claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] spinnerVerbs setting not respected in VSCode extension [1 participants]

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What's Wrong?

The spinnerVerbs config is set in both user-level (~/.claude/settings.json) and project-level (.claude/settings.json) settings with "mode": "replace" and "verbs": ["Thinking"], but the VSCode extension still shows rotating synonym verbs (e.g. "Pondering", "Tinkering", etc.).

Config (identical in both files):

"spinnerVerbs": { "mode": "replace", "verbs": ["Thinking"] }

What Should Happen?

Expected: Spinner only shows "Thinking".

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Steps to Reproduce

Environment: Claude Code VSCode extension, model claude-opus-4-6.

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Is this a regression?

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Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

2.1.81 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

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TL;DR

The issue may be resolved by ensuring that the spinnerVerbs configuration is correctly merged from both user-level and project-level settings, or by trying to set the configuration in only one location.

Guidance

  • Verify that the VSCode extension is reading the correct configuration files by checking the extension's documentation or settings.
  • Try setting the spinnerVerbs configuration in only one location (either user-level or project-level) to see if the issue persists.
  • Check if there are any other configuration options that may be overriding the spinnerVerbs setting.
  • If the issue still occurs, try resetting the VSCode extension's settings to their default values.

Notes

The issue may be related to how the VSCode extension merges configuration settings from multiple sources. Without more information about the extension's configuration merging logic, it's difficult to provide a more specific solution.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Try setting the spinnerVerbs configuration in only one location to see if the issue resolves. This may help determine if the issue is related to configuration merging.

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