feat: enhance tool display names for better user experience in chat UI

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DESKTOP-RTLN3BA\$punk 2026-04-29 07:40:11 -07:00
parent c110f5b955
commit 9a114a2d45
7 changed files with 267 additions and 32 deletions

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@ -622,6 +622,95 @@ async def _stream_agent_events(
status="in_progress",
items=last_active_step_items,
)
elif tool_name == "rm":
rm_path = (
tool_input.get("path", "")
if isinstance(tool_input, dict)
else str(tool_input)
)
display_path = rm_path if len(rm_path) <= 80 else "" + rm_path[-77:]
last_active_step_title = "Deleting file"
last_active_step_items = [display_path] if display_path else []
yield streaming_service.format_thinking_step(
step_id=tool_step_id,
title="Deleting file",
status="in_progress",
items=last_active_step_items,
)
elif tool_name == "rmdir":
rmdir_path = (
tool_input.get("path", "")
if isinstance(tool_input, dict)
else str(tool_input)
)
display_path = (
rmdir_path if len(rmdir_path) <= 80 else "" + rmdir_path[-77:]
)
last_active_step_title = "Deleting folder"
last_active_step_items = [display_path] if display_path else []
yield streaming_service.format_thinking_step(
step_id=tool_step_id,
title="Deleting folder",
status="in_progress",
items=last_active_step_items,
)
elif tool_name == "mkdir":
mkdir_path = (
tool_input.get("path", "")
if isinstance(tool_input, dict)
else str(tool_input)
)
display_path = (
mkdir_path if len(mkdir_path) <= 80 else "" + mkdir_path[-77:]
)
last_active_step_title = "Creating folder"
last_active_step_items = [display_path] if display_path else []
yield streaming_service.format_thinking_step(
step_id=tool_step_id,
title="Creating folder",
status="in_progress",
items=last_active_step_items,
)
elif tool_name == "move_file":
src = (
tool_input.get("source_path", "")
if isinstance(tool_input, dict)
else ""
)
dst = (
tool_input.get("destination_path", "")
if isinstance(tool_input, dict)
else ""
)
display_src = src if len(src) <= 60 else "" + src[-57:]
display_dst = dst if len(dst) <= 60 else "" + dst[-57:]
last_active_step_title = "Moving file"
last_active_step_items = (
[f"{display_src}{display_dst}"] if src or dst else []
)
yield streaming_service.format_thinking_step(
step_id=tool_step_id,
title="Moving file",
status="in_progress",
items=last_active_step_items,
)
elif tool_name == "write_todos":
todos = (
tool_input.get("todos", []) if isinstance(tool_input, dict) else []
)
todo_count = len(todos) if isinstance(todos, list) else 0
last_active_step_title = "Planning tasks"
last_active_step_items = (
[f"{todo_count} task{'s' if todo_count != 1 else ''}"]
if todo_count
else []
)
yield streaming_service.format_thinking_step(
step_id=tool_step_id,
title="Planning tasks",
status="in_progress",
items=last_active_step_items,
)
elif tool_name == "save_document":
doc_title = (
tool_input.get("title", "")
@ -729,7 +818,15 @@ async def _stream_agent_events(
items=last_active_step_items,
)
else:
last_active_step_title = f"Using {tool_name.replace('_', ' ')}"
# Fallback for tools without a curated thinking-step title
# (typically connector tools, MCP-registered tools, or
# newly added tools that haven't been wired up here yet).
# Render the snake_cased name as a sentence-cased phrase
# so non-technical users see e.g. "Send gmail email"
# rather than the raw identifier "send_gmail_email".
last_active_step_title = (
tool_name.replace("_", " ").strip().capitalize() or tool_name
)
last_active_step_items = []
yield streaming_service.format_thinking_step(
step_id=tool_step_id,
@ -885,6 +982,41 @@ async def _stream_agent_events(
status="completed",
items=last_active_step_items,
)
elif tool_name == "rm":
yield streaming_service.format_thinking_step(
step_id=original_step_id,
title="Deleting file",
status="completed",
items=last_active_step_items,
)
elif tool_name == "rmdir":
yield streaming_service.format_thinking_step(
step_id=original_step_id,
title="Deleting folder",
status="completed",
items=last_active_step_items,
)
elif tool_name == "mkdir":
yield streaming_service.format_thinking_step(
step_id=original_step_id,
title="Creating folder",
status="completed",
items=last_active_step_items,
)
elif tool_name == "move_file":
yield streaming_service.format_thinking_step(
step_id=original_step_id,
title="Moving file",
status="completed",
items=last_active_step_items,
)
elif tool_name == "write_todos":
yield streaming_service.format_thinking_step(
step_id=original_step_id,
title="Planning tasks",
status="completed",
items=last_active_step_items,
)
elif tool_name == "save_document":
result_str = (
tool_output.get("result", "")
@ -1136,9 +1268,14 @@ async def _stream_agent_events(
items=completed_items,
)
else:
# Fallback completion title — see the matching in-progress
# branch above for the wording rationale.
fallback_title = (
tool_name.replace("_", " ").strip().capitalize() or tool_name
)
yield streaming_service.format_thinking_step(
step_id=original_step_id,
title=f"Using {tool_name.replace('_', ' ')}",
title=fallback_title,
status="completed",
items=last_active_step_items,
)

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@ -17,16 +17,12 @@ import {
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator";
import { getToolIcon } from "@/contracts/enums/toolIcons";
import { getToolDisplayName, getToolIcon } from "@/contracts/enums/toolIcons";
import { type AgentAction, agentActionsApiService } from "@/lib/apis/agent-actions-api.service";
import { AppError } from "@/lib/error";
import { formatRelativeDate } from "@/lib/format-date";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
function formatToolName(name: string): string {
return name.replace(/_/g, " ").replace(/\b\w/g, (c) => c.toUpperCase());
}
interface ActionLogItemProps {
action: AgentAction;
threadId: number;
@ -43,7 +39,7 @@ export function ActionLogItem({ action, threadId, onRevertSuccess }: ActionLogIt
const hasError = action.error !== null && action.error !== undefined;
const Icon = getToolIcon(action.tool_name);
const displayName = formatToolName(action.tool_name);
const displayName = getToolDisplayName(action.tool_name);
const argsPreview = action.args ? JSON.stringify(action.args, null, 2) : null;
const truncatedArgs =

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@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import {
AlertDialogTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/alert-dialog";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import { getToolDisplayName } from "@/contracts/enums/toolIcons";
import {
agentActionsApiService,
type RevertTurnActionResult,
@ -48,10 +49,6 @@ interface RevertTurnButtonProps {
chatTurnId: string | null | undefined;
}
function formatToolName(name: string): string {
return name.replace(/_/g, " ").replace(/\b\w/g, (c) => c.toUpperCase());
}
// Empty-array sentinel so the per-turn ``selectAtom`` slice returns a
// stable reference when the turn has no recorded actions yet. Without
// this every render allocates a fresh ``[]`` and Jotai's
@ -218,7 +215,7 @@ function RevertResultRow({ result }: { result: RevertTurnActionResult }) {
/>
<div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
<p className="font-medium truncate">
{formatToolName(result.tool_name)}{" "}
{getToolDisplayName(result.tool_name)}{" "}
<span className="ml-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
{result.status.replace(/_/g, " ")}
</span>

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@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ import { getConnectorIcon } from "@/contracts/enums/connectorIcons";
import {
CONNECTOR_ICON_TO_TYPES,
CONNECTOR_TOOL_ICON_PATHS,
getToolDisplayName,
getToolIcon,
} from "@/contracts/enums/toolIcons";
import type { Document } from "@/contracts/types/document.types";
@ -1317,12 +1318,14 @@ const ComposerAction: FC<ComposerActionProps> = ({ isBlockedByOtherUser = false
);
};
/** Convert snake_case tool names to human-readable labels */
/**
* Friendly tool name for display in the chat UI. Delegates to the
* shared map in ``contracts/enums/toolIcons`` so unix-style identifiers
* (``rm``, ``ls``, ``grep`` ) and snake_cased function names render as
* plain English (e.g. "Delete file", "List files", "Search in files").
*/
function formatToolName(name: string): string {
return name
.split("_")
.map((word) => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1))
.join(" ");
return getToolDisplayName(name);
}
interface ToolGroup {

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@ -25,16 +25,12 @@ import {
AlertDialogTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/alert-dialog";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import { getToolIcon } from "@/contracts/enums/toolIcons";
import { getToolDisplayName, getToolIcon } from "@/contracts/enums/toolIcons";
import { agentActionsApiService } from "@/lib/apis/agent-actions-api.service";
import { AppError } from "@/lib/error";
import { isInterruptResult } from "@/lib/hitl";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
function formatToolName(name: string): string {
return name.replace(/_/g, " ").replace(/\b\w/g, (c) => c.toUpperCase());
}
/**
* Inline Revert button rendered on a tool card when the matching
* ``AgentActionLog`` row is reversible and hasn't been reverted yet.
@ -104,9 +100,10 @@ function ToolCardRevertButton({ toolCallId }: { toolCallId: string }) {
<AlertDialogHeader>
<AlertDialogTitle>Revert this action?</AlertDialogTitle>
<AlertDialogDescription>
This will undo <span className="font-medium">{formatToolName(action.toolName)}</span>{" "}
and append a new audit entry. Chat history is preserved only the tool's effects on
your knowledge base or connectors will be reversed where possible.
This will undo{" "}
<span className="font-medium">{getToolDisplayName(action.toolName)}</span> and add a
new entry to the history. Your chat is preserved only the changes the agent made to
your knowledge base or connected apps will be rolled back where possible.
</AlertDialogDescription>
</AlertDialogHeader>
<AlertDialogFooter>
@ -164,7 +161,7 @@ const DefaultToolFallbackInner: ToolCallMessagePartComponent = ({
: null;
const Icon = getToolIcon(toolName);
const displayName = formatToolName(toolName);
const displayName = getToolDisplayName(toolName);
return (
<div
@ -215,7 +212,7 @@ const DefaultToolFallbackInner: ToolCallMessagePartComponent = ({
? `Failed: ${displayName}`
: displayName}
</p>
{isRunning && <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-0.5">Running...</p>}
{isRunning && <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-0.5">Working</p>}
{cancelledReason && (
<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-0.5 truncate">{cancelledReason}</p>
)}
@ -241,7 +238,7 @@ const DefaultToolFallbackInner: ToolCallMessagePartComponent = ({
<div className="px-5 py-3 space-y-3">
{argsText && (
<div>
<p className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground mb-1">Arguments</p>
<p className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground mb-1">Inputs</p>
<pre className="text-xs text-foreground/80 whitespace-pre-wrap break-all">
{argsText}
</pre>

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@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { TextShimmerLoader } from "@/components/prompt-kit/loader";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
import { getToolDisplayName } from "@/contracts/enums/toolIcons";
import { useHitlPhase } from "@/hooks/use-hitl-phase";
import { connectorsApiService } from "@/lib/apis/connectors-api.service";
import type { HitlDecision, InterruptResult } from "@/lib/hitl";
@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ function GenericApprovalCard({
const [editedParams, setEditedParams] = useState<Record<string, unknown>>(args);
const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false);
const displayName = toolName.replace(/_/g, " ").replace(/\b\w/g, (c) => c.toUpperCase());
const displayName = getToolDisplayName(toolName);
const mcpServer = interruptData.context?.mcp_server as string | undefined;
const toolDescription = interruptData.context?.tool_description as string | undefined;
@ -186,12 +187,11 @@ function GenericApprovalCard({
</>
)}
{/* Parameters */}
{Object.keys(args).length > 0 && (
<>
<div className="mx-5 h-px bg-border/50" />
<div className="px-5 py-4 space-y-2">
<p className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">Parameters</p>
<p className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">Inputs</p>
{phase === "pending" && isEditing ? (
<ParamEditor
params={editedParams}

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@ -113,6 +113,111 @@ export function getToolIcon(name: string): LucideIcon {
return TOOL_ICONS[name] ?? Wrench;
}
/**
* Friendly display names for tools shown in the chat UI.
*
* Most users aren't engineers; they shouldn't see raw unix-style
* identifiers like ``rm`` / ``rmdir`` / ``ls`` / ``grep`` / ``glob`` or
* snake_cased function names. The map below renders each tool with
* plain English wording (verb + object) so non-technical users
* understand what the agent is doing at a glance.
*
* Unmapped tool names fall back to a snake_case-to-Title-Case
* conversion via :func:`getToolDisplayName`.
*/
const TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES: Record<string, string> = {
// Filesystem / knowledge base
read_file: "Read file",
write_file: "Write file",
edit_file: "Edit file",
move_file: "Move file",
rm: "Delete file",
rmdir: "Delete folder",
mkdir: "Create folder",
ls: "List files",
glob: "Find files",
grep: "Search in files",
write_todos: "Plan tasks",
save_document: "Save document",
// Generators
generate_podcast: "Generate podcast",
generate_video_presentation: "Generate video presentation",
generate_report: "Generate report",
generate_resume: "Generate resume",
generate_image: "Generate image",
display_image: "Show image",
// Web / search
scrape_webpage: "Read webpage",
web_search: "Search the web",
search_surfsense_docs: "Search knowledge base",
// Memory
update_memory: "Update memory",
// Calendar
search_calendar_events: "Search calendar",
create_calendar_event: "Create event",
update_calendar_event: "Update event",
delete_calendar_event: "Delete event",
// Gmail
search_gmail: "Search Gmail",
read_gmail_email: "Read email",
create_gmail_draft: "Draft email",
update_gmail_draft: "Update draft",
send_gmail_email: "Send email",
trash_gmail_email: "Move email to trash",
// Notion
create_notion_page: "Create Notion page",
update_notion_page: "Update Notion page",
delete_notion_page: "Delete Notion page",
// Confluence
create_confluence_page: "Create Confluence page",
update_confluence_page: "Update Confluence page",
delete_confluence_page: "Delete Confluence page",
// Linear
create_linear_issue: "Create Linear issue",
update_linear_issue: "Update Linear issue",
delete_linear_issue: "Delete Linear issue",
// Jira
create_jira_issue: "Create Jira issue",
update_jira_issue: "Update Jira issue",
delete_jira_issue: "Delete Jira issue",
// Drive-like file connectors
create_google_drive_file: "Create Google Drive file",
delete_google_drive_file: "Delete Google Drive file",
create_dropbox_file: "Create Dropbox file",
delete_dropbox_file: "Delete Dropbox file",
create_onedrive_file: "Create OneDrive file",
delete_onedrive_file: "Delete OneDrive file",
// Discord
list_discord_channels: "List Discord channels",
read_discord_messages: "Read Discord messages",
send_discord_message: "Send Discord message",
// Teams
list_teams_channels: "List Teams channels",
read_teams_messages: "Read Teams messages",
send_teams_message: "Send Teams message",
// Luma
list_luma_events: "List Luma events",
read_luma_event: "Read Luma event",
create_luma_event: "Create Luma event",
// Misc
get_connected_accounts: "Check connected accounts",
execute: "Run command",
execute_code: "Run code",
};
/**
* Format a tool's canonical (snake_case) name for display in the chat UI.
*
* Looks up :data:`TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES` first; falls back to a
* snake_case-to-Title-Case rewrite for tools that don't have a curated
* label (e.g. dynamically registered MCP tools).
*/
export function getToolDisplayName(name: string): string {
const friendly = TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES[name];
if (friendly) return friendly;
return name.replace(/_/g, " ").replace(/\b\w/g, (c) => c.toUpperCase());
}
export const CONNECTOR_TOOL_ICON_PATHS: Record<string, { src: string; alt: string }> = {
gmail: { src: "/connectors/google-gmail.svg", alt: "Gmail" },
google_calendar: { src: "/connectors/google-calendar.svg", alt: "Google Calendar" },