Grow a virtual garden that plants something for every task you finish
He built a to-do garden with Claude Code: every task he checks off plants something, a small task a sapling and a big one a flower or tree.
Source
@thesourabhbhati on X · 2026-10-18
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-18.
What they did
He built a to-do garden with Claude Code: every task he checks off plants something, a small task a sapling and a big one a flower or tree.
Result (as claimed)
31 plants so far.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo.
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You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Grow a virtual garden that plants something for every task you finish What the original author did: He built a to-do garden with Claude Code: every task he checks off plants something, a small task a sapling and a big one a flower or tree. Reported result (as claimed by the author): 31 plants so far. Source: https://x.com/thesourabhbhati/status/2111836588535869448 Tools they used: Claude Code Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Grow a virtual garden that plants something for every task you finish What the original author did: He built a to-do garden with Claude Code: every task he checks off plants something, a small task a sapling and a big one a flower or tree. Reported result (as claimed by the author): 31 plants so far. Source: https://x.com/thesourabhbhati/status/2111836588535869448 Tools they used: Claude Code Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Grow a virtual garden that plants something for every task you finish What the original author did: He built a to-do garden with Claude Code: every task he checks off plants something, a small task a sapling and a big one a flower or tree. Reported result (as claimed by the author): 31 plants so far. Source: https://x.com/thesourabhbhati/status/2111836588535869448 Tools they used: Claude Code Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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