Putting The Status Line To Work
I used to think the Claude Code status line was just an ornamental decoration that had little practical value. I still do - but I used to, too.
But even though it's officially designed for display purposes, the status line is actually a rich data source. At the time of writing, it has around 30 different fields and carries data about your current session, (cost, duration, context usage), the current git branch or worktree, the current model, reasoning effort, and more.
And even though status line handlers are officially meant to output text and other visual feedback to be rendered at the bottom of your terminal, it doesn't say anywhere that that's the only thing you're allowed to do. A status line command can be just about any Bash script you like.
So - What Else Is There To Do?
