diff --git a/.changeset/2937-statusline-context-position.md b/.changeset/2937-statusline-context-position.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63d5e352b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/2937-statusline-context-position.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+type: Added
+pr: 3515
+---
+**Context-window meter position is now configurable via `statusline.context_position`** — set `"front"` to render the meter immediately after the model name (useful in narrow terminals where the right edge is clipped); the default `"end"` preserves the existing byte-identical output. Invalid values at `config-set` time are hard-rejected by the enum validator; at hook runtime an invalid/stale config silently falls back to `"end"` so the statusline is never broken. Closes #2937.
diff --git a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
index 581dcc293..e94f61b63 100644
--- a/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
+++ b/docs/CONFIGURATION.md
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ If `.planning/` is in `.gitignore`, `commit_docs` is automatically `false` regar
 | `hooks.context_warnings` | boolean | `true` | Show context window usage warnings via context monitor hook |
 | `hooks.workflow_guard` | boolean | `false` | Warn when file edits happen outside GSD workflow context (advises using `/gsd-quick` or `/gsd-fast`) |
 | `statusline.show_last_command` | boolean | `false` | Append `last: /<cmd>` suffix to the statusline showing the most recently invoked slash command. Opt-in; reads the active session transcript to extract the latest `<command-name>` tag (closes #2538) |
+| `statusline.context_position` | string | `"end"` | Position of the context-window meter. `"end"` (default) renders at line tail; `"front"` renders immediately after the model name so the meter stays visible in narrow terminals. Closes #2937 |
 
 The prompt injection guard hook (`gsd-prompt-guard.js`) is always active and cannot be disabled — it's a security feature, not a workflow toggle.
 
diff --git a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/config-schema.cjs b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/config-schema.cjs
index c002c251e..38c33e3b9 100644
--- a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/config-schema.cjs
+++ b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/config-schema.cjs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const VALID_CONFIG_KEYS = new Set([
   'hooks.workflow_guard',
   'workflow.context_coverage_gate',
   'statusline.show_last_command',
+  'statusline.context_position',
   'workflow.ui_review',
   'workflow.max_discuss_passes',
   'features.thinking_partner',
diff --git a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/config.cjs b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/config.cjs
index 0463d0914..cc93e3ed0 100644
--- a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/config.cjs
+++ b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/config.cjs
@@ -450,6 +450,12 @@ function cmdConfigSet(cwd, keyPath, value, raw) {
     error(`Invalid workflow.human_verify_mode '${value}'. Valid values: ${VALID_HUMAN_VERIFY_MODES.join(', ')}`);
   }
 
+  // Context position enum validation (#2937)
+  const VALID_CONTEXT_POSITIONS = ['front', 'end'];
+  if (keyPath === 'statusline.context_position' && !VALID_CONTEXT_POSITIONS.includes(String(parsedValue))) {
+    error(`Invalid statusline.context_position '${value}'. Valid values: ${VALID_CONTEXT_POSITIONS.join(', ')}`);
+  }
+
   // Fallow scope + profile enum validation (#3424)
   const VALID_FALLOW_SCOPES = ['phase', 'repo'];
   if (keyPath === 'code_quality.fallow.scope' && !VALID_FALLOW_SCOPES.includes(String(parsedValue))) {
diff --git a/hooks/gsd-statusline.js b/hooks/gsd-statusline.js
index 33821c19f..250ca2e29 100755
--- a/hooks/gsd-statusline.js
+++ b/hooks/gsd-statusline.js
@@ -419,10 +419,11 @@ function runStatusline() {
       } catch (e) {}
     }
 
-    // Last-slash-command suffix (opt-in via statusline.show_last_command, #2538).
+    // Last-slash-command suffix and context_position config (#2538, #2937).
     // Reads the active session transcript for the most recent <command-name> tag.
     // Failure here must never break the statusline — wrap the entire lookup.
     let lastCmdSuffix = '';
+    let position = 'end';
     try {
       const cfg = readGsdConfig(dir);
       if (getConfigValue(cfg, 'statusline.show_last_command') === true) {
@@ -432,6 +433,8 @@ function runStatusline() {
           lastCmdSuffix = ` │ \x1b[2mlast: /${lastCmd}\x1b[0m`;
         }
       }
+      const cfgPos = getConfigValue(cfg, 'statusline.context_position');
+      if (cfgPos != null) position = cfgPos;
     } catch (e) {
       // Never break the statusline on config/transcript errors
     }
@@ -444,21 +447,61 @@ function runStatusline() {
         ? `\x1b[2m${gsdStateStr}\x1b[0m`
         : null;
 
-    if (middle) {
-      process.stdout.write(`${gsdUpdate}\x1b[2m${model}\x1b[0m │ ${middle} │ \x1b[2m${dirname}\x1b[0m${ctx}${lastCmdSuffix}`);
-    } else {
-      process.stdout.write(`${gsdUpdate}\x1b[2m${model}\x1b[0m │ \x1b[2m${dirname}\x1b[0m${ctx}${lastCmdSuffix}`);
-    }
+    process.stdout.write(composeStatusline({ gsdUpdate, model, ctx, middle, dirname, lastCmdSuffix, position }));
   } catch (e) {
     // Silent fail - don't break statusline on parse errors
   }
 });
 }
 
+// --- Layout composer --------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Compose the statusline string from pre-built segments.
+ *
+ * @param {object} opts
+ * @param {string} [opts.gsdUpdate='']      - leading update/stale-hooks warning (already formatted)
+ * @param {string} opts.model               - model display name (plain text; dim styling applied here)
+ * @param {string} [opts.ctx='']            - context-window meter segment (empty string = absent)
+ * @param {string|null} [opts.middle=null]  - middle segment (todo task or GSD state), null = absent
+ * @param {string} opts.dirname             - project directory basename (dim styling applied here)
+ * @param {string} [opts.lastCmdSuffix='']  - last-command suffix, e.g. ' │ last: /foo'
+ * @param {'end'|'front'} [opts.position='end']
+ *   - 'end'   (default): ctx appended after dirname — preserved byte-for-byte
+ *   - 'front': ctx immediately after model name so the meter stays visible in narrow terminals
+ *
+ * Invalid position values are silently coerced to 'end' — config-set schema rejects
+ * invalid values upfront; runtime fallback defends against stale/corrupt configs
+ * without breaking the statusline.
+ */
+function composeStatusline({
+  gsdUpdate = '',
+  model,
+  ctx = '',
+  middle = null,
+  dirname,
+  lastCmdSuffix = '',
+  position = 'end',
+} = {}) {
+  const modelSeg = `\x1b[2m${model}\x1b[0m`;
+  const dirSeg = `\x1b[2m${dirname}\x1b[0m`;
+  // Coerce invalid values to 'end' (belt-and-suspenders; see JSDoc above)
+  const pos = position === 'front' ? 'front' : 'end';
+
+  if (pos === 'front') {
+    if (middle) return `${gsdUpdate}${modelSeg}${ctx} │ ${middle} │ ${dirSeg}${lastCmdSuffix}`;
+    return `${gsdUpdate}${modelSeg}${ctx} │ ${dirSeg}${lastCmdSuffix}`;
+  }
+  // 'end' — preserved byte-for-byte relative to original inline templates
+  if (middle) return `${gsdUpdate}${modelSeg} │ ${middle} │ ${dirSeg}${ctx}${lastCmdSuffix}`;
+  return `${gsdUpdate}${modelSeg} │ ${dirSeg}${ctx}${lastCmdSuffix}`;
+}
+
 // Export helpers for unit tests. Harmless when run as a script.
 module.exports = {
   readGsdState, parseStateMd, formatGsdState,
   readGsdConfig, getConfigValue, readLastSlashCommand,
+  composeStatusline,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -471,6 +514,7 @@ function renderStatusline(data) {
   const dirname = path.basename(dir);
 
   let lastCmdSuffix = '';
+  let position = 'end';
   try {
     const cfg = readGsdConfig(dir);
     if (getConfigValue(cfg, 'statusline.show_last_command') === true) {
@@ -479,14 +523,13 @@ function renderStatusline(data) {
         lastCmdSuffix = ` │ \x1b[2mlast: /${lastCmd}\x1b[0m`;
       }
     }
+    const cfgPos = getConfigValue(cfg, 'statusline.context_position');
+    if (cfgPos != null) position = cfgPos;
   } catch (e) { /* swallow */ }
 
   const gsdStateStr = formatGsdState(readGsdState(dir) || {});
   const middle = gsdStateStr ? `\x1b[2m${gsdStateStr}\x1b[0m` : null;
-  if (middle) {
-    return `\x1b[2m${model}\x1b[0m │ ${middle} │ \x1b[2m${dirname}\x1b[0m${lastCmdSuffix}`;
-  }
-  return `\x1b[2m${model}\x1b[0m │ \x1b[2m${dirname}\x1b[0m${lastCmdSuffix}`;
+  return composeStatusline({ model, ctx: '', middle, dirname, lastCmdSuffix, position });
 }
 
 module.exports.renderStatusline = renderStatusline;
diff --git a/sdk/src/query/config-schema.ts b/sdk/src/query/config-schema.ts
index c294c37e2..bbfb6169e 100644
--- a/sdk/src/query/config-schema.ts
+++ b/sdk/src/query/config-schema.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export const VALID_CONFIG_KEYS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set([
   'hooks.workflow_guard',
   'workflow.context_coverage_gate',
   'statusline.show_last_command',
+  'statusline.context_position',
   'workflow.ui_review',
   'workflow.max_discuss_passes',
   'features.thinking_partner',
diff --git a/tests/enh-2937-statusline-context-position.test.cjs b/tests/enh-2937-statusline-context-position.test.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8454923c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/enh-2937-statusline-context-position.test.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Enhancement #2937 — statusline opt-in `context_position` config.
+ *
+ * Asserts that:
+ *   - VALID_CONFIG_KEYS registers statusline.context_position (parity guard)
+ *   - Default (no config) renders ctx at tail — "end" layout
+ *   - Explicit "end" is byte-identical to default (regression guard)
+ *   - Explicit "front" puts ctx after model, before first " │ "
+ *   - Empty ctx with "front" leaves no stray separator
+ *   - Invalid value (e.g. "middle") silently falls back to "end" at runtime
+ *   - gsdUpdate warning stays leftmost in both "front" and "end" modes
+ */
+
+const { test } = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+
+const { composeStatusline } = require('../hooks/gsd-statusline.js');
+const { VALID_CONFIG_KEYS } = require('../get-shit-done/bin/lib/config-schema.cjs');
+const { runGsdTools, createTempProject, cleanup } = require('./helpers.cjs');
+
+// ── Parity guard ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('config schema registers statusline.context_position', () => {
+  assert.ok(
+    VALID_CONFIG_KEYS.has('statusline.context_position'),
+    'statusline.context_position must be in VALID_CONFIG_KEYS',
+  );
+});
+
+// ── Default / "end" layout ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('default (no position arg) renders ctx at tail — end layout', () => {
+  const ctx = ' \x1b[32m████░░░░░░ 40%\x1b[0m';
+  const out = composeStatusline({ model: 'Claude', dirname: 'myproject', ctx });
+  // ctx should appear after dirname, not before first │
+  const dirIdx = out.indexOf('myproject');
+  const ctxIdx = out.indexOf(ctx);
+  assert.ok(ctxIdx > dirIdx, `ctx should be after dirname; got: ${out}`);
+});
+
+test('explicit "end" is byte-identical to default', () => {
+  const ctx = ' \x1b[32m████░░░░░░ 40%\x1b[0m';
+  const args = { model: 'Claude', dirname: 'myproject', ctx };
+  const defaultOut = composeStatusline(args);
+  const endOut = composeStatusline({ ...args, position: 'end' });
+  assert.strictEqual(endOut, defaultOut, 'explicit "end" must equal default output');
+});
+
+test('"end" with middle segment places ctx after dirname', () => {
+  const ctx = ' \x1b[32m████░░░░░░ 40%\x1b[0m';
+  const out = composeStatusline({ model: 'Claude', ctx, middle: 'doing work', dirname: 'proj', position: 'end' });
+  const dirIdx = out.indexOf('proj');
+  const ctxIdx = out.indexOf(ctx);
+  assert.ok(ctxIdx > dirIdx, `ctx should be after dirname in end mode; got: ${out}`);
+});
+
+// ── "front" layout ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('"front" puts ctx after model name, before first │', () => {
+  const ctx = ' \x1b[32m████░░░░░░ 40%\x1b[0m';
+  const out = composeStatusline({ model: 'Claude', dirname: 'myproject', ctx, position: 'front' });
+  const firstPipe = out.indexOf(' │ ');
+  const ctxIdx = out.indexOf(ctx);
+  assert.ok(ctxIdx !== -1, `ctx should appear in output; got: ${out}`);
+  assert.ok(ctxIdx < firstPipe, `ctx should come before first │ in front mode; got: ${out}`);
+});
+
+test('"front" with middle segment: ctx after model, before first │', () => {
+  const ctx = ' \x1b[32m████░░░░░░ 40%\x1b[0m';
+  const out = composeStatusline({ model: 'Claude', ctx, middle: 'doing work', dirname: 'proj', position: 'front' });
+  const firstPipe = out.indexOf(' │ ');
+  const ctxIdx = out.indexOf(ctx);
+  assert.ok(ctxIdx < firstPipe, `ctx must precede first │; got: ${out}`);
+});
+
+// ── Empty ctx ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('empty ctx + "front" renders no stray separator', () => {
+  const out = composeStatusline({ model: 'Claude', dirname: 'myproject', ctx: '', position: 'front' });
+  // Should not have double-separator or leading │
+  assert.ok(!out.includes(' │  │ '), `stray separator found; got: ${out}`);
+  // Should still contain the single separator between model area and dirname
+  assert.ok(out.includes(' │ '), `expected at least one separator; got: ${out}`);
+});
+
+test('empty ctx + "end" renders no stray separator', () => {
+  const out = composeStatusline({ model: 'Claude', dirname: 'myproject', ctx: '', position: 'end' });
+  assert.ok(!out.includes(' │  │ '), `stray separator found; got: ${out}`);
+});
+
+// ── Invalid value fallback ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('invalid position value silently falls back to "end" layout', () => {
+  const ctx = ' \x1b[32m████░░░░░░ 40%\x1b[0m';
+  const invalid = composeStatusline({ model: 'Claude', dirname: 'myproject', ctx, position: 'middle' });
+  const end = composeStatusline({ model: 'Claude', dirname: 'myproject', ctx, position: 'end' });
+  assert.strictEqual(invalid, end, `invalid position should produce same output as "end"; got: ${invalid}`);
+});
+
+test('invalid position "banana" silently falls back to "end"', () => {
+  const ctx = ' \x1b[33m██████░░░░ 60%\x1b[0m';
+  const invalid = composeStatusline({ model: 'Claude', dirname: 'proj', ctx, position: 'banana' });
+  const end = composeStatusline({ model: 'Claude', dirname: 'proj', ctx, position: 'end' });
+  assert.strictEqual(invalid, end, `invalid "banana" should fall back to "end"; got: ${invalid}`);
+});
+
+// ── gsdUpdate leftmost invariant ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('gsdUpdate warning is leftmost in "end" mode', () => {
+  const gsdUpdate = '\x1b[33m⬆ /gsd:update\x1b[0m │ ';
+  const out = composeStatusline({ gsdUpdate, model: 'Claude', dirname: 'proj', position: 'end' });
+  assert.ok(out.startsWith(gsdUpdate), `gsdUpdate should be leftmost in end mode; got: ${out}`);
+});
+
+test('gsdUpdate warning is leftmost in "front" mode', () => {
+  const gsdUpdate = '\x1b[33m⬆ /gsd:update\x1b[0m │ ';
+  const ctx = ' \x1b[32m████░░░░░░ 40%\x1b[0m';
+  const out = composeStatusline({ gsdUpdate, model: 'Claude', dirname: 'proj', ctx, position: 'front' });
+  assert.ok(out.startsWith(gsdUpdate), `gsdUpdate should be leftmost in front mode; got: ${out}`);
+});
+
+// ── CLI write-path enforcement (config-set rejects invalid enum) ─────────────
+// Locked design: hard reject at config-set time AND silent fallback at runtime.
+// The runtime fallback is covered by the "Invalid position value silently falls
+// back" tests above. This test covers the other half — that the CLI write path
+// actually refuses to persist an invalid value in the first place.
+
+test('config-set rejects invalid statusline.context_position', () => {
+  const tmpDir = createTempProject();
+  try {
+    const r = runGsdTools(
+      ['config-set', 'statusline.context_position', 'middle'],
+      tmpDir,
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      r.success,
+      false,
+      `config-set should exit non-zero on invalid enum; got success=${r.success}, output=${r.output}`,
+    );
+    assert.ok(
+      /statusline\.context_position|Invalid/i.test(r.error),
+      `stderr must reference key or "Invalid"; got: ${r.error}`,
+    );
+  } finally {
+    cleanup(tmpDir);
+  }
+});