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name: custom-statusline description: Set up custom Claude Code status line with Nerd Font icons, colors, git status, usage tracking, system info, and project context. NO EMOJIS - only Nerd Font icons and symbols. Use when configuring statusline, setting up status bar, or customizing Claude UI. Triggers with statusline, status bar, custom theme.

Custom Status Line Setup

Sets up a comprehensive Claude Code status line with Nerd Font icons only (no emojis), ANSI colors, real-time usage tracking, git integration, and system monitoring.

Quick Start: Interactive Configuration

Run the /custom-statusline command to interactively configure your status line. It will ask which elements you want:

• Current directory - Working directory path
• Nerd Font icons - All icons (os, git, clock, usage) - all or nothing
• Git branch & status - Branch, dirty/clean, ahead/behind, stash
• Model name - Current Claude model
• Session duration - Time elapsed in session
• API usage (5h/7d) - Claude API usage percentages
• Context % till compact - Context window usage

The command will save your preferences to ~/.claude/statusline-config.json and configure settings to use the plugin's script.

Features

Git Integration

• Clean/dirty status indicator
• Modified file count
• Ahead/behind tracking
• Stash count display
• Branch name with color coding

Usage Tracking

• 5-hour and 7-day usage percentages from Anthropic API
• Color-coded thresholds (green <50%, yellow 50-80%, red >80%)
• Cached for 60 seconds to avoid API spam

Context Display

• Session context window percentage
• Color-coded by usage level

Cost & Duration

• Total duration in minutes

How It Works

• Script: Stays in the plugin folder at ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/statusline.sh
• Config: Saved to ~/.claude/statusline-config.json (persists across plugin updates)
• Settings: Points to the plugin's script via dynamic lookup

Manual Setup

If you prefer manual setup instead of the command:

Step 1: Create Config File

Create ~/.claude/statusline-config.json:

Copy{
  "show_cwd": true,
  "show_icons": true,
  "show_git": true,
  "show_model": true,
  "show_duration": true,
  "show_usage": true,
  "show_context": true
}

Step 2: Update Claude Settings

Update ~/.claude/settings.json:

Copy{
  "statusLine": {
    "type": "command",
    "command": "bash -c \"$(find ~/.claude/plugins/cache/zeul-claude-plugins/custom-statusline -name statusline.sh 2>/dev/null | head -1)\""
  }
}

Step 3: Test Status Line

Copyecho '{}' | bash -c "$(find ~/.claude/plugins/cache/zeul-claude-plugins/custom-statusline -name statusline.sh | head -1)"

Requirements

Essential

• Nerd Font installed - For icons (JetBrains Mono, Hack, FiraCode, etc.)
• jq installed - For JSON parsing (brew install jq)
• Git installed - For git features
• curl - For API usage fetching

Platform-Specific (macOS)

• security - Keychain access for API token

Troubleshooting

Icons not showing: Install a Nerd Font and configure your terminal to use it

No git branch: Script shows nothing when not in a git repository

Usage shows 0%: API call failed. Check:

• Keychain has "Claude Code-credentials"
• Internet connection active
• API endpoint accessible

Slow status line: Increase cache_max_age in the script to reduce API calls

Reconfigure: Run /custom-statusline again to change your preferences