[FEATURE] Add option to show file reads inline instead of collapsed

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 5, 2026 by AdzerKI Closed Feb 9, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
  • [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

Previously Claude Code showed which files it was reading inline. Now this is collapsed into "read X files (ctrl+o to expand)".

I cannot see what Claude is reading without pressing Ctrl+O every time. This reduces transparency and makes it harder to follow Claude's reasoning.

Proposed Solution

{
"ui": {
"collapseFileReads": false
}
}

Alternative Solutions

Currently I press Ctrl+O every time to expand. This breaks workflow and is tedious.

Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

  1. I ask Claude to investigate a bug
  2. Claude reads files but I only see "read 5 files"
  3. I don't know which files without pressing Ctrl+O
  4. Hard to follow Claude's reasoning in real-time
  5. Previously file paths were shown inline

Additional Context

This was introduced in recent versions. Previous behavior showed file paths inline which was more transparent.

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