# Custom Claude Code Status Lines for an Android Development Workflow

DevFeed: [Custom Claude Code Status Lines for an Android Development Workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/claude-status-lines-are-the-new-terminal-prompt-27336.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.mmckenna.me/claude-status-lines-are-the-new-terminal-prompt>)

Author: Matt McKenna

Published: 2026-01-05T21:50:14Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Matt McKenna](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/matt-mckenna.md>)

Topics: [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [claude-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-ai.md>), [claude-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-code.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [mobile-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile-development.md>), [terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terminal.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes a custom Claude Code status line for an Android development workflow. It explains how visible details such as the working directory, model, context-window use, changed-line count, cost, branch, MCP connection status, and connected devices help the author manage sessions and development work.

## Source excerpt

If you've spent time tweaking your shell prompt or configuring Starship, you know the feeling, there's something nice about having the right information visible when you need it. Claude Code supports custom status lines, so I put one together for my ...