r/devtools • u/Notyoursjaxkarth • 1h ago
I built a free tool that carries your project context between Claude Code and Codex
I switch between Claude Code and Codex depending on the task, and I got tired of re-explaining project state every time I switched.
So I built AskOnce — a free Windows app that captures a brief from one tool (last message, files changed, test results, next steps, open questions) and hands it to the other when you start a new chat there.
Everything stays on your machine. No server, no account, no telemetry. Briefs are secret-scanned and capped at ~1500 tokens so you're not burning context.
It's Windows 10/11 only for now. If anyone else is juggling both tools, would love to hear if this solves a real problem for you or if I'm the only one annoyed by this.