From 69ad58413788722f9d1ffd82590ec830df236f0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Clarke <alex.j.tusa@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:59:24 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix: When parallel agents run, only write to stdout from the
 parent and only display the parent's throbber

---
 src/client/common.rs | 4 +++-
 src/function/mod.rs  | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/client/common.rs b/src/client/common.rs
index ad93f1e..dcc07d2 100644
--- a/src/client/common.rs
+++ b/src/client/common.rs
@@ -411,9 +411,11 @@ pub async fn call_chat_completions(
     client: &dyn Client,
     abort_signal: AbortSignal,
 ) -> Result<(String, Vec<ToolResult>)> {
+    let is_child_agent = client.global_config().read().current_depth > 0;
+    let spinner_message = if is_child_agent { "" } else { "Generating" };
     let ret = abortable_run_with_spinner(
         client.chat_completions(input.clone()),
-        "Generating",
+        spinner_message,
         abort_signal,
     )
     .await;
diff --git a/src/function/mod.rs b/src/function/mod.rs
index 031430b..128ecf9 100644
--- a/src/function/mod.rs
+++ b/src/function/mod.rs
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ impl ToolCall {
 
         let prompt = format!("Call {cmd_name} {}", cmd_args.join(" "));
 
-        if *IS_STDOUT_TERMINAL {
+        if *IS_STDOUT_TERMINAL && config.read().current_depth == 0 {
             println!("{}", dimmed_text(&prompt));
         }