Spikelog – A simple metrics service for scripts, cron jobs, and MVPs

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Hi all!I built Spikelog because I kept wanting to track simple numbers over time but every time I looked at proper observability tools, I'd bounce off the setup complexity. I wanted to make something that didn't require a lot of thinking to use.Spikelog is made to be as simple as possible:- POST a JSON with chart name + value (you can add some tags as well but I've not tested this part works yet)- Chart appears automatically- 1,000 point rolling window per chart (old data expires, no retention config)- Max 10 chartsThat's basically the whole product.I built it in about a day using Cursor. The API is intentionally minimal so AI assistants can use it too.I have a prompt that lets your coding a

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