Garry's Count

This week Garry Tan (CEO of YC) posted about writing 310K lines of "hand-written source code" in 45 days.

I actually defended him on X — we don't really know all the features he shipped.

But his post got me wondering... "Am I shipping at YC speed?" With Garry's Count, I no longer have to guess.

What it does

Garry's Count uses a Claude Code hook and skill to track how many lines of code Claude writes per day and display a running total in your status bar.

Garry's Count: 4,207 lines of hand-written source code

Install

git clone https://github.com/mrieck/garryscount.git && cd garryscount && bash install.sh

Restart Claude Code. Start coding. Watch the number go up.

How it works

A PostToolUse hook fires every time Claude writes or edits a file. It counts the lines and adds them to a daily tally stored at ~/.claude/garryscount/. A status line script reads the tally and shows it in the status bar.

The daily count resets at 5am (configurable).

Report command

Type /garryscount in Claude Code to get a Garry-style breakdown report:

• Lines of code by file type, just like the tweet
• Last 7 days of daily totals
• Shipping speed label if you have a full week of data (100k+ lines = "Shipping at YC speed")

Goodnight command

Type /goodnight-garry in Claude Code to commit and push all repos you worked on today in one shot.

Claude reads the diff for each repo, writes an accurate commit message, and pushes. Finishes with a summary table of every repo and what was done.

Configuration

Edit ~/.claude/garryscount/config.json:

{
  "reset_hour": 5,
  "count_mode": "default",
  "label": "lines of hand-written source code",
  "show_directory": false
}

Counting modes

Mode	Description
"default"	(default) Net new lines only. For edits, subtracts old lines from new.
"yc-mode"	Every line Claude writes or modifies counts, even if it rewrites the same file. Great for VC updates.

Label

The text shown after the number in the status bar. Default is "lines of hand-written source code". Set to "loc" if you want it short.

Show directory

Set "show_directory": true to append your current working directory to the status bar in orange:

Garry's Count: 4,207 lines of hand-written source code ~/Sites/github/myproject

Default is false.

Reset hour

The hour (0-23) when the daily count resets. Default is 5 (5am). Set to 0 for midnight reset.

Color coding

The status bar changes color as Claude's daily output grows:

• Green — under 1,000 lines (warming up)
• Yellow — 1,000-5,000 lines (cooking)
• Red — 5,000-10,000 lines (on fire)
• Magenta — 10,000+ lines (legendary)

Note: As per best practices I haven't read any of the the code in this repo.

Uninstall

cd garryscount && bash uninstall.sh

Requirements

• Claude Code
• jq (brew install jq on macOS)
• macOS or Linux (Windows users need WSL)

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License

MIT