[DOCS] Settings page missing spinnerVerbs configuration documentation

Documentation Type

Missing documentation (feature not documented)

Documentation Location

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings

Section/Topic

Settings reference table (the table listing all available settings like spinnerTipsEnabled, showTurnDuration, etc.)

Current Documentation

No documentation currently exists for the spinnerVerbs setting. The settings page documents related settings like spinnerTipsEnabled (line 172 in current docs) but does not include spinnerVerbs.

What's Wrong or Missing?

Changelog v2.1.23 added a new setting called spinnerVerbs that allows users to customize the spinner verbs (the action words shown while Claude is working, like "Thinking", "Working", etc.). This setting is not documented in the settings reference.

Users who want to customize the spinner text have no way to discover this feature or learn:

• What values the setting accepts (array of strings? object?)
• What the default verbs are
• Example configurations

Suggested Improvement

Add a row to the settings reference table:

| Setting | Description | Example |
|:--------|:------------|:--------|
| spinnerVerbs | Customize the action verbs displayed in the spinner while Claude is working. Provide an array of strings to replace the default verbs | ["Thinking", "Processing", "Working"] |

If the setting accepts more complex configuration (e.g., per-context verbs), document that structure as well.

Impact

Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand

Additional Context

Source: Changelog v2.1.23

Exact changelog entry:

"Added customizable spinner verbs setting (spinnerVerbs)"

The setting was added in v2.1.23 (current version as of January 2026). Related settings like spinnerTipsEnabled and showTurnDuration are already documented in the same table.