Brainrot Spinners

Patch Claude Code's thinking/spinner messages with brain-melting, unhinged alternatives.

Before / After

Original	Brainrot
Pondering...	Eating glue...
Schlepping...	Skull empty...
Cogitating...	Unga bunga...
Ruminating...	Going feral...
Mulling...	Back to monke...

Requirements

• Python 3
• Claude Code installed

Install + Usage

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/brainrot-spinners.git
cd brainrot-spinners
./patch.sh

That's it. Restart Claude Code.

Uninstall

./unpatch.sh

Restores the original spinner messages from the backup created during patching.

Preview messages

./patch.sh --list

Dry run

See what would change without actually patching:

./patch.sh --dry-run

Customize

Edit messages.json to swap in your own messages. Each message must be 16 characters or fewer (it's a binary constraint, not a suggestion).

After Claude Code updates

Claude Code updates overwrite the binary, which kills your patch. Just re-run:

./patch.sh

How it works

The patcher locates the compiled Claude Code binary's embedded spinner message array and overwrites each entry in place with your brainrot replacements. It backs up the original binary first, so ./unpatch.sh can always restore it.

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Full message list (50 messages)

Eating glue      Going blank      Brain empty      No thoughts
Drooling         Getting dumber   Losing it        Being stupid
Head empty       Forgetting       Staring          Going feral
Mouth open       Zoning out       Brain off        Glazing over
Buffering        Thinking hurts   Went full NPC    Zero IQ mode
Smooth brain     Full potato      Lost again       Back to monke
Sniffing glue    Chewing crayon   Licking walls    Running on 0
Sending help     Crying softly    Am confuse       Hurting self
What was I       Who am I         Unga bunga       Help me
Ooga booga       Erm what         Loading brain    Skull empty
Huh              Devolving        Tripped          Blinking hard
Spaced out       Brainrot         Braindead        Very dumb rn
Just vibes       Barely here