Problem
Tool-heavy turns fill the transcript with individual tool-call panels. Even with compact output enabled, a sequence of reads or searches can dominate the visible conversation and make assistant messages difficult to follow.
The existing Ctrl+O display modes are not obvious to a new user, and compact mode still renders every call separately.
Desired outcome
- Keep tool activity compact by default.
- Group or summarize consecutive tool calls where practical.
- Show enough information to communicate progress, such as tool name, target, status, and call count.
- Let users expand a group or individual call to inspect full inputs and results.
- Make the expansion control discoverable in the interface.
Compatibility and security impact
This should be a TUI presentation change only. Canonical tool-call and tool-result events must remain complete and unchanged.
Issue tracking
Axl issue mirror: #33 | GitHub #33
Problem
Tool-heavy turns fill the transcript with individual tool-call panels. Even with compact output enabled, a sequence of reads or searches can dominate the visible conversation and make assistant messages difficult to follow.
The existing
Ctrl+Odisplay modes are not obvious to a new user, and compact mode still renders every call separately.Desired outcome
Compatibility and security impact
This should be a TUI presentation change only. Canonical tool-call and tool-result events must remain complete and unchanged.
Issue tracking
Axl issue mirror: #33 | GitHub #33