From a79da7480d8589e74c9b2e93cb571e3705cdb9eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "google-labs-jules[bot]"
 <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:05:35 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add truncation indicator to TodoDrawer

When the number of tasks in the TodoDrawer exceeds `maxVisible`, they are silently truncated.
This adds an explicit visual indicator showing exactly how many tasks are hidden, improving situational awareness.
---
 .jules/palette.md                    |  3 +++
 src/cli/ui/components/TodoDrawer.tsx | 33 ++++++++++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .jules/palette.md

diff --git a/.jules/palette.md b/.jules/palette.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84f9f129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jules/palette.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## 2026-08-20 - [Truncated Dynamic Lists UX]
+**Learning:** Silently truncating dynamic lists in terminal UIs removes situational awareness.
+**Action:** Always include an explicit visual indicator (like '... and X more tasks') when a dynamic list is truncated due to a maxVisible limit.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/cli/ui/components/TodoDrawer.tsx b/src/cli/ui/components/TodoDrawer.tsx
index 8304d871..c9e00250 100644
--- a/src/cli/ui/components/TodoDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/ui/components/TodoDrawer.tsx
@@ -118,21 +118,30 @@ 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>
-                </Box>
-                <Box flexGrow={1}>
-                  <Text wrap="truncate" color={COLORS.text.primary}>
-                    {t.text}
+              ))}
+              {todos.length > maxVisible && (
+                <Box flexDirection="row" paddingTop={1} paddingLeft={4}>
+                  <Text color={COLORS.text.muted} dimColor>
+                    ... and {todos.length - maxVisible} more tasks
                   </Text>
                 </Box>
-              </Box>
-            ))
+              )}
+            </>
           )}
         </Box>
       )}