[Desktop] Respect statusLine setting (run statusline.sh) in the desktop app

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 5, 2026 by qiuz-cz Closed Jun 9, 2026

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.json has a working statusLine command that runs correctly in the terminal CLI

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