Feature request: customizable status line (like Claude Code's /statusline)

[StevenzUltra]

Summary

Kimi Code currently has no /statusline command and no status-line-related fields in config.toml / tui.toml (verified against the official docs: slash commands reference, config files reference, and the changelog). The bottom status bar is fixed and not user-customizable.

Request

Add a customizable status line, similar to Claude Code's /statusline: let the user configure a shell command whose stdout is rendered in the TUI status bar, receiving session context (model, working directory, git branch, token usage, permission mode, etc.) via JSON on stdin or environment variables.

Use cases

• Show git branch / repo state in the status bar
• Show real-time cost or token usage in a custom format
• Surface project-specific info (e.g. current environment, deploy target)
• Integrate with terminal multiplexers (tmux powerline-style setups)

Possible interface

# tui.toml
[statusline]
command = ~/.kimi-code/statusline.sh

or an interactive /statusline command to configure it, matching Claude Code's UX.

Thanks!

[he-yufeng]

Picking this up. I've read the current footer implementation and both references, and the shape that makes sense here covers the two established models in one config section:

# ~/.kimi-code/tui.toml
[status_line]
# Codex-style: pick and order the built-in slots (defaults when unset)
items = ["mode", "goal", "model", "tasks", "cwd", "git", "tips"]
# Claude-Code-style: or hand the whole first line to a user command
command = "~/.kimi-code/statusline.sh"

• items reorders or hides built-in slots (mode badges, goal, model, background tasks, cwd, git, rotating tips). Unset means today's layout, so nothing changes for existing users. Unknown ids are skipped with a warning, not fatal.
• command, when set, wins over items for line 1: the footer runs it with a JSON snapshot on stdin (model, cwd, git branch, permission/plan mode, context usage, session id), renders the first stdout line, and falls back to the built-in layout on nonzero exit or timeout (300ms, same ceiling as Claude Code). Line 2 (context readout) stays built-in either way.

I'll have a PR up referencing this issue. Shout if you'd rather see command-only or items-only as the first slice.