[Bug] Custom statusLine command from settings.json not being executed

[jkaster]

Bug Description
Title: Custom statusLine command in ~/.claude/settings.json is not executed

Environment:

• Platform: macOS Darwin 24.6.0
• Model: claude-opus-4-5-20251101

Configuration (~/.claude/settings.json):
{
"statusLine": {
"type": "command",
"command": "/Users/jkaster/.claude/statusline-command.sh"
}
}

Expected behavior: The statusLine command script should be called periodically (every ~300ms) when conversation messages update, receiving JSON input via stdin and displaying the first line of stdout as the
status line.

Actual behavior: The script is never called. Adding debug logging to the script confirms no invocations occur - no log file is created.

Verification steps taken:

1. JSON syntax validated with jq - valid
2. Script is executable (chmod +x) - confirmed -rwxr-xr-x
3. Script runs correctly when invoked manually with mock JSON input
4. Script outputs single line to stdout with ANSI colors
5. No project-level settings override the statusLine config

To reproduce:

1. Add statusLine configuration to ~/.claude/settings.json
2. Create executable script at the specified path
3. Start Claude Code session
4. Observe that custom status line never appears and script is never invoked

Environment Info

• Platform: darwin
• Terminal: iTerm.app
• Version: 2.0.62
• Feedback ID: a8fe6feb-5dcf-46c6-ad2d-6e73825b0cff

Errors

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Found 1 possible duplicate issue:

1. [BUG] StatusLine broken on macOS #12345

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[jkaster]

I'm talking about the status line at the bottom of Claude Code, which was working just fine until 2.0.62

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[shatt3r3d]

Yes, this is still happening .. Cannot get the statusline which shows at the bottom (usually)

[thenickb]

Still an issue for me on 2.1.12

[ngc3242]

Still an issue for me on 2.1.20