refactor(cli, banner): update gold ANSI color to true-color format

- Changed the ANSI escape code for gold color in cli.py and banner.py to use true-color format (#FFD700) for better visual consistency.
- Enhanced the _on_tool_progress method in HermesCLI to update the TUI spinner with tool execution status, improving user feedback during operations.

These changes improve the visual representation and user experience in the command-line interface.

cli.py

@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ def _prune_stale_worktrees(repo_root: str, max_age_hours: int = 24) -> None:
 # - Dim: #B8860B (muted text)
 
 # ANSI building blocks for conversation display
-_GOLD = "\033[1;33m"    # Bold yellow — closest universal match to the gold theme
+_GOLD = "\033[1;38;2;255;215;0m"  # True-color #FFD700 bold — matches Rich Panel gold
 _BOLD = "\033[1m"
 _DIM = "\033[2m"
 _RST = "\033[0m"
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ class HermesCLI:
             _cprint(f"{_DIM}└{'─' * (w - 2)}┘{_RST}")
             self._reasoning_box_opened = False
 
-    def _stream_delta(self, text: str) -> None:
+    def _stream_delta(self, text) -> None:
         """Line-buffered streaming callback for real-time token rendering.
 
         Receives text deltas from the agent as tokens arrive. Buffers
@@ -1514,7 +1514,15 @@ class HermesCLI:
         Reasoning/thinking blocks (<REASONING_SCRATCHPAD>, <think>, etc.)
         are suppressed during streaming since they'd display raw XML tags.
         The agent strips them from the final response anyway.
+
+        A ``None`` value signals an intermediate turn boundary (tools are
+        about to execute).  Flushes any open boxes and resets state so
+        tool feed lines render cleanly between turns.
         """
+        if text is None:
+            self._flush_stream()
+            self._reset_stream_state()
+            return
         if not text:
             return
 
@@ -4553,15 +4561,27 @@ class HermesCLI:
     # ====================================================================
 
     def _on_tool_progress(self, function_name: str, preview: str, function_args: dict):
-        """Called when a tool starts executing. Plays audio cue in voice mode."""
+        """Called when a tool starts executing.
+
+        Updates the TUI spinner widget so the user can see what the agent
+        is doing during tool execution (fills the gap between thinking
+        spinner and next response).  Also plays audio cue in voice mode.
+        """
+        if not function_name.startswith("_"):
+            from agent.display import get_tool_emoji
+            emoji = get_tool_emoji(function_name)
+            label = preview or function_name
+            if len(label) > 50:
+                label = label[:47] + "..."
+            self._spinner_text = f"{emoji} {label}"
+            self._invalidate()
+
         if not self._voice_mode:
             return
-        # Skip internal/thinking tools
         if function_name.startswith("_"):
             return
         try:
             from tools.voice_mode import play_beep
-            # Short, subtle tick sound (higher pitch, very brief)
             threading.Thread(
                 target=play_beep,
                 kwargs={"frequency": 1200, "duration": 0.06, "count": 1},

hermes_cli/banner.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # ANSI building blocks for conversation display
 # =========================================================================
 
-_GOLD = "\033[1;33m"
+_GOLD = "\033[1;38;2;255;215;0m"  # True-color #FFD700 bold
 _BOLD = "\033[1m"
 _DIM = "\033[2m"
 _RST = "\033[0m"

run_agent.py

@@ -4838,7 +4838,7 @@ class AIAgent:
                         spinner.stop(cute_msg)
                     elif self.quiet_mode:
                         self._vprint(f"  {cute_msg}")
-            elif self.quiet_mode and not self._has_stream_consumers():
+            elif self.quiet_mode:
                 face = random.choice(KawaiiSpinner.KAWAII_WAITING)
                 emoji = _get_tool_emoji(function_name)
                 preview = _build_tool_preview(function_name, function_args) or function_name
@@ -6568,7 +6568,19 @@ class AIAgent:
                                 self._vprint(f"  ┊ 💬 {clean}")
                     
                     messages.append(assistant_msg)
-                    
+
+                    # Close any open streaming display (response box, reasoning
+                    # box) before tool execution begins.  Intermediate turns may
+                    # have streamed early content that opened the response box;
+                    # flushing here prevents it from wrapping tool feed lines.
+                    # Only signal the display callback — TTS (_stream_callback)
+                    # should NOT receive None (it uses None as end-of-stream).
+                    if self.stream_delta_callback:
+                        try:
+                            self.stream_delta_callback(None)
+                        except Exception:
+                            pass
+
                     _msg_count_before_tools = len(messages)
                     self._execute_tool_calls(assistant_message, messages, effective_task_id, api_call_count)