fix: show full last assistant response when resuming a session - #8724
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When resuming a session with --resume or -c, the last assistant response was truncated to 200 chars / 3 lines just like older messages in the recap. This forced users to waste tokens re-asking for the response. Now the last assistant message in the recap is shown in full with non-dim styling, so users can see exactly where they left off. Earlier messages remain truncated for compact display. Changes: - Track un-truncated text for the last assistant entry during collection - Replace last entry with full text after history trimming - Render last assistant entry with bold (non-dim) styling - Update existing truncation tests to use multi-message histories - Add new tests for full last response display (char + multiline)
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…esearch#8724) When resuming a session with --resume or -c, the last assistant response was truncated to 200 chars / 3 lines just like older messages in the recap. This forced users to waste tokens re-asking for the response. Now the last assistant message in the recap is shown in full with non-dim styling, so users can see exactly where they left off. Earlier messages remain truncated for compact display. Changes: - Track un-truncated text for the last assistant entry during collection - Replace last entry with full text after history trimming - Render last assistant entry with bold (non-dim) styling - Update existing truncation tests to use multi-message histories - Add new tests for full last response display (char + multiline)
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…esearch#8724) When resuming a session with --resume or -c, the last assistant response was truncated to 200 chars / 3 lines just like older messages in the recap. This forced users to waste tokens re-asking for the response. Now the last assistant message in the recap is shown in full with non-dim styling, so users can see exactly where they left off. Earlier messages remain truncated for compact display. Changes: - Track un-truncated text for the last assistant entry during collection - Replace last entry with full text after history trimming - Render last assistant entry with bold (non-dim) styling - Update existing truncation tests to use multi-message histories - Add new tests for full last response display (char + multiline)
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…esearch#8724) When resuming a session with --resume or -c, the last assistant response was truncated to 200 chars / 3 lines just like older messages in the recap. This forced users to waste tokens re-asking for the response. Now the last assistant message in the recap is shown in full with non-dim styling, so users can see exactly where they left off. Earlier messages remain truncated for compact display. Changes: - Track un-truncated text for the last assistant entry during collection - Replace last entry with full text after history trimming - Render last assistant entry with bold (non-dim) styling - Update existing truncation tests to use multi-message histories - Add new tests for full last response display (char + multiline)
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Summary
When resuming a session with
--resumeor-c, the last assistant response was truncated to 200 chars / 3 lines — identical to older messages in the recap. Users had to waste tokens re-asking "resend your latest response" just to see where they left off.Now the last assistant message in the recap panel is shown in full with non-dim styling, making it visually distinct and immediately readable. Earlier messages remain compact.
Reported by @uzairansar.
Changes
cli.py—_display_resumed_history():_last_asst_full) alongside truncated entries during collectionassistant_lastrole tagassistant_lastentries with bold, non-dim styling so the last response stands out from the dim recaptests/cli/test_resume_display.py:test_long_assistant_message_truncatedandtest_multiline_assistant_truncatedto use multi-turn histories (testing non-last message truncation)test_last_assistant_response_shown_in_full— 500-char response shown without truncationtest_last_assistant_multiline_shown_in_full— 20-line response shows all linesTest plan
python -m pytest tests/cli/test_resume_display.py -n0 -q # 29 passedResume a session and verify the last response appears in full:
hermes -c # or hermes --resume <session_id>