Ever found yourself wondering how much your Claude Code session is actually costing you? I created CCOwl, a lightweight macOS status bar app that solves exactly this problem!

What it does:

- Shows your current Claude Code session cost right in your status bar 🦉

- Displays detailed usage stats when clicked (burn rate, token usage, projected costs)

- Updates every 5 seconds with live data

- Color-coded burn rate indicators (🟢 LOW, 🟡 MODERATE, 🔴 HIGH)

Why I built this:

As a heavy Claude Code user, I wanted to keep an eye on my usage without constantly running ccusage. Now I can see at a glance if I'm burning through tokens too quickly and adjust my workflow accordingly.

Tech details:

- Built in Go with native macOS status bar integration

- Parses ccusage command output for real-time monitoring

- Open source and easy to build from source

Perfect for anyone using Claude Code who wants better visibility into their usage patterns and costs!

GitHub: https://github.com/sivchari/ccowl

What do you think? Would love to hear feedback from other Claude Code users! 🚀

I customized my Claude Code status bar to include:

• Branch and model info

• Token cost and duration

• Lines added/removed

• Random quotes ✨

Small touch, but it makes coding so much more enjoyable!

Update:

I built a Claude Code plugin that adds a fully customizable statusline! Please use this!

/plugin marketplace add setouchi-h/cc-marketplace
# Install statusline plugin
/plugin install statusline@cc-marketplace

# First-time installation
/statusline:install-statusline
# Force reinstall (overwrites existing script)
/statusline:install-statusline --force

https://github.com/setouchi-h/cc-marketplace

In the latest version 1.0.72, Claude Code has added a /statusline command that you can use to display information.

If you want to display the current directory's git branch, enter in the command line:

/statusline show the current git branch

If you want to simultaneously display the current directory, git branch, and the model in use, enter in the command line:

/statusline Show the current directory, git branch, and model in use.

After entering this, you can see that Claude will analyze this instruction, then modify the ~/.claude/settings.json file to add the corresponding command.

I have obtained the prompt for the statusline command, see the bottom of the page.