craft-statusline vs claude-gauge
craft-statusline is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by derjochenmeyer. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). claude-gauge is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by mil-orb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  craft-statusline |  claude-gauge |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 3.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | craft-statusline | claude-gauge |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 5 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 5 | 2 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/derjochenmeyer/claude-code-craft-statusline | github.com/mil-orb/claude-gauge |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
craft-statusline
A Claude Code statusline written in bash. Shows model and effort level, a state-aware git branch badge, context window with absolute-token traffic light (yellow at 400k tokens, red at 85%), rolling 5h and 7d rate limits, and optional session cost. Zero Node, zero Python, zero Nerd Fonts. Only requires jq. Bash 3.2 compatible, runs on macOS, Linux, and WSL.
claude-gauge
Claude Code plugin for real-time rate-limit %, token usage, cost, and stats in your status line
How to run each
craft-statusline As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install craft-statusline@claude-communityclaude-gauge As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install claude-gauge@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: craft-statusline · What it can do: claude-gauge · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.