Episode 8: Git Status & Tool Activity

Key Takeaway: See in real-time what Claude is doing — which file it's editing, which Agent is running, how many Todos are done.

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8.1 Git Status Display

[Opus] │ my-project git:(main* !3 +1 ?2 ↑2 ↓1)

Symbol	Meaning
*	Has uncommitted changes
!3	3 modified files
+1	1 added/staged file
✘	Deleted files (omitted when 0)
?2	2 untracked files
↑2	2 commits ahead of remote
↓1	1 commit behind remote

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8.2 Git Configuration

{
  "gitStatus": {
    "enabled": true,
    "showDirty": true,
    "showAheadBehind": true,
    "showFileStats": true,
    "pushWarningThreshold": 5,
    "pushCriticalThreshold": 10,
    "branchOverflow": "truncate"
  }
}

Config	Description
showDirty	Show * marker
showAheadBehind	Show ↑N ↓N
showFileStats	Show !M +A ✘D ?U
pushWarningThreshold	Turns yellow when unpushed commits ≥N
pushCriticalThreshold	Turns red when unpushed commits ≥N

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8.3 Tool Activity Line

With showTools: true:

◐ Edit: auth.ts | ✓ Read ×3 | ✓ Grep ×2

Info	Meaning
◐ Edit: auth.ts	Currently editing auth.ts
✓ Read ×3	Completed 3 Read operations
✓ Grep ×2	Completed 2 Grep operations

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8.4 Agent Status Line

With showAgents: true:

◐ explore [haiku]: Finding auth code (2m 15s)

Info	Meaning
explore	Agent name
[haiku]	Model being used
Finding auth code	Current task description
(2m 15s)	Running duration

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8.5 Todo Progress Line

With showTodos: true:

▸ Fix authentication bug (2/5)

Info	Meaning
▸	Currently in-progress task
Fix authentication bug	Task name
(2/5)	2 completed out of 5 total

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Next Episode: Episode 9 explores HUD's advanced features — cache countdown, cost display, output speed, custom colors, and more.