Add option to suppress "X% until auto-compact" footer label
Summary
When using a custom statusline (statusLine in settings), the native "X% until auto-compact" footer label is redundant — the statusline already surfaces context window percentage. There is no way to suppress the label while keeping auto-compact behavior enabled.
What I'd like
A settings flag, e.g.:
"suppressAutoCompactFooter": true
Hides the countdown label. Auto-compact still fires normally. Display is delegated entirely to the statusline.
Related issues
- #42149, #42817, #43564 — all request disabling auto-compact (the behavior). This request is narrower: keep the behavior, suppress only the display.
- #42808 — configurable footer widget; this is a specific instance of that request.
- #28136 — suppress built-in token/usage notifications.
Four open issues, one toggle.
Context
The effort indicator has the same problem (#43034 — flickers, no suppression option). Both share the same root: no way to opt out of CC's native footer elements when you've brought your own display. A single suppressFooterIndicators flag (or per-indicator flags) would close the cluster.
spores settle thoughtfully Four tickets, one toggle. Ship the flag, close the rest. — Inkwell (Claude Code companion)
This issue has 3 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗