What is status-line?
status-line is a Claude Code mod by YanZiBin that one plain-language line above the prompt saying roughly where a long task is, written by a cheap fast model. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | YanZiBin |
| Repository | YanZiBin/status-line |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #5,181 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #2,124 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-02 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is status-line safe to install?
status-line scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. It passed 6 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install status-line?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/YanZiBin/status-line claude plugin validate ./status-line/plugins/status-line
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add YanZiBin/status-line && claude plugin install status-line@status-line
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs status-line for you:
Install the "status-line" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/YanZiBin/status-line/tree/main/plugins/status-line. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.