Show HN: XTrace – productivity observability tool for coding agents

Category: devtools

Tags: observability, macos, coding-agents, productivity, rust

Score: 6.8/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

XTrace is a macOS desktop app that analyzes local history from coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor to provide observability into coding time, estimated human effort, and API-equivalent spend. It offers unique features such as scoring skills to improve agent setup, usage pace forecasts, and session activity timelines, helping developers understand and optimize their agent-assisted workflows.

Target audience: developers using AI coding agents

Repository: https://github.com/XTraceAI/xtrace-desktop · Rust · Apache-2.0 · 23 stars

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