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Gemini messages disappear during tool confirmation #24850

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What happened?

Gemini's narration messages unexpectedly disappear from the CLI history right when a tool confirmation box appears.

For example, the agent outputs a message explaining why it needs to run a command, but as soon as the confirmation prompt for that command pops up, the explanatory message vanishes. This leaves the user without the context needed to safely confirm the action.

What did you expect to happen?

Narration messages should remain visible while a tool confirmation is active, providing the necessary context for the user's decision.

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Platform: macOS

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Anything else we need to know?

A fix has already been implemented in the fix/disappearing-history-items branch. The issue stems from the suppressNarrationFlags logic (tied to the experimental topicUpdateNarration setting) in MainContent.tsx hiding intermediate turns even when they are blocking on user confirmation.

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    area/coreIssues related to User Interface, OS Support, Core Functionality🔒 maintainer only⛔ Do not contribute. Internal roadmap item.

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