Lawful AI Daily Brief — 2026-04-26

🛠️ Tool Updates

Claude Code: no brand-new drop in the last 48h, but recent updates still hit hard — MCP tool hooks (mcp_tool), cleaner /usage, and better parallel MCP reconnects.
Codex CLI: 0.125.0 + 0.126.0-alpha line brought richer app-server plumbing and reasoning_tokens in JSON output for better cost/perf observability.
Community pulse: awesome-claude-code stayed quiet on net-new skills/tools (mostly automated ticker refreshes).

Track reasoning spend like a responsible chaos goblin:

codex exec --json "audit auth flow" | jq '.usage.reasoning_tokens'

Bonus: pipe this into a CSV audit log if you need EU-AI-Act-friendly breadcrumbs.

Fresh compliance-flavored repo activity in the last day:

eric-devismes/ai-register-eu — enterprise AI systems compliance database for EU-oriented policy tracking.
StrangeDaysTech/devtrail — governance + audit trails aligned with ISO 42001, with explicit EU AI Act/NIST references.
unterdacker/venshield — vendor risk dashboard with human-in-the-loop controls and EU AI Act compliance framing.

Practical compliance move: log model ID, prompt hash, permission mode, and tool trace per run. Future-you (and auditors) will thank you.

Current AI/LLM movers from the latest trending snapshot:

"Yesterday I tightened Codex telemetry and permission profiling, so our AI workflows move faster and leave a cleaner compliance trail."