[FEATURE] Render markdown checkboxes in chat

Status Fixed / completed
Maintainer reply ✓ Yes — bcherny
Activity 3 comments · opened Jul 22, 2026 · closed Aug 17, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (bcherny, collaborator) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

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

Claude often lists its tasks like this:

<img width="69" height="178" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b67aeb9d-b949-4bb9-885d-6add2c60d90b" />

because of the workflow that I've got set up.

Proposed Solution

It would be useful to have these checkboxes rendered in some way, similar to how Claude Code already renders other markdown elements.

Alternative Solutions

I've tried using the built in task tracker instead but would prefer to do it this way.

Priority

Low - Nice to have

Feature Category

Interactive mode (TUI)

Use Case Example

Just a visual improvement

Additional Context

_No response_

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3 Comments

bcherny collaborator · 2 months ago

This shipped in v2.1.149 — Claude's markdown output now renders GFM task-list checkboxes (- [ ] todo / - [x] done) instead of plain bullets. Update to the latest version to pick it up. Release notes: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

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uwuclxdy · 1 month ago

i meant that claude code should render the - [ ]/- [x] checkboxes like it does for some other markdown elements which it currently doesnt

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