copy, export and change device into checkable steps and marks where the public statements stop. It describes an operating order, not a storage guarantee from either vendor.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n## Define the task: draw, keep the raw result, then decide where it goes\n\nSplitting the choice into three steps helps: draw a spread, save the raw result with your question and notes, then decide whether to export a local copy or hand it to an account or external tool. Cardloom's public page states this path plainly: choose a spread, turn the cards, write optional notes, then save to the journal, while noting that the journal stays in this browser and should be exported before changing devices or clearing browser data. Wenbu's free page likewise lists 78-card tarot draws, a local journal and JSON export, currently without payment or registration.\n\nThe difference lies beyond that path. Wenbu's public documentation also describes an MCP draw_tarot tool taking one or three cards and an upright/reversed option, drawing without replacement from the full deck; its CLI and REST also return JSON. Cardloom's page describes optional AI interpretation, limited to three per day, and says only the question, cards and notes you choose to submit are sent to the model. Both suit drawing and noting it down, but if you want to pass results to your own program or agent, Wenbu's interface documentation is more specific.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/) · [Wenbu · agent integrations](https://wenbu.app/agents/) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n## Local journal and export: both say keep a copy\n\nCardloom is explicit about where the journal lives: in this browser, with export described as a way to keep a safe copy or take it to another device. That sentence implies two things at once: storage is local by default, and moving across devices is your job. Wenbu's free page lists the local journal and JSON export as free features and says that after AI quota runs out you can still draw, save notes and export results. On the public text, both treat export as a reader action rather than automatic sync.\n\nThe uncertainty to preserve is this: neither public excerpt describes the export file's fields, the validation after import, or any guarantee that recovery succeeds after a device change. So export exists proves an export entry point, not that a new device will restore everything. If the record matters, open the exported file yourself to confirm its contents and keep a copy independent of the browser; that is operational advice, not a storage promise from either vendor.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/)\n\n## Accounts, AI and interfaces: choose by need, not by a winner\n\nCardloom's page says readings, card meanings, lessons and the local journal are free, with no checkout or subscription, and limits AI model interpretations to three per day on this browser. Wenbu's free page says browser visitors and signed-in accounts get up to five tool-page AI interpretations and twelve agent turns per day, resetting at midnight Shanghai time, and that signing in merges the day's trial usage rather than granting a fresh allowance. These are each vendor's own quota statements; they do not establish the other's pricing or undisclosed limits.\n\nOn interfaces, Wenbu publishes seven MCP tools, CLI and REST JSON returns, and says calculation requests need no Wenbu account, with only the built-in AI sending selected content onward. Cardloom's public excerpt does not describe an API or export format; that only means the page does not cover those topics, not that Cardloom lacks such features. Keep not on the page separate from not in the product.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/) · [Wenbu · agent integrations](https://wenbu.app/agents/)\n\n## Randomness and records: why repeating a question is not reproduction\n\nWenbu's methodology page says tarot draws one or three cards with equal probability from 78, with no repeats within a single draw; when reversals are on, each card independently has a 50% chance of appearing reversed, and the three positions are present, pull and next step, used to organize reflection rather than as a necessary sequence. The result therefore comes from a random process: repeating the same question will not give you the same cards on demand, and an occasional repeat is coincidence.\n\nSo the point of a record is not to test whether the cards are accurate, but to keep what was drawn, what you wrote and what later happened. Cardloom's daily-card text advises keeping a note and seeing what you notice by evening; it does not state a rule about treating the prompt as an optional small experiment or separating card associations from what actually happened. Wenbu's daily-card page is the one that explicitly suggests treating the prompt as a small experiment you can choose and separating what the card made you think of from what actually happened. Wenbu's methodology page asks readers to keep traditional meanings, AI inference and real circumstances apart; Cardloom's page calls its card notes modern prompts for reflection but does not state the same three-layer rule.\n\n[Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/) · [Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · daily card](https://wenbu.app/daily/)\n\n## Task-by-task comparison of the two public statements\n\n| Task step | Cardloom public statement | Wenbu public statement | Not verified or not covered |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Browser draw | Choose a spread and turn cards; daily card, three-card and custom spreads | 78-card tarot draws, one or three cards, without replacement | Detailed draw interfaces were not individually tested |\n| Local journal | Journal stays in this browser; notes optional | Local journal listed as a free feature | Export file fields are not described in the excerpts |\n| Export | Export and import journal; export before changing devices | JSON export | Import validation and device-change recovery were not tested |\n| Account and AI | Free, no account; optional AI up to three per day | Free, no registration; AI quota described for visitors and accounts | Account saving and sync status were not tested |\n| Programmable interface | Not described in the public excerpt | MCP, CLI and REST returning JSON | Whether Cardloom has an API is not proven by this page |\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/) · [Wenbu · agent integrations](https://wenbu.app/agents/) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n## Hypothetical case: a three-card record through export and a device change\n\nThis is a fictional example for illustrating the record-keeping flow. It is not a real draw result and not a computed birth chart. Suppose a reader, Lin, draws three cards in a browser about whether to accept a new project, using the positions present, pull and next step, and writes a note.\n\n1. Step 1: draw. Lin chooses a three-card spread and turns the cards, seeing three cards and their upright or reversed states. Per Wenbu's methodology page this is a random draw with no repeats within it; she does not redraw to get a smoother result.\n\n2. Step 2: keep a record. She writes the question, the three card names and orientations, and one observation into the journal. Cardloom's page lists notes as optional and says the journal stays in this browser; Wenbu also offers a local journal.\n\n3. Step 3: export. She uses the export function to create a local copy and immediately opens the file to confirm the three cards, positions and note are present. Cardloom advises exporting before changing devices or clearing browser data; Wenbu's free page lists JSON export.\n\n4. Step 4: change device. She moves to another computer and tries to bring the copy along. Neither public excerpt describes validation after import or a recovery guarantee, so this step falls outside what was tested; she can only confirm she holds a readable copy.\n\n5. Step 5: review. Weeks later she compares the note with what actually happened, separating what the cards made her think of from what happened, and does not treat either vendor's interpretation as a prediction.\n\nThe specific lesson is that a record's value comes from the raw cards, positions, your own notes and a copy you have checked, not from redrawing or an accuracy claim. Whether a device change restores everything is not guaranteed by the public statements and should be labeled untested.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n## FAQ\n\n### Both are free and need no account, so what is there to compare?\n\nThe endpoint of your task. If you only need browser draws, a local journal and export, both public statements cover it; if you also want to pass draws to your own program or agent, Wenbu publishes MCP, CLI and REST JSON returns, while Cardloom's public excerpt does not describe an interface. Cardloom's page does explicitly describe optional AI interpretation limited to three per day, which is part of its public statement.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/) · [Wenbu · agent integrations](https://wenbu.app/agents/)\n\n### After exporting, is recovery on a new device guaranteed?\n\nNo such promise can be made. Cardloom advises exporting before changing devices or clearing browser data, and Wenbu lists JSON export, but neither public excerpt describes import validation or a recovery guarantee after a device change. Open the exported file to confirm its contents and keep a copy independent of the browser; device-change recovery remains untested.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/)\n\n### Will asking the same question again draw the same cards?\n\nNot on demand. Wenbu's methodology page says tarot is drawn randomly and a single draw has no repeats; repeating a question starts a new random process, and an occasional repeat is coincidence. Keep the cards and notes from the original draw rather than redrawing to reach a preferred result.\n\n[Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n### If Cardloom's page does not mention an API, does that mean there is none?\n\nThat cannot be inferred. The public excerpt covers only what the page states; it does not describe an API or export format, which means the page does not address those topics, not that the product lacks them. Keep not on the page separate from not in the product and rely on each vendor's own statements.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · agent integrations](https://wenbu.app/agents/)\n\n## Glossary\n\n- **Local journal**: A reading record stored in the current browser, which usually requires the reader to export a copy to keep it after changing devices or clearing data. [Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/)\n\n- **Draw without replacement**: Drawing from the full deck so each card appears at most once in a single draw; Wenbu's draw_tarot tool draws one or three cards this way. [Wenbu · agent integrations](https://wenbu.app/agents/) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n- **Reversal**: An option to read a card upside down; Wenbu says each card independently has a 50% chance of appearing reversed when reversals are on. [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n- **Exported copy**: A file the reader creates and can keep outside the browser; an export entry point is not a promise of automatic recovery on a new device. [Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/)\n\n## Evidence notes\n\n- Cardloom's public page says readings and the local journal are free with no account, and advises exporting before changing devices. — “Free readings · No account” (fact); [Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/)\n\n- Wenbu's free page lists 78-card tarot draws, a local journal and JSON export, currently without payment or registration. — “78 张塔罗抽牌、本地手记、JSON 导出” (fact); [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/)\n\n- Wenbu's tarot draws are random, the page keeps the raw result, and reproducibility of a calculation does not validate an interpretation. — “塔罗和在线起卦由程序随机抽取。页面会保留原始结果。” (editorial); [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n## Sources\n\n- [Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) — Vendor statements about browser draws, physical-deck logging, local journal export and optional AI; no account, storage or security audit; fetched 2026-10-30T07:00:36.246Z; complete response\n\n- [Wenbu · current free access](https://wenbu.app/free/) — First-party access and quota documentation; fetched 2026-10-30T07:00:36.222Z; complete response\n\n- [Wenbu · agent integrations](https://wenbu.app/agents/) — Current first-party product documentation; fetched 2026-10-30T07:00:36.235Z; complete response\n\n- [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/) — First-party implementation; not evidence of predictive accuracy; fetched 2026-10-30T07:00:36.212Z; complete response\n\n- [Wenbu · daily card](https://wenbu.app/daily/) — Current first-party product UI; not a personal forecast; fetched 2026-10-30T07:00:36.220Z; complete response\n\n- [Wenbu · versioned public capabilities](https://wenbu.app/capabilities.json) — First-party current tool, convention and privacy contract; not external endorsement or predictive validation; fetched 2026-10-30T07:00:36.222Z; complete response\n\n[Draw one three-card spread, write a note and export a copy](https://wenbu.app/en/tarot/)\n\n# Which Magician illustration should you open, Cardloom or Wenbu?\n\nUse both browser galleries to compare the same card. Find the classic illustration on Cardloom and study a reinterpretation in Wenbu’s deck gallery.\n\nUpdated: 2026-11-13 · Wenbu AI-assisted editorial\n\nIf your guide asks you to find an infinity sign above the Magician, open Cardloom’s card meanings page first. Its image is identified as the original 1909 Rider–Waite–Smith illustration and shows a black figure eight above the head. Wenbu’s version has a gold disc with rays in the same area. Open the two images side by side to see which gestures and objects both versions keep.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · tarot beginner guide](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/en/tarot-beginner.md) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n- Identify the deck named in your guide before looking for its visual detail.\n\n- Check above the head, then the raised hand and the table. Write down one shared detail and one change.\n\n- Keep the gallery name, card name and review date so you can find the same image again.\n\n## Observe one card in two columns\n\n1. **Open the classic image** — Choose The Magician in Cardloom’s Card meanings directory and look above the figure.\n\n2. **Open the reinterpretation** — Find The Magician in Wenbu’s gallery and inspect the same part of the image and the raised hand.\n\n3. **Keep a short record** — Note one shared detail and one difference, with the gallery names and date.\n\nFind the same named card in each gallery. Look above the head, at the raised hand and at the table in that order.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · tarot beginner guide](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/en/tarot-beginner.md) · [Wenbu · daily card](https://wenbu.app/daily/)\n\n## Start with the object your guide names\n\nFor Pamela Colman Smith’s Magician, open Card meanings on Cardloom and select The Magician. The page labels the image as the original 1909 illustration. Look for the black infinity sign and the white wand.\n\nOn Wenbu Tarot, choose Browse all 78 cards and open The Magician. The gallery labels the deck as original AI artwork based on traditional imagery. Look for the gold disc with rays and the leafy branch.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · tarot beginner guide](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/en/tarot-beginner.md) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n## Keep one checkable sentence from each image\n\nMove from the head to the table. Both images show a cup, a sword and a disc marked with a five-pointed star. If a lesson calls the disc a pentacle, note its shape and position. Another reader can locate it from those details.\n\nThe two Magician images and their gallery paths were checked on November 13, 2026. Use the deck named in your lesson to locate a specific object. Open both galleries to compare their artwork. Keep any card prompt on a separate line.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · tarot beginner guide](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/en/tarot-beginner.md) · [Wenbu · daily card](https://wenbu.app/daily/)\n\n## What to look for in each Magician image\n\n| Look at | Cardloom | Wenbu |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Gallery label | Card page identifies the original 1909 Rider–Waite–Smith illustration | Gallery describes original AI artwork reinterpreting traditional imagery |\n| Above the head | Black sideways figure eight | Gold disc with rays |\n| Raised hand | White wand | Leafy branch |\n| Shared objects on the table | Cup, sword and a disc marked with a five-pointed star | Cup, sword and a disc marked with a five-pointed star |\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · tarot beginner guide](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/en/tarot-beginner.md) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n## Follow a lesson’s clue to the infinity sign\n\nSuppose a beginner lesson asks you to find an infinity sign above the Magician. The two public illustrations give you a fixed comparison without drawing a card.\n\n1. Open Card meanings on Cardloom and select The Magician. Record the position as above the head and the shape as a black sideways eight.\n\n2. Open Wenbu’s card gallery from the Tarot page and select The Magician. At the same position, record the gold disc and its rays.\n\n3. Find the cup or sword on both tables. Give that shared object its own line in your notes.\n\n4. Credit the infinity sign to the version shown on Cardloom. Give the Wenbu disc its own line. When you return to the lesson, you will know which illustration it describes.\n\nThe infinity sign in the lesson is visible in Cardloom’s image. In Wenbu’s image the same area contains the gold disc. The raised hand and several objects on the table give you points of comparison across the two images.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · tarot beginner guide](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/en/tarot-beginner.md) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n## FAQ\n\n### Where should I check when I cannot find the symbol a lesson describes?\n\nCheck the deck label, the card name and the location described. If the lesson names an illustrator, use that name with the card title to find the matching image.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · tarot beginner guide](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/en/tarot-beginner.md) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n### Do I need to draw a random card to study its art?\n\nOpen the named card in the gallery when you want to inspect a specific image. After you can point to the detail, you can save the gallery’s short card prompt on a separate line.\n\n[Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) · [Wenbu · tarot beginner guide](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/en/tarot-beginner.md) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n## Glossary\n\n- **Rider–Waite–Smith illustration**: Here this refers to the image Cardloom identifies as the original 1909 illustration on its Magician page. [Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/)\n\n- **Visual observation**: A position, shape or object another reader can locate in the picture. Record what you see before adding what it brings to mind. [Wenbu · tarot beginner guide](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/en/tarot-beginner.md) · [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/)\n\n## Evidence notes\n\n- Cardloom describes the deck on its home page as the classic 1909 deck. — “the classic 1909 deck” (fact); [Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/)\n\n- Wenbu uses its own AI illustrations and adds short reading prompts. — “Wenbu uses the full deck with original AI illustrations and short reading prompts.” (fact); [Wenbu · tarot beginner guide](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/en/tarot-beginner.md)\n\n- Wenbu’s daily-card exercise asks readers to inspect the art before reading the keywords. — “先看看牌上的细节，再读关键词。” (editorial); [Wenbu · daily card](https://wenbu.app/daily/)\n\n## Sources\n\n- [Current complete zh canonical article](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/zh/compare-cardloom.md) — Current public original and earlier additions; add substantial coverage without repeating or replacing them.; fetched 2026-11-13T13:03:53.907Z; complete response\n\n- [Current complete en canonical article](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/en/compare-cardloom.md) — Current public original and earlier additions; add substantial coverage without repeating or replacing them.; fetched 2026-11-13T13:03:53.925Z; complete response\n\n- [Cardloom · official readings and local journal](https://cardloom.site/) — Vendor statements about browser draws, physical-deck logging, local journal export and optional AI; no account, storage or security audit; fetched 2026-11-13T13:03:53.972Z; complete response\n\n- [Wenbu · calculation conventions](https://wenbu.app/methodology/) — First-party implementation; not evidence of predictive accuracy; fetched 2026-11-13T13:03:53.966Z; complete response\n\n- [Wenbu · tarot beginner guide](https://wenbu.app/knowledge/en/tarot-beginner.md) — Existing editorial and worked reading; fetched 2026-11-13T13:03:53.971Z; excerpt\n\n- [Wenbu · versioned public capabilities](https://wenbu.app/capabilities.json) — First-party current tool, convention and privacy contract; not external endorsement or predictive validation; fetched 2026-11-13T13:03:53.966Z; complete response\n\n- [Wenbu · daily card](https://wenbu.app/daily/) — Current first-party product UI; not a personal forecast; fetched 2026-11-13T13:03:53.964Z; complete response\n\n[Open the card gallery from Wenbu Tarot](https://wenbu.app/en/tarot/)","edition":{"title":"Which Magician illustration should you open, Cardloom or Wenbu?","description":"Use both browser galleries to compare the same card. 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Includes a hypothetical three-card record and states plainly that recovery after a device change was not tested.","answer":"Start with where your task ends. If you only want to draw in a browser, write a few notes and keep the record locally with an export option, both public pages cover that path: Cardloom says readings and the local journal are free with no account, that the journal stays in this browser, and that you should export before changing devices or clearing browser data. Wenbu's free page lists 78-card tarot draws, a local journal and JSON export, currently without payment or registration. If you also want to hand the same calculation to your own agent, Wenbu publishes MCP, CLI and REST interfaces, while Cardloom's page describes optional AI interpretation limited to three per day. Neither public excerpt promises recovery after a device change, so do not read \"export exists\" as \"you will always get it back.\" Choose by whether you value a portable local record or programmable interfaces and multi-tool calculation.","answerSourceIds":["cardloom","wenbu","agents","methods"],"evidence":[{"claim":"Cardloom's public page says readings and the local journal are free with no account, and advises exporting before changing devices.","sourceId":"cardloom","quote":"Free readings · No account","kind":"fact"},{"claim":"Wenbu's free page lists 78-card tarot draws, a local journal and JSON export, currently without payment or registration.","sourceId":"wenbu","quote":"78 张塔罗抽牌、本地手记、JSON 导出","kind":"fact"},{"claim":"Wenbu's tarot draws are random, the page keeps the raw result, and reproducibility of a calculation does not validate an interpretation.","sourceId":"methods","quote":"塔罗和在线起卦由程序随机抽取。页面会保留原始结果。","kind":"editorial"}],"takeaways":["Decide the endpoint first: both cover local records and export; Wenbu's public documentation goes further on programmable interfaces.","Cardloom explicitly advises exporting before changing devices or clearing browser data; Wenbu offers JSON export, but neither excerpt guarantees recovery after a device change.","Draws are random, so repeating a question does not reproduce the same cards on demand; the record's value is the original result plus your notes."],"sections":[{"heading":"Define the task: draw, keep the raw result, then decide where it goes","paragraphs":["Splitting the choice into three steps helps: draw a spread, save the raw result with your question and notes, then decide whether to export a local copy or hand it to an account or external tool. Cardloom's public page states this path plainly: choose a spread, turn the cards, write optional notes, then save to the journal, while noting that the journal stays in this browser and should be exported before changing devices or clearing browser data. Wenbu's free page likewise lists 78-card tarot draws, a local journal and JSON export, currently without payment or registration.","The difference lies beyond that path. Wenbu's public documentation also describes an MCP draw_tarot tool taking one or three cards and an upright/reversed option, drawing without replacement from the full deck; its CLI and REST also return JSON. Cardloom's page describes optional AI interpretation, limited to three per day, and says only the question, cards and notes you choose to submit are sent to the model. Both suit drawing and noting it down, but if you want to pass results to your own program or agent, Wenbu's interface documentation is more specific."],"sourceIds":["cardloom","wenbu","agents","methods"]},{"heading":"Local journal and export: both say keep a copy","paragraphs":["Cardloom is explicit about where the journal lives: in this browser, with export described as a way to keep a safe copy or take it to another device. That sentence implies two things at once: storage is local by default, and moving across devices is your job. Wenbu's free page lists the local journal and JSON export as free features and says that after AI quota runs out you can still draw, save notes and export results. On the public text, both treat export as a reader action rather than automatic sync.","The uncertainty to preserve is this: neither public excerpt describes the export file's fields, the validation after import, or any guarantee that recovery succeeds after a device change. So export exists proves an export entry point, not that a new device will restore everything. If the record matters, open the exported file yourself to confirm its contents and keep a copy independent of the browser; that is operational advice, not a storage promise from either vendor."],"sourceIds":["cardloom","wenbu"]},{"heading":"Accounts, AI and interfaces: choose by need, not by a winner","paragraphs":["Cardloom's page says readings, card meanings, lessons and the local journal are free, with no checkout or subscription, and limits AI model interpretations to three per day on this browser. Wenbu's free page says browser visitors and signed-in accounts get up to five tool-page AI interpretations and twelve agent turns per day, resetting at midnight Shanghai time, and that signing in merges the day's trial usage rather than granting a fresh allowance. These are each vendor's own quota statements; they do not establish the other's pricing or undisclosed limits.","On interfaces, Wenbu publishes seven MCP tools, CLI and REST JSON returns, and says calculation requests need no Wenbu account, with only the built-in AI sending selected content onward. Cardloom's public excerpt does not describe an API or export format; that only means the page does not cover those topics, not that Cardloom lacks such features. Keep not on the page separate from not in the product."],"sourceIds":["cardloom","wenbu","agents"]},{"heading":"Randomness and records: why repeating a question is not reproduction","paragraphs":["Wenbu's methodology page says tarot draws one or three cards with equal probability from 78, with no repeats within a single draw; when reversals are on, each card independently has a 50% chance of appearing reversed, and the three positions are present, pull and next step, used to organize reflection rather than as a necessary sequence. The result therefore comes from a random process: repeating the same question will not give you the same cards on demand, and an occasional repeat is coincidence.","So the point of a record is not to test whether the cards are accurate, but to keep what was drawn, what you wrote and what later happened. Cardloom's daily-card text advises keeping a note and seeing what you notice by evening; it does not state a rule about treating the prompt as an optional small experiment or separating card associations from what actually happened. Wenbu's daily-card page is the one that explicitly suggests treating the prompt as a small experiment you can choose and separating what the card made you think of from what actually happened. Wenbu's methodology page asks readers to keep traditional meanings, AI inference and real circumstances apart; Cardloom's page calls its card notes modern prompts for reflection but does not state the same three-layer rule."],"sourceIds":["methods","cardloom","daily"]}],"figure":{"title":"Decision flow from draw to device change","caption":"This flow splits draw, keep a copy, export and change device into checkable steps and marks where the public statements stop. It describes an operating order, not a storage guarantee from either vendor.","sourceIds":["cardloom","wenbu","methods"],"steps":[{"label":"1. Draw and keep the raw result","detail":"Choose a spread and turn the cards; Wenbu's methodology page says draws are random and the page keeps the raw result, so do not redraw just to get a nicer-looking spread."},{"label":"2. Write the question and notes","detail":"Cardloom lists notes as optional and Wenbu offers a local journal; record the question, positions and your thoughts at the time for later review."},{"label":"3. Export a local copy","detail":"Cardloom advises exporting before changing devices or clearing browser data; Wenbu's free page lists JSON export. Open the file yourself to confirm its contents."},{"label":"4. Move it yourself on a new device","detail":"Neither public excerpt describes a recovery process or success guarantee after a device change, so treat the export as a copy you must keep, not automatic sync."}]},"table":{"title":"Task-by-task comparison of the two public statements","columns":["Task step","Cardloom public statement","Wenbu public statement","Not verified or not covered"],"rows":[["Browser draw","Choose a spread and turn cards; daily card, three-card and custom spreads","78-card tarot draws, one or three cards, without replacement","Detailed draw interfaces were not individually tested"],["Local journal","Journal stays in this browser; notes optional","Local journal listed as a free feature","Export file fields are not described in the excerpts"],["Export","Export and import journal; export before changing devices","JSON export","Import validation and device-change recovery were not tested"],["Account and AI","Free, no account; optional AI up to three per day","Free, no registration; AI quota described for visitors and accounts","Account saving and sync status were not tested"],["Programmable interface","Not described in the public excerpt","MCP, CLI and REST returning JSON","Whether Cardloom has an API is not proven by this page"]],"sourceIds":["cardloom","wenbu","agents","methods"]},"example":{"title":"Hypothetical case: a three-card record through export and a device change","intro":"This is a fictional example for illustrating the record-keeping flow. It is not a real draw result and not a computed birth chart. Suppose a reader, Lin, draws three cards in a browser about whether to accept a new project, using the positions present, pull and next step, and writes a note.","steps":["Step 1: draw. Lin chooses a three-card spread and turns the cards, seeing three cards and their upright or reversed states. Per Wenbu's methodology page this is a random draw with no repeats within it; she does not redraw to get a smoother result.","Step 2: keep a record. She writes the question, the three card names and orientations, and one observation into the journal. Cardloom's page lists notes as optional and says the journal stays in this browser; Wenbu also offers a local journal.","Step 3: export. She uses the export function to create a local copy and immediately opens the file to confirm the three cards, positions and note are present. Cardloom advises exporting before changing devices or clearing browser data; Wenbu's free page lists JSON export.","Step 4: change device. She moves to another computer and tries to bring the copy along. Neither public excerpt describes validation after import or a recovery guarantee, so this step falls outside what was tested; she can only confirm she holds a readable copy.","Step 5: review. Weeks later she compares the note with what actually happened, separating what the cards made her think of from what happened, and does not treat either vendor's interpretation as a prediction."],"conclusion":"The specific lesson is that a record's value comes from the raw cards, positions, your own notes and a copy you have checked, not from redrawing or an accuracy claim. Whether a device change restores everything is not guaranteed by the public statements and should be labeled untested.","sourceIds":["cardloom","wenbu","methods"]},"faq":[{"question":"Both are free and need no account, so what is there to compare?","answer":"The endpoint of your task. If you only need browser draws, a local journal and export, both public statements cover it; if you also want to pass draws to your own program or agent, Wenbu publishes MCP, CLI and REST JSON returns, while Cardloom's public excerpt does not describe an interface. Cardloom's page does explicitly describe optional AI interpretation limited to three per day, which is part of its public statement.","sourceIds":["cardloom","wenbu","agents"]},{"question":"After exporting, is recovery on a new device guaranteed?","answer":"No such promise can be made. Cardloom advises exporting before changing devices or clearing browser data, and Wenbu lists JSON export, but neither public excerpt describes import validation or a recovery guarantee after a device change. Open the exported file to confirm its contents and keep a copy independent of the browser; device-change recovery remains untested.","sourceIds":["cardloom","wenbu"]},{"question":"Will asking the same question again draw the same cards?","answer":"Not on demand. Wenbu's methodology page says tarot is drawn randomly and a single draw has no repeats; repeating a question starts a new random process, and an occasional repeat is coincidence. Keep the cards and notes from the original draw rather than redrawing to reach a preferred result.","sourceIds":["methods"]},{"question":"If Cardloom's page does not mention an API, does that mean there is none?","answer":"That cannot be inferred. The public excerpt covers only what the page states; it does not describe an API or export format, which means the page does not address those topics, not that the product lacks them. Keep not on the page separate from not in the product and rely on each vendor's own statements.","sourceIds":["cardloom","agents"]}],"glossary":[{"term":"Local journal","definition":"A reading record stored in the current browser, which usually requires the reader to export a copy to keep it after changing devices or clearing data.","sourceIds":["cardloom","wenbu"]},{"term":"Draw without replacement","definition":"Drawing from the full deck so each card appears at most once in a single draw; Wenbu's draw_tarot tool draws one or three cards this way.","sourceIds":["agents","methods"]},{"term":"Reversal","definition":"An option to read a card upside down; Wenbu says each card independently has a 50% chance of appearing reversed when reversals are on.","sourceIds":["methods"]},{"term":"Exported copy","definition":"A file the reader creates and can keep outside the browser; an export entry point is not a promise of automatic recovery on a new device.","sourceIds":["cardloom","wenbu"]}],"cta":{"label":"Draw one three-card spread, write a note and export a copy","reason":"This lets you confirm in practice whether the record is complete and the exported file is readable before deciding whether you need an account or an interface; recovery after a device change still needs your own verification."}},"topic":{"id":"compare-cardloom","slug":"cardloom","category":"compare","mode":"new","tool":"tarot","zh":"问卜与 Cardloom：网页抽牌、本地手记与可选账号保存怎么选？","en":"Wenbu vs Cardloom: browser draws, local journal and optional account saving","task":"Help a reader choose between Wenbu and Cardloom for a concrete tarot drawing or record-keeping task, using only each vendor's public statements.","unique":"Compare two browser-based tarot workspaces on the exact reader task: draw a spread, keep the raw result, then decide whether to export or save to an account. Cardloom's public page describes browser draws, physical-deck logging, local journal export and optional AI; Wenbu's free page lists 78-card draws, local notes and JSON export. Include one hypothetical three-card record followed through export and a device change, stating plainly that recovery after a device change was not tested. 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