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 - **6 color themes** — IBM Blue, Matrix, Dark, Light, Amber, Trippin
 - **Docker-ready** — `docker compose up -d` and you're running
 
+## By the Numbers
+
+237 commits. 9,354 lines of Python. 214 tests. 95 files. One developer and an AI, March to July 2026.
+
+cAIc went from initial commit to v1.0.0 in four and a half months. Every line of code was generated by Claude via opencode — but the architecture, test suite, deployment pipeline, and every feature decision were directed by a single developer with 40+ years of systems experience. The AI wrote the code; the human made it ship.
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 ## Quick Start (Docker)
 
 ```bash