git-status-line

Reviewed at commit e02f4b0

Shows your git branch, commits ahead and behind, and uncommitted changes in the Claude Code status line.

Source

github.com/modsforclaude/git-status-line

Pinned commit

e02f4b00f30379415dcdc2e4daf9c6fd4e1a86f3

Review

Reviewed

Written and reviewed by the modsforClaude.com maintainers at the pinned commit. Hooks session.start and tool calls that can change files; runs git locally through $.process.run and sets the status line. No network calls, nothing stored. Validates with claude plugin validate; 5 of 5 tests pass on Claude Code 2.1.286.

In the terminal

Clone the repository and start Claude Code with the mod. It stays loaded for that session.

git clone https://github.com/modsforclaude/git-status-line
claude --plugin-dir ./git-status-line

In the desktop app

Clone the repository into a folder you keep:

git clone https://github.com/modsforclaude/git-status-line ~/claude-mods/git-status-line

Add that folder to CLAUDE_CODE_PLUGIN_DIRS in the env block of ~/.claude/settings.json, then start a new session in the Code tab. On Windows, with your own user name:

"env": {
  "CLAUDE_CODE_PLUGIN_DIRS": "C:\\Users\\you\\claude-mods\\git-status-line"
}

On macOS and Linux:

"env": {
  "CLAUDE_CODE_PLUGIN_DIRS": "~/claude-mods/git-status-line"
}

Already loading other mods this way? Add the folder to the same value, separated by ; on Windows or : on macOS and Linux.

Not working, or want to change its settings? How to load a Claude Code mod walks through every step.

A status line entry under the prompt that keeps the state of your repository in view while Claude works:

main ↑2 ↓1 · 3 uncommitted
feature/login · clean
detached at 391bb54 · clean

It shows the current branch (or the short commit when HEAD is detached), how many commits you are ahead of and behind the upstream branch, and how many files have uncommitted changes. Outside a git repository the entry stays empty.

The entry is filled when the session starts and refreshed after tool calls that can change the working tree, such as edits and shell commands. Reads do not trigger a refresh.

The mod runs git locally to read the status. It makes no network calls and stores nothing.

Load it

See How to load a Claude Code mod for the terminal and the desktop app.