[FEATURE] An "Answer Now" ability if Claudes been thinking for over 5 minutes
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 24, 2026 by SephReed Closed Jun 25, 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
Sometimes Claude never stops thinking.
It just went 20 minutes of thinking before I gave up and cancelled it.
Proposed Solution
I would like to be able to say:
Stop thinking and answer
Alternative Solutions
None really.
Priority
Medium - Would be very helpful
Feature Category
CLI commands and flags
Use Case Example
prompt thinks for 10 minutes It's probably almost done 5 more minutes surely it's almost done 5 more minutes stop it, ask again and say "don't think for 20 minutes" 30 seconds later it answers
Additional Context
_No response_
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