[FEATURE] Always show token counter

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 1, 2026 by mjmikulski

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
  • [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

I often work with long context and plan work packages between compactions. I would like to see current number of tokens in the context.

Proposed Solution

Always show context size as in verbose mode. Or allow turning it on and off independently from general verbosity.

Alternative Solutions

  • Verbose mode switched on shows the token counter, but adds too much verbosity to the main console.
  • I tried with /statusline to configure that, but it keeps showing ctx: 0/0 tok

Priority

Low - Nice to have

Feature Category

Interactive mode (TUI)

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

<img width="173" height="54" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b9913c89-775f-4d05-a47e-4e16770cb3e5" />

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