diff --git a/lib/roast/cogs/agent/providers/claude/tool_use.rb b/lib/roast/cogs/agent/providers/claude/tool_use.rb
index e9528862..3b1d909a 100644
--- a/lib/roast/cogs/agent/providers/claude/tool_use.rb
+++ b/lib/roast/cogs/agent/providers/claude/tool_use.rb
@@ -214,6 +214,31 @@ def format_edit
               "EDIT #{file_path} (#{details})"
             end
 
+            # Formats a TodoWrite tool-use line.
+            #
+            # Input fields:
+            #   :todos (Array) – the full todo list   [required]
+            #
+            # Output: "TODOWRITE <n> todos" (singular "todo" when n is 1). When the
+            # list is non-empty, " (<breakdown>)" is appended — each distinct :status
+            # with its count ("<count> <status>"), joined with " · " in the order the
+            # statuses first appear.
+            #
+            # Examples:
+            #   TODOWRITE 3 todos (2 completed · 1 in_progress)
+            #   TODOWRITE 1 todo (1 in_progress)
+            #   TODOWRITE 0 todos
+            #
+            #: () -> String
+            def format_todowrite
+              todos = input[:todos] || []
+              counts = todos.group_by { |todo| todo[:status] }.transform_values(&:length)
+              summary = counts.map { |status, count| "#{count} #{status}" }.join(" · ")
+              label = todos.length == 1 ? "todo" : "todos"
+              base = "TODOWRITE #{todos.length} #{label}"
+              summary.empty? ? base : "#{base} (#{summary})"
+            end
+
             #: () -> String
             def format_unknown
               "UNKNOWN [#{name}] #{input.inspect}"
diff --git a/test/roast/cogs/agent/providers/claude/tool_use_test.rb b/test/roast/cogs/agent/providers/claude/tool_use_test.rb
index 586349f0..1804a0a3 100644
--- a/test/roast/cogs/agent/providers/claude/tool_use_test.rb
+++ b/test/roast/cogs/agent/providers/claude/tool_use_test.rb
@@ -247,6 +247,42 @@ class Claude::ToolUseTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
           assert_equal "EDIT /a.rb (-0 +0 lines)", output
         end
 
+        # format_todowrite
+
+        test "format_todowrite shows a zero count and no breakdown for an empty list" do
+          tool_use = Claude::ToolUse.new(name: :todowrite, input: {})
+
+          output = tool_use.format
+
+          assert_equal "TODOWRITE 0 todos", output
+        end
+
+        test "format_todowrite uses the singular label for a single todo" do
+          tool_use = Claude::ToolUse.new(name: :todowrite, input: { todos: [{ status: "pending" }] })
+
+          output = tool_use.format
+
+          assert_equal "TODOWRITE 1 todo (1 pending)", output
+        end
+
+        test "format_todowrite tallies each status with its count" do
+          todos = [{ status: "completed" }, { status: "pending" }, { status: "completed" }]
+          tool_use = Claude::ToolUse.new(name: :todowrite, input: { todos: todos })
+
+          output = tool_use.format
+
+          assert_equal "TODOWRITE 3 todos (2 completed · 1 pending)", output
+        end
+
+        test "format_todowrite orders the breakdown by where each status first appears" do
+          todos = [{ status: "pending" }, { status: "completed" }, { status: "completed" }]
+          tool_use = Claude::ToolUse.new(name: :todowrite, input: { todos: todos })
+
+          output = tool_use.format
+
+          assert_equal "TODOWRITE 3 todos (1 pending · 2 completed)", output
+        end
+
         test "format calls format_unknown for unknown tool" do
           tool_use = Claude::ToolUse.new(name: :unknown_tool, input: { arg: "value" })