From 382a7d34f56c0b6fe9c820614ad5b7a5e1a71f6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cameron <cameron@pfiffer.org>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:52:55 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ui): show full Task prompt in approval dialogs (#750)

---
 src/cli/components/ApprovalDialogRich.tsx | 8 ++------
 src/cli/components/InlineTaskApproval.tsx | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/cli/components/ApprovalDialogRich.tsx b/src/cli/components/ApprovalDialogRich.tsx
index b74ffe2..4e1ac53 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/ApprovalDialogRich.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/ApprovalDialogRich.tsx
@@ -343,12 +343,8 @@ const DynamicPreview: React.FC<DynamicPreviewProps> = ({
     const model =
       typeof parsedArgs?.model === "string" ? parsedArgs.model : undefined;
 
-    // Truncate long prompts for preview (show first ~200 chars)
-    const maxPromptLength = 200;
-    const promptPreview =
-      prompt.length > maxPromptLength
-        ? `${prompt.slice(0, maxPromptLength)}...`
-        : prompt;
+    // Show full prompt - users need to see what the task will do
+    const promptPreview = prompt;
 
     return (
       <Box flexDirection="column" paddingLeft={2}>
diff --git a/src/cli/components/InlineTaskApproval.tsx b/src/cli/components/InlineTaskApproval.tsx
index 6d5d57b..4753d51 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/InlineTaskApproval.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/InlineTaskApproval.tsx
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ export const InlineTaskApproval = memo(
     const memoizedTaskContent = useMemo(() => {
       const { subagentType, description, prompt, model } = taskInfo;
 
-      // Truncate prompt if too long (show first ~200 chars)
-      const truncatedPrompt = truncate(prompt, 300);
+      // Show full prompt - users need to see what the task will do
+      const truncatedPrompt = prompt;
 
       return (
         <>