Feature request: compact ↓ inbound / ↑ outbound traffic indicators in Remote terminal
Feature request
It would be useful for the Remote terminal to have a compact fixed status line showing inbound and outbound Desktop Commander tool traffic.
Example:
✻ Reading ↓ 12.4 KB ↑ 3.8 KB 42 callsFrom the device's point of view:
↓= inbound tool-call payloads / arguments (download to the device)↑= outbound tool results (upload from the device)calls= cumulative Desktop Commander tool calls for the current process/session
Why this is useful
For long-running or concurrent Remote work, it is hard to tell at a glance whether the device is receiving a request, still working, returning a large result, idle, or handling repeated calls. A one-line indicator gives useful feedback without flooding the terminal.
Working prototype
I implemented and tested this here: https://github.com/cxhttt233/desktop-commander-claude-style
The prototype keeps one fixed terminal line, updates inbound bytes and call count as soon as a tool call starts, updates outbound bytes from the real result, keeps the positions stable, and handles concurrent calls without counters moving backwards.
One important detail: these values should be described as serialized Desktop Commander tool payload bytes, not model tokens and not exact physical network bytes. A minimal ↓ input bytes ↑ output bytes calls version would already be useful.
Source: wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP