Observe locally
The helper reads only Codex numeric token-count events. It can start immediately from the local counter stream or receive documented telemetry; the selected city is attached when the observation occurs.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING CONTRACT
Count the signal.
Leave the work private.
AIByCity turns provider telemetry or locally recorded numeric usage counters into a voluntary, client-reported civic activity sample. The method favors bounded counters over inferred behavior and does not claim provider attestation.
Filter strictly
Only provider, surface, model, time, numeric counters, event key, provenance and adapter versions are accepted.
Account once
At-least-once delivery tolerates retries and lost acknowledgements. Exactly-once accounting prevents the same device event or batch from moving a score twice.
PRIVACY BOUNDARY
What crosses the boundary
Accepted fields
- Provider and model
- Numeric token counters
- Event time and version
- Selected city ID
- Pseudonymous Link and event identifiers
Never accepted
- Prompts, responses and code
- Tool output and file paths
- Email or account identity
- Provider credentials
- Conversation content
PROVIDER COVERAGE
Support follows proof
- Codex
- AVAILABLENumeric telemetry or local token-count events, filtered and linked.
- Claude Code
- NEXTNot counted until the current account and telemetry path are proven.
- Gemini CLI
- NEXTNot counted in the current public release.
INTERPRETATION
A tracked activity index, not a census.
Rankings represent bounded, client-reported activity from voluntary connected contributors. They are not independently provider-attested and do not estimate untracked usage, workforce size, productivity or economic output. A city change affects new events only; historical observations never move.