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Changed boring tip in Claude Code to a joke
Clever use of spinnerTipsOverride, but swapping jokes gets old fast.
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vipulag
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118 bilingual spinner tips for Claude Code — learn while Claude thinks. 30s install, no restart needed.
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Learning tips for Claude Code's thinking spinner
by 17vibe·Mar 7, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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Clever spinner-tip hijacking, but it's a curated list glued to someone else's product.
Strengths
- •Single-line contribution model and bilingual effort show thoughtful curation, not just one-off hacks.
- •Zero-dependency install into Claude's native settings.json respects user control—no plugins, no restart.
Weaknesses
- •No tool, no feature, no novel technique—purely a static list appended to Anthropic's UX via config file.
- •Utility entirely depends on Claude Code adoption; adds value only to users already in that ecosystem.
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Target Audience
Claude Code users
Post Description
Show HN: 118 learning tips for Claude Code's thinking spinner
I built a set of 118 bilingual spinner tips for Claude Code. They display below the "Thinking..." spinner — one random tip per thinking cycle.
Categories: Claude Code shortcuts (63), Git (12), Python (12), JS/TS (12), Shell (12), programming wisdom (12).
It uses Claude Code's native `spinnerTipsOverride` in ~/.claude/settings.json. Install is a single bash script, no dependencies, preserves all default tips.
github.com/dongsheng123132/claude-code-spinner-tips
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