Feature: Color-coded agent display in multi-agent view
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 15, 2026 by abe1272001 Closed Mar 15, 2026
Feature Request
When running multiple agents in parallel, the CLI shows:
Running 2 agents… (ctrl+o to expand)
├─ backend-dev (Implement feature A) · 23 tool uses · 66.1k tokens
└─ reviewer (Review changes) · 24 tool uses · 59.3k tokens
All agents are displayed in the same color, making it hard to quickly distinguish between them — especially when running 3+ agents of different types.
Proposal
Color-code agent names by subagent_type so each agent type has a distinct visual identity. For example:
backend-dev→ bluefrontend-dev→ greenreviewer→ yellowresearcher→ purplegeneral-purpose→ default
Why
When orchestrating multi-agent workflows (e.g., parallel research + review), quick visual scanning of which agent is doing what significantly improves the user experience. Color is the fastest way to parse a list.
Possible Implementation
- Assign colors based on agent name hash (automatic, no config needed)
- Or allow user configuration in
settings.json(e.g.,agentColors: {"backend-dev": "blue"}) - Fallback to default terminal color if not configured
Environment
- macOS, iTerm2 / Terminal.app
- Claude Code CLI with custom
subagent_typeagents
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