claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Allow customizing the startup greeting text [1 comments, 2 participants]

TL;DR

To address the feature request, consider adding a configuration option to allow users to customize or replace the startup greeting/banner text in Claude Code.

Guidance

• Introduce a new configuration option, such as a greeting field in .claude/settings.json, to store the custom greeting text.
• Update the CLI to read and display the custom greeting text, if set, instead of the hardcoded default.
• Consider adding a per-agent setting, such as a greeting field in the agent's markdown frontmatter, to allow for agent-specific customizations.
• Review related issues, such as #2254 and #50918, to ensure consistency in the implementation of greeting customization and suppression.

Example

// .claude/settings.json
{
  "greeting": "Welcome to HAAK."
}

Notes

The proposed solution requires updates to the Claude Code configuration parsing and CLI display logic. The implementation should handle cases where the custom greeting text is not set or is set to an empty string.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by introducing a custom configuration option, such as the proposed greeting field, to allow users to customize the startup greeting text. This approach addresses the feature request and provides a flexible solution for users with custom agent mandates.