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feat(tui): hide the activity panel by default

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The activity panel (gateway hints, terminal-parity nudges, background
notifications) is noise for the typical day-to-day user, who only cares
about thinking + tools + streamed content.  Make `hidden` the built-in
default for that section so users land on the quiet mode out of the box.

Tool failures still render inline on the failing tool row, so this
default suppresses the noise feed without losing the signal.

Opt back in with `display.sections.activity: collapsed` (chevron) or
`expanded` (always open) in `~/.hermes/config.yaml`, or live with
`/details activity collapsed`.

Implementation: SECTION_DEFAULTS in domain/details.ts, applied as the
fallback in `sectionMode()` between the explicit override and the
global details_mode.  Existing `display.sections.activity` overrides
take precedence — no migration needed for users who already set it.
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Brooklyn Nicholson 2026-04-24 02:37:42 -05:00
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@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ display:
sections: # optional: per-section overrides (any subset)
thinking: expanded # always open
tools: expanded # always open
activity: hidden # never show errors/warnings/info panel
activity: collapsed # opt back IN to the activity panel (hidden by default)
mouse_tracking: true # disable if your terminal conflicts with mouse reporting
```
@ -130,10 +130,26 @@ Runtime toggles:
- `/details <section> [hidden|collapsed|expanded|reset]` — override one section
(sections: `thinking`, `tools`, `subagents`, `activity`)
Per-section overrides take precedence over the global `details_mode`. With
`activity: hidden`, errors/warnings are suppressed entirely (the floating-alert
fallback that normally surfaces under `details_mode: hidden` is also silenced
when activity is explicitly hidden).
**Default visibility**
- `thinking`, `tools`, `subagents` — fall through to the global `details_mode`
(collapsed under chevron by default, click to expand).
- `activity` — **hidden by default**. The activity panel surfaces ambient
meta (gateway hints, terminal-parity nudges, background notifications) and
is noise for most day-to-day use. Tool failures still render inline on the
failing tool row, so this default suppresses the noise feed without losing
the signal.
Per-section overrides take precedence over both the section default and the
global `details_mode`. To opt the activity panel back in:
- `display.sections.activity: collapsed` — under a chevron
- `display.sections.activity: expanded` — always open
- `/details activity collapsed` at runtime
With `activity: hidden` (the default), errors/warnings are suppressed entirely
— the floating-alert fallback that surfaces under `details_mode: hidden` is
silenced as well.
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