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Code Stats by aiskillstore — Agent Skill

Name: Code Stats
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: aiskillstore

Code Stats

Analyze codebase with tokei (fast line counts by language) and difft (semantic AST-aware diffs). Get quick project overview without manual counting. Triggers on: how big is codebase, count lines of code, what languages, show semantic diff, compare files, code statistics.

aiskillstore Updated Sep 9, 2026

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Code Statistics

Quickly analyze codebase size, composition, and changes.

tokei - Line Counts

# Count all code
tokei

# Compact output sorted by code
tokei --compact --sort code

# Specific languages
tokei --type=TypeScript,JavaScript

# Exclude directories
tokei --exclude node_modules --exclude dist

# JSON output for scripting
tokei --output json | jq '.Total.code'

Sample Output

===============================================================================
 Language            Files        Lines         Code     Comments       Blanks
===============================================================================
 TypeScript             45        12847         9823         1456         1568
 JavaScript             12         2341         1876          234          231
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total                  57        15188        11699         1690         1799
===============================================================================

difft - Semantic Diffs

# Compare files
difft old.ts new.ts

# Inline mode
difft --display=inline old.ts new.ts

# With git
GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=difft git diff
GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=difft git show HEAD~1

Why Semantic?

Traditional diff	difft
Line-by-line	AST-aware
Shows moved as delete+add	Recognizes moves
Whitespace sensitive	Ignores formatting

Quick Reference

Task	Command
Count all code	`tokei`
Compact output	`tokei --compact`
Sort by code	`tokei --sort code`
TypeScript only	`tokei -t TypeScript`
JSON output	`tokei --output json`
Exclude dir	`tokei --exclude node_modules`
Semantic diff	`difft file1 file2`
Git diff	`GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=difft git diff`

When to Use

Getting quick codebase overview
Comparing code changes semantically
Understanding project composition
Reviewing refactoring impact
Tracking codebase growth

Additional Resources

For detailed patterns, load:

./references/tokei-advanced.md - Filtering, output formats, CI integration
./references/difft-advanced.md - Display modes, git integration, language support

---name: code-statsdescription: Analyze codebase with tokei (fast line counts by language) and difft (semantic AST-aware diffs). Get quick project overview without manual counting. Triggers on: how big is codebase, count lines of code, what languages, show semantic diff, compare files, code statistics.license: MIT--- # Code Statistics Quickly analyze codebase size, composition, and changes. ## tokei - Line Counts ```bash # Count all code tokei # Compact output sorted by code tokei --compact --sort code # Specific languages tokei --type=TypeScript,JavaScript # Exclude directories tokei --exclude node_modules --exclude dist # JSON output for scripting tokei --output json | jq '.Total.code' ``` ### Sample Output ``` =============================================================================== Language Files Lines Code Comments Blanks =============================================================================== TypeScript 45 12847 9823 1456 1568 JavaScript 12 2341 1876 234 231 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57 15188 11699 1690 1799 =============================================================================== ``` ## difft - Semantic Diffs ```bash # Compare files difft old.ts new.ts # Inline mode difft --display=inline old.ts new.ts # With git GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=difft git diff GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=difft git show HEAD~1 ``` ### Why Semantic? | Traditional diff | difft | |-----------------|-------| | Line-by-line | AST-aware | | Shows moved as delete+add | Recognizes moves | | Whitespace sensitive | Ignores formatting | ## Quick Reference | Task | Command | |------|---------| | Count all code | `tokei` | | Compact output | `tokei --compact` | | Sort by code | `tokei --sort code` | | TypeScript only | `tokei -t TypeScript` | | JSON output | `tokei --output json` | | Exclude dir | `tokei --exclude node_modules` | | Semantic diff | `difft file1 file2` | | Git diff | `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=difft git diff` | ## When to Use - Getting quick codebase overview - Comparing code changes semantically - Understanding project composition - Reviewing refactoring impact - Tracking codebase growth ## Additional Resources For detailed patterns, load: - `./references/tokei-advanced.md` - Filtering, output formats, CI integration - `./references/difft-advanced.md` - Display modes, git integration, language support

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