What is statusline-band?
statusline-band is a Claude Code mod by waylongo that a status line above the prompt: model, dir@branch, diff counts, context window usage and the 5-hour limit. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | waylongo |
| Repository | waylongo/statusline-band |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #5,110 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,006 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is statusline-band safe to install?
statusline-band scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox. It passed 7 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install statusline-band?
- 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/waylongo/statusline-band claude plugin validate ./statusline-band/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add waylongo/statusline-band && claude plugin install statusline-band@statusline-band
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs statusline-band for you:
Install the "statusline-band" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/waylongo/statusline-band. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.