Tool output is fully expanded by default and the collapse toggle (▸) is non-functional
Open 💬 6 comments Opened May 7, 2026 by kadoney
Tool output is fully expanded by default and the collapse toggle (▸) is non-functional
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.76
- OS: Windows 11 Home (10.0.26200)
- Shell: PowerShell 7
- Terminal: Windows Terminal
- First observed: ~1 day ago (persists across new sessions and machine restart)
Description
Every tool-call result in the transcript renders fully expanded. The ▸ / ▾ toggle icon next to each tool block does not collapse or expand on click — it appears inert. The result is a very long, wall-of-text transcript where past tool output (file reads, command output, search results) can't be folded away to scan back through the conversation.
Steps to reproduce
- Start a new Claude Code session in any project.
- Have the assistant run any tool that produces non-trivial output — e.g.
Readon a file >50 lines,Bashrunninggit log, or aGrepwith content output. - Observe that the tool result is rendered fully expanded.
- Click the
▸toggle to the left of the tool block. - Expected: the tool output collapses to a one-line summary.
- Actual: nothing happens; output remains fully expanded.
Impact
- Transcript becomes hard to navigate after even a handful of tool calls.
- Scrolling back through prior turns is significantly slower.
- Context-window usage isn't affected (this is a UI-only issue), but the human-readability cost is real for long sessions.
What I've tried
- Restarting the Claude Code session (no effect).
- Restarting the terminal (no effect).
- The behavior is consistent across at least the last several sessions.
Notes
- I don't recall changing any settings or upgrading recently around when this started.
- If there's a config flag or keybinding that controls default-collapsed state, please point me at it — I checked
/configbut didn't find an obvious toggle.
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