StackGauge

Early signal

See which AI tool is about to stop you

Launched 1mo ago

Signal

Velocity

What this means

50%Vote pace is below typical for Developer Infrastructure.

Running at 50% of comparable launches.

+38%Launching in a 38% WoW growing category.

Menu Bar Apps had 47 launches this week vs 34 last.

19Founder Conviction Index: 19 — low signal.

Few of the conviction sub-signals (reputation, velocity, buyer-intent, tagline clarity) are firing yet.

4.8×Founder historically performs 4.8× the median launch we track.

Best prior launch: Cursor Craft, attention 75.

Prediction

Top-5 finish probability

today

Projected end-of-day votes

4range 3–5

Trajectory

stable

Vote pace holding steady.

Speed vs peers

0.5×

79 Developer Infrastructure launches

About

StackGauge shows how much of your Claude Code and Codex limits are left, which one is closest to stopping you, and when each resets. Pin the tool you care about, or let it surface whichever is running low. Everything stays on your Mac.

AI Summary

StackGauge is a menu bar application that monitors usage limits for AI tools like Claude Code and Codex, indicating which tool is nearing its limit and when each resets. It allows users to pin specific tools for easy access or automatically highlights those running low.

Attention & discussion velocity

Performance

Velocity0

Vote pace vs average

Momentum0

Sustained over 6h

Virality0

Spread × engagement

Engagement—

not measured

Signal sources

2 of 6 active

Launch tracking10 readings since we picked it up
AI analysisDeveloper Infrastructure
Comment intelligencethread not yet analysed
Outside discussionnot checked — domain is a storefront or shared
Revenue signalsno match on this domain
Editorial scoringbelow the signal threshold for this pass

A source that found nothing is a measurement. A source that has not run is a gap. Neither means the launch lacks the thing.