moonpay-wallet-statusline

name	moonpay-wallet-statusline
description	Show MoonPay wallet balances in a compatible CLI status line using a local cache and refresh script. Use when the user asks to "show balances in the status bar", "add wallet to the CLI status line", or wants a persistent balance display while working.
tags	["wallet","statusline"]

Wallet status line

Goal

Display cached MoonPay wallet balances in a compatible CLI status line. This skill creates:

• ~/.config/moonpay/statusline.json — tracked wallets, chains, and format
• ~/.config/moonpay/refresh-statusline.sh — refreshes balances from the MoonPay CLI
• ~/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt — pre-rendered ANSI output for the status line

Any compatible status display can read the cache file directly.

Prerequisites

• MoonPay CLI installed: npm i -g @moonpay/cli
• Authenticated: mp login then mp verify
• At least one wallet: mp wallet list
• jq installed: which jq
• bc installed: which bc
• For status line integration: the target CLI supports a command-based status line or any equivalent scriptable status bar

Commands

# List wallets
mp wallet list
mp --json wallet list

# Fetch balances (used by the refresh script)
mp --json bitcoin balance retrieve --wallet <btc-address>
mp --json token balance list --wallet <address> --chain <chain>

# Refresh the status line cache
bash ~/.config/moonpay/refresh-statusline.sh

Supported chains

solana, ethereum, base, polygon, arbitrum, optimism, bnb, avalanche, tron, bitcoin, ton, filecoin

Bitcoin uses a separate command (mp bitcoin balance retrieve) and does not return USD values, so it is excluded from USD totals.

Workflow

1. Verify prerequisites

Run:

mp verify
mp wallet list
which jq
which bc

If the user wants integration with a specific CLI, verify that CLI's status line entry point too.

Examples:

# Claude Code
test -f ~/.claude/statusline.sh && echo "statusline script present"

# Cursor CLI
test -f ~/.cursor/statusline.sh && echo "cursor statusline script present"

If the target CLI does not yet have a status line configured, help the user set that up first, then come back to this skill.

2. Select wallet addresses and chains

Run mp wallet list and ask the user which wallet address(es) to track. Create one config entry per address and per chain.

Skip testnets/devnets by default. Exclude chains containing:

• testnet
• devnet
• sepolia
• amoy
• tempo

3. Select display format

• amount — symbol + balance (example: BTC 0.00071)
• amount+usd — symbol + balance + USD when available (example: mpSOL 0.00092 ($0.08))
• total+breakdown — total USD first, then token breakdown (example: $12.48 | SOL 0.03 ($4.55) | USDC 7.93 ($7.93))

If the same symbol appears on multiple chains, keep separate entries rather than merging them.

4. Write config

Create the config directory if needed:

mkdir -p ~/.config/moonpay

Write ~/.config/moonpay/statusline.json. Each entry must represent exactly one wallet address on exactly one chain. Prefer storing the resolved address directly instead of a wallet name.

{
  "entries": [
    {
      "label": "btc-wallet",
      "address": "bc1qexample...",
      "chain": "bitcoin"
    },
    {
      "label": "base-wallet",
      "address": "0x1234...abcd",
      "chain": "base"
    },
    {
      "label": "sol-wallet",
      "address": "So1anaExamplePubkey...",
      "chain": "solana"
    }
  ],
  "format": "amount+usd"
}

5. Create refresh script

Write ~/.config/moonpay/refresh-statusline.sh, then make it executable with chmod +x ~/.config/moonpay/refresh-statusline.sh.

This script:

1. Reads ~/.config/moonpay/statusline.json
2. Validates that each config entry has one address and one chain
3. Fetches balances per configured address and chain
4. Aborts on any configured fetch error, preserving the previous cache
5. Formats ANSI-colored output for the status line
6. Writes the cache atomically
7. Deletes the cache if no balances are found

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

CONFIG="$HOME/.config/moonpay/statusline.json"
CACHE="$HOME/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt"
TMP_CACHE="$(mktemp "${CACHE}.tmp.XXXXXX")"

BOLD_CYAN=$'\033[1;36m'
WHITE=$'\033[0;37m'
DIM_GREEN=$'\033[2;32m'
DIM=$'\033[2m'
RESET=$'\033[0m'

cleanup() {
  rm -f "$TMP_CACHE"
}
trap cleanup EXIT

require_bin() {
  command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
    echo "missing dependency: $1" >&2
    exit 1
  }
}

trim_number() {
  printf "%s" "$1" | sed -E 's/(\.[0-9]*[1-9])0+$/\1/; s/\.0+$//'
}

format_usd() {
  printf '$%.2f' "${1:-0}"
}

join_by() {
  local separator="$1"
  shift
  local first=1
  for item in "$@"; do
    if [[ $first -eq 1 ]]; then
      printf "%s" "$item"
      first=0
    else
      printf "%s%s" "$separator" "$item"
    fi
  done
}

require_bin mp
require_bin jq
require_bin bc

[[ -f "$CONFIG" ]] || exit 1

FORMAT="$(jq -r '.format // "amount"' "$CONFIG")"
ENTRY_COUNT="$(jq '.entries | length' "$CONFIG")"
[[ "$ENTRY_COUNT" -gt 0 ]] || {
  rm -f "$CACHE"
  exit 0
}

declare -a RENDERED=()
USD_TOTAL="0"
HAS_USD_TOTAL=0

while IFS= read -r entry; do
  entry_label="$(jq -r '.label // empty' <<<"$entry")"
  wallet_address="$(jq -r '.address // empty' <<<"$entry")"
  chain="$(jq -r '.chain // empty' <<<"$entry")"

  [[ -n "$wallet_address" && -n "$chain" ]] || {
    echo "invalid config entry: each item needs address and chain" >&2
    exit 1
  }

  if [[ "$chain" == "bitcoin" ]]; then
    if ! btc_json="$(mp --json bitcoin balance retrieve --wallet "$wallet_address" 2>/dev/null)"; then
      echo "failed to fetch bitcoin balance for ${entry_label:-$wallet_address}" >&2
      exit 1
    fi

    btc_amount="$(jq -r '.total.btc // empty' <<<"$btc_json")"
    [[ -n "$btc_amount" && "$btc_amount" != "0" ]] || continue

    amount_display="$(trim_number "$btc_amount")"
    RENDERED+=("${BOLD_CYAN}₿@bitcoin${RESET} ${WHITE}${amount_display}${RESET}")
    continue
  fi

  if ! token_json="$(mp --json token balance list --wallet "$wallet_address" --chain "$chain" 2>/dev/null)"; then
    echo "failed to fetch token balances for ${entry_label:-$wallet_address} on ${chain}" >&2
    exit 1
  fi

  while IFS= read -r token_entry; do
    symbol="$(jq -r '.symbol // empty' <<<"$token_entry")"
    amount="$(jq -r '.balance.amount // empty' <<<"$token_entry")"
    usd_value="$(jq -r '.balance.value // empty' <<<"$token_entry")"

    [[ -n "$symbol" && -n "$amount" ]] || continue
    amount_display="$(trim_number "$amount")"
    token_label="${symbol}@${chain}"

    if [[ -n "$usd_value" && "$usd_value" != "null" ]]; then
      USD_TOTAL="$(echo "$USD_TOTAL + $usd_value" | bc -l)"
      HAS_USD_TOTAL=1
    fi

    case "$FORMAT" in
      amount)
        RENDERED+=("${BOLD_CYAN}${token_label}${RESET} ${WHITE}${amount_display}${RESET}")
        ;;
      amount+usd)
        if [[ -n "$usd_value" && "$usd_value" != "null" ]]; then
          RENDERED+=("${BOLD_CYAN}${token_label}${RESET} ${WHITE}${amount_display}${RESET} ${DIM_GREEN}($(format_usd "$usd_value"))${RESET}")
        else
          RENDERED+=("${BOLD_CYAN}${token_label}${RESET} ${WHITE}${amount_display}${RESET}")
        fi
        ;;
      total+breakdown)
        if [[ -n "$usd_value" && "$usd_value" != "null" ]]; then
          RENDERED+=("${BOLD_CYAN}${token_label}${RESET} ${WHITE}${amount_display}${RESET} ${DIM_GREEN}($(format_usd "$usd_value"))${RESET}")
        else
          RENDERED+=("${BOLD_CYAN}${token_label}${RESET} ${WHITE}${amount_display}${RESET}")
        fi
        ;;
      *)
        RENDERED+=("${BOLD_CYAN}${token_label}${RESET} ${WHITE}${amount_display}${RESET}")
        ;;
    esac
  done < <(
    jq -c '
      (.items // . // [])[]
      | select(((.balance.amount // "0") | tonumber? // 0) > 0)
    ' <<<"$token_json"
  )
done < <(jq -c '.entries[]' "$CONFIG")

if [[ ${#RENDERED[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
  rm -f "$CACHE"
  exit 0
fi

SEPARATOR="${DIM} | ${RESET}"
TOKENS_LINE="$(join_by "$SEPARATOR" "${RENDERED[@]}")"

if [[ "$FORMAT" == "total+breakdown" && "$HAS_USD_TOTAL" -eq 1 ]]; then
  printf "%s%s%s" "${DIM_GREEN}$(format_usd "$USD_TOTAL")${RESET}" "$SEPARATOR" "$TOKENS_LINE" >"$TMP_CACHE"
else
  printf "%s" "$TOKENS_LINE" >"$TMP_CACHE"
fi

mv "$TMP_CACHE" "$CACHE"

6. Run initial refresh

bash ~/.config/moonpay/refresh-statusline.sh

Verify the cache file:

cat ~/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt

For plain text:

sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*m//g' ~/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt

7. Wire into a compatible CLI

The generic pattern is:

1. Find the status line script or inline command used by the target CLI
2. Read ~/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt
3. Append that cached output to the existing status line
4. Preserve ANSI colors if the CLI supports them

Any CLI that can run a script on status line render can use the cached output directly:

cat ~/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt

If the target CLI does not support ANSI colors, strip them first:

sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*m//g' ~/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt

Claude Code example

Add this block to ~/.claude/statusline.sh before the final render/output section. Match the surrounding script style if variable names differ.

# Wallet balances
WALLET_CACHE="$HOME/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt"
WALLET_STR=""
if [ -f "$WALLET_CACHE" ]; then
  WALLET_STR="$(cat "$WALLET_CACHE")"
fi

if [ -n "$WALLET_STR" ]; then
  [ -n "$LINE3" ] && LINE3="${LINE3}${SEP}"
  LINE3="${LINE3}${WALLET_STR}"
fi

Optional on Claude Code v2.1.85+: add a PostToolUse hook to ~/.claude/settings.json so balance-moving MoonPay commands refresh the cache automatically.

{
  "hooks": {
    "PostToolUse": [
      {
        "matcher": "Bash",
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "if": "Bash(mp token swap:*)",
            "command": "bash ~/.config/moonpay/refresh-statusline.sh 2>/dev/null || true",
            "async": true
          },
          {
            "type": "command",
            "if": "Bash(mp token send:*)",
            "command": "bash ~/.config/moonpay/refresh-statusline.sh 2>/dev/null || true",
            "async": true
          },
          {
            "type": "command",
            "if": "Bash(mp token bridge:*)",
            "command": "bash ~/.config/moonpay/refresh-statusline.sh 2>/dev/null || true",
            "async": true
          },
          {
            "type": "command",
            "if": "Bash(mp bitcoin send:*)",
            "command": "bash ~/.config/moonpay/refresh-statusline.sh 2>/dev/null || true",
            "async": true
          },
          {
            "type": "command",
            "if": "Bash(mp buy:*)",
            "command": "bash ~/.config/moonpay/refresh-statusline.sh 2>/dev/null || true",
            "async": true
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Cursor CLI example

Cursor CLI uses ~/.cursor/cli-config.json with a statusLine.command entry that typically points at ~/.cursor/statusline.sh. Add the same cache-read pattern to that script, for example:

WALLET_CACHE="$HOME/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt"
WALLET_STR=""
if [ -f "$WALLET_CACHE" ]; then
  WALLET_STR="$(cat "$WALLET_CACHE")"
fi

if [ -n "$WALLET_STR" ]; then
  [ -n "$LINE3" ] && LINE3="${LINE3}${SEP}"
  LINE3="${LINE3}${WALLET_STR}"
fi

If the user's script uses different variable names or a single-line layout, adapt the snippet to match the existing format.

Other CLIs

For any other CLI tool with a scriptable status line:

• locate the script or command used for the status line
• append cat ~/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt or the ANSI-stripped variant
• if the tool supports command hooks or post-command automation, wire bash ~/.config/moonpay/refresh-statusline.sh into that mechanism

8. Confirm

Tell the user:

• The cache file is ~/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt
• Run moonpay-wallet-statusline-refresh to refresh manually
• Changes appear in the target CLI on the next status line render or next session, depending on local setup

Other agents

Any agent with a terminal status display can read the cache file directly:

cat ~/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt

If the target status display does not support ANSI colors, strip ANSI codes first:

sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*m//g' ~/.config/moonpay/statusline-cache.txt

Error handling

Error	Cause	Fix
mp: command not found	MoonPay CLI not installed	npm i -g @moonpay/cli
jq: command not found	jq not installed	Install via package manager
bc: command not found	bc not installed	Install via package manager
mp verify failed	Not authenticated or expired auth	Run mp login then mp verify
Empty cache after refresh	No balances found on configured entries	Check configured addresses/chains and verify the wallet has funds
Status line does not update in the target CLI	CLI status line not set up yet or cache not wired in	Configure that CLI's status line first, then add the wallet cache block

Related skills

• moonpay-wallet-statusline-refresh — Manually refresh cached balances
• moonpay-auth — Set up wallets if none exist
• moonpay-check-wallet — Detailed portfolio breakdown with allocation percentages