claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Add a configurable verb for the post-turn completion line [1 participants]

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The end-of-turn completion line (e.g. "cogitated for 12s") uses a hard-coded rotating list of whimsical verbs, with no way to customize it via settings.json.

Note: spinnerVerbs is not the right place for this — the spinner verb is present tense ("Working…" while the turn is live) and the completion verb is past tense ("worked for 12s" once the turn ends). They're semantically distinct and should stay as separate settings.

Root Cause

The end-of-turn completion line (e.g. "cogitated for 12s") uses a hard-coded rotating list of whimsical verbs, with no way to customize it via settings.json.

Note: spinnerVerbs is not the right place for this — the spinner verb is present tense ("Working…" while the turn is live) and the completion verb is past tense ("worked for 12s" once the turn ends). They're semantically distinct and should stay as separate settings.

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Summary

The end-of-turn completion line (e.g. "cogitated for 12s") uses a hard-coded rotating list of whimsical verbs, with no way to customize it via settings.json.

Note: spinnerVerbs is not the right place for this — the spinner verb is present tense ("Working…" while the turn is live) and the completion verb is past tense ("worked for 12s" once the turn ends). They're semantically distinct and should stay as separate settings.

Request

Add a new settings.json key (e.g. completionVerbs) with the same { mode: "replace" | "append", verbs: [...] } shape as spinnerVerbs, controlling only the post-turn completion line.

Motivation

Users who set spinnerVerbs to a plain verb already signal a preference for non-whimsical text. A matching key for the completion line would let them opt out of the rotating verbs end-to-end.

Environment

Claude Code CLI, macOS

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TL;DR

Add a new completionVerbs key to settings.json to customize the end-of-turn completion line with a list of verbs.

Guidance

  • Introduce a new setting completionVerbs in settings.json with the same structure as spinnerVerbs, allowing users to customize the completion line verbs.
  • Ensure the completionVerbs setting only affects the post-turn completion line and not the spinner verb.
  • Update the code to read the completionVerbs setting and apply the chosen verbs to the completion line.
  • Verify that the new setting works as expected by testing different verb lists and modes (replace and append).

Example

{
  "completionVerbs": {
    "mode": "replace",
    "verbs": ["finished", "completed", "done"]
  }
}

Notes

This solution assumes that the existing spinnerVerbs implementation can be used as a reference for the new completionVerbs setting.

Recommendation

Apply workaround by adding the new completionVerbs key to settings.json and updating the code to support it, as this will provide the desired customization option for users.

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