diff --git a/claude/roles/base.jsonc b/claude/roles/base.jsonc
index 59bec3e..3512c58 100644
--- a/claude/roles/base.jsonc
+++ b/claude/roles/base.jsonc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "model": "opus[1m]",
   "statusLine": {
     "type": "command",
-    "command": "npx -y ccstatusline@2.2.32",
+    "command": "ccstatusline",
     "padding": 0,
   },
   "includeCoAuthoredBy": true,
diff --git a/config/mise/conf.d/dotfiles.toml b/config/mise/conf.d/dotfiles.toml
index 27b3ce6..f030e3d 100644
--- a/config/mise/conf.d/dotfiles.toml
+++ b/config/mise/conf.d/dotfiles.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ fnox = "latest"
 go = "1.26"
 node = "lts"
 "npm:markdownlint-cli2" = "0.22.0"
+# Claude Code statusline (claude/roles/base.jsonc). Installed here instead of
+# `npx -y ccstatusline@x.y.z` because npm startup alone cost 21-68% CPU per
+# refresh, per session. Pinned: bump on purpose.
+"npm:ccstatusline" = "2.2.32"
 pitchfork = "latest"
 pkl = "0.30.0"
 python = "3.13"