Tips

• Test with mock input: echo '\{"model":\{"display_name":"Opus"\},"workspace":\{"current_dir":"/home/user/project"\},"context_window":\{"used_percentage":25\},"session_id":"test-session-abc"\}' | ./statusline.sh
• Keep output short: the status bar has limited width, so long output may get truncated or wrap awkwardly
• Cache slow operations: your script runs frequently during active sessions, so commands like git status can cause lag. See the caching example for how to handle this.

Community projects like ccstatusline and starship-claude provide pre-built configurations with themes and additional features.