gain

# procoder:gain The ratchet only counts if someone reads it. This is the readout. ## Procedure 1. **Pick the reference point.** Previous tag: `git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^`. No tags: `git rev-list -1 --before="30 days ago" HEAD`. State which you used. 2. **Baseline shrinkage.** Count fingerprints then and now: `git show <ref>:.procoder-baseline.json` versus the working copy. Report both counts and the difference. If the file did not exist at `<ref>`, say so. 3. **Net lines.** `git diff --stat <ref>..HEAD` — added versus deleted. 4. **Rot removals.** `git log <ref>..HEAD --oneline` plus `git log <ref>..HEAD -p --diff-filter=D --name-only` for whole files removed. Count commits that deleted exports, settled feature flags, or deprecated <!-- procoder: literal alone/deprecated-no-trigger the doctrine names this pattern, it is not an instance of it --> paths — verify by reading the diff, not the commit message. 5. **Boundaries hardened.** `git diff <ref>..HEAD -U0 | grep '^+'` for added validation, authz checks, and parameterized queries at entry points. Count only ones you can point at a line for. ## Output Four numbers, each with the command that produced it: ``` reference v1.4.0 (git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^) baseline 312 → 287, 25 fewer accepted findings lines +1,840 / -3,102 (net 1,262 deleted) rot removed 7 commits deleted dead exports or settled flags boundaries 4 entry points gained validation `...