You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ModsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.283,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
Plugins (add-on packages for Claude Code) can supply their own content for some parts of the screen. The spinner, the animation shown while Claude works, was listed for the terminal only. It is now listed for the terminal and the desktop app.
Why
A plugin's custom spinner can now reach people using the desktop app too.
How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtWhether the desktop app actually shows a plugin's spinner in this build is not known.
