{"slug": "contextify-for-windows-live-index-of-your-claude-code-codex-history", "title": "Contextify for Windows – Live Index of Your Claude Code/Codex History", "summary": "Contextify has released Contextify for Windows, a tray app that indexes Claude Code and Codex session history in the background and provides command-line access via contextify.exe, with optional Cloud sync for cross-device availability. The app supports x64 (Intel/AMD) and ARM64 (Windows on ARM) architectures, installs without administrator access, and keeps the visual history browser as a Mac-only feature for this release.", "body_md": "### Indexes in the background\n\nThe tray app watches supported Claude Code and Codex transcript locations and keeps the local index current.\n\nThe Contextify system tray app indexes local Claude Code and Codex sessions in the background. Query that history from the Windows command line, or enable Contextify Cloud when you want it to follow you to another device.\n\nUse x64 for an Intel or AMD PC, or ARM64 for a Windows on ARM PC.\n\nWhat it does\n\nReview indexing status and indexed counts. Choose **Ingest Now** to refresh the index.\n\nUse `contextify.exe` to inspect and search the history indexed on your Windows machine.\n\nSign into Contextify Cloud from the tray app when you want indexed history available through your account.\n\nThe tray menu provides Cloud settings, manual sync, ingestion controls, and **Quit Contextify**.\n\nStart at login is opt-in. You decide whether Contextify launches with your Windows session.\n\nHow it works\n\nIndexing happens on the Windows machine. Local command-line access does not require Cloud. Cloud sync makes indexed history available through your account.\n\n`contextify.exe` locally, or enable Cloud sync to carry indexed history to your account.\nWindows scope\n\nContextify for Windows centers on background indexing, ingestion health, command-line access, and optional Cloud sync.\n\nx64 covers Intel and AMD PCs; ARM64 covers Windows on ARM PCs.\n\nWindows focuses on background indexing, health, command-line access, and optional sync. The visual history browser remains a Mac app feature for this release.\n\nThe setup installs without administrator access and keeps installation and updates on one path.\n\nCommon questions\n\nUse x64 for a Windows 11 PC with an Intel or AMD processor. Windows on ARM PCs use ARM64.\n\nYes. Contextify includes ARM64 for Windows 11 PCs with ARM processors.\n\nContextify for Windows provides background indexing, ingestion health, command-line access, and optional Cloud sync. The visual history browser remains a Mac app feature for this release.\n\nNo. Local indexing and command-line access work without Cloud. Enable Cloud when you want indexed history to follow your Contextify account.\n\nOpen the notification-area menu and choose **Check for Updates**. Contextify downloads a newer release from the stable channel for the installed architecture and hands installation to the built-in updater.\n\nGet the x64 or ARM64 app. The Windows guide explains background indexing, Ingestion Health, `contextify.exe`, license activation, and Cloud settings.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/contextify-for-windows-live-index-of-your-claude-code-codex-history", "canonical_source": "https://contextify.sh/windows/", "published_at": "2026-09-09 18:51:29+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-09 19:10:37.197816+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Contextify", "Claude Code", "Codex", "Windows"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/contextify-for-windows-live-index-of-your-claude-code-codex-history", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/contextify-for-windows-live-index-of-your-claude-code-codex-history.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/contextify-for-windows-live-index-of-your-claude-code-codex-history.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/contextify-for-windows-live-index-of-your-claude-code-codex-history.jsonld"}}