[FEATURE] Please allow us to default the "Thinking..." flavor text to something SIMPLE like "working..."
Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Mar 11, 2026 by SDurhamMCC Closed Apr 18, 2026
Preflight Checklist
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- [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)
Problem Statement
It was cute for 10 minutes but the Thinking flavor text is starting to get annoying, can you please make it so we can default it to a generic text like "working"
Proposed Solution
Add a setting to the settings.json to override the flavor text thinking status
Alternative Solutions
_No response_
Priority
Medium - Would be very helpful
Feature Category
CLI commands and flags
Use Case Example
I'm using claude code in the terminal and make a chat input request.
Claude Code begins "thinking" and displays "Working..." or "Thinking..." instead of the currently hardcoded jokes
Additional Context
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