vigthoria-cli 1.11.6 → 1.11.8

package/dist/commands/chat.d.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export declare class ChatCommand {
     private resolveInitialModel;
     private isLegacyAgentFallbackAllowed;
     private shouldRescueFailedAnalysis;
+    private isDeepAnalysisPrompt;
     private tryAnalysisLocalRescue;
     private resolveAgentExecutionPolicy;
     private getMessagesForModel;
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ export declare class ChatCommand {
     private consumeV3StreamPayload;
     private writeV3StreamText;
     private sanitizeV3VisibleStreamText;
+    private writeAgentActivityLine;
     private updateV3AgentSpinner;
     private updateOperatorSpinner;
     constructor(config: Config, logger: Logger);

package/dist/commands/chat.js

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { TaskDisplay } from '../utils/task-display.js';
 import { ProjectMemoryService } from '../utils/project-memory.js';
 import { buildPersonaOverlay, normalizePersonaMode } from '../utils/persona.js';
 import { runAgentSessionMenu, shouldShowAgentSessionMenu } from './agent-session-menu.js';
-import { createLiveOutcome, evaluateExecutorSuccess, handleTaskEvent, normalizeAgentAnswerContent, noteAnalysisToolUse, } from '../utils/agentRunOutcome.js';
+import { createLiveOutcome, evaluateExecutorSuccess, handleTaskEvent, isSubstantiveAgentAnswer, isToolEvidenceStubAnswer, normalizeAgentAnswerContent, noteAnalysisToolUse, } from '../utils/agentRunOutcome.js';
 const DEFAULT_V3_AGENT_TIMEOUT_MS = (() => {
     const rawValue = process.env.VIGTHORIA_AGENT_TIMEOUT_MS || process.env.V3_AGENT_TIMEOUT_MS;
     if (!rawValue) {
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ export class ChatCommand {
     shouldRescueFailedAnalysis() {
         return process.env.VIGTHORIA_DISABLE_ANALYSIS_RESCUE !== '1';
     }
+    isDeepAnalysisPrompt(prompt) {
+        return /\b(deep|deeper|full|complete|thorough|systematic|architecture|architectural)\s+(analyse|analyze|analysis|review|dive|scan)\b/i.test(prompt)
+            || /\b(analyse|analyze|analysis|review)\b[\s\S]{0,40}\b(deep|deeper|full|complete|thorough|systematic|architecture|architectural)\b/i.test(prompt);
+    }
     async tryAnalysisLocalRescue(prompt, workspacePath) {
         if (!this.shouldRescueFailedAnalysis() || !this.tools) {
             return false;
@@ -784,9 +788,17 @@ export class ChatCommand {
             .replace(/^\s*(?:list_dir|read_file|write_file|edit_file|glob|grep|bash)\s*$/gim, '')
             .replace(/<tool_call>[\s\S]*?<\/tool_call>/gi, '')
             .replace(/<tool_code>[\s\S]*?<\/tool_code>/gi, '')
+            .replace(/<read_file>\s*<path>[\s\S]*?<\/path>\s*<\/read_file>/gi, '')
+            .replace(/<(?:grep|list_directory|search_files|glob|tool_result)\b[\s\S]*?<\/(?:grep|list_directory|search_files|glob|tool_result)>/gi, '')
+            .replace(/bootstrap discovery completed\s*[—-]\s*inspect the most relevant files next\.?/gi, '')
             .replace(/\n{3,}/g, '\n\n');
         return output;
     }
+    writeAgentActivityLine(text) {
+        if (this.jsonOutput)
+            return;
+        process.stdout.write(text);
+    }
     updateV3AgentSpinner(spinner, event) {
         if (this.isRawV3StreamPayload(event)) {
             this.consumeV3StreamPayload(spinner, event).catch((error) => {
@@ -807,20 +819,23 @@ export class ChatCommand {
             const toolTarget = event.arguments?.path || event.arguments?.file_path || event.arguments?.pattern || '';
             const sanitizedTarget = this.sanitizeServerPath(String(toolTarget));
             const shortTarget = sanitizedTarget ? ` → ${sanitizedTarget.replace(/\\/g, '/').split('/').slice(-2).join('/')}` : '';
-            const stepLabel = chalk.cyan(`  [${this.v3IterationCount}/${this.v3ToolCallCount}]`) + ` ${toolDesc}${shortTarget}`;
+            const stepLabel = chalk.cyan(`  [${this.v3ToolCallCount}]`) + ` ${toolDesc}${shortTarget}`;
             if (spinner.isSpinning)
                 spinner.stop();
-            process.stderr.write(stepLabel + '\n');
+            this.writeAgentActivityLine(stepLabel + '\n');
             // Show extra detail for key tools
             const args = event.arguments || {};
             const toolName = event.name || event.tool || '';
             if ((toolName === 'write_file' || toolName === 'edit_file') && typeof args.content === 'string') {
                 const len = args.content.length;
-                process.stderr.write(chalk.gray(`      ${len > 1000 ? Math.round(len / 1024) + ' KB' : len + ' bytes'} content\n`));
+                this.writeAgentActivityLine(chalk.gray(`      ${len > 1000 ? Math.round(len / 1024) + ' KB' : len + ' bytes'} content\n`));
             }
             else if (toolName === 'bash' && typeof args.command === 'string') {
                 const command = this.sanitizeServerPath(args.command);
-                process.stderr.write(chalk.gray(`      $ ${command.slice(0, 120)}${command.length > 120 ? '…' : ''}\n`));
+                this.writeAgentActivityLine(chalk.gray(`      $ ${command.slice(0, 120)}${command.length > 120 ? '…' : ''}\n`));
+            }
+            else if (toolName === 'read_file') {
+                this.writeAgentActivityLine(chalk.gray(`      reading ${sanitizedTarget || 'file'}\n`));
             }
             spinner.start();
             spinner.text = `Running ${toolDesc}...`;
@@ -832,18 +847,28 @@ export class ChatCommand {
             const indicator = success ? chalk.green('  ✓') : chalk.red('  ✗');
             if (spinner.isSpinning)
                 spinner.stop();
-            process.stderr.write(`${indicator} ${toolName}\n`);
+            this.writeAgentActivityLine(`${indicator} ${toolName}\n`);
             // Show output for failures, or brief summary for successes — sanitize server paths
             const rawOutput = typeof event.output === 'string' ? event.output.trim() : '';
             const output = this.sanitizeServerPath(rawOutput);
             if (!success && output) {
                 const sanitizedError = this.sanitizeServerPath(typeof event.error === 'string' ? event.error : output);
                 const lines = sanitizedError.split('\n').slice(0, 4);
-                process.stderr.write(chalk.red(`      ${lines.join('\n      ')}\n`));
+                this.writeAgentActivityLine(chalk.red(`      ${lines.join('\n      ')}\n`));
             }
             else if (success && output && output.length > 0) {
-                const brief = output.split('\n')[0].slice(0, 120);
-                process.stderr.write(chalk.gray(`      ${brief}${output.length > 120 ? '…' : ''}\n`));
+                if (toolName === 'read_file' || toolName === 'grep' || toolName === 'search_files' || toolName === 'list_directory') {
+                    const lineCount = output.split('\n').length;
+                    const preview = output.split('\n').slice(0, 3).join('\n');
+                    this.writeAgentActivityLine(chalk.gray(`      ${lineCount} line${lineCount === 1 ? '' : 's'} returned\n`));
+                    if (preview && preview.length > 20 && !/^\(no matches\)$/i.test(preview.trim())) {
+                        this.writeAgentActivityLine(chalk.gray(`${preview.split('\n').map((l) => `      ${l}`).join('\n')}\n`));
+                    }
+                }
+                else {
+                    const brief = output.split('\n')[0].slice(0, 120);
+                    this.writeAgentActivityLine(chalk.gray(`      ${brief}${output.length > 120 ? '…' : ''}\n`));
+                }
             }
             spinner.start();
             spinner.text = 'Next step...';
@@ -858,7 +883,10 @@ export class ChatCommand {
             const iterText = this.sanitizeServerPath(event.content || '');
             if (spinner.isSpinning)
                 spinner.stop();
-            process.stderr.write(chalk.cyan(`\n── ${iterText || `Iteration ${this.v3IterationCount}`} ──\n`));
+            const display = iterText && !/read-only analysis turn|run at least one discovery tool/i.test(iterText)
+                ? iterText
+                : `Step ${this.v3IterationCount}: inspecting workspace…`;
+            this.writeAgentActivityLine(chalk.cyan(`\n── ${display} ──\n`));
             spinner.start();
             spinner.text = 'Analyzing...';
             return;
@@ -1967,6 +1995,7 @@ export class ChatCommand {
     buildLocalLoopLiveOutcome(prompt) {
         const liveOutcome = createLiveOutcome();
         liveOutcome.requiresWorkspaceChanges = this.taskRequiresWorkspaceChanges(prompt);
+        liveOutcome.deepAnalysisRequired = this.isDeepAnalysisPrompt(prompt);
         liveOutcome.analysisToolsUsed = this.agentToolEvidence.discovery;
         liveOutcome.changedFileCount = this.agentToolEvidence.mutation;
         liveOutcome.workspaceHasOutput = this.agentToolEvidence.mutation > 0;
@@ -2493,6 +2522,7 @@ export class ChatCommand {
             qualityMissing: [],
             qualityBlockers: [],
         };
+        liveOutcome.deepAnalysisRequired = this.isDeepAnalysisPrompt(prompt);
         const parsePlannerSummary = (raw) => {
             if (!raw || typeof raw !== 'string')
                 return;
@@ -2627,6 +2657,12 @@ export class ChatCommand {
                         if (Number(event.discovery_tools_used) > 0) {
                             liveOutcome.analysisToolsUsed = Math.max(liveOutcome.analysisToolsUsed, Number(event.discovery_tools_used));
                         }
+                        if (Number(event.discovery_read_files) > 0) {
+                            liveOutcome.analysisReadToolsUsed = Math.max(liveOutcome.analysisReadToolsUsed, Number(event.discovery_read_files));
+                        }
+                        if (event.analysis_deep_required === true) {
+                            liveOutcome.deepAnalysisRequired = true;
+                        }
                         taskDisplay.complete(1);
                     }
                     else if (event.type === 'executor_error') {
@@ -2705,39 +2741,6 @@ export class ChatCommand {
             if (!this.jsonOutput && previewGate?.required && previewGate?.passed !== true && workspaceHasOutput) {
                 console.log(chalk.yellow(`Template Service preview gate did not fully validate this output, but generated workspace files were preserved${previewGate?.error ? `: ${previewGate.error}` : '.'}`));
             }
-            if (this.v3StreamingStarted) {
-                // Content was already streamed to stdout in real-time; skip duplicate print.
-                if (!this.jsonOutput) {
-                    console.log(chalk.gray(`Agent routing: ${routingPolicy.cloudSelected ? 'Vigthoria Cloud' : 'V3 Agent'}`));
-                }
-            }
-            else if (answerContent) {
-                if (!this.directPromptMode) {
-                    console.log(chalk.gray(`Agent routing: ${routingPolicy.cloudSelected ? 'Vigthoria Cloud' : 'V3 Agent'}`));
-                }
-                console.log('');
-                console.log(chalk.bold('Answer:'));
-                console.log(answerContent);
-            }
-            else if (response.content) {
-                if (!this.directPromptMode) {
-                    console.log(chalk.gray(`Agent routing: ${routingPolicy.cloudSelected ? 'Vigthoria Cloud' : 'V3 Agent'}`));
-                }
-                console.log(response.content);
-            }
-            else if (!requiresWorkspaceChanges) {
-                if (!this.directPromptMode) {
-                    console.log(chalk.gray(`Agent routing: ${routingPolicy.cloudSelected ? 'Vigthoria Cloud' : 'V3 Agent'}`));
-                }
-                console.log(chalk.yellow('The agent finished without producing an answer to your question.'));
-                console.log(chalk.gray('Try /retry or ask again with more detail (e.g. file name or feature).'));
-            }
-            else {
-                if (!this.directPromptMode) {
-                    console.log(chalk.gray(`Agent routing: ${routingPolicy.cloudSelected ? 'Vigthoria Cloud' : 'V3 Agent'}`));
-                }
-                console.log('V3 agent workflow completed.');
-            }
             if (!this.jsonOutput && previewGate?.required) {
                 if (previewGate.passed) {
                     console.log(chalk.gray(`Template Service preview gate: passed via ${previewGate.backendUrl || 'unknown backend'}`));
@@ -2765,14 +2768,45 @@ export class ChatCommand {
             // executor errors and the spinner needs to clearly say "failed", not "✓".
             let selfHealStatus = null;
             let selfHealTool = null;
+            if (isToolEvidenceStubAnswer(answerContent)) {
+                liveOutcome.answerContent = '';
+            }
             const runEvaluation = evaluateExecutorSuccess(liveOutcome);
             let executorSucceeded = runEvaluation.executorSucceeded;
-            if (!executorSucceeded && !requiresWorkspaceChanges && !this.jsonOutput) {
+            let finalAnswer = answerContent;
+            if (isToolEvidenceStubAnswer(finalAnswer)) {
+                finalAnswer = '';
+            }
+            const needsAnalysisRescue = !requiresWorkspaceChanges && !this.jsonOutput
+                && (!executorSucceeded || !isSubstantiveAgentAnswer(finalAnswer));
+            if (needsAnalysisRescue) {
                 const rescued = await this.tryAnalysisLocalRescue(prompt, workspacePath);
                 if (rescued) {
                     watcher?.stop();
                     return true;
                 }
+                executorSucceeded = false;
+            }
+            if (!this.jsonOutput && !this.directPromptMode) {
+                if (this.v3StreamingStarted && isSubstantiveAgentAnswer(this.v3StreamedAnswerBuffer)) {
+                    console.log('');
+                    console.log(chalk.bold('Answer:'));
+                    console.log(this.v3StreamedAnswerBuffer.trim());
+                }
+                else if (isSubstantiveAgentAnswer(finalAnswer)) {
+                    console.log('');
+                    console.log(chalk.bold('Answer:'));
+                    console.log(finalAnswer);
+                }
+                else if (!requiresWorkspaceChanges) {
+                    console.log('');
+                    console.log(chalk.yellow('No written analysis was produced for your question.'));
+                    console.log(chalk.gray('The agent inspected files but did not synthesize findings. Try /retry or rephrase (e.g. "Summarize architecture of index.html and game.js").'));
+                }
+                else if (finalAnswer) {
+                    console.log('');
+                    console.log(finalAnswer);
+                }
             }
             if (!executorSucceeded && requiresWorkspaceChanges && changedFileCount === 0 && !liveOutcome.executorError) {
                 const clientToolErrors = this.api.getClientToolErrors();
@@ -2860,7 +2894,7 @@ export class ChatCommand {
                 qualityMissing: liveOutcome.qualityMissing,
                 qualityBlockers: liveOutcome.qualityBlockers,
                 hasOutput: workspaceHasOutput,
-                answerContent: answerContent || null,
+                answerContent: finalAnswer || null,
                 selfHealStatus,
                 selfHealTool,
                 plannerError: liveOutcome.plannerError ? sanitizeUserFacingErrorText(liveOutcome.plannerError) : null,
@@ -2888,7 +2922,7 @@ export class ChatCommand {
                     taskId: response.taskId || null,
                     contextId: response.contextId || null,
                     partial: response.partial === true || (!executorSucceeded && liveOutcome.tasksSucceeded > 0),
-                    content: answerContent || response.content || runEvaluation.statusHeadline,
+                    content: finalAnswer || runEvaluation.statusHeadline,
                     statusHeadline: runEvaluation.statusHeadline,
                     tasksSucceeded: liveOutcome.tasksSucceeded,
                     tasksTotal: liveOutcome.tasksTotal,
@@ -2904,7 +2938,7 @@ export class ChatCommand {
                     },
                 }, null, 2));
             }
-            this.messages.push({ role: 'assistant', content: answerContent || response.content || runEvaluation.statusHeadline });
+            this.messages.push({ role: 'assistant', content: finalAnswer || runEvaluation.statusHeadline });
             watcher?.stop();
             return true;
         }
@@ -3381,7 +3415,7 @@ export class ChatCommand {
                 : `${outcome.tasksSucceeded} task update${outcome.tasksSucceeded === 1 ? '' : 's'} reported`;
             console.log('  ' + chalk.white(taskLine + '.'));
         }
-        else if (outcome.answerContent) {
+        else if (outcome.answerContent && isSubstantiveAgentAnswer(outcome.answerContent)) {
             const preview = outcome.answerContent.length > 160
                 ? `${outcome.answerContent.slice(0, 160)}…`
                 : outcome.answerContent;

package/dist/utils/agentRunOutcome.d.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export interface LiveOutcome {
     analysisReadToolsUsed: number;
     /** Final user-facing answer text (stream + response body) */
     answerContent?: string;
+    /** User asked for deep/project-scale analysis, so shallow evidence must not pass. */
+    deepAnalysisRequired?: boolean;
     streamAborted?: boolean;
 }
 export interface TaskSummaryEvent {
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ export interface RunEvaluation {
     uiTheme: 'success' | 'warning' | 'error';
 }
 export declare function createLiveOutcome(): LiveOutcome;
+/** Tool-trace stubs like `[read_file] "index.html"` or `<read_file>…</read_file>` — not a user-facing answer. */
+export declare function isToolEvidenceStubAnswer(text: string): boolean;
 /** True when text looks like a real answer, not an executor/system placeholder. */
 export declare function isSubstantiveAgentAnswer(text: string): boolean;
 /** Pick the first substantive answer from response body and/or streamed text. */

package/dist/utils/agentRunOutcome.js

@@ -17,25 +17,59 @@ export function createLiveOutcome() {
         analysisToolsUsed: 0,
         analysisReadToolsUsed: 0,
         answerContent: '',
+        deepAnalysisRequired: false,
         streamAborted: false,
     };
 }
 const EXECUTOR_PLACEHOLDER_RE = /read-only analysis turn|run at least one discovery tool|reviewing attached files and workspace findings/i;
+const BOOTSTRAP_PLACEHOLDER_RE = /bootstrap discovery completed|inspect the most relevant files next|reviewing attached files and workspace findings/i;
 const LIST_ONLY_DISCOVERY_TOOLS = new Set([
     'list_directory',
     'list_dir',
     'glob',
     'dir',
 ]);
+const GENERIC_SUMMARY_RE = /^(completed the requested analysis|reviewed the workspace without writing changes|task completed|done|finished|analysis completed)([.\s]|$)/i;
+/** Tool-trace stubs like `[read_file] "index.html"` or `<read_file>…</read_file>` — not a user-facing answer. */
+export function isToolEvidenceStubAnswer(text) {
+    const trimmed = String(text || '').trim();
+    if (!trimmed)
+        return true;
+    if (BOOTSTRAP_PLACEHOLDER_RE.test(trimmed))
+        return true;
+    if (GENERIC_SUMMARY_RE.test(trimmed.replace(/\.\s*\d+\s+tool steps.*$/i, '').trim()))
+        return true;
+    const lines = trimmed.split('\n').map((line) => line.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+    if (lines.length === 0)
+        return true;
+    const stubLine = /^\[(?:read_file|grep|list_directory|search_files|glob|tool_call)\]/i;
+    const xmlToolLine = /^<\/?(?:read_file|grep|list_directory|search_files|glob|tool_call|tool_result|path)\b[^>]*>/i;
+    const xmlToolBlockOnly = trimmed
+        .replace(/<read_file>\s*<path>[\s\S]*?<\/path>\s*<\/read_file>/gi, '')
+        .replace(/<(?:grep|list_directory|search_files|glob|tool_call|tool_result)\b[\s\S]*?<\/(?:grep|list_directory|search_files|glob|tool_call|tool_result)>/gi, '')
+        .replace(/\s+/g, '')
+        .trim();
+    if (!xmlToolBlockOnly)
+        return true;
+    const filesOnly = /^Files inspected:/i;
+    const stubLines = lines.filter((line) => stubLine.test(line) || xmlToolLine.test(line) || filesOnly.test(line)).length;
+    if (stubLines === lines.length)
+        return true;
+    if (stubLines > 0 && stubLines / lines.length >= 0.6 && trimmed.length < 400)
+        return true;
+    return false;
+}
 /** True when text looks like a real answer, not an executor/system placeholder. */
 export function isSubstantiveAgentAnswer(text) {
     const trimmed = String(text || '').trim();
-    if (trimmed.length < 30)
+    if (trimmed.length < 80)
         return false;
     if (EXECUTOR_PLACEHOLDER_RE.test(trimmed))
         return false;
     if (/^v3 agent workflow completed\.?$/i.test(trimmed))
         return false;
+    if (isToolEvidenceStubAnswer(trimmed))
+        return false;
     return true;
 }
 /** Pick the first substantive answer from response body and/or streamed text. */
@@ -79,6 +113,7 @@ const READ_DISCOVERY_TOOLS = new Set([
     'grep',
     'list_directory',
     'glob',
+    'search_files',
     'search_project',
     'list_dir',
     'dir',
@@ -149,6 +184,10 @@ export function evaluateExecutorSuccess(liveOutcome) {
         const answerText = normalizeAgentAnswerContent(liveOutcome.answerContent);
         const hasSubstantiveAnswer = isSubstantiveAgentAnswer(answerText);
         const hasDeepRead = liveOutcome.analysisReadToolsUsed > 0;
+        const meetsDeepAnalysisDepth = !liveOutcome.deepAnalysisRequired
+            || (liveOutcome.analysisToolsUsed >= 4
+                && liveOutcome.analysisReadToolsUsed >= 3
+                && answerText.length >= 700);
         if (hasFatalError && !hasSubstantiveAnswer) {
             return {
                 executorSucceeded: false,
@@ -177,6 +216,13 @@ export function evaluateExecutorSuccess(liveOutcome) {
                 uiTheme: 'warning',
             };
         }
+        if (!meetsDeepAnalysisDepth) {
+            return {
+                executorSucceeded: false,
+                statusHeadline: '⚠ Deep analysis was too shallow — retrying needs a project map, multiple file reads, and a structured report',
+                uiTheme: 'warning',
+            };
+        }
         return {
             executorSucceeded: true,
             statusHeadline: '✓ Analysis completed',

package/dist/utils/api.js

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import WebSocket from 'ws';
 import { buildSemanticContext } from './context-ranker.js';
 import { getChangedFiles } from './workspace-cache.js';
-import { isSubstantiveAgentAnswer } from './agentRunOutcome.js';
+import { isSubstantiveAgentAnswer, isToolEvidenceStubAnswer } from './agentRunOutcome.js';
 export const VIGTHORIA_HUB_CREDITS_URL = 'https://hub.vigthoria.io/credits';
 export const VIGTHORIA_SERVER_TEMPORARILY_UNAVAILABLE_MESSAGE = 'Vigthoria Server is temporarily not available. Please try again later. If the issue persists, please contact support.';
 export class CLIError extends Error {
@@ -3358,11 +3358,15 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
         if (Array.isArray(data?.events)) {
             const completionEvent = [...data.events].reverse().find((event) => event && event.type === 'complete' && typeof event.summary === 'string' && event.summary.trim());
             if (completionEvent) {
-                return sanitizeUserFacingPathText(completionEvent.summary);
+                const text = this.sanitizeV3AgentResponseText(completionEvent.summary);
+                if (isSubstantiveAgentAnswer(text))
+                    return text;
             }
             const messageEvent = [...data.events].reverse().find((event) => event && event.type === 'message' && typeof event.content === 'string' && event.content.trim());
             if (messageEvent) {
-                return this.sanitizeV3AgentResponseText(messageEvent.content);
+                const text = this.sanitizeV3AgentResponseText(messageEvent.content);
+                if (isSubstantiveAgentAnswer(text))
+                    return text;
             }
             // Synthesize a grounded answer from the tool-call evidence the
             // agent produced, rather than dumping the raw event trace.
@@ -3387,6 +3391,9 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
             .replace(/<thinking>[\s\S]*?<\/thinking>/gi, '')
             .replace(/<tool_call>[\s\S]*?<\/tool_call>/gi, '')
             .replace(/<tool_code>[\s\S]*?<\/tool_code>/gi, '')
+            .replace(/<read_file>\s*<path>[\s\S]*?<\/path>\s*<\/read_file>/gi, '')
+            .replace(/<(?:grep|list_directory|search_files|glob|tool_result)\b[\s\S]*?<\/(?:grep|list_directory|search_files|glob|tool_result)>/gi, '')
+            .replace(/bootstrap discovery completed\s*[—-]\s*inspect the most relevant files next\.?/gi, '')
             .replace(/```json\s*\[\s*\{[\s\S]*?"tool"[\s\S]*?\}\s*\]\s*```/gi, '')
             .replace(/```json\s*\{[\s\S]*?"tool"[\s\S]*?\}\s*```/gi, '')
             .replace(/^\s*(?:json\s*)?\[\s*\{[\s\S]*?"tool"[\s\S]*$/gim, '')
@@ -3402,22 +3409,45 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     synthesizeAnswerFromV3Events(events) {
         const toolResults = [];
         const filesRead = [];
+        const readExcerpts = [];
         const filesWritten = [];
         const assistantFragments = [];
+        const pendingReadPaths = new Map();
+        let readIndex = 0;
         for (const event of events) {
             if (!event)
                 continue;
+            if (event.type === 'tool_call') {
+                const name = String(event.name || event.tool || '').trim();
+                if (name === 'read_file') {
+                    const target = event.arguments?.path || event.arguments?.file_path || event.target;
+                    if (target)
+                        pendingReadPaths.set(readIndex++, String(target));
+                }
+            }
             if (event.type === 'tool_result' && event.success && typeof event.output === 'string') {
-                const name = event.name || 'unknown_tool';
-                if (name === 'read_file' && typeof event.target === 'string') {
-                    filesRead.push(sanitizeUserFacingPathText(event.target));
+                const name = String(event.name || event.tool || 'unknown_tool').trim();
+                const output = event.output.trim();
+                if (name === 'read_file') {
+                    const target = typeof event.target === 'string'
+                        ? event.target
+                        : (event.arguments?.path || event.arguments?.file_path || filesRead[filesRead.length] || 'file');
+                    if (target)
+                        filesRead.push(sanitizeUserFacingPathText(String(target)));
+                    if (output.length > 120 && !/^"[^"]+"$/.test(output)) {
+                        const header = sanitizeUserFacingPathText(String(target || 'file'));
+                        const body = sanitizeUserFacingPathText(output.slice(0, 2500));
+                        readExcerpts.push(`${header}\n${body}${output.length > 2500 ? '\n…' : ''}`);
+                    }
+                    else if (output.length > 0) {
+                        toolResults.push(`[${name}] ${sanitizeUserFacingPathText(output.slice(0, 300))}`);
+                    }
                 }
                 else if ((name === 'write_file' || name === 'create_file') && typeof event.target === 'string') {
                     filesWritten.push(sanitizeUserFacingPathText(event.target));
                 }
                 else {
-                    // Keep last ~300 chars of output for context
-                    const excerpt = event.output.length > 300 ? event.output.slice(-300) : event.output;
+                    const excerpt = output.length > 300 ? output.slice(-300) : output;
                     toolResults.push(`[${name}] ${sanitizeUserFacingPathText(excerpt)}`);
                 }
             }
@@ -3442,10 +3472,13 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
         // Concatenate ALL assistant text fragments in order — keeps full
         // multi-turn reasoning instead of only the last fragment.
         const fullAssistantText = assistantFragments.join('\n\n').trim();
-        if (fullAssistantText.length > 20) {
+        if (isSubstantiveAgentAnswer(fullAssistantText)) {
             return fullAssistantText;
         }
-        // Otherwise build a summary from tool evidence
+        if (readExcerpts.length > 0) {
+            return '';
+        }
+        // Otherwise build a summary from tool evidence — but never treat stubs as answers.
         const sections = [];
         if (filesRead.length > 0) {
             sections.push(`Files inspected: ${filesRead.join(', ')}`);
@@ -3456,9 +3489,8 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
         if (toolResults.length > 0) {
             sections.push(toolResults.slice(-5).join('\n'));
         }
-        return sections.length > 0
-            ? sections.join('\n\n')
-            : '';
+        const synthesized = sections.join('\n\n');
+        return isToolEvidenceStubAnswer(synthesized) ? '' : synthesized;
     }
     sanitizeV3AgentEventForUser(event) {
         const sanitizeValue = (value) => {

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vigthoria-cli",
-  "version": "1.11.6",
+  "version": "1.11.8",
   "description": "Vigthoria Coder CLI - AI-powered terminal coding assistant",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",