What is statusline?
statusline is a Claude Code mod by thefuga that a vim-style status bar in the Claude Code footer: editor mode, permission mode, model, effort, git state, usage and cursor; numbers the draft's lines and keeps the prompt box taller. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | thefuga |
| Repository | thefuga/claude-x |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #4,811 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #954 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 14 events |
| Sees | classic hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, PromptHint, SessionMode |
Is statusline safe to install?
statusline scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.list | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.session.version | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install statusline?
- 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/thefuga/claude-x claude plugin validate ./claude-x/mods/statusline
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add thefuga/claude-x && claude plugin install statusline@claude-x
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs statusline for you:
Install the "statusline" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/thefuga/claude-x/tree/main/mods/statusline. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- issues: Finds the repository's GitHub issues as @# is typed in the prompt, as opencode.vim does: a list above the prompt filtere (Review before installing)
- stfu: Drops the whimsical word from the line that runs while Claude works and from the one that closes a turn, leaving the ela (Low risk)
- syntax: Colors the prompt's draft as it is typed: its markdown, the code in its fences, and in shell mode the command. (Low risk)
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