for product builders and engineers using Claude/Codex in the terminal
Learn while you wait.
Stay in the know, instead of just BakingGet one-liner headlines and ideas from the topics you care about — right in your Claude Code status line while the agent works. Pick your topics. One line to install. Uninstall anytime.
Vibing…Bash · 0.3scurl -fsSL https://bits.the-diff.com/install.sh | sh●One command installs the terminal client and (if it finds Cursor / VS Code) the editor extension too. You can change topics anytime by re-running it.
01How it works
Pick your topics
Choose what you want to keep up with — AI, tech, business, science, and more — or take it all. The feed is scoped to your picks.
Install in one line
One command merges Bits into your Claude Code config (and the Cursor / VS Code extension), backing up your existing status line first.
Keep working — catch ideas, news, and TLDRs
Every wait state, a fresh headline or idea rides along in the row you already glance at. Cmd+click to read the full piece.
02Why install
Stay current in your flow
The headlines and ideas worth knowing — across the topics you pick — exactly when you have a spare four seconds.
Zero code or prompts collected
The client reads your session metadata to show your branch — never your code, prompts, files, or the AI's responses.
A good citizen on your status line
It keeps your useful info (git branch, context %) and never breaks Claude Code — any error degrades to a normal line.
One-command uninstall
Changed your mind? One line restores your previous status line and removes every trace.
We record only anonymous events: a random per-install ID, which bit was shown, for how long, and clicks. We never see your code, prompts, files, AI responses, or project contents — the telemetry has no field that could carry them.
The client is open source, so anyone can verify it. Read the full privacy page →
Curated by the team behind The-Diff — read by 27,000+ builders — and drawn from the sources worth your attention.
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Everything the installer puts on your machine — the status-line client, the install scripts, the editor extension — is public. Read it before you install.
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