Problem
The subagent-plugin injects a Delegation reminder system message via its beforeModelRequest hook on every user turn. The TUI renders every system message, so the reminder appears repeatedly in the conversation transcript.
Screenshot
The transcript shows SYSTEM Delegation reminder: before every assistant response:
YOU 你好呀
SYSTEM Delegation reminder:
- If the current request can be decomposed into independent branches...
STEP 你好!👋 有什么我可以帮你的吗?
YOU 你是谁?
SYSTEM Delegation reminder:
- If the current request can be decomposed into independent branches...
STEP 我是 step-cli...
Expected behavior
Injected prompt-engineering messages should be visible to the model but not rendered as part of the user-visible conversation.
Actual behavior
They are rendered as SYSTEM transcript entries on every turn, creating visual clutter.
Root cause
buildTranscriptItems in src/tui/app.tsx maps every transcript entry to a renderable item, including system messages. There is no mechanism to mark a system message as internal/hidden.
Related code
skills/builtin/src/subagent-plugin.ts (MAIN_ORCHESTRATION_REMINDER)
src/tui/app.tsx (buildTranscriptItems)
packages/core/src/plugins/manager.ts (runBeforeModelRequest)
Problem
The
subagent-plugininjects aDelegation remindersystem message via itsbeforeModelRequesthook on every user turn. The TUI renders every system message, so the reminder appears repeatedly in the conversation transcript.Screenshot
The transcript shows
SYSTEM Delegation reminder:before every assistant response:Expected behavior
Injected prompt-engineering messages should be visible to the model but not rendered as part of the user-visible conversation.
Actual behavior
They are rendered as
SYSTEMtranscript entries on every turn, creating visual clutter.Root cause
buildTranscriptItemsinsrc/tui/app.tsxmaps every transcript entry to a renderable item, including system messages. There is no mechanism to mark a system message as internal/hidden.Related code
skills/builtin/src/subagent-plugin.ts(MAIN_ORCHESTRATION_REMINDER)src/tui/app.tsx(buildTranscriptItems)packages/core/src/plugins/manager.ts(runBeforeModelRequest)