Oh-my-claude: Claude Jokes & Theming

Stop "Thinking..." x1000. Start getting a good joke.

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Jokes, spinners, personalities, and vibes for Claude Code. Because staring at "Thinking..." 10,000 times a day is a crime against developers.

Like oh-my-zsh, but for your AI.

Why?

Instead of "Thinking..." you get "Deploying prayers to production..."

Instead of generic tips you get:

// TODO: fix this later — Written 3 years ago.

180+ developer jokes. 110 spinners. 8 languages. Your Claude, your vibe.

Quick Start

npx oh-my-claude-jokes install oh-my-claude

That's it. Restart Claude Code and enjoy.

# Want jokes in your language?
npx oh-my-claude-jokes install desi-dev

# Browse all packs
npx oh-my-claude-jokes list

# Preview before installing
npx oh-my-claude-jokes preview korea-dev

# Go back to boring defaults
npx oh-my-claude-jokes reset

Packs

oh-my-claude is the flagship pack — 110 spinners, 180+ jokes, all vibes in one install. Recommended for most users.

Want a specific aesthetic? Pick a vibe pack:

| Pack | Vibe | |------|------| | cyberpunk | Neon-soaked hacker aesthetic — "Jacking in...", "ICE-breaking..." | | zen | Calm earth tones — a quiet garden for focused coding | | chef | Gordon Ramsay energy — "This code is RAW!" | | pirate | Rum-fueled debugging — "Searching for buried treasure..." | | retrowave | 80s synthwave nostalgia — sunset gradients, chrome text |

Additional Language Packs

All the jokes from oh-my-claude, plus developer humor in your native language.

| Pack | Language | Additional jokes | |------|----------|-----------------| | uk-dev | British | Tea-driven development, apologetic errors, dry wit | | china-dev | Chinese | 996, moyu, neijuan — surviving legacy code | | korea-dev | Korean | Yagun, coffee, deploy prayers | | viet-dev | Tieng Viet | 100+ jokes — tu bug doi toi bug code | | desi-dev | Hinglish | Chai-powered jugaad mentality | | de-dev | Deutsch | TUV-approved deploys, Feierabend culture | | pl-dev | Polski | Kawa i kebab po deploymencie | | ??? | Yours? | Open a PR — add your language! |

What You Get

Each pack bundles up to 7 layers (no external dependencies) — install once, get everything:

| Layer | What it does | |-------|-------------| | Theme Colors | Color scheme for your terminal | | Spinner Verbs | Replace "Thinking..." with themed phrases | | Spinner Tips | Jokes, quotes, and fun facts while Claude thinks | | Agent Personality | A themed persona you can switch to | | Status Line | Themed status bar | | CLAUDE.md Personality | Tone, metaphors, emoji rules injected into CLAUDE.md | | Welcome Banner | Themed greeting + random joke on every session start |

Create Your Own Pack

# Scaffold a new pack
npx oh-my-claude-jokes create my-vibes

# Edit it
# -> ~/.claude/oh-my-claude/packs/my-vibes/pack.json

# Preview and install
npx oh-my-claude-jokes preview my-vibes
npx oh-my-claude-jokes install my-vibes

Want to contribute a language pack? Copy any pack from local-dev-jokes/ as a template, fill in your jokes, and submit a PR.

Got more jokes or a new vibe? PRs are welcome — the more laughs, the better.

How It Works

~/.claude/
├── settings.json              <- spinnerVerbs + tips + metadata
├── agents/
│   └── oh-my-claude-*.md      <- agent personality
├── CLAUDE.md                  <- personality injection (safe markers)
├── .oh-my-claude-colors.json  <- color reference
└── .oh-my-claude-backup/      <- auto-backup before changes

Your settings are always backed up before any changes. reset brings everything back.

Credits

Built on the Claude Code customization ecosystem:

• claude-code-themes — theme format
• awesome-claude-spinners — spinner inspiration

License

MIT — go make Claude weird.