Allow disabling or customizing thinking status words
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 2, 2026 by polinizei Closed Apr 6, 2026
Feature Request
The random English words shown while Claude Code is thinking/processing (e.g. "mulling", "forging", "percolating") cannot be disabled or customized.
Request: Add a setting in settings.json to:
- Disable the thinking status words entirely
- Or allow customizing/replacing them
Why: For non-English users these random words are distracting and provide no useful information. A simple spinner or no text at all would be preferred.
Suggested setting:
{
"thinkingStatusWords": false
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