Status line configuration needs simpler UI, not manual script editing

Status Closed — duplicate
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Activity 2 comments · opened Jun 27, 2026 · closed Jul 1, 2026

Problem

Configuring the status line requires manual editing of bash scripts and multiple tool calls, consuming many tokens and time. OpenAI's CLI offers a simple checkbox UI to select which fields to display.

Expected Behavior

Claude Code should have a declarative config option (UI checkbox or simple settings field) to choose status line elements (model, folder, agent, tokens, etc.) without script editing.

Current Workaround

Users must:

  1. Create/edit bash scripts in ~/.claude/
  2. Reference them in settings.json
  3. Test and debug the scripts
  4. Repeat for any changes

This is friction compared to other CLIs.

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