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Claude-HUD style status line for Codex CLI: model, git, and 5h/7d usage at a glance.

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Codex HUD – Claude-HUD Style Status Line for Codex CLI

by anhm720·Feb 13, 2026·3 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidShip It

Patches Codex CLI to show usage bars; solves a niche workflow problem.

Strengths
  • •Requires patching Codex itself, showing deep integration with the target tool
  • •Automatic Spark vs. default limit selection based on active model
  • •Solid parsing of rollout logs and color control via NO_COLOR
Weaknesses
  • •Ultra-niche audience—only Codex CLI users who want this specific feature
  • •Requires manual patch installation and rebuild of Codex, high friction
Target Audience

Codex CLI users on Linux

Post Description

I built Codex HUD to make Codex CLI sessions easier to monitor without leaving the terminal.

It adds a real-time status line with:

- active model - project + git branch/dirty state - 5h and 7d usage bars - automatic Spark vs default limit selection

Quick install:

git clone https://github.com/anhannin/codex-hud.git cd codex-hud/Codex-HUD ./install.sh

Feedback I’m looking for:

- portability across Linux distros/shell setups - readability on narrow terminal widths - edge cases in usage/rate parsing

Repo issues are welcome if you hit bugs.

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Developer Tools●●Solid

Codex HUD – Claude-HUD Style Status Line for Codex CLI

It extracts rollout JSON logs and renders a live status line with model, branch/dirty state and compact 5h/7d usage bars — so you can monitor limits without leaving your terminal. The installer that builds Node and Rust bits then patches codex for a seamless status_line_command is a practical touch; portability across distros and narrow-terminal readability are the real make-or-break points.

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anhm720
103mo ago