Descriptions:
Matt Wolfe builds his “Wolf Control Tower” business dashboard from scratch on camera using ChatGPT’s Codex agent with the o3 model, walking through each feature module step by step and releasing the full project on GitHub for anyone to clone and run locally.
The dashboard combines five tabs: an AI news aggregator pulling from major labs and publications like TechCrunch and The Verge; a newsletter reader that connects to Gmail via Google OAuth and summarizes AI newsletters automatically; a brand monitoring feed tracking mentions of specified names and handles; an audience growth tracker that aggregates follower counts across social platforms; and a recurring-task manager with daily reset logic. Wolfe explains the Google OAuth client secret setup in enough detail to replicate it, and covers the prompt engineering approach of building rough structure first and layering in functionality iteratively — deliberately using a top-tier model (described as GPT-4.5-class) for initial scaffolding before switching to lighter models for incremental tweaks.
The video is aimed at creators and solo operators who want a single-tab command center without paying for multiple SaaS subscriptions. Wolfe frames the project in the context of his broader thesis that AI is making bespoke personal tooling accessible to non-engineers, and notes he has been running a version of this dashboard in his own business for some time.
📺 Source: Matt Wolfe · Published August 26, 2026
🏷️ Format: Hands On Build
