unspin
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Add plain English explanations to Claude Code's spinner verbs
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unspin
Add plain English explanations to Claude Code's spinner verbs.
Before:
· Prestidigitating... (thinking)After:
· Prestidigitating [doing magic tricks]... (thinking)Install
npx unspinThat's it. Your Claude Code spinner verbs now include explanations.
Commands
npx unspin # Install annotated verbs
npx unspin --undo # Restore Claude Code defaults
npx unspin --list # See all verbs and their meanings
npx unspin --dry-run # Preview without changing anything
npx unspin --force # Override existing custom verbsHow it works
unspin writes to ~/.claude/settings.json, setting spinnerVerbs with mode: "replace". Each of Claude Code's ~185 default spinner verbs gets a bracketed explanation appended:
Cogitating [thinking deeply]
Flibbertigibbeting [chattering wildly]
Prestidigitating [doing magic tricks]To go back to normal, run npx unspin --undo.
Requirements
- Node.js >= 20
- Claude Code (the CLI tool from Anthropic)
License
MIT
