Localization support for status/spinner text (e.g. "Wandering...", "Ideating...")
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Activity 1 comment · opened Jul 31, 2026
Feature request
Claude Code CLI shows randomized status/spinner words while working (e.g. "Wandering...", "Ideating...", "Frolicking...", "Combobulating...", "Noodling...", "Creating...", "Pondering..."). These strings appear to be hardcoded in English inside the CLI binary, with no setting to localize them.
Could these be made translatable / localized based on the user's OS locale or a config setting, similar to other CLI tools that support i18n? It would improve the experience for non-English speaking users (e.g. Turkish).
Suggestion
- Add locale-aware strings for these status messages, or
- Expose a config option (e.g. in settings.json) to override/translate the status word list.
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