Claude feels worse when thinking summaries disappear
Claude can feel much harder to use when short thinking summaries are not shown while it works on an answer. Full hidden reasoning is not the main request, but waiting several minutes with only a vague “thinking” state gives no clue about the direction of the answer. are still being spent during that wait, and the user has no chance to steer the response before receiving one long final answer.
Claude.ai chat feels weaker than other ways of using Claude for memory, following instructions, and tool access, but its semi-live thinking summaries make concept work and strategy conversations less frustrating. TUI still shows these summaries after an experiment flag was removed, at least for now. mostly does not show them, even with a wrapper trying to pass the flag.
Claude -p works, but it feels risky to depend on it. VSCode support worked before but may be broken now, and using ACP may disappear from s. The core need is reliable into the being paid for.
Key points
- Short thinking summaries make long Claude answers feel more interactive and easier to guide.
- The request is not for the full hidden reasoning, but for a brief view of where the answer is going.
- Claude.ai chat may be weaker on memory, instructions, and tools, but its summaries help with strategy and concept work.
- TUI, , Claude -p, VSCode, and appear to handle these summaries differently.
- Without progress , paid feel harder to monitor or control.