[FEATURE] Feature request: setting to hide animated "thinking" status words (Enchanting / Ideating / Spinning…)
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 24, 2026 by zouyike Closed Apr 27, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
- [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)
Problem Statement
Summary
The VSCode Claude Code extension shows whimsical animated status labels while the model is thinking — "Enchanting…", "Spinning…", "Ideating…", "Cogitating…", etc. I'd like a setting to suppress these and show just a static spinner or a plain "Thinking…".
Why
They're fun for a while but become visually distracting during long sessions, especially when streaming a lot of small tool calls. A static label is less attention-grabbing when I'm reading code in an adjacent editor pane.
Proposed Solution
Suggested design
Add a setting to settings.json (and the VSCode extension settings UI), e.g.:
{
"claudeCode.hideThinkingStatus": true
}
### Alternative Solutions
_No response_
### Priority
Critical - Blocking my work
### Feature Category
CLI commands and flags
### Use Case Example
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### Additional Context
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