Add option to customize or disable whimsical spinner text
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 23, 2026 by emp3thy Closed Feb 27, 2026
Feature Request
The spinner/thinking indicator shows rotating whimsical words while Claude is working ("Pondering...", "Cogitating...", "Reticulating splines...", etc.). While intended to be playful, some users find this distracting or irritating and would prefer simple, professional text like "Working..." or "Planning next moves...".
Proposal
Add a setting (e.g. in settings.json) or a CLI flag to either:
- Replace the whimsical spinner words with a single static message (e.g.
"spinnerText": "Working...") - Disable whimsy entirely with a flag like
--no-whimsyor a setting like"whimsySpinner": false
Example config
{
"spinner": {
"text": "Working..."
}
}
Or simply:
{
"whimsySpinner": false
}
This would be a small quality-of-life improvement for users who prefer a cleaner, less playful interface.
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