Tool Icons

Tool Icons Configuration

Customize the icons shown next to CLI commands in chat activity rows.

Overview

When the agent runs a CLI command (e.g., git status, npm install), the app resolves the command name to a branded icon. The mapping is defined in:

~/.tentarc/tool-icons/tool-icons.json

Icon files (.png, .ico, .svg, .jpg) live in the same directory alongside the JSON config.

Schema

{
  "version": 1,
  "tools": [
    {
      "id": "git",
      "displayName": "Git",
      "icon": "git.ico",
      "commands": ["git"]
    }
  ]
}

Fields

Field	Type	Description
`version`	number	Schema version (currently `1`)
`tools`	array	Array of tool entries
`tools[].id`	string	Unique identifier (slug format, e.g. `"git"`)
`tools[].displayName`	string	Human-readable name shown in the UI
`tools[].icon`	string	Icon filename relative to the tool-icons directory
`tools[].commands`	string[]	CLI command names that map to this tool

Adding a Custom Tool

Place your icon file in ~/.tentarc/tool-icons/ (any of: .png, .ico, .svg, .jpg)
Add an entry to tool-icons.json:

{
  "id": "my-tool",
  "displayName": "My Tool",
  "icon": "my-tool.png",
  "commands": ["my-tool", "mt"]
}

Restart the app or start a new chat for changes to take effect.

Command Matching

The command parser handles complex bash strings:

Simple commands: git status matches git
Chained commands: git add . && npm publish matches the first recognized tool
Environment prefixes: NODE_ENV=prod npm test matches npm
Sudo/time prefixes: sudo docker ps matches docker
Path prefixes: /usr/local/bin/node matches node
Pipes: git log | head -10 matches git

The first recognized command in the string determines the icon.

Multiple Commands per Tool

A tool can match multiple command names:

{
  "id": "npm",
  "displayName": "npm",
  "icon": "npm.png",
  "commands": ["npm", "npx"]
}

Bundled Defaults

The app ships with ~57 built-in tool icons covering common CLI tools (git, npm, docker, python, rust, aws, etc.). These are seeded on first run and are never overwritten, so your customizations are preserved across updates.

Icon File Guidelines

Recommended size: 64x64 or 128x128 pixels
Formats: PNG (preferred), ICO, SVG, JPG
Background: Transparent PNG works best
Icons are displayed at 20x20px in the UI, so keep them simple and recognizable