Our review
Configures Claude Code's terminal status line with themes, modules, and preset configurations.
Strengths
- Provides ready-to-use presets (minimal, informative, developer, etc.)
- Modular design allows custom combinations of displayed information
- Includes helper functions for progress bars and status indicators
- Handles backup and preservation of user customizations
Limitations
- Only works with Claude Code
- Requires manual file operations to apply
- Advanced customization may require bash scripting knowledge
When you want to customize the appearance and information shown in Claude Code's terminal status line.
If you are using a different AI coding assistant that doesn't support status line customization, or if the default status line is sufficient.
Security analysis
SafeThe skill only generates a statusline configuration script using Bash, writing to a local file (~/.claude/statusline.sh) with backup. No destructive commands, no network activity, no exfiltration, and no obfuscation. It uses standard shell utilities safely.
No concerns found
Examples
Configure my Claude Code status line with the minimal preset.Set up a status line that shows the current directory and git branch, using the default theme.Backup my current status line and apply the developer preset with the vibrant theme.name: statusline description: Configure Claude Code's terminal status line display version: 1.0.0 allowed-tools: [Read, Write, Edit, Bash]
Statusline Implementation
Configure Claude Code's terminal status line with themes, modules, and presets.
Quick Start
Choose a preset and apply it:
| Preset | Example Output |
|--------|----------------|
| minimal | Opus 4.5 45% |
| informative | π€ Opus 4.5 β π 45%π’ β π° $1.23 |
| developer | πproject β π€Opus4.5 β π45%π’ β πΏmain* β π¦Node β π°$1.23 |
| system | πproject β π€Opus4.5 β π45%π’ β πΏmain β π»15%π’ β π§ 62%π‘ β π³3 |
| bluera | Opus4.5 project π main* β $1.23 β ββββββββββ 60% β +42/-8 β 5h:12% 7d:8% |
References
Detailed implementation docs:
- @bluera-base/skills/statusline/references/themes.md - 5 theme definitions (default, minimal, vibrant, monochrome, nerd)
- @bluera-base/skills/statusline/references/modules.md - All module implementations (directory, model, context, git, cost, rate-limits, project, lines-changed, battery, cpu, memory, docker, time, cca-status)
- @bluera-base/skills/statusline/references/preset-scripts.md - Complete ready-to-use bash scripts for each preset
Helper Functions
Essential utilities for all statusline scripts:
get_status() {
local pct=$1 warn_threshold=${2:-50} crit_threshold=${3:-75}
if (( pct >= crit_threshold )); then echo "$STATUS_CRIT"
elif (( pct >= warn_threshold )); then echo "$STATUS_WARN"
else echo "$STATUS_OK"; fi
}
get_status_4level() {
local pct=$1 fair=${2:-25} warn=${3:-50} crit=${4:-75}
if (( pct >= crit )); then echo "$STATUS_4_CRIT"
elif (( pct >= warn )); then echo "$STATUS_4_WARN"
elif (( pct >= fair )); then echo "$STATUS_4_FAIR"
else echo "$STATUS_4_OK"; fi
}
progress_bar() {
local pct=$1 width=${2:-10}
local filled=$(( pct * width / 100 )) empty=$(( width - filled ))
printf "["; printf "%${filled}s" | tr ' ' '='; printf "%${empty}s" | tr ' ' '-'; printf "]"
}
safe_int() {
local val="${1%%.*}"; val="${val//[^0-9-]/}"
[[ "$val" =~ ^-?[0-9]+$ ]] && echo "$val" || echo "${2:-0}"
}
json_get() {
local json="$1" path="$2" default="${3:-}"
if command -v jq &>/dev/null; then
local result; result=$(echo "$json" | jq -r "$path // empty" 2>/dev/null)
echo "${result:-$default}"
else echo "$default"; fi
}
File Operations (REQUIRED)
After generating the statusline script:
# 1. Determine config directory
CLAUDE_CONFIG="${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}"
# 2. Backup existing (if present)
if [ -f "$CLAUDE_CONFIG/statusline.sh" ]; then
cp "$CLAUDE_CONFIG/statusline.sh" "$CLAUDE_CONFIG/statusline.sh.backup-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
fi
# 3. Write the script
cat > "$CLAUDE_CONFIG/statusline.sh" << 'STATUSLINE_EOF'
<generated script content here>
STATUSLINE_EOF
# 4. Make executable
chmod +x "$CLAUDE_CONFIG/statusline.sh"
# 5. Verify
ls -la "$CLAUDE_CONFIG/statusline.sh"
Preserving User Customizations
When modifying an existing statusline, preserve user-added content:
Detection patterns:
- Boundary comments:
# --- custom ---/# --- end custom --- - Custom functions not matching standard module names
- External service integration (
curlto localhost, non-standard config files) - Custom variables referenced in final output
Preservation algorithm:
- Read existing script
- Extract sections between boundary comments
- Identify custom variables used in output
- Generate new script with standard modules
- Append preserved custom sections before output
- Update output format to include custom variables
Preset Definitions
minimal
THEME="minimal"
MODULES="model,context"
DISPLAY_MODE="compact"
informative
THEME="default"
MODULES="model,context,cost"
DISPLAY_MODE="normal"
developer
THEME="default"
MODULES="directory,model,context,git,project,cost"
DISPLAY_MODE="normal"
system
THEME="default"
MODULES="directory,model,context,git,cpu,memory,docker"
DISPLAY_MODE="normal"
bluera
Advanced with rate limits, context bar, ANSI colors. See preset-scripts.md for full implementation.
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