Tool

Paxel

A builder profile from how you actually code with AI

The Easy Way In

Don't want to read the docs? Copy the prompt below, paste it into Claude, and it'll tell you exactly what to do — step by step, no terminal expertise needed.

Paste this into Claude
I want to try Paxel — a Y Combinator tool that reads my AI coding session transcripts (Claude, Codex, Cursor) and builds a profile of how I work. It runs locally with Docker. Here's the page: https://paxel.ycombinator.com/ Read the instructions there, figure out exactly what I need to do to install and run it on my machine, and walk me through it step by step. Tell me if you need anything from me before we start.

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What It Is

Paxel is a new Y Combinator tool that looks at how you actually work with AI coding assistants. It reads your session transcripts from Claude, Codex, and Cursor and turns them into a personalised builder profile — your habits, your patterns, and how they change over time.

Most of us build alone, with no real sense of how anyone else does it. Paxel gives you a mirror: which models you reach for, when you're most productive, how long your prompts run, how often you ship, and the archetype that best describes how you build.

What It Measures

Your profile is built across five dimensions, pulled straight from your real sessions.

1

Steering

How you direct the AI — the way you frame goals, set constraints, and course-correct.

2

Execution

How you actually ship — your pace, your iteration loop, and how often you get things out the door.

3

Engineering

Your craft — structure, quality, and the technical decisions that show up across sessions.

4

Product Instinct

How you think about what to build and why, not just how to build it.

5

Planning

How you scope and sequence work before diving in.

Stays On Your Machine

Paxel runs locally via Docker. Your working tree, your .env files, and your raw transcripts never leave your machine — only the profile it generates does.

See how you build.

It's free, it runs locally, and it takes a few minutes. Find out which archetype you are.

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