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 → blue
  • frontend-dev → green
  • reviewer → yellow
  • researcher → purple
  • general-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_type agents

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