codex/agentydragon/tasks/19-bash-command-rendering-improvements.md

id: 19 title: Bash Command Rendering Improvements for Less Verbosity status: Not started dependencies: "02,07,09,11,14,29" summary: Render bash commands more concisely and shorten tool output annotations. goal: | Adjust agent output formatting for shell commands and tool logs to: - Render bash commands without wrapping them in bash -lc "...". - Display role-prefixed messages on a single line (role and content space-separated). - Shorten command-result annotations, using ✅ <duration>ms for successful runs or exit code: <code> <duration>ms for failures. > This task is specific to per-agent UI conventions and log readability. ## Acceptance Criteria - Shell commands render as plain text without bash -lc wrappers. - Role labels and message content appear on the same line, separated by a space. - Command-result annotations show a checkmark and duration for zero exit codes, or exit code: N and duration for nonzero codes, in the format <icon or exit code> <duration>ms. - Existing functionality remains unaffected beyond formatting changes. - Verbose background event logs (e.g. sandbox‑denied exec errors, retries) collapse into a single command execution entry showing command start, running indicator, and concise completion status. - Automated examples or tests verify the new rendering behavior. ## Implementation How it was implemented
- Update the internal shell-command renderer to strip out bash -lc wrappers and emit raw commands. - Modify the message formatting component to place role labels and content on one line. - Refactor the result-annotation logic to emit ✅ 12ms or exit code: 123 12ms. - Add or extend tests/examples to cover these formatting rules. ## Notes - Improves readability of interactive sessions and logs by reducing boilerplate. - Ensure compatibility with both live TUI output and persisted log transcripts.