[BUG]

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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?

Expected: spinner shows "slaving away, as you requested" (per spinnerVerbs in ~/.claude/settings.json)
Actual: different verbs displayed in the VSCode extension chat panel
Settings: spinnerVerbs.mode: "replace", single-item verbs array
Environment: Windows 11, VSCode extension (not CLI terminal)
Repro: already tried "Developer: Reload Window" — no effect

What Should Happen?

Expected: spinner shows "slaving away, as you requested" (per spinnerVerbs in ~/.claude/settings.json)
Actual: different verbs displayed in the VSCode extension chat panel
Settings: spinnerVerbs.mode: "replace", single-item verbs array
Environment: Windows 11, VSCode extension (not CLI terminal)
Repro: already tried "Developer: Reload Window" — no effect

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Repro: already tried "Developer: Reload Window" — no effect

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude Code 2.1.148.

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

Expected: spinner shows "slaving away, as you requested" (per spinnerVerbs in ~/.claude/settings.json)
Actual: different verbs displayed in the VSCode extension chat panel
Settings: spinnerVerbs.mode: "replace", single-item verbs array
Environment: Windows 11, VSCode extension (not CLI terminal)
Repro: already tried "Developer: Reload Window" — no effect
That gives the team enough context to reproduce it.