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[FEATURE]: Footer/Tab agent selector should show only primary agents (or be configurable) #21364
Description
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- I have verified this feature I'm about to request hasn't been suggested before.
Describe the enhancement you want to request
Add a configuration option to restore the old behavior where the footer agent display and Tab selector only shows primary agents (excluding subagents).
Since v1.3.4 (March 29, 2026) the footer/Tab selector now includes all agents — primary + every subagent.
Use case / Why this is needed
We rely heavily on the compound-engineering plugin. That package alone registers ~20 agents. Combined with our own custom agents we now have well over 30 entries in the Tab cycle.
Manual switching via the footer has become extremely slow and disrupts daily workflow.
Proposed solution
Add a simple toggle (ideally in opencode.json or a new TUI section):
{
"tui": {
"footerShowSubagents": false
}
}Additional context
OpenCode version: 1.3.17 (and every version after 1.3.4)
This change was introduced alongside the subagent TUI improvements but removed the previous clean primary-only experience for heavy multi-agent users
This small config option would restore the highly usable workflow we had before while keeping the new subagent orchestration features for users who want full visibility.
Activity
github-actions commentedon Apr 7, 2026
This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:
ariane-emory commentedon Apr 7, 2026
This sounds more like a bug than a feature, and I suspect that it is probably a bug related to the plug-in that you are using. I am not seeing this behaviour myself in the vanilla OpenCode.
michaelvolz commentedon Apr 8, 2026
@ariane-emory It is just a collection of skills and agents. It is not configured as a plugin.
michaelvolz commentedon Apr 12, 2026
Update: Root cause identified
I found the actual bug.
@ariane-emory Your comment made me rethink the problem.
When subagents are added to opencode.json to override their model (faster/cheaper inference), OpenCode treats all of them as primary agents. The mode: subagent setting defined in the original agent .md files is completely ignored.
Removing the entries from opencode.json or explicitly adding "mode": "subagent" in the config restores the correct subagent behavior (they disappear from the footer/Tab selector).
This explains why the footer suddenly showed 30+ agents and is clearly a regression in config-based agent mode resolution.