UX: Avoid domain-specific terms like 'bootstrapping' in spinner/progress text

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 29, 2026 by dmccarty-ali Closed Mar 1, 2026

Summary

The spinner/progress indicator text displayed while Claude Code agents are working sometimes uses the word "bootstrapping." In contexts where the user is not actually bootstrapping infrastructure or a database, this term causes a double-take -- the user stops to verify whether an actual bootstrap operation is happening.

Suggestion

Reserve domain-specific terms like "bootstrapping" for cases where that operation is actually occurring. For generic progress/status indicators, use neutral language like "Setting up...", "Initializing...", "Preparing...", etc.

Other playful spinner words (e.g., "Clauding...") are fine -- the concern is specifically about terms that overlap with real technical operations and could be mistaken for something consequential.

Impact

Minor UX friction, but relevant for users working in database/infrastructure contexts where "bootstrapping" has real operational meaning and seeing it unexpectedly triggers concern.

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