[FEATURE] Emoji reactions (๐) on assistant messages
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet โ closest match is #47906, which was closed by the stale-bot (with 5 ๐ and supportive comments) and is now locked; its closing message invites a new issue.
- [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)
Problem Statement
In long-running agent sessions, a large share of user turns are pure acknowledgements ("ok", "continue", "looks good"). Typing these breaks the user's flow and costs a full conversation turn just to say "approved". There is currently no lightweight way to acknowledge an assistant message.
(Illustration: to support this very request on GitHub, the user had to type an API call to add a ๐.)
Proposed Solution
Emoji reactions (at minimum ๐) on assistant response blocks in the VSCode extension (where this request originates) and the CLI โ a single keypress/click on a response block that the agent receives as an acknowledgement signal, without a typed message.
Alternative Solutions
- Typing short replies ("ok", "continue") โ works but interrupts flow and adds noise to the transcript.
- Related: #36574 (emoji picker for chat input) addresses input, not acknowledgement of responses.
Priority
Medium - Would be very helpful
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