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Status Line

  • Updated July 28, 2026
  • cgraf78/claude-plugins

A CLI skill that renders a rich status line showing host, directory, git branch, model, context usage, cost, and turn count. It gives at-a-glance visibility into the current session. Useful for monitoring Claude Code usage in the terminal.

Key points

  • Rich status line
  • Git and model info
  • Context and cost tracking

Status Line by the numbers

  • Data as of Jul 29, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
/plugin marketplace add cgraf78/claude-plugins
/plugin install status-line@cgraf78-claude-plugins

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Last updatedJuly 28, 2026
Repositorycgraf78/claude-plugins

What it does

Show a rich CLI status line with host, directory, git branch, model, context usage, cost, and turn count.

README.md

status-line

A rich status line for Claude Code showing:

hostname | ~/path/to/dir (branch +*%) | 🤖 sonnet-4.6 | 🧠 42% | 💰 $0.08 | 💬 12 turns
  • Host — machine name
  • Directory — current working dir with ~ abbreviation
  • Git — branch name with dirty flags (+ staged, * unstaged, % untracked)
  • Session name — shown when Claude has named the session (⚡)
  • Model — short model name, with fast mode indicator (↯fast)
  • Context — usage percentage, color-coded green → yellow → orange → red
  • Cost — cumulative session cost in USD
  • Turns — number of user turns in the conversation

Requirements

  • bash
  • jq
  • git (optional, for branch display)

Setup

After installing, run /status-line-setup in any Claude Code session to configure your ~/.claude/settings.json.

Related skills

CLI & Terminalmonitoring

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