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anthropics/claude-code#53022•Fetched 2026-04-25 06:14:29
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These are a distinct surface and not fixed by v2.1.23.

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What's Wrong?

spinnerVerbs (added in v2.1.23, #6814) replaces the playful spinner verbs shown during normal work. Thanks for that — it's exactly what was needed for the spinner surface.

However, there is a second surface that spinnerVerbs does not cover: the inline thinking-mode flavor phrases shown beneath the "Thinking" header while extended thinking is in progress, e.g.:

● Thinking ⎿ Double-checking the double-checks…

With spinnerVerbs: { mode: "replace", verbs: ["Working"] } set, the spinner correctly says "Working" — but the thinking-mode subline still cycles through whimsical phrases ("Double-checking the double-checks…", "Pondering…", etc.). Another user already noted this on #6814 without response.

Recent closures suggest this is being conflated with #6814:

  • #29200 auto-closed 2026-04-23 as a duplicate of #6814.
  • #25108 and #24925 auto-closed as duplicates of #20879.

These are a distinct surface and not fixed by v2.1.23.

Requested: a thinkingVerbs setting with the same shape as spinnerVerbs:

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

Why it matters: users who set spinnerVerbs to a single neutral word are explicitly opting out of the playful tone. The thinking-mode phrases reintroduce it on a surface the existing setting can't reach.

showThinkingSummaries is the wrong knob — it controls the ctrl+o transcript view, not the live header.

What Should Happen?

There should be a setting to add or remove thinking verbs.

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Steps to Reproduce

Do anything that triggers thinking, wait for it to think.

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Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

2.1.119 (Claude Code)

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Anthropic API

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TL;DR

The issue can be addressed by adding a new setting, thinkingVerbs, to control the verbs displayed during thinking mode, similar to the existing spinnerVerbs setting.

Guidance

  • The problem lies in the fact that spinnerVerbs only controls the spinner verbs and not the thinking-mode flavor phrases.
  • To fix this, a new setting thinkingVerbs with the same shape as spinnerVerbs is requested, allowing users to customize the verbs displayed during thinking mode.
  • The proposed thinkingVerbs setting should have a similar structure to spinnerVerbs, with mode and verbs properties.
  • The showThinkingSummaries setting is not relevant to this issue, as it controls a different aspect of the UI.

Example

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

Notes

The issue is specific to the Anthropic API and Claude Code version 2.1.119, and it is considered a regression since it worked in a previous version.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Add a custom thinkingVerbs setting to control the thinking-mode verbs, as the existing spinnerVerbs setting does not cover this surface.

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