manual_slop/conductor/tracks/thinking_trace_handling_20260313/plan.md

Implementation Plan: Rich Thinking Trace Handling

Status: COMPLETE (2026-03-14)

Summary

Implemented thinking trace parsing, model, persistence, and GUI rendering for AI responses containing <thinking>, <thought>, and Thinking: markers.

Files Created/Modified:

• src/thinking_parser.py - Parser for thinking traces
• src/models.py - ThinkingSegment model
• src/gui_2.py - _render_thinking_trace helper + integration
• tests/test_thinking_trace.py - 7 parsing tests
• tests/test_thinking_persistence.py - 4 persistence tests
• tests/test_thinking_gui.py - 4 GUI tests

Implementation Details:

• Parser: Extracts thinking segments from <thinking>, <thought>, Thinking: markers
• Model: ThinkingSegment dataclass with content and marker fields
• GUI: _render_thinking_trace with collapsible "Monologue" header
• Styling: Tinted background (dark brown), gold/amber text
• Indicator: Existing "THINKING..." in Discussion Hub

Total Tests: 15 passing