{"slug": "show-hn-verbs-pixel-art-loops-for-each-of-claude-code-s-188-spinner-verbs", "title": "Show HN: Verbs – pixel-art loops for each of Claude Code's 188 spinner verbs", "summary": "Developer Ollie Wagner released Verbs, an unofficial Claude Code plugin that plays a looping pixel-art animation for each of the 188 verbs shown in the coding agent's spinner while it works. The mod installs via `claude plugin marketplace add olliewagner/verbs` and `claude plugin install verbs@verbs`, and adds slash commands including `/verb <name>` to play a single verb, `/verbs` to play all 188, `/verbs small|medium|large` to set size, and `/verbs off` and `/verbs on` to toggle the animation. Wagner states the plugin is not affiliated with Anthropic.", "body_md": "Verbs is a mod for Claude Code that plays a looping pixel-art picture of each of the 188 verbs its spinner shows while Claude works.\n\n## Install\n\n```\nclaude plugin marketplace add olliewagner/verbs\nclaude plugin install verbs@verbs\n```\n\nThen restart Claude Code. The picture plays above the spinner from the next session’s first prompt.\n\n## Use\n\n- `/verb <name>` plays one verb;`/verb` alone picks one at random.\n- `/verbs` plays all 188.\n- `/verbs small` ,`/verbs medium` or`/verbs large` sets the size;`/verbs off` and`/verbs on` turn the picture above the spinner off and on.\n\nSource: [https://github.com/olliewagner/verbs](https://github.com/olliewagner/verbs)\n\nUnofficial, not affiliated with Anthropic.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-verbs-pixel-art-loops-for-each-of-claude-code-s-188-spinner-verbs", "canonical_source": "https://ollie.md/verbs/", "published_at": "2026-10-19 12:27:54+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-19 12:46:33.912196+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-agents", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Verbs", "Claude Code", "Ollie Wagner", "Anthropic"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-verbs-pixel-art-loops-for-each-of-claude-code-s-188-spinner-verbs", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-verbs-pixel-art-loops-for-each-of-claude-code-s-188-spinner-verbs.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-verbs-pixel-art-loops-for-each-of-claude-code-s-188-spinner-verbs.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-verbs-pixel-art-loops-for-each-of-claude-code-s-188-spinner-verbs.jsonld"}}