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[FEATURE]: Add a dedicated view for sub‑agent outputs and status in the desktop app #37267
Description
Environment:
- OpenCode Desktop: v1.18.2
- OS: Windows 10
Problem:
The main agent refreshes very frequently and floods the UI with continuous log updates, causing sub‑agent status and outputs to be buried. Users find it difficult to effectively track the progress of each individual sub‑agent.
Request:
Provide an independent monitoring panel that lists each sub‑agent in a list or card layout, clearly showing its name, current status (e.g., running, completed, error), and a brief output summary. In addition, users should be able to click on any sub‑agent entry to drill down into a detailed view, where they can see the full output logs, intermediate results, and execution trace. This enables thorough debugging and review of each sub‑agent's work.
Value:
Users can monitor the overall progress of all sub‑agents without distraction, and when they need to diagnose an error or inspect details, they can instantly drill down to get complete context. This greatly improves debugging efficiency and overall management of sub‑agent tasks.
Suggested implementation:
Add a new "Sub‑agents" tab or side panel in the main interface that shows only sub‑agent activities.
Each sub‑agent entry should support click‑to‑expand or navigation to a detail page that displays the full output.
Alternatively, provide a command like /subagent status to quickly show a summary within the conversation, and allow users to enter a specific sub‑agent's detailed view via a command or click.
Activity
github-actions commentedon Jul 16, 2026
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sdpfigueiredo commentedon Jul 23, 2026
I implemented something like that locally as a POC
liaozhenlin commentedon Aug 24, 2026
Sorry for the long delay – I haven't checked GitHub for a while. Many thanks to @sdpfigueiredo for implementing this! I see PR #39382, which align very well with my original description.
From a functional perspective, I have no objections to this implementation. If it gets merged and released, I will test it out as soon as possible and provide feedback.
sdpfigueiredo commentedon Oct 14, 2026
Quick note that I opened a draft porting the closed V1 attempt over to the current architecture: #55496 (new agents side-panel tab: task name, live status, cost, tokens, model, click-through to the child session). @Hona, since this is assigned to you — happy to step back if you already have something in progress, just let me know.
sdpfigueiredo commentedon Oct 14, 2026
v2 recording
theyudhiztira commentedon Oct 18, 2026
I would love to see this feature to be released ❤️
opencodejr commentedon Oct 28, 2026
Thanks for the detailed suggestion, @liaozhenlin!
You're on OpenCode Desktop v1.18.2, which is v1. v1 now only gets fixes for critical bugs (data loss, security problems, crashes with no workaround), so this feature is unlikely to be added there.
Please try OpenCode v2 (
@opencode/cli, and the v2 desktop app). It already does much of what you describe:If you think this is critical, or v2 still doesn't let you follow sub-agent progress well, please reply here and describe what's missing in v2.
opencodejr commentedon Oct 29, 2026
Closing this as not planned. The request is for OpenCode Desktop v1.18.2, and v1 only gets critical fixes. We haven't heard that this is critical or that it also affects v2. OpenCode v2 already shows running subagents in the session header and gives each subagent its own timeline rows, which you can open to see the full session. If v2 still makes it hard to follow sub-agent progress, please open a new issue and describe what's missing there. Thanks, @liaozhenlin!