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Claude Code Status Line: Folder, Branch, Context Bar, Model at a Glance

Claude Code / Skills◆ Intermediate◆ Advanced◆ Review visuals@soojintechsaved APR 09

◇ Could this help me?

Yes. The status line is a real, officially documented built-in Claude Code feature with zero install, and the payoff is genuine: persistent visibility of the context-window bar tells you when to compact before quality degrades (good context hygiene, same spirit as row 79's /clear tip), and folder, branch, and model visibility prevents wrong-branch and wrong-model mistakes. General Claude Code quality-of-life upgrade, not project-specific. One minor note from the docs: the status line runs a shell script, so it only activates in workspaces already trusted.

✦ Walkthrough+10 xp / step

Review visuals for one step: the closing instruction is "type /statusline, then type this", where "this" is configuration text shown on screen but not narrated; watch the video's end to capture it. The narrated setup:
The status line shows four things at a glance: the current folder, the git branch, a context-window progress bar that signals when to compact, and the active model.
Configure it by typing /statusline in Claude Code followed by a description of the desired bar.
Note: the on-screen text is optional in practice; /statusline officially accepts plain-language instructions (for example, describing those four elements) and generates the configuration itself, so the feature is fully reproducible from the official docs without the video's exact text.

0 / 4 steps · adopt for +40

$ suggested_prompt+40xp

/statusline show the current folder name, the git branch, a progress bar of how much of the context window is used, and the active model name

Claude Code Status Line: Folder, Branch, Context Bar, Model at a Glance

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