statusline-install

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Install a pre-configured Claude Code statusline with model, tokens, cost, lines changed, and context usage. A batteries-included alternative to /statusline with formatting and color thresholds already defined.

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Sourcetommyxchow/ai

Added on2026-02-23

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add tommyxchow/ai statusline-install

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Statusline Specification

Create a statusline with this exact format:

Model │ ↑Tokens ↓Tokens $Cost │ Duration +Lines -Lines │ Context%

Example output:

Opus │ ↑15k ↓4k $1.23 │ 5m (2m) +156 -23 │ 42%

Data Sources

Field	JSON Path
Model	`.model.display_name`
Total duration	`.cost.total_duration_ms`
API duration	`.cost.total_api_duration_ms`
Input tokens	`.context_window.total_input_tokens`
Output tokens	`.context_window.total_output_tokens`
Cost	`.cost.total_cost_usd`
Lines added	`.cost.total_lines_added`
Lines removed	`.cost.total_lines_removed`
Context %	`.context_window.used_percentage`

Formatting Rules

Duration: Show as

Xs

Xm

, or

Xh Ym

— total time followed by API time in parentheses (always shown)

```
5m (2m)
```
= 5 min total, 2 min waiting for API
```
1h 15m (45m)
```
= 1 hour 15 min total, 45 min waiting for API
Empty state:
```
0s (0s)
```

Tokens:

Raw number if < 1,000 →
```
850
```
Lowercase
```
k
```
for thousands →
```
15k
```
Lowercase
```
m
```
with 1 decimal for millions →
```
1.2m
```

Cost:

4 decimal places if < $0.01 →
```
$0.0012
```
2 decimal places if ≥ $0.01 →
```
$0.12
```

Lines changed: Green for

+added

, Red for

-removed

Model name: Reset/default terminal color (wrap with

${RESET}

)

Separators: Dim box-drawing character

│

(U+2502)

General styling: Duration, tokens, and cost should be dim

Context % Color Thresholds

Auto-compact triggers at ~78%, so thresholds are calibrated accordingly:

Range	Color	Meaning
0-49%	Green	Plenty of room
50-64%	Yellow	Getting used
65-74%	Orange	Approaching auto-compact
75%+	Red	Near auto-compact trigger

ANSI Color Definitions (Bash)

Define colors using

$'...'

syntax so escape sequences are interpreted. Use 24-bit true color format

\033[38;2;R;G;Bm

for precise colors:

bash

DIM=$'\033[38;2;153;153;153m'      # #999999
GREEN=$'\033[38;2;55;166;96m'      # #37A660
YELLOW=$'\033[33m'
ORANGE=$'\033[38;5;208m'
RED=$'\033[38;2;187;106;122m'      # #BB6A7A
RESET=$'\033[0m'

Always wrap colored output with

${COLOR}text${RESET}

Null Handling

Default to

for numeric fields when null/missing:

Tokens:
```
0
```
Cost:
```
$0.0000
```
Duration:
```
0s (0s)
```
Lines:
```
+0
```
/
```
-0
```
Context:
```
0%
```

Only show

--

for non-numeric fields like model name if truly unavailable.

Platform Notes

macOS/Linux: Use bash with the ANSI definitions above
Windows: Use PowerShell 7+ (
```
pwsh
```
). Use backtick syntax instead:

powershell

$Dim = "`e[38;2;153;153;153m"      # #999999
$Green = "`e[38;2;55;166;96m"      # #37A660
$Yellow = "`e[33m"
$Orange = "`e[38;5;208m"
$Red = "`e[38;2;187;106;122m"      # #BB6A7A
$Reset = "`e[0m"

Install to

~/.claude/

and update

~/.claude/settings.json

with the statusLine configuration.