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Mistral Vibe: Live Todo Plan Sidebar

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Mistral Vibe's Rust CLI now pins the agent's live todo plan above the input as a compact single line and offers a full-screen view of it in a right sidebar via *Cmd+*, giving developers persistent visibility into a running agent's plan without leaving the composer. A companion fix ensures the todo list continues updating in real time even while the agent is mid-execution of a run_typescript program, instead of freezing until that tool call completes.

Key Takeaways

  • Mistral Vibe's Rust CLI now pins a live todo plan as a single line above the input while the agent works.
  • *Cmd+* opens the full plan in a dedicated right sidebar for a complete view without leaving the conversation.
  • The pinned/sidebar view builds on the todo-tracking capability first added under --experimental-harness in v2.25.5.
  • A companion fix keeps the todo list updating live during run_typescript tool calls, instead of freezing until the script finishes.
  • Gives developers persistent visibility into multi-step agent plans without needing to scroll back through the transcript.
  • Reflects Mistral Vibe's continued investment in surfacing agent planning state directly in the CLI UI.

A Persistent View Into What the Agent Is Doing

Mistral Vibe's Rust CLI added a live todo plan that pins above the input as a single compact line while an agent works through a task, in v2.25.8. Developers no longer have to interrupt a running session or scroll back through the transcript to check what step the agent is currently on.

Full Plan in a Sidebar

Pressing *Cmd+* opens the complete plan in a right-hand sidebar, giving a fuller view than the pinned summary line without leaving the current conversation. This builds on the todo-tracking capability that Mistral Vibe first introduced under --experimental-harness in v2.25.5: this release brings a persistent, always-visible presentation of that plan to the CLI's main interface.

Todo List Now Updates Mid-Tool-Call

A related fix in the same release stops the todo list from freezing while the agent runs a run_typescript program. Previously, the pinned todo view stayed frozen until that tool call finished executing, which meant a long-running script could make the plan look stale or stuck even though the agent was actively working. The list now keeps updating in real time regardless of which tool is currently executing, so the pinned line and sidebar stay trustworthy throughout a turn.