What is statusline?
statusline is a Claude Code mod by theishandubey that status line under the prompt on the terminal: model and effort, working directory and git state. It is listed under Git & CI and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | theishandubey |
| Repository | theishandubey/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Git & CI |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #4,818 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #345 in Git & CI |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every tool call |
| Draws on | PromptHint |
Is statusline safe to install?
statusline scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 5 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 |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | 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/theishandubey/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/plugins/statusline
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add theishandubey/claude-mods && claude plugin install statusline@claude-mods
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/theishandubey/claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/statusline. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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