Codex Pacer: open-source tool makes coding agents self-report real-time progress
Disastrous_Reward644 · reddit · 2026-11-09
A Reddit user released Codex Pacer, an open-source tool that tackles the black-box experience of running coding agents like Claude Code and Codex, where you only see "Thinking..." and a ticking timer.
The core idea: rather than guessing from elapsed time, the agent estimates its own progress and reports it in real time to Pacer, which displays it in a Dynamic Island-style UI.
Key features:
- Supports Claude Code, Codex, and DeepSeek Harness
- macOS and Windows, one-click setup
- Real-time, agent-reported progress
- Monitor multiple agents simultaneously from one place
- Free and open source, no account required, automatic updates
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