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Customizable terminal status bar

Create a modular status bar for terminals that developers can customize with their preferred metrics and info.

Why now

As developers use terminals for more workflows, they need better at-a-glance information.

Who for
Terminal power users
Business model
Premium widgets and team plans
Effort
A weekend

Terminal users juggle multiple tasks and need quick access to system stats, git status, or deployment info. A configurable status bar could surface this without interrupting workflow.

Build a cross-platform tool that lets users compose widgets for CPU, memory, git branch, time, etc. with a simple config file.

Individual developers would pay for personal productivity gains, while teams might buy site licenses for standardization.

Start with basic system monitoring widgets, then allow community plugin contributions.

Risk: Competition from existing terminal customization tools that might add similar features.

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