What is the Status Line Customization skill?

It's a specialized skill that acts as the central guide for creating, configuring, and troubleshooting custom status lines within the Claude Code terminal environment.

What key features does this skill cover?

It provides guidance for scripting in Bash, Python, and Node.js; integrating git status; adding ANSI colors; and using the rich JSON data input (model, cost, workspace) provided by Claude Code.

When should I use this skill?

Use this skill whenever you want to display dynamic information in your terminal, such as the current git branch, session cost, active AI model, or other workspace details.

How does this skill improve my workflow?

It boosts efficiency by providing critical, at-a-glance context directly in your status line, reducing the need to switch tasks or run extra commands to get information.

Status Line Customization

Name: Status Line Customization
Author: melodic-software

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Productivity & Workflow

Guides the creation, configuration, and troubleshooting of custom status lines within the Claude Code terminal environment.

Acts as the central authority for configuring the Claude Code status line. This meta-skill delegates all queries to the official documentation via the `docs-management` skill, ensuring up-to-date and accurate information. Use it to create custom status lines from scratch, configure behavior using settings, understand the JSON data provided to scripts (including model, cost, and git info), and troubleshoot common issues. It provides patterns for scripting in Bash, Python, and Node.js, enabling a highly personalized and informative terminal experience.

Key Features

01Defines the JSON input structure for scripts, including model, cost, and workspace info

02Includes patterns for creating git-aware status lines and adding ANSI color styling

03Delegates 100% to official documentation via the docs-management skill

04Provides guidance for configuration via the /statusline command and settings.json

05Offers implementation patterns for status line scripts in Bash, Python, and Node.js

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Use Cases

01Creating a custom status line to display session cost, model name, and the current git branch.

02Troubleshooting why a custom status line script is not appearing or working correctly.

03Configuring the status line's appearance and behavior through settings.json.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add melodic-software/claude-code-plugins status-line-customization

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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