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Add progress indicators to CLI output #48

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Summary

Add visual progress indicators (spinners, status messages) during long-running operations.

Background

Users need feedback during long operations to know the system is working.

Where to Add

  • Documentation search
  • Context analysis
  • Code generation
  • Test generation
  • Validation

Implementation Options

  1. ora — Popular spinner library
  2. cli-progress — Progress bars
  3. Custom — Simple status messages

Acceptance Criteria

  • Spinner/status shown during LLM calls
  • Progress indication for multi-step operations
  • Works in both interactive and CI environments
  • Can be disabled with --no-progress flag
  • Clean output in logs

Dependencies

  • None — Can start immediately

Complexity

Medium — Requires async handling and terminal control

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    Type: ImprovementMake something better.UI UXUser experience improvementparallel-okCan be worked on parallel to discovery

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