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This Zero-Token Progress Bar Makes Claude Code Bearable Mid-Refactor

You're knee-deep in a Claude Code session, tasks piling up, and zero feedback on progress. Enter task-progress-bar: a no-token hack that finally tells you what's left.

theAIcatchup Apr 10, 2026 4 min read
Live ASCII progress bar in terminal showing 8/10 tasks complete with time estimate for Claude Code

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Zero-token progress via subprocess hook — no API burn. 𝕏
  • EMA time estimates beat blind waiting, pure stdlib Python. 𝕏
  • Exposes Claude Code task quirks; open-source gem devs need. 𝕏
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