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Fast status line for Claude Code written in Zig
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Startup time is ~10ms with Zig, which is why I built this small CLI tool for Claude Code that shows context usage, git branch, and model info in the status line.The original JavaScript version took ~143ms to start. Reducing this to ~10ms matters since the tool runs frequently during editor use.
HN · launched Jan 12, 2026 · 6 upvotes (top 75%) · 0 views
Niche: developer command-line tools · 226 launches, 5 in the last 7 days ▼ -67% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes It is a lightweight CLI utility that reads environment variables, executes basic git commands, and prints formatted text, easily scaffolded and refined via LLM assistance.
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Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 270 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #235 of 271 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 58 days after the earliest competitor.
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- Claude Code Scheduler · hn · 2026-01-14 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Velt Claude plugin: Add Real-Time Collaboration to your App in 10 mins · yc · 2026-03-05 · 3 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- A community library for Claude Code status lines · hn · 2026-08-17 · 13 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- Continuous Claude · hn · 2025-11-15 · 170 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- Claude Code Plugin to play music when waiting on user input · hn · 2025-12-20 · 56 upvotes · similarity 0.46
- claude-code-usage-quota-mod · github · 2026-10-04 · 15 upvotes · similarity 0.46
- claude-code-setup-kit · github · 2026-10-12 · 29 upvotes · similarity 0.45
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