web: pretty tool cards — args rendered as the real command/path (priority keys, label-less single field), output label; 276 tests green

docker/bridge/index.mjs

@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ try {
 			const models = await runtime.getAvailable(provider);
 			const found = models.find((m) => m.id === modelId);
 			if (found === undefined) {
-				console.error(`[lvmh-bridge] LVMH_MODEL ${requested} not found; using default`);
+				console.error(
+					`[lvmh-bridge] LVMH_MODEL ${requested} not found; using default`,
+				);
 			} else {
 				model = found;
 				console.error(`[lvmh-bridge] initial model: ${requested}`);
@@ -83,7 +85,9 @@ try {
 			console.error(`[lvmh-bridge] model resolution failed:`, err);
 		}
 	}
-	const { session } = await createAgentSession(model === undefined ? {} : { model });
+	const { session } = await createAgentSession(
+		model === undefined ? {} : { model },
+	);
 	// SDK does not bind extensions implicitly (unlike TUI/RPC modes); without
 	// bindExtensions the session_start event never fires, so the lvmh plugin
 	// would never dial the daemon.

web/src/ChatStream.test.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import ChatStream, {
 	Bubble,
 	TypingIndicator,
 	renderMarkdown,
+	toolArgsEntries,
 } from "./ChatStream";
 
 function msg(partial: Partial<ChatMessage>): ChatMessage {
@@ -761,3 +762,46 @@ describe("copy button", () => {
 		expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Copy message" })).toBeNull();
 	});
 });
+
+describe("pretty tool args", () => {
+	const tool = (args: string): ToolState => ({
+		id: "t1", name: "bash", args, running: false, isError: false, preview: "out",
+	});
+
+	it("bash command renders as the bare command, no JSON braces", () => {
+		render(<Bubble msg={{ key: "k", role: "assistant", text: "", thinking: null,
+			toolCalls: [{ id: "t1", name: "bash", argsJson: "{}" }], toolCallId: null, streaming: false, ts: 0 }}
+			tools={new Map([["t1", tool('{"command":"ls -la","foo":1}')]])} />);
+		expect(screen.getByText("ls -la")).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(document.querySelector(".tool-args")?.textContent).not.toContain('"command"');
+	});
+
+	it("priority ordering puts command first even when not first in JSON", () => {
+		const entries = toolArgsEntries('{"path":"a.go","command":"go build ./..."}');
+		expect(entries[0]?.v).toBe("go build ./...");
+		expect(entries[1]?.k).toBe("path");
+	});
+
+	it("single string arg renders label-less; multi-field keeps labels", () => {
+		render(<Bubble msg={{ key: "k", role: "assistant", text: "", thinking: null,
+			toolCalls: [{ id: "t1", name: "read", argsJson: "{}" }], toolCallId: null, streaming: false, ts: 0 }}
+			tools={new Map([["t1", tool('{"path":"src/main.ts"}')]])} />);
+		expect(screen.getByText("src/main.ts")).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(document.querySelector(".tool-args .arg-k")).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it("non-JSON args pass through raw", () => {
+		const entries = toolArgsEntries("just text");
+		expect(entries).toEqual([{ k: null, v: "just text" }]);
+	});
+
+	it("JSON string arg unwraps", () => {
+		const entries = toolArgsEntries('"plain string"');
+		expect(entries).toEqual([{ k: null, v: "plain string" }]);
+	});
+
+	it("non-string values are pretty JSON", () => {
+		const entries = toolArgsEntries('{"offset":1}');
+		expect(entries[0]?.v).toBe("1");
+	});
+});

web/src/ChatStream.tsx

@@ -162,6 +162,54 @@ function CopyButton({ text }: { text: string }): React.ReactNode {
 	);
 }
 
+
+// ---------- pretty tool args ----------
+
+// Keys shown first when present (most readable "what is this tool doing"
+// signal); the rest follow in their original order.
+const ARG_PRIORITY: string[] = [
+	"command", "path", "file_path", "pattern", "url", "query", "content",
+	"prompt", "task", "description",
+];
+
+export interface ArgEntry {
+	k: string | null;
+	v: string;
+}
+
+/** Parse a tool's args (JSON object, JSON string, or raw text) into labeled
+ * display entries. A lone string entry renders without a label. */
+export function toolArgsEntries(argsText: string): ArgEntry[] {
+	let parsed: unknown;
+	try {
+		parsed = JSON.parse(argsText);
+	} catch {
+		return [{ k: null, v: argsText }];
+	}
+	if (typeof parsed === "string")
+		return [{ k: null, v: parsed }];
+	if (parsed === null || typeof parsed !== "object" || Array.isArray(parsed))
+		return [{ k: null, v: argsText }];
+	const obj = parsed as Record<string, unknown>;
+	const keys = Object.keys(obj);
+	const ordered = [
+		...ARG_PRIORITY.filter((k) => k in obj),
+		...keys.filter((k) => !ARG_PRIORITY.includes(k)),
+	];
+	const entries: ArgEntry[] = [];
+	for (const k of ordered) {
+		const raw = obj[k];
+		const v =
+			typeof raw === "string"
+				? raw
+				: JSON.stringify(raw, null, 2) ?? String(raw);
+		entries.push({ k, v });
+	}
+	if (entries.length === 1 && entries[0] !== undefined)
+		return [{ k: null, v: entries[0].v }];
+	return entries;
+}
+
 function ToolCard({ tool }: { tool: ToolState }) {
 	const status: string = tool.running
 		? "running…"
@@ -180,14 +228,16 @@ function ToolCard({ tool }: { tool: ToolState }) {
 				</span>
 			</summary>
 			<div className="tool-body">
-				<div>
+				<div className="tool-args">
-					<strong>args</strong>
+					{toolArgsEntries(tool.args).map((e, i) => (
-					<pre style={{ margin: "4px 0 10px", whiteSpace: "pre-wrap" }}>
+						<div key={e.k ?? i} className="tool-arg">
-						{tool.args}
+							{e.k !== null && <span className="arg-k">{e.k}</span>}
-					</pre>
+							<pre className="arg-v">{e.v}</pre>
+						</div>
+					))}
 				</div>
 				<div>
-					<strong>result</strong>
+					<span className="arg-k">output</span>
 					<pre style={{ margin: "4px 0 0", whiteSpace: "pre-wrap" }}>
 						{tool.preview}
 					</pre>

web/src/index.css

@@ -1446,3 +1446,25 @@ mark.hit {
   0%, 100% { transform: scale(0.55); opacity: 0.45; box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(108, 140, 255, 0.5); }
   50% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 1; box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(108, 140, 255, 0); }
 }
+
+/* ---------- pretty tool args ---------- */
+
+.tool-args { margin-bottom: 10px; }
+.tool-arg { margin-bottom: 6px; }
+.arg-k {
+	display: block;
+	font-size: 10.5px;
+	font-weight: 600;
+	letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+	text-transform: uppercase;
+	color: var(--text-faint);
+	margin-bottom: 2px;
+}
+.arg-v {
+	margin: 0;
+	white-space: pre-wrap;
+	word-break: break-word;
+	font-family: var(--mono);
+	font-size: 12.5px;
+	color: var(--text);
+}