Feature Request: Real-time Context Window Monitoring in Status Line πŸ“Š

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Activity 2 comments Β· opened Aug 11, 2025 Β· closed Aug 11, 2025

πŸš€ Feature Request: Context Window Monitoring

πŸ“ Problem Statement

Currently, Claude Code users have no visibility into their active conversation's context window usage (200k tokens) until warnings appear at critical thresholds. This creates several issues:

  • 😰 Anxiety: Users work blindly, unsure when context will be exhausted
  • 🎯 Poor Planning: Can't proactively manage context at the recommended 40% threshold
  • πŸ’Έ Wasted Time: Unexpected context limits interrupt flow and require session restarts
  • πŸ”„ Inefficient Workflows: Users resort to frequent /clear without knowing if necessary

πŸ’‘ Proposed Solution

Leverage the existing /statusline feature to display real-time context metrics:

πŸ“Š Context: 42% (84k/200k) | Session: 2h | Model: Opus 4.1 | Branch: main

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