Merge branch 'main' into gemini-cli-policies-ui

Co-authored-by: Gaurav <39389231+gsquared94@users.noreply.github.com>

.gemini/settings.json

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "experimental": {
-    "plan": true,
     "extensionReloading": true,
     "modelSteering": true,
-    "memoryManager": true
+    "memoryManager": true,
+    "topicUpdateNarration": true
   },
   "general": {
     "devtools": true

.github/actions/publish-release/action.yml

@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ runs:
           --dry-run="${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" \
           --workspace="${INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME}" \
           --no-tag
-        npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME} false
+        if [[ "${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" == "false" ]]; then
+          npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME} false
+        fi
 
     - name: '🔗 Install latest core package'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ runs:
         INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.a2a-package-name }}'
 
     - name: '📦 Prepare bundled CLI for npm release'
-      if: "inputs.npm-registry-url != 'https://npm.pkg.github.com/' && inputs.npm-tag != 'latest'"
+      if: "inputs.npm-registry-url != 'https://npm.pkg.github.com/'"
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
@@ -248,7 +250,9 @@ runs:
           --dry-run="${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" \
           --workspace="${INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME}" \
           --no-tag
-        npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME} false
+          if [[ "${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" == "false" ]]; then
+            npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME} false
+          fi
 
     - name: '🔬 Verify NPM release by version'
       uses: './.github/actions/verify-release'

.github/actions/run-tests/action.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ runs:
       env:
         JSON_INPUTS: '${{ toJSON(inputs) }}'
       run: 'echo "$JSON_INPUTS"'
+    - name: 'Install system dependencies'
+      if: "runner.os == 'Linux'"
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -qq bubblewrap
+        # Ubuntu 24.04+ requires this to allow bwrap to function in CI
+        sudo sysctl -w kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=0 || true
+      shell: 'bash'
     - name: 'Run Tests'
       env:
         GEMINI_API_KEY: '${{ inputs.gemini_api_key }}'

docs/changelogs/latest.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Latest stable release: v0.35.2
+# Latest stable release: v0.35.3
 
-Released: March 26, 2026
+Released: March 28, 2026
 
 For most users, our latest stable release is the recommended release. Install
 the latest stable version with:
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
 
 ## What's Changed
 
+- fix(patch): cherry-pick 765fb67 to release/v0.35.2-pr-24055 [CONFLICTS] by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in
+  [#24063](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24063)
 - fix(core): allow disabling environment variable redaction by @galz10 in
   [#23927](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/23927)
 - fix(a2a-server): A2A server should execute ask policies in interactive mode by
@@ -385,4 +388,4 @@ npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
   [#23585](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/23585)
 
 **Full Changelog**:
-https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.34.0...v0.35.2
+https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.34.0...v0.35.3

docs/changelogs/preview.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Preview release: v0.36.0-preview.5
+# Preview release: v0.36.0-preview.6
 
-Released: March 27, 2026
+Released: March 28, 2026
 
 Our preview release includes the latest, new, and experimental features. This
 release may not be as stable as our [latest weekly release](latest.md).
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ npm install -g @google/gemini-cli@preview
 
 ## What's Changed
 
+- fix(patch): cherry-pick 765fb67 to release/v0.36.0-preview.5-pr-24055 to patch
+  version v0.36.0-preview.5 and create version 0.36.0-preview.6 by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in
+  [#24061](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24061)
 - fix(a2a-server): A2A server should execute ask policies in interactive mode by
   @kschaab in [#23831](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/23831)
 - docs(core): document agent_card_json string literal options for remote agents
@@ -386,4 +390,4 @@ npm install -g @google/gemini-cli@preview
   [#23666](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/23666)
 
 **Full Changelog**:
-https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.35.0-preview.5...v0.36.0-preview.5
+https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.35.0-preview.5...v0.36.0-preview.6

docs/cli/cli-reference.md

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ These commands are available within the interactive REPL.
 | `--prompt-interactive`           | `-i`  | string  | -         | Execute prompt and continue in interactive mode                                                                                                                        |
 | `--worktree`                     | `-w`  | string  | -         | Start Gemini in a new git worktree. If no name is provided, one is generated automatically. Requires `experimental.worktrees: true` in settings.                       |
 | `--sandbox`                      | `-s`  | boolean | `false`   | Run in a sandboxed environment for safer execution                                                                                                                     |
-| `--approval-mode`                | -     | string  | `default` | Approval mode for tool execution. Choices: `default`, `auto_edit`, `yolo`                                                                                              |
+| `--approval-mode`                | -     | string  | `default` | Approval mode for tool execution. Choices: `default`, `auto_edit`, `yolo`, `plan`                                                                                      |
 | `--yolo`                         | `-y`  | boolean | `false`   | **Deprecated.** Auto-approve all actions. Use `--approval-mode=yolo` instead.                                                                                          |
 | `--experimental-acp`             | -     | boolean | -         | Start in ACP (Agent Code Pilot) mode. **Experimental feature.**                                                                                                        |
 | `--experimental-zed-integration` | -     | boolean | -         | Run in Zed editor integration mode. **Experimental feature.**                                                                                                          |

docs/cli/settings.md

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ they appear in the UI.
 | Default Approval Mode   | `general.defaultApprovalMode`      | The default approval mode for tool execution. 'default' prompts for approval, 'auto_edit' auto-approves edit tools, and 'plan' is read-only mode. YOLO mode (auto-approve all actions) can only be enabled via command line (--yolo or --approval-mode=yolo). | `"default"` |
 | Enable Auto Update      | `general.enableAutoUpdate`         | Enable automatic updates.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `true`      |
 | Enable Notifications    | `general.enableNotifications`      | Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion.                                                                                                                                                                            | `false`     |
+| Enable Plan Mode        | `general.plan.enabled`             | Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.                                                                                                                                                                                                        | `true`      |
 | Plan Directory          | `general.plan.directory`           | The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults to the system temporary directory. A custom directory requires a policy to allow write access in Plan Mode.                                                                     | `undefined` |
 | Plan Model Routing      | `general.plan.modelRouting`        | Automatically switch between Pro and Flash models based on Plan Mode status. Uses Pro for the planning phase and Flash for the implementation phase.                                                                                                          | `true`      |
 | Retry Fetch Errors      | `general.retryFetchErrors`         | Retry on "exception TypeError: fetch failed sending request" errors.                                                                                                                                                                                          | `true`      |
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ they appear in the UI.
 | Hide Tips                            | `ui.hideTips`                          | Hide helpful tips in the UI                                                                                                                                       | `false`  |
 | Escape Pasted @ Symbols              | `ui.escapePastedAtSymbols`             | When enabled, @ symbols in pasted text are escaped to prevent unintended @path expansion.                                                                         | `false`  |
 | Show Shortcuts Hint                  | `ui.showShortcutsHint`                 | Show the "? for shortcuts" hint above the input.                                                                                                                  | `true`   |
+| Compact Tool Output                  | `ui.compactToolOutput`                 | Display tool outputs (like directory listings and file reads) in a compact, structured format.                                                                    | `false`  |
 | Hide Banner                          | `ui.hideBanner`                        | Hide the application banner                                                                                                                                       | `false`  |
 | Hide Context Summary                 | `ui.hideContextSummary`                | Hide the context summary (GEMINI.md, MCP servers) above the input.                                                                                                | `false`  |
 | Hide CWD                             | `ui.footer.hideCWD`                    | Hide the current working directory in the footer.                                                                                                                 | `false`  |
@@ -155,21 +157,17 @@ they appear in the UI.
 
 ### Experimental
 
-| UI Label                           | Setting                                        | Description                                                                                                                                               | Default |
-| ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
-| Enable Tool Output Masking         | `experimental.toolOutputMasking.enabled`       | Enables tool output masking to save tokens.                                                                                                               | `true`  |
-| Enable Git Worktrees               | `experimental.worktrees`                       | Enable automated Git worktree management for parallel work.                                                                                               | `false` |
-| Use OSC 52 Paste                   | `experimental.useOSC52Paste`                   | Use OSC 52 for pasting. This may be more robust than the default system when using remote terminal sessions (if your terminal is configured to allow it). | `false` |
-| Use OSC 52 Copy                    | `experimental.useOSC52Copy`                    | Use OSC 52 for copying. This may be more robust than the default system when using remote terminal sessions (if your terminal is configured to allow it). | `false` |
-| Plan                               | `experimental.plan`                            | Enable Plan Mode.                                                                                                                                         | `true`  |
-| Model Steering                     | `experimental.modelSteering`                   | Enable model steering (user hints) to guide the model during tool execution.                                                                              | `false` |
-| Direct Web Fetch                   | `experimental.directWebFetch`                  | Enable web fetch behavior that bypasses LLM summarization.                                                                                                | `false` |
-| Memory Manager Agent               | `experimental.memoryManager`                   | Replace the built-in save_memory tool with a memory manager subagent that supports adding, removing, de-duplicating, and organizing memories.             | `false` |
-| Agent History Truncation           | `experimental.agentHistoryTruncation`          | Enable truncation window logic for the Agent History Provider.                                                                                            | `false` |
-| Agent History Truncation Threshold | `experimental.agentHistoryTruncationThreshold` | The maximum number of messages before history is truncated.                                                                                               | `30`    |
-| Agent History Retained Messages    | `experimental.agentHistoryRetainedMessages`    | The number of recent messages to retain after truncation.                                                                                                 | `15`    |
-| Agent History Summarization        | `experimental.agentHistorySummarization`       | Enable summarization of truncated content via a small model for the Agent History Provider.                                                               | `false` |
-| Topic & Update Narration           | `experimental.topicUpdateNarration`            | Enable the experimental Topic & Update communication model for reduced chattiness and structured progress reporting.                                      | `false` |
+| UI Label                   | Setting                                  | Description                                                                                                                                               | Default |
+| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
+| Enable Tool Output Masking | `experimental.toolOutputMasking.enabled` | Enables tool output masking to save tokens.                                                                                                               | `true`  |
+| Enable Git Worktrees       | `experimental.worktrees`                 | Enable automated Git worktree management for parallel work.                                                                                               | `false` |
+| Use OSC 52 Paste           | `experimental.useOSC52Paste`             | Use OSC 52 for pasting. This may be more robust than the default system when using remote terminal sessions (if your terminal is configured to allow it). | `false` |
+| Use OSC 52 Copy            | `experimental.useOSC52Copy`              | Use OSC 52 for copying. This may be more robust than the default system when using remote terminal sessions (if your terminal is configured to allow it). | `false` |
+| Model Steering             | `experimental.modelSteering`             | Enable model steering (user hints) to guide the model during tool execution.                                                                              | `false` |
+| Direct Web Fetch           | `experimental.directWebFetch`            | Enable web fetch behavior that bypasses LLM summarization.                                                                                                | `false` |
+| Memory Manager Agent       | `experimental.memoryManager`             | Replace the built-in save_memory tool with a memory manager subagent that supports adding, removing, de-duplicating, and organizing memories.             | `false` |
+| Enable Context Management  | `experimental.contextManagement`         | Enable logic for context management.                                                                                                                      | `false` |
+| Topic & Update Narration   | `experimental.topicUpdateNarration`      | Enable the experimental Topic & Update communication model for reduced chattiness and structured progress reporting.                                      | `false` |
 
 ### Skills
 

docs/core/index.md

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ requests sent from `packages/cli`. For a general overview of Gemini CLI, see the
 
 ## Navigating this section
 
-- **[Sub-agents (experimental)](./subagents.md):** Learn how to create and use
-  specialized sub-agents for complex tasks.
+- **[Sub-agents](./subagents.md):** Learn how to create and use specialized
+  sub-agents for complex tasks.
 - **[Core tools reference](../reference/tools.md):** Information on how tools
   are defined, registered, and used by the core.
 - **[Memory Import Processor](../reference/memport.md):** Documentation for the

docs/core/subagents.md

@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
-# Subagents (experimental)
+# Subagents
 
 Subagents are specialized agents that operate within your main Gemini CLI
 session. They are designed to handle specific, complex tasks—like deep codebase
 analysis, documentation lookup, or domain-specific reasoning—without cluttering
 the main agent's context or toolset.
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
-> [!NOTE]
-> Subagents are currently an experimental feature.
-> 
-To use custom subagents, you must ensure they are enabled in your
-`settings.json` (enabled by default):
+Subagents are enabled by default. To disable them, set `enableAgents` to `false`
+in your `settings.json`:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "experimental": { "enableAgents": true }
+  "experimental": { "enableAgents": false }
 }
 ```
 
@@ -229,16 +225,7 @@ the `click_at` tool for precise, coordinate-based interactions.
 ## Creating custom subagents
 
 You can create your own subagents to automate specific workflows or enforce
-specific personas. To use custom subagents, you must enable them in your
-`settings.json`:
-
-```json
-{
-  "experimental": {
-    "enableAgents": true
-  }
-}
-```
+specific personas.
 
 ### Agent definition files
 
@@ -406,15 +393,11 @@ If you need to further tune your subagent, you can do so by selecting the model
 to optimize for with `/model` and then asking the model why it does not think
 that your subagent was called with a specific prompt and the given description.
 
-## Remote subagents (Agent2Agent) (experimental)
+## Remote subagents (Agent2Agent)
 
 Gemini CLI can also delegate tasks to remote subagents using the Agent-to-Agent
 (A2A) protocol.
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
-> [!NOTE]
-> Remote subagents are currently an experimental feature.
-
 See the [Remote Subagents documentation](remote-agents) for detailed
 configuration, authentication, and usage instructions.
 

docs/reference/commands.md

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ Slash commands provide meta-level control over the CLI itself.
 ### `/agents`
 
 - **Description:** Manage local and remote subagents.
-- **Note:** This command is experimental and requires
-  `experimental.enableAgents: true` in your `settings.json`.
 - **Sub-commands:**
   - **`list`**:
     - **Description:** Lists all discovered agents, including built-in, local,
@@ -305,7 +303,7 @@ Slash commands provide meta-level control over the CLI itself.
 - **Description:** Switch to Plan Mode (read-only) and view the current plan if
   one has been generated.
   - **Note:** This feature is enabled by default. It can be disabled via the
-    `experimental.plan` setting in your configuration.
+    `general.plan.enabled` setting in your configuration.
 - **Sub-commands:**
   - **`copy`**:
     - **Description:** Copy the currently approved plan to your clipboard.

docs/reference/configuration.md

@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ their corresponding top-level category object in your `settings.json` file.
   - **Default:** `false`
   - **Requires restart:** Yes
 
+- **`general.plan.enabled`** (boolean):
+  - **Description:** Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.
+  - **Default:** `true`
+  - **Requires restart:** Yes
+
 - **`general.plan.directory`** (string):
   - **Description:** The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not
     specified, defaults to the system temporary directory. A custom directory
@@ -257,6 +262,11 @@ their corresponding top-level category object in your `settings.json` file.
   - **Description:** Show the "? for shortcuts" hint above the input.
   - **Default:** `true`
 
+- **`ui.compactToolOutput`** (boolean):
+  - **Description:** Display tool outputs (like directory listings and file
+    reads) in a compact, structured format.
+  - **Default:** `false`
+
 - **`ui.hideBanner`** (boolean):
   - **Description:** Hide the application banner
   - **Default:** `false`
@@ -1652,11 +1662,6 @@ their corresponding top-level category object in your `settings.json` file.
     configured to allow it).
   - **Default:** `false`
 
-- **`experimental.plan`** (boolean):
-  - **Description:** Enable Plan Mode.
-  - **Default:** `true`
-  - **Requires restart:** Yes
-
 - **`experimental.taskTracker`** (boolean):
   - **Description:** Enable task tracker tools.
   - **Default:** `false`
@@ -1702,25 +1707,8 @@ their corresponding top-level category object in your `settings.json` file.
   - **Default:** `false`
   - **Requires restart:** Yes
 
-- **`experimental.agentHistoryTruncation`** (boolean):
-  - **Description:** Enable truncation window logic for the Agent History
-    Provider.
-  - **Default:** `false`
-  - **Requires restart:** Yes
-
-- **`experimental.agentHistoryTruncationThreshold`** (number):
-  - **Description:** The maximum number of messages before history is truncated.
-  - **Default:** `30`
-  - **Requires restart:** Yes
-
-- **`experimental.agentHistoryRetainedMessages`** (number):
-  - **Description:** The number of recent messages to retain after truncation.
-  - **Default:** `15`
-  - **Requires restart:** Yes
-
-- **`experimental.agentHistorySummarization`** (boolean):
-  - **Description:** Enable summarization of truncated content via a small model
-    for the Agent History Provider.
+- **`experimental.contextManagement`** (boolean):
+  - **Description:** Enable logic for context management.
   - **Default:** `false`
   - **Requires restart:** Yes
 
@@ -1815,6 +1803,49 @@ their corresponding top-level category object in your `settings.json` file.
     prioritize available tools dynamically.
   - **Default:** `[]`
 
+#### `contextManagement`
+
+- **`contextManagement.historyWindow.maxTokens`** (number):
+  - **Description:** The number of tokens to allow before triggering
+    compression.
+  - **Default:** `150000`
+  - **Requires restart:** Yes
+
+- **`contextManagement.historyWindow.retainedTokens`** (number):
+  - **Description:** The number of tokens to always retain.
+  - **Default:** `40000`
+  - **Requires restart:** Yes
+
+- **`contextManagement.messageLimits.normalMaxTokens`** (number):
+  - **Description:** The target number of tokens to budget for a normal
+    conversation turn.
+  - **Default:** `2500`
+  - **Requires restart:** Yes
+
+- **`contextManagement.messageLimits.retainedMaxTokens`** (number):
+  - **Description:** The maximum number of tokens a single conversation turn can
+    consume before truncation.
+  - **Default:** `12000`
+  - **Requires restart:** Yes
+
+- **`contextManagement.messageLimits.normalizationHeadRatio`** (number):
+  - **Description:** The ratio of tokens to retain from the beginning of a
+    truncated message (0.0 to 1.0).
+  - **Default:** `0.25`
+  - **Requires restart:** Yes
+
+- **`contextManagement.toolDistillation.maxOutputTokens`** (number):
+  - **Description:** Maximum tokens to show when truncating large tool outputs.
+  - **Default:** `10000`
+  - **Requires restart:** Yes
+
+- **`contextManagement.toolDistillation.summarizationThresholdTokens`**
+  (number):
+  - **Description:** Threshold above which truncated tool outputs will be
+    summarized by an LLM.
+  - **Default:** `20000`
+  - **Requires restart:** Yes
+
 #### `admin`
 
 - **`admin.secureModeEnabled`** (boolean):

docs/reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md

@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ available combinations.
 | `background.unfocusList`    | Move focus from background shell list to Gemini.                   | `Tab`       |
 | `background.unfocusWarning` | Show warning when trying to move focus away from background shell. | `Tab`       |
 
+#### Extension Controls
+
+| Command            | Action                                      | Keys |
+| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------- | ---- |
+| `extension.update` | Update the current extension if available.  | `I`  |
+| `extension.link`   | Link the current extension to a local path. | `L`  |
+
 <!-- KEYBINDINGS-AUTOGEN:END -->
 
 ## Customizing Keybindings

docs/sidebar.json

@@ -138,12 +138,10 @@
           { "label": "Plan mode", "slug": "docs/cli/plan-mode" },
           {
             "label": "Subagents",
-            "badge": "🔬",
             "slug": "docs/core/subagents"
           },
           {
             "label": "Remote subagents",
-            "badge": "🔬",
             "slug": "docs/core/remote-agents"
           },
           { "label": "Rewind", "slug": "docs/cli/rewind" },

evals/plan_mode.eval.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ import {
 describe('plan_mode', () => {
   const TEST_PREFIX = 'Plan Mode: ';
   const settings = {
-    experimental: { plan: true },
+    general: {
+      plan: { enabled: true },
+    },
   };
 
   const getWriteTargets = (logs: any[]) =>

evals/update_topic.eval.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { describe, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { evalTest } from './test-helper.js';
+
+describe('update_topic_behavior', () => {
+  // Constants for tool names and params for robustness
+  const UPDATE_TOPIC_TOOL_NAME = 'update_topic';
+
+  /**
+   * Verifies the desired behavior of the update_topic tool. update_topic is used by the
+   * agent to share periodic, concise updates about what the agent is working on, independent
+   * of the regular model output and/or thoughts. This tool is expected to be called at least
+   * at the start and end of the session, and typically at least once in the middle, but no
+   * more than 1/4 turns.
+   */
+  evalTest('USUALLY_PASSES', {
+    name: 'update_topic should be used at start, end and middle for complex tasks',
+    prompt: `Create a simple users REST API using Express. 
+1. Initialize a new npm project and install express.
+2. Create src/app.ts as the main entry point.
+3. Create src/routes/userRoutes.ts for user routes.
+4. Create src/controllers/userController.ts for user logic.
+5. Implement GET /users, POST /users, and GET /users/:id using an in-memory array.
+6. Add a 'start' script to package.json.
+7. Finally, run a quick grep to verify the routes are in src/app.ts.`,
+    files: {
+      'package.json': JSON.stringify(
+        {
+          name: 'users-api',
+          version: '1.0.0',
+          private: true,
+        },
+        null,
+        2,
+      ),
+      '.gemini/settings.json': JSON.stringify({
+        experimental: {
+          topicUpdateNarration: true,
+        },
+      }),
+    },
+    assert: async (rig, result) => {
+      const toolLogs = rig.readToolLogs();
+      const topicCalls = toolLogs.filter(
+        (l) => l.toolRequest.name === UPDATE_TOPIC_TOOL_NAME,
+      );
+
+      // 1. Assert that update_topic is called at least 3 times (start, middle, end)
+      expect(
+        topicCalls.length,
+        `Expected at least 3 update_topic calls, but found ${topicCalls.length}`,
+      ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
+
+      // 2. Assert update_topic is called at the very beginning (first tool call)
+      expect(
+        toolLogs[0].toolRequest.name,
+        'First tool call should be update_topic',
+      ).toBe(UPDATE_TOPIC_TOOL_NAME);
+
+      // 3. Assert update_topic is called near the end
+      const lastTopicCallIndex = toolLogs
+        .map((l) => l.toolRequest.name)
+        .lastIndexOf(UPDATE_TOPIC_TOOL_NAME);
+      expect(
+        lastTopicCallIndex,
+        'Expected update_topic to be used near the end of the task',
+      ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(toolLogs.length * 0.7);
+
+      // 4. Assert there is at least one update_topic call in the middle (between start and end phases)
+      const middleTopicCalls = topicCalls.slice(1, -1);
+
+      expect(
+        middleTopicCalls.length,
+        'Expected at least one update_topic call in the middle of the task',
+      ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+
+      // 5. Turn Ratio Assertion: update_topic should be <= 1/2 of total turns.
+      // We only enforce this for tasks that take more than 5 turns, as shorter tasks
+      // naturally have a higher ratio when following the "start, middle, end" rule.
+      const uniquePromptIds = new Set(
+        toolLogs
+          .map((l) => l.toolRequest.prompt_id)
+          .filter((id) => id !== undefined),
+      );
+      const totalTurns = uniquePromptIds.size;
+
+      if (totalTurns > 5) {
+        const topicTurns = new Set(
+          topicCalls
+            .map((l) => l.toolRequest.prompt_id)
+            .filter((id) => id !== undefined),
+        );
+        const topicTurnCount = topicTurns.size;
+
+        const ratio = topicTurnCount / totalTurns;
+
+        expect(
+          ratio,
+          `update_topic was used in ${topicTurnCount} out of ${totalTurns} turns (${(ratio * 100).toFixed(1)}%). Expected <= 50%.`,
+        ).toBeLessThanOrEqual(0.5);
+
+        // Ideal ratio is closer to 1/5 (20%). We log high usage as a warning.
+        if (ratio > 0.25) {
+          console.warn(
+            `[Efficiency Warning] update_topic usage is high: ${(ratio * 100).toFixed(1)}% (Goal: ~20%)`,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    },
+  });
+});

integration-tests/api-resilience.responses

@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"method":"generateContentStream","response":[{"candidates":[{"content":{"parts":[{"text":"Part 1. "}],"role":"model"},"index":0}]},{"usageMetadata":{"promptTokenCount":100,"candidatesTokenCount":10,"totalTokenCount":110}},{"candidates":[{"content":{"parts":[{"text":"Part 2."}],"role":"model"},"index":0}],"finishReason":"STOP"}]}
+{"method":"generateContentStream","response":[{"candidates":[{"content":{"parts":[{"text":"Part 1. "}],"role":"model"},"index":0}]},{"usageMetadata":{"promptTokenCount":100,"candidatesTokenCount":10,"totalTokenCount":110}},{"candidates":[{"content":{"parts":[{"text":"Part 2."}],"role":"model"},"index":0,"finishReason":"STOP"}]}]}

integration-tests/plan-mode.test.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ describe('Plan Mode', () => {
       'should allow read-only tools but deny write tools in plan mode',
       {
         settings: {
-          experimental: { plan: true },
+          general: {
+            plan: { enabled: true },
+          },
           tools: {
             core: [
               'run_shell_command',
@@ -67,15 +69,12 @@ describe('Plan Mode', () => {
 
     await rig.setup(testName, {
       settings: {
-        experimental: { plan: true },
         tools: {
           core: ['write_file', 'read_file', 'list_directory'],
         },
         general: {
+          plan: { enabled: true, directory: plansDir },
           defaultApprovalMode: 'plan',
-          plan: {
-            directory: plansDir,
-          },
         },
       },
     });
@@ -120,22 +119,19 @@ describe('Plan Mode', () => {
 
     await rig.setup(testName, {
       settings: {
-        experimental: { plan: true },
         tools: {
           core: ['write_file', 'read_file', 'list_directory'],
         },
         general: {
+          plan: { enabled: true, directory: plansDir },
           defaultApprovalMode: 'plan',
-          plan: {
-            directory: plansDir,
-          },
         },
       },
     });
 
     await rig.run({
       approvalMode: 'plan',
-      args: 'Create a file called hello.txt in the current directory.',
+      args: 'Attempt to create a file named "hello.txt" in the current directory. Do not create a plan file, try to write hello.txt directly.',
     });
 
     const toolLogs = rig.readToolLogs();
@@ -156,7 +152,9 @@ describe('Plan Mode', () => {
   it('should be able to enter plan mode from default mode', async () => {
     await rig.setup('should be able to enter plan mode from default mode', {
       settings: {
-        experimental: { plan: true },
+        general: {
+          plan: { enabled: true },
+        },
         tools: {
           core: ['enter_plan_mode'],
           allowed: ['enter_plan_mode'],
@@ -184,15 +182,12 @@ describe('Plan Mode', () => {
 
     await rig.setup(testName, {
       settings: {
-        experimental: { plan: true },
         tools: {
           core: ['write_file', 'read_file', 'list_directory'],
         },
         general: {
+          plan: { enabled: true, directory: plansDir },
           defaultApprovalMode: 'plan',
-          plan: {
-            directory: plansDir,
-          },
         },
       },
     });

packages/a2a-server/src/utils/testing_utils.ts

@@ -109,12 +109,8 @@ export function createMockConfig(
         enableEnvironmentVariableRedaction: false,
       },
     }),
-    isExperimentalAgentHistoryTruncationEnabled: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
-    getExperimentalAgentHistoryTruncationThreshold: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(50),
-    getExperimentalAgentHistoryRetainedMessages: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(30),
-    isExperimentalAgentHistorySummarizationEnabled: vi
-      .fn()
-      .mockReturnValue(false),
+    isAutoDistillationEnabled: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
+    getContextManagementConfig: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ enabled: false }),
     ...overrides,
   } as unknown as Config;
 

packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts

@@ -1364,8 +1364,8 @@ describe('Approval mode tool exclusion logic', () => {
       'test',
     ];
     const settings = createTestMergedSettings({
-      experimental: {
-        plan: true,
+      general: {
+        plan: { enabled: true },
       },
     });
     const argv = await parseArguments(createTestMergedSettings());
@@ -1479,9 +1479,7 @@ describe('Approval mode tool exclusion logic', () => {
     const settings = createTestMergedSettings({
       general: {
         defaultApprovalMode: 'plan',
-      },
-      experimental: {
-        plan: false,
+        plan: { enabled: false },
       },
     });
     const argv = await parseArguments(settings);
@@ -1489,14 +1487,12 @@ describe('Approval mode tool exclusion logic', () => {
     expect(config.getApprovalMode()).toBe(ApprovalMode.DEFAULT);
   });
 
-  it('should allow plan approval mode if experimental plan is enabled', async () => {
+  it('should allow plan approval mode if plan is enabled', async () => {
     process.argv = ['node', 'script.js'];
     const settings = createTestMergedSettings({
       general: {
         defaultApprovalMode: 'plan',
-      },
-      experimental: {
-        plan: true,
+        plan: { enabled: true },
       },
     });
     const argv = await parseArguments(settings);
@@ -2742,12 +2738,12 @@ describe('loadCliConfig approval mode', () => {
     expect(config.getApprovalMode()).toBe(ServerConfig.ApprovalMode.YOLO);
   });
 
-  it('should set Plan approval mode when --approval-mode=plan is used and experimental.plan is enabled', async () => {
+  it('should set Plan approval mode when --approval-mode=plan is used and plan is enabled', async () => {
     process.argv = ['node', 'script.js', '--approval-mode', 'plan'];
     const argv = await parseArguments(createTestMergedSettings());
     const settings = createTestMergedSettings({
-      experimental: {
-        plan: true,
+      general: {
+        plan: { enabled: true },
       },
     });
     const config = await loadCliConfig(settings, 'test-session', argv);
@@ -2767,12 +2763,12 @@ describe('loadCliConfig approval mode', () => {
     expect(config.getApprovalMode()).toBe(ServerConfig.ApprovalMode.DEFAULT);
   });
 
-  it('should throw error when --approval-mode=plan is used but experimental.plan is disabled', async () => {
+  it('should throw error when --approval-mode=plan is used but plan is disabled', async () => {
     process.argv = ['node', 'script.js', '--approval-mode', 'plan'];
     const argv = await parseArguments(createTestMergedSettings());
     const settings = createTestMergedSettings({
-      experimental: {
-        plan: false,
+      general: {
+        plan: { enabled: false },
       },
     });
 
@@ -2893,22 +2889,26 @@ describe('loadCliConfig approval mode', () => {
       expect(config.getApprovalMode()).toBe(ServerConfig.ApprovalMode.YOLO);
     });
 
-    it('should respect plan mode from settings when experimental.plan is enabled', async () => {
+    it('should respect plan mode from settings when plan is enabled', async () => {
       process.argv = ['node', 'script.js'];
       const settings = createTestMergedSettings({
-        general: { defaultApprovalMode: 'plan' },
-        experimental: { plan: true },
+        general: {
+          defaultApprovalMode: 'plan',
+          plan: { enabled: true },
+        },
       });
       const argv = await parseArguments(settings);
       const config = await loadCliConfig(settings, 'test-session', argv);
       expect(config.getApprovalMode()).toBe(ServerConfig.ApprovalMode.PLAN);
     });
 
-    it('should throw error if plan mode is in settings but experimental.plan is disabled', async () => {
+    it('should fall back to default if plan mode is in settings but disabled', async () => {
       process.argv = ['node', 'script.js'];
       const settings = createTestMergedSettings({
-        general: { defaultApprovalMode: 'plan' },
-        experimental: { plan: false },
+        general: {
+          defaultApprovalMode: 'plan',
+          plan: { enabled: false },
+        },
       });
       const argv = await parseArguments(settings);
       const config = await loadCliConfig(settings, 'test-session', argv);
@@ -3696,7 +3696,9 @@ describe('loadCliConfig mcpEnabled', () => {
     it('should use plan directory from active extension when user has not specified one', async () => {
       process.argv = ['node', 'script.js'];
       const settings = createTestMergedSettings({
-        experimental: { plan: true },
+        general: {
+          plan: { enabled: true },
+        },
       });
       const argv = await parseArguments(settings);
 
@@ -3715,9 +3717,11 @@ describe('loadCliConfig mcpEnabled', () => {
     it('should NOT use plan directory from active extension when user has specified one', async () => {
       process.argv = ['node', 'script.js'];
       const settings = createTestMergedSettings({
-        experimental: { plan: true },
         general: {
-          plan: { directory: 'user-plans-dir' },
+          plan: {
+            enabled: true,
+            directory: 'user-plans-dir',
+          },
         },
       });
       const argv = await parseArguments(settings);
@@ -3738,7 +3742,9 @@ describe('loadCliConfig mcpEnabled', () => {
     it('should NOT use plan directory from inactive extension', async () => {
       process.argv = ['node', 'script.js'];
       const settings = createTestMergedSettings({
-        experimental: { plan: true },
+        general: {
+          plan: { enabled: true },
+        },
       });
       const argv = await parseArguments(settings);
 
@@ -3759,7 +3765,9 @@ describe('loadCliConfig mcpEnabled', () => {
     it('should use default path if neither user nor extension settings provide a plan directory', async () => {
       process.argv = ['node', 'script.js'];
       const settings = createTestMergedSettings({
-        experimental: { plan: true },
+        general: {
+          plan: { enabled: true },
+        },
       });
       const argv = await parseArguments(settings);
 

packages/cli/src/config/config.ts

@@ -669,9 +669,9 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
         approvalMode = ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT;
         break;
       case 'plan':
-        if (!(settings.experimental?.plan ?? false)) {
+        if (!(settings.general?.plan?.enabled ?? true)) {
           debugLogger.warn(
-            'Approval mode "plan" is only available when experimental.plan is enabled. Falling back to "default".',
+            'Approval mode "plan" is disabled in your settings. Falling back to "default".',
           );
           approvalMode = ApprovalMode.DEFAULT;
         } else {
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
     extensionRegistryURI,
     enableExtensionReloading: settings.experimental?.extensionReloading,
     enableAgents: settings.experimental?.enableAgents,
-    plan: settings.experimental?.plan,
+    plan: settings.general?.plan?.enabled ?? true,
     tracker: settings.experimental?.taskTracker,
     directWebFetch: settings.experimental?.directWebFetch,
     planSettings: settings.general?.plan?.directory
@@ -977,14 +977,10 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
     disabledSkills: settings.skills?.disabled,
     experimentalJitContext: settings.experimental?.jitContext,
     experimentalMemoryManager: settings.experimental?.memoryManager,
-    experimentalAgentHistoryTruncation:
-      settings.experimental?.agentHistoryTruncation,
-    experimentalAgentHistoryTruncationThreshold:
-      settings.experimental?.agentHistoryTruncationThreshold,
-    experimentalAgentHistoryRetainedMessages:
-      settings.experimental?.agentHistoryRetainedMessages,
-    experimentalAgentHistorySummarization:
-      settings.experimental?.agentHistorySummarization,
+    contextManagement: {
+      enabled: settings.experimental?.contextManagement,
+      ...settings?.contextManagement,
+    },
     modelSteering: settings.experimental?.modelSteering,
     topicUpdateNarration: settings.experimental?.topicUpdateNarration,
     toolOutputMasking: settings.experimental?.toolOutputMasking,

packages/cli/src/config/footerItems.test.ts

@@ -5,87 +5,153 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
-import { deriveItemsFromLegacySettings } from './footerItems.js';
+import {
+  deriveItemsFromLegacySettings,
+  resolveFooterState,
+} from './footerItems.js';
 import { createMockSettings } from '../test-utils/settings.js';
 
-describe('deriveItemsFromLegacySettings', () => {
-  it('returns defaults when no legacy settings are customized', () => {
-    const settings = createMockSettings({
-      ui: { footer: { hideContextPercentage: true } },
-    }).merged;
-    const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
-    expect(items).toEqual([
-      'workspace',
-      'git-branch',
-      'sandbox',
-      'model-name',
-      'quota',
-    ]);
-  });
+describe('footerItems', () => {
+  describe('deriveItemsFromLegacySettings', () => {
+    it('returns defaults when no legacy settings are customized', () => {
+      const settings = createMockSettings({
+        ui: { footer: { hideContextPercentage: true } },
+      }).merged;
+      const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
+      expect(items).toEqual([
+        'workspace',
+        'git-branch',
+        'sandbox',
+        'model-name',
+        'quota',
+      ]);
+    });
 
-  it('removes workspace when hideCWD is true', () => {
-    const settings = createMockSettings({
-      ui: { footer: { hideCWD: true, hideContextPercentage: true } },
-    }).merged;
-    const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
-    expect(items).not.toContain('workspace');
-  });
+    it('removes workspace when hideCWD is true', () => {
+      const settings = createMockSettings({
+        ui: { footer: { hideCWD: true, hideContextPercentage: true } },
+      }).merged;
+      const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
+      expect(items).not.toContain('workspace');
+    });
 
-  it('removes sandbox when hideSandboxStatus is true', () => {
-    const settings = createMockSettings({
-      ui: { footer: { hideSandboxStatus: true, hideContextPercentage: true } },
-    }).merged;
-    const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
-    expect(items).not.toContain('sandbox');
-  });
-
-  it('removes model-name, context-used, and quota when hideModelInfo is true', () => {
-    const settings = createMockSettings({
-      ui: { footer: { hideModelInfo: true, hideContextPercentage: true } },
-    }).merged;
-    const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
-    expect(items).not.toContain('model-name');
-    expect(items).not.toContain('context-used');
-    expect(items).not.toContain('quota');
-  });
-
-  it('includes context-used when hideContextPercentage is false', () => {
-    const settings = createMockSettings({
-      ui: { footer: { hideContextPercentage: false } },
-    }).merged;
-    const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
-    expect(items).toContain('context-used');
-    // Should be after model-name
-    const modelIdx = items.indexOf('model-name');
-    const contextIdx = items.indexOf('context-used');
-    expect(contextIdx).toBe(modelIdx + 1);
-  });
-
-  it('includes memory-usage when showMemoryUsage is true', () => {
-    const settings = createMockSettings({
-      ui: { showMemoryUsage: true, footer: { hideContextPercentage: true } },
-    }).merged;
-    const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
-    expect(items).toContain('memory-usage');
-  });
-
-  it('handles combination of settings', () => {
-    const settings = createMockSettings({
-      ui: {
-        showMemoryUsage: true,
-        footer: {
-          hideCWD: true,
-          hideModelInfo: true,
-          hideContextPercentage: false,
+    it('removes sandbox when hideSandboxStatus is true', () => {
+      const settings = createMockSettings({
+        ui: {
+          footer: { hideSandboxStatus: true, hideContextPercentage: true },
         },
-      },
-    }).merged;
-    const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
-    expect(items).toEqual([
-      'git-branch',
-      'sandbox',
-      'context-used',
-      'memory-usage',
-    ]);
+      }).merged;
+      const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
+      expect(items).not.toContain('sandbox');
+    });
+
+    it('removes model-name, context-used, and quota when hideModelInfo is true', () => {
+      const settings = createMockSettings({
+        ui: { footer: { hideModelInfo: true, hideContextPercentage: true } },
+      }).merged;
+      const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
+      expect(items).not.toContain('model-name');
+      expect(items).not.toContain('context-used');
+      expect(items).not.toContain('quota');
+    });
+
+    it('includes context-used when hideContextPercentage is false', () => {
+      const settings = createMockSettings({
+        ui: { footer: { hideContextPercentage: false } },
+      }).merged;
+      const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
+      expect(items).toContain('context-used');
+      // Should be after model-name
+      const modelIdx = items.indexOf('model-name');
+      const contextIdx = items.indexOf('context-used');
+      expect(contextIdx).toBe(modelIdx + 1);
+    });
+
+    it('includes memory-usage when showMemoryUsage is true', () => {
+      const settings = createMockSettings({
+        ui: { showMemoryUsage: true, footer: { hideContextPercentage: true } },
+      }).merged;
+      const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
+      expect(items).toContain('memory-usage');
+    });
+
+    it('handles combination of settings', () => {
+      const settings = createMockSettings({
+        ui: {
+          showMemoryUsage: true,
+          footer: {
+            hideCWD: true,
+            hideModelInfo: true,
+            hideContextPercentage: false,
+          },
+        },
+      }).merged;
+      const items = deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings);
+      expect(items).toEqual([
+        'git-branch',
+        'sandbox',
+        'context-used',
+        'memory-usage',
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('resolveFooterState', () => {
+    it('filters out auth item when showUserIdentity is false', () => {
+      const settings = createMockSettings({
+        ui: {
+          showUserIdentity: false,
+          footer: {
+            items: ['workspace', 'auth', 'model-name'],
+          },
+        },
+      }).merged;
+
+      const state = resolveFooterState(settings);
+      expect(state.orderedIds).not.toContain('auth');
+      expect(state.selectedIds.has('auth')).toBe(false);
+      // It should also not be in the 'others' part of orderedIds
+      expect(state.orderedIds).toEqual([
+        'workspace',
+        'model-name',
+        'git-branch',
+        'sandbox',
+        'context-used',
+        'quota',
+        'memory-usage',
+        'session-id',
+        'code-changes',
+        'token-count',
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('includes auth item when showUserIdentity is true', () => {
+      const settings = createMockSettings({
+        ui: {
+          showUserIdentity: true,
+          footer: {
+            items: ['workspace', 'auth', 'model-name'],
+          },
+        },
+      }).merged;
+
+      const state = resolveFooterState(settings);
+      expect(state.orderedIds).toContain('auth');
+      expect(state.selectedIds.has('auth')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('includes auth item by default when showUserIdentity is undefined (defaults to true)', () => {
+      const settings = createMockSettings({
+        ui: {
+          footer: {
+            items: ['workspace', 'auth', 'model-name'],
+          },
+        },
+      }).merged;
+
+      const state = resolveFooterState(settings);
+      expect(state.orderedIds).toContain('auth');
+      expect(state.selectedIds.has('auth')).toBe(true);
+    });
   });
 });

packages/cli/src/config/footerItems.ts

@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ export const ALL_ITEMS = [
     header: 'session',
     description: 'Unique identifier for the current session',
   },
+  {
+    id: 'auth',
+    header: '/auth',
+    description: 'Current authentication info',
+  },
   {
     id: 'code-changes',
     header: 'diff',
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_ORDER = [
   'quota',
   'memory-usage',
   'session-id',
+  'auth',
   'code-changes',
   'token-count',
 ];
@@ -121,10 +127,19 @@ export function resolveFooterState(settings: MergedSettings): {
   orderedIds: string[];
   selectedIds: Set<string>;
 } {
+  const showUserIdentity = settings.ui?.showUserIdentity !== false;
+  const filteredValidIds = showUserIdentity
+    ? VALID_IDS
+    : new Set([...VALID_IDS].filter((id) => id !== 'auth'));
+
   const source = (
     settings.ui?.footer?.items ?? deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings)
-  ).filter((id: string) => VALID_IDS.has(id));
-  const others = DEFAULT_ORDER.filter((id) => !source.includes(id));
+  ).filter((id: string) => filteredValidIds.has(id));
+
+  const others = DEFAULT_ORDER.filter(
+    (id) => !source.includes(id) && filteredValidIds.has(id),
+  );
+
   return {
     orderedIds: [...source, ...others],
     selectedIds: new Set(source),

packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts

@@ -1124,15 +1124,15 @@ function migrateExperimentalSettings(
     };
     let modified = false;
 
-    const migrateExperimental = (
+    const migrateExperimental = <T = Record<string, unknown>>(
       oldKey: string,
-      migrateFn: (oldValue: Record<string, unknown>) => void,
+      migrateFn: (oldValue: T) => void,
     ) => {
       const old = experimentalSettings[oldKey];
-      if (old) {
+      if (old !== undefined) {
         foundDeprecated?.push(`experimental.${oldKey}`);
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-type-assertion
-        migrateFn(old as Record<string, unknown>);
+        migrateFn(old as T);
         modified = true;
       }
     };
@@ -1197,6 +1197,24 @@ function migrateExperimentalSettings(
       agentsOverrides['cli_help'] = override;
     });
 
+    // Migrate experimental.plan -> general.plan.enabled
+    migrateExperimental<boolean>('plan', (planValue) => {
+      const generalSettings =
+        (settings.general as Record<string, unknown> | undefined) || {};
+      const newGeneral = { ...generalSettings };
+      const planSettings =
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-type-assertion
+        (newGeneral['plan'] as Record<string, unknown> | undefined) || {};
+      const newPlan = { ...planSettings };
+
+      if (newPlan['enabled'] === undefined) {
+        newPlan['enabled'] = planValue;
+        newGeneral['plan'] = newPlan;
+        loadedSettings.setValue(scope, 'general', newGeneral);
+        modified = true;
+      }
+    });
+
     if (modified) {
       agentsSettings['overrides'] = agentsOverrides;
       loadedSettings.setValue(scope, 'agents', agentsSettings);
@@ -1205,6 +1223,7 @@ function migrateExperimentalSettings(
         const newExperimental = { ...experimentalSettings };
         delete newExperimental['codebaseInvestigatorSettings'];
         delete newExperimental['cliHelpAgentSettings'];
+        delete newExperimental['plan'];
         loadedSettings.setValue(scope, 'experimental', newExperimental);
       }
       return true;

packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.test.ts

@@ -418,14 +418,17 @@ describe('SettingsSchema', () => {
     });
 
     it('should have plan setting in schema', () => {
-      const setting = getSettingsSchema().experimental.properties.plan;
+      const setting =
+        getSettingsSchema().general.properties.plan.properties.enabled;
       expect(setting).toBeDefined();
       expect(setting.type).toBe('boolean');
-      expect(setting.category).toBe('Experimental');
+      expect(setting.category).toBe('General');
       expect(setting.default).toBe(true);
       expect(setting.requiresRestart).toBe(true);
       expect(setting.showInDialog).toBe(true);
-      expect(setting.description).toBe('Enable Plan Mode.');
+      expect(setting.description).toBe(
+        'Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.',
+      );
     });
 
     it('should have hooksConfig.notifications setting in schema', () => {

packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts

@@ -293,6 +293,16 @@ const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
         description: 'Planning features configuration.',
         showInDialog: false,
         properties: {
+          enabled: {
+            type: 'boolean',
+            label: 'Enable Plan Mode',
+            category: 'General',
+            requiresRestart: true,
+            default: true,
+            description:
+              'Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.',
+            showInDialog: true,
+          },
           directory: {
             type: 'string',
             label: 'Plan Directory',
@@ -561,6 +571,16 @@ const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
         description: 'Show the "? for shortcuts" hint above the input.',
         showInDialog: true,
       },
+      compactToolOutput: {
+        type: 'boolean',
+        label: 'Compact Tool Output',
+        category: 'UI',
+        requiresRestart: false,
+        default: false,
+        description:
+          'Display tool outputs (like directory listings and file reads) in a compact, structured format.',
+        showInDialog: true,
+      },
       hideBanner: {
         type: 'boolean',
         label: 'Hide Banner',
@@ -2060,15 +2080,6 @@ const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
           'Use OSC 52 for copying. This may be more robust than the default system when using remote terminal sessions (if your terminal is configured to allow it).',
         showInDialog: true,
       },
-      plan: {
-        type: 'boolean',
-        label: 'Plan',
-        category: 'Experimental',
-        requiresRestart: true,
-        default: true,
-        description: 'Enable Plan Mode.',
-        showInDialog: true,
-      },
       taskTracker: {
         type: 'boolean',
         label: 'Task Tracker',
@@ -2169,44 +2180,13 @@ const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
           'Replace the built-in save_memory tool with a memory manager subagent that supports adding, removing, de-duplicating, and organizing memories.',
         showInDialog: true,
       },
-      agentHistoryTruncation: {
+      contextManagement: {
         type: 'boolean',
-        label: 'Agent History Truncation',
+        label: 'Enable Context Management',
         category: 'Experimental',
         requiresRestart: true,
         default: false,
-        description:
-          'Enable truncation window logic for the Agent History Provider.',
-        showInDialog: true,
-      },
-      agentHistoryTruncationThreshold: {
-        type: 'number',
-        label: 'Agent History Truncation Threshold',
-        category: 'Experimental',
-        requiresRestart: true,
-        default: 30,
-        description:
-          'The maximum number of messages before history is truncated.',
-        showInDialog: true,
-      },
-      agentHistoryRetainedMessages: {
-        type: 'number',
-        label: 'Agent History Retained Messages',
-        category: 'Experimental',
-        requiresRestart: true,
-        default: 15,
-        description:
-          'The number of recent messages to retain after truncation.',
-        showInDialog: true,
-      },
-      agentHistorySummarization: {
-        type: 'boolean',
-        label: 'Agent History Summarization',
-        category: 'Experimental',
-        requiresRestart: true,
-        default: false,
-        description:
-          'Enable summarization of truncated content via a small model for the Agent History Provider.',
+        description: 'Enable logic for context management.',
         showInDialog: true,
       },
       topicUpdateNarration: {
@@ -2485,6 +2465,118 @@ const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
     },
   },
 
+  contextManagement: {
+    type: 'object',
+    label: 'Context Management',
+    category: 'Experimental',
+    requiresRestart: true,
+    default: {},
+    description:
+      'Settings for agent history and tool distillation context management.',
+    showInDialog: false,
+    properties: {
+      historyWindow: {
+        type: 'object',
+        label: 'History Window Settings',
+        category: 'Context Management',
+        requiresRestart: true,
+        default: {},
+        showInDialog: false,
+        properties: {
+          maxTokens: {
+            type: 'number',
+            label: 'Max Tokens',
+            category: 'Context Management',
+            requiresRestart: true,
+            default: 150_000,
+            description:
+              'The number of tokens to allow before triggering compression.',
+            showInDialog: false,
+          },
+          retainedTokens: {
+            type: 'number',
+            label: 'Retained Tokens',
+            category: 'Context Management',
+            requiresRestart: true,
+            default: 40_000,
+            description: 'The number of tokens to always retain.',
+            showInDialog: false,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      messageLimits: {
+        type: 'object',
+        label: 'Message Limits',
+        category: 'Context Management',
+        requiresRestart: true,
+        default: {},
+        showInDialog: false,
+        properties: {
+          normalMaxTokens: {
+            type: 'number',
+            label: 'Normal Maximum Tokens',
+            category: 'Context Management',
+            requiresRestart: true,
+            default: 2500,
+            description:
+              'The target number of tokens to budget for a normal conversation turn.',
+            showInDialog: false,
+          },
+          retainedMaxTokens: {
+            type: 'number',
+            label: 'Retained Maximum Tokens',
+            category: 'Context Management',
+            requiresRestart: true,
+            default: 12000,
+            description:
+              'The maximum number of tokens a single conversation turn can consume before truncation.',
+            showInDialog: false,
+          },
+          normalizationHeadRatio: {
+            type: 'number',
+            label: 'Normalization Head Ratio',
+            category: 'Context Management',
+            requiresRestart: true,
+            default: 0.25,
+            description:
+              'The ratio of tokens to retain from the beginning of a truncated message (0.0 to 1.0).',
+            showInDialog: false,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      toolDistillation: {
+        type: 'object',
+        label: 'Tool Distillation',
+        category: 'Context Management',
+        requiresRestart: true,
+        default: {},
+        showInDialog: false,
+        properties: {
+          maxOutputTokens: {
+            type: 'number',
+            label: 'Max Output Tokens',
+            category: 'Context Management',
+            requiresRestart: true,
+            default: 10_000,
+            description:
+              'Maximum tokens to show when truncating large tool outputs.',
+            showInDialog: false,
+          },
+          summarizationThresholdTokens: {
+            type: 'number',
+            label: 'Tool Summarization Threshold',
+            category: 'Context Management',
+            requiresRestart: true,
+            default: 20_000,
+            description:
+              'Threshold above which truncated tool outputs will be summarized by an LLM.',
+            showInDialog: false,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+
   admin: {
     type: 'object',
     label: 'Admin',

packages/cli/src/interactiveCli.tsx

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import { TerminalProvider } from './ui/contexts/TerminalContext.js';
 import { isAlternateBufferEnabled } from './ui/hooks/useAlternateBuffer.js';
 import { OverflowProvider } from './ui/contexts/OverflowContext.js';
 import { profiler } from './ui/components/DebugProfiler.js';
+import { initializeConsoleStore } from './ui/hooks/useConsoleMessages.js';
 
 const SLOW_RENDER_MS = 200;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export async function startInteractiveUI(
   resumedSessionData: ResumedSessionData | undefined,
   initializationResult: InitializationResult,
 ) {
+  initializeConsoleStore();
   // Never enter Ink alternate buffer mode when screen reader mode is enabled
   // as there is no benefit of alternate buffer mode when using a screen reader
   // and the Ink alternate buffer mode requires line wrapping harmful to

packages/cli/src/test-utils/mockConfig.ts

@@ -194,6 +194,17 @@ export function createMockSettings(
     user: { settings: {} },
     workspace: { settings: {} },
     errors: [],
+    subscribe: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(() => {}),
+    getSnapshot: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+      system: { settings: {} },
+      systemDefaults: { settings: {} },
+      user: { settings: {} },
+      workspace: { settings: {} },
+      isTrusted: true,
+      errors: [],
+      merged,
+    }),
+    setValue: vi.fn(),
     ...overrides,
     merged,
   } as unknown as LoadedSettings;

packages/cli/src/test-utils/render.tsx

@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ export const mockAppState: AppState = {
 };
 
 const mockUIActions: UIActions = {
-  toggleAlternateBuffer: vi.fn(),
   handleThemeSelect: vi.fn(),
   closeThemeDialog: vi.fn(),
   handleThemeHighlight: vi.fn(),
@@ -614,6 +613,7 @@ export const renderWithProviders = async (
     mouseEventsEnabled = false,
     config,
     uiActions,
+    toolActions,
     persistentState,
     appState = mockAppState,
   }: {
@@ -624,6 +624,11 @@ export const renderWithProviders = async (
     mouseEventsEnabled?: boolean;
     config?: Config;
     uiActions?: Partial<UIActions>;
+    toolActions?: Partial<{
+      isExpanded: (callId: string) => boolean;
+      toggleExpansion: (callId: string) => void;
+      toggleAllExpansion: (callIds: string[]) => void;
+    }>;
     persistentState?: {
       get?: typeof persistentStateMock.get;
       set?: typeof persistentStateMock.set;
@@ -711,6 +716,16 @@ export const renderWithProviders = async (
                         <ToolActionsProvider
                           config={config}
                           toolCalls={allToolCalls}
+                          isExpanded={
+                            toolActions?.isExpanded ??
+                            vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false)
+                          }
+                          toggleExpansion={
+                            toolActions?.toggleExpansion ?? vi.fn()
+                          }
+                          toggleAllExpansion={
+                            toolActions?.toggleAllExpansion ?? vi.fn()
+                          }
                         >
                           <AskUserActionsProvider
                             request={null}

packages/cli/src/ui/AppContainer.tsx

@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@ import {
   writeToStdout,
   disableMouseEvents,
   enterAlternateScreen,
-  exitAlternateScreen,
   enableMouseEvents,
   disableLineWrapping,
-  enableLineWrapping,
   shouldEnterAlternateScreen,
   startupProfiler,
   SessionStartSource,
@@ -170,6 +168,7 @@ import { useSuspend } from './hooks/useSuspend.js';
 import { useRunEventNotifications } from './hooks/useRunEventNotifications.js';
 import { isNotificationsEnabled } from '../utils/terminalNotifications.js';
 import {
+  getLastTurnToolCallIds,
   isToolExecuting,
   isToolAwaitingConfirmation,
   getAllToolCalls,
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ export const AppContainer = (props: AppContainerProps) => {
   });
 
   useMemoryMonitor(historyManager);
-  const [isAlternateBuffer, setIsAlternateBuffer] = useState(config.getUseAlternateBuffer());
+  const isAlternateBuffer = config.getUseAlternateBuffer();
   const [corgiMode, setCorgiMode] = useState(false);
   const [forceRerenderKey, setForceRerenderKey] = useState(0);
   const [debugMessage, setDebugMessage] = useState<string>('');
@@ -240,6 +239,39 @@ export const AppContainer = (props: AppContainerProps) => {
 
   const [adminSettingsChanged, setAdminSettingsChanged] = useState(false);
 
+  const [expandedTools, setExpandedTools] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+
+  const toggleExpansion = useCallback((callId: string) => {
+    setExpandedTools((prev) => {
+      const next = new Set(prev);
+      if (next.has(callId)) {
+        next.delete(callId);
+      } else {
+        next.add(callId);
+      }
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const toggleAllExpansion = useCallback((callIds: string[]) => {
+    setExpandedTools((prev) => {
+      const next = new Set(prev);
+      const anyCollapsed = callIds.some((id) => !next.has(id));
+
+      if (anyCollapsed) {
+        callIds.forEach((id) => next.add(id));
+      } else {
+        callIds.forEach((id) => next.delete(id));
+      }
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const isExpanded = useCallback(
+    (callId: string) => expandedTools.has(callId),
+    [expandedTools],
+  );
+
   const [shellModeActive, setShellModeActive] = useState(false);
   const [modelSwitchedFromQuotaError, setModelSwitchedFromQuotaError] =
     useState<boolean>(false);
@@ -995,6 +1027,7 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
 
       if (config.isJitContextEnabled()) {
         await config.getContextManager()?.refresh();
+        config.updateSystemInstructionIfInitialized();
         flattenedMemory = flattenMemory(config.getUserMemory());
         fileCount = config.getGeminiMdFileCount();
       } else {
@@ -1139,11 +1172,6 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
     [pendingSlashCommandHistoryItems, pendingGeminiHistoryItems],
   );
 
-  const hasPendingToolConfirmation = useMemo(
-    () => isToolAwaitingConfirmation(pendingHistoryItems),
-    [pendingHistoryItems],
-  );
-
   toggleBackgroundTasksRef.current = toggleBackgroundTasks;
   isBackgroundTaskVisibleRef.current = isBackgroundTaskVisible;
   backgroundTasksRef.current = backgroundTasks;
@@ -1552,23 +1580,6 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
     type: TransientMessageType;
   }>(WARNING_PROMPT_DURATION_MS);
 
-  const [shownBufferToggleHint, setShownBufferToggleHint] = useState(false);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (isAlternateBuffer) return;
-
-    const isLongHistory = historyManager.history.length > 15;
-    const isComplexPrompt = buffer.text.length > 200 || buffer.text.includes('\n');
-
-    if ((isLongHistory || isComplexPrompt) && !shownBufferToggleHint) {
-      showTransientMessage({ 
-        text: 'Tip: Press Alt+T to toggle full-screen mode for better scrolling/editing', 
-        type: TransientMessageType.Hint 
-      });
-      setShownBufferToggleHint(true);
-    }
-  }, [historyManager.history.length, buffer.text, isAlternateBuffer, shownBufferToggleHint, showTransientMessage]);
-
   const {
     isFolderTrustDialogOpen,
     discoveryResults: folderDiscoveryResults,
@@ -1719,11 +1730,6 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
         return true;
       }
 
-      if (keyMatchers[Command.TOGGLE_BUFFER_MODE](key)) {
-        toggleAlternateBuffer();
-        return true;
-      }
-
       if (keyMatchers[Command.QUIT](key)) {
         // If the user presses Ctrl+C, we want to cancel any ongoing requests.
         // This should happen regardless of the count.
@@ -1751,13 +1757,25 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
         return true;
       }
 
+      const toggleLastTurnTools = () => {
+        triggerExpandHint(true);
+
+        const targetToolCallIds = getLastTurnToolCallIds(
+          historyManager.history,
+          pendingHistoryItems,
+        );
+
+        if (targetToolCallIds.length > 0) {
+          toggleAllExpansion(targetToolCallIds);
+        }
+      };
+
       let enteringConstrainHeightMode = false;
       if (!constrainHeight) {
         enteringConstrainHeightMode = true;
         setConstrainHeight(true);
         if (keyMatchers[Command.SHOW_MORE_LINES](key)) {
-          // If the user manually collapses the view, show the hint and reset the x-second timer.
-          triggerExpandHint(true);
+          toggleLastTurnTools();
         }
         if (!isAlternateBuffer) {
           refreshStatic();
@@ -1805,11 +1823,8 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
         !enteringConstrainHeightMode
       ) {
         setConstrainHeight(false);
-        // If the user manually expands the view, show the hint and reset the x-second timer.
-        triggerExpandHint(true);
-        if (!isAlternateBuffer) {
-          refreshStatic();
-        }
+        toggleLastTurnTools();
+        refreshStatic();
         return true;
       } else if (
         (keyMatchers[Command.FOCUS_SHELL_INPUT](key) ||
@@ -1914,6 +1929,9 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
       triggerExpandHint,
       keyMatchers,
       isHelpDismissKey,
+      historyManager.history,
+      pendingHistoryItems,
+      toggleAllExpansion,
     ],
   );
 
@@ -2057,6 +2075,11 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
     authState === AuthState.AwaitingApiKeyInput ||
     !!newAgents;
 
+  const hasPendingToolConfirmation = useMemo(
+    () => isToolAwaitingConfirmation(pendingHistoryItems),
+    [pendingHistoryItems],
+  );
+
   const hasConfirmUpdateExtensionRequests =
     confirmUpdateExtensionRequests.length > 0;
   const hasLoopDetectionConfirmationRequest =
@@ -2228,11 +2251,8 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
     };
   }, [config, refreshStatic]);
 
-  const showIsAlternateBufferHint = (historyManager.history.length > 15 || buffer.text.length > 200 || buffer.text.includes('\n')) && !isAlternateBuffer;
-
   const uiState: UIState = useMemo(
     () => ({
-      isAlternateBuffer,
       history: historyManager.history,
       historyManager,
       isThemeDialogOpen,
@@ -2358,7 +2378,6 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
       adminSettingsChanged,
       newAgents,
       showIsExpandableHint,
-      showIsAlternateBufferHint,
       hintMode:
         config.isModelSteeringEnabled() && isToolExecuting(pendingHistoryItems),
       hintBuffer: '',
@@ -2485,8 +2504,6 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
       adminSettingsChanged,
       newAgents,
       showIsExpandableHint,
-      showIsAlternateBufferHint,
-      isAlternateBuffer,
     ],
   );
 
@@ -2495,31 +2512,6 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
     [setShowPrivacyNotice],
   );
 
-  const toggleAlternateBuffer = useCallback(() => {
-    setIsAlternateBuffer(prev => {
-      const next = !prev;
-      if (next) {
-        enterAlternateScreen();
-        enableMouseEvents();
-        disableLineWrapping();
-      } else {
-        exitAlternateScreen();
-        disableMouseEvents();
-        enableLineWrapping();
-        writeToStdout('\x1b[2J\x1b[H');
-      }
-      process.stdout.emit('resize');
-
-      // Give a tick for resize to process, then trigger remount to force full redraw
-      setImmediate(() => {
-        refreshStatic();
-        setForceRerenderKey((prev) => prev + 1);
-      });
-
-      return next;
-    });
-  }, [setIsAlternateBuffer, refreshStatic, setForceRerenderKey]);
-
   const uiActions: UIActions = useMemo(
     () => ({
       handleThemeSelect,
@@ -2531,7 +2523,6 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
       handleEditorSelect,
       exitEditorDialog,
       exitPrivacyNotice,
-      toggleAlternateBuffer,
       closeSettingsDialog,
       closeModelDialog,
       openAgentConfigDialog,
@@ -2670,7 +2661,6 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
       config,
       historyManager,
       getPreferredEditor,
-      toggleAlternateBuffer,
     ],
   );
 
@@ -2696,7 +2686,13 @@ Logging in with Google... Restarting Gemini CLI to continue.
               startupWarnings: props.startupWarnings || [],
             }}
           >
-            <ToolActionsProvider config={config} toolCalls={allToolCalls}>
+            <ToolActionsProvider
+              config={config}
+              toolCalls={allToolCalls}
+              isExpanded={isExpanded}
+              toggleExpansion={toggleExpansion}
+              toggleAllExpansion={toggleAllExpansion}
+            >
               <ShellFocusContext.Provider value={isFocused}>
                 <App key={`app-${forceRerenderKey}`} />
               </ShellFocusContext.Provider>

packages/cli/src/ui/commands/policiesCommand.test.ts

@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@ import { policiesCommand } from './policiesCommand.js';
 import { CommandKind } from './types.js';
 import { MessageType } from '../types.js';
 import { createMockCommandContext } from '../../test-utils/mockCommandContext.js';
-import {
-  type Config,
-  PolicyDecision,
-  ApprovalMode,
-} from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import { PolicyDecision, type AgentLoopContext } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 
 describe('policiesCommand', () => {
   let mockContext: ReturnType<typeof createMockCommandContext>;
@@ -27,15 +23,17 @@ describe('policiesCommand', () => {
     expect(policiesCommand.description).toBe('Manage policies');
     expect(policiesCommand.kind).toBe(CommandKind.BUILT_IN);
     expect(policiesCommand.subCommands).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(policiesCommand.subCommands![0].name).toBe('list');
+    expect(policiesCommand.subCommands?.[0].name).toBe('list');
   });
 
   describe('list subcommand', () => {
     it('should show error if config is missing', async () => {
       mockContext.services.agentContext = null;
-      const listCommand = policiesCommand.subCommands![0];
+      const listCommand = policiesCommand.subCommands?.[0];
+      if (!listCommand?.action)
+        throw new Error('list subcommand action missing');
 
-      await listCommand.action!(mockContext, '');
+      await listCommand.action(mockContext, '');
 
       expect(mockContext.ui.addItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
@@ -50,26 +48,75 @@ describe('policiesCommand', () => {
       const mockPolicyEngine = {
         getRules: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
       };
-      mockContext.services.agentContext = {
+      const mockConfig = {
         getPolicyEngine: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockPolicyEngine),
-        get config() {
-          return this;
-        },
-      } as unknown as Config;
+        getToolRegistry: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+          getTool: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(undefined),
+        }),
+      };
+      mockContext.services.agentContext = {
+        config: mockConfig,
+      } as unknown as AgentLoopContext;
 
-      const listCommand = policiesCommand.subCommands![0];
-      await listCommand.action!(mockContext, '');
+      const listCommand = policiesCommand.subCommands?.[0];
+      if (!listCommand?.action)
+        throw new Error('list subcommand action missing');
+
+      await listCommand.action(mockContext, '');
 
       expect(mockContext.ui.addItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           type: MessageType.INFO,
-          text: 'No active policies.',
+          text: 'No custom policies configured.',
         }),
         expect.any(Number),
       );
     });
 
-    it('should list policies grouped by mode', async () => {
+    it('should show no-policies message when only default policies exist', async () => {
+      const mockRules = [
+        {
+          decision: PolicyDecision.ALLOW,
+          toolName: 'glob',
+          priority: 1.05,
+          source: 'Default: read-only.toml',
+        },
+        {
+          decision: PolicyDecision.ASK_USER,
+          toolName: 'run_shell_command',
+          priority: 1.01,
+          source: 'Default: write.toml',
+        },
+      ];
+      const mockPolicyEngine = {
+        getRules: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockRules),
+      };
+      const mockConfig = {
+        getPolicyEngine: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockPolicyEngine),
+        getToolRegistry: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+          getTool: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(undefined),
+        }),
+      };
+      mockContext.services.agentContext = {
+        config: mockConfig,
+      } as unknown as AgentLoopContext;
+
+      const listCommand = policiesCommand.subCommands?.[0];
+      if (!listCommand?.action)
+        throw new Error('list subcommand action missing');
+
+      await listCommand.action(mockContext, '');
+
+      expect(mockContext.ui.addItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          type: MessageType.INFO,
+          text: 'No custom policies configured.',
+        }),
+        expect.any(Number),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should return custom_dialog when policies exist', async () => {
       const mockRules = [
         {
           decision: PolicyDecision.DENY,
@@ -88,89 +135,125 @@ describe('policiesCommand', () => {
       const mockPolicyEngine = {
         getRules: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockRules),
       };
-      mockContext.services.agentContext = {
+      const mockToolRegistry = {
+        getTool: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(undefined),
+      };
+      const mockConfig = {
         getPolicyEngine: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockPolicyEngine),
-        get config() {
-          return this;
-        },
-      } as unknown as Config;
+        getToolRegistry: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockToolRegistry),
+      };
+      mockContext.services.agentContext = {
+        config: mockConfig,
+      } as unknown as AgentLoopContext;
 
-      const listCommand = policiesCommand.subCommands![0];
-      await listCommand.action!(mockContext, '');
+      const listCommand = policiesCommand.subCommands?.[0];
+      if (!listCommand?.action)
+        throw new Error('list subcommand action missing');
 
-      expect(mockContext.ui.addItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          type: MessageType.INFO,
-          text: expect.stringContaining('**Active Policies**'),
-        }),
-        expect.any(Number),
-      );
+      const result = await listCommand.action(mockContext, '');
 
-      const call = vi.mocked(mockContext.ui.addItem).mock.calls[0];
-      const content = (call[0] as { text: string }).text;
-
-      expect(content).toContain('### Normal Mode Policies');
-      expect(content).toContain(
-        '### Auto Edit Mode Policies (combined with normal mode policies)',
-      );
-      expect(content).toContain(
-        '### Yolo Mode Policies (combined with normal mode policies)',
-      );
-      expect(content).toContain(
-        '### Plan Mode Policies (combined with normal mode policies)',
-      );
-      expect(content).toContain(
-        '**DENY** tool: `dangerousTool` [Priority: 10]',
-      );
-      expect(content).toContain(
-        '**ALLOW** all tools (args match: `safe`) [Source: test.toml]',
-      );
-      expect(content).toContain('**ASK_USER** all tools');
+      expect(result).toMatchObject({
+        type: 'custom_dialog',
+      });
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty('component');
     });
 
-    it('should show plan-only rules in plan mode section', async () => {
+    it('should populate toolDisplayNames from tool registry', async () => {
       const mockRules = [
         {
           decision: PolicyDecision.ALLOW,
-          toolName: 'glob',
-          priority: 70,
-          modes: [ApprovalMode.PLAN],
-        },
-        {
-          decision: PolicyDecision.DENY,
-          priority: 60,
-          modes: [ApprovalMode.PLAN],
+          toolName: 'run_shell_command',
+          priority: 5,
         },
         {
           decision: PolicyDecision.ALLOW,
-          toolName: 'shell',
-          priority: 50,
+          toolName: 'glob',
+          priority: 3,
         },
       ];
       const mockPolicyEngine = {
         getRules: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockRules),
       };
-      mockContext.services.agentContext = {
+      const mockToolRegistry = {
+        getTool: vi.fn().mockImplementation((name: string) => {
+          const displayNames: Record<string, string> = {
+            run_shell_command: 'Shell',
+            glob: 'FindFiles',
+          };
+          if (displayNames[name]) {
+            return { displayName: displayNames[name] };
+          }
+          return undefined;
+        }),
+      };
+      const mockConfig = {
         getPolicyEngine: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockPolicyEngine),
-        get config() {
-          return this;
-        },
-      } as unknown as Config;
+        getToolRegistry: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockToolRegistry),
+      };
+      mockContext.services.agentContext = {
+        config: mockConfig,
+      } as unknown as AgentLoopContext;
 
-      const listCommand = policiesCommand.subCommands![0];
-      await listCommand.action!(mockContext, '');
+      const listCommand = policiesCommand.subCommands?.[0];
+      if (!listCommand?.action)
+        throw new Error('list subcommand action missing');
 
-      const call = vi.mocked(mockContext.ui.addItem).mock.calls[0];
-      const content = (call[0] as { text: string }).text;
+      const result = await listCommand.action(mockContext, '');
 
-      // Plan-only rules appear under Plan Mode section
-      expect(content).toContain(
-        '### Plan Mode Policies (combined with normal mode policies)',
+      expect(result).toMatchObject({ type: 'custom_dialog' });
+      // Verify getTool was called for each unique toolName
+      expect(mockToolRegistry.getTool).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'run_shell_command',
+      );
+      expect(mockToolRegistry.getTool).toHaveBeenCalledWith('glob');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('parent command', () => {
+    it('should also return custom_dialog when policies exist', async () => {
+      const mockRules = [
+        {
+          decision: PolicyDecision.ALLOW,
+          toolName: 'glob',
+          priority: 5,
+        },
+      ];
+      const mockPolicyEngine = {
+        getRules: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockRules),
+      };
+      const mockToolRegistry = {
+        getTool: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(undefined),
+      };
+      const mockConfig = {
+        getPolicyEngine: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockPolicyEngine),
+        getToolRegistry: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(mockToolRegistry),
+      };
+      mockContext.services.agentContext = {
+        config: mockConfig,
+      } as unknown as AgentLoopContext;
+
+      if (!policiesCommand.action)
+        throw new Error('policiesCommand action missing');
+      const result = await policiesCommand.action(mockContext, '');
+
+      expect(result).toMatchObject({ type: 'custom_dialog' });
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty('component');
+    });
+
+    it('should show error if config is missing', async () => {
+      mockContext.services.agentContext = null;
+
+      if (!policiesCommand.action)
+        throw new Error('policiesCommand action missing');
+      await policiesCommand.action(mockContext, '');
+
+      expect(mockContext.ui.addItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          type: MessageType.ERROR,
+          text: 'Error: Config not available.',
+        }),
+        expect.any(Number),
       );
-      // glob ALLOW is plan-only, should appear in plan section
-      expect(content).toContain('**ALLOW** tool: `glob` [Priority: 70]');
-      // shell ALLOW has no modes (applies to all), appears in normal section
-      expect(content).toContain('**ALLOW** tool: `shell` [Priority: 50]');
     });
   });
 });

packages/cli/src/ui/commands/policiesCommand.ts

@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-import { ApprovalMode, type PolicyRule } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
-import { CommandKind, type SlashCommand } from './types.js';
-import { MessageType } from '../types.js';
-
-interface CategorizedRules {
-  normal: PolicyRule[];
-  autoEdit: PolicyRule[];
-  yolo: PolicyRule[];
-  plan: PolicyRule[];
-}
-
-const categorizeRulesByMode = (
-  rules: readonly PolicyRule[],
-): CategorizedRules => {
-  const result: CategorizedRules = {
-    normal: [],
-    autoEdit: [],
-    yolo: [],
-    plan: [],
-  };
-  const ALL_MODES = Object.values(ApprovalMode);
-  rules.forEach((rule) => {
-    const modes = rule.modes?.length ? rule.modes : ALL_MODES;
-    const modeSet = new Set(modes);
-    if (modeSet.has(ApprovalMode.DEFAULT)) result.normal.push(rule);
-    if (modeSet.has(ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT)) result.autoEdit.push(rule);
-    if (modeSet.has(ApprovalMode.YOLO)) result.yolo.push(rule);
-    if (modeSet.has(ApprovalMode.PLAN)) result.plan.push(rule);
-  });
-  return result;
-};
-
-const formatRule = (rule: PolicyRule, i: number) =>
-  `${i + 1}. **${rule.decision.toUpperCase()}** ${rule.toolName ? `tool: \`${rule.toolName}\`` : 'all tools'}` +
-  (rule.argsPattern ? ` (args match: \`${rule.argsPattern.source}\`)` : '') +
-  (rule.priority !== undefined ? ` [Priority: ${rule.priority}]` : '') +
-  (rule.source ? ` [Source: ${rule.source}]` : '');
-
-const formatSection = (title: string, rules: PolicyRule[]) =>
-  `### ${title}\n${rules.length ? rules.map(formatRule).join('\n') : '_No policies._'}\n\n`;
-
-const listPoliciesCommand: SlashCommand = {
-  name: 'list',
-  description: 'List all active policies grouped by mode',
-  kind: CommandKind.BUILT_IN,
-  autoExecute: true,
-  action: async (context) => {
-    const agentContext = context.services.agentContext;
-    const config = agentContext?.config;
-    if (!config) {
-      context.ui.addItem(
-        {
-          type: MessageType.ERROR,
-          text: 'Error: Config not available.',
-        },
-        Date.now(),
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const policyEngine = config.getPolicyEngine();
-    const rules = policyEngine.getRules();
-
-    if (rules.length === 0) {
-      context.ui.addItem(
-        {
-          type: MessageType.INFO,
-          text: 'No active policies.',
-        },
-        Date.now(),
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const categorized = categorizeRulesByMode(rules);
-    const normalRulesSet = new Set(categorized.normal);
-    const uniqueAutoEdit = categorized.autoEdit.filter(
-      (rule) => !normalRulesSet.has(rule),
-    );
-    const uniqueYolo = categorized.yolo.filter(
-      (rule) => !normalRulesSet.has(rule),
-    );
-    const uniquePlan = categorized.plan.filter(
-      (rule) => !normalRulesSet.has(rule),
-    );
-
-    let content = '**Active Policies**\n\n';
-    content += formatSection('Normal Mode Policies', categorized.normal);
-    content += formatSection(
-      'Auto Edit Mode Policies (combined with normal mode policies)',
-      uniqueAutoEdit,
-    );
-    content += formatSection(
-      'Yolo Mode Policies (combined with normal mode policies)',
-      uniqueYolo,
-    );
-    content += formatSection(
-      'Plan Mode Policies (combined with normal mode policies)',
-      uniquePlan,
-    );
-
-    context.ui.addItem(
-      {
-        type: MessageType.INFO,
-        text: content,
-      },
-      Date.now(),
-    );
-  },
-};
-
-export const policiesCommand: SlashCommand = {
-  name: 'policies',
-  description: 'Manage policies',
-  kind: CommandKind.BUILT_IN,
-  autoExecute: false,
-  subCommands: [listPoliciesCommand],
-};

packages/cli/src/ui/commands/policiesCommand.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import type { Config, PolicyRule } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import { CommandKind, type SlashCommand } from './types.js';
+import { MessageType } from '../types.js';
+import { PoliciesDialog } from '../components/PoliciesDialog.js';
+
+function buildToolDisplayNames(
+  rules: readonly PolicyRule[],
+  config: Config,
+): Map<string, string> {
+  const toolDisplayNames = new Map<string, string>();
+  const toolRegistry = config.getToolRegistry();
+  for (const rule of rules) {
+    if (rule.toolName && !toolDisplayNames.has(rule.toolName)) {
+      const tool = toolRegistry.getTool(rule.toolName);
+      if (tool) {
+        toolDisplayNames.set(rule.toolName, tool.displayName);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return toolDisplayNames;
+}
+
+const policiesDialogAction: NonNullable<SlashCommand['action']> = async (
+  context,
+) => {
+  const { agentContext } = context.services;
+  const config = agentContext?.config;
+  if (!config) {
+    context.ui.addItem(
+      {
+        type: MessageType.ERROR,
+        text: 'Error: Config not available.',
+      },
+      Date.now(),
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const policyEngine = config.getPolicyEngine();
+  const allRules = policyEngine.getRules();
+
+  // Filter out built-in default policies — users only care about rules they
+  // (or their team / admin / extensions) configured.
+  const rules = allRules.filter(
+    (rule) => !rule.source?.startsWith('Default: '),
+  );
+
+  if (rules.length === 0) {
+    context.ui.addItem(
+      {
+        type: MessageType.INFO,
+        text: 'No custom policies configured.',
+      },
+      Date.now(),
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const toolDisplayNames = buildToolDisplayNames(rules, config);
+
+  return {
+    type: 'custom_dialog' as const,
+    component: (
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={rules}
+        toolDisplayNames={toolDisplayNames}
+        onClose={() => context.ui.removeComponent()}
+      />
+    ),
+  };
+};
+
+const listPoliciesCommand: SlashCommand = {
+  name: 'list',
+  description: 'List all active policies grouped by mode',
+  kind: CommandKind.BUILT_IN,
+  autoExecute: true,
+  action: policiesDialogAction,
+};
+
+export const policiesCommand: SlashCommand = {
+  name: 'policies',
+  description: 'Manage policies',
+  kind: CommandKind.BUILT_IN,
+  autoExecute: false,
+  action: policiesDialogAction,
+  subCommands: [listPoliciesCommand],
+};

packages/cli/src/ui/components/DetailedMessagesDisplay.test.tsx

@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ vi.mock('./shared/ScrollableList.js', () => ({
 
 describe('DetailedMessagesDisplay', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
-    vi.mocked(useConsoleMessages).mockReturnValue({
-      consoleMessages: [],
-      clearConsoleMessages: vi.fn(),
-    });
+    vi.mocked(useConsoleMessages).mockReturnValue([]);
   });
   it('renders nothing when messages are empty', async () => {
     const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
@@ -58,10 +55,7 @@ describe('DetailedMessagesDisplay', () => {
       { type: 'error', content: 'Error message', count: 1 },
       { type: 'debug', content: 'Debug message', count: 1 },
     ];
-    vi.mocked(useConsoleMessages).mockReturnValue({
-      consoleMessages: messages,
-      clearConsoleMessages: vi.fn(),
-    });
+    vi.mocked(useConsoleMessages).mockReturnValue(messages);
 
     const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
       <DetailedMessagesDisplay maxHeight={20} width={80} hasFocus={true} />,
@@ -79,10 +73,7 @@ describe('DetailedMessagesDisplay', () => {
     const messages: ConsoleMessageItem[] = [
       { type: 'error', content: 'Error message', count: 1 },
     ];
-    vi.mocked(useConsoleMessages).mockReturnValue({
-      consoleMessages: messages,
-      clearConsoleMessages: vi.fn(),
-    });
+    vi.mocked(useConsoleMessages).mockReturnValue(messages);
 
     const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
       <DetailedMessagesDisplay maxHeight={20} width={80} hasFocus={true} />,
@@ -98,10 +89,7 @@ describe('DetailedMessagesDisplay', () => {
     const messages: ConsoleMessageItem[] = [
       { type: 'error', content: 'Error message', count: 1 },
     ];
-    vi.mocked(useConsoleMessages).mockReturnValue({
-      consoleMessages: messages,
-      clearConsoleMessages: vi.fn(),
-    });
+    vi.mocked(useConsoleMessages).mockReturnValue(messages);
 
     const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
       <DetailedMessagesDisplay maxHeight={20} width={80} hasFocus={true} />,
@@ -117,10 +105,7 @@ describe('DetailedMessagesDisplay', () => {
     const messages: ConsoleMessageItem[] = [
       { type: 'log', content: 'Repeated message', count: 5 },
     ];
-    vi.mocked(useConsoleMessages).mockReturnValue({
-      consoleMessages: messages,
-      clearConsoleMessages: vi.fn(),
-    });
+    vi.mocked(useConsoleMessages).mockReturnValue(messages);
 
     const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
       <DetailedMessagesDisplay maxHeight={10} width={80} hasFocus={false} />,

packages/cli/src/ui/components/DetailedMessagesDisplay.tsx

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const DetailedMessagesDisplay: React.FC<
 > = ({ maxHeight, width, hasFocus }) => {
   const scrollableListRef = useRef<ScrollableListRef<ConsoleMessageItem>>(null);
 
-  const { consoleMessages } = useConsoleMessages();
+  const consoleMessages = useConsoleMessages();
   const config = useConfig();
 
   const messages = useMemo(() => {

packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.test.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import { renderWithProviders } from '../../test-utils/render.js';
 import { Footer } from './Footer.js';
 import { createMockSettings } from '../../test-utils/settings.js';
-import { type Config } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import {
+  type Config,
+  UserAccountManager,
+  AuthType,
+} from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
 // Normalize paths to POSIX slashes for stable cross-platform snapshots.
@@ -69,14 +73,17 @@ const defaultProps = {
   branchName: 'main',
 };
 
-const mockConfig = {
+const mockConfigPlain = {
   getTargetDir: () => defaultProps.targetDir,
   getDebugMode: () => false,
   getModel: () => defaultProps.model,
   getIdeMode: () => false,
   isTrustedFolder: () => true,
   getExtensionRegistryURI: () => undefined,
-} as unknown as Config;
+  getContentGeneratorConfig: () => ({ authType: undefined }),
+};
+
+const mockConfig = mockConfigPlain as unknown as Config;
 
 const mockSessionStats = {
   sessionId: 'test-session-id',
@@ -675,6 +682,75 @@ describe('<Footer />', () => {
   });
 
   describe('Footer Custom Items', () => {
+    it('renders auth item with email', async () => {
+      const authConfig = {
+        ...mockConfigPlain,
+        getContentGeneratorConfig: () => ({
+          authType: AuthType.LOGIN_WITH_GOOGLE,
+        }),
+      } as unknown as Config;
+      const getCachedAccountSpy = vi
+        .spyOn(UserAccountManager.prototype, 'getCachedGoogleAccount')
+        .mockReturnValue('test@example.com');
+
+      const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(<Footer />, {
+        config: authConfig,
+        width: 120,
+        uiState: {
+          currentModel: 'gemini-pro',
+          sessionStats: mockSessionStats,
+        },
+        settings: createMockSettings({
+          ui: {
+            footer: {
+              items: ['auth'],
+            },
+          },
+        }),
+      });
+
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('auth');
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('test@example.com');
+      unmount();
+      getCachedAccountSpy.mockRestore();
+    });
+
+    it('does NOT render auth item when showUserIdentity is false', async () => {
+      const authConfig = {
+        ...mockConfigPlain,
+        getContentGeneratorConfig: () => ({
+          authType: AuthType.LOGIN_WITH_GOOGLE,
+        }),
+      } as unknown as Config;
+      const getCachedAccountSpy = vi
+        .spyOn(UserAccountManager.prototype, 'getCachedGoogleAccount')
+        .mockReturnValue('test@example.com');
+
+      const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(<Footer />, {
+        config: authConfig,
+        width: 120,
+        uiState: {
+          currentModel: 'gemini-pro',
+          sessionStats: mockSessionStats,
+        },
+        settings: createMockSettings({
+          ui: {
+            showUserIdentity: false,
+            footer: {
+              items: ['workspace', 'auth'],
+            },
+          },
+        }),
+      });
+
+      const output = lastFrame();
+      expect(output).toContain('workspace');
+      expect(output).not.toContain('auth');
+      expect(output).not.toContain('test@example.com');
+      unmount();
+      getCachedAccountSpy.mockRestore();
+    });
+
     it('renders items in the specified order', async () => {
       const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(<Footer />, {
         config: mockConfig,

packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import type React from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import { theme } from '../semantic-colors.js';
 import {
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ import {
   tildeifyPath,
   getDisplayString,
   checkExhaustive,
+  AuthType,
+  UserAccountManager,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { ConsoleSummaryDisplay } from './ConsoleSummaryDisplay.js';
 import process from 'node:process';
@@ -183,6 +186,18 @@ export const Footer: React.FC<{ copyModeEnabled?: boolean }> = ({
   const settings = useSettings();
   const { vimEnabled, vimMode } = useVimMode();
 
+  const authType = config.getContentGeneratorConfig()?.authType;
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState<string | undefined>();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (authType) {
+      const userAccountManager = new UserAccountManager();
+      setEmail(userAccountManager.getCachedGoogleAccount() ?? undefined);
+    } else {
+      setEmail(undefined);
+    }
+  }, [authType]);
+
   if (copyModeEnabled) {
     return <Box height={1} />;
   }
@@ -221,6 +236,7 @@ export const Footer: React.FC<{ copyModeEnabled?: boolean }> = ({
     errorCount > 0 &&
     (isFullErrorVerbosity || debugMode || isDevelopment);
   const displayVimMode = vimEnabled ? vimMode : undefined;
+
   const items =
     settings.merged.ui.footer.items ??
     deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(settings.merged);
@@ -385,6 +401,25 @@ export const Footer: React.FC<{ copyModeEnabled?: boolean }> = ({
         );
         break;
       }
+      case 'auth': {
+        if (!settings.merged.ui.showUserIdentity) break;
+        if (!authType) break;
+        const displayStr =
+          authType === AuthType.LOGIN_WITH_GOOGLE
+            ? (email ?? 'google')
+            : authType;
+        addCol(
+          id,
+          header,
+          () => (
+            <Text color={itemColor} wrap="truncate-end">
+              {displayStr}
+            </Text>
+          ),
+          displayStr.length,
+        );
+        break;
+      }
       case 'code-changes': {
         const added = uiState.sessionStats.metrics.files.totalLinesAdded;
         const removed = uiState.sessionStats.metrics.files.totalLinesRemoved;

packages/cli/src/ui/components/FooterConfigDialog.test.tsx

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('<FooterConfigDialog />', () => {
     expect(lastFrame()).toContain('~/project/path');
 
     // Move focus down to 'code-changes' (which has colored elements)
-    for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
       act(() => {
         stdin.write('\u001b[B'); // Down arrow
       });

packages/cli/src/ui/components/FooterConfigDialog.tsx

@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ export const FooterConfigDialog: React.FC<FooterConfigDialogProps> = ({
           <Text color={getColor('code-changes', theme.status.error)}>-4</Text>
         </Box>
       ),
+      auth: <Text color={getColor('auth', itemColor)}>test@example.com</Text>,
       'token-count': (
         <Text color={getColor('token-count', itemColor)}>1.5k tokens</Text>
       ),

packages/cli/src/ui/components/ModelDialog.test.tsx

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   PREVIEW_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL,
   PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL,
   AuthType,
-  UserTierId,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import type { Config, ModelSlashCommandEvent } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ describe('<ModelDialog />', () => {
   const mockGetGemini31FlashLiteLaunchedSync = vi.fn();
   const mockGetProModelNoAccess = vi.fn();
   const mockGetProModelNoAccessSync = vi.fn();
-  const mockGetUserTier = vi.fn();
 
   interface MockConfig extends Partial<Config> {
     setModel: (model: string, isTemporary?: boolean) => void;
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ describe('<ModelDialog />', () => {
     getGemini31FlashLiteLaunchedSync: () => boolean;
     getProModelNoAccess: () => Promise<boolean>;
     getProModelNoAccessSync: () => boolean;
-    getUserTier: () => UserTierId | undefined;
   }
 
   const mockConfig: MockConfig = {
@@ -79,7 +76,6 @@ describe('<ModelDialog />', () => {
     getGemini31FlashLiteLaunchedSync: mockGetGemini31FlashLiteLaunchedSync,
     getProModelNoAccess: mockGetProModelNoAccess,
     getProModelNoAccessSync: mockGetProModelNoAccessSync,
-    getUserTier: mockGetUserTier,
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -90,7 +86,6 @@ describe('<ModelDialog />', () => {
     mockGetGemini31FlashLiteLaunchedSync.mockReturnValue(false);
     mockGetProModelNoAccess.mockResolvedValue(false);
     mockGetProModelNoAccessSync.mockReturnValue(false);
-    mockGetUserTier.mockReturnValue(UserTierId.STANDARD);
 
     // Default implementation for getDisplayString
     mockGetDisplayString.mockImplementation((val: string) => {
@@ -136,7 +131,6 @@ describe('<ModelDialog />', () => {
     mockGetProModelNoAccess.mockResolvedValue(true);
     mockGetHasAccessToPreviewModel.mockReturnValue(true);
     mockGetGemini31FlashLiteLaunchedSync.mockReturnValue(true);
-    mockGetUserTier.mockReturnValue(UserTierId.FREE);
     mockGetDisplayString.mockImplementation((val: string) => val);
 
     const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderComponent();
@@ -442,34 +436,11 @@ describe('<ModelDialog />', () => {
       unmount();
     });
 
-    it('hides Flash Lite Preview model for users with pro access', async () => {
-      mockGetProModelNoAccessSync.mockReturnValue(false);
-      mockGetProModelNoAccess.mockResolvedValue(false);
-      mockGetHasAccessToPreviewModel.mockReturnValue(true);
-      const { lastFrame, stdin, waitUntilReady, unmount } =
-        await renderComponent();
-
-      // Go to manual view
-      await act(async () => {
-        stdin.write('\u001B[B'); // Manual
-      });
-      await waitUntilReady();
-      await act(async () => {
-        stdin.write('\r');
-      });
-      await waitUntilReady();
-
-      const output = lastFrame();
-      expect(output).not.toContain(PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL);
-      unmount();
-    });
-
-    it('shows Flash Lite Preview model for free tier users', async () => {
+    it('shows Flash Lite Preview model regardless of tier when flag is enabled', async () => {
       mockGetProModelNoAccessSync.mockReturnValue(false);
       mockGetProModelNoAccess.mockResolvedValue(false);
       mockGetHasAccessToPreviewModel.mockReturnValue(true);
       mockGetGemini31FlashLiteLaunchedSync.mockReturnValue(true);
-      mockGetUserTier.mockReturnValue(UserTierId.FREE);
       const { lastFrame, stdin, waitUntilReady, unmount } =
         await renderComponent();
 

packages/cli/src/ui/components/ModelDialog.tsx

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import {
   AuthType,
   PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_CUSTOM_TOOLS_MODEL,
   isProModel,
-  UserTierId,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { useKeypress } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 import { theme } from '../semantic-colors.js';
@@ -190,7 +189,6 @@ export function ModelDialog({ onClose }: ModelDialogProps): React.JSX.Element {
   }, [config, shouldShowPreviewModels, manualModelSelected, useGemini31]);
 
   const manualOptions = useMemo(() => {
-    const isFreeTier = config?.getUserTier() === UserTierId.FREE;
     // --- DYNAMIC PATH ---
     if (
       config?.getExperimentalDynamicModelConfiguration?.() === true &&
@@ -207,9 +205,6 @@ export function ModelDialog({ onClose }: ModelDialogProps): React.JSX.Element {
           if (m.tier === 'auto') return false;
           // Pro models are shown for users with pro access
           if (!hasAccessToProModel && m.tier === 'pro') return false;
-          // 3.1 Preview Flash-lite is only available on free tier
-          if (m.tier === 'flash-lite' && m.isPreview && !isFreeTier)
-            return false;
 
           // Flag Guard: Versioned models only show if their flag is active.
           if (id === PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_MODEL && !useGemini31) return false;
@@ -292,7 +287,7 @@ export function ModelDialog({ onClose }: ModelDialogProps): React.JSX.Element {
         },
       ];
 
-      if (isFreeTier && useGemini31FlashLite) {
+      if (useGemini31FlashLite) {
         previewOptions.push({
           value: PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL,
           title: getDisplayString(PREVIEW_GEMINI_3_1_FLASH_LITE_MODEL),

packages/cli/src/ui/components/PoliciesDialog.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,374 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { act } from 'react';
+import { renderWithProviders } from '../../test-utils/render.js';
+import { waitFor } from '../../test-utils/async.js';
+import { PoliciesDialog } from './PoliciesDialog.js';
+import { PolicyDecision } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import type { PolicyRule } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+
+function makeRule(
+  overrides: Partial<PolicyRule> & { decision: PolicyDecision },
+): PolicyRule {
+  return {
+    toolName: undefined,
+    priority: 0,
+    source: undefined,
+    argsPattern: undefined,
+    constraintDisplay: undefined,
+    ...overrides,
+  } as PolicyRule;
+}
+
+// Realistic user/workspace/extension policies (default rules are filtered
+// out before reaching the dialog — see policiesCommand.ts).
+const ALLOW_RULES: PolicyRule[] = [
+  makeRule({
+    decision: PolicyDecision.ALLOW,
+    toolName: 'run_shell_command',
+    priority: 4.1,
+    source: 'User: allowed-tools.toml',
+    constraintDisplay: 'git show*',
+  }),
+  makeRule({
+    decision: PolicyDecision.ALLOW,
+    toolName: 'run_shell_command',
+    priority: 4.1,
+    source: 'User: allowed-tools.toml',
+    constraintDisplay: 'git diff*',
+  }),
+  makeRule({
+    decision: PolicyDecision.ALLOW,
+    toolName: 'run_shell_command',
+    priority: 4.0,
+    source: 'Workspace: .gemini/settings.json',
+    constraintDisplay: 'npm test*',
+  }),
+];
+
+const ASK_RULES: PolicyRule[] = [
+  makeRule({
+    decision: PolicyDecision.ASK_USER,
+    toolName: 'write_file',
+    priority: 3,
+    source: 'Workspace: .gemini/policies/write-guard.toml',
+  }),
+  makeRule({
+    decision: PolicyDecision.ASK_USER,
+    toolName: 'run_shell_command',
+    priority: 2,
+    source: 'Workspace: .gemini/policies/shell.toml',
+  }),
+];
+
+const DENY_RULES: PolicyRule[] = [
+  makeRule({
+    decision: PolicyDecision.DENY,
+    toolName: 'run_shell_command',
+    priority: 10,
+    source: 'Admin: admin-policies.toml',
+    constraintDisplay: 'rm -rf*',
+  }),
+];
+
+const ALL_RULES = [...ALLOW_RULES, ...ASK_RULES, ...DENY_RULES];
+
+const TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES = new Map([
+  ['run_shell_command', 'Shell'],
+  ['write_file', 'WriteFile'],
+]);
+
+describe('PoliciesDialog', () => {
+  let onClose: () => void;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    onClose = vi.fn();
+  });
+
+  it('renders with Allow tab active by default', async () => {
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={ALL_RULES}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+    expect(output).toContain('Policies');
+    expect(output).toContain('Allow');
+    // Should show resolved display names, not internal names
+    expect(output).toContain('Shell');
+    expect(output).not.toContain('run_shell_command');
+  });
+
+  it('shows formatted shell command constraints', async () => {
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={ALL_RULES}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('git show*');
+    expect(output).toContain('git diff*');
+    expect(output).toContain('npm test*');
+  });
+
+  it('displays policy source on each item', async () => {
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={ALL_RULES}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('User: allowed-tools.toml');
+    expect(output).toContain('Workspace: .gemini/settings.json');
+  });
+
+  it('displays correct count for Allow tab', async () => {
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={ALL_RULES}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('3 Allow policies');
+  });
+
+  it('switches to Ask tab with right arrow', async () => {
+    const { stdin, lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={ALL_RULES}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+
+    act(() => {
+      stdin.write('\x1B[C'); // Right arrow
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const output = lastFrame();
+      expect(output).toContain('WriteFile');
+      expect(output).toContain('2 Ask policies');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('switches to Deny tab and shows deny rules', async () => {
+    const { stdin, lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={ALL_RULES}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+
+    // Right arrow twice: Allow → Ask → Deny
+    act(() => {
+      stdin.write('\x1B[C');
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      stdin.write('\x1B[C');
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const output = lastFrame();
+      expect(output).toContain('rm -rf*');
+      expect(output).toContain('Admin: admin-policies.toml');
+      expect(output).toContain('1 Deny policy');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('wraps tabs with left arrow from first tab', async () => {
+    const { stdin, lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={ALL_RULES}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+
+    // Left from Allow wraps to Deny
+    act(() => {
+      stdin.write('\x1B[D');
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('1 Deny policy');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('shows empty state when a tab has no rules', async () => {
+    // Only allow rules — Ask and Deny tabs will be empty
+    const { stdin, lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={ALLOW_RULES}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+
+    // Navigate to Ask tab
+    act(() => {
+      stdin.write('\x1B[C');
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('No ask policies.');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('navigates list items with up/down arrows', async () => {
+    const { stdin, lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={ALL_RULES}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    // First item is active (highest priority first)
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('●');
+
+    // Move down
+    act(() => {
+      stdin.write('\x1B[B');
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      // Active indicator should still be present on a different item
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('●');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('closes on Escape when search is empty', async () => {
+    const { stdin } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={ALL_RULES}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    act(() => {
+      stdin.write('\x1B');
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('shows "all tools" for wildcard rules (no toolName)', async () => {
+    const wildcardRule = makeRule({
+      decision: PolicyDecision.ALLOW,
+      priority: 1,
+      source: 'Workspace: .gemini/policies/global.toml',
+    });
+
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={[wildcardRule]}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('all tools');
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to internal name for unmapped tools (e.g. MCP)', async () => {
+    const mcpRule = makeRule({
+      decision: PolicyDecision.ALLOW,
+      toolName: 'mcp_my-server_search',
+      priority: 5,
+      source: 'User: mcp-policies.toml',
+    });
+
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={[mcpRule]}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    // No display name mapping exists, so internal name is shown
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('mcp_my-server_search');
+  });
+
+  it('renders with no rules at all (empty allow tab)', async () => {
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={[]}
+        toolDisplayNames={new Map()}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('No allow policies.');
+  });
+
+  it('sorts rules by priority descending within a tab', async () => {
+    // All three allow rules have priorities 4.1, 4.1, 4.0
+    // The 4.1 rules (git show, git diff) should appear before 4.0 (npm test)
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <PoliciesDialog
+        rules={ALL_RULES}
+        toolDisplayNames={TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES}
+        onClose={onClose}
+      />,
+      { width: 80 },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    const gitShowIdx = output.indexOf('git show*');
+    const npmTestIdx = output.indexOf('npm test*');
+    expect(gitShowIdx).toBeLessThan(npmTestIdx);
+  });
+});

packages/cli/src/ui/components/PoliciesDialog.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,468 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import type React from 'react';
+import { useState, useMemo, useEffect, useCallback, useReducer } from 'react';
+import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
+import { AsyncFzf, type FzfResultItem } from 'fzf';
+import { PolicyDecision, type PolicyRule } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import { theme } from '../semantic-colors.js';
+import { useKeypress, type Key } from '../hooks/useKeypress.js';
+import { useSearchBuffer } from '../hooks/useSearchBuffer.js';
+import { TextInput } from './shared/TextInput.js';
+import { TabHeader, type Tab } from './shared/TabHeader.js';
+import { Command } from '../key/keyMatchers.js';
+import { useKeyMatchers } from '../hooks/useKeyMatchers.js';
+import {
+  buildPolicyListItems,
+  type PolicyListItem,
+} from '../utils/policyUtils.js';
+import { useUIState } from '../contexts/UIStateContext.js';
+import { isNarrowWidth } from '../utils/isNarrowWidth.js';
+
+const ITEM_HEIGHT = 2;
+
+interface NavigationState {
+  activeTabIndex: number;
+  activeIndex: number;
+  scrollOffset: number;
+}
+
+type NavigationAction =
+  | { type: 'MOVE_UP'; maxItemsToShow: number }
+  | { type: 'MOVE_DOWN'; maxItemsToShow: number; totalItems: number }
+  | { type: 'CYCLE_TAB'; direction: number; numTabs: number }
+  | { type: 'RESET_SCROLL' };
+
+function navigationReducer(
+  state: NavigationState,
+  action: NavigationAction,
+): NavigationState {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case 'MOVE_UP': {
+      if (state.activeIndex <= 0) return state;
+      const nextIndex = state.activeIndex - 1;
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        activeIndex: nextIndex,
+        scrollOffset:
+          nextIndex < state.scrollOffset ? nextIndex : state.scrollOffset,
+      };
+    }
+    case 'MOVE_DOWN': {
+      if (state.activeIndex >= action.totalItems - 1) return state;
+      const nextIndex = state.activeIndex + 1;
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        activeIndex: nextIndex,
+        scrollOffset:
+          nextIndex >= state.scrollOffset + action.maxItemsToShow
+            ? nextIndex - action.maxItemsToShow + 1
+            : state.scrollOffset,
+      };
+    }
+    case 'CYCLE_TAB': {
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        activeTabIndex:
+          (state.activeTabIndex + action.direction + action.numTabs) %
+          action.numTabs,
+        activeIndex: 0,
+        scrollOffset: 0,
+      };
+    }
+    case 'RESET_SCROLL': {
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        activeIndex: 0,
+        scrollOffset: 0,
+      };
+    }
+    default:
+      return state;
+  }
+}
+
+interface PoliciesDialogProps {
+  rules: readonly PolicyRule[];
+  toolDisplayNames: Map<string, string>;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+const TABS = [
+  {
+    decision: PolicyDecision.ALLOW,
+    label: 'Allow',
+    description: 'Tools that run automatically without confirmation.',
+  },
+  {
+    decision: PolicyDecision.ASK_USER,
+    label: 'Ask',
+    description: 'Tools that require your approval before running.',
+  },
+  {
+    decision: PolicyDecision.DENY,
+    label: 'Deny',
+    description: 'Tools that are blocked from running.',
+  },
+] as const;
+
+export function PoliciesDialog({
+  rules,
+  toolDisplayNames,
+  onClose,
+}: PoliciesDialogProps): React.JSX.Element {
+  const keyMatchers = useKeyMatchers();
+  const { terminalHeight, terminalWidth, staticExtraHeight, constrainHeight } =
+    useUIState();
+
+  const [{ activeTabIndex, activeIndex, scrollOffset }, dispatch] = useReducer(
+    navigationReducer,
+    { activeTabIndex: 0, activeIndex: 0, scrollOffset: 0 },
+  );
+  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
+  const [filteredItems, setFilteredItems] = useState<PolicyListItem[] | null>(
+    null,
+  );
+
+  const activeTab = TABS[activeTabIndex];
+
+  // Compute available height independently of the dialog's own rendered height
+  // to break the circular dependency (dialog height -> controlsHeight ->
+  // availableTerminalHeight -> dialog height).
+  const dialogAvailableHeight = constrainHeight
+    ? terminalHeight - staticExtraHeight
+    : undefined;
+
+  const { effectiveMaxItemsToShow, showTabDescription, showHelpText } =
+    useMemo(() => {
+      if (!dialogAvailableHeight) {
+        return {
+          effectiveMaxItemsToShow: 8,
+          showTabDescription: true,
+          showHelpText: true,
+        };
+      }
+
+      // On small terminals (< 20 lines), hide tab description and help text
+      // to reclaim 2 lines for content.
+      const tight = dialogAvailableHeight < 20;
+      const showDesc = !tight;
+      const showHelp = !tight;
+
+      // Fixed layout lines (full):
+      // 2 (border) + 2 (padding) + 1 (title/tabs) + 1 (tab description) +
+      // 3 (search) + 1 (list margin) + 2 (arrows) + 1 (footer margin) +
+      // 1 (count text) + 1 (help text) = 15
+      // When hiding tab description and help text: 13
+      let staticHeight = 13; // base without optional elements
+      if (showDesc) staticHeight += 1;
+      if (showHelp) staticHeight += 1;
+
+      const availableForItems = dialogAvailableHeight - staticHeight;
+      const maxItems = Math.max(1, Math.floor(availableForItems / ITEM_HEIGHT));
+
+      return {
+        effectiveMaxItemsToShow: maxItems,
+        showTabDescription: showDesc,
+        showHelpText: showHelp,
+      };
+    }, [dialogAvailableHeight]);
+
+  // Build items for all tabs
+  const itemsByDecision = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<PolicyDecision, PolicyListItem[]>();
+    for (const tab of TABS) {
+      map.set(
+        tab.decision,
+        buildPolicyListItems(rules, toolDisplayNames, tab.decision),
+      );
+    }
+    return map;
+  }, [rules, toolDisplayNames]);
+
+  // Build tab headers with optional counts
+  const showTabCounts = !isNarrowWidth(terminalWidth);
+  const policyTabs: Tab[] = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      TABS.map((tab) => {
+        const count = itemsByDecision.get(tab.decision)?.length ?? 0;
+        return {
+          key: tab.decision,
+          header: showTabCounts ? `${tab.label} (${count})` : tab.label,
+        };
+      }),
+    [itemsByDecision, showTabCounts],
+  );
+
+  // Get total count for current tab (unfiltered)
+  const allTabItems = itemsByDecision.get(activeTab.decision) ?? [];
+
+  // Build fzf instance per tab
+  const fzfInstances = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<PolicyDecision, AsyncFzf<PolicyListItem[]>>();
+    for (const tab of TABS) {
+      const items = itemsByDecision.get(tab.decision) ?? [];
+      map.set(
+        tab.decision,
+        new AsyncFzf(items, {
+          selector: (item: PolicyListItem) => item.searchText,
+          fuzzy: 'v2',
+          casing: 'case-insensitive',
+        }),
+      );
+    }
+    return map;
+  }, [itemsByDecision]);
+
+  // Perform search when query or tab changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let active = true;
+    if (!searchQuery.trim()) {
+      setFilteredItems(null);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const fzf = fzfInstances.get(activeTab.decision);
+    if (!fzf) return;
+
+    const doSearch = async () => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
+      const results = await fzf.find(searchQuery);
+      if (!active) return;
+      const matched: PolicyListItem[] = [];
+      results.forEach((r: FzfResultItem<PolicyListItem>) => {
+        matched.push(r.item);
+      });
+      setFilteredItems(matched);
+    };
+
+    void doSearch();
+    return () => {
+      active = false;
+    };
+  }, [searchQuery, activeTab.decision, fzfInstances]);
+
+  // Items to display (filtered or all)
+  const displayItems = filteredItems ?? allTabItems;
+
+  // Reset scroll when filtered items change
+  useEffect(() => {
+    dispatch({ type: 'RESET_SCROLL' });
+  }, [filteredItems]);
+
+  // Search buffer
+  const searchBuffer = useSearchBuffer({
+    initialText: '',
+    onChange: useCallback((text: string) => {
+      setSearchQuery(text);
+    }, []),
+  });
+
+  // Visible items
+  const visibleItems = displayItems.slice(
+    scrollOffset,
+    scrollOffset + effectiveMaxItemsToShow,
+  );
+  const hasOverflow = displayItems.length > effectiveMaxItemsToShow;
+
+  // Fixed height for the list area to prevent layout jumpiness in alternate
+  // buffer mode. Each item is ITEM_HEIGHT lines, plus 2 for scroll arrows.
+  const listAreaHeight = effectiveMaxItemsToShow * ITEM_HEIGHT + 2;
+
+  // Keyboard handling
+  useKeypress(
+    (key: Key) => {
+      // Tab cycling with left/right arrows or Tab
+      if (
+        keyMatchers[Command.MOVE_LEFT](key) ||
+        keyMatchers[Command.MOVE_RIGHT](key) ||
+        key.name === 'tab'
+      ) {
+        const direction =
+          keyMatchers[Command.MOVE_LEFT](key) ||
+          (key.name === 'tab' && key.shift)
+            ? -1
+            : 1;
+        dispatch({ type: 'CYCLE_TAB', direction, numTabs: TABS.length });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Up/Down navigation (no wrap-around)
+      if (keyMatchers[Command.DIALOG_NAVIGATION_UP](key)) {
+        dispatch({ type: 'MOVE_UP', maxItemsToShow: effectiveMaxItemsToShow });
+        return;
+      }
+      if (keyMatchers[Command.DIALOG_NAVIGATION_DOWN](key)) {
+        dispatch({
+          type: 'MOVE_DOWN',
+          maxItemsToShow: effectiveMaxItemsToShow,
+          totalItems: displayItems.length,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Escape - clear search first, then close
+      if (keyMatchers[Command.ESCAPE](key)) {
+        if (searchQuery) {
+          searchBuffer.setText('');
+        } else {
+          onClose();
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Don't intercept other key matchers
+    },
+    { isActive: true, priority: true },
+  );
+
+  // Tab label
+  const tabLabel = activeTab.label.toLowerCase();
+  const filteredCount = displayItems.length;
+  const totalCount = allTabItems.length;
+  const countText =
+    filteredItems !== null
+      ? `${filteredCount} of ${totalCount} ${activeTab.label} policies`
+      : `${totalCount} ${activeTab.label} ${totalCount === 1 ? 'policy' : 'policies'}`;
+
+  return (
+    <Box
+      borderStyle="round"
+      borderColor={theme.border.default}
+      flexDirection="column"
+      padding={1}
+      width="100%"
+    >
+      {/* Title & Tabs */}
+      <Box marginX={1} flexDirection="row">
+        <Text bold>Policies: </Text>
+        <TabHeader
+          tabs={policyTabs}
+          currentIndex={activeTabIndex}
+          showStatusIcons={false}
+        />
+      </Box>
+
+      {/* Tab description */}
+      {showTabDescription && (
+        <Box marginX={1}>
+          <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>{activeTab.description}</Text>
+        </Box>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Search box */}
+      <Box
+        borderStyle="round"
+        borderColor={theme.ui.focus}
+        paddingX={1}
+        height={3}
+      >
+        <TextInput
+          focus={true}
+          buffer={searchBuffer}
+          placeholder="Search to filter..."
+        />
+      </Box>
+
+      {/* List — fixed height to prevent jumpiness in alternate buffer */}
+      <Box flexDirection="column" marginTop={1} height={listAreaHeight}>
+        <Box marginX={1}>
+          <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>
+            {hasOverflow && scrollOffset > 0 ? '▲' : ' '}
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+        {displayItems.length === 0 ? (
+          <Box marginX={1} flexDirection="column">
+            <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>
+              {searchQuery ? 'No policies match.' : `No ${tabLabel} policies.`}
+            </Text>
+            {!searchQuery && (
+              <Text wrap="wrap">
+                Learn more:{' '}
+                <Text color={theme.text.link}>
+                  https://geminicli.com/docs/reference/policy-engine/
+                </Text>
+              </Text>
+            )}
+          </Box>
+        ) : (
+          visibleItems.map((item, idx) => {
+            const globalIndex = idx + scrollOffset;
+            const isActive = activeIndex === globalIndex;
+
+            // Line 1: Display name with optional constraint
+            // e.g. "Shell(git diff*)" or "all tools"
+            const toolPart =
+              item.toolDisplayName === 'all tools' ? (
+                <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>all tools</Text>
+              ) : (
+                <Text>
+                  {item.toolDisplayName}
+                  {item.constraint !== undefined && (
+                    <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>
+                      ({item.constraint})
+                    </Text>
+                  )}
+                </Text>
+              );
+
+            return (
+              <Box
+                key={item.key}
+                marginX={1}
+                flexDirection="row"
+                alignItems="flex-start"
+                backgroundColor={isActive ? theme.background.focus : undefined}
+              >
+                <Box minWidth={2} flexShrink={0}>
+                  <Text
+                    color={isActive ? theme.ui.focus : theme.text.secondary}
+                  >
+                    {isActive ? '●' : ''}
+                  </Text>
+                </Box>
+                <Box flexDirection="column" minWidth={0}>
+                  <Text
+                    color={isActive ? theme.ui.focus : theme.text.primary}
+                    wrap="truncate"
+                  >
+                    {toolPart}
+                  </Text>
+                  {item.source && (
+                    <Text color={theme.text.secondary} wrap="truncate">
+                      {item.source}
+                    </Text>
+                  )}
+                </Box>
+              </Box>
+            );
+          })
+        )}
+        <Box marginX={1} marginTop={0}>
+          <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>
+            {hasOverflow &&
+            scrollOffset + effectiveMaxItemsToShow < displayItems.length
+              ? '▼'
+              : ' '}
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+      </Box>
+
+      {/* Footer */}
+      <Box marginX={1} marginTop={1}>
+        <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>{countText}</Text>
+      </Box>
+      {showHelpText && (
+        <Box marginX={1}>
+          <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>
+            (Use ↑↓ to navigate, ←/→ or Tab to cycle, Esc to close)
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+      )}
+    </Box>
+  );
+}

packages/cli/src/ui/components/StatusRow.test.tsx

@@ -142,38 +142,4 @@ describe('<StatusRow />', () => {
     await waitUntilReady();
     expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Tip: Test Tip');
   });
-
-  it('renders buffer toggle hint when showIsAlternateBufferHint is true', async () => {
-    (useComposerStatus as Mock).mockReturnValue({
-      isInteractiveShellWaiting: false,
-      showLoadingIndicator: false,
-      showTips: false,
-      showWit: false,
-      modeContentObj: null,
-      showMinimalContext: false,
-    });
-
-    const uiState: Partial<UIState> = {
-      ...defaultUiState,
-      showIsAlternateBufferHint: true,
-    };
-
-    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
-      <StatusRow
-        showUiDetails={false}
-        isNarrow={false}
-        terminalWidth={100}
-        hideContextSummary={false}
-        hideUiDetailsForSuggestions={false}
-        hasPendingActionRequired={false}
-      />,
-      {
-        width: 100,
-        uiState,
-      },
-    );
-
-    await waitUntilReady();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('[Alt+T] Switch to Full Screen');
-  });
 });

packages/cli/src/ui/components/StatusRow.tsx

@@ -206,12 +206,7 @@ export const StatusRow: React.FC<StatusRowProps> = ({
       return uiState.currentTip;
     }
 
-    // 2. Buffer Toggle Hint
-    if (uiState.showIsAlternateBufferHint) {
-      return '[Alt+T] Switch to Full Screen';
-    }
-
-    // 3. Shortcut Hint (Fallback)
+    // 2. Shortcut Hint (Fallback)
     if (
       settings.merged.ui.showShortcutsHint &&
       !hideUiDetailsForSuggestions &&

packages/cli/src/ui/components/UserIdentity.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import type React from 'react';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useMemo, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import { theme } from '../semantic-colors.js';
 import {
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ interface UserIdentityProps {
 
 export const UserIdentity: React.FC<UserIdentityProps> = ({ config }) => {
   const authType = config.getContentGeneratorConfig()?.authType;
-  const email = useMemo(() => {
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState<string | undefined>();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
     if (authType) {
       const userAccountManager = new UserAccountManager();
-      return userAccountManager.getCachedGoogleAccount() ?? undefined;
+      setEmail(userAccountManager.getCachedGoogleAccount() ?? undefined);
+    } else {
+      setEmail(undefined);
     }
-    return undefined;
   }, [authType]);
 
   const tierName = useMemo(

packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/AlternateBufferQuittingDisplay.test.tsx.snap

@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ Tips for getting started:
 │ ✓  tool1 Description for tool 1                                          │
 │                                                                          │
 ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+
 ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ✓  tool2 Description for tool 2                                          │
 │                                                                          │
 ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+
 ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ o  tool3 Description for tool 3                                          │
 │                                                                          │
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ Tips for getting started:
 │ ✓  tool1 Description for tool 1                                          │
 │                                                                          │
 ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+
 ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ✓  tool2 Description for tool 2                                          │
 │                                                                          │

packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/FooterConfigDialog--FooterConfigDialog-highlights-the-active-item-in-the-preview.snap.svg

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="920" height="700" viewBox="0 0 920 700">
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="920" height="734" viewBox="0 0 920 734">
   <style>
     text { font-family: Consolas, "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 14px; dominant-baseline: text-before-edge; white-space: pre; }
   </style>
-  <rect width="920" height="700" fill="#000000" />
+  <rect width="920" height="734" fill="#000000" />
   <g transform="translate(10, 10)">
     <text x="0" y="2" fill="#333333" textLength="900" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮</text>
     <text x="0" y="19" fill="#333333" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">│</text>
@@ -74,85 +74,92 @@
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-    <rect x="72" y="374" width="117" height="17" fill="#001a00" />
-    <text x="72" y="376" fill="#00cd00" textLength="117" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs"> code-changes</text>
-    <rect x="189" y="374" width="684" height="17" fill="#001a00" />
+    <text x="45" y="376" fill="#afafaf" textLength="27" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">[ ]</text>
+    <text x="72" y="376" fill="#ffffff" textLength="45" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs"> auth</text>
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-    <rect x="558" y="391" width="315" height="17" fill="#001a00" />
+    <text x="45" y="393" fill="#afafaf" textLength="252" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs"> Current authentication info</text>
     <text x="891" y="393" fill="#333333" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">│</text>
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+    <rect x="27" y="408" width="9" height="17" fill="#001a00" />
+    <text x="27" y="410" fill="#00cd00" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">&gt;</text>
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+    <rect x="45" y="408" width="27" height="17" fill="#001a00" />
+    <text x="45" y="410" fill="#d7ffd7" textLength="27" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">[✓]</text>
+    <rect x="72" y="408" width="117" height="17" fill="#001a00" />
+    <text x="72" y="410" fill="#00cd00" textLength="117" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs"> code-changes</text>
+    <rect x="189" y="408" width="684" height="17" fill="#001a00" />
     <text x="891" y="410" fill="#333333" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">│</text>
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-    <text x="45" y="427" fill="#afafaf" textLength="495" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs"> Total tokens used in the session (not shown when zero)</text>
+    <rect x="27" y="425" width="18" height="17" fill="#001a00" />
+    <rect x="45" y="425" width="513" height="17" fill="#001a00" />
+    <text x="45" y="427" fill="#afafaf" textLength="513" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs"> Lines added/removed in the session (not shown when zero)</text>
+    <rect x="558" y="425" width="315" height="17" fill="#001a00" />
     <text x="891" y="427" fill="#333333" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">│</text>
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-    <text x="72" y="444" fill="#ffffff" textLength="171" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs"> Show footer labels</text>
+    <text x="45" y="444" fill="#afafaf" textLength="27" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">[ ]</text>
+    <text x="72" y="444" fill="#ffffff" textLength="108" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs"> token-count</text>
     <text x="891" y="444" fill="#333333" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">│</text>
     <text x="0" y="461" fill="#333333" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">│</text>
+    <text x="45" y="461" fill="#afafaf" textLength="495" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs"> Total tokens used in the session (not shown when zero)</text>
     <text x="891" y="461" fill="#333333" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">│</text>
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+    <text x="72" y="478" fill="#ffffff" textLength="171" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs"> Show footer labels</text>
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+    <text x="45" y="512" fill="#ffffff" textLength="207" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">Reset to default footer</text>
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packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/FooterConfigDialog--FooterConfigDialog-renders-correctly-with-default-settings.snap.svg

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
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packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/FooterConfigDialog.test.tsx.snap

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ exports[`<FooterConfigDialog /> > highlights the active item in the preview 1`]
 │     Memory used by the application                                                               │
 │    [ ] session-id                                                                                │
 │     Unique identifier for the current session                                                    │
+│    [ ] auth                                                                                      │
+│     Current authentication info                                                                  │
 │  > [✓] code-changes                                                                              │
 │     Lines added/removed in the session (not shown when zero)                                     │
 │    [ ] token-count                                                                               │
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ exports[`<FooterConfigDialog /> > renders correctly with default settings 1`] =
 │     Memory used by the application                                                               │
 │    [ ] session-id                                                                                │
 │     Unique identifier for the current session                                                    │
+│    [ ] auth                                                                                      │
+│     Current authentication info                                                                  │
 │    [ ] code-changes                                                                              │
 │     Lines added/removed in the session (not shown when zero)                                     │
 │    [ ] token-count                                                                               │
@@ -110,6 +114,8 @@ exports[`<FooterConfigDialog /> > renders correctly with default settings 2`] =
 │     Memory used by the application                                                               │
 │    [ ] session-id                                                                                │
 │     Unique identifier for the current session                                                    │
+│    [ ] auth                                                                                      │
+│     Current authentication info                                                                  │
 │    [ ] code-changes                                                                              │
 │     Lines added/removed in the session (not shown when zero)                                     │
 │    [ ] token-count                                                                               │
@@ -153,6 +159,8 @@ exports[`<FooterConfigDialog /> > updates the preview when Show footer labels is
 │     Memory used by the application                                                               │
 │    [ ] session-id                                                                                │
 │     Unique identifier for the current session                                                    │
+│    [ ] auth                                                                                      │
+│     Current authentication info                                                                  │
 │    [ ] code-changes                                                                              │
 │     Lines added/removed in the session (not shown when zero)                                     │
 │    [ ] token-count                                                                               │

packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/MainContent.test.tsx.snap

@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ AppHeader(full)
 ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ⊶  Shell Command Running a long command...                                                   │
 │                                                                                              │
-│ Line 10                                                                                      │
 │ Line 11                                                                                      │
 │ Line 12                                                                                      │
 │ Line 13                                                                                      │
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-│ Line 15                                                                                    █ │
+│ Line 15                                                                                      │
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@@ -27,12 +26,11 @@ AppHeader(full)
 ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ⊶  Shell Command Running a long command...                                                   │
 │                                                                                              │
-│ Line 10                                                                                      │
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@@ -47,8 +45,7 @@ exports[`MainContent > MainContent Tool Output Height Logic > 'Normal mode - Con
 ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ⊶  Shell Command Running a long command...                                                   │
 │                                                                                              │
-│ ... first 10 lines hidden (Ctrl+O to show) ...                                               │
-│ Line 11                                                                                      │
+│ ... first 11 lines hidden (Ctrl+O to show) ...                                               │
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packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/PoliciesDialog.test.tsx.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
+
+exports[`PoliciesDialog > renders with Allow tab active by default 1`] = `
+"╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+│                                                                              │
+│  Policies: ← Allow (3) │ Ask (2) │ Deny (1) →                                │
+│                                                                              │
+│  Tools that run automatically without confirmation.                          │
+│ ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ │
+│ │ Search to filter...                                                      │ │
+│ ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯ │
+│                                                                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│  ● Shell(git show*)                                                          │
+│    User: allowed-tools.toml                                                  │
+│    Shell(git diff*)                                                          │
+│    User: allowed-tools.toml                                                  │
+│    Shell(npm test*)                                                          │
+│    Workspace: .gemini/settings.json                                          │
+│                                                                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│                                                                              │
+│  3 Allow policies                                                            │
+│  (Use ↑↓ to navigate, ←/→ or Tab to cycle, Esc to close)                     │
+│                                                                              │
+╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+"
+`;

packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/SettingsDialog-SettingsDialog-Initial-Rendering-should-render-settings-list-with-visual-indicators.snap.svg

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packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/SettingsDialog-SettingsDialog-Snapshot-Tests-should-render-various-boolean-settings-enabled-correctly.snap.svg

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packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/SettingsDialog.test.tsx.snap

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Initial Rendering > should render settings list with v
 │    Enable Notifications                                                                   false  │
 │    Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion.            │
 │                                                                                                  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode                                                                        true  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.                                        │
+│                                                                                                  │
 │    Plan Directory                                                                     undefined  │
 │    The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults t…              │
 │                                                                                                  │
@@ -31,9 +34,6 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Initial Rendering > should render settings list with v
 │    Retry Fetch Errors                                                                      true  │
 │    Retry on "exception TypeError: fetch failed sending request" errors.                          │
 │                                                                                                  │
-│    Max Chat Model Attempts                                                                   10  │
-│    Maximum number of attempts for requests to the main chat model. Cannot exceed 10.             │
-│                                                                                                  │
 │  ▼                                                                                               │
 │                                                                                                  │
 │    Apply To                                                                                      │
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'accessibility settings
 │    Enable Notifications                                                                   false  │
 │    Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion.            │
 │                                                                                                  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode                                                                        true  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.                                        │
+│                                                                                                  │
 │    Plan Directory                                                                     undefined  │
 │    The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults t…              │
 │                                                                                                  │
@@ -77,9 +80,6 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'accessibility settings
 │    Retry Fetch Errors                                                                      true  │
 │    Retry on "exception TypeError: fetch failed sending request" errors.                          │
 │                                                                                                  │
-│    Max Chat Model Attempts                                                                   10  │
-│    Maximum number of attempts for requests to the main chat model. Cannot exceed 10.             │
-│                                                                                                  │
 │  ▼                                                                                               │
 │                                                                                                  │
 │    Apply To                                                                                      │
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'all boolean settings d
 │    Enable Notifications                                                                   false  │
 │    Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion.            │
 │                                                                                                  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode                                                                        true  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.                                        │
+│                                                                                                  │
 │    Plan Directory                                                                     undefined  │
 │    The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults t…              │
 │                                                                                                  │
@@ -123,9 +126,6 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'all boolean settings d
 │    Retry Fetch Errors                                                                      true  │
 │    Retry on "exception TypeError: fetch failed sending request" errors.                          │
 │                                                                                                  │
-│    Max Chat Model Attempts                                                                   10  │
-│    Maximum number of attempts for requests to the main chat model. Cannot exceed 10.             │
-│                                                                                                  │
 │  ▼                                                                                               │
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 │    Apply To                                                                                      │
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'default state' correct
 │    Enable Notifications                                                                   false  │
 │    Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion.            │
 │                                                                                                  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode                                                                        true  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.                                        │
+│                                                                                                  │
 │    Plan Directory                                                                     undefined  │
 │    The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults t…              │
 │                                                                                                  │
@@ -169,9 +172,6 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'default state' correct
 │    Retry Fetch Errors                                                                      true  │
 │    Retry on "exception TypeError: fetch failed sending request" errors.                          │
 │                                                                                                  │
-│    Max Chat Model Attempts                                                                   10  │
-│    Maximum number of attempts for requests to the main chat model. Cannot exceed 10.             │
-│                                                                                                  │
 │  ▼                                                                                               │
 │                                                                                                  │
 │    Apply To                                                                                      │
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'file filtering setting
 │    Enable Notifications                                                                   false  │
 │    Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion.            │
 │                                                                                                  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode                                                                        true  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.                                        │
+│                                                                                                  │
 │    Plan Directory                                                                     undefined  │
 │    The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults t…              │
 │                                                                                                  │
@@ -215,9 +218,6 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'file filtering setting
 │    Retry Fetch Errors                                                                      true  │
 │    Retry on "exception TypeError: fetch failed sending request" errors.                          │
 │                                                                                                  │
-│    Max Chat Model Attempts                                                                   10  │
-│    Maximum number of attempts for requests to the main chat model. Cannot exceed 10.             │
-│                                                                                                  │
 │  ▼                                                                                               │
 │                                                                                                  │
 │    Apply To                                                                                      │
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'focused on scope selec
 │    Enable Notifications                                                                   false  │
 │    Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion.            │
 │                                                                                                  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode                                                                        true  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.                                        │
+│                                                                                                  │
 │    Plan Directory                                                                     undefined  │
 │    The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults t…              │
 │                                                                                                  │
@@ -261,9 +264,6 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'focused on scope selec
 │    Retry Fetch Errors                                                                      true  │
 │    Retry on "exception TypeError: fetch failed sending request" errors.                          │
 │                                                                                                  │
-│    Max Chat Model Attempts                                                                   10  │
-│    Maximum number of attempts for requests to the main chat model. Cannot exceed 10.             │
-│                                                                                                  │
 │  ▼                                                                                               │
 │                                                                                                  │
 │  > Apply To                                                                                      │
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'mixed boolean and numb
 │    Enable Notifications                                                                   false  │
 │    Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion.            │
 │                                                                                                  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode                                                                        true  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.                                        │
+│                                                                                                  │
 │    Plan Directory                                                                     undefined  │
 │    The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults t…              │
 │                                                                                                  │
@@ -307,9 +310,6 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'mixed boolean and numb
 │    Retry Fetch Errors                                                                      true  │
 │    Retry on "exception TypeError: fetch failed sending request" errors.                          │
 │                                                                                                  │
-│    Max Chat Model Attempts                                                                   10  │
-│    Maximum number of attempts for requests to the main chat model. Cannot exceed 10.             │
-│                                                                                                  │
 │  ▼                                                                                               │
 │                                                                                                  │
 │    Apply To                                                                                      │
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'tools and security set
 │    Enable Notifications                                                                   false  │
 │    Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion.            │
 │                                                                                                  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode                                                                        true  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.                                        │
+│                                                                                                  │
 │    Plan Directory                                                                     undefined  │
 │    The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults t…              │
 │                                                                                                  │
@@ -353,9 +356,6 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'tools and security set
 │    Retry Fetch Errors                                                                      true  │
 │    Retry on "exception TypeError: fetch failed sending request" errors.                          │
 │                                                                                                  │
-│    Max Chat Model Attempts                                                                   10  │
-│    Maximum number of attempts for requests to the main chat model. Cannot exceed 10.             │
-│                                                                                                  │
 │  ▼                                                                                               │
 │                                                                                                  │
 │    Apply To                                                                                      │
@@ -390,6 +390,9 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'various boolean settin
 │    Enable Notifications                                                                   false  │
 │    Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion.            │
 │                                                                                                  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode                                                                        true  │
+│    Enable Plan Mode for read-only safety during planning.                                        │
+│                                                                                                  │
 │    Plan Directory                                                                     undefined  │
 │    The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults t…              │
 │                                                                                                  │
@@ -399,9 +402,6 @@ exports[`SettingsDialog > Snapshot Tests > should render 'various boolean settin
 │    Retry Fetch Errors                                                                      true  │
 │    Retry on "exception TypeError: fetch failed sending request" errors.                          │
 │                                                                                                  │
-│    Max Chat Model Attempts                                                                   10  │
-│    Maximum number of attempts for requests to the main chat model. Cannot exceed 10.             │
-│                                                                                                  │
 │  ▼                                                                                               │
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 │    Apply To                                                                                      │

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/DenseToolMessage.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,577 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { renderWithProviders } from '../../../test-utils/render.js';
+import { DenseToolMessage } from './DenseToolMessage.js';
+import {
+  CoreToolCallStatus,
+  type DiffStat,
+  type FileDiff,
+  type GrepResult,
+  type ListDirectoryResult,
+  type ReadManyFilesResult,
+  makeFakeConfig,
+} from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import type {
+  SerializableConfirmationDetails,
+  ToolResultDisplay,
+} from '../../types.js';
+
+import { createMockSettings } from '../../../test-utils/settings.js';
+
+describe('DenseToolMessage', () => {
+  const defaultProps = {
+    callId: 'call-1',
+    name: 'test-tool',
+    description: 'Test description',
+    status: CoreToolCallStatus.Success,
+    resultDisplay: 'Success result' as ToolResultDisplay,
+    confirmationDetails: undefined,
+    terminalWidth: 80,
+  };
+
+  it('renders correctly for a successful string result', async () => {
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage {...defaultProps} />,
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('test-tool');
+    expect(output).toContain('Test description');
+    expect(output).toContain('→ Success result');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('truncates long string results', async () => {
+    const longResult = 'A'.repeat(200);
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        resultDisplay={longResult as ToolResultDisplay}
+      />,
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('…');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('flattens newlines in string results', async () => {
+    const multilineResult = 'Line 1\nLine 2';
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        resultDisplay={multilineResult as ToolResultDisplay}
+      />,
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('→ Line 1 Line 2');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly for file diff results with stats', async () => {
+    const diffResult: FileDiff = {
+      fileDiff: '@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@\n-old line\n+diff content',
+      fileName: 'test.ts',
+      filePath: '/path/to/test.ts',
+      originalContent: 'old content',
+      newContent: 'new content',
+      diffStat: {
+        user_added_lines: 5,
+        user_removed_lines: 2,
+        user_added_chars: 50,
+        user_removed_chars: 20,
+        model_added_lines: 10,
+        model_removed_lines: 4,
+        model_added_chars: 100,
+        model_removed_chars: 40,
+      },
+    };
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        resultDisplay={diffResult as ToolResultDisplay}
+      />,
+      {},
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('test.ts → Accepted (+15, -6)');
+    expect(output).toContain('diff content');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly for Edit tool using confirmationDetails', async () => {
+    const confirmationDetails = {
+      type: 'edit' as const,
+      title: 'Confirm Edit',
+      fileName: 'styles.scss',
+      filePath: '/path/to/styles.scss',
+      fileDiff:
+        '@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@\n-body { color: blue; }\n+body { color: red; }',
+      originalContent: 'body { color: blue; }',
+      newContent: 'body { color: red; }',
+    };
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        name="Edit"
+        status={CoreToolCallStatus.AwaitingApproval}
+        resultDisplay={undefined}
+        confirmationDetails={
+          confirmationDetails as SerializableConfirmationDetails
+        }
+      />,
+      {},
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('Edit');
+    expect(output).toContain('styles.scss');
+    expect(output).toContain('→ Confirming');
+    expect(output).toContain('body { color: red; }');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly for Rejected Edit tool', async () => {
+    const diffResult: FileDiff = {
+      fileDiff: '@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@\n-old line\n+new line',
+      fileName: 'styles.scss',
+      filePath: '/path/to/styles.scss',
+      originalContent: 'old line',
+      newContent: 'new line',
+      diffStat: {
+        user_added_lines: 1,
+        user_removed_lines: 1,
+        user_added_chars: 0,
+        user_removed_chars: 0,
+        model_added_lines: 0,
+        model_removed_lines: 0,
+        model_added_chars: 0,
+        model_removed_chars: 0,
+      },
+    };
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        name="Edit"
+        status={CoreToolCallStatus.Cancelled}
+        resultDisplay={diffResult as ToolResultDisplay}
+      />,
+      {},
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('Edit');
+    expect(output).toContain('styles.scss → Rejected (+1, -1)');
+    expect(output).toContain('- old line');
+    expect(output).toContain('+ new line');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly for Rejected Edit tool with confirmationDetails and diffStat', async () => {
+    const confirmationDetails = {
+      type: 'edit' as const,
+      title: 'Confirm Edit',
+      fileName: 'styles.scss',
+      filePath: '/path/to/styles.scss',
+      fileDiff:
+        '@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@\n-body { color: blue; }\n+body { color: red; }',
+      originalContent: 'body { color: blue; }',
+      newContent: 'body { color: red; }',
+      diffStat: {
+        user_added_lines: 1,
+        user_removed_lines: 1,
+        user_added_chars: 0,
+        user_removed_chars: 0,
+        model_added_lines: 0,
+        model_removed_lines: 0,
+        model_added_chars: 0,
+        model_removed_chars: 0,
+      } as DiffStat,
+    };
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        name="Edit"
+        status={CoreToolCallStatus.Cancelled}
+        resultDisplay={undefined}
+        confirmationDetails={
+          confirmationDetails as unknown as SerializableConfirmationDetails
+        }
+      />,
+      {},
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('Edit');
+    expect(output).toContain('styles.scss → Rejected (+1, -1)');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly for WriteFile tool', async () => {
+    const diffResult: FileDiff = {
+      fileDiff: '@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@\n-old content\n+new content',
+      fileName: 'config.json',
+      filePath: '/path/to/config.json',
+      originalContent: 'old content',
+      newContent: 'new content',
+      diffStat: {
+        user_added_lines: 1,
+        user_removed_lines: 1,
+        user_added_chars: 0,
+        user_removed_chars: 0,
+        model_added_lines: 0,
+        model_removed_lines: 0,
+        model_added_chars: 0,
+        model_removed_chars: 0,
+      },
+    };
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        name="WriteFile"
+        status={CoreToolCallStatus.Success}
+        resultDisplay={diffResult as ToolResultDisplay}
+      />,
+      {},
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('WriteFile');
+    expect(output).toContain('config.json → Accepted (+1, -1)');
+    expect(output).toContain('+ new content');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly for Rejected WriteFile tool', async () => {
+    const diffResult: FileDiff = {
+      fileDiff: '@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@\n-old content\n+new content',
+      fileName: 'config.json',
+      filePath: '/path/to/config.json',
+      originalContent: 'old content',
+      newContent: 'new content',
+    };
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        name="WriteFile"
+        status={CoreToolCallStatus.Cancelled}
+        resultDisplay={diffResult as ToolResultDisplay}
+      />,
+      {},
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('WriteFile');
+    expect(output).toContain('config.json');
+    expect(output).toContain('→ Rejected');
+    expect(output).toContain('- old content');
+    expect(output).toContain('+ new content');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly for Errored Edit tool', async () => {
+    const diffResult: FileDiff = {
+      fileDiff: '@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@\n-old line\n+new line',
+      fileName: 'styles.scss',
+      filePath: '/path/to/styles.scss',
+      originalContent: 'old line',
+      newContent: 'new line',
+      diffStat: {
+        user_added_lines: 1,
+        user_removed_lines: 1,
+        user_added_chars: 0,
+        user_removed_chars: 0,
+        model_added_lines: 0,
+        model_removed_lines: 0,
+        model_added_chars: 0,
+        model_removed_chars: 0,
+      },
+    };
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        name="Edit"
+        status={CoreToolCallStatus.Error}
+        resultDisplay={diffResult as ToolResultDisplay}
+      />,
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('Edit');
+    expect(output).toContain('styles.scss → Failed (+1, -1)');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly for grep results', async () => {
+    const grepResult: GrepResult = {
+      summary: 'Found 2 matches',
+      matches: [
+        {
+          filePath: 'file1.ts',
+          absolutePath: '/file1.ts',
+          lineNumber: 10,
+          line: 'match 1',
+        },
+        {
+          filePath: 'file2.ts',
+          absolutePath: '/file2.ts',
+          lineNumber: 20,
+          line: 'match 2',
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        resultDisplay={grepResult as unknown as ToolResultDisplay}
+      />,
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('→ Found 2 matches');
+    // Matches are rendered in a secondary list for high-signal summaries
+    expect(output).toContain('file1.ts:10: match 1');
+    expect(output).toContain('file2.ts:20: match 2');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly for ls results', async () => {
+    const lsResult: ListDirectoryResult = {
+      summary: 'Listed 2 files. (1 ignored)',
+      files: ['file1.ts', 'dir1'],
+    };
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        resultDisplay={lsResult as unknown as ToolResultDisplay}
+      />,
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('→ Listed 2 files. (1 ignored)');
+    // Directory listings should not have a payload in dense mode
+    expect(output).not.toContain('file1.ts');
+    expect(output).not.toContain('dir1');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly for ReadManyFiles results', async () => {
+    const rmfResult: ReadManyFilesResult = {
+      summary: 'Read 3 file(s)',
+      files: ['file1.ts', 'file2.ts', 'file3.ts'],
+      include: ['**/*.ts'],
+      skipped: [{ path: 'skipped.bin', reason: 'binary' }],
+    };
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        resultDisplay={rmfResult as unknown as ToolResultDisplay}
+      />,
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('Attempting to read files from **/*.ts');
+    expect(output).toContain('→ Read 3 file(s) (1 ignored)');
+    expect(output).toContain('file1.ts');
+    expect(output).toContain('file2.ts');
+    expect(output).toContain('file3.ts');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly for todo updates', async () => {
+    const todoResult = {
+      todos: [],
+    };
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        resultDisplay={todoResult as ToolResultDisplay}
+      />,
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('→ Todos updated');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders generic output message for unknown object results', async () => {
+    const genericResult = {
+      some: 'data',
+    } as unknown as ToolResultDisplay;
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage {...defaultProps} resultDisplay={genericResult} />,
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('→ Returned (possible empty result)');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly for error status with string message', async () => {
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        status={CoreToolCallStatus.Error}
+        resultDisplay={'Error occurred' as ToolResultDisplay}
+      />,
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('→ Error occurred');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders generic failure message for error status without string message', async () => {
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        status={CoreToolCallStatus.Error}
+        resultDisplay={undefined}
+      />,
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toContain('→ Failed');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('does not render result arrow if resultDisplay is missing', async () => {
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <DenseToolMessage
+        {...defaultProps}
+        status={CoreToolCallStatus.Scheduled}
+        resultDisplay={undefined}
+      />,
+    );
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).not.toContain('→');
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  describe('Toggleable Diff View (Alternate Buffer)', () => {
+    const diffResult: FileDiff = {
+      fileDiff: '@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@\n-old line\n+new line',
+      fileName: 'test.ts',
+      filePath: '/path/to/test.ts',
+      originalContent: 'old content',
+      newContent: 'new content',
+    };
+
+    it('hides diff content by default when in alternate buffer mode', async () => {
+      const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+        <DenseToolMessage
+          {...defaultProps}
+          resultDisplay={diffResult as ToolResultDisplay}
+          status={CoreToolCallStatus.Success}
+        />,
+        {
+          config: makeFakeConfig({ useAlternateBuffer: true }),
+          settings: createMockSettings({ ui: { useAlternateBuffer: true } }),
+        },
+      );
+      await waitUntilReady();
+      const output = lastFrame();
+      expect(output).toContain('Accepted');
+      expect(output).not.toContain('new line');
+      expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('shows diff content by default when NOT in alternate buffer mode', async () => {
+      const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+        <DenseToolMessage
+          {...defaultProps}
+          resultDisplay={diffResult as ToolResultDisplay}
+          status={CoreToolCallStatus.Success}
+        />,
+        {
+          config: makeFakeConfig({ useAlternateBuffer: false }),
+          settings: createMockSettings({ ui: { useAlternateBuffer: false } }),
+        },
+      );
+      await waitUntilReady();
+      const output = lastFrame();
+      expect(output).toContain('Accepted');
+      expect(output).toContain('new line');
+      expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('shows diff content when expanded via ToolActionsContext', async () => {
+      const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+        <DenseToolMessage
+          {...defaultProps}
+          resultDisplay={diffResult as ToolResultDisplay}
+          status={CoreToolCallStatus.Success}
+        />,
+        {
+          config: makeFakeConfig({ useAlternateBuffer: true }),
+          settings: createMockSettings({ ui: { useAlternateBuffer: true } }),
+          toolActions: {
+            isExpanded: () => true,
+          },
+        },
+      );
+      await waitUntilReady();
+
+      // Verify it shows the diff when expanded
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('new line');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Visual Regression', () => {
+    it('matches SVG snapshot for an Accepted file edit with diff stats', async () => {
+      const diffResult: FileDiff = {
+        fileName: 'test.ts',
+        filePath: '/mock/test.ts',
+        fileDiff: '--- a/test.ts\n+++ b/test.ts\n@@ -1 +1 @@\n-old\n+new',
+        originalContent: 'old',
+        newContent: 'new',
+        diffStat: {
+          model_added_lines: 1,
+          model_removed_lines: 1,
+          model_added_chars: 3,
+          model_removed_chars: 3,
+          user_added_lines: 0,
+          user_removed_lines: 0,
+          user_added_chars: 0,
+          user_removed_chars: 0,
+        },
+      };
+
+      const renderResult = await renderWithProviders(
+        <DenseToolMessage
+          {...defaultProps}
+          name="edit"
+          description="Editing test.ts"
+          resultDisplay={diffResult as ToolResultDisplay}
+          status={CoreToolCallStatus.Success}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      await renderResult.waitUntilReady();
+      await expect(renderResult).toMatchSvgSnapshot();
+    });
+
+    it('matches SVG snapshot for a Rejected tool call', async () => {
+      const renderResult = await renderWithProviders(
+        <DenseToolMessage
+          {...defaultProps}
+          name="read_file"
+          description="Reading important.txt"
+          resultDisplay="Rejected by user"
+          status={CoreToolCallStatus.Cancelled}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      await renderResult.waitUntilReady();
+      await expect(renderResult).toMatchSvgSnapshot();
+    });
+  });
+});

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/DenseToolMessage.tsx

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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import type React from 'react';
+import { useMemo, useState, useRef } from 'react';
+import { Box, Text, type DOMElement } from 'ink';
+import {
+  CoreToolCallStatus,
+  type FileDiff,
+  type ListDirectoryResult,
+  type ReadManyFilesResult,
+  isFileDiff,
+  hasSummary,
+  isGrepResult,
+  isListResult,
+  isReadManyFilesResult,
+} from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import {
+  type IndividualToolCallDisplay,
+  type ToolResultDisplay,
+  isTodoList,
+} from '../../types.js';
+import { useAlternateBuffer } from '../../hooks/useAlternateBuffer.js';
+import { ToolStatusIndicator } from './ToolShared.js';
+import { theme } from '../../semantic-colors.js';
+import {
+  DiffRenderer,
+  renderDiffLines,
+  isNewFile,
+  parseDiffWithLineNumbers,
+} from './DiffRenderer.js';
+import { useMouseClick } from '../../hooks/useMouseClick.js';
+import { ScrollableList } from '../shared/ScrollableList.js';
+import { COMPACT_TOOL_SUBVIEW_MAX_LINES } from '../../constants.js';
+import { useSettings } from '../../contexts/SettingsContext.js';
+import { colorizeCode } from '../../utils/CodeColorizer.js';
+import { useToolActions } from '../../contexts/ToolActionsContext.js';
+import { getFileExtension } from '../../utils/fileUtils.js';
+
+const PAYLOAD_MARGIN_LEFT = 6;
+const PAYLOAD_BORDER_CHROME_WIDTH = 4; // paddingX=1 (2 cols) + borders (2 cols)
+const PAYLOAD_SCROLL_GUTTER = 4;
+const PAYLOAD_MAX_WIDTH = 120 + PAYLOAD_SCROLL_GUTTER;
+
+interface DenseToolMessageProps extends IndividualToolCallDisplay {
+  terminalWidth: number;
+  availableTerminalHeight?: number;
+}
+
+interface ViewParts {
+  // brief description of action
+  description?: React.ReactNode;
+  // result summary or status text
+  summary?: React.ReactNode;
+  // detailed output, e.g. diff or command output
+  payload?: React.ReactNode;
+}
+
+interface PayloadResult {
+  summary: string;
+  payload: string;
+}
+
+const hasPayload = (res: unknown): res is PayloadResult => {
+  if (!hasSummary(res)) return false;
+  if (!('payload' in res)) return false;
+
+  const value = (res as { payload?: unknown }).payload;
+  return typeof value === 'string';
+};
+
+const RenderItemsList: React.FC<{
+  items?: string[];
+  maxVisible?: number;
+}> = ({ items, maxVisible = 20 }) => {
+  if (!items || items.length === 0) return null;
+  return (
+    <Box flexDirection="column">
+      {items.slice(0, maxVisible).map((item, i) => (
+        <Text key={i} color={theme.text.secondary}>
+          {item}
+        </Text>
+      ))}
+      {items.length > maxVisible && (
+        <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>
+          ... and {items.length - maxVisible} more
+        </Text>
+      )}
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
+
+function getFileOpData(
+  diff: FileDiff,
+  status: CoreToolCallStatus,
+  resultDisplay: ToolResultDisplay | undefined,
+  terminalWidth: number,
+  availableTerminalHeight: number | undefined,
+  isClickable: boolean,
+): ViewParts {
+  const added =
+    (diff.diffStat?.model_added_lines ?? 0) +
+    (diff.diffStat?.user_added_lines ?? 0);
+  const removed =
+    (diff.diffStat?.model_removed_lines ?? 0) +
+    (diff.diffStat?.user_removed_lines ?? 0);
+
+  const isAcceptedOrConfirming =
+    status === CoreToolCallStatus.Success ||
+    status === CoreToolCallStatus.Executing ||
+    status === CoreToolCallStatus.AwaitingApproval;
+
+  const addColor = isAcceptedOrConfirming
+    ? theme.status.success
+    : theme.text.secondary;
+  const removeColor = isAcceptedOrConfirming
+    ? theme.status.error
+    : theme.text.secondary;
+
+  // Always show diff stats if available, using neutral colors for rejected
+  const showDiffStat = !!diff.diffStat;
+
+  const description = (
+    <Box flexDirection="row">
+      <Text color={theme.text.secondary} wrap="truncate-end">
+        {diff.fileName}
+      </Text>
+    </Box>
+  );
+  let resultSummary = '';
+  let resultColor = theme.text.secondary;
+
+  if (status === CoreToolCallStatus.AwaitingApproval) {
+    resultSummary = 'Confirming';
+  } else if (
+    status === CoreToolCallStatus.Success ||
+    status === CoreToolCallStatus.Executing
+  ) {
+    resultSummary = 'Accepted';
+    resultColor = theme.text.accent;
+  } else if (status === CoreToolCallStatus.Cancelled) {
+    resultSummary = 'Rejected';
+    resultColor = theme.status.error;
+  } else if (status === CoreToolCallStatus.Error) {
+    resultSummary =
+      typeof resultDisplay === 'string' ? resultDisplay : 'Failed';
+    resultColor = theme.status.error;
+  }
+
+  const summary = (
+    <Box flexDirection="row">
+      {resultSummary && (
+        <Text color={resultColor} wrap="truncate-end">
+          →{' '}
+          <Text underline={isClickable}>
+            {resultSummary.replace(/\n/g, ' ')}
+          </Text>
+        </Text>
+      )}
+      {showDiffStat && (
+        <Box marginLeft={1} marginRight={2}>
+          <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>
+            {'('}
+            <Text color={addColor}>+{added}</Text>
+            {', '}
+            <Text color={removeColor}>-{removed}</Text>
+            {')'}
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+      )}
+    </Box>
+  );
+
+  const payload = (
+    <DiffRenderer
+      diffContent={diff.fileDiff}
+      filename={diff.fileName}
+      terminalWidth={terminalWidth - PAYLOAD_MARGIN_LEFT}
+      availableTerminalHeight={availableTerminalHeight}
+      disableColor={status === CoreToolCallStatus.Cancelled}
+    />
+  );
+
+  return { description, summary, payload };
+}
+
+function getReadManyFilesData(result: ReadManyFilesResult): ViewParts {
+  const items = result.files ?? [];
+  const maxVisible = 10;
+  const includePatterns = result.include?.join(', ') ?? '';
+  const description = (
+    <Text color={theme.text.secondary} wrap="truncate-end">
+      Attempting to read files from {includePatterns}
+    </Text>
+  );
+
+  const skippedCount = result.skipped?.length ?? 0;
+  const summaryStr = `Read ${items.length} file(s)${
+    skippedCount > 0 ? ` (${skippedCount} ignored)` : ''
+  }`;
+  const summary = <Text color={theme.text.accent}>→ {summaryStr}</Text>;
+  const hasItems = items.length > 0;
+  const payload = hasItems ? (
+    <Box flexDirection="column" marginLeft={2}>
+      {hasItems && <RenderItemsList items={items} maxVisible={maxVisible} />}
+    </Box>
+  ) : undefined;
+
+  return { description, summary, payload };
+}
+
+function getListDirectoryData(
+  result: ListDirectoryResult,
+  originalDescription?: string,
+): ViewParts {
+  const description = originalDescription ? (
+    <Text color={theme.text.secondary} wrap="truncate-end">
+      {originalDescription}
+    </Text>
+  ) : undefined;
+  const summary = <Text color={theme.text.accent}>→ {result.summary}</Text>;
+
+  // For directory listings, we want NO payload in dense mode
+  return { description, summary, payload: undefined };
+}
+
+function getListResultData(
+  result: ListDirectoryResult | ReadManyFilesResult,
+  originalDescription?: string,
+): ViewParts {
+  if (isReadManyFilesResult(result)) {
+    return getReadManyFilesData(result);
+  }
+  return getListDirectoryData(result, originalDescription);
+}
+
+function getGenericSuccessData(
+  resultDisplay: unknown,
+  originalDescription?: string,
+): ViewParts {
+  let summary: React.ReactNode;
+  let payload: React.ReactNode;
+
+  const description = originalDescription ? (
+    <Text color={theme.text.secondary} wrap="truncate-end">
+      {originalDescription}
+    </Text>
+  ) : undefined;
+
+  if (typeof resultDisplay === 'string') {
+    const flattened = resultDisplay.replace(/\n/g, ' ').trim();
+    summary = (
+      <Text color={theme.text.accent} wrap="truncate-end">
+        → {flattened}
+      </Text>
+    );
+  } else if (isGrepResult(resultDisplay)) {
+    summary = <Text color={theme.text.accent}>→ {resultDisplay.summary}</Text>;
+    const matches = resultDisplay.matches;
+    if (matches.length > 0) {
+      payload = (
+        <Box flexDirection="column" marginLeft={2}>
+          <RenderItemsList
+            items={matches.map(
+              (m) => `${m.filePath}:${m.lineNumber}: ${m.line.trim()}`,
+            )}
+            maxVisible={10}
+          />
+        </Box>
+      );
+    }
+  } else if (isTodoList(resultDisplay)) {
+    summary = (
+      <Text color={theme.text.accent} wrap="wrap">
+        → Todos updated
+      </Text>
+    );
+  } else if (hasPayload(resultDisplay)) {
+    summary = <Text color={theme.text.accent}>→ {resultDisplay.summary}</Text>;
+    payload = (
+      <Box marginLeft={2}>
+        <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>{resultDisplay.payload}</Text>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  } else {
+    summary = (
+      <Text color={theme.text.accent} wrap="wrap">
+        → Returned (possible empty result)
+      </Text>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return { description, summary, payload };
+}
+
+export const DenseToolMessage: React.FC<DenseToolMessageProps> = (props) => {
+  const {
+    callId,
+    name,
+    status,
+    resultDisplay,
+    confirmationDetails,
+    outputFile,
+    terminalWidth,
+    availableTerminalHeight,
+    description: originalDescription,
+  } = props;
+
+  const settings = useSettings();
+  const isAlternateBuffer = useAlternateBuffer();
+  const { isExpanded: isExpandedInContext, toggleExpansion } = useToolActions();
+
+  // Handle optional context members
+  const [localIsExpanded, setLocalIsExpanded] = useState(false);
+  const isExpanded = isExpandedInContext
+    ? isExpandedInContext(callId)
+    : localIsExpanded;
+
+  const [isFocused, setIsFocused] = useState(false);
+  const toggleRef = useRef<DOMElement>(null);
+
+  // Unified File Data Extraction (Safely bridge resultDisplay and confirmationDetails)
+  const diff = useMemo((): FileDiff | undefined => {
+    if (isFileDiff(resultDisplay)) return resultDisplay;
+    if (confirmationDetails?.type === 'edit') {
+      const details = confirmationDetails;
+      return {
+        fileName: details.fileName,
+        fileDiff: details.fileDiff,
+        filePath: details.filePath,
+        originalContent: details.originalContent,
+        newContent: details.newContent,
+        diffStat: details.diffStat,
+      };
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }, [resultDisplay, confirmationDetails]);
+
+  const handleToggle = () => {
+    const next = !isExpanded;
+    if (!next) {
+      setIsFocused(false);
+    } else {
+      setIsFocused(true);
+    }
+
+    if (toggleExpansion) {
+      toggleExpansion(callId);
+    } else {
+      setLocalIsExpanded(next);
+    }
+  };
+
+  useMouseClick(toggleRef, handleToggle, {
+    isActive: isAlternateBuffer && !!diff,
+  });
+
+  // State-to-View Coordination
+  const viewParts = useMemo((): ViewParts => {
+    if (diff) {
+      return getFileOpData(
+        diff,
+        status,
+        resultDisplay,
+        terminalWidth,
+        availableTerminalHeight,
+        isAlternateBuffer,
+      );
+    }
+    if (isListResult(resultDisplay)) {
+      return getListResultData(resultDisplay, originalDescription);
+    }
+
+    if (isGrepResult(resultDisplay)) {
+      return getGenericSuccessData(resultDisplay, originalDescription);
+    }
+
+    if (status === CoreToolCallStatus.Success && resultDisplay) {
+      return getGenericSuccessData(resultDisplay, originalDescription);
+    }
+    if (status === CoreToolCallStatus.Error) {
+      const text =
+        typeof resultDisplay === 'string'
+          ? resultDisplay.replace(/\n/g, ' ')
+          : 'Failed';
+      const errorSummary = (
+        <Text color={theme.status.error} wrap="truncate-end">
+          → {text}
+        </Text>
+      );
+      const descriptionText = originalDescription ? (
+        <Text color={theme.text.secondary} wrap="truncate-end">
+          {originalDescription}
+        </Text>
+      ) : undefined;
+      return {
+        description: descriptionText,
+        summary: errorSummary,
+        payload: undefined,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const descriptionText = originalDescription ? (
+      <Text color={theme.text.secondary} wrap="truncate-end">
+        {originalDescription}
+      </Text>
+    ) : undefined;
+    return {
+      description: descriptionText,
+      summary: undefined,
+      payload: undefined,
+    };
+  }, [
+    diff,
+    status,
+    resultDisplay,
+    terminalWidth,
+    availableTerminalHeight,
+    originalDescription,
+    isAlternateBuffer,
+  ]);
+
+  const { description, summary } = viewParts;
+
+  const diffLines = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!diff || !isExpanded || !isAlternateBuffer) return [];
+
+    const parsedLines = parseDiffWithLineNumbers(diff.fileDiff);
+    const isNewFileResult = isNewFile(parsedLines);
+
+    if (isNewFileResult) {
+      const addedContent = parsedLines
+        .filter((line) => line.type === 'add')
+        .map((line) => line.content)
+        .join('\n');
+
+      const fileExtension = getFileExtension(diff.fileName);
+
+      return colorizeCode({
+        code: addedContent,
+        language: fileExtension,
+        maxWidth: terminalWidth - PAYLOAD_MARGIN_LEFT,
+        settings,
+        disableColor: status === CoreToolCallStatus.Cancelled,
+        returnLines: true,
+      });
+    } else {
+      return renderDiffLines({
+        parsedLines,
+        filename: diff.fileName,
+        terminalWidth: terminalWidth - PAYLOAD_MARGIN_LEFT,
+        disableColor: status === CoreToolCallStatus.Cancelled,
+      });
+    }
+  }, [diff, isExpanded, isAlternateBuffer, terminalWidth, settings, status]);
+
+  const showPayload = useMemo(() => {
+    const policy = !isAlternateBuffer || !diff || isExpanded;
+    if (!policy) return false;
+
+    if (diff) {
+      if (isAlternateBuffer) {
+        return isExpanded && diffLines.length > 0;
+      }
+      // In non-alternate buffer mode, we always show the diff.
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return !!(viewParts.payload || outputFile);
+  }, [
+    isAlternateBuffer,
+    diff,
+    isExpanded,
+    diffLines.length,
+    viewParts.payload,
+    outputFile,
+  ]);
+
+  const keyExtractor = (_item: React.ReactNode, index: number) =>
+    `diff-line-${index}`;
+  const renderItem = ({ item }: { item: React.ReactNode }) => (
+    <Box minHeight={1}>{item}</Box>
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <Box flexDirection="column">
+      <Box marginLeft={2} flexDirection="row" flexWrap="wrap">
+        <ToolStatusIndicator status={status} name={name} />
+        <Box maxWidth={25} flexShrink={1} flexGrow={0}>
+          <Text color={theme.text.primary} bold wrap="truncate-end">
+            {name}{' '}
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+        <Box marginLeft={1} flexShrink={1} flexGrow={0}>
+          {description}
+        </Box>
+        {summary && (
+          <Box
+            key="tool-summary"
+            ref={isAlternateBuffer && diff ? toggleRef : undefined}
+            marginLeft={1}
+            flexGrow={0}
+          >
+            {summary}
+          </Box>
+        )}
+      </Box>
+
+      {showPayload && isAlternateBuffer && diffLines.length > 0 && (
+        <Box
+          marginLeft={PAYLOAD_MARGIN_LEFT}
+          marginTop={1}
+          marginBottom={1}
+          paddingX={1}
+          flexDirection="column"
+          height={
+            Math.min(diffLines.length, COMPACT_TOOL_SUBVIEW_MAX_LINES) + 2
+          }
+          maxHeight={COMPACT_TOOL_SUBVIEW_MAX_LINES + 2}
+          borderStyle="round"
+          borderColor={theme.border.default}
+          borderDimColor={true}
+          maxWidth={Math.min(
+            PAYLOAD_MAX_WIDTH,
+            terminalWidth - PAYLOAD_MARGIN_LEFT,
+          )}
+        >
+          <ScrollableList
+            data={diffLines}
+            renderItem={renderItem}
+            keyExtractor={keyExtractor}
+            estimatedItemHeight={() => 1}
+            hasFocus={isFocused}
+            width={Math.min(
+              PAYLOAD_MAX_WIDTH,
+              terminalWidth -
+                PAYLOAD_MARGIN_LEFT -
+                PAYLOAD_BORDER_CHROME_WIDTH -
+                PAYLOAD_SCROLL_GUTTER,
+            )}
+          />
+        </Box>
+      )}
+
+      {showPayload && (!isAlternateBuffer || !diff) && viewParts.payload && (
+        <Box marginLeft={PAYLOAD_MARGIN_LEFT} marginTop={1} marginBottom={1}>
+          {viewParts.payload}
+        </Box>
+      )}
+
+      {showPayload && outputFile && (
+        <Box marginLeft={PAYLOAD_MARGIN_LEFT} marginTop={1} marginBottom={1}>
+          <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>
+            (Output saved to: {outputFile})
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+      )}
+    </Box>
+  );
+};

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/DiffRenderer.test.tsx

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ index 0000000..e69de29
             maxWidth: 80,
             theme: undefined,
             settings: expect.anything(),
+            disableColor: false,
           }),
         );
       });
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ index 0000000..e69de29
             maxWidth: 80,
             theme: undefined,
             settings: expect.anything(),
+            disableColor: false,
           }),
         );
       });
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ index 0000000..e69de29
             maxWidth: 80,
             theme: undefined,
             settings: expect.anything(),
+            disableColor: false,
           }),
         );
       });

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/DiffRenderer.tsx

@@ -7,21 +7,21 @@
 import type React from 'react';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { Box, Text, useIsScreenReaderEnabled } from 'ink';
-import crypto from 'node:crypto';
 import { colorizeCode, colorizeLine } from '../../utils/CodeColorizer.js';
 import { MaxSizedBox } from '../shared/MaxSizedBox.js';
 import { theme as semanticTheme } from '../../semantic-colors.js';
 import type { Theme } from '../../themes/theme.js';
 import { useSettings } from '../../contexts/SettingsContext.js';
+import { getFileExtension } from '../../utils/fileUtils.js';
 
-interface DiffLine {
+export interface DiffLine {
   type: 'add' | 'del' | 'context' | 'hunk' | 'other';
   oldLine?: number;
   newLine?: number;
   content: string;
 }
 
-function parseDiffWithLineNumbers(diffContent: string): DiffLine[] {
+export function parseDiffWithLineNumbers(diffContent: string): DiffLine[] {
   const lines = diffContent.split(/\r?\n/);
   const result: DiffLine[] = [];
   let currentOldLine = 0;
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ interface DiffRendererProps {
   availableTerminalHeight?: number;
   terminalWidth: number;
   theme?: Theme;
+  disableColor?: boolean;
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_TAB_WIDTH = 4; // Spaces per tab for normalization
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ export const DiffRenderer: React.FC<DiffRendererProps> = ({
   availableTerminalHeight,
   terminalWidth,
   theme,
+  disableColor = false,
 }) => {
   const settings = useSettings();
 
@@ -111,17 +113,7 @@ export const DiffRenderer: React.FC<DiffRendererProps> = ({
     return parseDiffWithLineNumbers(diffContent);
   }, [diffContent]);
 
-  const isNewFile = useMemo(() => {
-    if (parsedLines.length === 0) return false;
-    return parsedLines.every(
-      (line) =>
-        line.type === 'add' ||
-        line.type === 'hunk' ||
-        line.type === 'other' ||
-        line.content.startsWith('diff --git') ||
-        line.content.startsWith('new file mode'),
-    );
-  }, [parsedLines]);
+  const isNewFileResult = useMemo(() => isNewFile(parsedLines), [parsedLines]);
 
   const renderedOutput = useMemo(() => {
     if (!diffContent || typeof diffContent !== 'string') {
@@ -151,14 +143,14 @@ export const DiffRenderer: React.FC<DiffRendererProps> = ({
       );
     }
 
-    if (isNewFile) {
+    if (isNewFileResult) {
       // Extract only the added lines' content
       const addedContent = parsedLines
         .filter((line) => line.type === 'add')
         .map((line) => line.content)
         .join('\n');
       // Attempt to infer language from filename, default to plain text if no filename
-      const fileExtension = filename?.split('.').pop() || null;
+      const fileExtension = getFileExtension(filename);
       const language = fileExtension
         ? getLanguageFromExtension(fileExtension)
         : null;
@@ -169,39 +161,71 @@ export const DiffRenderer: React.FC<DiffRendererProps> = ({
         maxWidth: terminalWidth,
         theme,
         settings,
+        disableColor,
       });
     } else {
-      return renderDiffContent(
-        parsedLines,
-        filename,
-        tabWidth,
-        availableTerminalHeight,
-        terminalWidth,
+      const key = filename ? `diff-box-${filename}` : undefined;
+
+      return (
+        <MaxSizedBox
+          maxHeight={availableTerminalHeight}
+          maxWidth={terminalWidth}
+          key={key}
+        >
+          {renderDiffLines({
+            parsedLines,
+            filename,
+            tabWidth,
+            terminalWidth,
+            disableColor,
+          })}
+        </MaxSizedBox>
       );
     }
   }, [
     diffContent,
     parsedLines,
     screenReaderEnabled,
-    isNewFile,
+    isNewFileResult,
     filename,
     availableTerminalHeight,
     terminalWidth,
     theme,
     settings,
     tabWidth,
+    disableColor,
   ]);
 
   return renderedOutput;
 };
 
-const renderDiffContent = (
-  parsedLines: DiffLine[],
-  filename: string | undefined,
+export const isNewFile = (parsedLines: DiffLine[]): boolean => {
+  if (parsedLines.length === 0) return false;
+  return parsedLines.every(
+    (line) =>
+      line.type === 'add' ||
+      line.type === 'hunk' ||
+      line.type === 'other' ||
+      line.content.startsWith('diff --git') ||
+      line.content.startsWith('new file mode'),
+  );
+};
+
+export interface RenderDiffLinesOptions {
+  parsedLines: DiffLine[];
+  filename?: string;
+  tabWidth?: number;
+  terminalWidth: number;
+  disableColor?: boolean;
+}
+
+export const renderDiffLines = ({
+  parsedLines,
+  filename,
   tabWidth = DEFAULT_TAB_WIDTH,
-  availableTerminalHeight: number | undefined,
-  terminalWidth: number,
-) => {
+  terminalWidth,
+  disableColor = false,
+}: RenderDiffLinesOptions): React.ReactNode[] => {
   // 1. Normalize whitespace (replace tabs with spaces) *before* further processing
   const normalizedLines = parsedLines.map((line) => ({
     ...line,
@@ -214,15 +238,16 @@ const renderDiffContent = (
   );
 
   if (displayableLines.length === 0) {
-    return (
+    return [
       <Box
+        key="no-changes"
         borderStyle="round"
         borderColor={semanticTheme.border.default}
         padding={1}
       >
         <Text dimColor>No changes detected.</Text>
-      </Box>
-    );
+      </Box>,
+    ];
   }
 
   const maxLineNumber = Math.max(
@@ -232,7 +257,7 @@ const renderDiffContent = (
   );
   const gutterWidth = Math.max(1, maxLineNumber.toString().length);
 
-  const fileExtension = filename?.split('.').pop() || null;
+  const fileExtension = getFileExtension(filename);
   const language = fileExtension
     ? getLanguageFromExtension(fileExtension)
     : null;
@@ -252,10 +277,6 @@ const renderDiffContent = (
     baseIndentation = 0;
   }
 
-  const key = filename
-    ? `diff-box-${filename}`
-    : `diff-box-${crypto.createHash('sha1').update(JSON.stringify(parsedLines)).digest('hex')}`;
-
   let lastLineNumber: number | null = null;
   const MAX_CONTEXT_LINES_WITHOUT_GAP = 5;
 
@@ -321,12 +342,26 @@ const renderDiffContent = (
 
       const displayContent = line.content.substring(baseIndentation);
 
-      const backgroundColor =
-        line.type === 'add'
+      const backgroundColor = disableColor
+        ? undefined
+        : line.type === 'add'
           ? semanticTheme.background.diff.added
           : line.type === 'del'
             ? semanticTheme.background.diff.removed
             : undefined;
+
+      const gutterColor = disableColor
+        ? undefined
+        : semanticTheme.text.secondary;
+
+      const symbolColor = disableColor
+        ? undefined
+        : line.type === 'add'
+          ? semanticTheme.status.success
+          : line.type === 'del'
+            ? semanticTheme.status.error
+            : undefined;
+
       acc.push(
         <Box key={lineKey} flexDirection="row">
           <Box
@@ -336,32 +371,24 @@ const renderDiffContent = (
             backgroundColor={backgroundColor}
             justifyContent="flex-end"
           >
-            <Text color={semanticTheme.text.secondary}>{gutterNumStr}</Text>
+            <Text color={gutterColor}>{gutterNumStr}</Text>
           </Box>
           {line.type === 'context' ? (
             <>
               <Text>{prefixSymbol} </Text>
-              <Text wrap="wrap">{colorizeLine(displayContent, language)}</Text>
+              <Text wrap="wrap">
+                {colorizeLine(
+                  displayContent,
+                  language,
+                  undefined,
+                  disableColor,
+                )}
+              </Text>
             </>
           ) : (
-            <Text
-              backgroundColor={
-                line.type === 'add'
-                  ? semanticTheme.background.diff.added
-                  : semanticTheme.background.diff.removed
-              }
-              wrap="wrap"
-            >
-              <Text
-                color={
-                  line.type === 'add'
-                    ? semanticTheme.status.success
-                    : semanticTheme.status.error
-                }
-              >
-                {prefixSymbol}
-              </Text>{' '}
-              {colorizeLine(displayContent, language)}
+            <Text backgroundColor={backgroundColor} wrap="wrap">
+              <Text color={symbolColor}>{prefixSymbol}</Text>{' '}
+              {colorizeLine(displayContent, language, undefined, disableColor)}
             </Text>
           )}
         </Box>,
@@ -371,15 +398,7 @@ const renderDiffContent = (
     [],
   );
 
-  return (
-    <MaxSizedBox
-      maxHeight={availableTerminalHeight}
-      maxWidth={terminalWidth}
-      key={key}
-    >
-      {content}
-    </MaxSizedBox>
-  );
+  return content;
 };
 
 const getLanguageFromExtension = (extension: string): string | null => {

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ShellToolMessage.test.tsx

@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ import { renderWithProviders } from '../../../test-utils/render.js';
 import { createMockSettings } from '../../../test-utils/settings.js';
 import { makeFakeConfig } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { waitFor } from '../../../test-utils/async.js';
-import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 import { SHELL_COMMAND_NAME, ACTIVE_SHELL_MAX_LINES } from '../../constants.js';
+import {
+  SHELL_CONTENT_OVERHEAD,
+  TOOL_RESULT_STANDARD_RESERVED_LINE_COUNT,
+} from '../../utils/toolLayoutUtils.js';
 
 describe('<ShellToolMessage />', () => {
   const baseProps: ShellToolMessageProps = {
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ describe('<ShellToolMessage />', () => {
     isFirst: true,
     borderColor: 'green',
     borderDimColor: false,
+    isExpandable: false,
     config: {
       getEnableInteractiveShell: () => true,
     } as unknown as Config,
@@ -52,6 +57,11 @@ describe('<ShellToolMessage />', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
   });
 
   describe('interactive shell focus', () => {
@@ -59,14 +69,14 @@ describe('<ShellToolMessage />', () => {
       ['SHELL_COMMAND_NAME', SHELL_COMMAND_NAME],
       ['SHELL_TOOL_NAME', SHELL_TOOL_NAME],
     ])('clicks inside the shell area sets focus for %s', async (_, name) => {
-      const { lastFrame, simulateClick, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
-        <ShellToolMessage {...baseProps} name={name} />,
-        { uiActions, mouseEventsEnabled: true },
-      );
+      const { lastFrame, simulateClick, unmount, waitUntilReady } =
+        await renderWithProviders(
+          <ShellToolMessage {...baseProps} name={name} />,
+          { uiActions, mouseEventsEnabled: true },
+        );
 
-      await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(lastFrame()).toContain('A shell command');
-      });
+      await waitUntilReady();
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('A shell command');
 
       await simulateClick(2, 2);
 
@@ -75,6 +85,7 @@ describe('<ShellToolMessage />', () => {
       });
       unmount();
     });
+
     it('resets focus when shell finishes', async () => {
       let updateStatus: (s: CoreToolCallStatus) => void = () => {};
 
@@ -86,19 +97,21 @@ describe('<ShellToolMessage />', () => {
         return <ShellToolMessage {...baseProps} status={status} ptyId={1} />;
       };
 
-      const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(<Wrapper />, {
-        uiActions,
-        uiState: {
-          streamingState: StreamingState.Idle,
-          embeddedShellFocused: true,
-          activePtyId: 1,
+      const { lastFrame, unmount, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+        <Wrapper />,
+        {
+          uiActions,
+          uiState: {
+            streamingState: StreamingState.Idle,
+            embeddedShellFocused: true,
+            activePtyId: 1,
+          },
         },
-      });
+      );
 
       // Verify it is initially focused
-      await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(lastFrame()).toContain('(Shift+Tab to unfocus)');
-      });
+      await waitUntilReady();
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('(Shift+Tab to unfocus)');
 
       // Now update status to Success
       await act(async () => {
@@ -184,29 +197,33 @@ describe('<ShellToolMessage />', () => {
       [
         'respects availableTerminalHeight when it is smaller than ACTIVE_SHELL_MAX_LINES',
         10,
-        7,
+        10 - TOOL_RESULT_STANDARD_RESERVED_LINE_COUNT, // 7 (Header height is 3, but calculation uses reserved=3)
         false,
         true,
+        false,
       ],
       [
         'uses ACTIVE_SHELL_MAX_LINES when availableTerminalHeight is large',
         100,
-        ACTIVE_SHELL_MAX_LINES - 4,
+        ACTIVE_SHELL_MAX_LINES - SHELL_CONTENT_OVERHEAD, // 11
         false,
         true,
+        false,
       ],
       [
         'uses full availableTerminalHeight when focused in alternate buffer mode',
         100,
-        97,
+        100 - TOOL_RESULT_STANDARD_RESERVED_LINE_COUNT, // 97
         true,
         false,
+        false,
       ],
       [
         'defaults to ACTIVE_SHELL_MAX_LINES in alternate buffer when availableTerminalHeight is undefined',
         undefined,
-        ACTIVE_SHELL_MAX_LINES - 4,
+        ACTIVE_SHELL_MAX_LINES - SHELL_CONTENT_OVERHEAD, // 11
         false,
+        true,
         false,
       ],
     ])(
@@ -217,29 +234,34 @@ describe('<ShellToolMessage />', () => {
         expectedMaxLines,
         focused,
         constrainHeight,
+        isExpandable,
       ) => {
-        const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
-          <ShellToolMessage
-            {...baseProps}
-            resultDisplay={LONG_OUTPUT}
-            renderOutputAsMarkdown={false}
-            availableTerminalHeight={availableTerminalHeight}
-            ptyId={1}
-            status={CoreToolCallStatus.Executing}
-          />,
-          {
-            uiActions,
-            config: makeFakeConfig({ useAlternateBuffer: true }),
-            settings: createMockSettings({
-              ui: { useAlternateBuffer: true },
-            }),
-            uiState: {
-              activePtyId: focused ? 1 : 2,
-              embeddedShellFocused: focused,
-              constrainHeight,
+        const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady, unmount } =
+          await renderWithProviders(
+            <ShellToolMessage
+              {...baseProps}
+              resultDisplay={LONG_OUTPUT}
+              renderOutputAsMarkdown={false}
+              availableTerminalHeight={availableTerminalHeight}
+              ptyId={1}
+              status={CoreToolCallStatus.Executing}
+              isExpandable={isExpandable}
+            />,
+            {
+              uiActions,
+              config: makeFakeConfig({ useAlternateBuffer: true }),
+              settings: createMockSettings({
+                ui: { useAlternateBuffer: true },
+              }),
+              uiState: {
+                activePtyId: focused ? 1 : 2,
+                embeddedShellFocused: focused,
+                constrainHeight,
+              },
             },
-          },
-        );
+          );
+
+        await waitUntilReady();
 
         const frame = lastFrame();
         expect(frame.match(/Line \d+/g)?.length).toBe(expectedMaxLines);
@@ -249,7 +271,7 @@ describe('<ShellToolMessage />', () => {
     );
 
     it('fully expands in standard mode when availableTerminalHeight is undefined', async () => {
-      const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
+      const { lastFrame, unmount, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
         <ShellToolMessage
           {...baseProps}
           resultDisplay={LONG_OUTPUT}
@@ -264,16 +286,15 @@ describe('<ShellToolMessage />', () => {
         },
       );
 
-      await waitFor(() => {
-        const frame = lastFrame();
-        // Should show all 100 lines
-        expect(frame.match(/Line \d+/g)?.length).toBe(100);
-      });
+      await waitUntilReady();
+      const frame = lastFrame();
+      // Should show all 100 lines
+      expect(frame.match(/Line \d+/g)?.length).toBe(100);
       unmount();
     });
 
     it('fully expands in alternate buffer mode when constrainHeight is false and isExpandable is true', async () => {
-      const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
+      const { lastFrame, unmount, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
         <ShellToolMessage
           {...baseProps}
           resultDisplay={LONG_OUTPUT}
@@ -292,17 +313,16 @@ describe('<ShellToolMessage />', () => {
         },
       );
 
-      await waitFor(() => {
-        const frame = lastFrame();
-        // Should show all 100 lines because constrainHeight is false and isExpandable is true
-        expect(frame.match(/Line \d+/g)?.length).toBe(100);
-      });
+      await waitUntilReady();
+      const frame = lastFrame();
+      // Should show all 100 lines because constrainHeight is false and isExpandable is true
+      expect(frame.match(/Line \d+/g)?.length).toBe(100);
       expect(lastFrame()).toMatchSnapshot();
       unmount();
     });
 
     it('stays constrained in alternate buffer mode when isExpandable is false even if constrainHeight is false', async () => {
-      const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
+      const { lastFrame, unmount, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
         <ShellToolMessage
           {...baseProps}
           resultDisplay={LONG_OUTPUT}
@@ -321,11 +341,12 @@ describe('<ShellToolMessage />', () => {
         },
       );
 
-      await waitFor(() => {
-        const frame = lastFrame();
-        // Should still be constrained to 11 (15 - 4) because isExpandable is false
-        expect(frame.match(/Line \d+/g)?.length).toBe(11);
-      });
+      await waitUntilReady();
+      const frame = lastFrame();
+      // Should still be constrained to 11 (15 - 4) because isExpandable is false
+      expect(frame.match(/Line \d+/g)?.length).toBe(
+        ACTIVE_SHELL_MAX_LINES - SHELL_CONTENT_OVERHEAD,
+      );
       expect(lastFrame()).toMatchSnapshot();
       unmount();
     });

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolConfirmationMessage.test.tsx

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ describe('ToolConfirmationMessage', () => {
     confirm: mockConfirm,
     cancel: vi.fn(),
     isDiffingEnabled: false,
+    isExpanded: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
+    toggleExpansion: vi.fn(),
+    toggleAllExpansion: vi.fn(),
   });
 
   const mockConfig = {
@@ -458,7 +461,11 @@ describe('ToolConfirmationMessage', () => {
         confirm: vi.fn(),
         cancel: vi.fn(),
         isDiffingEnabled: false,
+        isExpanded: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
+        toggleExpansion: vi.fn(),
+        toggleAllExpansion: vi.fn(),
       });
+
       const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
         <ToolConfirmationMessage
           callId="test-call-id"
@@ -485,7 +492,11 @@ describe('ToolConfirmationMessage', () => {
         confirm: vi.fn(),
         cancel: vi.fn(),
         isDiffingEnabled: false,
+        isExpanded: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
+        toggleExpansion: vi.fn(),
+        toggleAllExpansion: vi.fn(),
       });
+
       const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
         <ToolConfirmationMessage
           callId="test-call-id"
@@ -512,6 +523,9 @@ describe('ToolConfirmationMessage', () => {
         confirm: vi.fn(),
         cancel: vi.fn(),
         isDiffingEnabled: true,
+        isExpanded: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
+        toggleExpansion: vi.fn(),
+        toggleAllExpansion: vi.fn(),
       });
 
       const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
@@ -728,6 +742,9 @@ describe('ToolConfirmationMessage', () => {
         confirm: mockConfirm,
         cancel: vi.fn(),
         isDiffingEnabled: false,
+        isExpanded: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
+        toggleExpansion: vi.fn(),
+        toggleAllExpansion: vi.fn(),
       });
       const confirmationDetails: SerializableConfirmationDetails = {
         type: 'info',

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolGroupMessage.compact.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { renderWithProviders } from '../../../test-utils/render.js';
+import { createMockSettings } from '../../../test-utils/mockConfig.js';
+import { ToolGroupMessage } from './ToolGroupMessage.js';
+import {
+  CoreToolCallStatus,
+  LS_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  READ_FILE_DISPLAY_NAME,
+} from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import { expect, it, describe } from 'vitest';
+import type { IndividualToolCallDisplay } from '../../types.js';
+
+describe('ToolGroupMessage Compact Rendering', () => {
+  const defaultProps = {
+    item: {
+      id: '1',
+      role: 'assistant',
+      content: '',
+      timestamp: new Date(),
+      type: 'help' as const, // Adding type property to satisfy HistoryItem type
+    },
+    terminalWidth: 80,
+  };
+
+  const compactSettings = createMockSettings({
+    merged: {
+      ui: {
+        compactToolOutput: true,
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  it('renders consecutive compact tools without empty lines between them', async () => {
+    const toolCalls: IndividualToolCallDisplay[] = [
+      {
+        callId: 'call1',
+        name: LS_DISPLAY_NAME,
+        status: CoreToolCallStatus.Success,
+        resultDisplay: 'file1.txt\nfile2.txt',
+        description: 'Listing files',
+        confirmationDetails: undefined,
+        isClientInitiated: true,
+        parentCallId: undefined,
+      },
+      {
+        callId: 'call2',
+        name: LS_DISPLAY_NAME,
+        status: CoreToolCallStatus.Success,
+        resultDisplay: 'file3.txt',
+        description: 'Listing files',
+        confirmationDetails: undefined,
+        isClientInitiated: true,
+        parentCallId: undefined,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <ToolGroupMessage {...defaultProps} toolCalls={toolCalls} />,
+      { settings: compactSettings },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('does not add an extra empty line between a compact tool and a standard tool', async () => {
+    const toolCalls: IndividualToolCallDisplay[] = [
+      {
+        callId: 'call1',
+        name: LS_DISPLAY_NAME,
+        status: CoreToolCallStatus.Success,
+        resultDisplay: 'file1.txt',
+        description: 'Listing files',
+        confirmationDetails: undefined,
+        isClientInitiated: true,
+        parentCallId: undefined,
+      },
+      {
+        callId: 'call2',
+        name: 'non-compact-tool',
+        status: CoreToolCallStatus.Success,
+        resultDisplay: 'some large output',
+        description: 'Doing something',
+        confirmationDetails: undefined,
+        isClientInitiated: true,
+        parentCallId: undefined,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <ToolGroupMessage {...defaultProps} toolCalls={toolCalls} />,
+      { settings: compactSettings },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('does not add an extra empty line if a compact tool has a dense payload', async () => {
+    const toolCalls: IndividualToolCallDisplay[] = [
+      {
+        callId: 'call1',
+        name: LS_DISPLAY_NAME,
+        status: CoreToolCallStatus.Success,
+        resultDisplay: 'file1.txt',
+        description: 'Listing files',
+        confirmationDetails: undefined,
+        isClientInitiated: true,
+        parentCallId: undefined,
+      },
+      {
+        callId: 'call2',
+        name: READ_FILE_DISPLAY_NAME,
+        status: CoreToolCallStatus.Success,
+        resultDisplay: {
+          summary: 'read file',
+          payload: 'file content',
+          files: ['file.txt'],
+        }, // Dense payload
+        description: 'Reading file',
+        confirmationDetails: undefined,
+        isClientInitiated: true,
+        parentCallId: undefined,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <ToolGroupMessage {...defaultProps} toolCalls={toolCalls} />,
+      { settings: compactSettings },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('does not add an extra empty line between a standard tool and a compact tool', async () => {
+    const toolCalls: IndividualToolCallDisplay[] = [
+      {
+        callId: 'call1',
+        name: 'non-compact-tool',
+        status: CoreToolCallStatus.Success,
+        resultDisplay: 'some large output',
+        description: 'Doing something',
+        confirmationDetails: undefined,
+        isClientInitiated: true,
+        parentCallId: undefined,
+      },
+      {
+        callId: 'call2',
+        name: LS_DISPLAY_NAME,
+        status: CoreToolCallStatus.Success,
+        resultDisplay: 'file1.txt',
+        description: 'Listing files',
+        confirmationDetails: undefined,
+        isClientInitiated: true,
+        parentCallId: undefined,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady } = await renderWithProviders(
+      <ToolGroupMessage {...defaultProps} toolCalls={toolCalls} />,
+      { settings: compactSettings },
+    );
+
+    await waitUntilReady();
+    const output = lastFrame();
+    expect(output).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+});

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolGroupMessage.test.tsx

@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ describe('<ToolGroupMessage />', () => {
       ];
       const item = createItem(toolCalls);
       const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(
-        <Scrollable height={10} hasFocus={true} scrollToBottom={true}>
+        <Scrollable height={12} hasFocus={true} scrollToBottom={true}>
           <ToolGroupMessage {...baseProps} item={item} toolCalls={toolCalls} />
         </Scrollable>,
         {

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolGroupMessage.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import type React from 'react';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useMemo, Fragment } from 'react';
 import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import type {
   HistoryItem,
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { ToolMessage } from './ToolMessage.js';
 import { ShellToolMessage } from './ShellToolMessage.js';
 import { TopicMessage, isTopicTool } from './TopicMessage.js';
 import { SubagentGroupDisplay } from './SubagentGroupDisplay.js';
+import { DenseToolMessage } from './DenseToolMessage.js';
 import { theme } from '../../semantic-colors.js';
 import { useConfig } from '../../contexts/ConfigContext.js';
 import { isShellTool } from './ToolShared.js';
@@ -24,10 +25,84 @@ import {
   shouldHideToolCall,
   CoreToolCallStatus,
   Kind,
+  EDIT_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  GLOB_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  WEB_SEARCH_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  READ_FILE_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  LS_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  GREP_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  WEB_FETCH_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  WRITE_FILE_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  READ_MANY_FILES_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  isFileDiff,
+  isGrepResult,
+  isListResult,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { useUIState } from '../../contexts/UIStateContext.js';
 import { getToolGroupBorderAppearance } from '../../utils/borderStyles.js';
 import { useSettings } from '../../contexts/SettingsContext.js';
+import {
+  TOOL_RESULT_STATIC_HEIGHT,
+  TOOL_RESULT_STANDARD_RESERVED_LINE_COUNT,
+} from '../../utils/toolLayoutUtils.js';
+
+const COMPACT_OUTPUT_ALLOWLIST = new Set([
+  EDIT_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  GLOB_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  WEB_SEARCH_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  READ_FILE_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  LS_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  GREP_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  WEB_FETCH_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  WRITE_FILE_DISPLAY_NAME,
+  READ_MANY_FILES_DISPLAY_NAME,
+]);
+
+// Helper to identify if a tool should use the compact view
+export const isCompactTool = (
+  tool: IndividualToolCallDisplay,
+  isCompactModeEnabled: boolean,
+): boolean => {
+  const hasCompactOutputSupport = COMPACT_OUTPUT_ALLOWLIST.has(tool.name);
+  const displayStatus = mapCoreStatusToDisplayStatus(tool.status);
+  return (
+    isCompactModeEnabled &&
+    hasCompactOutputSupport &&
+    displayStatus !== ToolCallStatus.Confirming
+  );
+};
+
+// Helper to identify if a compact tool has a payload (diff, list, etc.)
+export const hasDensePayload = (tool: IndividualToolCallDisplay): boolean => {
+  if (tool.outputFile) return true;
+  const res = tool.resultDisplay;
+  if (!res) return false;
+
+  // TODO(24053): Usage of type guards makes this class too aware of internals
+  if (isFileDiff(res)) return true;
+  if (tool.confirmationDetails?.type === 'edit') return true;
+  if (isGrepResult(res) && res.matches.length > 0) return true;
+
+  // ReadManyFilesResult check (has 'include' and 'files')
+  if (isListResult(res) && 'include' in res) {
+    const includeProp = (res as { include?: unknown }).include;
+    if (Array.isArray(includeProp) && res.files.length > 0) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Generic summary/payload pattern
+  if (
+    typeof res === 'object' &&
+    res !== null &&
+    'summary' in res &&
+    'payload' in res
+  ) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+};
 
 interface ToolGroupMessageProps {
   item: HistoryItem | HistoryItemWithoutId;
@@ -54,11 +129,13 @@ export const ToolGroupMessage: React.FC<ToolGroupMessageProps> = ({
 }) => {
   const settings = useSettings();
   const isLowErrorVerbosity = settings.merged.ui?.errorVerbosity !== 'full';
+  const isCompactModeEnabled = settings.merged.ui?.compactToolOutput === true;
 
   // Filter out tool calls that should be hidden (e.g. in-progress Ask User, or Plan Mode operations).
-  const toolCalls = useMemo(
+  const visibleToolCalls = useMemo(
     () =>
       allToolCalls.filter((t) => {
+        // Hide internal errors unless full verbosity
         if (
           isLowErrorVerbosity &&
           t.status === CoreToolCallStatus.Error &&
@@ -66,19 +143,34 @@ export const ToolGroupMessage: React.FC<ToolGroupMessageProps> = ({
         ) {
           return false;
         }
+        // Standard hiding logic (e.g. Plan Mode internal edits)
+        if (
+          shouldHideToolCall({
+            displayName: t.name,
+            status: t.status,
+            approvalMode: t.approvalMode,
+            hasResultDisplay: !!t.resultDisplay,
+            parentCallId: t.parentCallId,
+          })
+        ) {
+          return false;
+        }
 
-        return !shouldHideToolCall({
-          displayName: t.name,
-          status: t.status,
-          approvalMode: t.approvalMode,
-          hasResultDisplay: !!t.resultDisplay,
-          parentCallId: t.parentCallId,
-        });
+        // We HIDE tools that are still in pre-execution states (Confirming, Pending)
+        // from the History log. They live in the Global Queue or wait for their turn.
+        // Only show tools that are actually running or finished.
+        const displayStatus = mapCoreStatusToDisplayStatus(t.status);
+
+        // We hide Confirming tools from the history log because they are
+        // currently being rendered in the interactive ToolConfirmationQueue.
+        // We show everything else, including Pending (waiting to run) and
+        // Canceled (rejected by user), to ensure the history is complete
+        // and to avoid tools "vanishing" after approval.
+        return displayStatus !== ToolCallStatus.Confirming;
       }),
     [allToolCalls, isLowErrorVerbosity],
   );
 
-  const config = useConfig();
   const {
     activePtyId,
     embeddedShellFocused,
@@ -86,6 +178,8 @@ export const ToolGroupMessage: React.FC<ToolGroupMessageProps> = ({
     pendingHistoryItems,
   } = useUIState();
 
+  const config = useConfig();
+
   const { borderColor, borderDimColor } = useMemo(
     () =>
       getToolGroupBorderAppearance(
@@ -104,41 +198,6 @@ export const ToolGroupMessage: React.FC<ToolGroupMessageProps> = ({
     ],
   );
 
-  // We HIDE tools that are still in pre-execution states (Confirming, Pending)
-  // from the History log. They live in the Global Queue or wait for their turn.
-  // Only show tools that are actually running or finished.
-  // We explicitly exclude Pending and Confirming to ensure they only
-  // appear in the Global Queue until they are approved and start executing.
-  const visibleToolCalls = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      toolCalls.filter((t) => {
-        const displayStatus = mapCoreStatusToDisplayStatus(t.status);
-        // We hide Confirming tools from the history log because they are
-        // currently being rendered in the interactive ToolConfirmationQueue.
-        // We show everything else, including Pending (waiting to run) and
-        // Canceled (rejected by user), to ensure the history is complete
-        // and to avoid tools "vanishing" after approval.
-        return displayStatus !== ToolCallStatus.Confirming;
-      }),
-
-    [toolCalls],
-  );
-
-  const staticHeight = /* border */ 2;
-
-  let countToolCallsWithResults = 0;
-  for (const tool of visibleToolCalls) {
-    if (
-      tool.kind !== Kind.Agent &&
-      tool.resultDisplay !== undefined &&
-      tool.resultDisplay !== ''
-    ) {
-      countToolCallsWithResults++;
-    }
-  }
-  const countOneLineToolCalls =
-    visibleToolCalls.filter((t) => t.kind !== Kind.Agent).length -
-    countToolCallsWithResults;
   const groupedTools = useMemo(() => {
     const groups: Array<
       IndividualToolCallDisplay | IndividualToolCallDisplay[]
@@ -158,10 +217,81 @@ export const ToolGroupMessage: React.FC<ToolGroupMessageProps> = ({
     return groups;
   }, [visibleToolCalls]);
 
+  const staticHeight = useMemo(() => {
+    let height = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < groupedTools.length; i++) {
+      const group = groupedTools[i];
+      const isFirst = i === 0;
+      const isLast = i === groupedTools.length - 1;
+      const prevGroup = i > 0 ? groupedTools[i - 1] : null;
+      const prevIsCompact =
+        prevGroup &&
+        !Array.isArray(prevGroup) &&
+        isCompactTool(prevGroup, isCompactModeEnabled);
+
+      const nextGroup = !isLast ? groupedTools[i + 1] : null;
+      const nextIsCompact =
+        nextGroup &&
+        !Array.isArray(nextGroup) &&
+        isCompactTool(nextGroup, isCompactModeEnabled);
+
+      const isAgentGroup = Array.isArray(group);
+      const isCompact =
+        !isAgentGroup && isCompactTool(group, isCompactModeEnabled);
+
+      const showClosingBorder = !isCompact && (nextIsCompact || isLast);
+
+      if (isFirst) {
+        height += borderTopOverride ? 1 : 0;
+      } else if (isCompact !== prevIsCompact) {
+        // Add a 1-line gap when transitioning between compact and standard tools (or vice versa)
+        height += 1;
+      }
+
+      const isFirstProp = !!(isFirst
+        ? (borderTopOverride ?? true)
+        : prevIsCompact);
+
+      if (isAgentGroup) {
+        // Agent group
+        height += 1; // Header
+        height += group.length; // 1 line per agent
+        if (isFirstProp) height += 1; // Top border
+        if (showClosingBorder) height += 1; // Bottom border
+      } else {
+        if (isCompact) {
+          height += 1; // Base height for compact tool
+        } else {
+          // Static overhead for standard tool header:
+          height +=
+            TOOL_RESULT_STATIC_HEIGHT +
+            TOOL_RESULT_STANDARD_RESERVED_LINE_COUNT;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return height;
+  }, [groupedTools, isCompactModeEnabled, borderTopOverride]);
+
+  let countToolCallsWithResults = 0;
+  for (const tool of visibleToolCalls) {
+    if (tool.kind !== Kind.Agent) {
+      if (isCompactTool(tool, isCompactModeEnabled)) {
+        if (hasDensePayload(tool)) {
+          countToolCallsWithResults++;
+        }
+      } else if (
+        tool.resultDisplay !== undefined &&
+        tool.resultDisplay !== ''
+      ) {
+        countToolCallsWithResults++;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   const availableTerminalHeightPerToolMessage = availableTerminalHeight
     ? Math.max(
         Math.floor(
-          (availableTerminalHeight - staticHeight - countOneLineToolCalls) /
+          (availableTerminalHeight - staticHeight) /
             Math.max(1, countToolCallsWithResults),
         ),
         1,
@@ -176,7 +306,11 @@ export const ToolGroupMessage: React.FC<ToolGroupMessageProps> = ({
   // explicit "closing slice" (tools: []) used to bridge static/pending sections,
   // and only if it's actually continuing an open box from above.
   const isExplicitClosingSlice = allToolCalls.length === 0;
-  if (visibleToolCalls.length === 0 && !isExplicitClosingSlice) {
+  const shouldShowGroup =
+    visibleToolCalls.length > 0 ||
+    (isExplicitClosingSlice && borderBottomOverride === true);
+
+  if (!shouldShowGroup) {
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -191,7 +325,24 @@ export const ToolGroupMessage: React.FC<ToolGroupMessageProps> = ({
     */
       width={terminalWidth}
       paddingRight={TOOL_MESSAGE_HORIZONTAL_MARGIN}
+      // When border will be present, add margin of 1 to create spacing from the
+      // previous message.
+      marginBottom={(borderBottomOverride ?? true) ? 1 : 0}
     >
+      {visibleToolCalls.length === 0 &&
+        isExplicitClosingSlice &&
+        borderBottomOverride === true && (
+          <Box
+            width={contentWidth}
+            borderLeft={true}
+            borderRight={true}
+            borderTop={false}
+            borderBottom={true}
+            borderColor={borderColor}
+            borderDimColor={borderDimColor}
+            borderStyle="round"
+          />
+        )}
       {groupedTools.map((group, index) => {
         let isFirst = index === 0;
         if (!isFirst) {
@@ -207,98 +358,149 @@ export const ToolGroupMessage: React.FC<ToolGroupMessageProps> = ({
           isFirst = allPreviousWereTopics;
         }
 
-        const resolvedIsFirst =
-          borderTopOverride !== undefined
-            ? borderTopOverride && isFirst
-            : isFirst;
+        const isLast = index === groupedTools.length - 1;
 
-        if (Array.isArray(group)) {
+        const prevGroup = index > 0 ? groupedTools[index - 1] : null;
+        const prevIsCompact =
+          prevGroup &&
+          !Array.isArray(prevGroup) &&
+          isCompactTool(prevGroup, isCompactModeEnabled);
+
+        const nextGroup = !isLast ? groupedTools[index + 1] : null;
+        const nextIsCompact =
+          nextGroup &&
+          !Array.isArray(nextGroup) &&
+          isCompactTool(nextGroup, isCompactModeEnabled);
+
+        const isAgentGroup = Array.isArray(group);
+        const isCompact =
+          !isAgentGroup && isCompactTool(group, isCompactModeEnabled);
+        const isTopicToolCall = !isAgentGroup && isTopicTool(group.name);
+
+        // When border is present, add margin of 1 to create spacing from the
+        // previous message.
+        let marginTop = 0;
+        if (isFirst) {
+          marginTop = (borderTopOverride ?? false) ? 1 : 0;
+        } else if (isCompact && prevIsCompact) {
+          marginTop = 0;
+        } else if (isCompact || prevIsCompact) {
+          marginTop = 1;
+        } else {
+          // For subsequent standard tools scenarios, the ToolMessage and
+          // ShellToolMessage components manage their own top spacing by passing
+          // `isFirst=false` to their internal StickyHeader which then applies
+          // a paddingTop=1 to create desired gap between standard tool outputs.
+          marginTop = 0;
+        }
+
+        const isFirstProp = !!(isFirst
+          ? (borderTopOverride ?? true)
+          : prevIsCompact);
+
+        const showClosingBorder =
+          !isCompact && !isTopicToolCall && (nextIsCompact || isLast);
+
+        if (isAgentGroup) {
           return (
-            <SubagentGroupDisplay
+            <Box
               key={group[0].callId}
-              toolCalls={group}
-              availableTerminalHeight={availableTerminalHeight}
-              terminalWidth={contentWidth}
-              borderColor={borderColor}
-              borderDimColor={borderDimColor}
-              isFirst={resolvedIsFirst}
-              isExpandable={isExpandable}
-            />
+              marginTop={marginTop}
+              flexDirection="column"
+              width={contentWidth}
+            >
+              <SubagentGroupDisplay
+                toolCalls={group}
+                availableTerminalHeight={availableTerminalHeight}
+                terminalWidth={contentWidth}
+                borderColor={borderColor}
+                borderDimColor={borderDimColor}
+                isFirst={isFirstProp}
+                isExpandable={isExpandable}
+              />
+              {showClosingBorder && (
+                <Box
+                  width={contentWidth}
+                  borderLeft={true}
+                  borderRight={true}
+                  borderTop={false}
+                  borderBottom={isLast ? (borderBottomOverride ?? true) : true}
+                  borderColor={borderColor}
+                  borderDimColor={borderDimColor}
+                  borderStyle="round"
+                />
+              )}
+            </Box>
           );
         }
 
         const tool = group;
         const isShellToolCall = isShellTool(tool.name);
-        const isTopicToolCall = isTopicTool(tool.name);
 
         const commonProps = {
           ...tool,
           availableTerminalHeight: availableTerminalHeightPerToolMessage,
           terminalWidth: contentWidth,
           emphasis: 'medium' as const,
-          isFirst: resolvedIsFirst,
+          isFirst: isCompact ? false : isFirstProp,
           borderColor,
           borderDimColor,
           isExpandable,
         };
 
         return (
-          <Box
-            key={tool.callId}
-            flexDirection="column"
-            minHeight={1}
-            width={contentWidth}
-          >
-            {isTopicToolCall ? (
-              <TopicMessage {...commonProps} />
-            ) : isShellToolCall ? (
-              <ShellToolMessage {...commonProps} config={config} />
-            ) : (
-              <ToolMessage {...commonProps} />
-            )}
-            {tool.outputFile && (
+          <Fragment key={tool.callId}>
+            <Box
+              flexDirection="column"
+              minHeight={1}
+              width={contentWidth}
+              marginTop={marginTop}
+            >
+              {isCompact ? (
+                <DenseToolMessage {...commonProps} />
+              ) : isTopicToolCall ? (
+                <TopicMessage {...commonProps} />
+              ) : isShellToolCall ? (
+                <ShellToolMessage {...commonProps} config={config} />
+              ) : (
+                <ToolMessage {...commonProps} />
+              )}
+              {!isCompact && tool.outputFile && (
+                <Box
+                  borderLeft={true}
+                  borderRight={true}
+                  borderTop={false}
+                  borderBottom={false}
+                  borderColor={borderColor}
+                  borderDimColor={borderDimColor}
+                  flexDirection="column"
+                  borderStyle="round"
+                  paddingLeft={1}
+                  paddingRight={1}
+                >
+                  <Box>
+                    <Text color={theme.text.primary}>
+                      Output too long and was saved to: {tool.outputFile}
+                    </Text>
+                  </Box>
+                </Box>
+              )}
+            </Box>
+            {showClosingBorder && (
               <Box
+                width={contentWidth}
                 borderLeft={true}
                 borderRight={true}
                 borderTop={false}
-                borderBottom={false}
+                borderBottom={isLast ? (borderBottomOverride ?? true) : true}
                 borderColor={borderColor}
                 borderDimColor={borderDimColor}
-                flexDirection="column"
                 borderStyle="round"
-                paddingLeft={1}
-                paddingRight={1}
-              >
-                <Box>
-                  <Text color={theme.text.primary}>
-                    Output too long and was saved to: {tool.outputFile}
-                  </Text>
-                </Box>
-              </Box>
+              />
             )}
-          </Box>
+          </Fragment>
         );
       })}
-      {/*
-          We have to keep the bottom border separate so it doesn't get
-          drawn over by the sticky header directly inside it.
-         */}
-      {(visibleToolCalls.length > 0 || borderBottomOverride !== undefined) &&
-        borderBottomOverride !== false &&
-        (visibleToolCalls.length === 0 ||
-          !visibleToolCalls.every((tool) => isTopicTool(tool.name))) && (
-          <Box
-            height={0}
-            width={contentWidth}
-            borderLeft={true}
-            borderRight={true}
-            borderTop={false}
-            borderBottom={borderBottomOverride ?? true}
-            borderColor={borderColor}
-            borderDimColor={borderDimColor}
-            borderStyle="round"
-          />
-        )}
     </Box>
   );
 

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolResultDisplay.tsx

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   type AnsiOutput,
   type AnsiLine,
   isSubagentProgress,
+  isStructuredToolResult,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { useUIState } from '../../contexts/UIStateContext.js';
 import { tryParseJSON } from '../../../utils/jsonoutput.js';
@@ -123,7 +124,28 @@ export const ToolResultDisplay: React.FC<ToolResultDisplayProps> = ({
           {contentData}
         </Text>
       );
-    } else if (typeof contentData === 'object' && 'fileDiff' in contentData) {
+    } else if (isStructuredToolResult(contentData)) {
+      if (renderOutputAsMarkdown) {
+        content = (
+          <MarkdownDisplay
+            text={contentData.summary}
+            terminalWidth={childWidth}
+            renderMarkdown={renderMarkdown}
+            isPending={false}
+          />
+        );
+      } else {
+        content = (
+          <Text wrap="wrap" color={theme.text.primary}>
+            {contentData.summary}
+          </Text>
+        );
+      }
+    } else if (
+      typeof contentData === 'object' &&
+      contentData !== null &&
+      'fileDiff' in contentData
+    ) {
       content = (
         <DiffRenderer
           diffContent={
@@ -157,10 +179,13 @@ export const ToolResultDisplay: React.FC<ToolResultDisplayProps> = ({
 
     // Final render based on session mode
     if (isAlternateBuffer) {
+      // Use maxLines if provided, otherwise fall back to the calculated available height
+      const effectiveMaxHeight = maxLines ?? availableHeight;
+
       return (
         <Scrollable
           width={childWidth}
-          maxHeight={maxLines ?? availableHeight}
+          maxHeight={effectiveMaxHeight}
           hasFocus={hasFocus} // Allow scrolling via keyboard (Shift+Up/Down)
           scrollToBottom={true}
           reportOverflow={true}

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolStickyHeaderRegression.test.tsx

@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ describe('ToolMessage Sticky Header Regression', () => {
       expect(lastFrame()).toContain('tool-1');
     });
     expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Description for tool-1');
-    // Content lines 1-4 should be scrolled off
+    // Content lines 1-5 should be scrolled off
     expect(lastFrame()).not.toContain('c1-01');
-    expect(lastFrame()).not.toContain('c1-04');
-    // Line 6 and 7 should be visible (terminalHeight=5 means only 2 lines of content show below 3-line header)
+    expect(lastFrame()).not.toContain('c1-05');
+    // Line 6 and 7 should be visible (terminalHeight=5 means 2 lines of content show below 3-line header)
     expect(lastFrame()).toContain('c1-06');
     expect(lastFrame()).toContain('c1-07');
     expect(lastFrame()).toMatchSnapshot();

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/__snapshots__/DenseToolMessage-DenseToolMessage-Visual-Regression-matches-SVG-snapshot-for-a-Rejected-tool-call.snap.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="920" height="37" viewBox="0 0 920 37">
+  <style>
+    text { font-family: Consolas, "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 14px; dominant-baseline: text-before-edge; white-space: pre; }
+  </style>
+  <rect width="920" height="37" fill="#000000" />
+  <g transform="translate(10, 10)">
+    <text x="18" y="2" fill="#ffffaf" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs" font-weight="bold">-</text>
+    <text x="45" y="2" fill="#ffffff" textLength="90" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs" font-weight="bold">read_file </text>
+    <text x="144" y="2" fill="#afafaf" textLength="189" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">Reading important.txt</text>
+  </g>
+</svg>

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/__snapshots__/DenseToolMessage-DenseToolMessage-Visual-Regression-matches-SVG-snapshot-for-an-Accepted-file-edit-with-diff-stats.snap.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="920" height="88" viewBox="0 0 920 88">
+  <style>
+    text { font-family: Consolas, "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 14px; dominant-baseline: text-before-edge; white-space: pre; }
+  </style>
+  <rect width="920" height="88" fill="#000000" />
+  <g transform="translate(10, 10)">
+    <text x="18" y="2" fill="#d7ffd7" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">✓</text>
+    <text x="45" y="2" fill="#ffffff" textLength="45" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs" font-weight="bold">edit </text>
+    <text x="99" y="2" fill="#afafaf" textLength="63" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">test.ts</text>
+    <text x="171" y="2" fill="#d7afff" textLength="90" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">→ Accepted</text>
+    <text x="270" y="2" fill="#afafaf" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">(</text>
+    <text x="279" y="2" fill="#d7ffd7" textLength="18" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">+1</text>
+    <text x="297" y="2" fill="#afafaf" textLength="18" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">, </text>
+    <text x="315" y="2" fill="#ff87af" textLength="18" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">-1</text>
+    <text x="333" y="2" fill="#afafaf" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">)</text>
+    <rect x="54" y="34" width="9" height="17" fill="#5f0000" />
+    <text x="54" y="36" fill="#afafaf" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">1</text>
+    <rect x="63" y="34" width="9" height="17" fill="#5f0000" />
+    <rect x="72" y="34" width="9" height="17" fill="#5f0000" />
+    <text x="72" y="36" fill="#ff87af" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">-</text>
+    <rect x="81" y="34" width="9" height="17" fill="#5f0000" />
+    <rect x="90" y="34" width="27" height="17" fill="#5f0000" />
+    <text x="90" y="36" fill="#e5e5e5" textLength="27" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">old</text>
+    <rect x="54" y="51" width="9" height="17" fill="#005f00" />
+    <text x="54" y="53" fill="#afafaf" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">1</text>
+    <rect x="63" y="51" width="9" height="17" fill="#005f00" />
+    <rect x="72" y="51" width="9" height="17" fill="#005f00" />
+    <text x="72" y="53" fill="#d7ffd7" textLength="9" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">+</text>
+    <rect x="81" y="51" width="9" height="17" fill="#005f00" />
+    <rect x="90" y="51" width="27" height="17" fill="#005f00" />
+    <text x="90" y="53" fill="#0000ee" textLength="27" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">new</text>
+  </g>
+</svg>

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/__snapshots__/DenseToolMessage.test.tsx.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > Toggleable Diff View (Alternate Buffer) > hides diff content by default when in alternate buffer mode 1`] = `
+"  ✓  test-tool  test.ts → Accepted
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > Toggleable Diff View (Alternate Buffer) > shows diff content by default when NOT in alternate buffer mode 1`] = `
+"  ✓  test-tool  test.ts → Accepted
+
+      1 - old line
+      1 + new line
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > Visual Regression > matches SVG snapshot for a Rejected tool call 1`] = `"  -  read_file  Reading important.txt"`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > Visual Regression > matches SVG snapshot for an Accepted file edit with diff stats 1`] = `
+"  ✓  edit  test.ts → Accepted (+1, -1)
+
+      1 - old
+      1 + new
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > does not render result arrow if resultDisplay is missing 1`] = `
+"  o  test-tool  Test description
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > flattens newlines in string results 1`] = `
+"  ✓  test-tool  Test description → Line 1 Line 2
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for Edit tool using confirmationDetails 1`] = `
+"  ?  Edit  styles.scss → Confirming
+
+      1 - body { color: blue; }
+      1 + body { color: red; }
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for Errored Edit tool 1`] = `
+"  x  Edit  styles.scss → Failed (+1, -1)
+
+      1 - old line
+      1 + new line
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for ReadManyFiles results 1`] = `
+"  ✓  test-tool  Attempting to read files from **/*.ts → Read 3 file(s) (1 ignored)
+
+        file1.ts
+        file2.ts
+        file3.ts
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for Rejected Edit tool 1`] = `
+"  -  Edit  styles.scss → Rejected (+1, -1)
+
+      1 - old line
+      1 + new line
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for Rejected Edit tool with confirmationDetails and diffStat 1`] = `
+"  -  Edit  styles.scss → Rejected (+1, -1)
+
+      1 - body { color: blue; }
+      1 + body { color: red; }
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for Rejected WriteFile tool 1`] = `
+"  -  WriteFile  config.json → Rejected
+
+      1 - old content
+      1 + new content
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for WriteFile tool 1`] = `
+"  ✓  WriteFile  config.json → Accepted (+1, -1)
+
+      1 - old content
+      1 + new content
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for a successful string result 1`] = `
+"  ✓  test-tool  Test description → Success result
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for error status with string message 1`] = `
+"  x  test-tool  Test description → Error occurred
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for file diff results with stats 1`] = `
+"  ✓  test-tool  test.ts → Accepted (+15, -6)
+
+      1 - old line
+      1 + diff content
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for grep results 1`] = `
+"  ✓  test-tool  Test description → Found 2 matches
+
+        file1.ts:10: match 1
+        file2.ts:20: match 2
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for ls results 1`] = `
+"  ✓  test-tool  Test description → Listed 2 files. (1 ignored)
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders correctly for todo updates 1`] = `
+"  ✓  test-tool  Test description → Todos updated
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders generic failure message for error status without string message 1`] = `
+"  x  test-tool  Test description → Failed
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > renders generic output message for unknown object results 1`] = `
+"  ✓  test-tool  Test description → Returned (possible empty result)
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`DenseToolMessage > truncates long string results 1`] = `
+"  ✓  test-tool  Test description
+   → AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA…
+"
+`;

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/__snapshots__/ShellToolMessage.test.tsx.snap

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports[`<ShellToolMessage /> > Height Constraints > defaults to ACTIVE_SHELL_MA
 "╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ⊶  Shell Command A shell command                                             │
 │                                                                              │
-│ Line 90                                                                      │
 │ Line 91                                                                      │
 │ Line 92                                                                      │
 │ Line 93                                                                      │
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ exports[`<ShellToolMessage /> > Height Constraints > respects availableTerminalH
 "╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ⊶  Shell Command A shell command                                             │
 │                                                                              │
-│ Line 94                                                                      │
 │ Line 95                                                                      │
 │ Line 96                                                                      │
 │ Line 97                                                                      │
@@ -143,7 +141,6 @@ exports[`<ShellToolMessage /> > Height Constraints > stays constrained in altern
 "╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ✓  Shell Command A shell command                                             │
 │                                                                              │
-│ Line 90                                                                      │
 │ Line 91                                                                      │
 │ Line 92                                                                      │
 │ Line 93                                                                      │
@@ -161,7 +158,6 @@ exports[`<ShellToolMessage /> > Height Constraints > uses ACTIVE_SHELL_MAX_LINES
 "╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ⊶  Shell Command A shell command                                             │
 │                                                                              │
-│ Line 90                                                                      │
 │ Line 91                                                                      │
 │ Line 92                                                                      │
 │ Line 93                                                                      │
@@ -179,11 +175,10 @@ exports[`<ShellToolMessage /> > Height Constraints > uses full availableTerminal
 "╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ⊶  Shell Command A shell command                      (Shift+Tab to unfocus) │
 │                                                                              │
-│ Line 4                                                                       │
 │ Line 5                                                                       │
 │ Line 6                                                                       │
-│ Line 7                                                                     █ │
-│ Line 8                                                                     █ │
+│ Line 7                                                                       │
+│ Line 8                                                                       │
 │ Line 9                                                                     █ │
 │ Line 10                                                                    █ │
 │ Line 11                                                                    █ │

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/__snapshots__/ToolGroupMessage.compact.test.tsx.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
+
+exports[`ToolGroupMessage Compact Rendering > does not add an extra empty line between a compact tool and a standard tool 1`] = `
+"  ✓  ReadFolder  Listing files → file1.txt
+
+╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+│ ✓  non-compact-tool Doing something                                      │
+│                                                                          │
+│ some large output                                                        │
+╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`ToolGroupMessage Compact Rendering > does not add an extra empty line between a standard tool and a compact tool 1`] = `
+"╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+│ ✓  non-compact-tool Doing something                                      │
+│                                                                          │
+│ some large output                                                        │
+╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+
+  ✓  ReadFolder  Listing files → file1.txt
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`ToolGroupMessage Compact Rendering > does not add an extra empty line if a compact tool has a dense payload 1`] = `
+"  ✓  ReadFolder  Listing files → file1.txt
+  ✓  ReadFile  Reading file → read file
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`ToolGroupMessage Compact Rendering > renders consecutive compact tools without empty lines between them 1`] = `
+"  ✓  ReadFolder  Listing files → file1.txt file2.txt
+  ✓  ReadFolder  Listing files → file3.txt
+"
+`;

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/__snapshots__/ToolGroupMessage.test.tsx.snap

@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ exports[`<ToolGroupMessage /> > Golden Snapshots > renders empty tool calls arra
 exports[`<ToolGroupMessage /> > Golden Snapshots > renders header when scrolled 1`] = `
 "╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ✓  tool-1 Description 1. This is a long description that will need to b… │
-│──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│
+│──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│                       ▄
+│ line4                                                                    │                       █
 │ line5                                                                    │                       █
 │                                                                          │                       █
 │ ✓  tool-2 Description 2                                                  │                       █
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ exports[`<ToolGroupMessage /> > Golden Snapshots > renders header when scrolled
 │ line1                                                                    │                       █
 │ line2                                                                    │                       █
 ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯                       █
+                                                                                                   █
 "
 `;
 
@@ -129,12 +131,12 @@ exports[`<ToolGroupMessage /> > Golden Snapshots > renders tool call with output
 `;
 
 exports[`<ToolGroupMessage /> > Golden Snapshots > renders two tool groups where only the last line of the previous group is visible 1`] = `
-"╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
-╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+"╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ ✓  tool-2 Description 2                                                  │
-│                                                                          │                       ▄
-│ line1                                                                    │                       █
+│                                                                          │
+│ line1                                                                    │                       ▄
 ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯                       █
+                                                                                                   █
 "
 `;
 

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/__snapshots__/ToolResultDisplay.test.tsx.snap

@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ exports[`ToolResultDisplay > renders string result as plain text when renderOutp
 `;
 
 exports[`ToolResultDisplay > truncates very long string results 1`] = `
-"... 249 hidden (Ctrl+O) ...
-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
+"... 250 hidden (Ctrl+O) ...
 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/__snapshots__/ToolStickyHeaderRegression.test.tsx.snap

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 exports[`ToolMessage Sticky Header Regression > verifies that ShellToolMessage in a ToolGroupMessage in a ScrollableList has sticky headers 1`] = `
 "╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮     █
-│ ✓  Shell Command Description for Shell Command                         │     █
+│ ✓  Shell Command Description for Shell Command                         │     ▀
 │                                                                        │
 │ shell-01                                                               │
 │ shell-02                                                               │
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ exports[`ToolMessage Sticky Header Regression > verifies that ShellToolMessage i
 
 exports[`ToolMessage Sticky Header Regression > verifies that ShellToolMessage in a ToolGroupMessage in a ScrollableList has sticky headers 2`] = `
 "╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
-│ ✓  Shell Command Description for Shell Command                         │     ▄
+│ ✓  Shell Command Description for Shell Command                         │
 │────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│     █
 │ shell-06                                                               │     ▀
 │ shell-07                                                               │

packages/cli/src/ui/components/views/ExtensionDetails.test.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { waitFor } from '../../../test-utils/async.js';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import { ExtensionDetails } from './ExtensionDetails.js';
 import { type RegistryExtension } from '../../../config/extensionRegistryClient.js';
+import { ExtensionUpdateState } from '../../state/extensions.js';
 
 const mockExtension: RegistryExtension = {
   id: 'ext1',
@@ -48,7 +49,11 @@ describe('ExtensionDetails', () => {
     mockOnLink = vi.fn();
   });
 
-  const renderDetails = async (isInstalled = false) =>
+  const renderDetails = async (
+    isInstalled = false,
+    updateState?: ExtensionUpdateState,
+    onUpdate = vi.fn(),
+  ) =>
     renderWithProviders(
       <ExtensionDetails
         extension={mockExtension}
@@ -56,6 +61,8 @@ describe('ExtensionDetails', () => {
         onInstall={mockOnInstall}
         onLink={mockOnLink}
         isInstalled={isInstalled}
+        updateState={updateState}
+        onUpdate={onUpdate}
       />,
     );
 
@@ -165,4 +172,40 @@ describe('ExtensionDetails', () => {
       expect(lastFrame()).toContain('[L] Link');
     });
   });
+
+  it('should show update button when update is available', async () => {
+    const { lastFrame } = await renderDetails(
+      true,
+      ExtensionUpdateState.UPDATE_AVAILABLE,
+    );
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('[I] Update');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should call onUpdate when "i" is pressed', async () => {
+    const mockOnUpdate = vi.fn();
+    const { stdin } = await renderDetails(
+      true,
+      ExtensionUpdateState.UPDATE_AVAILABLE,
+      mockOnUpdate,
+    );
+    await React.act(async () => {
+      stdin.write('i');
+    });
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(mockOnUpdate).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should show [Updating...] and hide "Already Installed" when update is in progress', async () => {
+    const { lastFrame } = await renderDetails(
+      true,
+      ExtensionUpdateState.UPDATING,
+    );
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('[Updating...]');
+      expect(lastFrame()).not.toContain('Already Installed');
+    });
+  });
 });

packages/cli/src/ui/components/views/ExtensionDetails.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { useKeypress } from '../../hooks/useKeypress.js';
 import { Command } from '../../key/keyMatchers.js';
 import { useKeyMatchers } from '../../hooks/useKeyMatchers.js';
 import { theme } from '../../semantic-colors.js';
+import { ExtensionUpdateState } from '../../state/extensions.js';
 
 export interface ExtensionDetailsProps {
   extension: RegistryExtension;
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ export interface ExtensionDetailsProps {
     requestConsentOverride: (consent: string) => Promise<boolean>,
   ) => void | Promise<void>;
   isInstalled: boolean;
+  updateState?: ExtensionUpdateState;
+  onUpdate?: () => void | Promise<void>;
 }
 
 export function ExtensionDetails({
@@ -31,6 +34,8 @@ export function ExtensionDetails({
   onInstall,
   onLink,
   isInstalled,
+  updateState,
+  onUpdate,
 }: ExtensionDetailsProps): React.JSX.Element {
   const keyMatchers = useKeyMatchers();
   const [consentRequest, setConsentRequest] = useState<{
@@ -76,7 +81,12 @@ export function ExtensionDetails({
         );
         return true;
       }
-      if (key.name === 'l' && isLinkable && !isInstalled && !isInstalling) {
+      if (
+        keyMatchers[Command.LINK_EXTENSION](key) &&
+        isLinkable &&
+        !isInstalled &&
+        !isInstalling
+      ) {
         setIsInstalling(true);
         void onLink(
           (prompt: string) =>
@@ -86,6 +96,14 @@ export function ExtensionDetails({
         );
         return true;
       }
+      if (
+        keyMatchers[Command.UPDATE_EXTENSION](key) &&
+        updateState === ExtensionUpdateState.UPDATE_AVAILABLE &&
+        !isInstalling
+      ) {
+        void onUpdate?.();
+        return true;
+      }
       return false;
     },
     { isActive: true, priority: true },
@@ -150,6 +168,16 @@ export function ExtensionDetails({
           <Text color={theme.text.primary} bold>
             {extension.extensionName}
           </Text>
+          {updateState === ExtensionUpdateState.UPDATE_AVAILABLE && (
+            <Box marginLeft={1}>
+              <Text color={theme.status.warning}>[I] Update</Text>
+            </Box>
+          )}
+          {updateState === ExtensionUpdateState.UPDATING && (
+            <Box marginLeft={1}>
+              <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>[Updating...]</Text>
+            </Box>
+          )}
         </Box>
         <Box flexDirection="row">
           <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>
@@ -258,7 +286,7 @@ export function ExtensionDetails({
           </Box>
         </Box>
       )}
-      {isInstalled && (
+      {isInstalled && updateState !== ExtensionUpdateState.UPDATING && (
         <Box flexDirection="row" marginTop={1} justifyContent="center">
           <Text color={theme.status.success}>Already Installed</Text>
         </Box>

packages/cli/src/ui/components/views/ExtensionRegistryView.test.tsx

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import {
   type GenericListItem,
 } from '../shared/SearchableList.js';
 import { type TextBuffer } from '../shared/text-buffer.js';
+import { type UseHistoryManagerReturn } from '../../hooks/useHistoryManager.js';
+import { ExtensionUpdateState } from '../../state/extensions.js';
 
 // Mocks
 vi.mock('../../hooks/useExtensionRegistry.js');
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ describe('ExtensionRegistryView', () => {
 
     vi.mocked(useExtensionUpdates).mockReturnValue({
       extensionsUpdateState: new Map(),
+      dispatchExtensionStateUpdate: vi.fn(),
     } as unknown as ReturnType<typeof useExtensionUpdates>);
 
     // Mock useRegistrySearch implementation
@@ -134,6 +137,9 @@ describe('ExtensionRegistryView', () => {
         uiState: {
           staticExtraHeight: 5,
           terminalHeight: 40,
+          historyManager: {
+            addItem: vi.fn(),
+          } as unknown as UseHistoryManagerReturn,
         } as Partial<UIState>,
       },
     );
@@ -226,4 +232,42 @@ describe('ExtensionRegistryView', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  it('should show [Update available] and hide [Installed] when update is available', async () => {
+    mockExtensionManager.getExtensions = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockReturnValue([{ name: 'Test Extension 1' }]);
+    vi.mocked(useExtensionUpdates).mockReturnValue({
+      extensionsUpdateState: new Map([
+        ['Test Extension 1', ExtensionUpdateState.UPDATE_AVAILABLE],
+      ]),
+      dispatchExtensionStateUpdate: vi.fn(),
+    } as unknown as ReturnType<typeof useExtensionUpdates>);
+
+    const { lastFrame } = await renderView();
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('[Update available]');
+      expect(lastFrame()).not.toContain('[Installed]');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should show [Updating...] and hide [Installed] when update is in progress', async () => {
+    mockExtensionManager.getExtensions = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockReturnValue([{ name: 'Test Extension 1' }]);
+    vi.mocked(useExtensionUpdates).mockReturnValue({
+      extensionsUpdateState: new Map([
+        ['Test Extension 1', ExtensionUpdateState.UPDATING],
+      ]),
+      dispatchExtensionStateUpdate: vi.fn(),
+    } as unknown as ReturnType<typeof useExtensionUpdates>);
+
+    const { lastFrame } = await renderView();
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('[Updating...]');
+      expect(lastFrame()).not.toContain('[Installed]');
+    });
+  });
 });

packages/cli/src/ui/components/views/ExtensionRegistryView.tsx

@@ -52,15 +52,16 @@ export function ExtensionRegistryView({
     '',
     config.getExtensionRegistryURI(),
   );
-  const { terminalHeight, staticExtraHeight } = useUIState();
+  const { terminalHeight, staticExtraHeight, historyManager } = useUIState();
   const [selectedExtension, setSelectedExtension] =
     useState<RegistryExtension | null>(null);
 
-  const { extensionsUpdateState } = useExtensionUpdates(
-    extensionManager,
-    () => 0,
-    config.getEnableExtensionReloading(),
-  );
+  const { extensionsUpdateState, dispatchExtensionStateUpdate } =
+    useExtensionUpdates(
+      extensionManager,
+      historyManager.addItem,
+      config.getEnableExtensionReloading(),
+    );
 
   const [installedExtensions, setInstalledExtensions] = useState(() =>
     extensionManager.getExtensions(),
@@ -117,6 +118,23 @@ export function ExtensionRegistryView({
     [onLink, extensionManager],
   );
 
+  const handleUpdate = useCallback(
+    async (extension: RegistryExtension) => {
+      dispatchExtensionStateUpdate({
+        type: 'SCHEDULE_UPDATE',
+        payload: {
+          all: false,
+          names: [extension.extensionName],
+          onComplete: () => {
+            // Refresh installed extensions list if needed
+            setInstalledExtensions(extensionManager.getExtensions());
+          },
+        },
+      });
+    },
+    [dispatchExtensionStateUpdate, extensionManager],
+  );
+
   const renderItem = useCallback(
     (item: ExtensionItem, isActive: boolean, _labelWidth: number) => {
       const isInstalled = installedExtensions.some(
@@ -125,7 +143,6 @@ export function ExtensionRegistryView({
       const updateState = extensionsUpdateState.get(
         item.extension.extensionName,
       );
-      const hasUpdate = updateState === ExtensionUpdateState.UPDATE_AVAILABLE;
 
       return (
         <Box flexDirection="row" width="100%" justifyContent="space-between">
@@ -148,15 +165,20 @@ export function ExtensionRegistryView({
             <Box flexShrink={0} marginX={1}>
               <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>|</Text>
             </Box>
-            {isInstalled && (
-              <Box marginRight={1} flexShrink={0}>
-                <Text color={theme.status.success}>[Installed]</Text>
-              </Box>
-            )}
-            {hasUpdate && (
+            {updateState === ExtensionUpdateState.UPDATE_AVAILABLE ? (
               <Box marginRight={1} flexShrink={0}>
                 <Text color={theme.status.warning}>[Update available]</Text>
               </Box>
+            ) : updateState === ExtensionUpdateState.UPDATING ? (
+              <Box marginRight={1} flexShrink={0}>
+                <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>[Updating...]</Text>
+              </Box>
+            ) : (
+              isInstalled && (
+                <Box marginRight={1} flexShrink={0}>
+                  <Text color={theme.status.success}>[Installed]</Text>
+                </Box>
+              )
             )}
             <Box flexShrink={1} minWidth={0}>
               <Text color={theme.text.secondary} wrap="truncate-end">
@@ -287,6 +309,12 @@ export function ExtensionRegistryView({
           isInstalled={installedExtensions.some(
             (e) => e.name === selectedExtension.extensionName,
           )}
+          updateState={extensionsUpdateState.get(
+            selectedExtension.extensionName,
+          )}
+          onUpdate={async () => {
+            await handleUpdate(selectedExtension);
+          }}
         />
       )}
     </>

packages/cli/src/ui/constants.ts

@@ -62,3 +62,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_THRESHOLD = 0.5;
 /** Documentation URL for skills setup and configuration */
 export const SKILLS_DOCS_URL =
   'https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/cli/skills.md';
+
+/** Max lines to show for a compact tool subview (e.g. diff) */
+export const COMPACT_TOOL_SUBVIEW_MAX_LINES = 15;

packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/KeypressContext.tsx

@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ const MAC_ALT_KEY_CHARACTER_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
   '\u03A9': 'z', // "Ω" Option+z
   '\u00B8': 'Z', // "¸" Option+Shift+z
   '\u2202': 'd', // "∂" delete word forward
-  '\u2020': 't', // "†" toggle full screen buffer
-  '\u00E5': 'a', // "å" Option+a for alternate buffer
 };
 
 function nonKeyboardEventFilter(

packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/ToolActionsContext.test.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { act } from 'react';
+import { act, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import { renderHook } from '../../test-utils/render.js';
 import { ToolActionsProvider, useToolActions } from './ToolActionsContext.js';
@@ -71,16 +71,61 @@ describe('ToolActionsContext', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    // Default to a pending promise to avoid unwanted async state updates in tests
+    // that don't specifically test the IdeClient initialization.
+    vi.mocked(IdeClient.getInstance).mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => {}));
   });
 
-  const wrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => (
-    <ToolActionsProvider config={mockConfig} toolCalls={mockToolCalls}>
-      {children}
-    </ToolActionsProvider>
-  );
+  const WrapperReactComp = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
+    const [expandedTools, setExpandedTools] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+
+    const isExpanded = useCallback(
+      (callId: string) => expandedTools.has(callId),
+      [expandedTools],
+    );
+
+    const toggleExpansion = useCallback((callId: string) => {
+      setExpandedTools((prev) => {
+        const next = new Set(prev);
+        if (next.has(callId)) {
+          next.delete(callId);
+        } else {
+          next.add(callId);
+        }
+        return next;
+      });
+    }, []);
+
+    const toggleAllExpansion = useCallback((callIds: string[]) => {
+      setExpandedTools((prev) => {
+        const next = new Set(prev);
+        const anyCollapsed = callIds.some((id) => !next.has(id));
+
+        if (anyCollapsed) {
+          callIds.forEach((id) => next.add(id));
+        } else {
+          callIds.forEach((id) => next.delete(id));
+        }
+        return next;
+      });
+    }, []);
+    return (
+      <ToolActionsProvider
+        config={mockConfig}
+        toolCalls={mockToolCalls}
+        isExpanded={isExpanded}
+        toggleExpansion={toggleExpansion}
+        toggleAllExpansion={toggleAllExpansion}
+      >
+        {children}
+      </ToolActionsProvider>
+    );
+  };
 
   it('publishes to MessageBus for tools with correlationId', async () => {
-    const { result } = await renderHook(() => useToolActions(), { wrapper });
+    const { result } = await renderHook(() => useToolActions(), {
+      wrapper: WrapperReactComp,
+    });
 
     await result.current.confirm(
       'modern-call',
@@ -98,7 +143,9 @@ describe('ToolActionsContext', () => {
   });
 
   it('handles cancel by calling confirm with Cancel outcome', async () => {
-    const { result } = await renderHook(() => useToolActions(), { wrapper });
+    const { result } = await renderHook(() => useToolActions(), {
+      wrapper: WrapperReactComp,
+    });
 
     await result.current.cancel('modern-call');
 
@@ -127,7 +174,9 @@ describe('ToolActionsContext', () => {
     );
     vi.mocked(mockConfig.getIdeMode).mockReturnValue(true);
 
-    const { result } = await renderHook(() => useToolActions(), { wrapper });
+    const { result } = await renderHook(() => useToolActions(), {
+      wrapper: WrapperReactComp,
+    });
 
     await act(async () => {
       deferredIdeClient.resolve(mockIdeClient);
@@ -169,7 +218,9 @@ describe('ToolActionsContext', () => {
     );
     vi.mocked(mockConfig.getIdeMode).mockReturnValue(true);
 
-    const { result } = await renderHook(() => useToolActions(), { wrapper });
+    const { result } = await renderHook(() => useToolActions(), {
+      wrapper: WrapperReactComp,
+    });
 
     await act(async () => {
       deferredIdeClient.resolve(mockIdeClient);
@@ -214,7 +265,13 @@ describe('ToolActionsContext', () => {
 
     const { result } = await renderHook(() => useToolActions(), {
       wrapper: ({ children }) => (
-        <ToolActionsProvider config={mockConfig} toolCalls={[legacyTool]}>
+        <ToolActionsProvider
+          config={mockConfig}
+          toolCalls={[legacyTool]}
+          isExpanded={vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false)}
+          toggleExpansion={vi.fn()}
+          toggleAllExpansion={vi.fn()}
+        >
           {children}
         </ToolActionsProvider>
       ),
@@ -233,4 +290,58 @@ describe('ToolActionsContext', () => {
     );
     expect(mockMessageBus.publish).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  describe('toggleAllExpansion', () => {
+    it('expands all when none are expanded', async () => {
+      const { result } = await renderHook(() => useToolActions(), {
+        wrapper: WrapperReactComp,
+      });
+
+      act(() => {
+        result.current.toggleAllExpansion(['modern-call', 'edit-call']);
+      });
+
+      expect(result.current.isExpanded('modern-call')).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.current.isExpanded('edit-call')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('expands all when some are expanded', async () => {
+      const { result } = await renderHook(() => useToolActions(), {
+        wrapper: WrapperReactComp,
+      });
+
+      act(() => {
+        result.current.toggleExpansion('modern-call');
+      });
+      expect(result.current.isExpanded('modern-call')).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.current.isExpanded('edit-call')).toBe(false);
+
+      act(() => {
+        result.current.toggleAllExpansion(['modern-call', 'edit-call']);
+      });
+
+      expect(result.current.isExpanded('modern-call')).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.current.isExpanded('edit-call')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('collapses all when all are expanded', async () => {
+      const { result } = await renderHook(() => useToolActions(), {
+        wrapper: WrapperReactComp,
+      });
+
+      act(() => {
+        result.current.toggleExpansion('modern-call');
+        result.current.toggleExpansion('edit-call');
+      });
+      expect(result.current.isExpanded('modern-call')).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.current.isExpanded('edit-call')).toBe(true);
+
+      act(() => {
+        result.current.toggleAllExpansion(['modern-call', 'edit-call']);
+      });
+
+      expect(result.current.isExpanded('modern-call')).toBe(false);
+      expect(result.current.isExpanded('edit-call')).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
 });

packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/ToolActionsContext.tsx

@@ -48,11 +48,14 @@ interface ToolActionsContextValue {
   ) => Promise<void>;
   cancel: (callId: string) => Promise<void>;
   isDiffingEnabled: boolean;
+  isExpanded: (callId: string) => boolean;
+  toggleExpansion: (callId: string) => void;
+  toggleAllExpansion: (callIds: string[]) => void;
 }
 
 const ToolActionsContext = createContext<ToolActionsContextValue | null>(null);
 
-export const useToolActions = () => {
+export const useToolActions = (): ToolActionsContextValue => {
   const context = useContext(ToolActionsContext);
   if (!context) {
     throw new Error('useToolActions must be used within a ToolActionsProvider');
@@ -64,12 +67,22 @@ interface ToolActionsProviderProps {
   children: React.ReactNode;
   config: Config;
   toolCalls: IndividualToolCallDisplay[];
+  isExpanded: (callId: string) => boolean;
+  toggleExpansion: (callId: string) => void;
+  toggleAllExpansion: (callIds: string[]) => void;
 }
 
 export const ToolActionsProvider: React.FC<ToolActionsProviderProps> = (
   props: ToolActionsProviderProps,
 ) => {
-  const { children, config, toolCalls } = props;
+  const {
+    children,
+    config,
+    toolCalls,
+    isExpanded,
+    toggleExpansion,
+    toggleAllExpansion,
+  } = props;
 
   // Hoist IdeClient logic here to keep UI pure
   const [ideClient, setIdeClient] = useState<IdeClient | null>(null);
@@ -77,24 +90,23 @@ export const ToolActionsProvider: React.FC<ToolActionsProviderProps> = (
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let isMounted = true;
+    let activeClient: IdeClient | null = null;
+
+    const handleStatusChange = () => {
+      if (isMounted && activeClient) {
+        setIsDiffingEnabled(activeClient.isDiffingEnabled());
+      }
+    };
+
     if (config.getIdeMode()) {
       IdeClient.getInstance()
         .then((client) => {
           if (!isMounted) return;
+          activeClient = client;
           setIdeClient(client);
           setIsDiffingEnabled(client.isDiffingEnabled());
 
-          const handleStatusChange = () => {
-            if (isMounted) {
-              setIsDiffingEnabled(client.isDiffingEnabled());
-            }
-          };
-
           client.addStatusChangeListener(handleStatusChange);
-          // Return a cleanup function for the listener
-          return () => {
-            client.removeStatusChangeListener(handleStatusChange);
-          };
         })
         .catch((error) => {
           debugLogger.error('Failed to get IdeClient instance:', error);
@@ -102,6 +114,9 @@ export const ToolActionsProvider: React.FC<ToolActionsProviderProps> = (
     }
     return () => {
       isMounted = false;
+      if (activeClient) {
+        activeClient.removeStatusChangeListener(handleStatusChange);
+      }
     };
   }, [config]);
 
@@ -164,7 +179,16 @@ export const ToolActionsProvider: React.FC<ToolActionsProviderProps> = (
   );
 
   return (
-    <ToolActionsContext.Provider value={{ confirm, cancel, isDiffingEnabled }}>
+    <ToolActionsContext.Provider
+      value={{
+        confirm,
+        cancel,
+        isDiffingEnabled,
+        isExpanded,
+        toggleExpansion,
+        toggleAllExpansion,
+      }}
+    >
       {children}
     </ToolActionsContext.Provider>
   );

packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/UIActionsContext.tsx

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ export interface UIActions {
   setShortcutsHelpVisible: (visible: boolean) => void;
   setCleanUiDetailsVisible: (visible: boolean) => void;
   toggleCleanUiDetailsVisible: () => void;
-  toggleAlternateBuffer: () => void;
   revealCleanUiDetailsTemporarily: (durationMs?: number) => void;
   handleWarning: (message: string) => void;
   setEmbeddedShellFocused: (value: boolean) => void;

packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/UIStateContext.tsx

@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ export interface UIState {
   isEditorDialogOpen: boolean;
   showPrivacyNotice: boolean;
   corgiMode: boolean;
-  isAlternateBuffer: boolean;
-  showIsAlternateBufferHint: boolean;
   debugMessage: string;
   quittingMessages: HistoryItem[] | null;
   isSettingsDialogOpen: boolean;

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useAlternateBuffer.test.ts

@@ -11,47 +11,49 @@ import {
   isAlternateBufferEnabled,
 } from './useAlternateBuffer.js';
 import type { Config } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
-import { useUIState } from '../contexts/UIStateContext.js';
 
-vi.mock('../contexts/UIStateContext.js');
+vi.mock('../contexts/ConfigContext.js', () => ({
+  useConfig: vi.fn(),
+}));
 
-const mockUseUIState = vi.mocked(useUIState);
+const mockUseConfig = vi.mocked(
+  await import('../contexts/ConfigContext.js').then((m) => m.useConfig),
+);
 
 describe('useAlternateBuffer', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
   });
 
-  it('should return false when uiState.isAlternateBuffer is false', async () => {
-    mockUseUIState.mockReturnValue({
-      isAlternateBuffer: false,
-    } as unknown as ReturnType<typeof mockUseUIState>);
+  it('should return false when config.getUseAlternateBuffer returns false', async () => {
+    mockUseConfig.mockReturnValue({
+      getUseAlternateBuffer: () => false,
+    } as unknown as ReturnType<typeof mockUseConfig>);
 
     const { result } = await renderHook(() => useAlternateBuffer());
     expect(result.current).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  it('should return true when uiState.isAlternateBuffer is true', async () => {
-    mockUseUIState.mockReturnValue({
-      isAlternateBuffer: true,
-    } as unknown as ReturnType<typeof mockUseUIState>);
+  it('should return true when config.getUseAlternateBuffer returns true', async () => {
+    mockUseConfig.mockReturnValue({
+      getUseAlternateBuffer: () => true,
+    } as unknown as ReturnType<typeof mockUseConfig>);
 
     const { result } = await renderHook(() => useAlternateBuffer());
     expect(result.current).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it('should react to state changes', async () => {
-    mockUseUIState.mockReturnValue({
-      isAlternateBuffer: false,
-    } as unknown as ReturnType<typeof mockUseUIState>);
+  it('should return the immutable config value, not react to settings changes', async () => {
+    const mockConfig = {
+      getUseAlternateBuffer: () => true,
+    } as unknown as ReturnType<typeof mockUseConfig>;
+
+    mockUseConfig.mockReturnValue(mockConfig);
 
     const { result, rerender } = await renderHook(() => useAlternateBuffer());
 
-    expect(result.current).toBe(false);
-
-    mockUseUIState.mockReturnValue({
-      isAlternateBuffer: true,
-    } as unknown as ReturnType<typeof mockUseUIState>);
+    // Value should remain true even after rerender
+    expect(result.current).toBe(true);
 
     rerender();
 

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useAlternateBuffer.ts

@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { useUIState } from '../contexts/UIStateContext.js';
+import { useConfig } from '../contexts/ConfigContext.js';
 import type { Config } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 
 export const isAlternateBufferEnabled = (config: Config): boolean =>
   config.getUseAlternateBuffer();
 
-// This is read from UIState so that the UI can toggle dynamically
+// This is read from Config so that the UI reads the same value per application session
 export const useAlternateBuffer = (): boolean => {
-  const uiState = useUIState();
-  return uiState.isAlternateBuffer;
+  const config = useConfig();
+  return isAlternateBufferEnabled(config);
 };

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useConsoleMessages.test.tsx

@@ -7,76 +7,93 @@
 import { act, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { vi } from 'vitest';
 import { render } from '../../test-utils/render.js';
-import { useConsoleMessages } from './useConsoleMessages.js';
-import { CoreEvent, type ConsoleLogPayload } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
-
-// Mock coreEvents
-let consoleLogHandler: ((payload: ConsoleLogPayload) => void) | undefined;
+import {
+  useConsoleMessages,
+  useErrorCount,
+  initializeConsoleStore,
+} from './useConsoleMessages.js';
+import { coreEvents } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 
 vi.mock('@google/gemini-cli-core', async (importOriginal) => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  const actual = (await importOriginal()) as any;
+  const actual = await importOriginal();
+  const handlers = new Map<string, (payload: unknown) => void>();
+
   return {
-    ...actual,
+    ...(actual as Record<string, unknown>),
     coreEvents: {
-      on: vi.fn((event, handler) => {
-        if (event === CoreEvent.ConsoleLog) {
-          consoleLogHandler = handler;
-        }
+      ...((actual as Record<string, unknown>)['coreEvents'] as Record<
+        string,
+        unknown
+      >),
+      on: vi.fn((event: string, handler: (payload: unknown) => void) => {
+        handlers.set(event, handler);
       }),
-      off: vi.fn((event) => {
-        if (event === CoreEvent.ConsoleLog) {
-          consoleLogHandler = undefined;
-        }
+      off: vi.fn((event: string) => {
+        handlers.delete(event);
       }),
-      emitConsoleLog: vi.fn(),
+      // Helper for testing to trigger the handlers
+      _trigger: (event: string, payload: unknown) => {
+        handlers.get(event)?.(payload);
+      },
     },
   };
 });
 
 describe('useConsoleMessages', () => {
+  let unmounts: Array<() => void> = [];
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.useFakeTimers();
-    consoleLogHandler = undefined;
+    initializeConsoleStore();
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
+    for (const unmount of unmounts) {
+      try {
+        unmount();
+      } catch (_e) {
+        // Ignore unmount errors
+      }
+    }
+    unmounts = [];
     vi.runOnlyPendingTimers();
     vi.useRealTimers();
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
   });
 
   const useTestableConsoleMessages = () => {
-    const { ...rest } = useConsoleMessages();
+    const consoleMessages = useConsoleMessages();
     const log = useCallback((content: string) => {
-      if (consoleLogHandler) {
-        consoleLogHandler({ type: 'log', content });
-      }
+      // @ts-expect-error - internal testing helper
+      coreEvents._trigger('console-log', { type: 'log', content });
     }, []);
     const error = useCallback((content: string) => {
-      if (consoleLogHandler) {
-        consoleLogHandler({ type: 'error', content });
-      }
+      // @ts-expect-error - internal testing helper
+      coreEvents._trigger('console-log', { type: 'error', content });
+    }, []);
+    const clearConsoleMessages = useCallback(() => {
+      initializeConsoleStore();
     }, []);
     return {
-      ...rest,
+      consoleMessages,
       log,
       error,
-      clearConsoleMessages: rest.clearConsoleMessages,
+      clearConsoleMessages,
     };
   };
 
   const renderConsoleMessagesHook = async () => {
-    let hookResult: ReturnType<typeof useTestableConsoleMessages>;
+    let hookResult: ReturnType<typeof useTestableConsoleMessages> | undefined;
     function TestComponent() {
       hookResult = useTestableConsoleMessages();
       return null;
     }
     const { unmount } = await render(<TestComponent />);
+    unmounts.push(unmount);
     return {
       result: {
         get current() {
-          return hookResult;
+          return hookResult!;
         },
       },
       unmount,
@@ -93,10 +110,7 @@ describe('useConsoleMessages', () => {
 
     act(() => {
       result.current.log('Test message');
-    });
-
-    await act(async () => {
-      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(60);
+      vi.runAllTimers();
     });
 
     expect(result.current.consoleMessages).toEqual([
@@ -111,10 +125,7 @@ describe('useConsoleMessages', () => {
       result.current.log('Test message');
       result.current.log('Test message');
       result.current.log('Test message');
-    });
-
-    await act(async () => {
-      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(60);
+      vi.runAllTimers();
     });
 
     expect(result.current.consoleMessages).toEqual([
@@ -128,10 +139,7 @@ describe('useConsoleMessages', () => {
     act(() => {
       result.current.log('First message');
       result.current.error('Second message');
-    });
-
-    await act(async () => {
-      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(60);
+      vi.runAllTimers();
     });
 
     expect(result.current.consoleMessages).toEqual([
@@ -139,53 +147,85 @@ describe('useConsoleMessages', () => {
       { type: 'error', content: 'Second message', count: 1 },
     ]);
   });
+});
 
-  it('should clear all messages when clearConsoleMessages is called', async () => {
-    const { result } = await renderConsoleMessagesHook();
+describe('useErrorCount', () => {
+  let unmounts: Array<() => void> = [];
 
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.log('A message');
-    });
-
-    await act(async () => {
-      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(60);
-    });
-
-    expect(result.current.consoleMessages).toHaveLength(1);
-
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.clearConsoleMessages();
-    });
-
-    expect(result.current.consoleMessages).toHaveLength(0);
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    initializeConsoleStore();
   });
 
-  it('should clear the pending timeout when clearConsoleMessages is called', async () => {
-    const { result } = await renderConsoleMessagesHook();
-    const clearTimeoutSpy = vi.spyOn(global, 'clearTimeout');
-
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.log('A message');
-    });
-
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.clearConsoleMessages();
-    });
-
-    expect(clearTimeoutSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    // clearTimeoutSpy.mockRestore() is handled by afterEach restoreAllMocks
+  afterEach(() => {
+    for (const unmount of unmounts) {
+      try {
+        unmount();
+      } catch (_e) {
+        // Ignore unmount errors
+      }
+    }
+    unmounts = [];
+    vi.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
   });
 
-  it('should clean up the timeout on unmount', async () => {
-    const { result, unmount } = await renderConsoleMessagesHook();
-    const clearTimeoutSpy = vi.spyOn(global, 'clearTimeout');
+  const renderErrorCountHook = async () => {
+    let hookResult: ReturnType<typeof useErrorCount>;
+    function TestComponent() {
+      hookResult = useErrorCount();
+      return null;
+    }
+    const { unmount } = await render(<TestComponent />);
+    unmounts.push(unmount);
+    return {
+      result: {
+        get current() {
+          return hookResult;
+        },
+      },
+      unmount,
+    };
+  };
+
+  it('should initialize with an error count of 0', async () => {
+    const { result } = await renderErrorCountHook();
+    expect(result.current.errorCount).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should increment error count when an error is logged', async () => {
+    const { result } = await renderErrorCountHook();
+    act(() => {
+      // @ts-expect-error - internal testing helper
+      coreEvents._trigger('console-log', { type: 'error', content: 'error' });
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+    });
+    expect(result.current.errorCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should not increment error count for non-error logs', async () => {
+    const { result } = await renderErrorCountHook();
+    act(() => {
+      // @ts-expect-error - internal testing helper
+      coreEvents._trigger('console-log', { type: 'log', content: 'log' });
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+    });
+    expect(result.current.errorCount).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should clear the error count', async () => {
+    const { result } = await renderErrorCountHook();
+    act(() => {
+      // @ts-expect-error - internal testing helper
+      coreEvents._trigger('console-log', { type: 'error', content: 'error' });
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+    });
+    expect(result.current.errorCount).toBe(1);
 
     act(() => {
-      result.current.log('A message');
+      result.current.clearErrorCount();
     });
-
-    unmount();
-
-    expect(clearTimeoutSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result.current.errorCount).toBe(0);
   });
 });

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useConsoleMessages.ts

@@ -4,13 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import {
-  useCallback,
-  useEffect,
-  useReducer,
-  useRef,
-  startTransition,
-} from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useSyncExternalStore } from 'react';
 import type { ConsoleMessageItem } from '../types.js';
 import {
   coreEvents,
@@ -18,207 +12,170 @@ import {
   type ConsoleLogPayload,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 
-export interface UseConsoleMessagesReturn {
-  consoleMessages: ConsoleMessageItem[];
-  clearConsoleMessages: () => void;
-}
-
-type Action =
-  | { type: 'ADD_MESSAGES'; payload: ConsoleMessageItem[] }
-  | { type: 'CLEAR' };
-
-function consoleMessagesReducer(
-  state: ConsoleMessageItem[],
-  action: Action,
-): ConsoleMessageItem[] {
-  const MAX_CONSOLE_MESSAGES = 1000;
-  switch (action.type) {
-    case 'ADD_MESSAGES': {
-      const newMessages = [...state];
-      for (const queuedMessage of action.payload) {
-        const lastMessage = newMessages[newMessages.length - 1];
-        if (
-          lastMessage &&
-          lastMessage.type === queuedMessage.type &&
-          lastMessage.content === queuedMessage.content
-        ) {
-          // Create a new object for the last message to ensure React detects
-          // the change, preventing mutation of the existing state object.
-          newMessages[newMessages.length - 1] = {
-            ...lastMessage,
-            count: lastMessage.count + 1,
-          };
-        } else {
-          newMessages.push({ ...queuedMessage, count: 1 });
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Limit the number of messages to prevent memory issues
-      if (newMessages.length > MAX_CONSOLE_MESSAGES) {
-        return newMessages.slice(newMessages.length - MAX_CONSOLE_MESSAGES);
-      }
-
-      return newMessages;
-    }
-    case 'CLEAR':
-      return [];
-    default:
-      return state;
-  }
-}
-
-export function useConsoleMessages(): UseConsoleMessagesReturn {
-  const [consoleMessages, dispatch] = useReducer(consoleMessagesReducer, []);
-  const messageQueueRef = useRef<ConsoleMessageItem[]>([]);
-  const timeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
-  const isProcessingRef = useRef(false);
-
-  const processQueue = useCallback(() => {
-    if (messageQueueRef.current.length > 0) {
-      isProcessingRef.current = true;
-      const messagesToProcess = messageQueueRef.current;
-      messageQueueRef.current = [];
-      startTransition(() => {
-        dispatch({ type: 'ADD_MESSAGES', payload: messagesToProcess });
-      });
-    }
-    timeoutRef.current = null;
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleNewMessage = useCallback(
-    (message: ConsoleMessageItem) => {
-      messageQueueRef.current.push(message);
-      if (!isProcessingRef.current && !timeoutRef.current) {
-        // Batch updates using a timeout. 50ms is a reasonable delay to batch
-        // rapid-fire messages without noticeable lag while avoiding React update
-        // queue flooding.
-        timeoutRef.current = setTimeout(processQueue, 50);
-      }
-    },
-    [processQueue],
-  );
-
-  // Once the updated consoleMessages have been committed to the screen,
-  // we can safely process the next batch of queued messages if any exist.
-  // This completely eliminates overlapping concurrent updates to this state.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    isProcessingRef.current = false;
-    if (messageQueueRef.current.length > 0 && !timeoutRef.current) {
-      timeoutRef.current = setTimeout(processQueue, 50);
-    }
-  }, [consoleMessages, processQueue]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const handleConsoleLog = (payload: ConsoleLogPayload) => {
-      let content = payload.content;
-      const MAX_CONSOLE_MSG_LENGTH = 10000;
-      if (content.length > MAX_CONSOLE_MSG_LENGTH) {
-        content =
-          content.slice(0, MAX_CONSOLE_MSG_LENGTH) +
-          `... [Truncated ${content.length - MAX_CONSOLE_MSG_LENGTH} characters]`;
-      }
-
-      handleNewMessage({
-        type: payload.type,
-        content,
-        count: 1,
-      });
-    };
-
-    const handleOutput = (payload: {
-      isStderr: boolean;
-      chunk: Uint8Array | string;
-    }) => {
-      let content =
-        typeof payload.chunk === 'string'
-          ? payload.chunk
-          : new TextDecoder().decode(payload.chunk);
-
-      const MAX_OUTPUT_CHUNK_LENGTH = 10000;
-      if (content.length > MAX_OUTPUT_CHUNK_LENGTH) {
-        content =
-          content.slice(0, MAX_OUTPUT_CHUNK_LENGTH) +
-          `... [Truncated ${content.length - MAX_OUTPUT_CHUNK_LENGTH} characters]`;
-      }
-
-      // It would be nice if we could show stderr as 'warn' but unfortunately
-      // we log non warning info to stderr before the app starts so that would
-      // be misleading.
-      handleNewMessage({ type: 'log', content, count: 1 });
-    };
-
-    coreEvents.on(CoreEvent.ConsoleLog, handleConsoleLog);
-    coreEvents.on(CoreEvent.Output, handleOutput);
-    return () => {
-      coreEvents.off(CoreEvent.ConsoleLog, handleConsoleLog);
-      coreEvents.off(CoreEvent.Output, handleOutput);
-    };
-  }, [handleNewMessage]);
-
-  const clearConsoleMessages = useCallback(() => {
-    if (timeoutRef.current) {
-      clearTimeout(timeoutRef.current);
-      timeoutRef.current = null;
-    }
-    messageQueueRef.current = [];
-    isProcessingRef.current = true;
-    startTransition(() => {
-      dispatch({ type: 'CLEAR' });
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  // Cleanup on unmount
-  useEffect(
-    () => () => {
-      if (timeoutRef.current) {
-        clearTimeout(timeoutRef.current);
-      }
-    },
-    [],
-  );
-
-  return { consoleMessages, clearConsoleMessages };
-}
-
 export interface UseErrorCountReturn {
   errorCount: number;
   clearErrorCount: () => void;
 }
 
+// --- Global Console Store ---
+
+const MAX_CONSOLE_MESSAGES = 1000;
+let globalConsoleMessages: ConsoleMessageItem[] = [];
+let globalErrorCount = 0;
+const listeners = new Set<() => void>();
+
+let messageQueue: ConsoleMessageItem[] = [];
+let timeoutId: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+
+/**
+ * Initializes the global console store and subscribes to coreEvents.
+ * Acts as a safe reset function, making it idempotent and useful for test isolation.
+ * Must be called during application startup.
+ */
+export function initializeConsoleStore() {
+  if (timeoutId) {
+    clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+    timeoutId = null;
+  }
+  messageQueue = [];
+  globalConsoleMessages = [];
+  globalErrorCount = 0;
+  notifyListeners();
+
+  // Safely detach first to ensure idempotency and prevent listener leaks
+  coreEvents.off(CoreEvent.ConsoleLog, handleConsoleLog);
+  coreEvents.off(CoreEvent.Output, handleOutput);
+
+  coreEvents.on(CoreEvent.ConsoleLog, handleConsoleLog);
+  coreEvents.on(CoreEvent.Output, handleOutput);
+}
+
+function notifyListeners() {
+  for (const listener of listeners) {
+    listener();
+  }
+}
+
+function processQueue() {
+  if (messageQueue.length === 0) return;
+
+  // Create a new array to trigger React updates
+  const newMessages = [...globalConsoleMessages];
+
+  for (const queuedMessage of messageQueue) {
+    if (queuedMessage.type === 'error') {
+      globalErrorCount++;
+    }
+
+    // Coalesce consecutive identical messages
+    const prev = newMessages[newMessages.length - 1];
+    if (
+      prev &&
+      prev.type === queuedMessage.type &&
+      prev.content === queuedMessage.content
+    ) {
+      newMessages[newMessages.length - 1] = {
+        ...prev,
+        count: prev.count + 1,
+      };
+    } else {
+      newMessages.push({ ...queuedMessage, count: 1 });
+    }
+  }
+
+  globalConsoleMessages =
+    newMessages.length > MAX_CONSOLE_MESSAGES
+      ? newMessages.slice(-MAX_CONSOLE_MESSAGES)
+      : newMessages;
+
+  messageQueue = [];
+  timeoutId = null;
+  notifyListeners();
+}
+
+function handleNewMessage(message: ConsoleMessageItem) {
+  messageQueue.push(message);
+  if (!timeoutId) {
+    // Batch updates using a timeout. 50ms is a reasonable delay to batch
+    // rapid-fire messages without noticeable lag while avoiding React update
+    // queue flooding.
+    timeoutId = setTimeout(processQueue, 50);
+  }
+}
+
+// --- Subscription API for useSyncExternalStore ---
+
+function subscribe(listener: () => void) {
+  listeners.add(listener);
+  return () => {
+    listeners.delete(listener);
+  };
+}
+
+function getConsoleMessagesSnapshot() {
+  return globalConsoleMessages;
+}
+
+function getErrorCountSnapshot() {
+  return globalErrorCount;
+}
+
+// --- Core Event Listeners (Always active at module level) ---
+
+const handleConsoleLog = (payload: ConsoleLogPayload) => {
+  let content = payload.content;
+  const MAX_CONSOLE_MSG_LENGTH = 10000;
+  if (content.length > MAX_CONSOLE_MSG_LENGTH) {
+    content =
+      content.slice(0, MAX_CONSOLE_MSG_LENGTH) +
+      `... [Truncated ${content.length - MAX_CONSOLE_MSG_LENGTH} characters]`;
+  }
+
+  handleNewMessage({
+    type: payload.type,
+    content,
+    count: 1,
+  });
+};
+
+const handleOutput = (payload: {
+  isStderr: boolean;
+  chunk: Uint8Array | string;
+}) => {
+  let content =
+    typeof payload.chunk === 'string'
+      ? payload.chunk
+      : new TextDecoder().decode(payload.chunk);
+
+  const MAX_OUTPUT_CHUNK_LENGTH = 10000;
+  if (content.length > MAX_OUTPUT_CHUNK_LENGTH) {
+    content =
+      content.slice(0, MAX_OUTPUT_CHUNK_LENGTH) +
+      `... [Truncated ${content.length - MAX_OUTPUT_CHUNK_LENGTH} characters]`;
+  }
+
+  handleNewMessage({ type: 'log', content, count: 1 });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Hook to access the global console message history.
+ * Decoupled from any component lifecycle to ensure history is preserved even
+ * when the UI is unmounted.
+ */
+export function useConsoleMessages(): ConsoleMessageItem[] {
+  return useSyncExternalStore(subscribe, getConsoleMessagesSnapshot);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Hook to access the global error count.
+ * Uses the same external store as useConsoleMessages for consistency.
+ */
 export function useErrorCount(): UseErrorCountReturn {
-  const [errorCount, dispatch] = useReducer(
-    (state: number, action: 'INCREMENT' | 'CLEAR') => {
-      switch (action) {
-        case 'INCREMENT':
-          return state + 1;
-        case 'CLEAR':
-          return 0;
-        default:
-          return state;
-      }
-    },
-    0,
-  );
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const handleConsoleLog = (payload: ConsoleLogPayload) => {
-      if (payload.type === 'error') {
-        startTransition(() => {
-          dispatch('INCREMENT');
-        });
-      }
-    };
-
-    coreEvents.on(CoreEvent.ConsoleLog, handleConsoleLog);
-    return () => {
-      coreEvents.off(CoreEvent.ConsoleLog, handleConsoleLog);
-    };
-  }, []);
+  const errorCount = useSyncExternalStore(subscribe, getErrorCountSnapshot);
 
   const clearErrorCount = useCallback(() => {
-    startTransition(() => {
-      dispatch('CLEAR');
-    });
+    globalErrorCount = 0;
+    notifyListeners();
   }, []);
 
   return { errorCount, clearErrorCount };

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useGeminiStream.ts

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ import type { UseHistoryManagerReturn } from './useHistoryManager.js';
 import { useLogger } from './useLogger.js';
 import { SHELL_COMMAND_NAME } from '../constants.js';
 import { mapToDisplay as mapTrackedToolCallsToDisplay } from './toolMapping.js';
+import { isCompactTool } from '../components/messages/ToolGroupMessage.js';
 import {
   useToolScheduler,
   type TrackedToolCall,
@@ -303,9 +304,32 @@ export const useGeminiStream = (
           (tc) => !pushedToolCallIdsRef.current.has(tc.request.callId),
         );
         if (toolsToPush.length > 0) {
+          const isCompactModeEnabled =
+            settings.merged.ui?.compactToolOutput === true;
+          const firstToolToPush = toolsToPush[0];
+          const tcIndex = toolCalls.indexOf(firstToolToPush);
+          const prevTool = tcIndex > 0 ? toolCalls[tcIndex - 1] : null;
+
+          let borderTop = isFirstToolInGroupRef.current;
+          if (!borderTop && prevTool) {
+            // If the first tool in this push is non-compact but follows a compact tool,
+            // we must start a new border group.
+            const currentIsCompact = isCompactTool(
+              mapTrackedToolCallsToDisplay(firstToolToPush).tools[0],
+              isCompactModeEnabled,
+            );
+            const prevWasCompact = isCompactTool(
+              mapTrackedToolCallsToDisplay(prevTool).tools[0],
+              isCompactModeEnabled,
+            );
+            if (!currentIsCompact && prevWasCompact) {
+              borderTop = true;
+            }
+          }
+
           addItem(
             mapTrackedToolCallsToDisplay(toolsToPush as TrackedToolCall[], {
-              borderTop: isFirstToolInGroupRef.current,
+              borderTop,
               borderBottom: true,
               borderColor: theme.border.default,
               borderDimColor: false,
@@ -340,9 +364,7 @@ export const useGeminiStream = (
         }
 
         // Handle tool response submission immediately when tools complete
-        await handleCompletedTools(
-          completedToolCallsFromScheduler as TrackedToolCall[],
-        );
+        await handleCompletedTools(completedToolCallsFromScheduler);
       }
     },
     config,
@@ -472,26 +494,85 @@ export const useGeminiStream = (
 
     if (toolsToPush.length > 0) {
       const newPushed = new Set(pushedToolCallIdsRef.current);
+      const isFirstInThisPush = isFirstToolInGroupRef.current;
+      const isCompactModeEnabled =
+        settings.merged.ui?.compactToolOutput === true;
+
+      const groups: TrackedToolCall[][] = [];
+      let currentGroup: TrackedToolCall[] = [];
 
       for (const tc of toolsToPush) {
         newPushed.add(tc.request.callId);
+
+        if (tc.tool?.kind === Kind.Agent) {
+          currentGroup.push(tc);
+        } else {
+          if (currentGroup.length > 0) {
+            groups.push(currentGroup);
+            currentGroup = [];
+          }
+          groups.push([tc]);
+        }
+      }
+      if (currentGroup.length > 0) {
+        groups.push(currentGroup);
       }
 
-      const isLastInBatch =
-        toolsToPush[toolsToPush.length - 1] === toolCalls[toolCalls.length - 1];
+      for (let i = 0; i < groups.length; i++) {
+        const group = groups[i];
+        const isFirstInBatch = i === 0 && isFirstInThisPush;
+        const lastTcInGroup = group[group.length - 1];
+        const tcIndexInBatch = toolCalls.indexOf(lastTcInGroup);
+        const isLastInBatch = tcIndexInBatch === toolCalls.length - 1;
 
-      const historyItem = mapTrackedToolCallsToDisplay(toolsToPush, {
-        borderTop: isFirstToolInGroupRef.current,
-        borderBottom: isLastInBatch,
-        ...getToolGroupBorderAppearance(
-          { type: 'tool_group', tools: toolCalls },
-          activeShellPtyId,
-          !!isShellFocused,
-          [],
-          backgroundTasks,
-        ),
-      });
-      addItem(historyItem);
+        const nextTcInBatch =
+          tcIndexInBatch < toolCalls.length - 1
+            ? toolCalls[tcIndexInBatch + 1]
+            : null;
+        const prevTcInBatch =
+          toolCalls.indexOf(group[0]) > 0
+            ? toolCalls[toolCalls.indexOf(group[0]) - 1]
+            : null;
+
+        const historyItem = mapTrackedToolCallsToDisplay(group, {
+          ...getToolGroupBorderAppearance(
+            { type: 'tool_group', tools: toolCalls },
+            activeShellPtyId,
+            !!isShellFocused,
+            [],
+            backgroundTasks,
+          ),
+        });
+
+        // Determine if this group starts with a compact tool
+        const currentIsCompact =
+          historyItem.tools.length === 1 &&
+          isCompactTool(historyItem.tools[0], isCompactModeEnabled);
+
+        let nextIsCompact = false;
+        if (nextTcInBatch) {
+          const nextHistoryItem = mapTrackedToolCallsToDisplay(nextTcInBatch);
+          nextIsCompact =
+            nextHistoryItem.tools.length === 1 &&
+            isCompactTool(nextHistoryItem.tools[0], isCompactModeEnabled);
+        }
+
+        let prevWasCompact = false;
+        if (prevTcInBatch) {
+          const prevHistoryItem = mapTrackedToolCallsToDisplay(prevTcInBatch);
+          prevWasCompact =
+            prevHistoryItem.tools.length === 1 &&
+            isCompactTool(prevHistoryItem.tools[0], isCompactModeEnabled);
+        }
+
+        historyItem.borderTop =
+          isFirstInBatch || (!currentIsCompact && prevWasCompact);
+        historyItem.borderBottom = currentIsCompact
+          ? isLastInBatch && !nextIsCompact
+          : isLastInBatch || nextIsCompact;
+
+        addItem(historyItem);
+      }
 
       setPushedToolCallIds(newPushed);
 
@@ -516,6 +597,7 @@ export const useGeminiStream = (
     activeShellPtyId,
     isShellFocused,
     backgroundTasks,
+    settings.merged.ui?.compactToolOutput,
   ]);
   const pendingToolGroupItems = useMemo((): HistoryItemWithoutId[] => {
     const remainingTools = toolCalls.filter(
@@ -569,8 +651,7 @@ export const useGeminiStream = (
       toolCalls.length > 0 &&
       toolCalls.every((tc) => pushedToolCallIds.has(tc.request.callId));
 
-    const anyVisibleInHistory = pushedToolCallIds.size > 0;
-    const anyVisibleInPending = remainingTools.some((tc) => {
+    const isToolVisible = (tc: TrackedToolCall) => {
       const displayName = tc.tool?.displayName ?? tc.request.name;
 
       let hasResultDisplay = false;
@@ -607,12 +688,25 @@ export const useGeminiStream = (
       // ToolGroupMessage now shows all non-canceled tools, so they are visible
       // in pending and we need to draw the closing border for them.
       return true;
-    });
+    };
+
+    let lastVisibleIsCompact = false;
+    const isCompactModeEnabled = settings.merged.ui?.compactToolOutput === true;
+    for (let i = toolCalls.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+      if (isToolVisible(toolCalls[i])) {
+        const mapped = mapTrackedToolCallsToDisplay(toolCalls[i]);
+        lastVisibleIsCompact = mapped.tools[0]
+          ? isCompactTool(mapped.tools[0], isCompactModeEnabled)
+          : false;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
 
     if (
       toolCalls.length > 0 &&
       !(allTerminal && allPushed) &&
-      (anyVisibleInHistory || anyVisibleInPending)
+      toolCalls.some(isToolVisible) &&
+      !lastVisibleIsCompact
     ) {
       items.push({
         type: 'tool_group' as const,
@@ -630,6 +724,7 @@ export const useGeminiStream = (
     activeShellPtyId,
     isShellFocused,
     backgroundTasks,
+    settings.merged.ui?.compactToolOutput,
   ]);
 
   const lastQueryRef = useRef<PartListUnion | null>(null);

packages/cli/src/ui/key/keyBindings.ts

@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ export enum Command {
   RESTART_APP = 'app.restart',
   SUSPEND_APP = 'app.suspend',
   SHOW_SHELL_INPUT_UNFOCUS_WARNING = 'app.showShellUnfocusWarning',
-  TOGGLE_BUFFER_MODE = 'app.toggleBufferMode',
 
   // Background Shell Controls
   BACKGROUND_SHELL_ESCAPE = 'background.escape',
@@ -106,6 +105,10 @@ export enum Command {
   UNFOCUS_BACKGROUND_SHELL = 'background.unfocus',
   UNFOCUS_BACKGROUND_SHELL_LIST = 'background.unfocusList',
   SHOW_BACKGROUND_SHELL_UNFOCUS_WARNING = 'background.unfocusWarning',
+
+  // Extension Controls
+  UPDATE_EXTENSION = 'extension.update',
+  LINK_EXTENSION = 'extension.link',
 }
 
 /**
@@ -393,7 +396,6 @@ export const defaultKeyBindingConfig: KeyBindingConfig = new Map([
   [Command.RESTART_APP, [new KeyBinding('r'), new KeyBinding('shift+r')]],
   [Command.SUSPEND_APP, [new KeyBinding('ctrl+z')]],
   [Command.SHOW_SHELL_INPUT_UNFOCUS_WARNING, [new KeyBinding('tab')]],
-  [Command.TOGGLE_BUFFER_MODE, [new KeyBinding('alt+a')]],
 
   // Background Shell Controls
   [Command.BACKGROUND_SHELL_ESCAPE, [new KeyBinding('escape')]],
@@ -404,6 +406,10 @@ export const defaultKeyBindingConfig: KeyBindingConfig = new Map([
   [Command.UNFOCUS_BACKGROUND_SHELL, [new KeyBinding('shift+tab')]],
   [Command.UNFOCUS_BACKGROUND_SHELL_LIST, [new KeyBinding('tab')]],
   [Command.SHOW_BACKGROUND_SHELL_UNFOCUS_WARNING, [new KeyBinding('tab')]],
+
+  // Extension Controls
+  [Command.UPDATE_EXTENSION, [new KeyBinding('i')]],
+  [Command.LINK_EXTENSION, [new KeyBinding('l')]],
 ]);
 
 interface CommandCategory {
@@ -531,6 +537,10 @@ export const commandCategories: readonly CommandCategory[] = [
       Command.SHOW_BACKGROUND_SHELL_UNFOCUS_WARNING,
     ],
   },
+  {
+    title: 'Extension Controls',
+    commands: [Command.UPDATE_EXTENSION, Command.LINK_EXTENSION],
+  },
 ];
 
 /**
@@ -611,7 +621,6 @@ export const commandDescriptions: Readonly<Record<Command, string>> = {
   [Command.SHOW_IDE_CONTEXT_DETAIL]: 'Show IDE context details.',
   [Command.TOGGLE_MARKDOWN]: 'Toggle Markdown rendering.',
   [Command.TOGGLE_COPY_MODE]: 'Toggle copy mode when in alternate buffer mode.',
-  [Command.TOGGLE_BUFFER_MODE]: 'Toggle between regular and full screen (alternate buffer) mode.',
   [Command.TOGGLE_YOLO]: 'Toggle YOLO (auto-approval) mode for tool calls.',
   [Command.CYCLE_APPROVAL_MODE]:
     'Cycle through approval modes: default (prompt), auto_edit (auto-approve edits), and plan (read-only). Plan mode is skipped when the agent is busy.',
@@ -641,6 +650,10 @@ export const commandDescriptions: Readonly<Record<Command, string>> = {
     'Move focus from background shell list to Gemini.',
   [Command.SHOW_BACKGROUND_SHELL_UNFOCUS_WARNING]:
     'Show warning when trying to move focus away from background shell.',
+
+  // Extension Controls
+  [Command.UPDATE_EXTENSION]: 'Update the current extension if available.',
+  [Command.LINK_EXTENSION]: 'Link the current extension to a local path.',
 };
 
 const keybindingsSchema = z.array(

packages/cli/src/ui/types.ts

@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ export type HistoryItemMcpStatus = HistoryItemBase & {
   showSchema: boolean;
 };
 
+// Individually exported types extending HistoryItemBase
 export type HistoryItemWithoutId =
   | HistoryItemUser
   | HistoryItemUserShell

packages/cli/src/ui/utils/__snapshots__/borderStyles.test.tsx.snap

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Tips for getting started:
 │ ⊶  google_web_search                                                                         │
 │                                                                                              │
 │ Searching...                                                                                 │
-╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯"
+╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+"
 `;
 
 exports[`MainContent tool group border SVG snapshots > should render SVG snapshot for a shell tool 1`] = `
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ Tips for getting started:
 │ ⊶  run_shell_command                                                                         │
 │                                                                                              │
 │ Running command...                                                                           │
-╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯"
+╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+"
 `;
 
 exports[`MainContent tool group border SVG snapshots > should render SVG snapshot for an empty slice following a search tool 1`] = `
@@ -63,5 +65,6 @@ Tips for getting started:
 │ ⊶  google_web_search                                                                         │
 │                                                                                              │
 │ Searching...                                                                                 │
-╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯"
+╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+"
 `;

packages/cli/src/ui/utils/fileUtils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import * as path from 'node:path';
+
+/**
+ * Gets the file extension from a filename or path, excluding the leading dot.
+ * Returns null if no extension is found.
+ */
+export function getFileExtension(
+  filename: string | null | undefined,
+): string | null {
+  if (!filename) return null;
+  const ext = path.extname(filename);
+  return ext ? ext.slice(1) : null;
+}