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Claude Code Status Line: Usage Limits, Pacing Targets, and Context Window - Complete guide with all the gotchas

Claude Code Status Line: Usage Limits, Pacing Targets, and Context Window

A complete guide to building a Claude Code status line that shows your 5-hour and weekly usage limits with color-coded progress bars, pacing markers, reset times, and context window usage.

What you get:

yearone-3 main* │ Opus 4.6 │ 07:00 PM │ ctx ▓▓░░░░░░░░ 20% │ 5hr (11pm) ▓▓▓│░░░░░░ 37% │ wk (thu, 10am) ▓▓░│░░░░░░ 26%