Status Line Workflow Guide

About

This skill transforms the Claude Code status line from a simple configuration into a powerful development dashboard. It provides practical implementations for monitoring API costs, tracking context window usage, maintaining git branch awareness, and identifying active models. By focusing on workflow benefits rather than just syntax, it helps developers prevent runaway session costs and maintain project orientation during complex coding tasks using specialized bash and JSON patterns.

Key Features

• Performance-focused caching strategies for status updates
• Dynamic git branch and project directory orientation
• Real-time session cost and daily budget tracking patterns
• Optimized shell scripts for terminal-only and IDE workflows
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• Context window monitoring and token usage indicators

Use Cases

• Managing long-running sessions by tracking context window saturation and duration
• Preventing unexpected API bills by monitoring session costs in real-time
• Maintaining orientation in multi-terminal environments with dynamic directory displays