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Get daily summaries of what you built with Claude Code and Codex

AI WorkLog is a free open-source macOS app for Claude Code and Codex users with daily AI work summaries, project tracking, conversation search and token and cost analytics.

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@jjkim336468 on X · 2026-10-19

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-19.

What they did

AI WorkLog is a free open-source macOS app for Claude Code and Codex users with daily AI work summaries, project tracking, conversation search and token and cost analytics.

Result (as claimed)

See what you actually built with AI each day.

Tools they used

Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo; OpenAI Codex: free plan, paid from $8/mo.

Set it up

  1. Pick a contained repo or task

    Start on a branch or side project where mistakes are cheap.

  2. Install and configure

    Set up Claude Code, OpenAI Codex. Read what it can run on your machine and limit permissions where possible.

  3. Run it on a real task

    Give it a well-scoped issue and let it work. Review the diff like any pull request.

  4. Add guardrails

    Keep tests and CI in the loop, and never let an agent push to main or touch production secrets unattended.

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Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.

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Goal: Get daily summaries of what you built with Claude Code and Codex
What the original author did: AI WorkLog is a free open-source macOS app for Claude Code and Codex users with daily AI work summaries, project tracking, conversation search and token and cost analytics.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): See what you actually built with AI each day.
Source: https://x.com/jjkim336468/status/2112038936629608783
Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex
Category: Dev & ops

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

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Guides for this use case

How to vibe code an app with Claude Code · How to run multiple coding agents together · How to cut AI coding agent costs and token use

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