The problem
Claude Code's default statusline shows almost nothing — no model, no context usage, no rate-limit progress, no effort level. Developers flying blind burn tokens and hit rate limits without warning.
Approach
An interactive installer (macOS/Linux/Windows) that copies hook scripts and merges settings into ~/.claude/settings.json without overwriting existing config. Integrates the Caveman plugin for token compression. Each statusline segment is individually toggleable via environment variables.
Outcome
A single git clone + install command yields a fully instrumented statusline. Ships with 7 independently toggleable segments, color-coded severity bars, and Caveman mode commands.
Highlights
- Displays model name, context window bar, effort level, hourly and weekly rate limits.
- Color-coded bars: green → yellow → red based on usage severity.
- Interactive installer with full or custom component selection.
- Cross-platform: macOS, Linux, and Windows PowerShell installers.
- Merges into existing settings.json — no config data lost.