diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b5106a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# findr
+
+A partial port of [fd](https://github.com/sharkdp/fd) to
+[Odin](https://odin-lang.org/)
+
+Only the `-H`, `-I`, and `-E` flags are supported.
+
+`findr` runs faster than fd on my machine, but feel free to check out the
+results for yourself:
+
+```markdown
+=== findr benchmark suite ===
+Target: /home/spencer
+
+
+=== File counts ===
+
+  fd -a -E .jj .                :   460921
+  findr -E .jj                  :   460838
+
+  fd -a -E .git -E .jj -H .     :  3593254
+  findr -E .git -E .jj -H       :  3593254
+
+  fd -a -E .git -E .jj -HI .    :  4142964
+  findr -E .git -E .jj -HI      :  4142964
+
+  fd -a -E .git -E .jj .        :   460921
+  findr -E .git -E .jj          :   460838
+
+=== Benchmarks (hyperfine, 5 runs, 2 warmups) ===
+
+Benchmark 1: fd -a -E .jj . "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+  Time (mean ± σ):     150.7 ms ±   5.0 ms    [User: 1279.9 ms, System: 855.6 ms]
+  Range (min … max):   147.0 ms … 159.3 ms    5 runs
+
+Benchmark 2: /home/spencer/github.com/findr/findr -E .jj "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+  Time (mean ± σ):      97.4 ms ±   0.9 ms    [User: 466.5 ms, System: 924.5 ms]
+  Range (min … max):    96.3 ms …  98.2 ms    5 runs
+
+Benchmark 3: fd -a -E .git -E .jj -H . "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+  Time (mean ± σ):     776.1 ms ±  25.9 ms    [User: 7444.3 ms, System: 4268.7 ms]
+  Range (min … max):   745.5 ms … 815.3 ms    5 runs
+
+Benchmark 4: /home/spencer/github.com/findr/findr -E .git -E .jj -H "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+  Time (mean ± σ):     437.1 ms ±   5.4 ms    [User: 1674.3 ms, System: 4566.7 ms]
+  Range (min … max):   430.0 ms … 442.4 ms    5 runs
+
+Benchmark 5: fd -a -E .git -E .jj -HI . "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+  Time (mean ± σ):     704.1 ms ±  12.9 ms    [User: 7049.0 ms, System: 3537.1 ms]
+  Range (min … max):   687.6 ms … 721.9 ms    5 runs
+
+Benchmark 6: /home/spencer/github.com/findr/findr -E .git -E .jj -HI "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+  Time (mean ± σ):     387.3 ms ±  24.9 ms    [User: 1828.2 ms, System: 3414.5 ms]
+  Range (min … max):   363.3 ms … 427.7 ms    5 runs
+
+Benchmark 7: fd -a -E .git -E .jj . "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+  Time (mean ± σ):     170.3 ms ±   1.6 ms    [User: 1505.3 ms, System: 996.8 ms]
+  Range (min … max):   169.3 ms … 173.1 ms    5 runs
+
+Benchmark 8: /home/spencer/github.com/findr/findr -E .git -E .jj "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+  Time (mean ± σ):     105.5 ms ±   1.2 ms    [User: 524.9 ms, System: 1011.0 ms]
+  Range (min … max):   103.7 ms … 106.9 ms    5 runs
+
+Summary
+  /home/spencer/github.com/findr/findr -E .jj "/home/spencer" > /dev/null ran
+    1.08 ± 0.02 times faster than /home/spencer/github.com/findr/findr -E .git -E .jj "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+    1.55 ± 0.05 times faster than fd -a -E .jj . "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+    1.75 ± 0.02 times faster than fd -a -E .git -E .jj . "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+    3.98 ± 0.26 times faster than /home/spencer/github.com/findr/findr -E .git -E .jj -HI "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+    4.49 ± 0.07 times faster than /home/spencer/github.com/findr/findr -E .git -E .jj -H "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+    7.23 ± 0.15 times faster than fd -a -E .git -E .jj -HI . "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+    7.97 ± 0.28 times faster than fd -a -E .git -E .jj -H . "/home/spencer" > /dev/null
+
+=== Results written to /home/spencer/github.com/findr/bench-results.md ===
+```
diff --git a/TODOS.md b/TODOS.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 8304f21..0000000
--- a/TODOS.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-# TODOS
-
-- [ ] add `flake.nix`
-
-## `collect_worker` improvements
-
-- [ ] `bytes.index_byte`, `#no_bounds_check`
-
-```odin
-collect_worker :: proc(t: ^thread.Thread) {
-	data := cast(^Collector_Data)t.data
-	for {
-		batch, ok := chan.recv(data.ch)
-		if !ok do break
-		start := 0
-		for {
-			remaining: []u8
-			#no_bounds_check {remaining = batch[start:]}
-
-			idx := bytes.index_byte(remaining, '\n')
-			if idx < 0 do break
-
-			i := start + idx
-			if i > start {
-				segment: []u8
-				#no_bounds_check {segment = batch[start:i]}
-				s, _ := strings.clone(string(segment))
-				append(data.results, s)
-			}
-			start = i + 1
-		}
-		delete(batch)
-	}
-}
-```
diff --git a/walker.odin b/walker.odin
index 6fb6b41..87291e0 100644
--- a/walker.odin
+++ b/walker.odin
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package findr
 
+import "core:bytes"
 import "core:fmt"
 import "core:os"
 import "core:strings"
@@ -180,14 +181,21 @@ collect_worker :: proc(t: ^thread.Thread) {
 		batch, ok := chan.recv(data.ch)
 		if !ok do break
 		start := 0
-		for i in 0 ..< len(batch) {
-			if batch[i] == '\n' {
-				if i > start {
-					s, _ := strings.clone(string(batch[start:i]))
-					append(data.results, s)
-				}
-				start = i + 1
+		for {
+			remaining: []u8
+			#no_bounds_check {remaining = batch[start:]}
+
+			idx := bytes.index_byte(remaining, '\n')
+			if idx < 0 do break
+
+			i := start + idx
+			if i > start {
+				segment: []u8
+				#no_bounds_check {segment = batch[start:i]}
+				s, _ := strings.clone(string(segment))
+				append(data.results, s)
 			}
+			start = i + 1
 		}
 		delete(batch)
 	}