Feature request: allow customizing spinner verb text via settings
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 23, 2026 by kaceylippart Closed Feb 27, 2026
Feature Request
Allow users to customize the rotating spinner verbs (e.g., "Thinking...", "Reasoning...") that display while Claude is processing.
Proposed Setting
A spinnerVerbs field in settings.json:
{
"spinnerVerbs": {
"mode": "replace",
"verbs": ["In progress", "Processing", "Working"]
}
}
mode: "replace"- use only custom verbsmode: "append"- add custom verbs to the defaults
Use Cases
- Professional environments where playful verbs feel out of place ("In progress..." instead of whimsical text)
- Fun personalization (rotating fun facts, themed messages, etc.)
- Accessibility/localization (verbs in the user's preferred language)
Notes
spinnerTipsEnabled exists today but only toggles tips on/off. This would give users control over the verb text itself.
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