Feature Request: Real-time Context Window Monitoring in Status Line π
Status Fixed / completed
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Activity 2 comments Β· opened Aug 11, 2025 Β· closed Aug 11, 2025
π Feature Request: Context Window Monitoring
π 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:
- π° Anxiety: Users work blindly, unsure when context will be exhausted
- π― Poor Planning: Can't proactively manage context at the recommended 40% threshold
- πΈ Wasted Time: Unexpected context limits interrupt flow and require session restarts
- π Inefficient Workflows: Users resort to frequent
/clearwithout knowing if necessary
π‘ Proposed Solution
Leverage the existing /statusline feature to display real-time context metrics:
π Context: 42% (84k/200k) | Session: 2h | Model: Opus 4.1 | Branch: mainThis issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub β