fix(tui): show Bash for shell work in visible UI

crates/tui/src/localization.rs

@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ fn english(id: MessageId) -> &'static str {
         MessageId::CmdInitDescription => "Generate AGENTS.md for project",
         MessageId::CmdLspDescription => "Toggle LSP diagnostics on or off",
         MessageId::CmdShareDescription => "Export current session as a shareable web URL",
-        MessageId::CmdJobsDescription => "Inspect and control background commands",
+        MessageId::CmdJobsDescription => "Inspect and control background Bash jobs",
         MessageId::CmdLinksDescription => "Show DeepSeek dashboard and docs links",
         MessageId::CmdLoadDescription => "Load session from file",
         MessageId::CmdLogoutDescription => "Clear API key and return to setup",
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ fn english(id: MessageId) -> &'static str {
         MessageId::ApprovalRiskDestructive => "DESTRUCTIVE",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategorySafe => "Safe",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryFileWrite => "File Write",
-        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Shell Command",
+        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Bash",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryNetwork => "Network",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpRead => "MCP Read",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpAction => "MCP Action",
@@ -2327,7 +2327,7 @@ fn vietnamese(id: MessageId) -> Option<&'static str> {
         MessageId::ApprovalRiskDestructive => "NGUY HẠI",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategorySafe => "An toàn",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryFileWrite => "Ghi Tệp",
-        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Lệnh Shell",
+        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Bash",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryNetwork => "Mạng",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpRead => "Đọc MCP",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpAction => "Hành động MCP",
@@ -2484,7 +2484,7 @@ fn traditional_chinese(id: MessageId) -> Option<&'static str> {
         MessageId::ApprovalRiskDestructive => "破壞性",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategorySafe => "安全",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryFileWrite => "檔案寫入",
-        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Shell 命令",
+        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Bash",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryNetwork => "網路",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpRead => "MCP 讀取",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpAction => "MCP 操作",
@@ -3090,7 +3090,7 @@ fn japanese(id: MessageId) -> Option<&'static str> {
         MessageId::ApprovalRiskDestructive => "破壊的操作",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategorySafe => "安全",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryFileWrite => "ファイル書き込み",
-        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "シェルコマンド",
+        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Bash",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryNetwork => "ネットワーク",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpRead => "MCP読み取り",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpAction => "MCPアクション",
@@ -3619,7 +3619,7 @@ fn chinese_simplified(id: MessageId) -> Option<&'static str> {
         MessageId::ApprovalRiskDestructive => "破坏性",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategorySafe => "安全",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryFileWrite => "文件写入",
-        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Shell 命令",
+        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Bash",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryNetwork => "网络",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpRead => "MCP 读取",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpAction => "MCP 操作",
@@ -4214,7 +4214,7 @@ fn portuguese_brazil(id: MessageId) -> Option<&'static str> {
         MessageId::ApprovalRiskDestructive => "DESTRUTIVO",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategorySafe => "Seguro",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryFileWrite => "Escrita de Arquivo",
-        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Comando Shell",
+        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Bash",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryNetwork => "Rede",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpRead => "Leitura MCP",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpAction => "Ação MCP",
@@ -4835,7 +4835,7 @@ fn spanish_latin_america(id: MessageId) -> Option<&'static str> {
         MessageId::ApprovalRiskDestructive => "DESTRUCTIVO",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategorySafe => "Seguro",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryFileWrite => "Escritura de Archivo",
-        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Comando Shell",
+        MessageId::ApprovalCategoryShell => "Bash",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryNetwork => "Red",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpRead => "Lectura MCP",
         MessageId::ApprovalCategoryMcpAction => "Acción MCP",

crates/tui/src/tools/subagent/mod.rs

@@ -5108,11 +5108,12 @@ async fn run_subagent(
         );
         let mut tool_results: Vec<ContentBlock> = Vec::new();
         for (tool_id, tool_name, tool_input) in tool_uses {
+            let tool_display_name = subagent_progress_tool_display_name(&tool_name);
             record_agent_progress(
                 runtime,
                 &agent_id,
                 format!(
-                    "{}: running tool '{tool_name}'",
+                    "{}: running tool '{tool_display_name}'",
                     format_step_counter(steps, max_steps)
                 ),
             );
@@ -5139,7 +5140,7 @@ async fn run_subagent(
                 runtime,
                 &agent_id,
                 format!(
-                    "{}: finished tool '{tool_name}'",
+                    "{}: finished tool '{tool_display_name}'",
                     format_step_counter(steps, max_steps)
                 ),
             );
@@ -6046,6 +6047,19 @@ fn parse_progress_tool_name(message: &str) -> Option<String> {
     (!tool.is_empty()).then(|| tool.to_string())
 }
 
+fn subagent_progress_tool_display_name(name: &str) -> &str {
+    match name {
+        "exec_shell"
+        | "exec_shell_wait"
+        | "exec_shell_interact"
+        | "exec_wait"
+        | "exec_interact"
+        | "task_shell_start"
+        | "task_shell_wait" => "Bash",
+        _ => name,
+    }
+}
+
 fn emit_agent_progress(
     event_tx: Option<&mpsc::Sender<Event>>,
     mailbox: Option<&Mailbox>,

crates/tui/src/tools/subagent/tests.rs

@@ -106,6 +106,20 @@ fn headless_worker_record_tracks_lifecycle_without_tui_projection() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn subagent_progress_displays_shell_tools_as_bash() {
+    assert_eq!(subagent_progress_tool_display_name("exec_shell"), "Bash");
+    assert_eq!(subagent_progress_tool_display_name("exec_wait"), "Bash");
+    assert_eq!(
+        subagent_progress_tool_display_name("task_shell_wait"),
+        "Bash"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        subagent_progress_tool_display_name("read_file"),
+        "read_file"
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn headless_worker_records_persist_with_subagent_state() {
     let tmp = tempdir().expect("tempdir");

crates/tui/src/tui/shell_job_routing.rs

@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ fn format_elapsed(ms: u64) -> String {
 
 pub(super) fn format_shell_job_list(jobs: &[ShellJobSnapshot]) -> String {
     if jobs.is_empty() {
-        return "No live background commands. Commands are process-local; after a restart, inspect durable task artifacts for prior command output.".to_string();
+        return "No live Bash jobs. Bash jobs are process-local; after a restart, inspect durable task artifacts for prior command output.".to_string();
     }
 
     let mut lines = vec![
-        format!("Background commands ({})", jobs.len()),
+        format!("Bash jobs ({})", jobs.len()),
         "----------------------------------------".to_string(),
     ];
     for job in jobs {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub(super) fn format_shell_job_list(jobs: &[ShellJobSnapshot]) -> String {
 pub(super) fn format_shell_poll(result: &ShellResult) -> String {
     let mut lines = vec![
         format!(
-            "Command {}: {} exit={:?} elapsed={}",
+            "Bash job {}: {} exit={:?} elapsed={}",
             result.task_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("(unknown)"),
             status_label(&result.status, false),
             result.exit_code,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ pub(super) fn open_shell_job_pager(app: &mut App, detail: &ShellJobDetail) {
         .unwrap_or(100)
         .saturating_sub(4);
     app.view_stack.push(PagerView::from_text(
-        format!("Shell Job {}", detail.snapshot.id),
+        format!("Bash Job {}", detail.snapshot.id),
         &format_shell_job_detail(detail),
         width.max(60),
     ));
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ mod tests {
             linked_task_id: Some("task_1".to_string()),
         }];
         let formatted = format_shell_job_list(&jobs);
+        assert!(formatted.contains("Bash jobs (1)"));
+        assert!(!formatted.contains("Background commands"));
         assert!(formatted.contains("shell_dead"));
         assert!(formatted.contains("stale"));
         assert!(formatted.contains("/jobs poll <id>"));

crates/tui/src/tui/sidebar.rs

@@ -859,11 +859,11 @@ fn task_panel_rows(
             .count();
         let done = background_rows.len().saturating_sub(running);
         let label = if running == 0 {
-            format!("Background commands: {done} completed")
+            format!("Bash jobs: {done} completed")
         } else if done == 0 {
-            format!("Background commands: {running} running")
+            format!("Bash jobs: {running} running")
         } else {
-            format!("Background commands: {running} running, {done} completed")
+            format!("Bash jobs: {running} running, {done} completed")
         };
         lines.push(Line::from(Span::styled(
             label,
@@ -985,11 +985,11 @@ fn task_panel_hover_texts(app: &App, max_rows: usize) -> Vec<String> {
             .count();
         let done = background_rows.len().saturating_sub(running);
         let label = if running == 0 {
-            format!("Background commands: {done} completed")
+            format!("Bash jobs: {done} completed")
         } else if done == 0 {
-            format!("Background commands: {running} running")
+            format!("Bash jobs: {running} running")
         } else {
-            format!("Background commands: {running} running, {done} completed")
+            format!("Bash jobs: {running} running, {done} completed")
         };
         texts.push(label);
 
@@ -1136,8 +1136,8 @@ fn background_task_labels(task: &TaskPanelEntry, duration: &str) -> (String, Str
     if let Some(command) = task.prompt_summary.strip_prefix("shell: ") {
         let command = concise_shell_command_label(command, 96);
         return (
-            format!("{} {} {}", task.status, command, duration),
-            format!("{} \u{00B7} command", task.id),
+            format!("Bash {} {} {}", task.status, command, duration),
+            format!("{} \u{00B7} Bash", task.id),
         );
     }
 
@@ -1482,9 +1482,9 @@ fn failure_summary_with_hint(summary: &str) -> String {
 
 fn friendly_generic_tool_name(name: &str) -> &str {
     match name {
-        "task_shell_start" => "start command",
-        "task_shell_wait" => "wait command",
-        "task_shell_write" => "write command",
+        "task_shell_start" => "start Bash",
+        "task_shell_wait" => "wait Bash",
+        "task_shell_write" => "write Bash",
         _ => name,
     }
 }
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ fn generic_tool_sidebar_summary(generic: &GenericToolCell) -> String {
     match generic.name.as_str() {
         "task_shell_start" => compact_join([
             generic.input_summary.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
-            "background command".to_string(),
+            "background Bash".to_string(),
         ]),
         "task_shell_wait" => compact_join([
             generic.input_summary.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ fn is_ci_poll_row(row: &SidebarToolRow) -> bool {
 }
 
 fn is_shell_wait_poll_row(row: &SidebarToolRow) -> bool {
-    row.status == ToolStatus::Running && row.name == "wait command"
+    row.status == ToolStatus::Running && row.name == "wait Bash"
 }
 
 fn shell_wait_poll_key(row: &SidebarToolRow) -> String {
@@ -3214,7 +3214,7 @@ mod tests {
             "running shell command should not render as both live and background: {text:?}"
         );
         assert!(
-            !text.iter().any(|line| line.contains("Background commands")),
+            !text.iter().any(|line| line.contains("Bash jobs")),
             "duplicate background shell row should be hidden: {text:?}"
         );
     }
@@ -3267,7 +3267,7 @@ mod tests {
             "reasoning row should show live thinking duration: {text:?}"
         );
         assert!(
-            !text.iter().any(|line| line.contains("Background commands")),
+            !text.iter().any(|line| line.contains("Bash jobs")),
             "reasoning must not be counted as a background command: {text:?}"
         );
     }
@@ -3327,7 +3327,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let header_idx = text
             .iter()
-            .position(|line| line.starts_with("Background commands"))
+            .position(|line| line.starts_with("Bash jobs"))
             .expect("background header row");
         assert!(actions[header_idx].is_none(), "header is not clickable");
 
@@ -3714,7 +3714,7 @@ mod tests {
         let text = lines_to_text(&task_panel_lines(&app, 80, 6));
 
         assert!(
-            text.iter().any(|line| line.contains("[~] wait command")),
+            text.iter().any(|line| line.contains("[~] wait Bash")),
             "shell helper should render as a user-facing activity: {text:?}"
         );
         assert!(
@@ -3748,7 +3748,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(
             text.iter()
-                .filter(|line| line.contains("[~] wait command"))
+                .filter(|line| line.contains("[~] wait Bash"))
                 .count(),
             1,
             "duplicate waits for the same shell job should collapse: {text:?}"