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Toggle to hide tool call activity during streaming #3614

@OdeYec

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@OdeYec

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Toggle to hide tool call activity during streaming

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When the model uses tools, the UI shows intermediate activity like:
"Checking my documentation"
└ # GitHub Copilot CLI Documentation
"Running bash command"
└ ...

This is informative but noisy, especially for quick questions where multiple tools fire.

Request: Add a keybinding (e.g., Ctrl+T style) or /command to toggle between:

  1. Show all tool activity (current default)
  2. Show only final response text (hidden tool calls) + show in footer/status bar that call activity is hidden

The hidden view would still show the final answer — just hide the intermediate "working on it" indicators. Similar to how Ctrl+T toggles reasoning display.

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    area:input-keyboardKeyboard shortcuts, keybindings, copy/paste, clipboard, mouse, and text inputarea:terminal-renderingDisplay and rendering: flickering, scrolling, line wrapping, output formatting
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