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name: webup-statusline
description: Generate and install a custom Claude Code status line with selectable columns (model, context, effort level, git, dir, worktree, vim) and a color theme. Context and effort elements color-change based on level. Triggers on "status line", "statusline", "customize status", "status bar", "effort level display", "状态栏", "ステータスライン", or similar.
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# Status Line Generator
Generate a custom Claude Code status line script with your choice of columns and a color theme. Installs directly to `~/.claude/settings.json`.
## How It Works
Claude Code supports custom status lines via a shell script configured in `~/.claude/settings.json`. The script receives session JSON on stdin (model, context window, workspace, vim, worktree, etc.) and prints formatted text to stdout.
This skill generates a bash script tailored to your preferences and installs it automatically.
## Script Directory
**Important**: All scripts are located in the `scripts/` subdirectory of this skill.
**Agent Execution Instructions**:
1. Determine this SKILL.md file's directory path as `SKILL_DIR`
2. Script path = `${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/<script-name>.mjs`
3. Replace all `${SKILL_DIR}` in this document with the actual path
**Script Reference**:
| Script | Purpose |
|--------|---------|
| `scripts/generate.mjs` | Generate and install status line script from chosen options |
## Prerequisites
- **jq** — required by the generated status line script to parse JSON input from Claude Code. On Windows, the script auto-detects jq installed via WinGet or scoop; if jq is still not found, add its directory to your PATH manually.
- **Bun** — required to run the generator. Use `npx -y bun` if not installed globally.
## Usage
```bash
# Preview generated script
npx -y bun ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/generate.mjs --elements model,context,effort,git,dir --theme gruvbox
# Generate and install
npx -y bun ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/generate.mjs --elements model,context,effort,git,dir --theme dracula --install
```
### Options
| Flag | Default | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| `--elements <list>` | `model,context,cost,effort,style,git,dir` | Comma-separated columns to display |
| `--theme <name>` | `gruvbox` | Color theme — see table below |
| `--effort-icon <preset>` | `arrow` (`↯`) for iconic themes, none otherwise | Override the effort prefix icon. Presets: `arrow`, `bolt`, `flash`, `reason`, `dot`, `none`. A raw character is also accepted. |
| `--install` | off | Write script to `~/.claude/scripts/statusline.sh` and update `settings.json` |
### Columns
| Column | Description | Data source |
|--------|-------------|-------------|
| `model` | Active model name (e.g. "Opus 4.7") | `model.display_name` |
| `context` | Progress bar + percentage — **color changes with remaining capacity** | `context_window.remaining_percentage` |
| `cost` | Session API spend formatted as `$X.XX` in gold — hidden when rounds to `$0.00` | `cost.total_cost_usd` from input JSON |
| `effort` | Reasoning effort level — **color changes with level** | `effortLevel` in `~/.claude/settings.local.json` → `~/.claude/settings.json` |
| `style` | Output style name (e.g. Explanatory, Learning) — hidden when "default" | `output_style.name` from input JSON |
| `git` | Git branch name (yellow when dirty) | `worktree.branch` → git CLI |
| `dir` | Repo basename (original repo when in a worktree) | `worktree.original_repo_dir` → `workspace.current_dir` |
| `worktree` | Bold `worktree:<id>` label (hidden outside a worktree) | `worktree.name` → parent-dir basename via git CLI |
| `vim` | Vim mode indicator (hidden when inactive) | `vim.mode` |
### Color-changing elements
**`context`** — bar fill + percentage color scale with remaining capacity:
| Remaining | Color | Meaning |
|-----------|-------|---------|
| > 50% | green | plenty of context |
| 20–50% | yellow | watch out |
| < 20% | red | nearly full — compact soon |
**`effort`** — value + optional prefix icon color by level:
| Level | Color |
|-------|-------|
| `max`, `xhigh`, `high` | **bold red** |
| `medium` | yellow |
| `low`, `xlow`, `minimal` | green |
| other / unset | dim (or hidden when completely unset) |
### Themes
| Theme | Vibe | Icons rendered in bar |
|-------|------|------------------------|
| `gruvbox` | Warm retro, muted | `✦` model · `↯` effort · `❋` style · `⌂` dir · `⊕` worktree · `⎇` git · `⌨` vim |
| `dracula` | Modern dark, high saturation | `◈` model · `↯` effort · `❋` style · `⌂` dir · `⊕` worktree · `⎇` git · `⌨` vim |
| `robbyrussell` | Classic oh-my-zsh | no prefix icons — colors + labels only |
| `minimal` | Default terminal colors | no prefix icons — plain text |
The `context` column intentionally skips a prefix icon — the colored progress bar is already visually rich. The `effort` prefix (`↯`) is baked into iconic themes and can be overridden with `--effort-icon`.
### Effort icons
Pass `--effort-icon <preset>` to swap the glyph in front of the effort value. Presets:
| Preset | Glyph | Notes |
|--------|-------|-------|
| `arrow` | `↯` | Electric arrow — **default**, narrow |
| `bolt` | `ϟ` | Greek koppa — narrow lightning |
| `flash` | `⚡` | Classic lightning — wide in emoji-presentation fonts |
| `reason`| `∴` | Therefore |
| `dot` | `◉` | Filled circle |
| `none` | (hidden) | Drop the icon entirely |
You can also pass any raw character as `--effort-icon <char>`.
**Worktree behavior**: When inside a git worktree (detected via the input JSON's `worktree.*` fields or via `git rev-parse --git-common-dir` fallback), the `worktree` column shows a bold `worktree:<id>` label using the parent dir name (e.g. `~/.codex/worktrees/46a6/clawmaster` → `worktree:46a6`). The `git` column prefers `worktree.branch` from the input JSON; the `dir` column prefers `worktree.original_repo_dir` so the repo identity stays stable across worktrees.
## Invocation
This skill can be invoked with or without arguments:
- **No args** (`/webup-statusline`): Interactive prompt via `AskUserQuestion` to pick columns and theme.
- **With args** (`/webup-statusline dracula`): NLP parse for theme and column preferences.
### Arg parsing (natural language)
The args string is free-form text. Use NLP to extract:
1. **theme** — match against: gruvbox, robbyrussell, minimal, dracula. Recognize aliases (暗黑=dracula, 极简=minimal, 复古=gruvbox, レトロ=gruvbox).
2. **elements** — look for mentions of: model, context/进度/コンテキスト, effort/推理强度/努力度, git/分支/ブランチ, dir/目录/ディレクトリ, worktree/工作树/ワークツリー, vim.
Unspecified fields use defaults: `model,context,effort,git,dir` columns, `gruvbox` theme.
## Workflow
1. **If no args provided**: Use `AskUserQuestion` to ask 2 questions in a single prompt. `AskUserQuestion` caps each question at 4 options, so **offer curated presets for columns** rather than an exhaustive toggle list. If the user picks "Other", interpret their free text as a comma-separated column list (or a natural-language description that maps to one).
**Q1 — Column preset** (single): Which columns to display? Offer these 3 curated presets — `AskUserQuestion` will auto-append an "Other" option that lets the user type a free-text column list or description.
- "Everything (Recommended)" — `model,context,cost,effort,style,git,dir,worktree` (all columns that have a useful signal today; `vim` is excluded because most users don't use vim keybindings)
- "Default" — `model,context,effort,style,git,dir` (balanced — drops cost and worktree; matches the skill's default flag value)
- "Essentials" — `model,context,git,dir` (lean; no effort, no style, no cost)
If the user picks the auto-added "Other", treat their free text as a comma-separated column list, or as a natural-language description to map to columns. Fall back to `Default` if parsing is ambiguous.
**Q2 — Theme** (single): Color theme?
- "Dracula" — modern dark, purple/pink/cyan (Recommended)
- "Gruvbox Dark" — warm retro palette, 24-bit true color
- "Robbyrussell" — classic oh-my-zsh style, no icons
- "Minimal" — no decoration, dim separators only
**If args provided**: Parse theme and columns from args. Skip the prompt.
2. Map user selections to script flags:
- Column preset → expand to the preset's canonical `--elements` list:
- `Everything` → `model,context,cost,effort,style,git,dir,worktree`
- `Default` → `model,context,effort,style,git,dir`
- `Essentials` → `model,context,git,dir`
- `Other` (auto-added by `AskUserQuestion`) → parse the user's free text; keep only recognized column names (`model,context,cost,effort,style,dir,worktree,git,vim`). If parsing is ambiguous, fall back to `Default`.
- Theme → `--theme` value (one of `gruvbox`, `dracula`, `robbyrussell`, `minimal`)
3. Run the generator with `--install`:
```bash
npx -y bun ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/generate.mjs --elements <list> --theme <theme> --install
```
4. Tell user to restart Claude Code to see the new status line.
## Output Examples
**Dracula** (all columns), remaining=49%, cost=$0.42, effort=high, output style=Explanatory, inside a worktree:
```
◈ Opus 4.7 | [■■■■■■■■■■□□□□□□□□□□] 51% | $0.42 | ↯ high | ❋ Explanatory | ⌂ clawmaster | ⊕ worktree:46a6 | ⎇ feat/xyz
```
(bar yellow — 49% remaining; `$0.42` gold session spend next to the bar; effort "high" bold red; purple `❋ Explanatory` sits between effort and dir; context carries no prefix icon — the bar is already visual enough)
**Gruvbox Dark** (model + context + effort + dir + git), remaining=88%, effort=medium:
```
✦ Opus 4.7 | [■■□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□] 12% | ↯ medium | ⌂ skills-cc | ⎇ main
```
(bar green — 88% remaining; effort "medium" yellow)
**Minimal** (model + effort + dir + git), effort=low:
```
Claude Opus 4.7 · low · skills-cc · main
```
(no prefix icons in minimal; effort "low" green)
## Notes
- Generated script is saved to `~/.claude/scripts/statusline.sh`
- Running the skill again overwrites the existing script — just re-run to change theme or columns
- The script uses `jq` to parse JSON input — make sure it's installed. On Windows, the script auto-detects WinGet and scoop jq paths; if jq is still not found, add it to PATH manually.
- Git dirty detection uses `--no-optional-locks` to avoid interfering with other git operations
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