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[FEATURE]: Display subagent status in TUI prompt footer #23784
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Currently, when using subagents in OpenCode, there is no visual indication in the TUI prompt footer about how many subagents are active or exist in total. Users have to manually navigate to the subagent view to check this information.
Proposed enhancement:
Add a subagent status indicator to the prompt footer (bottom-right area next to the "commands" hint) that:
- Shows nothing when there are no subagents
- Displays
active/total sub agentswhen subagents exist - Shows a ⚡ lightning icon next to the active count when there are active subagents, using
theme.warningcolor to draw attention - Uses muted color when no subagents are active
This provides at-a-glance awareness of background subagent activity without leaving the main prompt view.
Implementation approach:
- Compute recursive descendant count (including nested subagents) from
sync.data.sessionusing BFS traversal - Check
session_statusfor "busy" or "retry" states to determine active count - Conditionally render in the prompt footer using SolidJS
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Screenshots:
With active subagent (⚡ icon + warning color):
Without active subagent (muted color):
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github-actions commentedon Apr 22, 2026
This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:
herjarsa commentedon Apr 25, 2026
Superseded by #24404 - this feature request is now covered by the unified task state color convention PR.
herjarsa commentedon Apr 25, 2026
Superseded by #24404 - this feature request is now covered by the unified task state color convention PR.
herjarsa commentedon Apr 26, 2026
Retracting previous comment - this issue is NOT superseded by #24404. These are different features: #23784 requests subagent count in the TUI prompt FOOTER specifically, while #24404 addresses general task state COLOR convention. They address different UI elements and use cases.
darianstlex commentedon Jun 6, 2026
tiny plugin: https://github.com/darianstlex/opencode-subagents-monitor
mguttmann commentedon Jun 13, 2026
PR #32167 (proposal #32166) adds subagent depth badges and a tree/footer indicator in the TUI, which should cover this. Pointer in case it's useful for the design discussion.
feat(tui): show running subagent count in status bar
feat(tui): subagent indicator via isolated sidecar (v2)
github-actions commentedon Aug 13, 2026
To stay organized issues are automatically closed after 60 days of no activity. If the issue is still relevant please open a new one.