--- title: How I use the same Git work log with Codex and ChatGPT description: A workflow for keeping a unified plain-text work log across multiple AI coding agents (Cursor, Codex, ChatGPT desktop) using a native Git post-commit hook. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-use-the-same-git-work-log-with-codex-and-chatgpt-dncckvdht twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How I use the same Git work log with Codex and ChatGPT | daily.dev og:description: A workflow for keeping a unified plain-text work log across multiple AI coding agents (Cursor, Codex, ChatGPT desktop) using a native Git post-commit hook. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-use-the-same-git-work-log-with-codex-and-chatgpt-dncckvdht og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/DNcCKVdHT.png og:image:alt: How I use the same Git work log with Codex and ChatGPT og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How I use the same Git work log with Codex and ChatGPT **[Flavio Copes](https://daily.dev/sources/flaviocopes)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A workflow for keeping a unified plain-text work log across multiple AI coding agents (Cursor, Codex, ChatGPT desktop) using a native Git post-commit hook. The setup uses a Codex PreToolUse hook in ~/.codex/hooks.json to install the Git hook before the first commit in any repository. The approach is agent-agnostic since Git itself fires the logger after every commit, capturing agent commits, manual commits, and GUI commits alike. Existing post-commit hooks are preserved via a wrapper script, and a shared state file prevents duplicate log entries. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I make Codex install a Git post-commit hook automatically before the first commit in a repo? Add a PreToolUse hook in ~/.codex/hooks.json that matches the Bash tool and runs an installer script before commands execute. The script checks whether the command contains git commit, and if so installs .git/hooks/post-commit in the current repository before the commit runs, so Git calls it after the commit succeeds. Using PreToolUse instead of PostToolUse avoids missing the very first commit in a new repository. _Developers wiring up agent hooks and automation can compare Codex and Cursor workflows on daily.dev._ ### How can I avoid overwriting an existing .git/hooks/post-commit script when adding a new one? Move the existing post-commit hook to a backup file such as .git/hooks/post-commit.before-work-log, then create a new wrapper script that calls the backed-up hook first, captures its exit status, runs the new logic afterward, and finally exits with the original status. This preserves prior hook behavior while adding new functionality. _Anyone chaining Git hooks safely can find similar setup patterns curated on daily.dev._ ### How do I check whether Codex supports lifecycle hooks like PreToolUse? Run codex features list in the terminal and look for a line reading 'hooks stable true' in the output. Current Codex versions include stable lifecycle hooks, and the ChatGPT desktop app shares the same local Codex configuration stored under ~/.codex/. _Developers configuring Codex tooling can track agent feature support on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How I log every Git commit to a plain text file](https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-log-every-git-commit-to-a-plain-text-file-tkytafsgi) · Flavio Copes · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [My Codex Workflow So Far and How It Keeps Me Focused](https://daily.dev/posts/my-codex-workflow-so-far-and-how-it-keeps-me-focused-oxhykk3m8) · Atomic Spin · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Put Your Own Logic Inside the Codex Agentic Loop](https://daily.dev/posts/put-your-own-logic-inside-the-codex-agentic-loop-jowjgysff) · Towards Data Science · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [How to Use Codex in VS Code: From First Task to Reliable Agent Workflow](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-use-codex-in-vs-code-from-first-task-to-reliable-agent-workflow-rw0nbdzwj) · Medium · 1 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#git](https://daily.dev/tags/git), [#chatgpt](https://daily.dev/tags/chatgpt), [#openai-codex](https://daily.dev/tags/openai-codex) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-use-the-same-git-work-log-with-codex-and-chatgpt-dncckvdht) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How I use the same Git work log with Codex and ChatGPT","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-use-the-same-git-work-log-with-codex-and-chatgpt-dncckvdht","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-use-the-same-git-work-log-with-codex-and-chatgpt-dncckvdht"},"datePublished":"2026-07-13T17:45:35.423Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:24:27.828Z","description":"A workflow for keeping a unified plain-text work log across multiple AI coding agents (Cursor, Codex, ChatGPT desktop) using a native Git post-commit hook. 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