diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx
index 9ad85d08f0e..9ada9358506 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 import { BoxRenderable, TextareaRenderable, MouseEvent, PasteEvent, t, dim, fg } from "@opentui/core"
-import { createEffect, createMemo, type JSX, onMount, createSignal, onCleanup, Show, Switch, Match } from "solid-js"
+import {
+  createEffect,
+  createMemo,
+  type JSX,
+  onMount,
+  createSignal,
+  onCleanup,
+  Show,
+  Switch,
+  Match,
+  For,
+} from "solid-js"
 import "opentui-spinner/solid"
 import { useLocal } from "@tui/context/local"
 import { useTheme } from "@tui/context/theme"
@@ -19,7 +30,7 @@ import { useRenderer } from "@opentui/solid"
 import { Editor } from "@tui/util/editor"
 import { useExit } from "../../context/exit"
 import { Clipboard } from "../../util/clipboard"
-import type { FilePart } from "@opencode-ai/sdk/v2"
+import type { FilePart, KeybindsConfig } from "@opencode-ai/sdk/v2"
 import { TuiEvent } from "../../event"
 import { iife } from "@/util/iife"
 import { Locale } from "@/util/locale"
@@ -1063,15 +1074,40 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
             <box gap={2} flexDirection="row">
               <Switch>
                 <Match when={store.mode === "normal"}>
-                  <text fg={theme.text}>
-                    {keybind.print("variant_cycle")} <span style={{ fg: theme.textMuted }}>variants</span>
-                  </text>
-                  <text fg={theme.text}>
-                    {keybind.print("agent_cycle")} <span style={{ fg: theme.textMuted }}>agents</span>
-                  </text>
-                  <text fg={theme.text}>
-                    {keybind.print("command_list")} <span style={{ fg: theme.textMuted }}>commands</span>
-                  </text>
+                  {(() => {
+                    const tuiConfig = sync.data.config.tui
+                    const config = tuiConfig?.status_hints
+                    const enabled = config?.enabled !== false
+                    if (!enabled) return null
+
+                    // Default hints configuration
+                    const defaultHints = [
+                      { keybind: "variant_cycle", label: "variants", when: "hasVariants" },
+                      { keybind: "agent_cycle", label: "agents" },
+                      { keybind: "command_list", label: "commands" },
+                    ]
+
+                    const hints = config?.items ?? defaultHints
+
+                    return (
+                      <For each={hints}>
+                        {(hint) => {
+                          // Check conditional display
+                          if (hint.when === "hasVariants") {
+                            const hasVariants = local.model.variant.list().length > 0
+                            if (!hasVariants) return null
+                          }
+
+                          return (
+                            <text fg={theme.text}>
+                              {keybind.print(hint.keybind as keyof KeybindsConfig)}{" "}
+                              <span style={{ fg: theme.textMuted }}>{hint.label}</span>
+                            </text>
+                          )
+                        }}
+                      </For>
+                    )
+                  })()}
                 </Match>
                 <Match when={store.mode === "shell"}>
                   <text fg={theme.text}>
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
index bf4a6035bd8..681e3104e3a 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
@@ -765,6 +765,22 @@ export namespace Config {
       .enum(["auto", "stacked"])
       .optional()
       .describe("Control diff rendering style: 'auto' adapts to terminal width, 'stacked' always shows single column"),
+    status_hints: z
+      .object({
+        enabled: z.boolean().optional().default(true).describe("Enable status line hints"),
+        items: z
+          .array(
+            z.object({
+              keybind: z.string().describe("Keybind identifier (e.g., 'agent_cycle', 'variant_cycle')"),
+              label: z.string().describe("Display label for the hint"),
+              when: z.string().optional().describe("Condition to show hint (e.g., 'hasVariants')"),
+            }),
+          )
+          .optional()
+          .describe("List of hints to display in status line"),
+      })
+      .optional()
+      .describe("Configure status line hints shown at the bottom of the TUI"),
   })
 
   export const Server = z
diff --git a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts
index acc29d9b43e..286059ec08f 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts
@@ -1568,6 +1568,32 @@ export type Config = {
      * Control diff rendering style: 'auto' adapts to terminal width, 'stacked' always shows single column
      */
     diff_style?: "auto" | "stacked"
+    /**
+     * Configure status line hints shown at the bottom of the TUI
+     */
+    status_hints?: {
+      /**
+       * Enable status line hints
+       */
+      enabled?: boolean
+      /**
+       * List of hints to display in status line
+       */
+      items?: Array<{
+        /**
+         * Keybind identifier (e.g., 'agent_cycle', 'variant_cycle')
+         */
+        keybind: string
+        /**
+         * Display label for the hint
+         */
+        label: string
+        /**
+         * Condition to show hint (e.g., 'hasVariants')
+         */
+        when?: string
+      }>
+    }
   }
   server?: ServerConfig
   /**
diff --git a/packages/sdk/openapi.json b/packages/sdk/openapi.json
index a31f0d67ab2..bb1a9407b58 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/openapi.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/openapi.json
@@ -9119,6 +9119,39 @@
                 "description": "Control diff rendering style: 'auto' adapts to terminal width, 'stacked' always shows single column",
                 "type": "string",
                 "enum": ["auto", "stacked"]
+              },
+              "status_hints": {
+                "description": "Configure status line hints shown at the bottom of the TUI",
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                  "enabled": {
+                    "description": "Enable status line hints",
+                    "default": true,
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                  },
+                  "items": {
+                    "description": "List of hints to display in status line",
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                      "type": "object",
+                      "properties": {
+                        "keybind": {
+                          "description": "Keybind identifier (e.g., 'agent_cycle', 'variant_cycle')",
+                          "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "label": {
+                          "description": "Display label for the hint",
+                          "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "when": {
+                          "description": "Condition to show hint (e.g., 'hasVariants')",
+                          "type": "string"
+                        }
+                      },
+                      "required": ["keybind", "label"]
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
               }
             }
           },