Your Progress. Not Your AI Agent's

trajectory

trajectory tracks how far you've actually gotten on a coding task — whether or not Claude Code, Cursor, or any AI tool is even running that session.

Hover the notch. See everything.

Every project you're tracking, and exactly how far along it is — without opening the app.

No Notch? No Problem.

No notch? No worries. You can still access Trajectory through the menu bar.

What it Does

Built for How You Actually Work

Track projects your way — hands-on, hands-off, or somewhere in between.

Manual Tracking

Break a project into subtasks and move them through four honest stages. No fake percentages

AI Task Breakdown

Describe a project in a sentence. Claude splits it into a checklist for you.

Auto-Detection

Opt in per project and trajectory watches your file saves and commits — off by default, always your call.

Full Transparency

See exactly what's sent to AI, with secrets automatically redacted.

Pricing

Free, or Free With a Boost

Manual tracking is free forever — no account, no catch. Subscribe to unlock AI features, using your own Claude API key.

Free

$0

Every project, every subtask, every stage — tracked by hand, tracked forever. No account, no trial, no catch.

trajectory Pro

$3.99/mo

AI breaks your project into subtasks and flags what's moved, using your own Claude API key. You approve every suggestion — nothing changes without you.

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Know Where You Stand

Free forever for manual tracking. Add your own API key when you want Claude doing the breakdown.

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Our Privacy Policy

trajectory is a macOS app for tracking progress on coding projects. this page explains what data trajectory handles, when, and what choices you have.
1. Manual tracking (default, always free)
Creating projects, describing tasks, and moving them through stages happens entirely on your device. No data is sent anywhere, and no account or API key is required.2. Opt-in folder watching
If you enable folder watching for a project, trajectory monitors that folder locally for file saves and git commit activity. This builds an on-device activity feed only. No data leaves your device for this feature.3. Opt-in AI suggestions (requires your own Anthropic API key)
If you add your own Anthropic API key, trajectory sends a summary of recent activity to Anthropic's Claude API using your key. This summary includes only filenames, commit messages, and diff statistics — never file contents. Before sending, anything matching common secret patterns is automatically redacted. You can review exactly what was sent at any time in the app's transparency view.4. What We Don't do
We don't access, transmit, or store your file contents
We don't use your data to train any AI models
We don't sell your data to anyone5. Third parties
When AI suggestions are on, the scrubbed summary above goes directly to Anthropic using your own API key. That usage is subject to Anthropic's own privacy policy. https://privacy.claude.com/en/6. Data storage
All data is stored on your Mac locally.7. This website
This site may use basic analytics to understand visits. [PLACEHOLDER — confirm what analytics, if any, you're using — affects whether a cookie disclosure is needed]8. Your choices
Folder watching is off by default and can be turned off anytime, per project. AI suggestions require you to explicitly add an API key, and you can remove it anytime.9. Children's privacy
Trajectory is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect data from children.10. Changes
This policy may be updated occasionally; changes will be posted here with a new effective date.
11. Contact
Questions? [email protected]

Support

Need Help?

Need help with Trajectory? Email me at [email protected] — currently a one-person project, so response times may vary, but I read everything.

Quick Answers

Do I need an API key?

No — manual tracking works fully without one.

Is My Code Ever Sent Anywhere?

No. Never file contents, and nothing is sent at all unless you add your own Anthropic key.

Is trajectory Free?

Yes — the app itself is free. AI suggestion features are an optional subscription.