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Summary

Documents the subagent tool call visibility feature from PR #6535.

Users can now see subagent tool calls in real-time in both CLI and Desktop interfaces.

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  • Add Monitoring Subagent Activity section to the subagents guide
  • Use tabs to show Desktop vs CLI experience (consistent with other docs)
  • Desktop: expandable sections with tool details
  • CLI: inline display with visual indicators

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The new section uses tabs like other docs:

<Tabs groupId="interface">
  <TabItem value="desktop" label="goose Desktop" default>
    ...
  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="cli" label="goose CLI">
    ...
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

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docs: add monitoring subagent activity section with tabs
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Document the subagent tool call visibility feature from PR #6535.
Users can now see subagent tool calls in real-time in both CLI and Desktop.

- Add 'Monitoring Subagent Activity' section to subagents guide
- Use tabs to show Desktop vs CLI experience
- Desktop: expandable sections with tool details
- CLI: inline display with visual indicators
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Pull request overview

This PR adds documentation for the subagent tool call visibility feature introduced in PR #6535. Users can now see real-time tool calls from subagents in both CLI and Desktop interfaces, improving transparency and debugging capabilities.

Changes:

  • Adds new "Monitoring Subagent Activity" section to the subagents guide
  • Uses tabbed interface to document Desktop and CLI experiences separately

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michaelneale added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 19, 2026
@michaelneale
Merge branch 'main' into gateway-abstraction
0e40303 
* main: (54 commits)
  docs: add monitoring subagent activity section (#7323)
  docs: document Desktop UI recipe editing for model/provider and extensions (#7327)
  docs: add CLAUDE_THINKING_BUDGET and CLAUDE_THINKING_ENABLED environm… (#7330)
  fix: display 'Code Mode' instead of 'code_execution' in CLI (#7321)
  docs: add Permission Policy documentation for MCP Apps (#7325)
  update RPI plan prompt (#7326)
  docs: add CLI syntax highlighting theme customization (#7324)
  fix(cli): replace shell-based update with native Rust implementation (#7148)
  docs: rename Code Execution extension to Code Mode extension (#7316)
  docs: remove ALPHA_FEATURES flag from documentation (#7315)
  docs: escape variable syntax in recipes (#7314)
  docs: update OTel environment variable and config guides (#7221)
  docs: system proxy settings (#7311)
  docs: add Summon extension tutorial and update Skills references (#7310)
  docs: agent session id (#7289)
  fix(gemini-cli): restore streaming lost in #7247 (#7291)
  Update more instructions (#7305)
  feat: add Moonshot and Kimi Code declarative providers (#7304)
  fix(cli): handle Reasoning content and fix streaming thinking display (#7296)
  feat: add GOOSE_SUBAGENT_MODEL and GOOSE_SUBAGENT_PROVIDER config options (#7277)
  ...
katzdave added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 19, 2026
@katzdave
Merge branch 'main' of github.com:block/goose into dkatz/models-custom
0382e69 
* 'main' of github.com:block/goose: (40 commits)
  Remove trailing space from links (#7156)
  fix: detect low balance and prompt for top up (#7166)
  feat(apps): add support for MCP apps to sample (#7039)
  Typescript SDK for ACP extension methods (#7319)
  chore: upgrade to rmcp 0.16.0 (#7274)
  docs: add monitoring subagent activity section (#7323)
  docs: document Desktop UI recipe editing for model/provider and extensions (#7327)
  docs: add CLAUDE_THINKING_BUDGET and CLAUDE_THINKING_ENABLED environm… (#7330)
  fix: display 'Code Mode' instead of 'code_execution' in CLI (#7321)
  docs: add Permission Policy documentation for MCP Apps (#7325)
  update RPI plan prompt (#7326)
  docs: add CLI syntax highlighting theme customization (#7324)
  fix(cli): replace shell-based update with native Rust implementation (#7148)
  docs: rename Code Execution extension to Code Mode extension (#7316)
  docs: remove ALPHA_FEATURES flag from documentation (#7315)
  docs: escape variable syntax in recipes (#7314)
  docs: update OTel environment variable and config guides (#7221)
  docs: system proxy settings (#7311)
  docs: add Summon extension tutorial and update Skills references (#7310)
  docs: agent session id (#7289)
  ...
jh-block added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 19, 2026
@jh-block
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into local-models-candle
2ddc657 
* origin/main:
  fix(ci): deflake smoke tests for Google models (#7344)
  feat: add Cerebras provider support (#7339)
  fix: skip whitespace-only text blocks in Anthropic message (#7343)
  fix(goose-acp): heap allocations (#7322)
  Remove trailing space from links (#7156)
  fix: detect low balance and prompt for top up (#7166)
  feat(apps): add support for MCP apps to sample (#7039)
  Typescript SDK for ACP extension methods (#7319)
  chore: upgrade to rmcp 0.16.0 (#7274)
  docs: add monitoring subagent activity section (#7323)
  docs: document Desktop UI recipe editing for model/provider and extensions (#7327)
  docs: add CLAUDE_THINKING_BUDGET and CLAUDE_THINKING_ENABLED environm… (#7330)
  fix: display 'Code Mode' instead of 'code_execution' in CLI (#7321)
  docs: add Permission Policy documentation for MCP Apps (#7325)
  update RPI plan prompt (#7326)
  docs: add CLI syntax highlighting theme customization (#7324)
  fix(cli): replace shell-based update with native Rust implementation (#7148)
  docs: rename Code Execution extension to Code Mode extension (#7316)
aharvard added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 19, 2026
@aharvard
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into aharvard/display-modes
64fc7a4 
* origin/main: (29 commits)
  fix(ci): deflake smoke tests for Google models (#7344)
  feat: add Cerebras provider support (#7339)
  fix: skip whitespace-only text blocks in Anthropic message (#7343)
  fix(goose-acp): heap allocations (#7322)
  Remove trailing space from links (#7156)
  fix: detect low balance and prompt for top up (#7166)
  feat(apps): add support for MCP apps to sample (#7039)
  Typescript SDK for ACP extension methods (#7319)
  chore: upgrade to rmcp 0.16.0 (#7274)
  docs: add monitoring subagent activity section (#7323)
  docs: document Desktop UI recipe editing for model/provider and extensions (#7327)
  docs: add CLAUDE_THINKING_BUDGET and CLAUDE_THINKING_ENABLED environm… (#7330)
  fix: display 'Code Mode' instead of 'code_execution' in CLI (#7321)
  docs: add Permission Policy documentation for MCP Apps (#7325)
  update RPI plan prompt (#7326)
  docs: add CLI syntax highlighting theme customization (#7324)
  fix(cli): replace shell-based update with native Rust implementation (#7148)
  docs: rename Code Execution extension to Code Mode extension (#7316)
  docs: remove ALPHA_FEATURES flag from documentation (#7315)
  docs: escape variable syntax in recipes (#7314)
  ...

# Conflicts:
#	ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/McpAppRenderer.tsx
#	ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/types.ts
katzdave added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 19, 2026
@katzdave
Merge branch 'main' of github.com:block/goose into dkatz/subagent-cost
1be855f 
* 'main' of github.com:block/goose: (24 commits)
  Docs: claude code uses stream-json (#7358)
  Improve link confirmation modal (#7333)
  fix(ci): deflake smoke tests for Google models (#7344)
  feat: add Cerebras provider support (#7339)
  fix: skip whitespace-only text blocks in Anthropic message (#7343)
  fix(goose-acp): heap allocations (#7322)
  Remove trailing space from links (#7156)
  fix: detect low balance and prompt for top up (#7166)
  feat(apps): add support for MCP apps to sample (#7039)
  Typescript SDK for ACP extension methods (#7319)
  chore: upgrade to rmcp 0.16.0 (#7274)
  docs: add monitoring subagent activity section (#7323)
  docs: document Desktop UI recipe editing for model/provider and extensions (#7327)
  docs: add CLAUDE_THINKING_BUDGET and CLAUDE_THINKING_ENABLED environm… (#7330)
  fix: display 'Code Mode' instead of 'code_execution' in CLI (#7321)
  docs: add Permission Policy documentation for MCP Apps (#7325)
  update RPI plan prompt (#7326)
  docs: add CLI syntax highlighting theme customization (#7324)
  fix(cli): replace shell-based update with native Rust implementation (#7148)
  docs: rename Code Execution extension to Code Mode extension (#7316)
  ...
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