From c9b5df8184ae4618ad7ae095d13195a4b622c23f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2025 10:24:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Verbose: collapse tool meta paths by directory

---
 src/auto-reply/command-reply.ts | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/auto-reply/command-reply.ts b/src/auto-reply/command-reply.ts
index 65da82cec..303d6f8bd 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/command-reply.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/command-reply.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,29 @@ function formatToolPrefix(toolName?: string, meta?: string) {
 function formatToolAggregate(toolName?: string, metas?: string[]) {
   const filtered = (metas ?? []).filter(Boolean);
   if (!filtered.length) return formatToolPrefix(toolName);
-  return `${formatToolPrefix(toolName)} ${filtered.join(", ")}`;
+
+  // Group paths under common directory to reduce noise
+  const grouped: Record<string, string[]> = {};
+  for (const m of filtered) {
+    const parts = m.split("/");
+    if (parts.length > 1) {
+      const dir = parts.slice(0, -1).join("/");
+      const base = parts.at(-1) ?? m;
+      if (!grouped[dir]) grouped[dir] = [];
+      grouped[dir].push(base);
+    } else {
+      if (!grouped["."]) grouped["."] = [];
+      grouped["."].push(m);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const segments = Object.entries(grouped).map(([dir, files]) => {
+    const brace = files.length > 1 ? `{${files.join(", ")}}` : files[0];
+    if (dir === ".") return brace;
+    return `${dir}/${brace}`;
+  });
+
+  return `${formatToolPrefix(toolName)} ${segments.join("; ")}`;
 }
 
 export function summarizeClaudeMetadata(payload: unknown): string | undefined {