The final artifact usually survives. The path behind it often does not: the first assumption, the discarded direction, the evidence that disproved it, or the reason a different approach finally worked.
I built Wayfinder to keep that path local and reviewable across AI collaboration including research, writing, design, coding, and other project work. Related sessions become voyages, alternative and failed paths stay visible, and each waypoint remains connected to the original conversation, activity, and artifacts.
The current early-access collectors support Codex and Claude Code on macOS and Windows. When you return to a project a week later, which missing context costs you the most time: the decision, the failed attempt, or the evidence that settled it?
AI tools are very good at producing the next answer. Their interfaces are less useful when you need to understand why one approach worked, why another failed, or which evidence changed the direction of a project.
I built Wayfinder as a standalone local-first desktop app for that missing layer. It reads Codex and Claude Code session history on your computer, groups related work into project voyages, keeps abandoned branches visible, and links each waypoint back to the original conversation, tool activity, and real file changes.
Wayfinder is designed for any project advanced through AI collaboration, including research, writing, design, and coding. The current early-access collectors support Codex and Claude Code. The app is open source, available for macOS and Windows, and has no Wayfinder account or cloud sync.