cstat

status line for claude code. parses claude's streaming json output and renders a compact status bar with session info, usage, active tools, agents, and task progress.

install

from crates.io

cargo install cstat

from source

cargo install --git https://github.com/basuev/cstat

binary download

grab a binary from releases:

curl -L -o cstat https://github.com/basuev/cstat/releases/latest/download/cstat-darwin-arm64
chmod +x cstat
mv cstat /usr/local/bin/

available binaries: cstat-darwin-arm64, cstat-darwin-amd64, cstat-linux-amd64, cstat-linux-arm64.

usage

pipe claude code's json stream into cstat:

claude --output-format stream-json | cstat

configuration

create ~/.config/cstat/config.toml:

[colors]
enabled = true

[format]
separator = " | "