Shows per-session cost and context window usage for Claude Code directly in the VS Code status bar.
What it shows
🤖 sonnet-4-6 $0.042 3.2%
Item
Description
🤖 sonnet-4-6
Active Claude model
$0.042 / ₹3.52
Cumulative cost for the current session
3.2%
Context window fill percentage
Context turns orange with a ⚠️ warning at ≥ 80%.
Click any item for a full breakdown popup.
How it works
Reads Claude Code's local session transcript files (~/.claude/projects/…/*.jsonl) directly — no network requests, no telemetry, no Claude Code configuration needed.
Settings
Setting
Default
Description
claudeStatusline.currency
USD
USD or INR
claudeStatusline.inrExchangeRate
95
USD → INR rate (update to current rate)
claudeStatusline.contextWindowTokens
200000
Fallback only — context window is auto-detected from your Claude Code settings ([1m] plan detected automatically)
Publishing / Performance
Zero network calls — reads only local files already written by Claude Code
Uses fs.watch for live updates; polls every 5 s only to detect new sessions
