From 533215a61ee75ae3f6b02d4bd39b40b5752c9d2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "google-labs-jules[bot]"
 <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:14:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat(ui): add visual indicator for truncated todo lists

When a user has more todos than what fits into `maxVisible`, the list truncates without warning in the TodoDrawer UI, causing them to lose situational awareness. This adds an explicit `... and X more tasks` visual indicator to clearly signal truncation and improve usability.
---
 .jules/palette.md                    |  3 +++
 src/cli/ui/components/TodoDrawer.tsx | 38 ++++++++++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .jules/palette.md

diff --git a/.jules/palette.md b/.jules/palette.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ae9a4b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jules/palette.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## 2026-08-26 - Explicit Visual Indicators for Truncated Arrays
+**Learning:** When truncating lists in constrained terminal UIs (like maxVisible tasks), users lose situational awareness if there is no explicit visual indicator of hidden items.
+**Action:** Always include a visual counter (e.g. '... and X more') when array counts exceed visibility limits in ink components to preserve context and accessibility.
diff --git a/src/cli/ui/components/TodoDrawer.tsx b/src/cli/ui/components/TodoDrawer.tsx
index 8304d871..73083a75 100644
--- a/src/cli/ui/components/TodoDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/ui/components/TodoDrawer.tsx
@@ -118,21 +118,33 @@ export function TodoDrawer({
               No tasks yet.
             </Text>
           ) : (
-            visibleTodos.map((t) => (
-              <Box key={t.id} flexDirection="row">
-                <Box width={4}>
-                  <Text color={statusColor(t.status)}>{statusIcon(t.status)}</Text>
+            <>
+              {visibleTodos.map((t) => (
+                <Box key={t.id} flexDirection="row">
+                  <Box width={4}>
+                    <Text color={statusColor(t.status)}>{statusIcon(t.status)}</Text>
+                  </Box>
+                  <Box width={2}>
+                    <Text color={priorityColor(t.priority)}>{priorityIcon(t.priority)}</Text>
+                  </Box>
+                  <Box flexGrow={1}>
+                    <Text wrap="truncate" color={COLORS.text.primary}>
+                      {t.text}
+                    </Text>
+                  </Box>
                 </Box>
-                <Box width={2}>
-                  <Text color={priorityColor(t.priority)}>{priorityIcon(t.priority)}</Text>
+              ))}
+              {todos.length > visibleTodos.length && (
+                <Box flexDirection="row">
+                  <Box width={6} />
+                  <Box flexGrow={1}>
+                    <Text color={COLORS.text.muted} dimColor>
+                      ... and {todos.length - visibleTodos.length} more tasks
+                    </Text>
+                  </Box>
                 </Box>
-                <Box flexGrow={1}>
-                  <Text wrap="truncate" color={COLORS.text.primary}>
-                    {t.text}
-                  </Text>
-                </Box>
-              </Box>
-            ))
+              )}
+            </>
           )}
         </Box>
       )}