claudezak

Replaces Claude Code's polite spinner verbs and statusline with vulgar alternatives. Two surfaces, two mechanisms:

• Spinner verbs (the gerund next to the spinner during requests, e.g. Crafting...) — swapped via Claude Code's built-in spinnerVerbs setting.
• Statusline (the persistent bar at the bottom) — driven by a custom command script that prints a random crude phrase.

Examples:

• Spinner: Fucking..., Pegging..., Deepthroating...
• Statusline: Fucking your mom..., Counting the toys in your ass..., Spitroasting the sprint...

Install

git clone https://github.com/code-418dotcom/claudezak.git
cd claudezak
./install.sh              # user-wide → ~/.claude/settings.json
./install.sh --project /path/to/repo   # project-scoped
./install.sh --uninstall  # remove (add --project for project scope)
./install.sh --dry-run    # preview the merged settings.json

The installer:

• merges spinnerVerbs and statusLine into the target settings.json via jq (other settings are preserved);
• copies bin/claudezak-status.sh to ~/.claude/bin/ (user) or <project>/bin/ (project), chmod +x;
• backs up settings.json as settings.json.bak.<timestamp> before any change;
• is safe to re-run.

Requires jq on PATH. Restart Claude Code after install.

Manual install

If you'd rather not run the script:

1. Spinner verbs — add to .claude/settings.json (project) or ~/.claude/settings.json (user-wide):

{
  "spinnerVerbs": {
    "mode": "replace",
    "verbs": ["Fucking", "Sucking", "Ramming", "Pounding", "..."]
  }
}

mode: "replace" uses only your verbs. mode: "append" mixes them with the defaults. Copy the full verb list from this project's .claude/settings.json.

2. Statusline — copy bin/claudezak-status.sh somewhere stable (e.g. ~/.claude/bin/), chmod +x it, then:

{
  "statusLine": {
    "type": "command",
    "command": "/absolute/path/to/claudezak-status.sh"
  }
}

Restart Claude Code after either change.

Customising

• Spinner verbs: edit the spinnerVerbs.verbs array in settings.json. Any string passes — single, two, or three-word gerunds all work (defaults are single-token, hyphenated for compounds).
• Statusline templates: edit the templates=( ... ) array in bin/claudezak-status.sh. Use %p (project), %b (git branch), %m (short model name), %c (session cost). Cost-bearing templates are appended automatically when Claude Code provides a cost field.

How it works

• Spinner verbs use Claude Code's documented spinnerVerbs setting (schema: {mode: "append"|"replace", verbs: string[]}). On each request, Claude Code picks one verb at random.
• The statusline is a shell command Claude Code re-runs on activity, piping session JSON (model, cwd, cost, transcript path) on stdin. The script extracts model/project/branch/cost via jq, picks a random vulgar template, and substitutes the fields in.

Requires jq and git on PATH (both standard on most dev machines).

Caveats

• The statusline does show real session info (model, project name, git branch, cost) — just wrapped in vulgar templates. Examples: Edging claudezak (main) on Opus, Opus has whored itself out for $2.50 in claudezak. Gimmick + function.
• A claude update won't disturb either mechanism — both live in your settings, not in the binary.