A statusline so nice, Claude installs it for you

What it does Coralline swaps Claude Code’s default prompt for a dense, Bash-built status bar. It segments the current directory, git branch and dirty state, active Node or Python runtime, the current Claude model, reasoning effort, context-window fill, rate-limit gauges with reset timers, session cost in USD, and a clock. Color-coded gauges shift from green to yellow to red as they fill. A companion renderer themes the subagent panel rows with per-task model names, context gauges, and elapsed timers while leaving the native main-session row untouched.

The interesting bit The setup flow treats Claude as the installer: you paste a single prompt, Claude fetches a playbook, interviews you about visual preferences, writes the config, and verifies the result. At runtime the renderer is pure Bash, makes zero network requests, and reads local agent metadata with Bash builtins to label subagent rows by role—scout, executor—without spawning another process.

Key highlights

• Renders roughly fifteen prompt segments including token context, rate-limit burn-down, and real-time session cost
• Themes Claude Code’s subagent panel with per-task model names and context gauges
• Six built-in color themes plus lean and classic layout modes
• AI-driven setup wizard where Claude interviews you and writes the configuration
• Runtime renderer relies only on jq, optional git, and Bash builtins; no network calls

Caveats

• Requires jq and a Nerd Font terminal; glyph-free ASCII mode exists but is opt-in
• Per-task model and context data in subagent rows need Claude Code v2.1.205+
• The AI-assisted install is literally a remote document telling your AI to run a remote script, which the authors acknowledge looks exactly like prompt injection and demands manual inspection first

Verdict Grab it if you live in Claude Code and want token burn, rate limits, and git state visible at a glance. Skip it if you already find Claude Code’s default prompt distracting, or if the idea of your AI running an install script makes you reach for the airgap switch.