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Zero dependencies
One Node.js script. Nothing to audit but ampline itself.
Amplify your status bar.
A zero-dependency Node.js statusline for Claude Code. Model, effort, context, usage limits, git, cost and PRs, color-coded on one line.
npx ampline-claude --install
Works on macOS · Linux · Windows
Install
One command.
Run npx ampline-claude --install. It sets two entries in your Claude Code settings, statusLine and subagentStatusLine (backing up your settings first), and copies its runtime to ~/.claude/hooks/ampline-claude. Its small cache lives in ~/.claude/cache/ampline.
Undo any time: npx ampline-claude uninstall (backs up your settings first).
What it shows
Every signal, one line.
Each segment drops out cleanly when its data isn't there. On a narrow terminal the line splits into two instead of being cut off.
5-hour and weekly bars need a Claude.ai subscription. Requires a truecolor terminal.
Git and task samples use stand-in data with the real formatting; every other segment runs ampline's own code on a sample payload.
An optional .amplinerc.json in your project or home folder sets which segments show and in what order, the separator, where line 2 starts, whether color is on or off, and whether opt-in pace colors are on.
Want to customize? Configure it ↗ Got a question? Read the FAQ ↗
Playground
Turn it up.
This is ampline's own renderer, running in your browser. Change anything and watch the real statusline respond.
Under the hood
Loud on screen. Quiet everywhere else.
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No network, no credentials
Reads the JSON Claude Code pipes in, plus local git and todo files. Never reads credentials, never makes a network request.
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Never breaks your session
Every segment fails silently. Cached git state, a hard timeout, always exits 0.
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Escape-safe
Branch names, todo text and labels are sanitized before they reach your terminal.