Claude Hud Statusline

This is the terminal statusline you didn't know Claude Code needed. It surfaces context window usage, active tool calls, running subagents, and todo progress in a persistent HUD below your prompt. The setup is straightforward: add the marketplace, install the plugin, run the config command, restart. You get real token counts (not estimates), git status with dirty flags, and subscriber rate limit tracking. The expandable layout can show everything or collapse to just model name and context bar. Honestly most useful when you're doing heavy refactoring and want to keep an eye on context consumption without breaking flow to check manually.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add aradotso/trending-skills --skill claude-hud-statusline --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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Claude HUD

Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection.

Claude HUD is a Claude Code plugin that adds a persistent statusline to your terminal showing real-time context window usage, active tool calls, running subagents, and todo progress — always visible below your input prompt.

What It Does

Feature	Description
Context health	Visual bar showing how full your context window is (green → yellow → red)
Tool activity	Live display of file reads, edits, and searches as they happen
Agent tracking	Shows which subagents are running and what they're doing
Todo progress	Real-time task completion tracking
Usage limits	Claude subscriber rate limit consumption
Git status	Current branch, dirty state, ahead/behind remote

Requirements

Claude Code v1.0.80+
Node.js 18+ or Bun

Installation

Run these commands inside a Claude Code session:

Step 1: Add the marketplace

/plugin marketplace add jarrodwatts/claude-hud

Step 2: Install the plugin

/plugin install claude-hud

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Details

Repository: github.com/aradotso/trending-skills
First seen: Apr 16, 2026