How does Context Bar work?

Draws a boxed bar above the prompt with used and total context, like 44k of 200k. Colors each slice by category: system prompt, system tools, skills and messages. Marks free space and the autocompact buffer, and labels the point where it compacts. /context-bar shows or hides the bar.

Context Bar

TokensMulti-Line

@hamzafer

source at e687416

MIT licence

Your context window as a stacked bar above the prompt, a color per category, with token counts and the compaction point. /context-bar shows or hides it.

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Or run it yourself:

claude plugin marketplace add https://statuslin.es/marketplace.json
claude plugin install context-bar@statuslines

Preview

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╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ [-]
│ ◆ context                                              44k of 200k · compacts at 167k  22%  │
│ ████████████████████────────────────────────────────────────────────────────░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ │
│ ■ system prompt 1.9k 1%   ■ system tools 28k 14%   ■ skills 2k 1%   ■ messages 12k 6%       │
│ ─ free space 123k   ░ autocompact buffer 33k                                                │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
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What it does

A stacked bar above the prompt showing how full your context window is, split by category, with token counts and where compaction kicks in.

Shows up: A boxed context bar above the prompt
Works in: Terminal and Claude Desktop
Commands: /context-bar
Uses your plan: No
Changes files: Nothing
Network: None

How it works

Draws a boxed bar above the prompt with used and total context, like 44k of 200k
Colors each slice by category: system prompt, system tools, skills and messages
Marks free space and the autocompact buffer, and labels the point where it compacts
/context-bar shows or hides the bar

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