diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
index 7cffb3c..a81692b 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.json
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
     "deny": [],
     "ask": []
   },
-  "plansDirectory": "./ralph-wiggum/plans",
+  "spinnerVerbs": {
+    "mode": "replace",
+    "verbs": ["Hiring new dev", "Burning mac harddisk", "Deleting production db", "rm -rf", "Switching to old commit"]
+  },
+  "plansDirectory": "./plans",
   "enableAllProjectMcpServers": true,
   "disableAllHooks": false,
   "hooks": {
diff --git a/reports/claude-settings.md b/reports/claude-settings.md
index b696a7e..7734045 100644
--- a/reports/claude-settings.md
+++ b/reports/claude-settings.md
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ Configure via `env` key:
 | `statusLine` | object | - | Custom status line configuration |
 | `outputStyle` | string | `"default"` | Output style (e.g., `"Explanatory"`) |
 | `spinnerTipsEnabled` | boolean | `true` | Show tips while waiting |
+| `spinnerVerbs` | object | - | Custom spinner verbs with `mode` ("append" or "replace") and `verbs` array |
 | `terminalProgressBarEnabled` | boolean | `true` | Show progress bar in terminal |
 | `showTurnDuration` | boolean | `true` | Show turn duration messages |
 | `respectGitignore` | boolean | `true` | Respect .gitignore in file picker |
@@ -535,6 +536,10 @@ Configure via `env` key:
     "command": "git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || echo 'no-branch'"
   },
   "spinnerTipsEnabled": false,
+  "spinnerVerbs": {
+    "mode": "replace",
+    "verbs": ["Cooking", "Brewing", "Crafting", "Conjuring"]
+  },
   "terminalProgressBarEnabled": true,
   "showTurnDuration": false
 }