[BUG] spinnerTipsOverride with excludeDefault:false still hides all default tips

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Bug

Setting spinnerTipsOverride with excludeDefault: false (or omitting excludeDefault entirely) is documented to add custom tips to the default rotation. In practice, only the custom tip(s) appear — all default tips are silently filtered out.

Actual: Only the custom tip ever appears. Default tips are never shown.

Root cause

The merge function correctly checks excludeDefault and concatenates defaults + custom tips. However, each default tip passes through an isRelevant() filter and a cooldownSessions gate before inclusion. Custom tips bypass both filters (isRelevant: async () => true, cooldownSessions: 0).

The relevant code (decompiled from v2.1.92):

// Custom tips — no filtering
return _.tips.map((q, K) => ({
  id: `custom-tip-${K}`,
  content: async () => q,
  cooldownSessions: 0,
  isRelevant: async () => true
}));

// Merge function
async function Wt_(H) {
  let q = Z8().spinnerTipsOverride,
      K = rv5();                         // custom tips
  if (q?.excludeDefault && K.length > 0)
    return K;                            // excludeDefault=true → custom only
  let O = [...nv5, ...iv5],             // default tips
      $ = await Promise.all(O.map((z) => z.isRelevant(H)));
  return [
    ...O.filter((z, A) => $[A])
       .filter((z) => Pt_(z.id) >= z.cooldownSessions),
    ...K
  ];
}

The isRelevant() and/or cooldownSessions filters eliminate all default tips, so the returned array contains only custom tips despite excludeDefault being false.

Suggested fix

When excludeDefault is explicitly false (or omitted), the relevance/cooldown filters should still allow a baseline pool of default tips through — or the documentation should clarify that defaults are context-dependent and may not appear.

Environment

• Claude Code v2.1.92
• macOS (Darwin arm64)

What Should Happen?

Expected: Custom tip appears occasionally alongside the full set of default tips.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Config

"spinnerTipsOverride": {
  "excludeDefault": false,
  "tips": ["My custom tip here"]
}

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

v2.1.92

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

iTerm2

Additional Information

_No response_