@underactive/pi-topping 0.10.0 → 0.11.0

package/README.md

@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ We garnish our pies. It seemed rude not to extend Pi the same courtesy. This is
 
 ![Demo of pi-topping's shimmering activity word, scrolling activity meter, elapsed timer, token count, and token rate](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/underactive/pi-topping/main/media/demo.gif)
 
-**Completion Marker** — end-of-turn marker with icon, randomized verb (or `Worked`; matching past tense when Randomize "Worked" text is on), token consumption display, and optional marker-style, border-style, and border-color decorations spanning the full terminal width. It can append the response model when it differs from the selected model, with its own color option. It can also append per-call service-tier counts (e.g. `flex tier ×3`), but only for calls whose provider reports a tier; this requires Pi ≥0.99.0. The default `elite` style trails the summary with tapering dashes; `bookend` fills the remaining width to a closing corner glyph. Hooks into Pi's `agent_settled` event.
+**Completion Marker** — end-of-turn marker with icon, randomized verb (or `Worked`; matching past tense when Randomize "Worked" text is on), token consumption display, and optional marker-style, border-style, and border-color decorations spanning the full terminal width. It can append the response model when it differs from the selected model, with its own color option. It can also append per-call service-tier counts (e.g. `flex tier ×3`), but only for calls whose provider reports a tier; this requires Pi ≥0.99.0. The default `elite` style trails the summary with tapering dashes; `bookend` fills the remaining width to a closing corner glyph. Hooks into Pi's `agent_settled` event. On Pi ≥1.1.0, a cancelled run (for example, one stopped with Escape) shows `Interrupted` instead of the random verb, with the word and any border in the warning color; time, tokens, and other enabled details still appear. **Show completion marker** also controls this marker. Older Pi versions show the normal marker for cancelled runs.
 
 ![Example of pi-topping's completion marker](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/underactive/pi-topping/main/media/demo_completion_marker.png)
 
+**Output Styles** — choose prompt-instruction styles such as Explanatory or Simplified Technical English to guide how the model responds. Styles are instructions, not output formatters.
+
 ## Install
 
 ```bash
@@ -104,15 +106,30 @@ Run `/topping-settings` (TUI only) to customize your toppings. Settings persist
 ║                                                               ║
 ║    [■] Include default/random “Working” text          ON      ║
 ║                                                               ║
+╟─ Output Style ────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
+║    [■] Style                                   ‹ Default ›    ║
+║                                                               ║
 ╟─ Options ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
 ║    [■] Use NerdFont icons                             ON      ║
 ║    [ ] Response model footer                         OFF      ║
 ╟───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
 ║  ↑↓ move  PgUp/PgDn page  ←→ select                           ║
 ║  ␣ toggle  ⏎ apply  esc cancel                                ║
-╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════[ 9/58 ]╝
+╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════[ 9/59 ]╝
 ```
 
+### Output styles
+
+Choose an output style with `←`/`→` in the Output Style section of `/topping-settings`. The selected style changes the model's prompt instructions from your next message.
+- **Explanatory** requests brief Insight blocks before and after coding. This is a prompt instruction, not a formatter, so a turn may have no Insight.
+- **Simplified Technical English** instructs the model to write all English prose (not code or quoted text) using ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English (controlled language rules, active voice, simple tenses, short sentences, and small noun clusters).
+
+While a non-default style is active, each prompt also carries a one-line hidden reminder of the style; the model receives it, but the transcript does not show it.
+
+Output styles also apply in print and RPC modes. Set `"outputStyle": "explanatory"` (or `"simplified"`) in `~/.pi/agent/pi-topping/settings.json`; if you edit the file while an interactive session is running, use `/reload` to load the change. Switching styles changes one system-prompt section. Pi appends that change to the conversation, so providers that support mid-conversation prompt updates keep their cached prefix; other providers may re-read the full prompt once.
+
+The Explanatory prompt is copied word for word from Claude Code's output styles, with two Pi clarifications: a lead-in that frames the instructions for Pi, and an exception allowing Insight blocks despite Pi's conciseness rule. The Simplified Technical English prompt adapts the ASD-STE100 writing rules but does not include the STE dictionary of approved words. A more specific instruction from you, your project instructions, a skill, or the file being edited takes precedence over it. When migrating from `pi-topping-insights`, its saved style is imported until you next save `/topping-settings`. Remove the old extension to avoid duplicate hidden reminders. `/insights` is gone; use `/topping-settings`.
+
 ### Word packs
 
 Base activity words are included by default. All word packs, including the shipped **Doctor Who**, **Firefly**, **Hitchhiker's Guide**, **The Lord of the Rings**, **The Matrix**, **Portal**, **SimCity**, **Star Trek**, and **Star Wars** packs and custom packs, are disabled by default. Enable packs in `/topping-settings` to add their entries to the same uniformly selected pool. With at least one pack enabled, turn off **Include default/random “Working” text** to draw only from enabled packs; with none enabled the option is locked on. When Randomize “Worked” text is on, the completion marker uses the selected entry’s matching past tense; otherwise it uses `Worked`.
@@ -132,6 +149,8 @@ Bundled packs live in [`wordpacks/`](wordpacks/). Copy `wordpacks/doctor-who.jso
 
 Pack IDs must start with a lowercase letter, contain only lowercase letters, digits, and `-`, and be at most 64 characters. Each pack needs a non-empty `name` and at least one word with non-empty `present_tense` and `past_tense` strings. An optional `description` appears in the settings preview when the pack row is selected, and an optional `attribution` records the source. Invalid entries are ignored. Packs reload when a session starts and whenever `/topping-settings` opens, not while a turn is running. Preferences for missing packs are retained so they apply when the pack returns.
 
+### Colors and loader details
+
 Every color setting offers `thinking-level` (shown as `thinkingLevel` in `/topping-settings`); it is the default for the animated spinner, the prompt border, and the completion marker border. The spinner, token activity monitor, token rate, and response model follow Pi's current thinking level. The prompt border uses the level captured when the prompt was submitted, and the completion marker uses the level captured when the turn settled, so earlier entries keep their color after you change level. When hand-editing `settings.json`, write `thinking-level`; the legacy `default` spelling is only recognised for `spinnerColor` and `doneMarkerBorderColor`.
 
 Under **Elements Order**, press `␣` to grab a row, then `↑`/`↓` to slide that element
@@ -153,6 +172,8 @@ The response model is captured from assistant responses and raw Responses-API st
 ## Requirements
 
 - [Pi](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-coding-agent). Pi ≥0.84.4 is required for the waiting-for-input loader state; older Pi versions keep the animated loader.
+- Output styles need a Pi version that exposes structured system-prompt sections (tested on Pi 1.0.3 and 1.1.0); on older hosts the style setting has no effect.
+- Pi ≥1.1.0 shows `Interrupted` for cancelled runs; older versions show the normal completion marker.
 - On Pi ≥0.85.0, the working indicator is embedded in the default editor border and long loaders are truncated to the border width instead of wrapping; custom editors that do not opt in keep the standalone wrapping indicator.
 - Node.js ≥22.19.0
 
@@ -164,7 +185,7 @@ npm test
 npm run typecheck
 ```
 
-Tests cover the word/shimmer rendering, prompt box and completion marker rendering, activity meter behavior and its configurable upper bound, timer resets, settings persistence and schema migrations, word-pack parsing, loading, and default-text selection, response-model loader and footer behavior, served-model and service-tier extraction, the `menu.ts` component and its typed number entry, the settings menu wiring end to end, and the `/topping-setup` command's install and uninstall flows.
+Tests cover the word/shimmer rendering, prompt box and completion marker rendering, activity meter behavior and its configurable upper bound, timer resets, settings persistence and schema migrations, word-pack parsing, loading, and default-text selection, output-style selection and prompt integration, response-model loader and footer behavior, served-model and service-tier extraction, the `menu.ts` component and its typed number entry, the settings menu wiring end to end, and the `/topping-setup` command's install and uninstall flows.
 
 ## Limitations
 
@@ -172,6 +193,7 @@ Tests cover the word/shimmer rendering, prompt box and completion marker renderi
 - Elapsed time normally starts when you submit a prompt; for auto-continuations without that event, it starts slightly later instead.
 - If another extension also customizes the working message, whichever one runs last wins.
 - Service-tier details and Responses-API served-model/backend labels depend on Pi's `provider_stream_event`; raw events require Pi ≥0.99.0 and are unavailable on older Pi hosts and SDK adapters that do not expose them.
+- Output styles have no effect on hosts without structured system-prompt sections (see Requirements).
 
 ## Author
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@underactive/pi-topping",
-  "version": "0.10.0",
-  "description": "A Pi extension that adds quality of life improvements to Pi's UX: a high-vis user prompt, a shimmering working loader with token activity meter and elapsed timer, and an end-of-turn completion marker",
+  "version": "0.11.0",
+  "description": "A Pi extension that adds quality of life improvements to Pi's UX: a high-vis user prompt, a shimmering working loader with token activity meter and elapsed timer, an end-of-turn completion marker, and selectable output styles",
   "keywords": ["pi-package", "pi-extension"],
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Eric Sison",
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     "@earendil-works/pi-tui": "*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "1.0.3",
-    "@earendil-works/pi-tui": "1.0.3",
+    "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "1.1.0",
+    "@earendil-works/pi-tui": "1.1.0",
     "@types/node": "^24.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.9.3"
   },

package/src/output-style.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+import type { BeforeAgentStartEventResult } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
+
+export const OUTPUT_STYLE_IDS = ["default", "explanatory", "simplified"] as const;
+export type OutputStyleId = (typeof OUTPUT_STYLE_IDS)[number];
+
+export interface OutputStyle {
+	label: string;
+	/** Settings-preview line; keep within 60 columns so the menu doesn't truncate it. */
+	description: string;
+	/** System-prompt section and hidden reminder; omitted for Default, which leaves Pi's prompt unchanged. */
+	prompt?: { section: string; reminder: string };
+}
+
+// Matches figures.star from Claude Code: a fallback glyph on Windows, and ★ elsewhere.
+export const INSIGHT_STAR = process.platform === "win32" ? "✶" : "★";
+
+// Ported verbatim from claude-code/src/constants/outputStyles.ts:30-39.
+export const EXPLANATORY_FEATURE_PROMPT = `
+## Insights
+In order to encourage learning, before and after writing code, always provide brief educational explanations about implementation choices using (with backticks):
+"\`${INSIGHT_STAR} Insight ─────────────────────────────────────\`
+[2-3 key educational points]
+\`─────────────────────────────────────────────────\`"
+
+These insights should be included in the conversation, not in the codebase. You should generally focus on interesting insights that are specific to the codebase or the code you just wrote, rather than general programming concepts.`;
+
+export const OUTPUT_STYLE_SECTION = "output_style";
+export const OUTPUT_STYLE_MESSAGE_TYPE = "pi-topping-output-style";
+
+export const EXPLANATORY_SECTION = `# Output Style: Explanatory
+Respond to the user according to this Output Style, which describes how you should respond to user queries.
+You are an interactive CLI tool that helps users with software engineering tasks. In addition to software engineering tasks, you should provide educational insights about the codebase along the way.
+
+You should be clear and educational, providing helpful explanations while remaining focused on the task. Balance educational content with task completion. When providing insights, you may exceed typical length constraints, but remain focused and relevant.
+Insight blocks are the one exception to the "Be concise in your responses" rule; keep everything outside them concise.
+
+# Explanatory Style Active
+${EXPLANATORY_FEATURE_PROMPT}`;
+
+export const EXPLANATORY_REMINDER = "<system-reminder>\nExplanatory output style is active. Remember to follow the specific guidelines for this style.\n</system-reminder>";
+
+export const SIMPLIFIED_TECHNICAL_ENGLISH_SECTION = `You are an interactive CLI tool that helps users with software engineering tasks.
+
+Write all English in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English. STE is a controlled
+language. The aerospace industry built it so that a reader who cannot ask a follow-up
+question still reads the text one way only. Its rules are countable, so check your
+prose against them as you write it.
+
+## Precedence
+
+These rules set the default shape of the English you write. Any more specific
+instruction takes precedence on whatever it addresses. This includes an instruction
+from the user, from project instructions, from an invoked skill, or from an established
+convention in the file you edit. Where the more specific instruction is silent, these
+rules apply.
+
+Follow the more specific instruction without comment. Do not cite this style as a
+reason to override it. Do not ask permission.
+
+This exception applies to an explicit instruction only. Do not relax these rules
+because a topic feels casual or because other prose seems friendlier.
+
+## Never apply these rules to
+
+- Code. This includes identifiers, syntax, and string literals.
+- Quoted material. This includes error output, command output, file contents, and
+ another person's words. To rewrite a quotation is falsification, not simplification.
+- Text where the exact wording carries the meaning. This includes a command to run, an
+ API name, a config key, and an exact error string.
+
+## Rules
+
+| Rule | Limit |
+| --- | --- |
+| Noun clusters | Maximum 3 words stacked as a modifier. Break a longer stack apart and name the relationship. |
+| Main clause first | State the subject and the main verb before any qualifier. Move a relative clause to after the main verb where you can. |
+| Sentence length | Maximum 20 words for an instruction or a procedure. Maximum 25 words for descriptive text. |
+| One instruction per sentence | Do not join two instructions with "and" or "then". |
+| Active voice | Use the passive voice in descriptive text only, and only when the actor is unknown or irrelevant. |
+| Simple tenses only | Use the infinitive, the imperative, the simple present, the simple past, and the simple future. Use a past participle as an adjective only. Do not use the present perfect, the past perfect, or a compound auxiliary. |
+| No \`-ing\` verb forms | Use an \`-ing\` word as a technical noun, or as part of one, only. |
+| No hedge stacking | Do not chain modal verbs, as in "may have been caused by". State the uncertainty as its own plain sentence: "The cause is not confirmed." |
+| One word, one meaning | Use one term for one concept and repeat it. Do not rotate synonyms for the same idea. |
+| Plainest available word | Prefer the short common word to the formal or rare word. |
+| Define domain terms | Define a term that is not common English at first use. Do not carry undefined shorthand forward. |
+| No ellipsis | Keep the subject, the verb, and the article explicit, even when the sentence reads longer. |
+| Paragraphs | One topic. Maximum 6 sentences. |
+| Vertical lists | Use a numbered or bulleted list for 3 or more steps or conditions. |
+
+## Project vocabulary
+
+STE permits a project to define its own approved vocabulary of technical nouns and
+verbs. A \`CONTEXT.md\` file at a repository root is that vocabulary.
+
+If the project has a \`CONTEXT.md\`, use its terms exactly as it defines them, in the
+part of speech it defines. Never substitute a synonym for a term it defines. Never use
+a word that its \`_Avoid_\` lines reject. Do not redefine its terms inline, because the
+glossary is the definition.
+
+If the project has no \`CONTEXT.md\`, do not invent one. Do not present any term as
+already established. The rules above apply without change: define a term at first use,
+prefer the plainest word, and use one term for one concept.
+
+## Length is not terseness
+
+The caps apply to each sentence, not to the response. Clarity is the goal, not
+concision. A long answer in short sentences is correct.
+
+Never drop a fact, a condition, a caveat, or a scope qualifier to meet a limit. Split
+the sentence instead.`;
+
+export const SIMPLIFIED_TECHNICAL_ENGLISH_REMINDER = "<system-reminder>\nSimplified Technical English output style is active. Remember to follow the specific guidelines for this style.\n</system-reminder>";
+
+export const OUTPUT_STYLES: Readonly<Record<OutputStyleId, OutputStyle>> = {
+	default: {
+		label: "Default",
+		description: "pi completes coding tasks efficiently and concisely",
+	},
+	explanatory: {
+		label: "Explanatory",
+		description: "pi explains its implementation choices and codebase patterns",
+		prompt: { section: EXPLANATORY_SECTION, reminder: EXPLANATORY_REMINDER },
+	},
+	simplified: {
+		label: "Simplified Technical English",
+		description: "pi writes simple prose in Simplified Technical English",
+		prompt: { section: SIMPLIFIED_TECHNICAL_ENGLISH_SECTION, reminder: SIMPLIFIED_TECHNICAL_ENGLISH_REMINDER },
+	},
+};
+
+export function isOutputStyleId(value: unknown): value is OutputStyleId {
+	return typeof value === "string" && OUTPUT_STYLE_IDS.some(id => id === value);
+}
+
+/** Map the old pi-topping-insights style spelling to the current lowercase id. */
+export function fromLegacyOutputStyle(value: unknown): OutputStyleId | undefined {
+	if (value === "default") return "default";
+	if (value === "Explanatory") return "explanatory";
+	return undefined;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Apply a style's prompt section and return its hidden reminder. Default removes the section only
+ * when it holds one of these styles' text, so another extension's section survives. Hosts without
+ * structured prompt sections get no change.
+ */
+export function applyOutputStyle(
+	sections: Record<string, string> | undefined,
+	id: OutputStyleId,
+): BeforeAgentStartEventResult | undefined {
+	if (!sections) return undefined;
+
+	const style = OUTPUT_STYLES[id];
+	if (!style.prompt) {
+		if (OUTPUT_STYLE_IDS.some(styleId => {
+			const ownedSection = OUTPUT_STYLES[styleId].prompt?.section;
+			return ownedSection !== undefined && ownedSection === sections[OUTPUT_STYLE_SECTION];
+		})) {
+			delete sections[OUTPUT_STYLE_SECTION];
+		}
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
+	sections[OUTPUT_STYLE_SECTION] = style.prompt.section;
+	return {
+		message: {
+			customType: OUTPUT_STYLE_MESSAGE_TYPE,
+			content: style.prompt.reminder,
+			display: false,
+		},
+	};
+}

package/src/preview.ts

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import { ActivityMeter, METER_UPPER_BOUND_TPS_MAX, METER_UPPER_BOUND_TPS_MIN, ra
 import { DEFAULT_WORKING_WORD, dimAttribute, ELAPSED_INTERVAL_MS, formatTokenRate, getThinkingLevelColorizer, METER_INTERVAL_MS, SHIMMER_INTERVAL_MS, SPINNER_FRAME_MS } from "./format.ts";
 import { buildLoaderMessage } from "./loader-message.ts";
 import { getResponseModelColorizer } from "./nvidia-green.ts";
+import { isOutputStyleId, OUTPUT_STYLES } from "./output-style.ts";
 import { buildCompletionMarkerContent, buildCompletionMarkerLine, buildPromptBoxLines } from "./prompt-decorator.ts";
 import { formatServiceTierSummary } from "./service-tier.ts";
-import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS, fromCycleDirection, fromCycleMeterUpperBound, fromCycleSpeed, isBorderStyle, isDoneMarkerBorderColor, isDoneMarkerBorderStyle, isDoneMarkerStyle, isPromptBorderColor, isSpinnerColor, isThinkingLevelColor, LOADER_ORDER_ID, MENU_ENTRIES, parseLoaderOrder } from "./settings.ts";
+import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS, fromCycleDirection, fromCycleMeterUpperBound, fromCycleSpeed, isBorderStyle, isDoneMarkerBorderColor, isDoneMarkerBorderStyle, isDoneMarkerStyle, isPromptBorderColor, isSpinnerColor, isThinkingLevelColor, LOADER_ORDER_ID, MENU_ENTRIES, OUTPUT_STYLE_ID, parseLoaderOrder } from "./settings.ts";
 import { isWordPackEnabled, selectWorkingTextSelection, WORD_PACK_MENU_PREFIX, wordPacksPath, type WordPack } from "./word-packs.ts";
 // Simulated load for the menu preview: a 2.4s cosine wave peaking at 46 tps for the meter,
 // flat 28 tps for the token readouts.
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ export class PreviewRenderer {
 		if (PROMPT_IDS.has(activeItemId ?? "")) return this.promptPreview(values, width);
 		if (MARKER_IDS.has(activeItemId ?? "")) return this.markerPreview(values, width);
 		if (activeItemId === "useNerdFont") return { lines: ["", `Icon preview: ${values.useNerdFont ? "" : "π"}`, ""] };
+		if (activeItemId === OUTPUT_STYLE_ID) {
+			const id = isOutputStyleId(values[OUTPUT_STYLE_ID]) ? values[OUTPUT_STYLE_ID] : DEFAULT_SETTINGS.outputStyle;
+			return { lines: ["", OUTPUT_STYLES[id].description, this.#ctx.ui.theme.fg("dim", "Applies from your next message")] };
+		}
 		if (activeItemId === "showResponseModelFooter") {
 			if (values.showResponseModelFooter !== true) return { lines: ["", "Response model footer is disabled.", ""] };
 			const color = isThinkingLevelColor(values.responseModelColor) ? values.responseModelColor : DEFAULT_SETTINGS.decorations.responseModelColor;

package/src/prompt-decorator.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { MessageRenderer } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
+import type { MessageRenderer, ThemeColor } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
 import { truncateToWidth, visibleWidth, wrapTextWithAnsi } from "@earendil-works/pi-tui";
 import { getThinkingLevelColorizer, isThinkingLevel, type ThinkingLevel } from "./format.ts";
 import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS, isBorderStyle, isPromptBorderColor, type BorderStyle, type DoneMarkerBorderColor, type DoneMarkerBorderStyle, type DoneMarkerStyle, type PromptBorderColor } from "./settings.ts";
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type PromptTheme = {
 
 const COMPLETION_MARKER_TRAIL_RUNS = [6, 4, 2, 1] as const;
 
-/** Assemble the completion-marker content: an optional icon, then the dim `word for elapsed (details)` summary, then an optional pre-styled model suffix. */
+/** Assemble the completion summary with an optional word color and pre-styled model suffix. */
 export function buildCompletionMarkerContent(
 	theme: PromptTheme,
 	icon: string,
@@ -49,9 +49,12 @@ export function buildCompletionMarkerContent(
 	elapsed: string,
 	details: string[],
 	model = "",
+	wordColor: ThemeColor = "dim",
 ): string {
 	const tail = details.length ? ` (${details.join(" · ")})` : "";
-	const summary = theme.fg("dim", `${icon ? " " : ""}${word} for ${elapsed}${tail}`);
+	const summary = wordColor === "dim"
+		? theme.fg("dim", `${icon ? " " : ""}${word} for ${elapsed}${tail}`)
+		: `${icon ? theme.fg("dim", " ") : ""}${theme.fg(wordColor, word)}${theme.fg("dim", ` for ${elapsed}${tail}`)}`;
 	return `${icon}${summary}${model ? `${theme.fg("dim", " · ")}${model}` : ""}`;
 }
 

package/src/session.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import type {
 	AgentSettledEvent,
 	AgentStartEvent,
+	BeforeAgentStartEvent,
+	BeforeAgentStartEventResult,
 	CustomEntry,
 	ExtensionAPI,
 	ExtensionCommandContext,
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ import {
 } from "./format.ts";
 import { buildLoaderMessage } from "./loader-message.ts";
 import { showMenu } from "./menu.ts";
+import { applyOutputStyle, OUTPUT_STYLES } from "./output-style.ts";
 import { getResponseModelColorizer } from "./nvidia-green.ts";
 import { registerSetupCommand } from "./setup-command.ts";
 import { applyMenuResult, buildMenuSections, loadSettings, saveSettings, type ThinkingLevelColor } from "./settings.ts";
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ const TOKEN_RATE_HOLD_MS = 1_500;
 const TOKEN_RATE_FADE_MS = 250;
 
 interface DoneEntryData {
+	aborted?: boolean;
 	word: string;
 	elapsedMs: number;
 	tokens?: number;
@@ -221,13 +225,21 @@ export class SessionManager {
 		}
 	};
 
+	/** Unlike the UI handlers, this runs in every mode: the output style shapes the model's prompt. */
+	#onBeforeAgentStart = (event: BeforeAgentStartEvent): BeforeAgentStartEventResult | undefined =>
+		applyOutputStyle(event.systemPromptOptions?.sections, this.#settings.outputStyle);
+
 	#onInput = async (event: InputEvent, ctx: ExtensionContext): Promise<InputEventResult | void> => {
 		this.#currentCtx = ctx;
 		if (!this.usable(ctx)) return;
 
 		if (!event.streamingBehavior && !this.#state.busy) this.resetTurn(Date.now());
 		else if (event.streamingBehavior && event.source !== "extension") this.#state.midTurnInputs++;
-		if (this.#settings.decorations.decorateUserPrompt && this.shouldDecorate(event)) {
+		if (
+			this.#settings.decorations.decorateUserPrompt &&
+			OUTPUT_STYLES[this.#settings.outputStyle].prompt === undefined &&
+			this.shouldDecorate(event)
+		) {
 			try {
 				await this.#pi.sendMessage<PromptBoxDetails>(
 					{
@@ -356,7 +368,7 @@ export class SessionManager {
 		this.tick();
 	};
 
-	#onAgentSettled = async (_e: AgentSettledEvent, ctx: ExtensionContext): Promise<void> => {
+	#onAgentSettled = async (e: AgentSettledEvent, ctx: ExtensionContext): Promise<void> => {
 		this.#currentCtx = ctx;
 		if (!this.usable(ctx)) return;
 		this.commitServiceTierCall();
@@ -379,8 +391,10 @@ export class SessionManager {
 		resetTokenRateState(this.#state);
 		this.#state.lastMessage = NOT_SENT;
 		if (this.#settings.features.doneMarker && hadPrompt) {
+			const aborted = e.aborted === true;
 			this.#pi.appendEntry<DoneEntryData>(DONE_ENTRY_TYPE, {
-				word: this.#settings.features.randomizeDoneMarker ? this.#state.workingText.pastTense : "Worked",
+				...(aborted ? { aborted: true } : {}),
+				word: aborted ? "Interrupted" : this.#settings.features.randomizeDoneMarker ? this.#state.workingText.pastTense : "Worked",
 				elapsedMs,
 				tokens: this.#state.confirmTokens,
 				midTurnInputs: this.#state.midTurnInputs,
@@ -401,6 +415,7 @@ export class SessionManager {
 
 	#renderDoneEntry(entry: CustomEntry<DoneEntryData>, theme: Theme): Component | undefined {
 		if (!entry.data) return undefined;
+		const aborted = entry.data.aborted === true;
 		const word = typeof entry.data.word === "string" ? stripControlChars(entry.data.word) : "Worked";
 		const elapsedMs = typeof entry.data.elapsedMs === "number" && Number.isFinite(entry.data.elapsedMs) ? entry.data.elapsedMs : 0;
 		const features = this.#settings.features;
@@ -420,9 +435,9 @@ export class SessionManager {
 			? getThinkingLevelColorizer(theme, this.#settings.decorations.doneMarkerModelColor, thinkingLevel)(rawModel)
 			: "";
 		const model = modelColored && this.#settings.decorations.doneMarkerModelDimmed ? dimAttribute(modelColored) : modelColored;
-		const markerContent = buildCompletionMarkerContent(theme, icon, word, formatElapsed(elapsedMs), details, model);
+		const markerContent = buildCompletionMarkerContent(theme, icon, word, formatElapsed(elapsedMs), details, model, aborted ? "warning" : "dim");
 		const borderStyle = this.#settings.decorations.doneMarkerBorderStyle;
-		const borderColor = this.#settings.decorations.doneMarkerBorderColor;
+		const borderColor = aborted ? "warning" : this.#settings.decorations.doneMarkerBorderColor;
 		const markerStyle = this.#settings.decorations.doneMarkerStyle;
 		if (borderStyle === "none") return new Text(markerContent);
 
@@ -445,6 +460,7 @@ export class SessionManager {
 
 	install(): void {
 		this.#pi.on("session_start", this.#onSessionStart);
+		this.#pi.on("before_agent_start", this.#onBeforeAgentStart);
 		this.#pi.on("input", this.#onInput);
 		this.#pi.on("agent_start", this.#onAgentStart);
 		this.#pi.on("message_start", this.#onMessageStart);
@@ -470,7 +486,7 @@ export class SessionManager {
 		this.#pi.registerEntryRenderer<MissingToppingsEntryData>(SETUP_ENTRY_TYPE, (entry, _o, theme) => renderMissingToppingsEntry(entry, theme));
 		this.#pi.registerMessageRenderer<PromptBoxDetails>(PROMPT_BOX_TYPE, promptBoxRenderer);
 		this.#pi.registerCommand("topping-settings", {
-			description: "Configure prompt decoration, working-loader features/order, and completion-marker settings.",
+			description: "Configure the prompt box, working loader, completion marker, word packs, and output style.",
 			handler: async (_a, ctx) => this.showSettings(ctx),
 		});
 		registerSetupCommand(this.#pi);
@@ -789,6 +805,7 @@ export class SessionManager {
 		this.#userPacks = loadUserWordPacks();
 		this.#allPacks = [...this.#bundledPacks, ...this.#userPacks];
 		const before = this.indicatorFingerprint();
+		const styleBefore = this.#settings.outputStyle;
 		const preview = new PreviewRenderer(ctx, this.#allPacks);
 		const result = await showMenu<Record<string, boolean | string>>(ctx, {
 			title: "Pi Topping: Settings",
@@ -818,6 +835,9 @@ export class SessionManager {
 			this.startTimer();
 			this.tick();
 		}
-		ctx.ui.notify("Pi Topping settings saved", "info");
+		const notification = styleBefore === this.#settings.outputStyle
+			? "Pi Topping settings saved"
+			: `Pi Topping settings saved · ${OUTPUT_STYLES[this.#settings.outputStyle].label} output style applies from your next message`;
+		ctx.ui.notify(notification, "info");
 	}
 }

package/src/settings.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { mkdirSync, readFileSync, renameSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from "
 import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
 import { DEFAULT_METER_UPPER_BOUND_TPS, METER_UPPER_BOUND_TPS_MAX, METER_UPPER_BOUND_TPS_MIN } from "./activity-meter.ts";
 import { DEFAULT_LOADER_ORDER, type LoaderElement } from "./format.ts";
+import { fromLegacyOutputStyle, isOutputStyleId, OUTPUT_STYLE_IDS, OUTPUT_STYLES, type OutputStyleId } from "./output-style.ts";
 import type { MenuNumberEntry, MenuSection } from "./menu.ts";
 import { isWordPackEnabled, isWordPackId, WORD_PACK_MENU_PREFIX, type WordPack } from "./word-packs.ts";
 import { isPlainObject } from "./util.ts";
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ export interface DecoratorSettings {
 	};
 	loaderOrder: LoaderElement[];
 	wordPacks: Record<string, boolean>;
+	outputStyle: OutputStyleId;
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: DecoratorSettings = {
@@ -132,10 +134,13 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: DecoratorSettings = {
 	features: { substituteDefaultMessage: true, elapsedTime: true, outputTokens: true, tokenRate: true, responseModel: true, responseModelFooter: false, doneMarker: true, doneMarkerIcon: true, randomizeDoneMarker: true, doneMarkerTokens: true, doneMarkerInputs: true, doneMarkerServiceTier: true, doneMarkerModel: true, includeDefaultWorkingText: true },
 	loaderOrder: [...DEFAULT_LOADER_ORDER],
 	wordPacks: {},
+	outputStyle: "default",
 };
 
 /** Menu key carrying the loader element order as a comma-joined list of element ids. */
 export const LOADER_ORDER_ID = "loaderOrder";
+/** Menu key for the output style cycle row. */
+export const OUTPUT_STYLE_ID = "outputStyle";
 const LOADER_ELEMENT_LABELS: Record<LoaderElement, string> = {
 	spinner: "Animated spinner",
 	text: "“Working” text",
@@ -163,6 +168,19 @@ export function parseLoaderOrder(value: unknown): LoaderElement[] {
 }
 
 export function settingsPath(): string { return join(getAgentDir(), "pi-topping", "settings.json"); }
+
+/** pi-topping-insights' saved style, honored until pi-topping's own settings record one. */
+function legacyOutputStyle(): OutputStyleId {
+	try {
+		const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(getAgentDir(), "pi-topping-insights", "settings.json"), "utf8"));
+		return (isPlainObject(parsed) ? fromLegacyOutputStyle(parsed.style) : undefined) ?? DEFAULT_SETTINGS.outputStyle;
+	} catch { return DEFAULT_SETTINGS.outputStyle; }
+}
+
+function defaultSettings(): DecoratorSettings {
+	return { ...structuredClone(DEFAULT_SETTINGS), outputStyle: legacyOutputStyle() };
+}
+
 function mergeGroup<T extends Record<string, boolean | string | number>>(defaults: T, parsed: unknown): T {
 	const merged = { ...defaults };
 	if (!isPlainObject(parsed)) return merged;
@@ -313,6 +331,10 @@ export function buildMenuSections(settings: DecoratorSettings, bundledPacks: rea
 				...buildSection("Word Packs", settings).items.map((item, index) => ({ ...item, spacerBefore: index === 0, disabledUnlessAnyOf: packIds })),
 			],
 		},
+		{
+			title: "Output Style",
+			items: [{ id: OUTPUT_STYLE_ID, label: "Style", value: settings.outputStyle, cycleValues: OUTPUT_STYLE_IDS, cycleValueLabels: Object.fromEntries(OUTPUT_STYLE_IDS.map(id => [id, OUTPUT_STYLES[id].label])) }],
+		},
 		buildSection("Options", settings),
 	];
 }
@@ -337,6 +359,8 @@ export function applyMenuResult(settings: DecoratorSettings, values: Record<stri
 		if (isWordPackId(packId)) next.wordPacks[packId] = value;
 	}
 	if (typeof values[LOADER_ORDER_ID] === "string") next.loaderOrder = parseLoaderOrder(values[LOADER_ORDER_ID]);
+	const outputStyle = values[OUTPUT_STYLE_ID];
+	if (isOutputStyleId(outputStyle)) next.outputStyle = outputStyle;
 	return next;
 }
 
@@ -350,12 +374,13 @@ export function applyMenuResult(settings: DecoratorSettings, values: Record<stri
  * border color is reset. Below 4, the response-model footer inherits the response-model
  * setting. A missing, non-integer, or out-of-range meter upper bound resolves
  * to the default of 80 tps. A legacy `features.simCityWorkingText: true` enables the
- * `simcity` pack when no explicit preference is stored.
+ * `simcity` pack when no explicit preference is stored. A missing or invalid `outputStyle`
+ * falls back to `pi-topping-insights/settings.json`'s `style`, then to `default`, without a schema-version gate.
  */
 export function loadSettings(): DecoratorSettings {
 	try {
 		const parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync(settingsPath(), "utf8"));
-		if (!isPlainObject(parsed)) return structuredClone(DEFAULT_SETTINGS);
+		if (!isPlainObject(parsed)) return defaultSettings();
 		const wordPacks: Record<string, boolean> = { ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS.wordPacks };
 		if (isPlainObject(parsed.wordPacks)) {
 			for (const [id, enabled] of Object.entries(parsed.wordPacks)) {
@@ -365,7 +390,9 @@ export function loadSettings(): DecoratorSettings {
 		if (isPlainObject(parsed.features) && parsed.features.simCityWorkingText === true && !("simcity" in wordPacks)) {
 			wordPacks.simcity = true;
 		}
-		const settings = { decorations: mergeGroup(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.decorations, parsed.decorations), features: mergeGroup(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.features, parsed.features), loaderOrder: parseLoaderOrder(parsed.loaderOrder), wordPacks };
+		const storedOutputStyle = parsed.outputStyle;
+		const outputStyle = isOutputStyleId(storedOutputStyle) ? storedOutputStyle : legacyOutputStyle();
+		const settings = { decorations: mergeGroup(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.decorations, parsed.decorations), features: mergeGroup(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.features, parsed.features), loaderOrder: parseLoaderOrder(parsed.loaderOrder), wordPacks, outputStyle };
 		if (isPlainObject(parsed.decorations)) {
 			for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(parsed.decorations)) {
 				if (!Object.hasOwn(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.decorations, key) || typeof value !== "string") continue;
@@ -394,7 +421,7 @@ export function loadSettings(): DecoratorSettings {
 			}
 		}
 		return settings;
-	} catch { return structuredClone(DEFAULT_SETTINGS); }
+	} catch { return defaultSettings(); }
 }
 
 export function atomicWriteFile(path: string, contents: string): void {