statusline-setup

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Status Line Setup Skill

This skill provides guidance for configuring Claude Code's status line with customizable display options, progress bars, and cross-platform support.

When to Use This Skill

Invoke this skill when:

  • Setting up a custom status line for Claude Code
  • Configuring which elements to show/hide in the status line
  • Adding a visual progress bar for context usage
  • Setting up cross-platform status line scripts (bash/PowerShell)

Setup Workflow

Phase 1: Check Existing Configuration

  1. Detect the operating system using Bash: uname -s (returns "Darwin" for macOS, "Linux" for Linux)
    • If command fails or returns "MINGW"/"MSYS"/"CYGWIN", assume Windows
  2. Read the user's settings file:
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