0341161 feat: show loaded startup resources · zut

M README.md +2 -2


@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ zot discovers `AGENTS.md` files automatically at startup and loads them in this
137	137		1. `$ZOT_HOME/AGENTS.md` (global, machine-wide instructions that apply to every project).
138	138		2. Every `AGENTS.md` from the filesystem root down to the current working directory. More specific (deeper) files may override earlier ones. This includes `~/AGENTS.md` when the working directory is inside your home directory.
139	139
140		-	All discovered files are appended to the prompt in that order, so a global baseline can be refined per project. To list their paths above the interactive transcript, enable show loaded instructions at startup in `/settings`. The setting is off by default, and the displayed path list is not sent to the model or stored in the session transcript.
	140	+	All discovered files are appended to the prompt in that order, so a global baseline can be refined per project. To list loaded context paths, extensions, and user-installed skills above the interactive transcript, enable show loaded resources at startup in `/settings`. The setting is off by default, built-in skills are omitted, and the displayed lists are not sent to the model or stored in the session transcript.
141	141
142	142		For a general, non-project-specific instruction set, put your rules in `$ZOT_HOME/AGENTS.md`, for example:
143	143

@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ Opens a dialog with every persistent setting. `up`/`down` to navigate, `enter` o
358	358		- auto-swarm — let the main agent spawn background sub-agents in parallel via a built-in `swarm_spawn` tool. Off by default. When on, the tool is registered with the running agent, the system prompt gains a short addendum telling the model to delegate independent sub-tasks proactively, and zot watches every sub-agent the main agent spawns. As soon as the last sub-agent in a batch finishes its initial task, an `[auto-swarm update]` message is injected back into the chat with each agent's status / task / transcript tail, so the main agent can summarise the collective outcome. Flipping off mid-session removes the tool from the live agent and strips the addendum on the next turn — the model stops trying to delegate. See `/swarm` for the dashboard that lets you monitor, message, kill, or remove the spawned agents.
359	359		- jail new sessions by default: start every new agent with tools confined to its working directory. Off by default. The setting applies to interactive, print, JSON, RPC, and background-agent runs, persists as `jail_by_default`, and immediately updates the current interactive session. `/jail` and `/unjail` remain session-scoped overrides and do not change this default.
360	360		- compact transcript rendering: reduce visual chrome in the chat transcript. Tool calls render as a quiet header plus indented output instead of a bordered box, and sent messages render without padded background bubbles. Off by default. Changes apply immediately and persist to `config.json` as `compact_mode`.
361		-	- show loaded instructions at startup: list every loaded `AGENTS.md` file path above the transcript. Off by default. Changes apply immediately and persist to `config.json` as `show_instructions_at_startup`.
	361	+	- show loaded resources at startup: list loaded `AGENTS.md` paths, extensions, and user-installed skills in compact sections above the transcript. Built-in skills are omitted. Off by default. Changes apply immediately and persist to `config.json` as `show_instructions_at_startup`.
362	362		- TUI settings: opens a sub-view for input layout and status placement. Input style can be `plain` (default prompt line), `lines` (separator lines above and below the input), or `block` (a user-bubble-style input block). Status position places model, usage, and working-directory information above or below the input. Working spinner position places the busy spinner above or below the input. Changes apply immediately and persist to `config.json` as `tui_input_style`, `tui_status_position`, and `tui_working_position` (`above_input` or `below_input` for the position fields).
363	363		- thinking level: choose reasoning for supported models: off, minimum, low, medium, high, xhigh, or max. The `max` tier is opt-in and sent natively to GPT-5.6 and adaptive-thinking Claude models; unsupported backends clamp it to their highest accepted effort. The change is persisted to `config.json` and applied to the next model call.
364	364		- color theme — choose the built-in auto/dark/light theme or any JSON theme discovered under `$ZOT_HOME/themes` or a loaded extension. Theme files can override any subset of UI colors, syntax colors, and spinner frames/messages. Changes apply immediately; if a selected theme file is deleted, zot resets to auto. See [docs/themes.md](docs/themes.md).


@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ zot discovers `AGENTS.md` files automatically at startup and loads them in this
137		1. `$ZOT_HOME/AGENTS.md` (global, machine-wide instructions that apply to every project).	137		1. `$ZOT_HOME/AGENTS.md` (global, machine-wide instructions that apply to every project).
138		2. Every `AGENTS.md` from the filesystem root down to the current working directory. More specific (deeper) files may override earlier ones. This includes `~/AGENTS.md` when the working directory is inside your home directory.	138		2. Every `AGENTS.md` from the filesystem root down to the current working directory. More specific (deeper) files may override earlier ones. This includes `~/AGENTS.md` when the working directory is inside your home directory.
139			139
140	-	All discovered files are appended to the prompt in that order, so a global baseline can be refined per project. To list their paths above the interactive transcript, enable show loaded instructions at startup in `/settings`. The setting is off by default, and the displayed path list is not sent to the model or stored in the session transcript.	140	+	All discovered files are appended to the prompt in that order, so a global baseline can be refined per project. To list loaded context paths, extensions, and user-installed skills above the interactive transcript, enable show loaded resources at startup in `/settings`. The setting is off by default, built-in skills are omitted, and the displayed lists are not sent to the model or stored in the session transcript.
141			141
142		For a general, non-project-specific instruction set, put your rules in `$ZOT_HOME/AGENTS.md`, for example:	142		For a general, non-project-specific instruction set, put your rules in `$ZOT_HOME/AGENTS.md`, for example:
143			143

@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ Opens a dialog with every persistent setting. `up`/`down` to navigate, `enter` o
358		- auto-swarm — let the main agent spawn background sub-agents in parallel via a built-in `swarm_spawn` tool. Off by default. When on, the tool is registered with the running agent, the system prompt gains a short addendum telling the model to delegate independent sub-tasks proactively, and zot watches every sub-agent the main agent spawns. As soon as the last sub-agent in a batch finishes its initial task, an `[auto-swarm update]` message is injected back into the chat with each agent's status / task / transcript tail, so the main agent can summarise the collective outcome. Flipping off mid-session removes the tool from the live agent and strips the addendum on the next turn — the model stops trying to delegate. See `/swarm` for the dashboard that lets you monitor, message, kill, or remove the spawned agents.	358		- auto-swarm — let the main agent spawn background sub-agents in parallel via a built-in `swarm_spawn` tool. Off by default. When on, the tool is registered with the running agent, the system prompt gains a short addendum telling the model to delegate independent sub-tasks proactively, and zot watches every sub-agent the main agent spawns. As soon as the last sub-agent in a batch finishes its initial task, an `[auto-swarm update]` message is injected back into the chat with each agent's status / task / transcript tail, so the main agent can summarise the collective outcome. Flipping off mid-session removes the tool from the live agent and strips the addendum on the next turn — the model stops trying to delegate. See `/swarm` for the dashboard that lets you monitor, message, kill, or remove the spawned agents.
359		- jail new sessions by default: start every new agent with tools confined to its working directory. Off by default. The setting applies to interactive, print, JSON, RPC, and background-agent runs, persists as `jail_by_default`, and immediately updates the current interactive session. `/jail` and `/unjail` remain session-scoped overrides and do not change this default.	359		- jail new sessions by default: start every new agent with tools confined to its working directory. Off by default. The setting applies to interactive, print, JSON, RPC, and background-agent runs, persists as `jail_by_default`, and immediately updates the current interactive session. `/jail` and `/unjail` remain session-scoped overrides and do not change this default.
360		- compact transcript rendering: reduce visual chrome in the chat transcript. Tool calls render as a quiet header plus indented output instead of a bordered box, and sent messages render without padded background bubbles. Off by default. Changes apply immediately and persist to `config.json` as `compact_mode`.	360		- compact transcript rendering: reduce visual chrome in the chat transcript. Tool calls render as a quiet header plus indented output instead of a bordered box, and sent messages render without padded background bubbles. Off by default. Changes apply immediately and persist to `config.json` as `compact_mode`.
361	-	- show loaded instructions at startup: list every loaded `AGENTS.md` file path above the transcript. Off by default. Changes apply immediately and persist to `config.json` as `show_instructions_at_startup`.	361	+	- show loaded resources at startup: list loaded `AGENTS.md` paths, extensions, and user-installed skills in compact sections above the transcript. Built-in skills are omitted. Off by default. Changes apply immediately and persist to `config.json` as `show_instructions_at_startup`.
362		- TUI settings: opens a sub-view for input layout and status placement. Input style can be `plain` (default prompt line), `lines` (separator lines above and below the input), or `block` (a user-bubble-style input block). Status position places model, usage, and working-directory information above or below the input. Working spinner position places the busy spinner above or below the input. Changes apply immediately and persist to `config.json` as `tui_input_style`, `tui_status_position`, and `tui_working_position` (`above_input` or `below_input` for the position fields).	362		- TUI settings: opens a sub-view for input layout and status placement. Input style can be `plain` (default prompt line), `lines` (separator lines above and below the input), or `block` (a user-bubble-style input block). Status position places model, usage, and working-directory information above or below the input. Working spinner position places the busy spinner above or below the input. Changes apply immediately and persist to `config.json` as `tui_input_style`, `tui_status_position`, and `tui_working_position` (`above_input` or `below_input` for the position fields).
363		- thinking level: choose reasoning for supported models: off, minimum, low, medium, high, xhigh, or max. The `max` tier is opt-in and sent natively to GPT-5.6 and adaptive-thinking Claude models; unsupported backends clamp it to their highest accepted effort. The change is persisted to `config.json` and applied to the next model call.	363		- thinking level: choose reasoning for supported models: off, minimum, low, medium, high, xhigh, or max. The `max` tier is opt-in and sent natively to GPT-5.6 and adaptive-thinking Claude models; unsupported backends clamp it to their highest accepted effort. The change is persisted to `config.json` and applied to the next model call.
364		- color theme — choose the built-in auto/dark/light theme or any JSON theme discovered under `$ZOT_HOME/themes` or a loaded extension. Theme files can override any subset of UI colors, syntax colors, and spinner frames/messages. Changes apply immediately; if a selected theme file is deleted, zot resets to auto. See [docs/themes.md](docs/themes.md).	364		- color theme — choose the built-in auto/dark/light theme or any JSON theme discovered under `$ZOT_HOME/themes` or a loaded extension. Theme files can override any subset of UI colors, syntax colors, and spinner frames/messages. Changes apply immediately; if a selected theme file is deleted, zot resets to auto. See [docs/themes.md](docs/themes.md).

M packages/agent/cli.go +7 -0


@@ -978,6 +978,11 @@ func runInteractive(ctx context.Context, args Args, version string) error {
978	978		// agents so they don't outlive their parent zot.
979	979		defer swarmMgr.StopAll()
980	980
	981	+	var startupSkills []*skills.Skill
	982	+	if r.SkillTool != nil {
	983	+	startupSkills = r.SkillTool.Skills()
	984	+	}
	985	+
981	986		iv = modes.NewInteractive(modes.InteractiveConfig{
982	987		Terminal: term,
983	988		Theme: theme,

@@ -1007,6 +1012,8 @@ func runInteractive(ctx context.Context, args Args, version string) error {
1007	1012		MaxSteps: r.MaxSteps,
1008	1013		CWD: r.CWD,
1009	1014		StartupContextPaths: instructionContextPaths(r.ContextFiles),
	1015	+	StartupExtensionNames: startupExtensionNames(extMgr.All()),
	1016	+	StartupSkillNames: startupSkillNames(startupSkills),
1010	1017		ShowInstructionsAtStartup: initialCfg.ShowInstructionsAtStartup,
1011	1018		ZotHome: ZotHome(),
1012	1019		Version: version,


@@ -978,6 +978,11 @@ func runInteractive(ctx context.Context, args Args, version string) error {
978	// agents so they don't outlive their parent zot.	978		// agents so they don't outlive their parent zot.
979	defer swarmMgr.StopAll()	979		defer swarmMgr.StopAll()
980		980
		981	+	var startupSkills []*skills.Skill
		982	+	if r.SkillTool != nil {
		983	+	startupSkills = r.SkillTool.Skills()
		984	+	}
		985	+
981	iv = modes.NewInteractive(modes.InteractiveConfig{	986		iv = modes.NewInteractive(modes.InteractiveConfig{
982	Terminal: term,	987		Terminal: term,
983	Theme: theme,	988		Theme: theme,

@@ -1007,6 +1012,8 @@ func runInteractive(ctx context.Context, args Args, version string) error {
1007	MaxSteps: r.MaxSteps,	1012		MaxSteps: r.MaxSteps,
1008	CWD: r.CWD,	1013		CWD: r.CWD,
1009	StartupContextPaths: instructionContextPaths(r.ContextFiles),	1014		StartupContextPaths: instructionContextPaths(r.ContextFiles),
		1015	+	StartupExtensionNames: startupExtensionNames(extMgr.All()),
		1016	+	StartupSkillNames: startupSkillNames(startupSkills),
1010	ShowInstructionsAtStartup: initialCfg.ShowInstructionsAtStartup,	1017		ShowInstructionsAtStartup: initialCfg.ShowInstructionsAtStartup,
1011	ZotHome: ZotHome(),	1018		ZotHome: ZotHome(),
1012	Version: version,	1019		Version: version,

M packages/agent/config.go +3 -3


@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ type Config struct {
81	81		// default; nil/missing means disabled. Toggle from /settings.
82	82		CompactMode *bool `json:"compact_mode,omitempty"`
83	83
84		-	// ShowInstructionsAtStartup lists loaded AGENTS.md file paths above
85		-	// the transcript. Off by default; nil/missing means disabled.
86		-	// Toggle from /settings.
	84	+	// ShowInstructionsAtStartup lists loaded context files, extensions,
	85	+	// and user-installed skills above the transcript. Off by default;
	86	+	// nil/missing means disabled. Toggle from /settings.
87	87		ShowInstructionsAtStartup *bool `json:"show_instructions_at_startup,omitempty"`
88	88
89	89		// TUIInputStyle controls the main input rendering. Supported values:


@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ type Config struct {
81		// default; nil/missing means disabled. Toggle from /settings.	81		// default; nil/missing means disabled. Toggle from /settings.
82		CompactMode *bool `json:"compact_mode,omitempty"`	82		CompactMode *bool `json:"compact_mode,omitempty"`
83			83
84	-	// ShowInstructionsAtStartup lists loaded AGENTS.md file paths above	84	+	// ShowInstructionsAtStartup lists loaded context files, extensions,
85	-	// the transcript. Off by default; nil/missing means disabled.	85	+	// and user-installed skills above the transcript. Off by default;
86	-	// Toggle from /settings.	86	+	// nil/missing means disabled. Toggle from /settings.
87		ShowInstructionsAtStartup *bool `json:"show_instructions_at_startup,omitempty"`	87		ShowInstructionsAtStartup *bool `json:"show_instructions_at_startup,omitempty"`
88			88
89		// TUIInputStyle controls the main input rendering. Supported values:	89		// TUIInputStyle controls the main input rendering. Supported values:

M packages/agent/instruction_context.go +31 -0

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
1	1		package agent
2	2
	3	+	import (
	4	+	"sort"
	5	+
	6	+	"github.com/patriceckhart/zot/packages/agent/extensions"
	7	+	"github.com/patriceckhart/zot/packages/agent/skills"
	8	+	)
	9	+
3	10		// instructionContextPaths returns the loaded instruction paths in effective
4	11		// prompt order for display in interactive startup metadata.
5	12		func instructionContextPaths(files []ContextFile) []string {

@@ -9,3 +16,27 @@ func instructionContextPaths(files []ContextFile) []string {
9	16		}
10	17		return paths
11	18		}
	19	+
	20	+	func startupExtensionNames(exts []*extensions.Extension) []string {
	21	+	names := make([]string, 0, len(exts))
	22	+	for _, ext := range exts {
	23	+	if ext == nil \|\| !ext.Manifest.IsEnabled() \|\| ext.Manifest.Name == "" {
	24	+	continue
	25	+	}
	26	+	names = append(names, ext.Manifest.Name)
	27	+	}
	28	+	sort.Strings(names)
	29	+	return names
	30	+	}
	31	+
	32	+	func startupSkillNames(discovered []*skills.Skill) []string {
	33	+	visible := skills.VisibleSkills(discovered)
	34	+	names := make([]string, 0, len(visible))
	35	+	for _, skill := range visible {
	36	+	if skill.Name != "" {
	37	+	names = append(names, skill.Name)
	38	+	}
	39	+	}
	40	+	sort.Strings(names)
	41	+	return names
	42	+	}

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
1	package agent	1		package agent
2		2
		3	+	import (
		4	+	"sort"
		5	+
		6	+	"github.com/patriceckhart/zot/packages/agent/extensions"
		7	+	"github.com/patriceckhart/zot/packages/agent/skills"
		8	+	)
		9	+
3	// instructionContextPaths returns the loaded instruction paths in effective	10		// instructionContextPaths returns the loaded instruction paths in effective
4	// prompt order for display in interactive startup metadata.	11		// prompt order for display in interactive startup metadata.
5	func instructionContextPaths(files []ContextFile) []string {	12		func instructionContextPaths(files []ContextFile) []string {

@@ -9,3 +16,27 @@ func instructionContextPaths(files []ContextFile) []string {
9	}	16		}
10	return paths	17		return paths
11	}	18		}
		19	+
		20	+	func startupExtensionNames(exts []*extensions.Extension) []string {
		21	+	names := make([]string, 0, len(exts))
		22	+	for _, ext := range exts {
		23	+	if ext == nil \|\| !ext.Manifest.IsEnabled() \|\| ext.Manifest.Name == "" {
		24	+	continue
		25	+	}
		26	+	names = append(names, ext.Manifest.Name)
		27	+	}
		28	+	sort.Strings(names)
		29	+	return names
		30	+	}
		31	+
		32	+	func startupSkillNames(discovered []*skills.Skill) []string {
		33	+	visible := skills.VisibleSkills(discovered)
		34	+	names := make([]string, 0, len(visible))
		35	+	for _, skill := range visible {
		36	+	if skill.Name != "" {
		37	+	names = append(names, skill.Name)
		38	+	}
		39	+	}
		40	+	sort.Strings(names)
		41	+	return names
		42	+	}

M packages/agent/instruction_context_test.go +31 -1

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
1	1		package agent
2	2
3		-	import "testing"
	3	+	import (
	4	+	"reflect"
	5	+	"testing"
	6	+
	7	+	"github.com/patriceckhart/zot/packages/agent/extensions"
	8	+	"github.com/patriceckhart/zot/packages/agent/skills"
	9	+	)
4	10
5	11		func TestInstructionContextPathsPreserveLoadOrder(t *testing.T) {
6	12		files := []ContextFile{

@@ -18,3 +24,27 @@ func TestInstructionContextPathsPreserveLoadOrder(t *testing.T) {
18	24		}
19	25		}
20	26		}
	27	+
	28	+	func TestStartupExtensionNamesAreSortedAndEnabled(t *testing.T) {
	29	+	disabled := false
	30	+	exts := []*extensions.Extension{
	31	+	{Manifest: extensions.Manifest{Name: "zeta"}},
	32	+	{Manifest: extensions.Manifest{Name: "disabled", Enabled: &disabled}},
	33	+	{Manifest: extensions.Manifest{Name: "alpha"}},
	34	+	nil,
	35	+	}
	36	+	if got, want := startupExtensionNames(exts), []string{"alpha", "zeta"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
	37	+	t.Fatalf("startupExtensionNames() = %v, want %v", got, want)
	38	+	}
	39	+	}
	40	+
	41	+	func TestStartupSkillNamesExcludeBuiltins(t *testing.T) {
	42	+	discovered := []*skills.Skill{
	43	+	{Name: "zeta"},
	44	+	{Name: "internal", Builtin: true},
	45	+	{Name: "alpha"},
	46	+	}
	47	+	if got, want := startupSkillNames(discovered), []string{"alpha", "zeta"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
	48	+	t.Fatalf("startupSkillNames() = %v, want %v", got, want)
	49	+	}
	50	+	}

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
1		package agent	1		package agent
2			2
3	-	import "testing"	3	+	import (
			4	+	"reflect"
			5	+	"testing"
			6	+
			7	+	"github.com/patriceckhart/zot/packages/agent/extensions"
			8	+	"github.com/patriceckhart/zot/packages/agent/skills"
			9	+	)
4			10
5		func TestInstructionContextPathsPreserveLoadOrder(t *testing.T) {	11		func TestInstructionContextPathsPreserveLoadOrder(t *testing.T) {
6		files := []ContextFile{	12		files := []ContextFile{

@@ -18,3 +24,27 @@ func TestInstructionContextPathsPreserveLoadOrder(t *testing.T) {
18		}	24		}
19		}	25		}
20		}	26		}
			27	+
			28	+	func TestStartupExtensionNamesAreSortedAndEnabled(t *testing.T) {
			29	+	disabled := false
			30	+	exts := []*extensions.Extension{
			31	+	{Manifest: extensions.Manifest{Name: "zeta"}},
			32	+	{Manifest: extensions.Manifest{Name: "disabled", Enabled: &disabled}},
			33	+	{Manifest: extensions.Manifest{Name: "alpha"}},
			34	+	nil,
			35	+	}
			36	+	if got, want := startupExtensionNames(exts), []string{"alpha", "zeta"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
			37	+	t.Fatalf("startupExtensionNames() = %v, want %v", got, want)
			38	+	}
			39	+	}
			40	+
			41	+	func TestStartupSkillNamesExcludeBuiltins(t *testing.T) {
			42	+	discovered := []*skills.Skill{
			43	+	{Name: "zeta"},
			44	+	{Name: "internal", Builtin: true},
			45	+	{Name: "alpha"},
			46	+	}
			47	+	if got, want := startupSkillNames(discovered), []string{"alpha", "zeta"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
			48	+	t.Fatalf("startupSkillNames() = %v, want %v", got, want)
			49	+	}
			50	+	}

M packages/agent/modes/interactive.go +25 -13


@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ type InteractiveConfig struct {
38	38		MaxSteps int
39	39		CWD string
40	40
41		-	// StartupContextPaths are loaded instruction file paths available to show
42		-	// before the transcript. They are never sent to the provider or persisted.
43		-	StartupContextPaths []string
	41	+	// Startup resource fields are loaded inputs available to list before the
	42	+	// transcript. They are never sent to the provider or persisted by the view.
	43	+	StartupContextPaths []string
	44	+	StartupExtensionNames []string
	45	+	StartupSkillNames []string
44	46
45		-	// ShowInstructionsAtStartup controls whether StartupContextPaths are visible.
	47	+	// ShowInstructionsAtStartup controls whether startup resources are visible.
46	48		// nil means the default, off.
47	49		ShowInstructionsAtStartup *bool
48	50

@@ -530,18 +532,24 @@ func NewInteractive(cfg InteractiveConfig) *Interactive {
530	532		renderer := tui.NewRenderer(cfg.Terminal)
531	533		renderer.SetTheme(cfg.Theme)
532	534		startupContextPaths := []string(nil)
	535	+	startupExtensionNames := []string(nil)
	536	+	startupSkillNames := []string(nil)
533	537		if cfg.ShowInstructionsAtStartup != nil && *cfg.ShowInstructionsAtStartup {
534	538		startupContextPaths = append(startupContextPaths, cfg.StartupContextPaths...)
	539	+	startupExtensionNames = append(startupExtensionNames, cfg.StartupExtensionNames...)
	540	+	startupSkillNames = append(startupSkillNames, cfg.StartupSkillNames...)
535	541		}
536	542		i := &Interactive{
537	543		cfg: cfg,
538	544		view: &tui.View{
539		-	Theme: cfg.Theme,
540		-	ImageProto: effectiveImageProtocol(cfg.InlineImagesEnabled),
541		-	FlatTools: cfg.FlatTools,
542		-	CompactUser: cfg.CompactUser,
543		-	CompactMode: cfg.CompactMode != nil && *cfg.CompactMode,
544		-	StartupContextPaths: startupContextPaths,
	545	+	Theme: cfg.Theme,
	546	+	ImageProto: effectiveImageProtocol(cfg.InlineImagesEnabled),
	547	+	FlatTools: cfg.FlatTools,
	548	+	CompactUser: cfg.CompactUser,
	549	+	CompactMode: cfg.CompactMode != nil && *cfg.CompactMode,
	550	+	StartupContextPaths: startupContextPaths,
	551	+	StartupExtensionNames: startupExtensionNames,
	552	+	StartupSkillNames: startupSkillNames,
545	553		},
546	554		// Prompt is the standard half-block accent bar used by chat
547	555		// speaker labels too, so the input gutter matches the rest

@@ -3219,8 +3227,8 @@ func (i *Interactive) openSettingsDialog() {
3219	3227		},
3220	3228		{
3221	3229		key: "show_instructions_at_startup",
3222		-	label: "show loaded instructions at startup",
3223		-	desc: "list loaded AGENTS.md file paths above the transcript",
	3230	+	label: "show loaded resources at startup",
	3231	+	desc: "list loaded context files, extensions, and user-installed skills above the transcript",
3224	3232		value: showInstructions,
3225	3233		},
3226	3234		{

@@ -3602,10 +3610,14 @@ func (i *Interactive) applySettingToggle(key string, value bool) {
3602	3610		}
3603	3611		i.mu.Lock()
3604	3612		i.view.StartupContextPaths = nil
	3613	+	i.view.StartupExtensionNames = nil
	3614	+	i.view.StartupSkillNames = nil
3605	3615		if value {
3606	3616		i.view.StartupContextPaths = append(i.view.StartupContextPaths, i.cfg.StartupContextPaths...)
	3617	+	i.view.StartupExtensionNames = append(i.view.StartupExtensionNames, i.cfg.StartupExtensionNames...)
	3618	+	i.view.StartupSkillNames = append(i.view.StartupSkillNames, i.cfg.StartupSkillNames...)
3607	3619		}
3608		-	i.statusOK = "show loaded instructions at startup " + onOff(value)
	3620	+	i.statusOK = "show loaded resources at startup " + onOff(value)
3609	3621		i.statusErr = ""
3610	3622		i.mu.Unlock()
3611	3623		}

 	MaxSteps     int
 	CWD          string
-	// StartupContextPaths are loaded instruction file paths available to show
+	// Startup resource fields are loaded inputs available to list before the
-	// before the transcript. They are never sent to the provider or persisted.
+	// transcript. They are never sent to the provider or persisted by the view.
-	StartupContextPaths []string
+	StartupContextPaths   []string
+	StartupExtensionNames []string
+	StartupSkillNames     []string
-	// ShowInstructionsAtStartup controls whether StartupContextPaths are visible.
+	// ShowInstructionsAtStartup controls whether startup resources are visible.
 	// nil means the default, off.
 	ShowInstructionsAtStartup *bool
 	renderer := tui.NewRenderer(cfg.Terminal)
 	renderer.SetTheme(cfg.Theme)
 	startupContextPaths := []string(nil)
+	startupExtensionNames := []string(nil)
+	startupSkillNames := []string(nil)
 	if cfg.ShowInstructionsAtStartup != nil && *cfg.ShowInstructionsAtStartup {
 		startupContextPaths = append(startupContextPaths, cfg.StartupContextPaths...)
+		startupExtensionNames = append(startupExtensionNames, cfg.StartupExtensionNames...)
+		startupSkillNames = append(startupSkillNames, cfg.StartupSkillNames...)
 	}
 	i := &Interactive{
 		cfg: cfg,
 		view: &tui.View{
-			Theme:               cfg.Theme,
+			Theme:                 cfg.Theme,
-			ImageProto:          effectiveImageProtocol(cfg.InlineImagesEnabled),
+			ImageProto:            effectiveImageProtocol(cfg.InlineImagesEnabled),
-			FlatTools:           cfg.FlatTools,
+			FlatTools:             cfg.FlatTools,
-			CompactUser:         cfg.CompactUser,
+			CompactUser:           cfg.CompactUser,
-			CompactMode:         cfg.CompactMode != nil && *cfg.CompactMode,
+			CompactMode:           cfg.CompactMode != nil && *cfg.CompactMode,
-			StartupContextPaths: startupContextPaths,
+			StartupContextPaths:   startupContextPaths,
+			StartupExtensionNames: startupExtensionNames,
+			StartupSkillNames:     startupSkillNames,
 		},
 		// Prompt is the standard half-block accent bar used by chat
 		// speaker labels too, so the input gutter matches the rest
 		},
 		{
 			key:   "show_instructions_at_startup",
-			label: "show loaded instructions at startup",
+			label: "show loaded resources at startup",
-			desc:  "list loaded AGENTS.md file paths above the transcript",
+			desc:  "list loaded context files, extensions, and user-installed skills above the transcript",
 			value: showInstructions,
 		},
 		{
 		}
 		i.mu.Lock()
 		i.view.StartupContextPaths = nil
+		i.view.StartupExtensionNames = nil
+		i.view.StartupSkillNames = nil
 		if value {
 			i.view.StartupContextPaths = append(i.view.StartupContextPaths, i.cfg.StartupContextPaths...)
+			i.view.StartupExtensionNames = append(i.view.StartupExtensionNames, i.cfg.StartupExtensionNames...)
+			i.view.StartupSkillNames = append(i.view.StartupSkillNames, i.cfg.StartupSkillNames...)
 		}
-		i.statusOK = "show loaded instructions at startup " + onOff(value)
+		i.statusOK = "show loaded resources at startup " + onOff(value)
 		i.statusErr = ""
 		i.mu.Unlock()
 	}

M packages/agent/modes/startup_instructions_test.go +27 -18


@@ -2,29 +2,38 @@ package modes
2	2
3	3		import "testing"
4	4
5		-	func TestStartupInstructionsAreOptIn(t *testing.T) {
6		-	paths := []string{"/repo/AGENTS.md"}
	5	+	func TestStartupResourcesAreOptIn(t *testing.T) {
	6	+	cfg := InteractiveConfig{
	7	+	StartupContextPaths: []string{"/repo/AGENTS.md"},
	8	+	StartupExtensionNames: []string{"workspaces"},
	9	+	StartupSkillNames: []string{"review"},
	10	+	}
7	11
8		-	disabled := NewInteractive(InteractiveConfig{StartupContextPaths: paths})
	12	+	disabled := NewInteractive(cfg)
9	13		disabled.rend = nil
10		-	if len(disabled.view.StartupContextPaths) != 0 {
11		-	t.Fatalf("default startup rendered %d instruction paths", len(disabled.view.StartupContextPaths))
12		-	}
	14	+	assertStartupResourceCounts(t, disabled, 0)
	15	+
13	16		disabled.applySettingToggle("show_instructions_at_startup", true)
14		-	if len(disabled.view.StartupContextPaths) != 1 {
15		-	t.Fatalf("live toggle rendered %d instruction paths, want 1", len(disabled.view.StartupContextPaths))
16		-	}
	17	+	assertStartupResourceCounts(t, disabled, 1)
	18	+
17	19		disabled.applySettingToggle("show_instructions_at_startup", false)
18		-	if len(disabled.view.StartupContextPaths) != 0 {
19		-	t.Fatalf("disabled live toggle left %d instruction paths", len(disabled.view.StartupContextPaths))
20		-	}
	20	+	assertStartupResourceCounts(t, disabled, 0)
21	21
22	22		enabledValue := true
23		-	enabled := NewInteractive(InteractiveConfig{
24		-	StartupContextPaths: paths,
25		-	ShowInstructionsAtStartup: &enabledValue,
26		-	})
27		-	if len(enabled.view.StartupContextPaths) != 1 {
28		-	t.Fatalf("enabled startup rendered %d instruction paths, want 1", len(enabled.view.StartupContextPaths))
	23	+	cfg.ShowInstructionsAtStartup = &enabledValue
	24	+	enabled := NewInteractive(cfg)
	25	+	assertStartupResourceCounts(t, enabled, 1)
	26	+	}
	27	+
	28	+	func assertStartupResourceCounts(t testing.T, i Interactive, want int) {
	29	+	t.Helper()
	30	+	if got := len(i.view.StartupContextPaths); got != want {
	31	+	t.Fatalf("startup context count = %d, want %d", got, want)
	32	+	}
	33	+	if got := len(i.view.StartupExtensionNames); got != want {
	34	+	t.Fatalf("startup extension count = %d, want %d", got, want)
	35	+	}
	36	+	if got := len(i.view.StartupSkillNames); got != want {
	37	+	t.Fatalf("startup skill count = %d, want %d", got, want)
29	38		}
30	39		}


@@ -2,29 +2,38 @@ package modes
2			2
3		import "testing"	3		import "testing"
4			4
5	-	func TestStartupInstructionsAreOptIn(t *testing.T) {	5	+	func TestStartupResourcesAreOptIn(t *testing.T) {
6	-	paths := []string{"/repo/AGENTS.md"}	6	+	cfg := InteractiveConfig{
			7	+	StartupContextPaths: []string{"/repo/AGENTS.md"},
			8	+	StartupExtensionNames: []string{"workspaces"},
			9	+	StartupSkillNames: []string{"review"},
			10	+	}
7			11
8	-	disabled := NewInteractive(InteractiveConfig{StartupContextPaths: paths})	12	+	disabled := NewInteractive(cfg)
9		disabled.rend = nil	13		disabled.rend = nil
10	-	if len(disabled.view.StartupContextPaths) != 0 {	14	+	assertStartupResourceCounts(t, disabled, 0)
11	-	t.Fatalf("default startup rendered %d instruction paths", len(disabled.view.StartupContextPaths))	15	+
12	-	}
13		disabled.applySettingToggle("show_instructions_at_startup", true)	16		disabled.applySettingToggle("show_instructions_at_startup", true)
14	-	if len(disabled.view.StartupContextPaths) != 1 {	17	+	assertStartupResourceCounts(t, disabled, 1)
15	-	t.Fatalf("live toggle rendered %d instruction paths, want 1", len(disabled.view.StartupContextPaths))	18	+
16	-	}
17		disabled.applySettingToggle("show_instructions_at_startup", false)	19		disabled.applySettingToggle("show_instructions_at_startup", false)
18	-	if len(disabled.view.StartupContextPaths) != 0 {	20	+	assertStartupResourceCounts(t, disabled, 0)
19	-	t.Fatalf("disabled live toggle left %d instruction paths", len(disabled.view.StartupContextPaths))
20	-	}
21			21
22		enabledValue := true	22		enabledValue := true
23	-	enabled := NewInteractive(InteractiveConfig{	23	+	cfg.ShowInstructionsAtStartup = &enabledValue
24	-	StartupContextPaths: paths,	24	+	enabled := NewInteractive(cfg)
25	-	ShowInstructionsAtStartup: &enabledValue,	25	+	assertStartupResourceCounts(t, enabled, 1)
26	-	})	26	+	}
27	-	if len(enabled.view.StartupContextPaths) != 1 {	27	+
28	-	t.Fatalf("enabled startup rendered %d instruction paths, want 1", len(enabled.view.StartupContextPaths))	28	+	func assertStartupResourceCounts(t testing.T, i Interactive, want int) {
			29	+	t.Helper()
			30	+	if got := len(i.view.StartupContextPaths); got != want {
			31	+	t.Fatalf("startup context count = %d, want %d", got, want)
			32	+	}
			33	+	if got := len(i.view.StartupExtensionNames); got != want {
			34	+	t.Fatalf("startup extension count = %d, want %d", got, want)
			35	+	}
			36	+	if got := len(i.view.StartupSkillNames); got != want {
			37	+	t.Fatalf("startup skill count = %d, want %d", got, want)
29		}	38		}
30		}	39		}

M packages/tui/view.go +23 -14


@@ -123,11 +123,13 @@ type View struct {
123	123		StreamingActive bool
124	124		ToolCalls []ToolCallView // tool calls in flight or completed
125	125
126		-	// StartupContextPaths lists host-loaded instruction files before the
127		-	// transcript without creating provider messages or persisted entries.
128		-	StartupContextPaths []string
129		-	StatusLine string
130		-	Err string
	126	+	// Startup resource fields list host-loaded inputs before the transcript
	127	+	// without creating provider messages or persisted entries.
	128	+	StartupContextPaths []string
	129	+	StartupExtensionNames []string
	130	+	StartupSkillNames []string
	131	+	StatusLine string
	132	+	Err string
131	133
132	134		// liveBodyHigh tracks the tallest live-preview body height seen
133	135		// per tool-call id, so a streaming edit/write/bash box never

@@ -327,19 +329,26 @@ func (v *View) renderErr(width int) []string {
327	329		return out
328	330		}
329	331
330		-	func (v *View) renderStartupContext(width int) []string {
331		-	if len(v.StartupContextPaths) == 0 {
332		-	return nil
333		-	}
	332	+	func (v *View) renderStartupResources(width int) []string {
334	333		bodyWidth := width - 2
335	334		if bodyWidth < 8 {
336	335		bodyWidth = 8
337	336		}
338		-	out := []string{v.Theme.FG256(v.Theme.Accent, "[Context]")}
339		-	for _, line := range wrapLine(strings.Join(v.StartupContextPaths, ", "), bodyWidth, "") {
340		-	out = append(out, v.Theme.FG256(v.Theme.Muted, " "+line))
	337	+	var out []string
	338	+	appendSection := func(label string, items []string) {
	339	+	if len(items) == 0 {
	340	+	return
	341	+	}
	342	+	out = append(out, v.Theme.FG256(v.Theme.Accent, "["+label+"]"))
	343	+	for _, line := range wrapLine(strings.Join(items, ", "), bodyWidth, "") {
	344	+	out = append(out, v.Theme.FG256(v.Theme.Muted, " "+line))
	345	+	}
	346	+	out = append(out, "")
341	347		}
342		-	return append(out, "")
	348	+	appendSection("Context", v.StartupContextPaths)
	349	+	appendSection("Extensions", v.StartupExtensionNames)
	350	+	appendSection("Skills", v.StartupSkillNames)
	351	+	return out
343	352		}
344	353
345	354		// BuildWithAnchors is like Build but additionally reports the first

@@ -415,7 +424,7 @@ func (v *View) BuildWithAnchors(width int) ([]string, []MessageAnchor) {
415	424		}
416	425
417	426		out := make([]string, 0, total+16)
418		-	out = append(out, v.renderStartupContext(width)...)
	427	+	out = append(out, v.renderStartupResources(width)...)
419	428		anchors := make([]MessageAnchor, 0, len(v.Messages))
420	429		for idx := range v.Messages {
421	430		anchors = append(anchors, MessageAnchor{MessageIdx: idx, Row: len(out)})

 	StreamingActive bool
 	ToolCalls       []ToolCallView // tool calls in flight or completed
-	// StartupContextPaths lists host-loaded instruction files before the
+	// Startup resource fields list host-loaded inputs before the transcript
-	// transcript without creating provider messages or persisted entries.
+	// without creating provider messages or persisted entries.
-	StartupContextPaths []string
+	StartupContextPaths   []string
-	StatusLine          string
+	StartupExtensionNames []string
-	Err                 string
+	StartupSkillNames     []string
+	StatusLine            string
+	Err                   string
 	// liveBodyHigh tracks the tallest live-preview body height seen
 	// per tool-call id, so a streaming edit/write/bash box never
 	return out
 }
-func (v *View) renderStartupContext(width int) []string {
+func (v *View) renderStartupResources(width int) []string {
-	if len(v.StartupContextPaths) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
 	bodyWidth := width - 2
 	if bodyWidth < 8 {
 		bodyWidth = 8
 	}
-	out := []string{v.Theme.FG256(v.Theme.Accent, "[Context]")}
+	var out []string
-	for _, line := range wrapLine(strings.Join(v.StartupContextPaths, ", "), bodyWidth, "") {
+	appendSection := func(label string, items []string) {
-		out = append(out, v.Theme.FG256(v.Theme.Muted, "  "+line))
+		if len(items) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
+		out = append(out, v.Theme.FG256(v.Theme.Accent, "["+label+"]"))
+		for _, line := range wrapLine(strings.Join(items, ", "), bodyWidth, "") {
+			out = append(out, v.Theme.FG256(v.Theme.Muted, "  "+line))
+		}
+		out = append(out, "")
 	}
-	return append(out, "")
+	appendSection("Context", v.StartupContextPaths)
+	appendSection("Extensions", v.StartupExtensionNames)
+	appendSection("Skills", v.StartupSkillNames)
+	return out
 }
 // BuildWithAnchors is like Build but additionally reports the first
 	}
 	out := make([]string, 0, total+16)
-	out = append(out, v.renderStartupContext(width)...)
+	out = append(out, v.renderStartupResources(width)...)
 	anchors := make([]MessageAnchor, 0, len(v.Messages))
 	for idx := range v.Messages {
 		anchors = append(anchors, MessageAnchor{MessageIdx: idx, Row: len(out)})

M packages/tui/view_tool_overlay_test.go +13 -6


@@ -8,25 +8,32 @@ import (
8	8		"github.com/patriceckhart/zot/packages/provider"
9	9		)
10	10
11		-	func TestStartupContextRendersOnlyLoadedPaths(t *testing.T) {
	11	+	func TestStartupResourcesRenderAsCompactSections(t *testing.T) {
12	12		v := View{
13	13		Theme: Dark,
14	14		StartupContextPaths: []string{
15	15		"/home/user/AGENTS.md",
16	16		"/repo/AGENTS.md",
17	17		},
	18	+	StartupExtensionNames: []string{"todo", "workspaces"},
	19	+	StartupSkillNames: []string{"review", "test"},
18	20		}
19	21
20	22		plain := stripANSI(strings.Join(v.Build(80), "\n"))
21		-	if !strings.Contains(plain, "[Context]") \|\|
22		-	!strings.Contains(plain, "/home/user/AGENTS.md, /repo/AGENTS.md") {
23		-	t.Fatalf("startup instruction paths were not rendered:\n%s", plain)
	23	+	for _, want := range []string{
	24	+	"[Context]", "/home/user/AGENTS.md, /repo/AGENTS.md",
	25	+	"[Extensions]", "todo, workspaces",
	26	+	"[Skills]", "review, test",
	27	+	} {
	28	+	if !strings.Contains(plain, want) {
	29	+	t.Fatalf("startup resources missing %q:\n%s", want, plain)
	30	+	}
24	31		}
25	32		if strings.ContainsAny(plain, boxGlyphs) \|\| strings.Contains(plain, "read ") {
26		-	t.Fatalf("startup instruction paths rendered as a tool call:\n%s", plain)
	33	+	t.Fatalf("startup resources rendered as a tool call:\n%s", plain)
27	34		}
28	35		if len(v.Messages) != 0 {
29		-	t.Fatalf("startup context added %d transcript messages", len(v.Messages))
	36	+	t.Fatalf("startup resources added %d transcript messages", len(v.Messages))
30	37		}
31	38		}
32	39

 	"github.com/patriceckhart/zot/packages/provider"
 )
-func TestStartupContextRendersOnlyLoadedPaths(t *testing.T) {
+func TestStartupResourcesRenderAsCompactSections(t *testing.T) {
 	v := View{
 		Theme: Dark,
 		StartupContextPaths: []string{
 			"/home/user/AGENTS.md",
 			"/repo/AGENTS.md",
 		},
+		StartupExtensionNames: []string{"todo", "workspaces"},
+		StartupSkillNames:     []string{"review", "test"},
 	}
 	plain := stripANSI(strings.Join(v.Build(80), "\n"))
-	if !strings.Contains(plain, "[Context]") ||
+	for _, want := range []string{
-		!strings.Contains(plain, "/home/user/AGENTS.md, /repo/AGENTS.md") {
+		"[Context]", "/home/user/AGENTS.md, /repo/AGENTS.md",
-		t.Fatalf("startup instruction paths were not rendered:\n%s", plain)
+		"[Extensions]", "todo, workspaces",
+		"[Skills]", "review, test",
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(plain, want) {
+			t.Fatalf("startup resources missing %q:\n%s", want, plain)
+		}
 	}
 	if strings.ContainsAny(plain, boxGlyphs) || strings.Contains(plain, "read ") {
-		t.Fatalf("startup instruction paths rendered as a tool call:\n%s", plain)
+		t.Fatalf("startup resources rendered as a tool call:\n%s", plain)
 	}
 	if len(v.Messages) != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("startup context added %d transcript messages", len(v.Messages))
+		t.Fatalf("startup resources added %d transcript messages", len(v.Messages))
 	}
 }