Best Claude Code status lines (November 2026)

The 10 most-installed status lines on statuslin.es as of 2026-11-08. Each preview is the script's real output.

Comparing tools? ccstatusline vs claude-powerline.

╭─ CONTEXT ────────────────────────────────────────────╮ │ ████▊░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 22% of 200K · GOOD │ ├─ STATS ──────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ↓ 44.0K ↑ 1.4K │ $0.41 │ ⏱ 10m 12s │ +128/-34 │ ├─ REPO ───────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ◆ Opus 4.8 · main · 16:21 │ ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

A boxed multi-line panel with auto-sizing borders: a context section with a gradient bar and status word, a stats section (tokens, cost, duration, lines changed), and a repo section (model, git branch with file counts, clock, vim mode), in a terracotta Claude-brand palette.

#1. Shows git, tokens, and cost. Multi-line Python script.

app · main · Opus-4.8 · effort high · ctx 22% · 5h 26% ↻2h6m · 7d 7% ↻2d0h

One-line status bar showing your directory, git branch (with a * when dirty), model, live effort level, context-window usage, and 5-hour/7-day rate-limit usage.

#2. Shows git, tokens, and limits. Bash script.

Opus 4.8 [high] ~/app main 16:20:55 | ⛁ ██░░░░░░░░ 22% | 5h ●◔○○○ 26% ↻2h7m | 7d ◔○○○○○○ 7% ↻2d1h │ $0.41 ⏱ 10m

Two-line status with a block context bar and quarter-step dot meters (◔◑◕●) for the 5-hour and weekly limits (fill shows usage, color shows whether you are ahead of or behind pace), plus model, effort, git and cost. Needs no jq.

#3. Shows git, tokens, cost, limits, and burn rate. Multi-line Bash script.

████▊░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 22% of 200K · GOOD │ ↓ 44.0K ↑ 1.4K │ $0.41 │ ⏱ 10m 12s │ +128/-34 │ 5h 26% ↻2h06m │ 7d 7% ↻2d0h │ ◆ Opus 5.5 · main · 03:53

One-line adaptation of @kyleledbetter's Dreambase Panel: a context bar with status word, token/cost/duration/lines-changed stats, and model + git branch + clock, all on a single line in a terracotta Claude-brand palette.

#4. Shows git, tokens, cost, and limits. Python script.

Opus 4.8 │ main │ app │ ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 44k/200k │ $0.41

Catppuccin Frappé-themed status line with model, git branch and dirty flag, folder, a block context bar, and session cost.

#5. Shows git, tokens, and cost. Themed Bash script. Connects to the internet.

Opus 4.8 high ✦ │ ctx 22% │ app (main) │ PR #1287 ● │ $0.41 · 10m +128 -34 Session ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ 74% left Resets in 2h 6m Weekly ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ 93% left Resets in 2d 0h Fable ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ 85% left Resets in 2d 0h ◐ Read:index.ts ✓ Read×1 ✓ Bash×1 ✓ Edit×1 ✓ Grep×1 ◐ code-reviewer Review the change for regressions

A header with model, context and burn rate per hour, then live tool and agent activity parsed from the session transcript.

#6. Shows git, tokens, cost, limits, and burn rate. Multi-line Bash script. Connects to the internet.

◆ Opus 4.8 │ ▪ app │ ⎇ main │ ◷ 14:04 │ ██▄░░░░░░░ 26% (44K/167K) │ 26% ↻2h6m │ 7% ⟳2d0h

Node status line with an autocompact-aware context bar (subtracts the compaction buffer), project, branch, last-activity time, and 5h/7d rate-limit segments.

#7. Shows git, tokens, and limits. Node script.

app  main  Opus 4.8 ━━━━━━━━━━ 22%  128  34

A Powerline-style status line with nerd-font separators and a Dracula palette: colored directory, git branch, a per-model icon, and a faded context progress bar with an arrow tail.

#8. Shows git and tokens. Powerline-style, themed Bash script.

Model: Opus 4.8 | Thinking: high | Context: [▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱] 45k/200k (22%) | cwd: ~/app | ⎇ main | (+0,-0) Cost: $0.41 | Block: 2hr 6m | Weekly: 7.0% | Session: 10m | In: 916.7 t/s | Out: 29.2 t/s | Cached: 2k | Session: [▰▱▱▱▱] 26.0% Mem: 0.8G/1.0G | (*゚∀゚*) | Session ID: b8e1c0d2-4a6f-4e2a-9c1b-3f5d7a9e2c10

Three lines in One Dark: model, thinking effort and a context bar up top; cost, quota, session clock and token throughput in the middle; weather, free memory and a rotating kaomoji below.

#9. Shows git, tokens, cost, limits, burn rate, and weather. Multi-line, themed Bash script. Connects to the internet.

Opus 4.8 │ ✍️ 22% │ app (main) │ ● high current ●●○○○○○○○○ 26% ⟳ 6:59pm weekly ○○○○○○○○○○ 7% ⟳ aug 1, 5:52pm

Model, context, directory and branch up top; five-hour and weekly quota as dot bars with reset times underneath. Flags --dangerously-skip-permissions with a lightning bolt. By Kamran Ahmed of roadmap.sh.

#10. Shows git, tokens, and limits. Multi-line Bash script. Connects to the internet.