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Show tool arguments and outputs in agent step log summaries #21060

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Show tool arguments in agent step log summaries (copilot-cli style)
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21 changes: 17 additions & 4 deletions actions/setup/js/log_parser_shared.cjs
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Expand Up @@ -526,6 +526,18 @@ function formatMcpParameters(input) {
return paramStrs.join(", ");
}

/**
* Formats a tool name with its input parameters for display in summaries.
* If the input has parameters, appends them in parentheses; otherwise returns the name unchanged.
* @param {string} name - The display name of the tool (e.g., "github-list_issues")
* @param {Object} input - The tool input parameters object
* @returns {string} Tool name with optional parameters (e.g., "github-list_issues(owner: github, repo: gh-aw)")
*/
function formatToolDisplayName(name, input) {
const params = formatMcpParameters(input);
return params ? `${name}(${params})` : name;
}
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/**
* Formats initialization information from system init entry
* @param {any} initEntry - The system init entry containing tools, mcp_servers, etc.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1104,7 +1116,7 @@ function generatePlainTextSummary(logEntries, options = {}) {
} else if (toolName.startsWith("mcp__")) {
// Format MCP tool names like github-list_pull_requests
const formattedName = formatMcpName(toolName).replace("::", "-");
displayName = formattedName;
displayName = formatToolDisplayName(formattedName, input);

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// Show result preview if available
if (toolResult && toolResult.content) {
Expand All @@ -1113,7 +1125,7 @@ function generatePlainTextSummary(logEntries, options = {}) {
resultPreview = ` └ ${truncated}`;
}
} else {
displayName = toolName;
displayName = formatToolDisplayName(toolName, input);

// Show result preview if available
if (toolResult && toolResult.content) {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1318,7 +1330,7 @@ function generateCopilotCliStyleSummary(logEntries, options = {}) {
} else if (toolName.startsWith("mcp__")) {
// Format MCP tool names like github-list_pull_requests
const formattedName = formatMcpName(toolName).replace("::", "-");
displayName = formattedName;
displayName = formatToolDisplayName(formattedName, input);

// Show result preview if available
if (toolResult && toolResult.content) {
Expand All @@ -1327,7 +1339,7 @@ function generateCopilotCliStyleSummary(logEntries, options = {}) {
resultPreview = ` └ ${truncated}`;
}
} else {
displayName = toolName;
displayName = formatToolDisplayName(toolName, input);

// Show result preview if available
if (toolResult && toolResult.content) {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1611,6 +1623,7 @@ module.exports = {
generateConversationMarkdown,
generateInformationSection,
formatMcpParameters,
formatToolDisplayName,
formatInitializationSummary,
formatToolUse,
parseLogEntries,
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