@prometheus-ai/agent 0.5.3 → 0.5.8

package/src/task/render.ts

@@ -6,19 +6,20 @@
  */
 import path from "node:path";
 import type { Component } from "@prometheus-ai/tui";
-import { Container, Text } from "@prometheus-ai/tui";
+import { Container, Markdown, Text } from "@prometheus-ai/tui";
 import { formatNumber } from "@prometheus-ai/utils";
 import { settings } from "../config/settings";
 import type { RenderResultOptions } from "../extensibility/custom-tools/types";
 import { formatContextUsage } from "../modes/components/status-line/context-thresholds";
-import type { Theme } from "../modes/theme/theme";
+import { getMarkdownTheme, type Theme } from "../modes/theme/theme";
 import {
-	capPreviewLines,
 	formatBadge,
 	formatDuration,
+	formatExpandHint,
 	formatMoreItems,
 	formatStatusIcon,
 	replaceTabs,
+	type ToolUIStatus,
 	truncateToWidth,
 } from "../tools/render-utils";
 import {
@@ -29,10 +30,29 @@ import {
 	type ReportFindingDetails,
 	type SubmitReviewDetails,
 } from "../tools/review";
-import { Ellipsis, Hasher, type RenderCache, renderStatusLine } from "../tui";
+import { framedBlock, renderStatusLine } from "../tui";
+import { repairDoubleEncodedJsonString } from "./repair-args";
 import { subprocessToolRegistry } from "./subprocess-tool-registry";
 import type { AgentProgress, SingleResult, TaskItem, TaskParams, TaskToolDetails } from "./types";
 
+/** Render context threaded in from `ToolExecutionComponent.#buildRenderContext`. */
+interface TaskRenderContext {
+	hasResult?: boolean;
+	/**
+	 * The block left the transcript live region (detached spawn the transcript
+	 * has moved past, or a sealed block): progress rows render static gray, so
+	 * commit-eligible rows do not repaint after entering native scrollback.
+	 */
+	frozen?: boolean;
+}
+type TaskRenderOptions = RenderResultOptions & { renderContext?: TaskRenderContext };
+
+const MAX_NESTED_TASK_RENDER_DEPTH = 8;
+
+function renderNestedCycleLine(theme: Theme): string {
+	return theme.fg("dim", "… nested task progress already shown");
+}
+
 /**
  * Get status icon for agent state.
  * For running status, uses animated spinner if spinnerFrame is provided.
@@ -60,6 +80,7 @@ function appendAgentStats(
 	line: string,
 	opts: {
 		toolCount?: number;
+		requests?: number;
 		tokens: number;
 		contextTokens?: number;
 		contextWindow?: number;
@@ -72,6 +93,9 @@ function appendAgentStats(
 	if (opts.toolCount) {
 		line += `${theme.sep.dot}${theme.fg("dim", `${formatNumber(opts.toolCount)} ${theme.icon.extensionTool}`)}`;
 	}
+	if (opts.requests) {
+		line += `${theme.sep.dot}${theme.fg("dim", `${formatNumber(opts.requests)} req`)}`;
+	}
 	// Current per-turn context — match the status line's `<pct>%/<window>` gauge (e.g. `5.1%/1M`).
 	if (opts.contextTokens && opts.contextTokens > 0) {
 		const ctx =
@@ -148,7 +172,7 @@ function formatJsonScalar(value: unknown, _theme: Theme): string {
 	return "";
 }
 
-function formatTaskId(id: string): string {
+export function formatTaskId(id: string): string {
 	// Ids are name-based (e.g. "Anna", "Anna-2"); a "." separates nesting levels
 	// (e.g. "Anna.Bob"). Render the hierarchy with a ">" breadcrumb.
 	const segments = id.split(".");
@@ -503,90 +527,159 @@ function formatOutputInline(data: unknown, theme: Theme, maxWidth = 80): string
 }
 
 /**
- * Render the per-task list (`id` + ui `description`) for the streaming call
- * preview. The args stream in token by token, so the array grows over time and
- * trailing entries may be partially parsed — every field access is defensive.
+ * Render the call preview lines for the single spawned agent. The
+ * args stream in token by token, so every field access is defensive.
  */
-function renderTaskItemLines(
-	tasks: TaskItem[] | undefined,
-	contPrefix: string,
-	expanded: boolean,
-	theme: Theme,
-): string[] {
-	const items = tasks ?? [];
-	if (items.length === 0) return [];
+function renderTaskCallLines(args: Partial<TaskParams> | undefined, theme: Theme): string[] {
+	if (!args) return [];
+	const bullet = theme.fg("dim", "•");
+	const lines: string[] = [];
 
-	const branch = theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.branch);
-	const last = theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.last);
-	const cap = expanded ? items.length : Math.min(items.length, 12);
-	const truncated = cap < items.length;
+	const rawId = typeof args.id === "string" ? args.id.trim() : "";
+	const idLabel = rawId ? formatTaskId(rawId) : "";
+	const desc = typeof args.description === "string" ? args.description.trim() : "";
+	if (idLabel || desc) {
+		let line = `${bullet} ${theme.fg("accent", theme.bold(idLabel || "agent"))}`;
+		if (desc) {
+			line += `: ${theme.fg("muted", truncateToWidth(replaceTabs(desc), 64))}`;
+		}
+		lines.push(line);
+	}
+	lines.push(...renderTaskItemLines(args.tasks, theme));
+	return lines;
+}
 
+/**
+ * Agent rows shown per collapsed task list; the rest fold into a single
+ * `… N more agents` summary line (expand uncaps).
+ */
+const COLLAPSED_AGENT_LIMIT = 4;
+
+/**
+ * Render the per-item list (`id` + ui `description`) for a batch call's
+ * streaming preview. The args stream in token by token, so the array grows
+ * over time and trailing entries may be partially parsed — every field access
+ * is defensive.
+ */
+function renderTaskItemLines(tasks: TaskItem[] | undefined, theme: Theme): string[] {
+	if (!Array.isArray(tasks) || tasks.length === 0) return [];
+
+	const bullet = theme.fg("dim", "•");
+	const cap = Math.min(tasks.length, COLLAPSED_AGENT_LIMIT);
 	const lines: string[] = [];
 	for (let i = 0; i < cap; i++) {
-		const task = items[i] as Partial<TaskItem> | undefined;
-		const isLastLine = !truncated && i === items.length - 1;
-		const connector = isLastLine ? last : branch;
-		const rawId = task?.id?.trim();
+		const task = tasks[i] as Partial<TaskItem> | undefined;
+		const rawId = typeof task?.id === "string" ? task.id.trim() : "";
 		const idLabel = rawId ? formatTaskId(rawId) : `#${i + 1}`;
-		let line = `${contPrefix}${connector} ${theme.fg("accent", theme.bold(idLabel))}`;
-		const desc = task?.description?.trim();
+		let line = `${bullet} ${theme.fg("accent", theme.bold(idLabel))}`;
+		const desc = typeof task?.description === "string" ? task.description.trim() : "";
 		if (desc) {
 			line += `: ${theme.fg("muted", truncateToWidth(replaceTabs(desc), 64))}`;
 		}
+		if (task?.isolated === true) {
+			line += theme.fg("dim", " [isolated]");
+		}
 		lines.push(line);
 	}
-	if (truncated) {
-		lines.push(`${contPrefix}${last} ${theme.fg("dim", formatMoreItems(items.length - cap, "agent"))}`);
+	if (cap < tasks.length) {
+		lines.push(`${bullet} ${theme.fg("dim", formatMoreItems(tasks.length - cap, "agent"))}`);
 	}
 	return lines;
 }
 
+/** One renderable frame section: optional label, body rows, leading divider. */
+type TaskRenderSection = { label?: string; lines: readonly string[]; separator?: boolean };
+type AssignmentSectionRenderer = (width: number) => TaskRenderSection;
+
+// Default output-block layout is: left border + one-cell content inset + right
+// border. Render markdown at that inner width so the output block does not need
+// to rewrap already-rendered assignment lines.
+const ASSIGNMENT_FRAME_INSET = 3;
+
 /**
- * Render the tool call arguments.
+ * Build the assignment section (the markdown brief handed to the subagent).
+ * Rendered in both the streaming call preview and the result frame so the
+ * brief stays visible for the whole task lifecycle — not just until the first
+ * progress snapshot replaces the call view.
  */
-export function renderCall(
-	args: TaskParams,
-	options: RenderResultOptions & { renderContext?: { hasResult?: boolean } },
+function createAssignmentSectionRenderer(
+	args: Partial<TaskParams> | undefined,
 	theme: Theme,
-): Component {
-	const lines: string[] = [];
-	lines.push(renderStatusLine({ icon: "pending", title: "Task", description: args.agent }, theme));
-
-	const context = (args.context ?? "").trim();
-	const hasContext = context.length > 0;
-	const branch = theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.branch);
-	const last = theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.last);
-	const vertical = theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.vertical);
-	const showIsolated = "isolated" in args && args.isolated === true;
-	const taskCount = args.tasks?.length ?? 0;
+): AssignmentSectionRenderer | undefined {
+	// `renderResult` receives the raw tool args (unlike `renderCall`, which is
+	// fed through `repairTaskParams`), so undo any per-field double-encoding
+	// here too. The repair is idempotent on already-clean text.
+	const assignment = repairDoubleEncodedJsonString(typeof args?.assignment === "string" ? args.assignment : "").trim();
+	if (!assignment) return undefined;
+	return createMarkdownSectionRenderer(assignment, theme);
+}
 
-	if (hasContext) {
-		lines.push(` ${branch} ${theme.fg("dim", "Context")}`);
-		const contextLines = context.split("\n").map(line => {
-			const content = line ? theme.fg("muted", replaceTabs(line)) : "";
-			return ` ${vertical}  ${content}`;
-		});
-		lines.push(...capPreviewLines(contextLines, theme, { expanded: options.expanded, prefix: ` ${vertical}  ` }));
-	}
+/**
+ * Build the shared-context section (the `# Goal / # Constraints` background a
+ * batch call hands every subagent). Rendered like the assignment brief so the
+ * shared background stays visible for the whole task lifecycle.
+ */
+function createContextSectionRenderer(
+	args: Partial<TaskParams> | undefined,
+	theme: Theme,
+): AssignmentSectionRenderer | undefined {
+	const context = repairDoubleEncodedJsonString(typeof args?.context === "string" ? args.context : "").trim();
+	if (!context) return undefined;
+	return createMarkdownSectionRenderer(context, theme);
+}
 
-	// `Tasks` is the last child unless the isolation flag follows it.
-	const tasksIsLast = !showIsolated;
-	const tasksPrefix = tasksIsLast ? last : branch;
-	lines.push(` ${tasksPrefix} ${theme.fg("dim", "Tasks")} ${theme.fg("muted", `(${taskCount})`)}`);
-	const tasksContPrefix = tasksIsLast ? "    " : ` ${vertical}  `;
-	// The per-task preview list only exists to surface dispatched agents while
-	// the call args stream in. Once a result snapshot exists, `renderResult`
-	// draws the same agents as progress/result lines (id + description), so
-	// emitting the preview here would render every task twice.
-	if (!options.renderContext?.hasResult) {
-		lines.push(...renderTaskItemLines(args.tasks, tasksContPrefix, options.expanded, theme));
-	}
+function createMarkdownSectionRenderer(text: string, theme: Theme): AssignmentSectionRenderer {
+	const markdown = new Markdown(text, 0, 0, getMarkdownTheme(), {
+		color: line => theme.fg("muted", line),
+	});
+	return width => ({ lines: markdown.render(Math.max(1, width - ASSIGNMENT_FRAME_INSET)) });
+}
 
-	if (showIsolated) {
-		lines.push(` ${last} ${theme.fg("dim", "Isolated")}: ${theme.fg("muted", "true")}`);
-	}
+/**
+ * Render the tool call arguments.
+ */
+export function renderCall(args: TaskParams, options: TaskRenderOptions, theme: Theme): Component {
+	const showIsolated = "isolated" in args && args.isolated === true;
+	// Dispatch glyph from the first frame: spawning is non-blocking, so a
+	// pending/hourglass icon would misread the call as something the turn
+	// waits on.
+	const header = renderStatusLine(
+		{ iconOverride: theme.styledSymbol("tool.task", "accent"), title: "Task", description: args.agent },
+		theme,
+	);
+	const assignmentSection = createAssignmentSectionRenderer(args, theme);
+	const contextSection = createContextSectionRenderer(args, theme);
+	return framedBlock(theme, width => {
+		const sections: Array<{ label?: string; lines: readonly string[]; separator?: boolean }> = [];
+
+		// The call preview only exists to surface the dispatched agent while the
+		// args stream in. Once a result snapshot exists, `renderResult` draws the
+		// same agent (and the assignment brief) itself, so showing it here would
+		// repeat what the result frame already shows.
+		if (!options.renderContext?.hasResult) {
+			// Mirror renderResult's layout — context, assignment, then the
+			// per-agent list — so the agent rows do not jump from above the
+			// brief to below it when the first progress snapshot replaces the
+			// call view. This also matches the schema's field order (`context`
+			// streams before `tasks`), so the streaming preview grows
+			// append-only instead of inserting agent rows above the
+			// already-rendered markdown and pushing it down on every item.
+			if (contextSection) sections.push(contextSection(width));
+			if (assignmentSection) sections.push(assignmentSection(width));
+			const callLines = renderTaskCallLines(args, theme);
+			// Guarded: an empty trailing section would still draw its divider.
+			if (callLines.length > 0) sections.push({ separator: true, lines: callLines });
+		}
 
-	return new Text(lines.join("\n"), 0, 0);
+		return {
+			header,
+			headerMeta: showIsolated ? "isolated" : undefined,
+			sections,
+			state: "pending",
+			borderColor: "borderMuted",
+			width,
+		};
+	});
 }
 
 /**
@@ -594,14 +687,16 @@ export function renderCall(
  */
 function renderAgentProgress(
 	progress: AgentProgress,
-	isLast: boolean,
+	prefix: string,
+	continuePrefix: string,
 	expanded: boolean,
 	theme: Theme,
 	spinnerFrame?: number,
+	frozen = false,
+	seenNestedTasks?: WeakSet<object>,
+	nestedDepth = 0,
 ): string[] {
 	const lines: string[] = [];
-	const prefix = isLast ? theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.last) : theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.branch);
-	const continuePrefix = isLast ? "   " : `${theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.vertical)}  `;
 
 	const icon = getStatusIcon(progress.status, theme, spinnerFrame);
 	const iconColor =
@@ -615,11 +710,31 @@ function renderAgentProgress(
 	const description = progress.description?.trim();
 	const displayId = formatTaskId(progress.id);
 	const titlePart = description ? `${theme.bold(displayId)}: ${description}` : displayId;
-	let statusLine = `${prefix} ${theme.fg(iconColor, icon)} ${theme.fg("accent", titlePart)}`;
+	const indent = prefix ? `${prefix} ` : "";
+	let statusLine: string;
+	if (progress.status === "running" || progress.status === "pending") {
+		// Live (or queued) agents use the same dot finished rows keep: detached
+		// async spawns can stay "pending" while real work is running, so a
+		// pending/hourglass or spinner glyph reads wrong in the transcript. Keep
+		// the row static; the Task tool header already carries the dispatch icon.
+		const dot = theme.styledSymbol("status.done", frozen ? "dim" : "accent");
+		const nameColor = frozen ? "dim" : "accent";
+		const name = theme.fg(nameColor, description ? theme.bold(displayId) : displayId);
+		statusLine = `${indent}${dot} ${name}`;
+		if (description) {
+			statusLine += `${theme.fg(nameColor, ":")} ${theme.fg(nameColor, description)}`;
+		}
+	} else if (progress.status === "completed") {
+		// Finished rows keep the dot but settle from accent to the plain
+		// foreground: completion reads as a color change, not a new glyph.
+		statusLine = `${indent}${theme.styledSymbol("status.done", "text")} ${theme.fg("text", titlePart)}`;
+	} else {
+		statusLine = `${indent}${theme.fg(iconColor, icon)} ${theme.fg("accent", titlePart)}`;
+	}
 
 	// Show retry-blocked badge so the parent immediately sees that a child
 	// is sleeping on a provider 429, not silently progressing. Wins over the
-	// generic running spinner because "we're waiting on a quota window" is
+	// generic running marker because "we're waiting on a quota window" is
 	// the operationally meaningful state.
 	if (progress.retryState && progress.status === "running") {
 		statusLine += ` ${formatBadge("retrying", "warning", theme)}`;
@@ -752,7 +867,15 @@ function renderAgentProgress(
 	const inflight = progress.inflightTaskDetails;
 	if (completedTaskCalls.length > 0 || inflight) {
 		const snapshots = inflight ? [...completedTaskCalls, inflight] : completedTaskCalls;
-		const nestedLines = renderNestedTaskTree(snapshots, expanded, theme, spinnerFrame);
+		const nestedLines = renderNestedTaskTree(
+			snapshots,
+			expanded,
+			theme,
+			spinnerFrame,
+			frozen,
+			seenNestedTasks,
+			nestedDepth,
+		);
 		for (const line of nestedLines) {
 			lines.push(`${continuePrefix}${line}`);
 		}
@@ -781,12 +904,15 @@ function renderReviewResult(
 
 	// Verdict line
 	const verdictColor = summary.overall_correctness === "correct" ? "success" : "error";
-	const verdictIcon = summary.overall_correctness === "correct" ? theme.status.success : theme.status.error;
+	const isCorrect = summary.overall_correctness === "correct";
+	const verdictIcon = isCorrect
+		? theme.styledSymbol("status.done", "accent")
+		: theme.fg(verdictColor, theme.status.error);
 	lines.push(
-		`${continuePrefix} Patch is ${theme.fg(verdictColor, summary.overall_correctness)} ${theme.fg(
-			verdictColor,
-			verdictIcon,
-		)} ${theme.fg("dim", `(${(summary.confidence * 100).toFixed(0)}% confidence)`)}`,
+		`${continuePrefix} Patch is ${theme.fg(verdictColor, summary.overall_correctness)} ${verdictIcon} ${theme.fg(
+			"dim",
+			`(${(summary.confidence * 100).toFixed(0)}% confidence)`,
+		)}`,
 	);
 
 	// Explanation preview (first ~80 chars when collapsed, full when expanded)
@@ -868,10 +994,16 @@ function renderFindings(
 /**
  * Render final result for a single agent.
  */
-function renderAgentResult(result: SingleResult, isLast: boolean, expanded: boolean, theme: Theme): string[] {
+function renderAgentResult(
+	result: SingleResult,
+	prefix: string,
+	continuePrefix: string,
+	expanded: boolean,
+	theme: Theme,
+	seenNestedTasks?: WeakSet<object>,
+	nestedDepth = 0,
+): string[] {
 	const lines: string[] = [];
-	const prefix = isLast ? theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.last) : theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.branch);
-	const continuePrefix = isLast ? "   " : `${theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.vertical)}  `;
 
 	const { warning: missingCompleteWarning, rest: outputWithoutWarning } = extractMissingYieldWarning(result.output);
 	const aborted = result.aborted ?? false;
@@ -883,7 +1015,7 @@ function renderAgentResult(result: SingleResult, isLast: boolean, expanded: bool
 		: needsWarning
 			? theme.status.warning
 			: success
-				? theme.status.success
+				? theme.styledSymbol("status.done", "text")
 				: theme.status.error;
 	const iconColor = needsWarning ? "warning" : success ? "success" : mergeFailed ? "warning" : "error";
 	const statusText = aborted
@@ -900,16 +1032,16 @@ function renderAgentResult(result: SingleResult, isLast: boolean, expanded: bool
 	const description = result.description?.trim();
 	const displayId = formatTaskId(result.id);
 	const titlePart = description ? `${theme.bold(displayId)}: ${description}` : displayId;
-	let statusLine = `${prefix} ${theme.fg(iconColor, icon)} ${theme.fg("accent", titlePart)} ${formatBadge(
-		statusText,
-		iconColor,
-		theme,
-	)}`;
+	let statusLine = `${prefix ? `${prefix} ` : ""}${theme.fg(iconColor, icon)} ${theme.fg(
+		success && !needsWarning ? "text" : "accent",
+		titlePart,
+	)} ${formatBadge(statusText, iconColor, theme)}`;
 	const showBadge = settings.get("task.showResolvedModelBadge");
 	statusLine = appendAgentStats(
 		statusLine,
 		{
 			tokens: result.tokens,
+			requests: result.requests,
 			contextTokens: result.contextTokens,
 			contextWindow: result.contextWindow,
 			cost: result.usage?.cost.total ?? 0,
@@ -974,11 +1106,24 @@ function renderAgentResult(result: SingleResult, isLast: boolean, expanded: bool
 			// Skip review tools - handled above
 			if (toolName === "yield" || toolName === "report_finding") continue;
 
+			const isTaskTool = toolName === "task";
+			if (isTaskTool && (dataArray as unknown[]).length > 0) {
+				for (const line of renderNestedTaskResults(
+					dataArray as TaskToolDetails[],
+					expanded,
+					theme,
+					seenNestedTasks,
+					nestedDepth,
+				)) {
+					deferredToolLines.push(`${continuePrefix}${line}`);
+				}
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			const handler = subprocessToolRegistry.getHandler(toolName);
 			if (handler?.renderFinal && (dataArray as unknown[]).length > 0) {
-				const isTaskTool = toolName === "task";
 				const component = handler.renderFinal(dataArray as unknown[], theme, expanded);
-				const target = isTaskTool ? deferredToolLines : lines;
+				const target = lines;
 				if (!isTaskTool) {
 					hasCustomRendering = true;
 					target.push(`${continuePrefix}${theme.fg("dim", `Tool: ${toolName}`)}`);
@@ -1037,108 +1182,251 @@ function renderAgentResult(result: SingleResult, isLast: boolean, expanded: bool
 	return lines;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Order live progress entries so finished agents render first — sorted by
+ * runtime ascending, matching {@link orderResultsForDisplay} — while
+ * unfinished (pending/running) ones stay pinned at the bottom in dispatch
+ * order. Because a finished agent's runtime is fixed, finalization renders
+ * the same order and rows never reshuffle.
+ */
+function orderProgressForDisplay(progress: readonly AgentProgress[]): AgentProgress[] {
+	const finished: AgentProgress[] = [];
+	const unfinished: AgentProgress[] = [];
+	for (const p of progress) {
+		(p.status === "pending" || p.status === "running" ? unfinished : finished).push(p);
+	}
+	finished.sort((a, b) => a.durationMs - b.durationMs || a.index - b.index);
+	return finished.concat(unfinished);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Order finalized results by runtime ascending (tie-break: dispatch index) so
+ * the finalized list matches the live-progress order produced by
+ * {@link orderProgressForDisplay}.
+ */
+function orderResultsForDisplay(results: readonly SingleResult[]): SingleResult[] {
+	return [...results].sort((a, b) => a.durationMs - b.durationMs || a.index - b.index);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Summary line for progress rows folded away by the collapsed cap: per-status
+ * counts plus the expand hint, e.g. `… 21 more agents (18 pending · 3 done)`.
+ */
+function formatHiddenProgressLine(hidden: readonly AgentProgress[], theme: Theme): string {
+	const counts: Record<AgentProgress["status"], number> = {
+		pending: 0,
+		running: 0,
+		completed: 0,
+		failed: 0,
+		aborted: 0,
+	};
+	for (const p of hidden) counts[p.status]++;
+	const parts: string[] = [];
+	if (counts.completed > 0) parts.push(theme.fg("dim", `${counts.completed} done`));
+	if (counts.running > 0) parts.push(theme.fg("dim", `${counts.running} running`));
+	if (counts.pending > 0) parts.push(theme.fg("dim", `${counts.pending} pending`));
+	if (counts.failed > 0) parts.push(theme.fg("error", `${counts.failed} failed`));
+	if (counts.aborted > 0) parts.push(theme.fg("error", `${counts.aborted} aborted`));
+	const breakdown =
+		parts.length > 0
+			? `${theme.fg("dim", " (")}${parts.join(theme.fg("dim", theme.sep.dot))}${theme.fg("dim", ")")}`
+			: "";
+	const hint = formatExpandHint(theme, false, true);
+	return `${theme.fg("dim", formatMoreItems(hidden.length, "agent"))}${breakdown}${hint ? ` ${hint}` : ""}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pick the agent rows that stay visible when a finalized batch is collapsed:
+ * problem rows (aborted/failed/merge-failed) claim slots first so they are
+ * never folded away, then fastest finishers fill the remainder. The pick is
+ * filtered out of the display order, so visible rows keep the expanded layout.
+ */
+function selectCollapsedResults(ordered: readonly SingleResult[]): readonly SingleResult[] {
+	if (ordered.length <= COLLAPSED_AGENT_LIMIT) return ordered;
+	const picked = new Set<SingleResult>();
+	for (const result of ordered) {
+		if (picked.size >= COLLAPSED_AGENT_LIMIT) break;
+		if (result.aborted || result.exitCode !== 0 || result.error) picked.add(result);
+	}
+	for (const result of ordered) {
+		if (picked.size >= COLLAPSED_AGENT_LIMIT) break;
+		picked.add(result);
+	}
+	return ordered.filter(result => picked.has(result));
+}
+
 /**
  * Render the tool result.
  */
 export function renderResult(
-	result: { content: Array<{ type: string; text?: string }>; details?: TaskToolDetails },
-	options: RenderResultOptions,
+	result: { content: Array<{ type: string; text?: string }>; details?: TaskToolDetails; isError?: boolean },
+	options: TaskRenderOptions,
 	theme: Theme,
+	args?: TaskParams,
 ): Component {
 	const fallbackText = result.content.find(c => c.type === "text")?.text ?? "";
 	const details = result.details;
+	const agentLabel = args?.agent?.trim() || undefined;
+	const assignmentSection = createAssignmentSectionRenderer(args, theme);
+	const contextSection = createContextSectionRenderer(args, theme);
 
 	if (!details) {
 		const text = result.content.find(c => c.type === "text")?.text || "";
-		return new Text(theme.fg("dim", truncateToWidth(text, 100)), 0, 0);
+		const errored = result.isError === true;
+		const header = errored
+			? renderStatusLine({ icon: "error", title: "Task", description: agentLabel }, theme)
+			: renderStatusLine(
+					{
+						iconOverride: theme.styledSymbol("status.done", "accent"),
+						title: "Task",
+						description: agentLabel,
+					},
+					theme,
+				);
+		return framedBlock(theme, width => ({
+			header,
+			sections: [
+				...(contextSection ? [contextSection(width)] : []),
+				...(assignmentSection ? [assignmentSection(width)] : []),
+				...(text ? [{ separator: true, lines: [theme.fg("dim", truncateToWidth(text, width))] }] : []),
+			],
+			state: errored ? "error" : "success",
+			borderColor: errored ? "error" : "borderMuted",
+			width,
+		}));
 	}
 
-	let cached: RenderCache | undefined;
+	const hasResults = Boolean(details.results && details.results.length > 0);
+	const aborted = hasResults && details.results.some(r => r.aborted);
+	const failed = hasResults && details.results.some(r => !r.aborted && r.exitCode !== 0);
+	const mergeFailed = hasResults && details.results.some(r => !r.aborted && r.exitCode === 0 && Boolean(r.error));
+	const isError = aborted || failed;
+	const agentCount = hasResults ? details.results.length : (details.progress?.length ?? 0);
+	const icon: ToolUIStatus = options.isPartial ? "running" : isError ? "error" : mergeFailed ? "warning" : "success";
+	// Surface the dispatched agent type (e.g. `Reviewer`) alongside the count
+	// so the header reads `Task 1 agent: Reviewer`.
+	const countLabel = agentCount > 0 ? `${agentCount} ${agentCount === 1 ? "agent" : "agents"}` : undefined;
+	const metaLabel = countLabel ? (agentLabel ? `${countLabel}: ${agentLabel}` : countLabel) : agentLabel;
+	const header = renderStatusLine(
+		{
+			icon: icon === "success" || icon === "running" ? undefined : icon,
+			// While agents are in flight the header shows the dispatch glyph, not a
+			// spinner: async spawns return immediately, so "running" means
+			// "delegated to peers", not "this call is blocking the turn".
+			iconOverride:
+				icon === "running"
+					? theme.styledSymbol("tool.task", "accent")
+					: icon === "success"
+						? theme.styledSymbol("status.done", "accent")
+						: undefined,
+			title: "Task",
+			meta: metaLabel ? [metaLabel] : undefined,
+		},
+		theme,
+	);
 
-	return {
-		render(width) {
-			const { expanded, isPartial, spinnerFrame } = options;
-			const key = new Hasher()
-				.bool(expanded)
-				.bool(isPartial)
-				.u32(spinnerFrame ?? 0)
-				.u32(width)
-				.digest();
-			if (cached?.key === key) return cached.lines;
-
-			const lines: string[] = [];
-
-			const shouldRenderProgress =
-				Boolean(details.progress && details.progress.length > 0) && (isPartial || details.results.length === 0);
-			if (shouldRenderProgress && details.progress) {
-				details.progress.forEach((progress, i) => {
-					const isLast = i === details.progress!.length - 1;
-					lines.push(...renderAgentProgress(progress, isLast, expanded, theme, spinnerFrame));
-				});
-			} else if (details.results && details.results.length > 0) {
-				details.results.forEach((res, i) => {
-					const isLast = i === details.results.length - 1;
-					lines.push(...renderAgentResult(res, isLast, expanded, theme));
-				});
-
-				const abortedCount = details.results.filter(r => r.aborted).length;
-				const mergeFailedCount = details.results.filter(r => !r.aborted && r.exitCode === 0 && r.error).length;
-				const successCount = details.results.filter(r => !r.aborted && r.exitCode === 0 && !r.error).length;
-				const failCount = details.results.length - successCount - mergeFailedCount - abortedCount;
-				let summary = `${theme.fg("dim", "Total:")} `;
-				if (abortedCount > 0) {
-					summary += theme.fg("error", `${abortedCount} aborted`);
-					if (successCount > 0 || mergeFailedCount > 0 || failCount > 0) summary += theme.sep.dot;
-				}
-				if (successCount > 0) {
-					summary += theme.fg("success", `${successCount} succeeded`);
-					if (mergeFailedCount > 0 || failCount > 0) summary += theme.sep.dot;
-				}
-				if (mergeFailedCount > 0) {
-					summary += theme.fg("warning", `${mergeFailedCount} merge failed`);
-					if (failCount > 0) summary += theme.sep.dot;
-				}
-				if (failCount > 0) {
-					summary += theme.fg("error", `${failCount} failed`);
-				}
-				summary += `${theme.sep.dot}${theme.fg("dim", formatDuration(details.totalDurationMs))}`;
-				lines.push(summary);
+	return framedBlock(theme, width => {
+		const { expanded, isPartial, spinnerFrame } = options;
+		const frozen = options.renderContext?.frozen === true;
+		const lines: string[] = [];
+
+		const shouldRenderProgress =
+			Boolean(details.progress && details.progress.length > 0) && (isPartial || details.results.length === 0);
+		if (shouldRenderProgress && details.progress) {
+			const ordered = orderProgressForDisplay(details.progress);
+			// Collapsed view keeps the live edge: finished rows sort to the top of
+			// the display order, so folding from the top keeps running/pending
+			// agents (and their current-tool lines) visible while one summary line
+			// stands in for everything above it.
+			const visible = expanded ? ordered : ordered.slice(Math.max(0, ordered.length - COLLAPSED_AGENT_LIMIT));
+			if (visible.length < ordered.length) {
+				lines.push(formatHiddenProgressLine(ordered.slice(0, ordered.length - visible.length), theme));
 			}
-
-			if (lines.length === 0) {
-				const text = fallbackText.trim() ? fallbackText : "No results";
-				const result = [theme.fg("dim", truncateToWidth(text, width))];
-				cached = { key, lines: result };
-				return result;
+			for (const progress of visible) {
+				lines.push(...renderAgentProgress(progress, "", "  ", expanded, theme, spinnerFrame, frozen));
 			}
-
-			if (fallbackText.trim()) {
-				const summaryLines = fallbackText.split("\n");
-				const markerIndex = summaryLines.findIndex(
-					line =>
-						line.includes("<system-notification>") ||
-						line.startsWith("Applied patches:") ||
-						line.startsWith("No changes to apply."),
+		} else if (details.results && details.results.length > 0) {
+			const ordered = orderResultsForDisplay(details.results);
+			const visible = expanded ? ordered : selectCollapsedResults(ordered);
+			for (const res of visible) {
+				lines.push(...renderAgentResult(res, "", "  ", expanded, theme));
+			}
+			if (visible.length < ordered.length) {
+				const hint = formatExpandHint(theme, false, true);
+				lines.push(
+					`${theme.fg("dim", formatMoreItems(ordered.length - visible.length, "agent"))}${hint ? ` ${hint}` : ""}`,
 				);
-				if (markerIndex >= 0) {
-					const extra = summaryLines.slice(markerIndex);
-					for (const line of extra) {
-						if (!line.trim()) continue;
-						lines.push(theme.fg("dim", line));
-					}
-				}
 			}
 
-			const indented = lines.map(line =>
-				line.length > 0 ? truncateToWidth(`   ${line}`, width, Ellipsis.Omit) : "",
+			const abortedCount = details.results.filter(r => r.aborted).length;
+			const mergeFailedCount = details.results.filter(r => !r.aborted && r.exitCode === 0 && r.error).length;
+			const successCount = details.results.filter(r => !r.aborted && r.exitCode === 0 && !r.error).length;
+			const failCount = details.results.length - successCount - mergeFailedCount - abortedCount;
+			const summaryParts: string[] = [];
+			if (abortedCount > 0) summaryParts.push(theme.fg("error", `${abortedCount} aborted`));
+			if (successCount > 0) summaryParts.push(theme.fg("success", `${successCount} succeeded`));
+			if (mergeFailedCount > 0) summaryParts.push(theme.fg("warning", `${mergeFailedCount} merge failed`));
+			if (failCount > 0) summaryParts.push(theme.fg("error", `${failCount} failed`));
+			const totalRequests = details.results.reduce((sum, r) => sum + (r.requests ?? 0), 0);
+			if (totalRequests > 0) summaryParts.push(theme.fg("dim", `${formatNumber(totalRequests)} req`));
+			summaryParts.push(theme.fg("dim", formatDuration(details.totalDurationMs)));
+			// Wrap the run summary in the theme's bracket glyphs (dim chrome, colored
+			// counts) to match the bash tool's `[Wall: … | Exit: …]` footer.
+			lines.push(
+				theme.fg("dim", theme.format.bracketLeft) +
+					summaryParts.join(theme.fg("dim", theme.sep.dot)) +
+					theme.fg("dim", theme.format.bracketRight),
 			);
-			cached = { key, lines: indented };
-			return indented;
-		},
-		invalidate() {
-			cached = undefined;
-		},
-	};
+		}
+
+		const state = isPartial ? "running" : isError ? "error" : mergeFailed ? "warning" : "success";
+		const borderColor = isError ? "error" : "borderMuted";
+
+		if (lines.length === 0) {
+			const text = fallbackText.trim() ? fallbackText : "No results";
+			return {
+				header,
+				sections: [
+					...(contextSection ? [contextSection(width)] : []),
+					...(assignmentSection ? [assignmentSection(width)] : []),
+					{ separator: true, lines: [theme.fg("dim", truncateToWidth(text, width))] },
+				],
+				state,
+				borderColor,
+				width,
+			};
+		}
+
+		if (fallbackText.trim()) {
+			const summaryLines = fallbackText.split("\n");
+			const markerIndex = summaryLines.findIndex(
+				line =>
+					line.includes("<system-notification>") ||
+					line.startsWith("Applied patches:") ||
+					line.startsWith("No changes to apply."),
+			);
+			if (markerIndex >= 0) {
+				const extra = summaryLines.slice(markerIndex);
+				for (const line of extra) {
+					if (!line.trim()) continue;
+					lines.push(theme.fg("dim", line));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		while (lines.length > 0 && lines[0].trim() === "") lines.shift();
+		return {
+			header,
+			sections: [
+				...(contextSection ? [contextSection(width)] : []),
+				...(assignmentSection ? [assignmentSection(width)] : []),
+				...(lines.length > 0 ? [{ separator: true, lines }] : []),
+			],
+			state,
+			borderColor,
+			width,
+		};
+	});
 }
 
 function isTaskToolDetails(value: unknown): value is TaskToolDetails {
@@ -1150,14 +1438,44 @@ function isTaskToolDetails(value: unknown): value is TaskToolDetails {
 	);
 }
 
-function renderNestedTaskResults(detailsList: TaskToolDetails[], expanded: boolean, theme: Theme): string[] {
+// Nested subagent snapshots sit one or more levels below the frame border, so
+// they keep tree guides to convey depth (the parent prepends its own continue
+// prefix). Only the top-level agent list drops guides (the frame is its box).
+function nestedMarkers(isLast: boolean, theme: Theme): { prefix: string; continuePrefix: string } {
+	return {
+		prefix: isLast ? theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.last) : theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.branch),
+		continuePrefix: isLast ? "   " : `${theme.fg("dim", theme.tree.vertical)}  `,
+	};
+}
+
+function renderNestedTaskResults(
+	detailsList: TaskToolDetails[],
+	expanded: boolean,
+	theme: Theme,
+	seen: WeakSet<object> = new WeakSet<object>(),
+	depth = 0,
+): string[] {
 	const lines: string[] = [];
 	for (const details of detailsList) {
-		if (!details.results || details.results.length === 0) continue;
-		details.results.forEach((result, index) => {
-			const isLast = index === details.results.length - 1;
-			lines.push(...renderAgentResult(result, isLast, expanded, theme));
+		if (seen.has(details)) {
+			lines.push(renderNestedCycleLine(theme));
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (depth >= MAX_NESTED_TASK_RENDER_DEPTH) {
+			lines.push(theme.fg("dim", "… nested task depth limit reached"));
+			continue;
+		}
+		seen.add(details);
+		if (!details.results || details.results.length === 0) {
+			seen.delete(details);
+			continue;
+		}
+		const ordered = orderResultsForDisplay(details.results);
+		ordered.forEach((result, index) => {
+			const { prefix, continuePrefix } = nestedMarkers(index === ordered.length - 1, theme);
+			lines.push(...renderAgentResult(result, prefix, continuePrefix, expanded, theme, seen, depth + 1));
 		});
+		seen.delete(details);
 	}
 	return lines;
 }
@@ -1172,24 +1490,52 @@ function renderNestedTaskTree(
 	expanded: boolean,
 	theme: Theme,
 	spinnerFrame?: number,
+	frozen = false,
+	seen: WeakSet<object> = new WeakSet<object>(),
+	depth = 0,
 ): string[] {
 	const lines: string[] = [];
 	for (const details of detailsList) {
+		if (seen.has(details)) {
+			lines.push(renderNestedCycleLine(theme));
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (depth >= MAX_NESTED_TASK_RENDER_DEPTH) {
+			lines.push(theme.fg("dim", "… nested task depth limit reached"));
+			continue;
+		}
+		seen.add(details);
 		const hasResults = Boolean(details.results && details.results.length > 0);
 		if (hasResults) {
-			details.results.forEach((result, index) => {
-				const isLast = index === details.results.length - 1;
-				lines.push(...renderAgentResult(result, isLast, expanded, theme));
+			const ordered = orderResultsForDisplay(details.results);
+			ordered.forEach((result, index) => {
+				const { prefix, continuePrefix } = nestedMarkers(index === ordered.length - 1, theme);
+				lines.push(...renderAgentResult(result, prefix, continuePrefix, expanded, theme, seen, depth + 1));
 			});
+			seen.delete(details);
 			continue;
 		}
 		const inflight = details.progress;
 		if (inflight && inflight.length > 0) {
-			inflight.forEach((prog, index) => {
-				const isLast = index === inflight.length - 1;
-				lines.push(...renderAgentProgress(prog, isLast, expanded, theme, spinnerFrame));
+			const ordered = orderProgressForDisplay(inflight);
+			ordered.forEach((prog, index) => {
+				const { prefix, continuePrefix } = nestedMarkers(index === ordered.length - 1, theme);
+				lines.push(
+					...renderAgentProgress(
+						prog,
+						prefix,
+						continuePrefix,
+						expanded,
+						theme,
+						spinnerFrame,
+						frozen,
+						seen,
+						depth + 1,
+					),
+				);
 			});
 		}
+		seen.delete(details);
 	}
 	return lines;
 }
@@ -1208,4 +1554,5 @@ subprocessToolRegistry.register<TaskToolDetails>("task", {
 export const taskToolRenderer = {
 	renderCall,
 	renderResult,
+	mergeCallAndResult: true,
 };