How did terminal-code do on X?
terminal-code posted the terminal-code launch from @RobKnight__ on Aug 19, 2026. The post has 2,635,546 views, 7,633 likes, 617 reposts, 529 quotes and 515 replies, an engagement rate of 0.35%. It ranks #289 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing terminal-code: VS Code inside the terminal - VS Code compatible CLI - works over ssh - syncs with your terminal theme https://terminal-code.com
- 15xthe median launch175K median views
- #289of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 337xits own following7,818 followers
- Views
- 2.6M
- Likes
- 7.6K
- Reposts
- 617
- Quotes
- 529
- Replies
- 515
- Bookmarks
- 4.9K
What would these views cost to buy?
At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 2.6M views would cost $264K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $66K.
The post reached about 337 views for every follower of @RobKnight__.
What launched?
terminal-code launched a VS Code-compatible environment that runs inside the terminal, works over ssh and syncs with the terminal theme.
How does it compare with other launches?
terminal-code has more views than 90% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 15x the median launch's 175K views.
- terminal-code2.6M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | terminal-code | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 2.6M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 337 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 529 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 18.5 | 14.2 |
Other terminal-code launches we track: Zenbu terminal-browser (563.3K views), terminal-code terminal-browser plugin (191.5K views), Zenbu Pixel (115.9K views), terminal-code Zenbu.js (51.2K views), terminal-code create-desktop-app (50K views) and terminal-code terminal-browser for Linux (24.1K views). All 7 terminal-code launches, or every developer tools launch.
Against launches like it
A launch only means something against comparable ones. These are the groups it belongs to, and where it sits in each.
| Compared with | Launches | Median views | This one | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer tools launches | 595 | 111.1K | 24x | #46 |
| Accounts under 10K followers | 571 | 131K | 20x | #21 |
| Video launch posts | 1,940 | 192.5K | 14x | #213 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 15x | #289 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 7.8K followers, the post reached 337 times the account's following. Launches from accounts under 10K followers reach a median of 61 times their following, so this one went about 5.5 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 21 of 571 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 529 quote posts, 2.0 per 10,000 views against a median of 1.7. More people than usual added their own take, and a quote post is what carries a launch to audiences the account does not have.
The first line is "Introducing terminal-code: VS Code inside the terminal". The post runs 22 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with a video: video launches have a median of 192.5K views, against 137.6K for the rest.
There is a link in the post. Launch posts with a link have a median of 160.8K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Wednesday (UTC). Wednesday launches have a median of 178.8K views; the strongest day is Tuesday at 192.3K.
Every comparison is against the 2839 launches in the tracker, read on Nov 14, 2026. Medians, not averages. See the state of launches on X for the full breakdown.
Questions about this launch
- How many views did terminal-code get on X?
- 2,635,546 views. terminal-code posted it from @RobKnight__ on Aug 19, 2026, and the post has 7,633 likes, 617 reposts, 529 quotes, 515 replies and 4,883 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was terminal-code a big launch on X?
- It ranks #289 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 90% of them and 15x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.35%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 2.6M views on X cost to buy?
- At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 2.6M views would cost $264K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $66K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/terminal-code, read from the post on X on Nov 14, 2026. Free to cite with a link (CC BY 4.0). Get every launch as JSON.