Feat: Brief Tool Use Notification Controls

[williamfrantz]

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Feature Details

Amazon Q CLI Feature Request: Tool Use Notification Controls

Problem Statement:
The current Q CLI displays verbose, multi-line notifications for every tool use, creating visual clutter that disrupts conversation flow. These notifications appear for all tools (file operations, AWS calls, MCP server tools) and consume significant screen real estate.

Current Behavior:
🛠️ Using tool: fs_read (trusted)
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● Reading file: README.md, all lines
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● Completed in 0.0s

Impact:

• User Experience: Verbose notifications interrupt reading flow and make conversations harder to follow
• Screen Space: Multi-line notifications consume valuable terminal real estate
• Frequency: High-frequency tools (like file reads or AWS calls) create excessive visual noise
• Accessibility: Makes it harder to focus on actual AI responses and content

Proposed Solution: Verbosity Flag Options

q chat (default)
Current behavior - multi-line tool notifications with full operation details

q chat --brief
Single-line tool notifications:
🛠️ fs_read README.md (0.0s) ✓

q chat --quiet
Suppress all tool notifications completely

q chat --verbose
Existing verbose option - even more detailed debugging output

Use Cases:

• Interactive Sessions: Users want to focus on AI responses, not implementation details
• Frequent Tool Use: File operations, AWS calls, and other high-frequency tools become disruptive
• Presentation/Demo: Clean output needed when showing Q CLI to others
• Accessibility: Users with attention or visual processing needs require less visual noise