Claude Depester — Development skill for Claude Code

claude-depester

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Patches Claude Code CLI and VS Code extension to replace whimsical loading words with simple 'Thinking'.

Instead of seeing "Flibbertigibbeting", "Discombobulating", "Clauding", etc., you'll see a clean "Thinking".

**Last updated:** 2026-03-27 | **Tested with:** Claude Code 2.1.4 - 2.1.85 | **Platforms:** Linux, macOS, Windows

v1.5.2: Fix binary extraction for newer Claude Code versions (2.1.84+) that use a new Bun ELF section format. Auto-patch hook now includes `--no-animation` by default.

**CLI - Spinner:**


**CLI - Completion:**


**VS Code Extension:**


The Problem

Claude Code displays random silly words while thinking:

Flibbertigibbeting...
Discombobulating...
Smooshing...
Wibbling...
Clauding...

And after thinking completes, it shows completion messages like:

Baked for 42s
Brewed for 15s
Churned for 30s

This tool replaces them with simple "Thinking" and "Thought for Xs".

Quick Start

# Preview changes first (recommended)
npx claude-depester --dry-run

# Patch Claude Code
npx claude-depester

Restart Claude Code for changes to take effect.

Auto-patch after updates (recommended)

Add a shell wrapper that patches before each invocation:

# Add to your .bashrc or .zshrc
cl() { npx claude-depester --silent --log --no-animation ; claude "$@" ; }

Then use `cl` instead of `claude`. This ensures patching happens *before* Claude loads.

Features

• Patches spinner words ("F