Add the name of current model to the status line
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Dec 3, 2025 by kyrylchenko Closed Feb 5, 2026
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What feature would you like to see?
I would like to see the name of the model which is currently used for answering questions in the status line or somewhere else. Because right now each time I want to check that I need to run /model and I can't do that while its answering my questions, so it's quite annoying.
Example:
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2 Comments
Codex is much slower at reasoning compared to Claude (though sometimes more accurate). This often means I need to run multiple Codex windows in parallel for different tasks. For me, a statusline is really important—it lets me see the current session summary, working directory, and other statuses, so I don’t get lost when switching between sessions.
The next release will include a customizable status line, and the current model is one of the configurable options.