spinnerVerbs setting not applied to turn duration summary (past-tense verb)
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 29, 2026 by rick-suspends Closed Apr 2, 2026
Description
The spinnerVerbs setting in settings.json correctly controls the verb shown in the thinking spinner, but does not control the past-tense verb shown in the turn duration summary at the end of a response (e.g. "Cogitated for 46s", "Sautéed for 41s").
Expected behavior
With the following config, the turn duration summary should show "thought for Xs" (or similar derived from the configured verb):
\\\json\
{
"spinnerVerbs": {
"mode": "replace",
"verbs": ["thinking"]
}
}
\\
Actual behavior
The spinner correctly shows "Thinking..." but the turn duration summary still uses random cooking/whimsical verbs from the default list (e.g. "Sautéed for 41s", "Cogitated for 46s").
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.87
- OS: WSL2 (Linux 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2)
Steps to reproduce
- Set
spinnerVerbsin~/.claude/settings.jsonwithmode: "replace"and a custom verb - Use Claude Code with extended thinking enabled
- Observe that the spinner uses the correct verb, but the turn duration summary at the end of the response still uses default cooking verbs
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