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claude-hud

GitHub Repo Pretty sure · solves real friction
https://github.com/jarrodwatts/claude-hud

Status bar plugin that actually reads Claude Code's internal state instead of guessing—solves a real friction point nobody else bothered to notice.

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This is unambiguously useful: Claude Code users have zero visibility into context window consumption, tool execution, or token spend until something breaks. The plugin reads native statusline API + transcript JSONL, not hallucinating metrics. No wrapper abstractions, no "AI-powered" nonsense. README is detailed without being bloated (explains what, why, how). Linux tmpfs bug acknowledgment is refreshing. Only deductions: (1) it's a terminal UI for an IDE that already has UIs, so utility ceili...

5345 stars JavaScript 2026-03-15 74 days old

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