"Is verbose mode the same as the old mode, where only file paths are spoken?" -- yes, this is exactly what the new verbose mode is.
And how to get to the old verbose mode then...?
Hit ctrl+o
Re:Claude Code Is Being Dumbed Down
by bostonvaulter2 on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @07:59PM
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Wait so when the UI for Claude Code says “ctrl + o for verbose output” that isn’t verbose mode?
That is more verbose — under the hood, it’s now an enum (think: debug, warn, error logging)
Considering the ragefusion you're getting over the naming, maybe calling it something like --talkative would be less controversial? ;-)
ctrl + o isn't live - that's not what users want, what users want is the OPTION to choose what we want to see.
Casually avoiding the first question
Re:Claude Code Is Being Dumbed Down
by JCattheATM on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @10:30PM
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Because obviously the answer is no.
Do you guys have a screen reader user on the dev team?
Is verbose mode the same as the old mode, where only file paths are spoken? Or does it have other text in it? Because I tried to articulate, and may have failed. More text is usually bad for me. It must be consumed linearly. I need specific text.
Quality over quantity