# I'll investigate the Claude Code status line configuration systematically. Let me check all the spec
**Session ID:** `c817d52b-2095-44c4-b827-189ba848c297` **Project:** /Users/rdmtv/Documents/claydev-local/macos-apps-v2/vscode-specstory **Date:** 2025-12-13T20:40:53.406Z **Slug:** vivid-inventing-lark

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## Conversation I'll investigate the Claude Code status line configuration systematically. Let me check all the specified locations in parallel. Now let me check the project-level settings and verify script permissions: Now let me check for any settings.local.json overrides and verify if there are any issues with the script execution: Let me check the background command result: Let me now check for any potential issues with the Claude Code input format and test the script manually: Now let me verify the complete settings hierarchy and potential issues: Perfect! Now let me generate the comprehensive investigation report: ## Claude Code Status Line Investigation Report I've completed a thorough investigation of the status line configuration across all specified locations. Here's what I found: --- ### 1. Settings Files Found **User-Level Settings: `/Users/rdmtv/.claude/settings.json`** - Contains: Only `alwaysThinkingEnabled: true` - NO statusLine configuration at user level **Project-Level Settings: `/Users/rdmtv/Documents/claydev-local/macos-apps-v2/vscode-specstory/.claude/settings.json`** - **HAS statusLine configuration:** ```json "statusLine": { "type": "command", "command": "/Users/rdmtv/.claude/statusline-command.sh" } ``` - Also includes permissions, environment variables, and output style settings **Sub-Project Settings: `/Users/rdmtv/Documents/claydev-local/macos-apps-v2/vscode-specstory/app-v2/.claude/settings.json`** - Does NOT have statusLine configuration - Only contains MCP server permissions and announcements **settings.local.json Search:** - No `settings.local.json` files found anywhere in the system --- ### 2. Configuration Hierarchy & Conflicts **Configuration Chain:** 1. User level (~/.claude/settings.json) - NO statusLine defined 2. Project level (./.claude/settings.json) - **HAS statusLine** pointing to `/Users/rdmtv/.claude/statusline-command.sh` 3. Sub-project level (app-v2/.claude/settings.json) - NO statusLine defined **Result:** The project-level config WINS and should be active. **Potential Issue:** The sub-project at `app-v2/` does NOT override/inherit statusLine from parent. If Claude Code workspaces are opened in the `app-v2/` directory, the statusLine might not be configured there. --- ### 3. Script Executable Status **File Details:** ``` Path: /Users/rdmtv/.claude/statusline-command.sh Permissions: -rwxr-xr-x@ (755 - fully executable) Type: Bourne-Again shell script, UTF-8 text executable Size: 6238 bytes Last Modified: Dec 14 05:38 Syntax Validation: VALID (no syntax errors detected) ``` **Dependencies:** - `jq`: Available at `/usr/bin/jq` (JSON processor) ✓ - `bc`: Available at `/usr/bin/bc` (calculator) ✓ - Both required dependencies are installed and accessible --- ### 4. Script Configuration Analysis **Input Sources in Script (Lines 5-6):** ```bash MODEL=$(echo "$INPUT" | jq -r '.model.display_name // "Claude"') CWD=$(echo "$INPUT" | jq -r '.workspace.current_dir // .cwd') ``` **Potential Issues Identified:** 1. **Data Path Mismatches:** - Script expects `.model.display_name` with fallback to "Claude" - Script expects `.workspace.current_dir` with fallback to `.cwd` - These paths depend on Claude Code's actual input JSON structure - if the schema has changed, these paths may be incorrect 2. **Claude-Flow Integration** (Lines 22-173): - Script looks for `.claude-flow/` directory in current working directory - Requires multiple JSON files to exist: `swarm-config.json`, `metrics/system-metrics.json`, `session-state.json`, `metrics/task-metrics.json`, `tasks/` directory - Search shows no `.claude-flow` directory found in your project 3. **Conditional Fallbacks:** - Script uses bash conditional logic with `[ -f ]` and `[ -d ]` checks - If Claude-Flow integration isn't active, script falls back to basic display (model + directory + branch) --- ### 5. MoAI Statusline Configuration **Location:** `/Users/rdmtv/Documents/claydev-local/macos-apps-v2/vscode-specstory/.moai/config/statusline-config.yaml` **Status:** File EXISTS with comprehensive configuration - Refresh interval: 300ms - Display mode: "extended" (120 chars) - Multiple caching strategies configured - Icon and color palette defined **Issue:** This YAML config exists but may not be actively used if Claude Code is using the `.sh` script directly. --- ### Key Findings & Potential Issues 1. **Configuration is Present:** The statusLine IS configured at the project level to use the shell script. 2. **Script is Valid:** The script is executable, syntactically correct, and has all dependencies available. 3. **Input Schema Mismatch Risk:** The script may fail silently if Claude Code's JSON input structure doesn't match the expected paths: - `.model.display_name` - `.workspace.current_dir` or `.cwd` 4. **No Integration:** The `.claude-flow/` directory doesn't exist, so advanced metrics display is inactive. 5. **Inheritance Gap:** The `app-v2/` sub-project doesn't inherit the statusLine configuration from parent. 6. **Dual Configuration:** Both a shell script AND a YAML config exist - unclear which takes precedence. --- ### Recommended Diagnostic Steps 1. Test the script with sample input to verify it handles Claude Code's actual JSON structure 2. Check Claude Code's documentation for the correct input JSON schema paths 3. Enable verbose logging to see if the script is being called and what it's receiving 4. Verify whether Claude Code prefers the `statusline-config.yaml` over the `.sh` script