Spinner and Progress UI Settings

{
  "showTurnDuration": true,
  "spinnerVerbs": {
    "mode": "append",
    "verbs": ["Pondering", "Crafting", "Brewing"]
  },
  "spinnerTipsEnabled": true,
  "spinnerTipsOverride": {
    "excludeDefault": false,
    "tips": [
      "Try /compact to free up context window",
      "Use #tag in chat to save a memory note"
    ]
  },
  "terminalProgressBarEnabled": true,
  "prefersReducedMotion": false
}

• showTurnDuration — show "Cooked for 1m 6s" style messages after responses (default: true).
• spinnerVerbs — customize the verbs shown in the spinner. mode: "append" adds to defaults; "replace" uses only your verbs.
• spinnerTipsEnabled — show tips in the spinner while Claude works (default: true).
• spinnerTipsOverride — override spinner tips. excludeDefault: true = show ONLY your tips.
• terminalProgressBarEnabled — show terminal progress bar in supported terminals like iTerm2 (default: true).
• prefersReducedMotion — reduce spinners, shimmer, and flash animations for accessibility.

Related: Claude Code Settings