agenttrail

Agenttrail is an agent app that shows what your local AI coding agents are doing across your project files for developers and project owners who run Codex or Claude Code.

What it is good for

  • Watching which parts of a project change while a coding agent works
  • Following the tasks an AI coding agent has reported
  • Seeing where a coding agent may need human attention
  • Tracking progress on a project built with AI coding tools

At a glance

Who it is for
Setup
Guided command-line setup

Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.

Cost
Free and open source
Type
Agent app
Tasks
Works with
Codex CLI, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code

Momentum

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GitHub stars
976

GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.

680 839 998 Sep 24, 2026 Nov 2, 2026
GitHub stars for agenttrail: 702 on Sep 24, 2026, 976 on Nov 2, 2026. Source: GitHub.

Questions

Is agenttrail free?
Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
Do I need to know how to code to use agenttrail?
You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
What does agenttrail work with?
According to its own documentation, it works with Codex CLI, Claude Code, Cursor, and VS Code.
What is agenttrail good for?
Watching which parts of a project change while a coding agent works, following the tasks an AI coding agent has reported, seeing where a coding agent may need human attention, and tracking progress on a project built with AI coding tools.

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Last updated Nov 2, 2026. Tracked since Oct 28, 2026. The summary was written by an AI model from the project's own description and checked against our copy rules. Spotted an error? Tell us.