Haider Ali · Founder & CEO of ClearZone · AI & CS at King’s College London · London

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catline

By Haider Ali ·

catline, by Haider Ali, is a zero-dependency status line for Claude Code: usage meters beside an ASCII cat that panics as the context window fills.

A zero-dependency status line for Claude Code: context, session and weekly usage meters beside an animated ASCII cat that panics as the context window fills.

Aug 2026 · shipped

A zero-dependency status line for Claude Code: usage meters beside an animated ASCII cat that panics as the context window fills.

Key facts

  • Zero dependencies
  • 13 idle behaviours, 4 moods
  • 3 usage meters

The meters

  • Three meters: context, session and weekly usage.
  • Demo mode runs without touching your config.

The cat

  • Thirteen idle behaviours and four moods, driven by whichever meter is fullest.
  • Temperament picked by each session's id.
  • Its bowl fills as the session's cost rises.

Stack

  • javascript
  • node.js

Links

#node #cli #fun

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