[FEATURE] Replace the decorative fillers with literal action labels matching the tool being invoked
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Problem Statement
Issue: Decorative status fillers hide what the model is actually doing
While a tool call is in flight, Claude Code displays decorative status labels like tomfoolering..., razzle-dazzling..., divining..., contemplating...
etc. instead of naming the actual action being performed.
This is actively harmful for debugging long-running or hanging operations:
- I cannot tell whether the model is waiting on a shell command (e.g. hdc shell hilog streaming for minutes), reading a large file, generating tokens,
or genuinely stuck.
- When a tool call takes unusually long, I have no way to judge whether to interrupt — the filler gives zero signal about what's happening.
- The labels are not amusing on the n-th encounter; they read as noise and degrade trust that the CLI is being straightforward about its state.
Proposed Solution
Requested change: replace the decorative fillers with literal action labels matching the tool being invoked, e.g. Running Bash: hdc shell ..., Reading
file: src/foo.ts, Searching code, Generating response. If a "fun" mode is desired, gate it behind an opt-in setting; the default should be informative.
Alternative Solutions
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Priority
High - Significant impact on productivity
Feature Category
CLI commands and flags
Use Case Example
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Additional Context
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