feat: Compact CoT display#2954
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Add two new UI configuration options for controlling Chain of Thought step rendering: - `cot_display`: "list" (default, current behavior) or "compact" (collapses all steps into a single summary accordion line like "Using search_web" / "Used 5 tools") - `show_step_details`: boolean (default true). When false, steps render as flat labels without expandable input/output details. New CompactSteps component groups step-type children under one accordion with an animated "Using X" label while running and a "Used N steps/tools" summary when complete. Includes translations for all 23 supported languages.
- Add countVisibleSteps helper that walks the full step subtree, fixing compact mode not activating when tools are nested under intermediate agent/run steps (e.g. LangGraph, LangChain). - In CompactSteps, use collectVisible for recursive count/naming and pass all step-type children to <Messages> so existing skip logic drills through intermediates to reach tools. - Switch showUsing signal from isRunning to !hasAnswer (presence of assistant_message in subtree), preventing both the flash between sequential tools and the stale "Using" label during answer streaming.
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Summary
Adds two new
[UI]config options (cot_displayandshow_step_details) that give app developers control over how Chain of Thought steps are displayed in the chat interface.Motivation
When an agent uses many tools sequentially, the default "list" display creates a long vertical stack of individual step accordions. This can overwhelm users who only care about the final result. The new
compactmode provides a ChatGPT-style collapsible summary.New Config Options
Added to
.chainlit/config.tomlunder[UI]:cot_display"list"|"compact""list"list= current behavior (each step as its own accordion).compact= all steps collapsed into one summary line.show_step_detailstrue|falsetruefalse, steps render as flat labels without expandable input/output.Compact Mode Behavior
tool_callcot mode) when completeChanges
Backend:
config.py— Addedcot_displayandshow_step_detailstoUISettingsmodel + TOML templatetranslations/*.json— AddedusedStepsandusedToolskeys to all 23 language filesFrontend:
messageContext.ts/MessageContext.tsx— AddedcotDisplayandshowStepDetailsto contextMessagesContainer/index.tsx/ReadOnlyThread.tsx— Wire config values into contextMessages/index.tsx— Compact mode branching logic for CL_RUN_NAMES handlerMessages/CompactSteps.tsx— New component for compact step summaryMessages/Message/Step.tsx— RespectshowStepDetailsto render flat labelTypes:
libs/react-client/src/types/config.ts— Added TS types for new config fieldsTesting
listandcompactmodesBackward Compatibility
Both options default to the existing behavior (
list/true). No breaking changes — apps without these config keys behave identically to before..chainlit/translations/files will see lint warnings for the newusedSteps/usedToolskeys on startup. This only affects users who opt intocot_display = "compact". To pick up the new keys, delete the local.chainlit/translations/folder and restart — Chainlit will regenerate it from the updated source. This follows the same pattern as all prior translation additions in this project.Summary by cubic
Adds a compact Chain of Thought display with a toggle to hide step details, plus improved nested step counting and smoother “Using …” timing. This reduces chat clutter and lets apps control how tool runs are shown.
New Features
[UI]config:cot_display="list"|"compact"(default"list"),show_step_details=true|false(defaulttrue).cotDisplayandshowStepDetails; steps respectshowStepDetails;ReadOnlyThreadnow respectsfeatures.latexanddataPersistence.UISettingsadds fields; TS types updated; new i18n keysusedSteps/usedTools; DutchusedToolswording updated to “hulpmiddelen”.Migration
[UI]cot_display = "compact"(and optionallyshow_step_details = false) in.chainlit/config.toml..chainlit/translations/folder, delete it to regenerate and pick upusedSteps/usedTools.Written for commit b3983ed. Summary will update on new commits.