Claude Code custom statusline installer - shows model, working directory, and git branch with colors

README.md

Claude Code Custom Statusline

Adds a custom statusline to Claude Code showing:

• Model name (cyan)
• Working directory (yellow)
• Git branch (green)

Example output: [Opus] my-project (develop)

Install

curl -fsSL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/rvanbaalen/6f4f16140f8aa56c85b85cd5a47d8bfe/raw/install-claude-statusline.sh | bash

Uninstall

curl -fsSL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/rvanbaalen/6f4f16140f8aa56c85b85cd5a47d8bfe/raw/install-claude-statusline.sh | bash -s -- --uninstall

Requirements

• Claude Code
• jq (the installer will offer to install it via Homebrew if missing)

install-claude-statusline.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Handle --uninstall flag
if [ "$1" == "--uninstall" ]; then
    echo "Claude Code Statusline Uninstaller"
    echo "==================================="
    echo ""

    if [ -f ~/.claude/statusline.sh ]; then
        rm ~/.claude/statusline.sh
        echo "Removed ~/.claude/statusline.sh"
    fi

    if [ -f ~/.claude/settings.json ] && command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
        jq 'del(.statusLine)' ~/.claude/settings.json > ~/.claude/settings.tmp && mv ~/.claude/settings.tmp ~/.claude/settings.json
        echo "Removed statusLine config from settings.json"
    elif [ -f ~/.claude/settings.json ]; then
        echo "Warning: jq not installed, cannot update settings.json automatically."
        echo "Please manually remove the 'statusLine' section from ~/.claude/settings.json"
    fi

    echo ""
    echo "Done! Restart Claude Code to apply changes."
    exit 0
fi

echo "Claude Code Statusline Installer"
echo "================================="
echo ""

# Check for jq
if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
    echo "jq is required but not installed."
    echo ""

    # Check for Homebrew
    if command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
        read -p "Would you like to install jq via Homebrew? (y/n) " -n 1 -r
        echo ""
        if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
            echo "Installing jq..."
            brew install jq
            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
                echo "Failed to install jq. Please install it manually and try again."
                exit 1
            fi
        else
            echo "Please install jq and run this script again."
            exit 1
        fi
    else
        echo "Please install jq first:"
        echo "  - macOS (Homebrew): brew install jq"
        echo "  - macOS (MacPorts): sudo port install jq"
        echo "  - Ubuntu/Debian:    sudo apt-get install jq"
        echo "  - Fedora:           sudo dnf install jq"
        echo "  - Windows:          choco install jq"
        echo ""
        echo "Then run this script again."
        exit 1
    fi
fi

echo "Creating ~/.claude directory..."
mkdir -p ~/.claude

echo "Installing statusline script..."
cat > ~/.claude/statusline.sh << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
input=$(cat)

MODEL=$(echo "$input" | jq -r '.model.display_name')
CURRENT_DIR=$(echo "$input" | jq -r '.workspace.current_dir')

CYAN='\033[36m'
YELLOW='\033[33m'
GREEN='\033[32m'
RESET='\033[0m'

GIT_BRANCH=""
if git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null)
    [ -n "$BRANCH" ] && GIT_BRANCH=" ${GREEN}($BRANCH)${RESET}"
fi

echo -e "${CYAN}[$MODEL]${RESET} ${YELLOW}${CURRENT_DIR##*/}${RESET}$GIT_BRANCH"
EOF

chmod +x ~/.claude/statusline.sh

echo "Updating settings.json..."
STATUSLINE_CONFIG='{"statusLine":{"type":"command","command":"~/.claude/statusline.sh","padding":0}}'

if [ -f ~/.claude/settings.json ]; then
    jq ". + $STATUSLINE_CONFIG" ~/.claude/settings.json > ~/.claude/settings.tmp && mv ~/.claude/settings.tmp ~/.claude/settings.json
else
    echo "$STATUSLINE_CONFIG" | jq '.' > ~/.claude/settings.json
fi

echo ""
echo "Done! Restart Claude Code to see your new statusline."
echo "It will display: [Model] directory-name (git-branch)"