[FEATURE] Option to display Bash output inline without collapsing

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jan 22, 2026 by quidmonkey Closed Jan 22, 2026

Preflight Checklist

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  • [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

When exploring data (Jupyter notebook style), I'd like to have ASCII charts available during my Claude sessions that Claude would display without collapsing the output. I created a Claude Skill to assist with my data explorations, but would love to see this enhancement!

Proposed Solution

Claude would display any ASCII chart I request inline within the current session. This would be helpful for exploring data without having to launch a separate window or application.

Alternative Solutions

In addition to ASCII, my Skill supports a GUI Window via Python Tkinter, but considering the DX of Claude, it would be great to see the experience stay within the terminal

Priority

Low - Nice to have

Feature Category

Developer tools/SDK

Use Case Example

Here is an example of having to ctrl+o expand/collapse the terminal output for the chart within the Claude session:

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You can see that I press ctrl+o multiple times at the end to expand/collapse the terminal output.

Additional Context

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