[Desktop] Respect statusLine setting (run statusline.sh) in the desktop app
Feature request
The Claude Code desktop app currently ignores the statusLine setting in settings.json, which works in the terminal CLI. I have a statusline.sh configured that shows model, directory, git branch, and numerical context-window percentage — but none of it appears in the desktop app.
Why
The desktop app only shows a small circular context indicator in the bottom-right. To get an actual number you have to click the usage ring. A persistent, always-visible numerical context percentage (like the terminal status line provides) would be much clearer at a glance.
Request
Have the desktop app respect the shared statusLine config and render its output, the same way the terminal CLI does. At minimum, an option to display context usage as a numerical percent in the desktop UI.
Environment
- Claude Code: Desktop app (macOS)
settings.jsonhas a workingstatusLinecommand that runs correctly in the terminal CLI
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