From fa888a9e3891e4986a560a51fec5a179b621449c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Wanstrath <chris@ozmm.org>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:09:08 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add markdown rendering utility for bold, italic, and
 inline code

---
 src/markdown.ts | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/markdown.ts

diff --git a/src/markdown.ts b/src/markdown.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9eb259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/markdown.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export function renderMarkdown(text: string): string {
+  // Extract code spans first so their contents aren't processed as bold/italic
+  const codeSpans: string[] = []
+  let result = text.replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, (_, code) => {
+    codeSpans.push(code)
+    return `\x00CODE${codeSpans.length - 1}\x00`
+  })
+
+  // Bold: **text**
+  result = result.replace(/\*\*(.+?)\*\*/g, "\x1b[1m$1\x1b[22m")
+
+  // Italic: *text*
+  result = result.replace(/\*(.+?)\*/g, "\x1b[3m$1\x1b[23m")
+
+  // Restore code spans as light blue
+  result = result.replace(/\x00CODE(\d+)\x00/g, (_, i) => {
+    return `\x1b[94m${codeSpans[parseInt(i)]}\x1b[39m`
+  })
+
+  return result
+}

From 5beb35dbe239b6baabbb1d62d638064f58fd1ff4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Wanstrath <chris@ozmm.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:47:31 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Change inline code color to light purple and add markdown
 test script

---
 package.json         |  3 +++
 src/markdown.ts      |  2 +-
 src/test-markdown.ts | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 src/test-markdown.ts

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18207ff..a28a82d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "commander": "^13.1.0"
   },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test:markdown": "bun src/test-markdown.ts"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/bun": "^1.3.9"
   }
diff --git a/src/markdown.ts b/src/markdown.ts
index c9eb259..d53c4fb 100644
--- a/src/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/markdown.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export function renderMarkdown(text: string): string {
 
   // Restore code spans as light blue
   result = result.replace(/\x00CODE(\d+)\x00/g, (_, i) => {
-    return `\x1b[94m${codeSpans[parseInt(i)]}\x1b[39m`
+    return `\x1b[38;5;147m${codeSpans[parseInt(i)]}\x1b[39m`
   })
 
   return result
diff --git a/src/test-markdown.ts b/src/test-markdown.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b505ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test-markdown.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { renderMarkdown } from "./markdown"
+
+const lines = [
+  "This is **bold** text",
+  "This is *italic* text",
+  "This is `inline code` text",
+  "Mix of **bold**, *italic*, and `code` in one line",
+  "**bold with `code` inside** bold",
+  "No markdown here",
+  "Multiple **bold one** and **bold two**",
+  "Nested-ish: **bold and *italic* together**",
+]
+
+for (const line of lines) {
+  console.log(`  ${line}`)
+  console.log(`  ${renderMarkdown(line)}`)
+  console.log()
+}

From f6bc2aecb7d2272e45362cdf22010cc9d268f0cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Wanstrath <chris@ozmm.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:58:27 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] render markdown output for claude command results; add
 blank line before lists in markdown renderer

---
 src/cli.ts      | 5 +++--
 src/markdown.ts | 9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index ec30cd3..bd3d402 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import * as git from "./git.ts"
 import * as vm from "./vm.ts"
 import * as state from "./state.ts"
 import { spinner } from "./spinner.ts"
+import { renderMarkdown } from "./markdown.ts"
 
 const pkg = await Bun.file(new URL("../package.json", import.meta.url)).json()
 
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ program
       const output = await vm.claude(worktreeAbs, { prompt, print: opts.print })
       if (output) {
         spin.stop()
-        process.stdout.write(output + "\n")
+        process.stdout.write(renderMarkdown(output) + "\n")
       } else {
         spin.succeed("Done")
       }
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ program
       const output = await vm.claude(session.worktree, { prompt, print: opts.print })
       if (output) {
         spin.stop()
-        process.stdout.write(output + "\n")
+        process.stdout.write(renderMarkdown(output) + "\n")
       } else {
         spin.succeed("Done")
       }
diff --git a/src/markdown.ts b/src/markdown.ts
index d53c4fb..a0a73f2 100644
--- a/src/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/markdown.ts
@@ -17,5 +17,14 @@ export function renderMarkdown(text: string): string {
     return `\x1b[38;5;147m${codeSpans[parseInt(i)]}\x1b[39m`
   })
 
+  // Breathe: add blank line before list starts when preceded by non-empty text
+  const lines = result.split("\n")
+  for (let i = lines.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+    if (/^[\s]*[-*] /.test(lines[i]) && lines[i - 1].trim() !== "" && !/^[\s]*[-*] /.test(lines[i - 1])) {
+      lines.splice(i, 0, "")
+    }
+  }
+  result = lines.join("\n")
+
   return result
 }