Feature Request: Follow System Theme
Status Closed — not planned
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Workaround ✓ Mentioned in thread ↓
Activity 7 comments · opened May 18, 2025 · closed Jan 11, 2026
Please add an option to follow the system theme so I don't have to switch between light and dark mode manually : )
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For linux, I recommend checking
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-themeas described in the arch wiki. At minimum ghostty and chromium seem to follow this setting for example.This issue has been inactive for 30 days. If the issue is still occurring, please comment to let us know. Otherwise, this issue will be automatically closed in 30 days for housekeeping purposes.
my current workaround: https://github.com/durandom/dotfiles/commit/29c6a04db06fd1f09a4924541abbeb469ebfdc25
obviously heavily bound to macos and wezterm.
Nice, but directly modifying the .claude.json isn't necessary, you can achieve the same with
claude config set -g theme darkFor me, it would be enough to be able to switch between light and dark mode while Claude is doing it's job.
I constantly forget to change the theme when could run
/themebecause it's waiting for my prompt. And when I type that while it's running, it queues up the/configcommand (that doesn't execute when it's finished). The solution for me would not be to fix the latter but to introduce a shortcut to toggle the theme that can be used at anytime (like switching to plan mode or accept all).This issue has been automatically closed due to 60 days of inactivity. If you're still experiencing this issue, please open a new issue with updated information.
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