Mood Log

I wanted somewhere to warm up before writing. I usually listen to music while I work on this project; it makes it fun. In fact, I’ve always listened to music while programming. It was one of my favourite ways to tune out the pressures of the day.

So I wanted to share that with the world. Log a song that resonates with you, and why. Then turn on Claude tags (or don’t) and see whether your emotions move in patterns over time. That’s why there are two views: the obvious trend lines, and something more transformative (the Plate, a cover drawn from each entry). It’s a small test of the Latent Mirror thesis: can a machine help you see yourself a little more clearly?

However, I also needed a space for fleeting feelings: the kind I don’t want permanently etched in a git history. So your entries live only in your browser (no account, no server). Claude tags are the one exception, and they are opt-in, one entry at a time. Asking for tags sends only the song, artist, mood and your one word to Claude; your Words never leave the page. Export a backup if you want to keep your entries, because clearing your browser’s site data clears them too.

Editing came later. One night I hit my 5-hour limit mid-session, right as I was rockin’ out to an absolute banger. I had no calls left, yet the artifact still let me record what I was feeling, inside Claude. Maybe that’s what these artifacts are for: a place to retreat from the pressure of adding content or building, even when the credits run out. More testing needed.