[FEATURE] Status hook

Preflight Checklist

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Problem Statement

Right now, it's hard to infer the status of a claude code session from just the hook events, especially because there is no clear lifecycle defined. Given managing multiple sessions is key, it would be nice to know which sessions are busy and which need user input. But using the existing hooks, it's not always possible. It would be nice to have a Status hook that just emits the current status that claude code is in so tooling can be built around this

Proposed Solution

Add a new hook named StatusChanged that emits the current status of claude code, nothing can be done so the response of the hook is not alternative. Some relevant status fields could be:

• Waiting for Prompt (on startup)
• Active (or split in Thinking, Using Tool, ...)
• Asking For Permissions
• Asking For feedback (plan mode questions / plan mode presentation)
• Done (could potentially be Waiting For Prompt again)

Alternative Solutions

Trying to combine the existing hooks but it feels like after giving permissions, PreToolUse doesn't always trigger and after answer questions UserPromptSubmit doesn't always trigger so sometimes a session is stuck in the wrong status for a while.

Priority

High - Significant impact on productivity

Feature Category

Configuration and settings

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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