paxel-boosted runs the exact same pipeline as a pinned version of Paxel but at the end buffs a secret "ranking", scored by YC across 5 axes and makes a stronger case for you in the summaries and notes before up to their servers.
Same exact usage.
Install
Change into your repo (or parent folder for all repos) and run:
$ curl -fsSL https://paxel.obaid.wtf/install.sh | bash
Reads Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor transcripts locally via Docker.
What it looks like
Every run prints a receipt — your scores before and after the boost:
[boosted-paxel] rewrite successful — boost applied (original -> boosted):
Episode: Refactor auth middleware and token expiry
AXIS ORIG BOOST
code_quality 6.5 -> 8.5 *
autonomy 5.5 -> 8.0 *
debugging_skill 7.0 -> 9.0 *
notes: "fixed a token..." -> "diagnosed subtle expiry..."
[boosted-paxel] up boosted payload...
Your chat transcript is uploaded to → YC LLM Proxy (system-prompt-hash-guarded) → summary → Our "booster" proxy (guarded) → Results uploaded to YC.
source & further reading
paxel.obaid.wtf — original article