Loading animation messages (Booping, Grooving, Zigzagging) are distracting/unprofessional

Status Fixed / completed

Maintainer reply None cached

Activity 3 comments · opened May 30, 2026 · closed May 31, 2026

Description

While Claude Code is processing (waiting for tool results), the CLI displays rotating loading messages such as:

"Booping…"
"Grooving…"
"Zigzagging…"

These messages appear in the status line at the bottom of the terminal during tool execution.

Problem

The playful/quirky vocabulary is distracting and feels unprofessional for a developer tool used in serious work contexts. Users expect neutral, technical feedback like "Working…", "Loading…", or "Thinking…" — not whimsical verbs that have no relation to the actual operation being performed.

Request

Please either:

Replace the rotating messages with neutral alternatives ("Working…", "Processing…", "Thinking…"), or
Make the loading message configurable in settings so users can opt out of the playful style.

Environment

Platform: Linux (Arch/CachyOS)
Shell: Fish

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3 Comments

github-actions[bot] · 4 months ago

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RedAdair2026 · 4 months ago

Closing as duplicate. Will upvote the existing issues instead.

github-actions[bot] · 2 months ago

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