Best Claude Code status lines

The 10 status lines copied most often from statuslin.es, as of 2026-09-24. Every preview is rendered from the real script, and every entry was reviewed by a person before it was published.

Comparing tools instead? ccstatusline vs claude-powerline.

Context Bar

26 copies

Bash

Opus 4.8 ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 22%

Model plus a 10-block context-usage bar. Example statusline inspired by the Claude Code docs (code.claude.com/docs/en/statusline).

@NathanAB

#1. Bash script.

Adaptive Cost Panel

3 copies

Bash


  Opus 4.8 high ✦ │ ctx 22% │ app (main) │ PR #1287 ● │ $0.41 · 10m +128 -34
  Session ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○  74% left  Resets in 2h 6m
  Weekly  ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○  93% left  Resets in 2d 0h

Feature-rich bash status line with model, context bar, session cost (read live from Claude Code, so it stays correct on any model), rate-limit bars, and live tool/agent activity that adapts to terminal width. Source: github.com/JungHoonGhae/claude-statusline

@JungHoonGhae

#2. Bash script.

Keyblade Status bar

1 copy

PythonNetwork AccessReads Token

  ✧ ███████████▋     73%  🗝  Ultima Weapon  ✦ app ∙ main
  ♥ ████████████████████████ 100% 「SAVE POINT」  ✶ Limit Form  ◉ 41

Claude Code plan-usage HP bar that reads the Claude auth token to show remaining usage.

@nilbuild

#3. Python script. Needs network access.

Catppuccin Frappé

1 copy

Bash

Opus 4.8 │ main │ app │ ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 44k/200k │ $0.41

Catppuccin Frappé–themed status line with model, git branch and dirty flag, folder, a block context bar, and session cost. Source: github.com/danjdewhurst/cc-status-line

@danjdewhurst

#4. Bash script.

Usage-aware single line

1 copy

Bash

app · main · Opus-4.8 · effort high · ctx 22% · 5h 26% ↻2h6m · 7d 7% ↻2d0h

Folder, git branch, model (color-coded by family), effort, context usage, and 5h/7d rate-limit usage with reset countdowns — all on one line, each percentage going green → yellow → red as it climbs. Needs jq.

@NathanAB

#5. Bash script.

Minimal

1 copy

Bash

Opus 4.8 · app on main

Model, folder, and git branch — nothing else. Example statusline inspired by the Claude Code docs (code.claude.com/docs/en/statusline).

@NathanAB

#6. Bash script.

Staging E2E rejection 20260727-1041

0 copies

Bash

staging-e2e-v2

Temporary staging-only linked v2 submitted after the reviewer requested a script change.

@NathanAB

#7. Bash script.

Weather & Bitcoin Bar

0 copies

GitTokensWeatherMarketsMulti-LineNodeNetwork Access

🤖 Opus 4.8 [200K] │ 🎯 high │ 📁 app │ 🌿 main
📅 07/07/26 Tue │ ⏰ 22:59:15 │ ₿$63k │ ☀️ +90°F
Ctx: ● ▓▓░░░░ 33% [66K/200K] │ ⏱ 10m │ 🔧 2.1.155

A three-line bar that mixes coding metrics with ambient real-world data: model, context and git on top; date, time, live weather from wttr.in and the Bitcoin price from Coinbase in the middle; a context bar with real token counts, session cost and Claude Code version below.

@aaronvstory

#8. Shows git, tokens, weather, and markets. Multi-line Node script. Needs network access.

Context Burn Bar

0 copies

Bash

5h ▓░░░░ 🟢

A minimal 5-slot block bar showing context-window usage with a green/yellow/red status dot. Source: github.com/gwiener/claude-burn-bars

@gwiener

#9. Bash script.

Cross-Platform Usage

0 copies

Bash

[Opus 4.8] | ━━━━━━ 22% (44K/200K) | app | git:(main) | ⏱ 10m

Single-line status with a context bar, H/W usage limits, project, git branch, MCP server count, and a session timer, with cross-platform credential lookup. Source: github.com/AndyShaman/claude-statusline

@AndyShaman

#10. Bash script.