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Spotlight by Backplanes
Session reports and security analytics for Claude Code and Codex.
What it does
• Reads and analyzes Claude Code and Codex terminal sessions to audit agent behavior and token usage. • Scans transcripts for security vulnerabilities including leaked credentials, dangerous shell commands, and file permission risks. • Highlights performance bottlenecks like redundant tool loops, failed retries, and high-latency retry storms. • Stores session transcripts securely with row-level encryption and local PII redaction before cloud sync.
Why it works
Local PII scrubbing ensures sensitive secrets and credentials never leave developer machines unencrypted. Comprehensive security findings rank vulnerabilities by severity to prevent accidental production leaks. Actionable performance metrics highlight token waste and inefficient agentic command loops. Frictionless CLI installation provides fast initial session reports within minutes.
Category: AI & Automation
Team Size: 2-10
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As of 2026
AI & Automation
Revenue: 0-$100k ARR
Session reports and security analytics for Claude Code and Codex.
Overview
Spotlight by Backplanes is an observability and security platform designed to track, audit, and optimize AI coding agent sessions like Claude Code and Codex. It automatically analyzes session transcripts to detect leaked secrets, permission risks, retry loops, and token inefficiencies. By running local PII scrubbing before syncing, it provides developers and engineering teams with detailed reports to improve agentic coding workflows safely.
HQ: Global, Remote
Funding status: Bootstrapped
Revenue source: Free / Community Tier
Customer type: B2B
Pricing: Freemium
Tech stack: TypeScript, Node.js, CLI Daemon, AWS, Go
Platform: Web • Desktop • CLI
Integrations: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Terminal CLI, AWS Secrets Manager, GitHub
Founder story
Founded in 2026 by a team of security and dev-tools veterans including Seth Blank, Neil Kumaran, and Nick after experiencing firsthand security close-calls with autonomous AI coding agents. Realizing that developers lacked visibility into what agents like Claude Code were doing under the hood, they built Backplanes to provide transparent session auditing and agentic security guardrails.
What it does
- • Reads and analyzes Claude Code and Codex terminal sessions to audit agent behavior and token usage
- • Scans transcripts for security vulnerabilities including leaked credentials, dangerous shell commands, and file permission risks
- • Highlights performance bottlenecks like redundant tool loops, failed retries, and high-latency retry storms
- • Stores session transcripts securely with row-level encryption and local PII redaction before cloud sync.
Who it's for
- Software Developers
- AI Engineers
- DevOps Teams
- Engineering Leaders
Why it works
- Local PII scrubbing ensures sensitive secrets and credentials never leave developer machines unencrypted
- Comprehensive security findings rank vulnerabilities by severity to prevent accidental production leaks
- Actionable performance metrics highlight token waste and inefficient agentic command loops
- Frictionless CLI installation provides fast initial session reports within minutes.
Growth strategies
- Product- led growth via developer communities like Hacker News and Product Hunt
- Viral developer tracking features and builder archetypes
- Targeted adoption among early- access AI coding power users
- Open documentation and transparent trust architectures
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