## 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`: ```json { "spinnerVerbs": { "mode": "replace", "verbs": ["In progress", "Processing", "Working"] } } ``` - `mode: "replace"` - use only custom verbs - `mode: "append"` - add custom verbs to the defaults ## Use Cases - Professional environments where playful verbs feel

Feature request: allow customizing spinner verb text via settings

Status Closed — duplicate

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Activity 3 comments · opened Feb 23, 2026 · closed Feb 27, 2026

Allow users to customize the rotating spinner verbs (e.g., "Thinking...", "Reasoning...") that display while Claude is processing.

A spinnerVerbs field in settings.json:

{
  "spinnerVerbs": {
    "mode": "replace",
    "verbs": ["In progress", "Processing", "Working"]
  }
}

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)

spinnerTipsEnabled exists today but only toggles tips on/off. This would give users control over the verb text itself.