diff --git a/agents/claude.ts b/agents/claude.ts
index 143da23..f5a8fa0 100644
--- a/agents/claude.ts
+++ b/agents/claude.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { markActivity } from "../utils/activity.ts";
 import { log } from "../utils/cli.ts";
 import { installFromNpmTarball } from "../utils/install.ts";
 import { spawn } from "../utils/subprocess.ts";
+import { ThinkingTimer } from "../utils/timer.ts";
 import { type AgentRunContext, agent } from "./shared.ts";
 
 // model selection based on effort level
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ export const claude = agent({
 
     // Track bash tool IDs to identify when bash tool results come back
     const bashToolIds = new Set<string>();
+    const thinkingTimer = new ThinkingTimer();
 
     const result = await spawn({
       cmd: "node",
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ export const claude = agent({
 
             const handler = messageHandlers[message.type];
             if (handler) {
-              await handler(message as never, bashToolIds);
+              await handler(message as never, bashToolIds, thinkingTimer);
             }
           } catch {
             // ignore parse errors - might be non-JSON output
@@ -192,7 +194,8 @@ type SDKMessageType = SDKMessage["type"];
 
 type SDKMessageHandler<type extends SDKMessageType = SDKMessageType> = (
   data: Extract<SDKMessage, { type: type }>,
-  bashToolIds: Set<string>
+  bashToolIds: Set<string>,
+  thinkingTimer: ThinkingTimer
 ) => void | Promise<void>;
 
 type SDKMessageHandlers = {
@@ -200,7 +203,7 @@ type SDKMessageHandlers = {
 };
 
 const messageHandlers: SDKMessageHandlers = {
-  assistant: (data, bashToolIds) => {
+  assistant: (data, bashToolIds, thinkingTimer) => {
     if (data.message?.content) {
       for (const content of data.message.content) {
         if (content.type === "text" && content.text?.trim()) {
@@ -211,6 +214,7 @@ const messageHandlers: SDKMessageHandlers = {
             bashToolIds.add(content.id);
           }
 
+          thinkingTimer.markToolCall();
           log.toolCall({
             toolName: content.name,
             input: content.input,
@@ -219,10 +223,12 @@ const messageHandlers: SDKMessageHandlers = {
       }
     }
   },
-  user: (data, bashToolIds) => {
+  user: (data, bashToolIds, thinkingTimer) => {
     if (data.message?.content) {
       for (const content of data.message.content) {
         if (content.type === "tool_result") {
+          thinkingTimer.markToolResult();
+
           const toolUseId = (content as any).tool_use_id;
           const isBashTool = toolUseId && bashToolIds.has(toolUseId);
 
diff --git a/agents/codex.ts b/agents/codex.ts
index 718ffca..c66163c 100644
--- a/agents/codex.ts
+++ b/agents/codex.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { markActivity } from "../utils/activity.ts";
 import { log } from "../utils/cli.ts";
 import { installFromNpmTarball } from "../utils/install.ts";
 import { spawn } from "../utils/subprocess.ts";
+import { ThinkingTimer } from "../utils/timer.ts";
 import { type AgentRunContext, agent } from "./shared.ts";
 
 // configuration based on effort level
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ export const codex = agent({
 
     // Track command execution IDs to identify when command results come back
     const commandExecutionIds = new Set<string>();
+    const thinkingTimer = new ThinkingTimer();
 
     const env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = {
       ...process.env,
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ export const codex = agent({
 
             const handler = messageHandlers[event.type as keyof typeof messageHandlers];
             if (handler) {
-              await handler(event as never, commandExecutionIds);
+              await handler(event as never, commandExecutionIds, thinkingTimer);
             }
           } catch {
             // ignore parse errors - might be non-JSON output
@@ -210,7 +212,8 @@ export const codex = agent({
 
 type ThreadEventHandler<type extends ThreadEvent["type"]> = (
   event: Extract<ThreadEvent, { type: type }>,
-  commandExecutionIds: Set<string>
+  commandExecutionIds: Set<string>,
+  thinkingTimer: ThinkingTimer
 ) => void | Promise<void>;
 
 const messageHandlers: {
@@ -239,10 +242,11 @@ const messageHandlers: {
   "turn.failed": (event) => {
     log.error(`Turn failed: ${event.error.message}`);
   },
-  "item.started": (event, commandExecutionIds) => {
+  "item.started": (event, commandExecutionIds, thinkingTimer) => {
     const item = event.item;
     if (item.type === "command_execution") {
       commandExecutionIds.add(item.id);
+      thinkingTimer.markToolCall();
       log.toolCall({
         toolName: item.command,
         input: (item as any).args || {},
@@ -250,6 +254,7 @@ const messageHandlers: {
     } else if (item.type === "agent_message") {
       // Will be handled on completion
     } else if (item.type === "mcp_tool_call") {
+      thinkingTimer.markToolCall();
       log.toolCall({
         toolName: item.tool,
         input: {
@@ -268,13 +273,14 @@ const messageHandlers: {
       }
     }
   },
-  "item.completed": (event, commandExecutionIds) => {
+  "item.completed": (event, commandExecutionIds, thinkingTimer) => {
     const item = event.item;
     if (item.type === "agent_message") {
       log.box(item.text.trim(), { title: "Codex" });
     } else if (item.type === "command_execution") {
       const isTracked = commandExecutionIds.has(item.id);
       if (isTracked) {
+        thinkingTimer.markToolResult();
         log.startGroup(`bash output`);
         if (item.status === "failed" || (item.exit_code !== undefined && item.exit_code !== 0)) {
           log.warning(item.aggregated_output || "Command failed");
@@ -285,6 +291,7 @@ const messageHandlers: {
         commandExecutionIds.delete(item.id);
       }
     } else if (item.type === "mcp_tool_call") {
+      thinkingTimer.markToolResult();
       if (item.status === "failed" && item.error) {
         log.warning(`MCP tool call failed: ${item.error.message}`);
       } else if ((item as any).output) {
diff --git a/agents/cursor.ts b/agents/cursor.ts
index 6ae2060..9f858c1 100644
--- a/agents/cursor.ts
+++ b/agents/cursor.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { ghPullfrogMcpName } from "../external.ts";
 import { markActivity } from "../utils/activity.ts";
 import { log } from "../utils/cli.ts";
 import { installFromCurl } from "../utils/install.ts";
+import { ThinkingTimer } from "../utils/timer.ts";
 import { type AgentRunContext, agent } from "./shared.ts";
 
 // effort configuration for Cursor
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ export const cursor = agent({
     // track logged model_call_ids to avoid duplicates
     // cursor emits each assistant message twice: once without model_call_id, then again with it
     const loggedModelCallIds = new Set<string>();
+    const thinkingTimer = new ThinkingTimer();
 
     const messageHandlers = {
       system: (_event: CursorSystemEvent) => {
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ export const cursor = agent({
           const mcpToolCall = event.tool_call?.mcpToolCall;
           const builtinToolCall = (event.tool_call as any)?.builtinToolCall;
 
+          thinkingTimer.markToolCall();
           if (mcpToolCall?.args?.toolName && mcpToolCall?.args?.args) {
             log.toolCall({
               toolName: mcpToolCall.args.toolName,
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@ export const cursor = agent({
             });
           }
         } else if (event.subtype === "completed") {
+          thinkingTimer.markToolResult();
           const result = event.tool_call?.mcpToolCall?.result?.success;
           const isError = result?.isError;
           if (isError) {
diff --git a/agents/gemini.ts b/agents/gemini.ts
index ba62a3d..bc8e466 100644
--- a/agents/gemini.ts
+++ b/agents/gemini.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { markActivity } from "../utils/activity.ts";
 import { log } from "../utils/cli.ts";
 import { installFromGithub } from "../utils/install.ts";
 import { spawn } from "../utils/subprocess.ts";
+import { ThinkingTimer } from "../utils/timer.ts";
 import { getGitHubInstallationToken } from "../utils/token.ts";
 import { type AgentRunContext, agent } from "./shared.ts";
 
@@ -112,17 +113,19 @@ const messageHandlers = {
       assistantMessageBuffer = "";
     }
   },
-  tool_use: (event: GeminiToolUseEvent) => {
+  tool_use: (event: GeminiToolUseEvent, thinkingTimer: ThinkingTimer) => {
     log.debug(JSON.stringify(event, null, 2));
     if (event.tool_name) {
+      thinkingTimer.markToolCall();
       log.toolCall({
         toolName: event.tool_name,
         input: event.parameters || {},
       });
     }
   },
-  tool_result: (event: GeminiToolResultEvent) => {
+  tool_result: (event: GeminiToolResultEvent, thinkingTimer: ThinkingTimer) => {
     log.debug(JSON.stringify(event, null, 2));
+    thinkingTimer.markToolResult();
     if (event.status === "error") {
       const errorMsg =
         typeof event.output === "string" ? event.output : JSON.stringify(event.output);
@@ -202,6 +205,7 @@ export const gemini = agent({
 
     let finalOutput = "";
     let stdoutBuffer = "";
+    const thinkingTimer = new ThinkingTimer();
 
     try {
       const result = await spawn({
@@ -230,7 +234,7 @@ export const gemini = agent({
               markActivity(); // reset activity timeout on every event
               const handler = messageHandlers[event.type as keyof typeof messageHandlers];
               if (handler) {
-                await handler(event as never);
+                await handler(event as never, thinkingTimer);
               }
             } catch {
               // ignore parse errors - might be non-JSON output from gemini cli
diff --git a/agents/opencode.ts b/agents/opencode.ts
index 17d6b99..1d7493b 100644
--- a/agents/opencode.ts
+++ b/agents/opencode.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { getIdleMs, markActivity } from "../utils/activity.ts";
 import { log } from "../utils/cli.ts";
 import { installFromNpmTarball } from "../utils/install.ts";
 import { spawn } from "../utils/subprocess.ts";
+import { ThinkingTimer } from "../utils/timer.ts";
 import { type AgentRunContext, agent } from "./shared.ts";
 
 async function installOpencode(): Promise<string> {
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export const opencode = agent({
 
     const startTime = Date.now();
     let eventCount = 0;
+    const thinkingTimer = new ThinkingTimer();
 
     let output = "";
     let stdoutBuffer = ""; // buffer for incomplete lines across chunks
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ export const opencode = agent({
             markActivity(); // reset activity timeout on every event
             const handler = messageHandlers[event.type as keyof typeof messageHandlers];
             if (handler) {
-              await handler(event as never);
+              await handler(event as never, thinkingTimer);
             } else {
               // log unhandled event types for visibility
               log.info(
@@ -441,7 +443,7 @@ const messageHandlers = {
       currentStepType = null;
     }
   },
-  tool_use: (event: OpenCodeToolUseEvent) => {
+  tool_use: (event: OpenCodeToolUseEvent, thinkingTimer: ThinkingTimer) => {
     const toolName = event.part?.tool;
     const toolId = event.part?.callID;
     const parameters = event.part?.state?.input;
@@ -459,6 +461,7 @@ const messageHandlers = {
         stepHistory[stepHistory.length - 1].toolCalls.push(toolName);
       }
 
+      thinkingTimer.markToolCall();
       log.toolCall({
         toolName,
         input: parameters || {},
@@ -470,12 +473,14 @@ const messageHandlers = {
       }
     }
   },
-  tool_result: (event: OpenCodeToolResultEvent) => {
+  tool_result: (event: OpenCodeToolResultEvent, thinkingTimer: ThinkingTimer) => {
     // handle both new part structure and legacy flat structure
     const toolId = event.part?.callID || event.tool_id;
     const status = event.part?.state?.status || event.status || "unknown";
     const output = event.part?.state?.output || event.output;
 
+    thinkingTimer.markToolResult();
+
     if (toolId) {
       const toolStartTime = toolCallTimings.get(toolId);
       if (toolStartTime) {
diff --git a/entry b/entry
index 834939e..dca7efa 100755
--- a/entry
+++ b/entry
@@ -135752,7 +135752,7 @@ var log = {
   toolCall: ({ toolName, input }) => {
     const inputFormatted = formatJsonValue(input);
     const timestamp = isDebugEnabled() ? ` [${(/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString()}]` : "";
-    const output = inputFormatted !== "{}" ? `\u2192 ${toolName}(${inputFormatted})${timestamp}` : `\u2192 ${toolName}()${timestamp}`;
+    const output = inputFormatted !== "{}" ? `\xBB ${toolName}(${inputFormatted})${timestamp}` : `\xBB ${toolName}()${timestamp}`;
     log.info(output.trimEnd());
   }
 };
@@ -140257,7 +140257,7 @@ function detectSandboxMethod() {
     });
     if (result.status === 0) {
       detectedSandboxMethod = "unshare";
-      log.info("PID namespace isolation enabled (unprivileged unshare)");
+      log.debug("PID namespace isolation enabled (unprivileged unshare)");
       return "unshare";
     }
   } catch {
@@ -140269,7 +140269,7 @@ function detectSandboxMethod() {
     });
     if (result.status === 0) {
       detectedSandboxMethod = "sudo-unshare";
-      log.info("PID namespace isolation enabled (sudo unshare)");
+      log.debug("PID namespace isolation enabled (sudo unshare)");
       return "sudo-unshare";
     }
   } catch {
@@ -144200,6 +144200,45 @@ async function installFromCurl(params) {
   return cliPath;
 }
 
+// utils/timer.ts
+var Timer = class {
+  initialTimestamp;
+  lastCheckpointTimestamp = null;
+  constructor() {
+    this.initialTimestamp = Date.now();
+  }
+  checkpoint(name) {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    const duration4 = this.lastCheckpointTimestamp ? now - this.lastCheckpointTimestamp : now - this.initialTimestamp;
+    log.debug(`\xBB ${name}: ${duration4}ms`);
+    this.lastCheckpointTimestamp = now;
+  }
+};
+var THINKING_THRESHOLD = 3e3;
+var ThinkingTimer = class {
+  durationFormatter = new Intl.NumberFormat("en-US", {
+    style: "unit",
+    unit: "second",
+    unitDisplay: "long",
+    minimumFractionDigits: 0,
+    maximumFractionDigits: 1
+  });
+  lastToolResultTimestamp = null;
+  markToolResult() {
+    this.lastToolResultTimestamp = Date.now();
+    log.debug(`\xBB thinking timer: markToolResult at ${this.lastToolResultTimestamp}`);
+  }
+  markToolCall() {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    log.debug(`\xBB thinking timer: markToolCall at ${now}, lastToolResult=${this.lastToolResultTimestamp}`);
+    if (this.lastToolResultTimestamp === null) return;
+    const elapsed = now - this.lastToolResultTimestamp;
+    if (elapsed < THINKING_THRESHOLD) return;
+    const seconds = elapsed / 1e3;
+    log.info(`\xBB thought for ${this.durationFormatter.format(seconds)}`);
+  }
+};
+
 // agents/shared.ts
 var agent = (input) => {
   return {
@@ -144297,6 +144336,7 @@ var claude = agent({
     let stdoutBuffer = "";
     let finalOutput2 = "";
     const bashToolIds = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
+    const thinkingTimer = new ThinkingTimer();
     const result = await spawn2({
       cmd: "node",
       args: args3,
@@ -144317,7 +144357,7 @@ var claude = agent({
             log.debug(JSON.stringify(message, null, 2));
             const handler2 = messageHandlers[message.type];
             if (handler2) {
-              await handler2(message, bashToolIds);
+              await handler2(message, bashToolIds, thinkingTimer);
             }
           } catch {
             log.debug(`[claude] non-JSON stdout line: ${trimmed.substring(0, 200)}`);
@@ -144350,7 +144390,7 @@ var claude = agent({
   }
 });
 var messageHandlers = {
-  assistant: (data, bashToolIds) => {
+  assistant: (data, bashToolIds, thinkingTimer) => {
     if (data.message?.content) {
       for (const content of data.message.content) {
         if (content.type === "text" && content.text?.trim()) {
@@ -144359,6 +144399,7 @@ var messageHandlers = {
           if (content.name === "bash" && content.id) {
             bashToolIds.add(content.id);
           }
+          thinkingTimer.markToolCall();
           log.toolCall({
             toolName: content.name,
             input: content.input
@@ -144367,10 +144408,11 @@ var messageHandlers = {
       }
     }
   },
-  user: (data, bashToolIds) => {
+  user: (data, bashToolIds, thinkingTimer) => {
     if (data.message?.content) {
       for (const content of data.message.content) {
         if (content.type === "tool_result") {
+          thinkingTimer.markToolResult();
           const toolUseId = content.tool_use_id;
           const isBashTool = toolUseId && bashToolIds.has(toolUseId);
           const outputContent = typeof content.content === "string" ? content.content : Array.isArray(content.content) ? content.content.map((c) => typeof c === "string" ? c : c.text || JSON.stringify(c)).join("\n") : String(content.content);
@@ -144525,6 +144567,7 @@ var codex = agent({
     let stdoutBuffer = "";
     let finalOutput2 = "";
     const commandExecutionIds = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
+    const thinkingTimer = new ThinkingTimer();
     const env3 = {
       ...process.env,
       CODEX_HOME: codexDir,
@@ -144550,7 +144593,7 @@ var codex = agent({
             log.debug(JSON.stringify(event, null, 2));
             const handler2 = messageHandlers2[event.type];
             if (handler2) {
-              await handler2(event, commandExecutionIds);
+              await handler2(event, commandExecutionIds, thinkingTimer);
             }
           } catch {
             log.debug(`[codex] non-JSON stdout line: ${trimmed.substring(0, 200)}`);
@@ -144604,16 +144647,18 @@ var messageHandlers2 = {
   "turn.failed": (event) => {
     log.error(`Turn failed: ${event.error.message}`);
   },
-  "item.started": (event, commandExecutionIds) => {
+  "item.started": (event, commandExecutionIds, thinkingTimer) => {
     const item = event.item;
     if (item.type === "command_execution") {
       commandExecutionIds.add(item.id);
+      thinkingTimer.markToolCall();
       log.toolCall({
         toolName: item.command,
         input: item.args || {}
       });
     } else if (item.type === "agent_message") {
     } else if (item.type === "mcp_tool_call") {
+      thinkingTimer.markToolCall();
       log.toolCall({
         toolName: item.tool,
         input: {
@@ -144630,13 +144675,14 @@ var messageHandlers2 = {
       }
     }
   },
-  "item.completed": (event, commandExecutionIds) => {
+  "item.completed": (event, commandExecutionIds, thinkingTimer) => {
     const item = event.item;
     if (item.type === "agent_message") {
       log.box(item.text.trim(), { title: "Codex" });
     } else if (item.type === "command_execution") {
       const isTracked = commandExecutionIds.has(item.id);
       if (isTracked) {
+        thinkingTimer.markToolResult();
         log.startGroup(`bash output`);
         if (item.status === "failed" || item.exit_code !== void 0 && item.exit_code !== 0) {
           log.warning(item.aggregated_output || "Command failed");
@@ -144647,6 +144693,7 @@ var messageHandlers2 = {
         commandExecutionIds.delete(item.id);
       }
     } else if (item.type === "mcp_tool_call") {
+      thinkingTimer.markToolResult();
       if (item.status === "failed" && item.error) {
         log.warning(`MCP tool call failed: ${item.error.message}`);
       } else if (item.output) {
@@ -144716,6 +144763,7 @@ var cursor = agent({
       log.info(`\xBB using default model, effort=${ctx.payload.effort}`);
     }
     const loggedModelCallIds = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
+    const thinkingTimer = new ThinkingTimer();
     const messageHandlers5 = {
       system: (_event) => {
       },
@@ -144739,6 +144787,7 @@ var cursor = agent({
         if (event.subtype === "started") {
           const mcpToolCall = event.tool_call?.mcpToolCall;
           const builtinToolCall = event.tool_call?.builtinToolCall;
+          thinkingTimer.markToolCall();
           if (mcpToolCall?.args?.toolName && mcpToolCall?.args?.args) {
             log.toolCall({
               toolName: mcpToolCall.args.toolName,
@@ -144751,6 +144800,7 @@ var cursor = agent({
             });
           }
         } else if (event.subtype === "completed") {
+          thinkingTimer.markToolResult();
           const result = event.tool_call?.mcpToolCall?.result?.success;
           const isError = result?.isError;
           if (isError) {
@@ -144940,17 +144990,19 @@ var messageHandlers3 = {
       assistantMessageBuffer = "";
     }
   },
-  tool_use: (event) => {
+  tool_use: (event, thinkingTimer) => {
     log.debug(JSON.stringify(event, null, 2));
     if (event.tool_name) {
+      thinkingTimer.markToolCall();
       log.toolCall({
         toolName: event.tool_name,
         input: event.parameters || {}
       });
     }
   },
-  tool_result: (event) => {
+  tool_result: (event, thinkingTimer) => {
     log.debug(JSON.stringify(event, null, 2));
+    thinkingTimer.markToolResult();
     if (event.status === "error") {
       const errorMsg = typeof event.output === "string" ? event.output : JSON.stringify(event.output);
       log.warning(`Tool call failed: ${errorMsg}`);
@@ -145016,6 +145068,7 @@ var gemini = agent({
     ];
     let finalOutput2 = "";
     let stdoutBuffer = "";
+    const thinkingTimer = new ThinkingTimer();
     try {
       const result = await spawn2({
         cmd: "node",
@@ -145036,7 +145089,7 @@ var gemini = agent({
               markActivity();
               const handler2 = messageHandlers3[event.type];
               if (handler2) {
-                await handler2(event);
+                await handler2(event, thinkingTimer);
               }
             } catch {
               log.debug(`[gemini] non-JSON stdout line: ${trimmed.substring(0, 200)}`);
@@ -145164,6 +145217,7 @@ var opencode = agent({
     log.debug(`\xBB XDG_CONFIG_HOME: ${env3.XDG_CONFIG_HOME}`);
     const startTime = Date.now();
     let eventCount = 0;
+    const thinkingTimer = new ThinkingTimer();
     let output = "";
     let stdoutBuffer = "";
     const result = await spawn2({
@@ -145200,7 +145254,7 @@ var opencode = agent({
             markActivity();
             const handler2 = messageHandlers4[event.type];
             if (handler2) {
-              await handler2(event);
+              await handler2(event, thinkingTimer);
             } else {
               log.info(
                 `\xBB OpenCode event (unhandled): type=${event.type}, data=${JSON.stringify(event).substring(0, 500)}`
@@ -145354,7 +145408,7 @@ var messageHandlers4 = {
       currentStepType = null;
     }
   },
-  tool_use: (event) => {
+  tool_use: (event, thinkingTimer) => {
     const toolName = event.part?.tool;
     const toolId = event.part?.callID;
     const parameters = event.part?.state?.input;
@@ -145367,6 +145421,7 @@ var messageHandlers4 = {
       if (stepHistory.length > 0) {
         stepHistory[stepHistory.length - 1].toolCalls.push(toolName);
       }
+      thinkingTimer.markToolCall();
       log.toolCall({
         toolName,
         input: parameters || {}
@@ -145376,10 +145431,11 @@ var messageHandlers4 = {
       }
     }
   },
-  tool_result: (event) => {
+  tool_result: (event, thinkingTimer) => {
     const toolId = event.part?.callID || event.tool_id;
     const status = event.part?.state?.status || event.status || "unknown";
     const output = event.part?.state?.output || event.output;
+    thinkingTimer.markToolResult();
     if (toolId) {
       const toolStartTime = toolCallTimings.get(toolId);
       if (toolStartTime) {
@@ -146266,7 +146322,6 @@ async function setupGit(params) {
       `Failed to set git config: ${error49 instanceof Error ? error49.message : String(error49)}`
     );
   }
-  log.info("\xBB setting up git authentication...");
   try {
     execSync3("git config --local --unset-all http.https://github.com/.extraheader", {
       cwd: repoDir,
@@ -146276,6 +146331,24 @@ async function setupGit(params) {
   } catch {
     log.debug("\xBB no existing authentication headers to remove");
   }
+  try {
+    const configOutput = execSync3("git config --local --get-regexp ^includeif\\.", {
+      cwd: repoDir,
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+      stdio: "pipe"
+    });
+    for (const line of configOutput.trim().split("\n")) {
+      const key = line.split(" ")[0];
+      if (!key) continue;
+      execSync3(`git config --local --unset "${key}"`, {
+        cwd: repoDir,
+        stdio: "pipe"
+      });
+    }
+    log.info("\xBB removed includeIf credential entries");
+  } catch {
+    log.debug("\xBB no includeIf credential entries to remove");
+  }
   const originUrl = `https://github.com/${params.owner}/${params.name}.git`;
   $("git", ["remote", "set-url", "origin", originUrl], { cwd: repoDir });
   params.toolState.pushUrl = originUrl;
@@ -146300,21 +146373,6 @@ function parseTimeString(input) {
   return (hours * 3600 + minutes * 60 + seconds) * 1e3;
 }
 
-// utils/timer.ts
-var Timer = class {
-  initialTimestamp;
-  lastCheckpointTimestamp = null;
-  constructor() {
-    this.initialTimestamp = Date.now();
-  }
-  checkpoint(name) {
-    const now = Date.now();
-    const duration4 = this.lastCheckpointTimestamp ? now - this.lastCheckpointTimestamp : now - this.initialTimestamp;
-    log.debug(`\xBB ${name}: ${duration4}ms`);
-    this.lastCheckpointTimestamp = now;
-  }
-};
-
 // utils/workflow.ts
 async function resolveRun(params) {
   const runId = process.env.GITHUB_RUN_ID || "";
diff --git a/get-installation-token/entry b/get-installation-token/entry
index 0a481d8..9484c95 100755
--- a/get-installation-token/entry
+++ b/get-installation-token/entry
@@ -25665,7 +25665,7 @@ var log = {
   toolCall: ({ toolName, input }) => {
     const inputFormatted = formatJsonValue(input);
     const timestamp = isDebugEnabled() ? ` [${(/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString()}]` : "";
-    const output = inputFormatted !== "{}" ? `\u2192 ${toolName}(${inputFormatted})${timestamp}` : `\u2192 ${toolName}()${timestamp}`;
+    const output = inputFormatted !== "{}" ? `\xBB ${toolName}(${inputFormatted})${timestamp}` : `\xBB ${toolName}()${timestamp}`;
     log.info(output.trimEnd());
   }
 };
diff --git a/mcp/bash.ts b/mcp/bash.ts
index 1eb613d..b7a5e82 100644
--- a/mcp/bash.ts
+++ b/mcp/bash.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function detectSandboxMethod(): SandboxMethod {
     });
     if (result.status === 0) {
       detectedSandboxMethod = "unshare";
-      log.info("PID namespace isolation enabled (unprivileged unshare)");
+      log.debug("PID namespace isolation enabled (unprivileged unshare)");
       return "unshare";
     }
   } catch {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function detectSandboxMethod(): SandboxMethod {
     });
     if (result.status === 0) {
       detectedSandboxMethod = "sudo-unshare";
-      log.info("PID namespace isolation enabled (sudo unshare)");
+      log.debug("PID namespace isolation enabled (sudo unshare)");
       return "sudo-unshare";
     }
   } catch {
diff --git a/post b/post
index 734c2f4..eeee004 100755
--- a/post
+++ b/post
@@ -41133,7 +41133,7 @@ var log = {
   toolCall: ({ toolName, input }) => {
     const inputFormatted = formatJsonValue(input);
     const timestamp = isDebugEnabled() ? ` [${(/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString()}]` : "";
-    const output = inputFormatted !== "{}" ? `\u2192 ${toolName}(${inputFormatted})${timestamp}` : `\u2192 ${toolName}()${timestamp}`;
+    const output = inputFormatted !== "{}" ? `\xBB ${toolName}(${inputFormatted})${timestamp}` : `\xBB ${toolName}()${timestamp}`;
     log.info(output.trimEnd());
   }
 };
diff --git a/utils/log.ts b/utils/log.ts
index 2389a52..21bd424 100644
--- a/utils/log.ts
+++ b/utils/log.ts
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ export const log = {
     const timestamp = isDebugEnabled() ? ` [${new Date().toISOString()}]` : "";
     const output =
       inputFormatted !== "{}"
-        ? `→ ${toolName}(${inputFormatted})${timestamp}`
-        : `→ ${toolName}()${timestamp}`;
+        ? `» ${toolName}(${inputFormatted})${timestamp}`
+        : `» ${toolName}()${timestamp}`;
 
     log.info(output.trimEnd());
   },
diff --git a/utils/setup.ts b/utils/setup.ts
index 069914c..abbb518 100644
--- a/utils/setup.ts
+++ b/utils/setup.ts
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ export async function setupGit(params: SetupGitParams): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   // 2. setup authentication
-  log.info("» setting up git authentication...");
-
   // remove existing git auth headers that actions/checkout might have set
   try {
     execSync("git config --local --unset-all http.https://github.com/.extraheader", {
@@ -133,6 +131,29 @@ export async function setupGit(params: SetupGitParams): Promise<void> {
     log.debug("» no existing authentication headers to remove");
   }
 
+  // remove includeIf entries that actions/checkout@v6 uses for credential persistence.
+  // v6 stores credentials in an external file loaded via includeIf.gitdir, which our
+  // --unset-all above doesn't catch. without this, $git() would produce duplicate
+  // Authorization headers (one from includeIf, one from GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS).
+  try {
+    const configOutput = execSync("git config --local --get-regexp ^includeif\\.", {
+      cwd: repoDir,
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+      stdio: "pipe",
+    });
+    for (const line of configOutput.trim().split("\n")) {
+      const key = line.split(" ")[0];
+      if (!key) continue;
+      execSync(`git config --local --unset "${key}"`, {
+        cwd: repoDir,
+        stdio: "pipe",
+      });
+    }
+    log.info("» removed includeIf credential entries");
+  } catch {
+    log.debug("» no includeIf credential entries to remove");
+  }
+
   // SECURITY: set origin URL without token - auth is injected via GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS
   // in $git() calls. this prevents token leakage to git hooks and subprocesses.
   const originUrl = `https://github.com/${params.owner}/${params.name}.git`;
diff --git a/utils/timer.test.ts b/utils/timer.test.ts
index 12a3881..42a1ec2 100644
--- a/utils/timer.test.ts
+++ b/utils/timer.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as cli from "./cli.ts";
-import { Timer } from "./timer.ts";
+import { ThinkingTimer, Timer } from "./timer.ts";
 
 describe("Timer", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -104,3 +104,109 @@ describe("Timer", () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe("ThinkingTimer", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.spyOn(cli.log, "info");
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  describe("markToolResult", () => {
+    it("should store the current timestamp", () => {
+      const startTime = 1000000;
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime);
+
+      const timer = new ThinkingTimer();
+      timer.markToolResult();
+
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime + 5000);
+      timer.markToolCall();
+
+      expect(cli.log.info).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("markToolCall", () => {
+    it("should not log if markToolResult was never called", () => {
+      const timer = new ThinkingTimer();
+      timer.markToolCall();
+
+      expect(cli.log.info).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("should not log if elapsed time is below threshold (3000ms)", () => {
+      const startTime = 1000000;
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime);
+
+      const timer = new ThinkingTimer();
+      timer.markToolResult();
+
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime + 2999);
+      timer.markToolCall();
+
+      expect(cli.log.info).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("should log if elapsed time equals threshold (3000ms)", () => {
+      const startTime = 1000000;
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime);
+
+      const timer = new ThinkingTimer();
+      timer.markToolResult();
+
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime + 3000);
+      timer.markToolCall();
+
+      expect(cli.log.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith("» thought for 3 seconds");
+    });
+
+    it("should log if elapsed time exceeds threshold", () => {
+      const startTime = 1000000;
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime);
+
+      const timer = new ThinkingTimer();
+      timer.markToolResult();
+
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime + 5500);
+      timer.markToolCall();
+
+      expect(cli.log.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith("» thought for 5.5 seconds");
+    });
+
+    it("should format large durations correctly", () => {
+      const startTime = 1000000;
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime);
+
+      const timer = new ThinkingTimer();
+      timer.markToolResult();
+
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime + 15000);
+      timer.markToolCall();
+
+      expect(cli.log.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith("» thought for 15 seconds");
+    });
+
+    it("should handle multiple markToolCall invocations", () => {
+      const startTime = 1000000;
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime);
+
+      const timer = new ThinkingTimer();
+      timer.markToolResult();
+
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime + 4000);
+      timer.markToolCall();
+
+      vi.setSystemTime(startTime + 5000);
+      timer.markToolCall();
+
+      expect(cli.log.info).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(cli.log.info).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "» thought for 4 seconds");
+      expect(cli.log.info).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "» thought for 5 seconds");
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/utils/timer.ts b/utils/timer.ts
index bdde14e..056a870 100644
--- a/utils/timer.ts
+++ b/utils/timer.ts
@@ -18,3 +18,32 @@ export class Timer {
     this.lastCheckpointTimestamp = now;
   }
 }
+
+const THINKING_THRESHOLD = 3000; // ms
+
+export class ThinkingTimer {
+  private readonly durationFormatter = new Intl.NumberFormat("en-US", {
+    style: "unit",
+    unit: "second",
+    unitDisplay: "long",
+    minimumFractionDigits: 0,
+    maximumFractionDigits: 1,
+  });
+
+  private lastToolResultTimestamp: number | null = null;
+
+  markToolResult(): void {
+    this.lastToolResultTimestamp = Date.now();
+    log.debug(`» thinking timer: markToolResult at ${this.lastToolResultTimestamp}`);
+  }
+
+  markToolCall(): void {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    log.debug(`» thinking timer: markToolCall at ${now}, lastToolResult=${this.lastToolResultTimestamp}`);
+    if (this.lastToolResultTimestamp === null) return;
+    const elapsed = now - this.lastToolResultTimestamp;
+    if (elapsed < THINKING_THRESHOLD) return;
+    const seconds = elapsed / 1000;
+    log.info(`» thought for ${this.durationFormatter.format(seconds)}`);
+  }
+}