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quiet the conversation surface: thinking, tool previews, and weight #2196

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6 changes: 1 addition & 5 deletions packages/coding-agent/.changes/ui-chat-output.md
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- Changed assistant message body text to a new dimmed `mdBody` theme color, easing the wall of bright default-foreground text while headings, links, and code keep their styling.
- Changed the thinking block styling: the "Thinking..." label is no longer bold, and the visible reasoning trace renders one step dimmer while the label and recap keep the thinkingText color.
- Changed collapsed tool-call previews to render plain and dim instead of green or syntax-highlighted code while expanded blocks keep full highlighting, and moved prime-theme inline code to a darker neutral so it stays distinct from body text.
- Changed decorative bold text in the conversation surface to normal weight — tool-call labels, bash command headers, section and panel titles, picker headers, startup notices, and the /btw question — keeping bold only where it marks state or a single critical item (selected rows, active tabs, the login verification code).
- Changed the conversation row hierarchy: the thinking label reads "Thinking:" without bold or a separator dot, thinking recaps and traces render in the dim tone, and trailing detail on event rows (agent-message participant and previews, tool command previews, line counts, durations) renders dim while leading labels keep their colors.
- Changed thinking rows to stay hidden by default: no thinking summary renders while the agent works, and the thinking keybinding now reveals every thinking block in the conversation on demand and hides them again.
- Changed prime-theme inline code to a darker neutral (#c8c8cd) so it stays distinct from the dimmed body text.
4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions packages/coding-agent/.changes/ui-quiet-conversation.md
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- Changed thinking rows to stay hidden by default: no thinking summary renders while the agent works, and the thinking keybinding reveals every thinking block in the conversation on demand and hides them again, with the trace and recap in a dim tone under a quiet "Thinking:" label.
- Changed collapsed tool-call previews to render plain and dim instead of green or syntax-highlighted code, with dim line counts and durations, while expanded blocks keep full highlighting.
- Changed decorative bold text in the conversation surface to normal weight, keeping bold only where it marks state or a single critical item (selected rows, active tabs, the login verification code).
- Changed the conversation row hierarchy: event-row trailing detail (agent-message participant and previews, tool command previews, line counts, durations) renders dim while leading labels keep their colors.