**My Claude Code statusline**

Built a bash statusline for Claude Code with everything I actually look at during a session. Figured it was worth sharing.

It's 2 lines:

**Line 1** — folder + git

* Current folder name (the color changes randomly on every render — I use it as a "heartbeat" to see if the statusline is actually refreshing and how often)
* 🌿 current branch (or short SHA if detached)
* 📝 modified files
* ➕ new / untracked files
* ❌ deleted files
* ⬆️ commits ahead of upstream
* ⬇️ commits behind upstream

The groups only show up when there's something to show, so on a clean repo the line stays short.

**Line 2** — model + context + rate limits

* Model + effort level (e.g. `Claude Opus 4.7 | high`)
* Context window usage bar with %
* `5h: X%` with time until reset
* `7d: X%` with time until reset

All color-coded by threshold: green <50%, yellow 50–80%, red ≥80%.

**Why I like it**

At a glance I see which model I'm on, how cooked my context is, how close I am to the rate limit, and the git state — without running a single command.

It's just one bash script wired into `~/.claude/settings.json` under `statusLine`. Reads the JSON Claude Code pipes in on stdin and shells out to `git` for the rest. I'll drop the script in the comments if anyone wants it.

That is my statusline