# claude-statusbar

A skill that drives the cs status bar in Claude: switch styles, colors and activity segments, or run diagnostics.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 380
- Author: leeguooooo
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/leeguooooo/claude-code-usage-bar/tree/HEAD/skills/claude-statusbar/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/claude-statusbar

## What it does

The skill turns status-bar tweaking into a conversation with the agent. You say what you want changed, the agent maps that intent to the right `cs` command and runs it through Bash. A decision table inside covers style, density, warning thresholds, cost display, prompt-cache age, session duration, changed lines and git ahead/behind.

Three looks ship with it: `aurora` with block bars, `aurora` with a thin line, and `classic`. Run `cs preview` to see them side by side, and `cs doctor` when the bar misbehaves. Config stores only the keys you changed, so `cs config unset <key>` restores one setting and `cs config reset` wipes the lot.

Upgrade through `cs upgrade` and nothing else. It detects which channel actually runs `cs` and picks the matching path — guessing with `pip install -U` or `uv tool install` breaks when your channel differs. Auto-upgrade is on by default and checks once a day; turn it off with the `auto_upgrade` key or `CLAUDE_STATUSBAR_NO_UPDATE=1`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add leeguooooo/claude-code-usage-bar --skill claude-statusbar -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/claude-statusbar/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/claude-statusbar/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add leeguooooo/claude-code-usage-bar --skill claude-statusbar -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/claude-statusbar/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add leeguooooo/claude-code-usage-bar --skill claude-statusbar -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/claude-statusbar/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install leeguooooo/claude-code-usage-bar claude-statusbar
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/claude-statusbar/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add leeguooooo/claude-code-usage-bar --skill claude-statusbar -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/leeguooooo/claude-code-usage-bar --path skills/claude-statusbar
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/claude-statusbar/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add leeguooooo/claude-code-usage-bar --skill claude-statusbar -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/leeguooooo/claude-code-usage-bar/tree/HEAD/skills/claude-statusbar/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- switch the cs bar between aurora and classic looks
- change density and quota warning thresholds
- show session cost and prompt-cache age
- diagnose why the status bar stopped rendering
- upgrade cs through the channel it was installed from

## Example prompts
- switch the status bar to aurora with the thin line
- show me all three looks with cs preview
- turn on cost and session duration display

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: claude-statusbar
description: Manage `cs` (claude-statusbar) — switch the look (aurora blocks / aurora thin / classic) or density, override severity colors, preview the looks, run doctor, reset config, install, upgrade (`cs upgrade` — the only supported upgrade path), or remove the bar, toggle fast/daemon mode, show cost or prompt-cache age, or toggle the activity segments (todos, active tool, running subagents, session duration, lines changed, git ahead/behind). Use whenever the user mentions cs, claude-statusbar, status bar, status line, 状态栏, 主题, 样式, 粗细, theme switching, style switching, color customization, 余量颜色, 警告颜色, severity color, /statusbar, cs preview, cs doctor, fast mode, daemon, refreshInterval, 5h/7d window, context window display, prompt cache, todos / 待办, active tool, subagents / 子agent, session duration / 时长, lines changed / 行数, git ahead-behind / 领先落后, forecast / 预测 / 还能用多久, at-risk chip, show_forecast, or asks to install / upgrade / update / 升级 / configure / diagnose / customize the bottom status line in Claude Code.
---

# claude-statusbar control skill

Use this skill any time the user wants to inspect, change, customize, or
diagnose the `cs` status bar. Replaces the older individual slash commands
(`/statusbar`, `/statusbar-style`, `/statusbar-preview`,
`/statusbar-doctor`, `/statusbar-reset`) — they still work but this skill
covers all of them with conversational intent.

## Decision tree

Match the user's intent to the right `cs` command. Run it via Bash, then
give a short confirmation (one line, no lecture).

| User intent | Command |
|---|---|
| Inspect current config | `cs config show` |
| Pick a look interactively (user is in their own terminal) | tell them to run `cs theme` — ↑/↓ with live previews, Enter applies; from Claude Code use the config commands below instead |
| Hide the `✦ New looks available` line without picking | `cs config set looks_seen 1` (it goes away for good once `cs theme` has been opened) |
| List styles | `cs styles` |
| Aurora with ■ block bars (default look) | `cs config set style aurora` + `cs config set bar_glyph block` |
| Aurora with a thin ━ line ("细一点") | `cs config set style aurora` + `cs config set bar_glyph thin` |
| Original battery-bar look | `cs config set style classic` |
| Change density | `cs config set density <compact\|regular\|cozy>` |
| Show the three looks side by side | `cs preview` |
| Diagnose problem | `cs doctor` |
| Return one key to its default | `cs config unset <key>` (the config stores only what you changed) |
| Wipe config | `cs config reset` |
| Install / first-time setup | `cs --setup` |
```
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