Bulwark Status Line

Configure the Bulwark multi-line status line for Claude Code.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Setting up the Bulwark status line for the first time (init)
• Switching between status line presets (minimal, developer, cost)
• User asks to configure or customize the status line display

Invocation

This skill can be invoked two ways:

When invoked, you (Claude) execute the steps using the tools declared above (Bash, Read, Edit).

Usage

/bulwark-statusline init        # Install with default (developer) preset
/bulwark-statusline minimal     # Switch to minimal preset (1 line)
/bulwark-statusline developer   # Switch to developer preset (3 lines)
/bulwark-statusline cost        # Switch to cost preset (2 lines)

Argument Handling

The subcommand is passed via $1:

/bulwark-statusline init
                     ^^^^
                     $1 = "init"

Parse $1 and execute the corresponding subcommand below.

Subcommand: init

Install the Bulwark status line for first-time setup.

Execute these steps:

1. Bash: Create config directory

   mkdir -p ~/.bulwark

2. Bash: Copy default config template

   cp "${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR}/skills/bulwark-statusline/templates/statusline-default.yaml" ~/.bulwark/statusline.yaml

3. Spawn statusline-setup agent to update settings.json:

   Task(subagent_type="statusline-setup", prompt="
     GOAL: Add statusLine configuration to .claude/settings.json
     TARGET: .claude/settings.json (project level)
   
     EXACT JSON to add at top level of settings.json:
     {
       \"statusLine\": {
         \"type\": \"command\",
         \"command\": \"${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR}/skills/bulwark-statusline/scripts/statusline.sh\"
       }
     }
   
     If .claude/settings.json does not exist, create it with just this content.
     If it exists, merge the statusLine key into the existing JSON, preserving all other keys.
   ")

4. Display to user: "Status line installed. Restart session to activate."

Subcommand: minimal

Switch to minimal preset (single line: model + gauge + tokens).

Execute these steps:

1. Read: ~/.bulwark/statusline.yaml
2. Edit: Change preset: value to minimal
3. Display to user: "Switched to minimal preset."

Subcommand: developer

Switch to developer preset (3 lines).

Lines displayed:

• Line 1: Model + gauge + tokens
• Line 2: Last modified file
• Line 3: Git branch + pending count

Execute these steps:

1. Read: ~/.bulwark/statusline.yaml
2. Edit: Change preset: value to developer
3. Display to user: "Switched to developer preset."

Subcommand: cost

Switch to cost preset (2 lines).

Lines displayed:

• Line 1: Model + gauge + tokens + cost
• Line 2: Duration

Execute these steps:

1. Read: ~/.bulwark/statusline.yaml
2. Edit: Change preset: value to cost
3. Display to user: "Switched to cost preset."

File Locations

Notes

• Status line updates automatically on each interaction
• Multi-line output is supported
• Colors use RGB escape codes for exact hex values
• Gauge and percentage colors match threshold (green/yellow/coral)