[BUG] Disturbing terminology in Busy Indicator

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Aug 22, 2025 by ashtable Closed Aug 23, 2025

Environment

  • Platform (select one):
  • [ X] Anthropic API
  • Claude CLI version: 1.0.88 (Claude Code)
  • Operating System: macOS 15.5
  • Terminal: Terminal App

Bug Description

The Claude Code busy indicator intermittently uses disturbing terminology pertaining to satanic sorcery or witchcraft.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Ask Claude Code to do something that requires “thinking”
  2. Wait and see what the busy indicator says

Expected Behavior

Sometimes the busy indicator says harmless things like “Precipitating”

Actual Behavior

Sometimes the busy indicator uses satanic terminology such as “Incanting”, “Bewitching” and “Hexxing.”

I asked Claude Code not to use such terms, but it said that it cannot control the busy indicator used by the CLI.

Additional Context

A few months ago I would have been ignorant of the satanic nature of these words, but the news and popular podcasts have been delving into such topics recently in relation to various crimes that have gripped the public’s attention.

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