[FEATURE] Support localized/translatable spinner status words (i18n)
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Activity 1 comment · opened Sep 3, 2026
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Problem Statement
Title: Support localized/translatable spinner status words (i18n)
Body:
Feature request
The animated status words shown while Claude is processing (e.g. "Honking...", "Musing...", "Ideating...", "Pondering...") are currently hardcoded in English with no way to localize them.
For non-English-speaking users/teams, it would be great if these strings could be translated or configurable, similar to how other CLI tools support i18n for UI text.
Proposed Solution
Suggested approaches (any would work)
- A
settings.jsonoption to set a UI language, which also translates the spinner words. - A way to supply a custom word list (e.g.
"spinnerWords": [...]in settings), so teams can provide their own translations. - Ship a few official translations out of the box (Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, etc.) selectable via a locale setting.
Alternative Solutions
Example translations
- Spanish: Bocineando, Musitando, Ideando, Cavilando
- Portuguese: Buzinando, Meditando, Idealizando, Cismando
- French: Klaxonnant, Méditant, Imaginant, Ruminant
- German: Hupend, Grübelnd, Ausdenkend, Sinnierend
- Italian: Clacsonando, Meditando, Ideando, Rimuginando
Priority
Low - Nice to have
Feature Category
CLI commands and flags
Use Case Example
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Additional Context
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