[FEATURE]: MCP Tool Output

[xpcmdshell]

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Description:

MCP tool outputs are not displayed in the TUI. When using any MCP server, you only see the tool name and input parameters, but never the actual output/result. I often times want to see what the tool actually returned. You end up having to rely on manually asking the model to duplicate all the output for you.

Root cause:

GenericTool in packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/index.tsx (lines 1515-1520) ignores props.output:

  function GenericTool(props: ToolProps<any>) {
    return (
      <ToolTitle icon="⚙" fallback="Writing command..." when={true}>
        {props.tool} {input(props.input)}
      </ToolTitle>
    )
  }

Built-in tools like bash and patch render their output, but MCP tools fall back to GenericTool which discards it.

Suggested fix:

Add output rendering to GenericTool, gated by the existing tool_details_visibility setting (or a new config option):

  function GenericTool(props: ToolProps<any>) {
    const { theme } = useTheme()
    return (
      <>
        <ToolTitle icon="⚙" fallback="Writing command..." when={true}>
          {props.tool} {input(props.input)}
        </ToolTitle>
        <Show when={props.output}>
          <box>
            <text fg={theme.text}>{props.output?.trim()}</text>
          </box>
        </Show>
      </>
    )
  }

This follows the same pattern used by the patch tool renderer (lines 1838-1856).

Ideally this would be configurable - either via the existing tool_details keybind toggle, or a separate config option like tui.mcp_tool_output: true/false.

Impact:

Anyone using MCP servers cannot see tool results in the TUI, making it difficult to understand what the model is working with.

[github-actions]

This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

• [FEATURE]: Tool output preview #5358: [FEATURE]: Tool output preview - Requests ability to see tool output (webfetch, etc.) via a preview dialog
• [FEATURE]: Have the ability to show tool raw output in OpenCode UI #3790: [FEATURE]: Have the ability to show tool raw output in OpenCode UI - Requests the ability to see custom tool output in the UI
• Bug: Tool Calls are not shown directly if tool details are toggled off #3065: Bug: Tool Calls are not shown directly if tool details are toggled off - Related issue about tool visibility/details toggle
• TUI: Bash tool calls only show description, not actual command #1736: TUI: Bash tool calls only show description, not actual command - Similar issue about tool information not being displayed

Feel free to ignore if your request has specific requirements not addressed by these issues.

[ai-llt]

I searched all over but couldn't find the relevant settings, which is very important for us (agent development).

[ai-llt]

I tried to find the most standard way to write the MCP format, but still couldn't view the return content from other tools.

[kostrse]

Could it be relevant that GitHub MCP get_file_contents only returns "successfully downloaded" without actually returning actual file contents to the model?

[yanosh-k]

I think it would be better if the output is collapsible (just like the output of the bash tool). Some tools return long output and it becomes cluttered when output is displayed directly.

I've tested the following version:

function GenericTool(props: ToolProps<any>) {
  const { theme } = useTheme()
  const output = createMemo(() => props.output?.trim() ?? "")
  const [expanded, setExpanded] = createSignal(false)
  const lines = createMemo(() => output().split("\n"))
  const maxLines = 3
  const overflow = createMemo(() => lines().length > maxLines)
  const limited = createMemo(() => {
    if (expanded() || !overflow()) return output()
    return [...lines().slice(0, maxLines), "…"].join("\n")
  })

  return (
    <Show
      when={props.output}
      fallback={
        <InlineTool icon="⚙" pending="Writing command..." complete={true} part={props.part}>
          {props.tool} {input(props.input)}
        </InlineTool>
      }
    >
      <BlockTool
        title={`# ${props.tool} ${input(props.input)}`}
        part={props.part}
        onClick={overflow() ? () => setExpanded((prev) => !prev) : undefined}
      >
        <box gap={1}>
          <text fg={theme.text}>{limited()}</text>
          <Show when={overflow()}>
            <text fg={theme.textMuted}>{expanded() ? "Click to collapse" : "Click to expand"}</text>
          </Show>
        </box>
      </BlockTool>
    </Show>
  )
}

Here is how it looks (websearch-ddgs is a custom tool and tmux_list-session is an MCP tool):

tool_output_after.mp4

[rserbitar]

I think it would be better if the output is collapsible (just like the output of the bash tool). Some tools return long output and it becomes cluttered when output is displayed directly.

Here is how it looks (websearch-ddgs is a custom tool and tmux_list-session is an MCP tool):
tool_output_after.mp4

This is great! Absolutley needed!

[karta0807913]

I think it would be better if the output is collapsible (just like the output of the bash tool). Some tools return long output and it becomes cluttered when output is displayed directly.

I've tested the following version:
Here is how it looks (websearch-ddgs is a custom tool and tmux_list-session is an MCP tool):

@yanosh-k looks great! maybe you can create a PR about this change and see will they merge it?

[rekram1-node]

Yeah that's valid I like it

[cuipengfei]

Having a settings option to control how many lines are shown of the mcp tool call output would be great

[yanosh-k]

It could check the config for such a setting and set the number of shown lines based on it.

In the PR I've also added (per Aiden Cline's request) a menu option to toggle the output on and off, so probably the minimum number of lines should be 1, as setting it to 0 would be equivalent to turning the option off.

So when checking the setting it should be something like const maxLines = Math.max(1, ctx.sync.data.config.tui?.generic_tool_preview_lines).