Cc Statusline — Development skill for Claude Code

cc-statusline

**A beautiful, informative statusline for Claude Code**

*Real-time directory, git branch, model info, costs, and session time tracking*

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⚡ Quick Start

**One command. Three questions. Custom statusline.**

npx @chongdashu/cc-statusline@latest init

That's it! Answer a few simple questions, restart Claude Code, and enjoy your new statusline.

📋 Prerequisites

Required

• Node.js 16+ - Required for the CLI tool
• Claude Code - The tool you're already using

Strongly Recommended

• jq - JSON processor for advanced features (see installation guide below)
  • Required for: context tracking, token stats, session timer
  • Without jq: basic features still work with fallback parser

**Without jq, your statusline will have LIMITED functionality:**

• ❌ No context remaining percentage
• ❌ No token statistics from ccusage
• ❌ No session timer
• ⚠️ Basic fallback parser is used (less reliable)

macOS

brew install jq

Linux

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install jq

# CentOS/RHEL/Fedora
sudo yum install jq

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S jq

Windows 10/11

**Option 1: Package Manager (Recommended)**

# Chocolatey
choco install jq

# Scoop
scoop install jq

# Winget
winget install jqlang.jq

**Option 2: Manual Download**

1. Go to https://github.com/jqlang/jq/releases/latest
2. Download:
   • 64-bit: jq-windows-amd64.exe
   • 32-bit: jq-windows-i386.exe
3. Rename to jq.exe
4. Place in C:\Windows\System32\ (requires admin) or add to PATH
5. Test: jq --version

Verify Installation

jq --version
# Should output: jq-1.6 or higher

Optional

• git - For branch display (you probably have this)
• ccusage - For usage stats (works via npx - no install needed)

🎯 Simple Setup

✨ What You Get

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