formulahendry / formulahendry/vscode-acp
Feature request: show when a delegated agent is used and display its name
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 378
- Forks
- 76
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Description
## Feature request
Make it clearer in the chat UI when a delegated/sub-agent is being used, and show the agent name explicitly.
## Problem
In multi-agent workflows, the user can lose track of:
- whether the main agent is responding directly
- whether a specialist/sub-agent has been invoked
- which agent is currently doing work
That makes the workflow feel opaque, especially for orchestration-heavy setups.
## Requested behavior
When an agent/sub-agent/delegated worker is involved, the UI should show:
- that an agent handoff/delegation happened
- the agent name or role
- optionally whether it is active / completed / returned results
Examples of useful UI patterns:
- inline badge: `Lead`, `Reviewer`, `Validator`, `Subagent`
- timeline row: `Delegated to `
- section header showing which agent produced the current output
## Why this matters
For users running structured workflows, transparency about agent identity makes it much easier to:
- trust what is happening
- debug quiet/stalled sessions
- understand which role produced which result
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Research direction
The issue names no files or tests; start by locating the chat UI and the handling of delegated or sub-agent work in this VS Code extension. Confirm how agent identity and handoff state are represented, then define a UI treatment that shows the delegated agent name and, where available, its active, completed, or returned-results state.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100