Wire yet-another-statusline into Claude Code — writes statusLine.command to settings.json in CLAUDECONFIGDIR (default ~/.claude/).

BSD-3-ClauseAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Init

skills CLI
$ npx skills add tmck-code/yet-another-statusline --skill init -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install tmck-code/yet-another-statusline init --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tmck-code/yet-another-statusline.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/init .claude/skills/init && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
init
GitHub stars
242
Token cost
~185 tokens
SKILL.md length
44 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
BSD-3-Clause

At a glance

Wire yet-another-statusline into Claude Code — writes statusLine.command to settings.json in CLAUDECONFIGDIR (default ~/.claude/).

  • Development work in your project
  • Calls bash and claude

What it does

Init is an agent skill from tmck-code/yet-another-statusline. Wire yet-another-statusline into Claude Code — writes statusLine.command to settings.json in CLAUDECONFIGDIR (default ~/.claude/). Run once after plugin install, and again after every upgrade to update the versioned path.

Its SKILL.md is about 190 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development. The repository describes itself as: A statusline for Claude Code inspired by terminal monitor programs. The licence is BSD-3-Clause.

When your agent uses it

  • Development work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/init”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 26dc47d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • bash
    • claude

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Init loads about 185 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 44 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~185

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from tmck-code/yet-another-statusline at commit 26dc47d, republished under its BSD-3-Clause licence (© tmck-code). 44 words, ~185 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/init/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
init
description
Wire yet-another-statusline into Claude Code — writes statusLine.command to settings.json in CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR (default ~/.claude/). Run once after plugin install, and again after every upgrade to update the versioned path.
allowed-tools
Bash
effort
low
model
haiku
<objective>

Write statusLine.command into settings.json (in $CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR, defaulting to ~/.claude/) pointing at the newest installed version of this plugin's Python renderer.

Run once after claude plugin install yas@yet-another-statusline. Re-run after every upgrade — it detects a stale versioned path and rewrites it.

</objective>
<workflow>
bash
bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/ops/install.sh"
</workflow>

© tmck-code, BSD-3-Clause. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/init of tmck-code/yet-another-statusline.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 26dc47d

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Categories

Questions about Init

What does Init do?

Wire yet-another-statusline into Claude Code — writes statusLine.command to settings.json in CLAUDECONFIGDIR (default ~/.claude/). Init is an agent skill from tmck-code/yet-another-statusline.claude/).

When should I use Init?

Init fits situations like: development work in your project.

How do I install Init in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add tmck-code/yet-another-statusline --skill init -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/init in tmck-code/yet-another-statusline) into .claude/skills/init in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Init in Codex?

Run `npx skills add tmck-code/yet-another-statusline --skill init -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/init in tmck-code/yet-another-statusline) into .agents/skills/init in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Init in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add tmck-code/yet-another-statusline --skill init -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/init, .gemini/skills/init, .github/skills/init and .opencode/skills/init in your project.

What does Init need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Init needs the command-line tools its instructions call (bash and claude). Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash.

Does Init access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Init safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Init use?

Init is published under the BSD-3-Clause licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Init use?

About 185 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 740 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Init?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Init: Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), Typescript Advanced Types (rolling-scopes/rsschool-app, 10k stars), PR Babysitter (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars) and Code Review Checklist (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Init?

tmck-code (a GitHub user) maintains it in tmck-code/yet-another-statusline, which has 242 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 4, 2026.

Source: tmck-code/yet-another-statusline on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.