diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call.tsx
index 49cfdf23..740981bf 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import type {
   ToolRendererContext,
   ToolScrollHelpers,
 } from "./tool-call/types"
-import { getRelativePath, getToolIcon, getToolName, isToolStateCompleted, isToolStateError, isToolStateRunning } from "./tool-call/utils"
+import { getRelativePath, getToolIcon, getToolName, isToolStateCompleted, isToolStateError, isToolStateRunning, getDefaultToolAction } from "./tool-call/utils"
+import { resolveTitleForTool } from "./tool-call/tool-title"
 import { getLogger } from "../lib/logger"
 
 const log = getLogger("session")
@@ -710,6 +711,12 @@ export default function ToolCall(props: ToolCallProps) {
 
   const renderToolTitle = () => {
     const state = toolState()
+    const currentTool = toolName()
+
+    if (currentTool !== "task") {
+      return resolveTitleForTool({ toolName: currentTool, state })
+    }
+
     if (!state) return getRendererAction()
     if (state.status === "pending") return getRendererAction()
 
@@ -724,7 +731,7 @@ export default function ToolCall(props: ToolCallProps) {
       return state.title
     }
 
-    return getToolName(toolName())
+    return getToolName(currentTool)
   }
 
   const renderToolBody = () => {
@@ -918,33 +925,3 @@ export default function ToolCall(props: ToolCallProps) {
     </div>
   )
 }
-
-function getDefaultToolAction(toolName: string) {
-  switch (toolName) {
-    case "task":
-      return "Delegating..."
-    case "bash":
-      return "Writing command..."
-    case "edit":
-      return "Preparing edit..."
-    case "webfetch":
-      return "Fetching from the web..."
-    case "glob":
-      return "Finding files..."
-    case "grep":
-      return "Searching content..."
-    case "list":
-      return "Listing directory..."
-    case "read":
-      return "Reading file..."
-    case "write":
-      return "Preparing write..."
-    case "todowrite":
-    case "todoread":
-      return "Planning..."
-    case "patch":
-      return "Preparing patch..."
-    default:
-      return "Working..."
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/renderers/task.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/renderers/task.tsx
index 5c146196..0ac0ecdd 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/renderers/task.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/renderers/task.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,84 @@
-import { For, createMemo } from "solid-js"
+import { For, Show, createMemo } from "solid-js"
+import type { ToolState } from "@opencode-ai/sdk"
 import type { ToolRenderer } from "../types"
-import { getRelativePath, getToolIcon, getToolName, readToolStatePayload } from "../utils"
+import { getDefaultToolAction, getToolIcon, getToolName, readToolStatePayload } from "../utils"
+import { getTodoTitle } from "./todo"
+import { resolveTitleForTool } from "../tool-title"
 
 interface TaskSummaryItem {
   id: string
   tool: string
   input: Record<string, any>
+  metadata: Record<string, any>
+  state?: ToolState
+  status?: ToolState["status"]
+  title?: string
 }
 
-function describeTaskItem(item: TaskSummaryItem): string {
-  const input = item.input || {}
-  switch (item.tool) {
-    case "bash":
-      return typeof input.description === "string" ? input.description : input.command || "bash"
-    case "edit":
-    case "read":
-    case "write":
-      return `${item.tool} ${getRelativePath(typeof input.filePath === "string" ? input.filePath : "")}`.trim()
-    default:
-      return item.tool
+function normalizeStatus(status?: string | null): ToolState["status"] | undefined {
+  if (status === "pending" || status === "running" || status === "completed" || status === "error") {
+    return status
   }
+  return undefined
+}
+
+function summarizeStatusIcon(status?: ToolState["status"]) {
+  switch (status) {
+    case "pending":
+      return "⏸"
+    case "running":
+      return "⏳"
+    case "completed":
+      return "✓"
+    case "error":
+      return "✗"
+    default:
+      return ""
+  }
+}
+
+function summarizeStatusLabel(status?: ToolState["status"]) {
+  switch (status) {
+    case "pending":
+      return "Pending"
+    case "running":
+      return "Running"
+    case "completed":
+      return "Completed"
+    case "error":
+      return "Error"
+    default:
+      return "Unknown"
+  }
+}
+
+function describeTaskTitle(input: Record<string, any>) {
+  const description = typeof input.description === "string" ? input.description : undefined
+  const subagent = typeof input.subagent_type === "string" ? input.subagent_type : undefined
+  const base = getToolName("task")
+  if (description && subagent) {
+    return `${base}[${subagent}] ${description}`
+  }
+  if (description) {
+    return `${base} ${description}`
+  }
+  return base
+}
+
+function describeToolTitle(item: TaskSummaryItem): string {
+  if (item.title && item.title.length > 0) {
+    return item.title
+  }
+
+  if (item.tool === "task") {
+    return describeTaskTitle({ ...item.metadata, ...item.input })
+  }
+
+  if (item.state) {
+    return resolveTitleForTool({ toolName: item.tool, state: item.state })
+  }
+
+  return getDefaultToolAction(item.tool)
 }
 
 export const taskRenderer: ToolRenderer = {
@@ -29,18 +88,9 @@ export const taskRenderer: ToolRenderer = {
     const state = toolState()
     if (!state) return undefined
     const { input } = readToolStatePayload(state)
-    const description = input.description
-    const subagent = input.subagent_type
-    const base = getToolName("task")
-    if (description && subagent) {
-      return `${base}[${subagent}] ${description}`
-    }
-    if (description) {
-      return `${base} ${description}`
-    }
-    return base
+    return describeTaskTitle(input)
   },
-  renderBody({ toolState, toolCall, messageVersion, partVersion, scrollHelpers }) {
+  renderBody({ toolState, messageVersion, partVersion, scrollHelpers }) {
     const items = createMemo(() => {
       // Track the reactive change points so we only recompute when the part/message changes
       messageVersion?.()
@@ -54,9 +104,13 @@ export const taskRenderer: ToolRenderer = {
 
       return summary.map((entry, index) => {
         const tool = typeof entry?.tool === "string" ? (entry.tool as string) : "unknown"
-        const input = typeof (entry as any)?.state?.input === "object" && entry.state?.input ? entry.state.input : {}
+        const stateValue = typeof entry?.state === "object" ? (entry.state as ToolState) : undefined
+        const metadataFromEntry = typeof entry?.metadata === "object" && entry.metadata ? entry.metadata : {}
+        const fallbackInput = typeof entry?.input === "object" && entry.input ? entry.input : {}
         const id = typeof entry?.id === "string" && entry.id.length > 0 ? entry.id : `${tool}-${index}`
-        return { id, tool, input }
+        const statusValue = normalizeStatus((entry?.status as string | undefined) ?? stateValue?.status)
+        const title = typeof entry?.title === "string" ? entry.title : undefined
+        return { id, tool, input: fallbackInput, metadata: metadataFromEntry, state: stateValue, status: statusValue, title }
       })
     })
 
@@ -72,11 +126,23 @@ export const taskRenderer: ToolRenderer = {
           <For each={items()}>
             {(item) => {
               const icon = getToolIcon(item.tool)
-              const description = describeTaskItem(item)
+              const description = describeToolTitle(item)
+              const toolLabel = getToolName(item.tool)
+              const status = normalizeStatus(item.status ?? item.state?.status)
+              const statusIcon = summarizeStatusIcon(status)
+              const statusLabel = summarizeStatusLabel(status)
+              const statusAttr = status ?? "pending"
               return (
-                <div class="tool-call-task-item" data-task-id={item.id}>
+                <div class="tool-call-task-item" data-task-id={item.id} data-task-status={statusAttr}>
                   <span class="tool-call-task-icon">{icon}</span>
+                  <span class="tool-call-task-label">{toolLabel}</span>
+                  <span class="tool-call-task-separator" aria-hidden="true">—</span>
                   <span class="tool-call-task-text">{description}</span>
+                  <Show when={statusIcon}>
+                    <span class="tool-call-task-status" aria-label={statusLabel} title={statusLabel}>
+                      {statusIcon}
+                    </span>
+                  </Show>
                 </div>
               )
             }}
@@ -87,4 +153,3 @@ export const taskRenderer: ToolRenderer = {
     )
   },
 }
-
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/renderers/todo.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/renderers/todo.tsx
index 54b0ceb6..8f507fee 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/renderers/todo.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/renderers/todo.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function getTodoStatusLabel(status: TodoViewStatus): string {
   }
 }
 
-function getTodoTitle(state?: ToolState): string {
+export function getTodoTitle(state?: ToolState): string {
   if (!state) return "Plan"
 
   const todos = extractTodosFromState(state)
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/tool-title.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/tool-title.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e8496be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/tool-title.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import type { ToolState } from "@opencode-ai/sdk"
+import type { ToolRendererContext, ToolRenderer, ToolCallPart } from "./types"
+import { getDefaultToolAction, getToolName, isToolStateCompleted, isToolStateRunning } from "./utils"
+import { defaultRenderer } from "./renderers/default"
+import { bashRenderer } from "./renderers/bash"
+import { readRenderer } from "./renderers/read"
+import { writeRenderer } from "./renderers/write"
+import { editRenderer } from "./renderers/edit"
+import { patchRenderer } from "./renderers/patch"
+import { webfetchRenderer } from "./renderers/webfetch"
+import { todoRenderer } from "./renderers/todo"
+import { invalidRenderer } from "./renderers/invalid"
+
+const TITLE_RENDERERS: Record<string, ToolRenderer> = {
+  bash: bashRenderer,
+  read: readRenderer,
+  write: writeRenderer,
+  edit: editRenderer,
+  patch: patchRenderer,
+  webfetch: webfetchRenderer,
+  todowrite: todoRenderer,
+  todoread: todoRenderer,
+  invalid: invalidRenderer,
+}
+
+interface TitleSnapshot {
+  toolName: string
+  state?: ToolState
+}
+
+function lookupRenderer(toolName: string): ToolRenderer {
+  return TITLE_RENDERERS[toolName] ?? defaultRenderer
+}
+
+function createStaticToolPart(snapshot: TitleSnapshot): ToolCallPart {
+  return {
+    id: "",
+    type: "tool",
+    tool: snapshot.toolName,
+    state: snapshot.state,
+  } as ToolCallPart
+}
+
+function createStaticContext(snapshot: TitleSnapshot): ToolRendererContext {
+  const toolStateAccessor = () => snapshot.state
+  const toolNameAccessor = () => snapshot.toolName
+  const toolCallAccessor = () => createStaticToolPart(snapshot)
+  const messageVersionAccessor = () => undefined
+  const partVersionAccessor = () => undefined
+  const renderMarkdown: ToolRendererContext["renderMarkdown"] = () => null
+  const renderDiff: ToolRendererContext["renderDiff"] = () => null
+
+  return {
+    toolCall: toolCallAccessor,
+    toolState: toolStateAccessor,
+    toolName: toolNameAccessor,
+    messageVersion: messageVersionAccessor,
+    partVersion: partVersionAccessor,
+    renderMarkdown,
+    renderDiff,
+    scrollHelpers: undefined,
+  }
+}
+
+export function resolveTitleForTool(snapshot: TitleSnapshot): string {
+  const renderer = lookupRenderer(snapshot.toolName)
+  const context = createStaticContext(snapshot)
+  const state = snapshot.state
+  const defaultAction = renderer.getAction?.(context) ?? getDefaultToolAction(snapshot.toolName)
+
+  if (!state || state.status === "pending") {
+    return defaultAction
+  }
+
+  const stateTitle = typeof (state as { title?: string }).title === "string" ? (state as { title?: string }).title : undefined
+  if (stateTitle && stateTitle.length > 0) {
+    return stateTitle
+  }
+
+  const customTitle = renderer.getTitle?.(context)
+  if (customTitle) {
+    return customTitle
+  }
+
+  return getToolName(snapshot.toolName)
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/utils.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/utils.ts
index 8155f3e7..229bd0f4 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/tool-call/utils.ts
@@ -192,3 +192,33 @@ export function readToolStatePayload(state?: ToolState): {
     output: isToolStateCompleted(state) ? state.output : undefined,
   }
 }
+
+export function getDefaultToolAction(toolName: string) {
+  switch (toolName) {
+    case "task":
+      return "Delegating..."
+    case "bash":
+      return "Writing command..."
+    case "edit":
+      return "Preparing edit..."
+    case "webfetch":
+      return "Fetching from the web..."
+    case "glob":
+      return "Finding files..."
+    case "grep":
+      return "Searching content..."
+    case "list":
+      return "Listing directory..."
+    case "read":
+      return "Reading file..."
+    case "write":
+      return "Preparing write..."
+    case "todowrite":
+    case "todoread":
+      return "Planning..."
+    case "patch":
+      return "Preparing patch..."
+    default:
+      return "Working..."
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/styles/messaging/tool-call/task.css b/packages/ui/src/styles/messaging/tool-call/task.css
index b2d95c9b..914690c1 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/styles/messaging/tool-call/task.css
+++ b/packages/ui/src/styles/messaging/tool-call/task.css
@@ -3,17 +3,77 @@
 }
 
 .tool-call-task-summary {
-  @apply my-2 flex flex-col gap-1.5;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.1rem;
+  margin: 0;
 }
 
 .tool-call-task-item {
-  font-size: var(--font-size-xs);
-  line-height: var(--line-height-normal);
-  padding-left: 8px;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem 0.35rem 0.75rem;
   border-left: 2px solid var(--border-base);
+  font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
+  font-family: var(--font-family-mono);
+  line-height: 1.35;
+  background-color: var(--surface-code);
+  transition: background-color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
 }
 
-.tool-call-task-item::before {
-  content: "∟ ";
+.tool-call-task-item + .tool-call-task-item {
+  margin-top: 0.1rem;
+}
+
+.tool-call-task-item:hover {
+  background-color: var(--surface-hover);
+}
+
+.tool-call-task-item[data-task-status="completed"] {
+  border-left-color: var(--status-success);
+}
+
+.tool-call-task-item[data-task-status="running"] {
+  border-left-color: var(--status-warning);
+}
+
+.tool-call-task-item[data-task-status="pending"] {
+  border-left-color: var(--accent-primary);
+}
+
+.tool-call-task-item[data-task-status="error"] {
+  border-left-color: var(--status-error);
+}
+
+.tool-call-task-icon {
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  line-height: 1;
   color: var(--text-muted);
 }
+
+.tool-call-task-label {
+  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  font-size: inherit;
+}
+
+.tool-call-task-separator {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font-size: inherit;
+}
+
+.tool-call-task-text {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.tool-call-task-status {
+  font-weight: var(--font-weight-semibold);
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}