spinnerTipsEnabled: false does not disable spinner verb variations
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 23, 2026 by mdewhirst Closed Jan 23, 2026
Description
Setting spinnerTipsEnabled: false in .claude/settings.json does not disable the rotating spinner verbs like "pondering", "contemplating", "reasoning", "Brewed for Xs", etc.
Expected behavior
With spinnerTipsEnabled: false, the spinner should show a plain/neutral message (e.g., just "thinking") instead of cycling through thesaurus variations.
Actual behavior
Spinner still shows varied verbs despite the setting being disabled.
Config
{
"autoUpdatesChannel": "latest",
"spinnerTipsEnabled": false
}
Environment
- OS: Windows
- Config location:
.claude/settings.json(project-level)
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