claude-statusline

A Powerline-style status line for Claude Code, written as a single jq-jit program.

Segments

Segment	Description
Model	Claude model name and context window size
Directory	Current working directory (~/src/github.com/ and ~/src/gitlab.com/ are shortened with icons)
Git branch	Current branch (hidden when not in a git repo)
Context %	Context window usage — green → yellow → red as it fills
Rate limits	5-hour and 7-day usage with reset time (hidden when no data)

Requirements

• macOS (Linux is not currently supported)
• jq-jit — a jq interpreter with exec/execv builtins
• Nerd Font — for Powerline and icon glyphs
• Claude Code

Installation

Homebrew (recommended)

brew install m5d215/tap/claude-statusline

This pulls in jq-jit automatically and installs the script as claude-statusline on your PATH.

Then add to your ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "statusLine": {
    "type": "command",
    "command": "claude-statusline",
    "padding": 0
  }
}

Manual

1. Install jq-jit (via Homebrew, cargo install, or a release binary).

2. Download the script

curl -o ~/.claude/statusline.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m5d215/claude-statusline/main/statusline.sh
chmod +x ~/.claude/statusline.sh

3. Configure Claude Code

Add to your ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "statusLine": {
    "type": "command",
    "command": "~/.claude/statusline.sh",
    "padding": 0
  }
}

License

MIT