diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a6abd875..6617bf41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ heading, and (b) bumping `pubspec.yaml` `version:` in the same commit.
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Permission prompt cards render the tool input in the shape that fits the
+  tool — Bash shows the command as a shell code block (with a footer for
+  `run_in_background` / `timeout`), Write shows the path plus the content
+  highlighted from its extension, Edit shows the path plus before/after
+  blocks. Unknown tools fall back to the indented-JSON dump.
 - Claude meta sidebar is now tabbed — Activity / Team / Config (T-182).
   Activity shows usage stats plus the primary session's live runtime; Team
   holds the roster and auto-fronts when a team spawns; Config shows the
diff --git a/lib/builtin/claude/src/prompt_card.dart b/lib/builtin/claude/src/prompt_card.dart
index ade3db72..53078c51 100644
Binary files a/lib/builtin/claude/src/prompt_card.dart and b/lib/builtin/claude/src/prompt_card.dart differ
diff --git a/test/builtin/claude/prompt_card_test.dart b/test/builtin/claude/prompt_card_test.dart
index 15cc0c26..f911c915 100644
--- a/test/builtin/claude/prompt_card_test.dart
+++ b/test/builtin/claude/prompt_card_test.dart
@@ -101,6 +101,52 @@ void main() {
     expect(find.byType(ClideCodeBlock), findsOneWidget);
   });
 
+  testWidgets('permission card: Bash renders the command as a shell code block, not JSON', (tester) async {
+    const prompt = ToolPrompt(
+      promptId: 'req-b',
+      toolName: 'Bash',
+      displayName: 'Bash',
+      description: 'Read IDE lock files',
+      input: {'command': 'cat ~/.claude/ide/97632.lock', 'description': 'Read IDE lock files'},
+    );
+    await tester.pumpWidget(harness(f, ToolPromptCard(prompt: prompt, onResolve: (_, __) {})));
+    await tester.pump();
+
+    final block = tester.widget<ClideCodeBlock>(find.byType(ClideCodeBlock));
+    expect(block.language, 'bash');
+    expect(block.source, 'cat ~/.claude/ide/97632.lock');
+    // The raw `description` key shouldn't bleed into the body — it's already
+    // shown above as the prompt's description line.
+    expect(find.textContaining('"description"'), findsNothing);
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('permission card: Bash shows background/timeout footer when set', (tester) async {
+    const prompt = ToolPrompt(
+      promptId: 'req-b2',
+      toolName: 'Bash',
+      displayName: 'Bash',
+      description: 'long task',
+      input: {'command': 'sleep 30', 'run_in_background': true, 'timeout': 60000},
+    );
+    await tester.pumpWidget(harness(f, ToolPromptCard(prompt: prompt, onResolve: (_, __) {})));
+    await tester.pump();
+    expect(find.text('background · timeout 60000ms'), findsOneWidget);
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('permission card: unknown tool falls back to JSON', (tester) async {
+    const prompt = ToolPrompt(
+      promptId: 'req-x',
+      toolName: 'NovelTool',
+      displayName: 'NovelTool',
+      input: {'foo': 'bar'},
+    );
+    await tester.pumpWidget(harness(f, ToolPromptCard(prompt: prompt, onResolve: (_, __) {})));
+    await tester.pump();
+    final block = tester.widget<ClideCodeBlock>(find.byType(ClideCodeBlock));
+    expect(block.language, 'json');
+    expect(block.source, contains('"foo"'));
+  });
+
   testWidgets('permission card: Deny returns DenyTool with a message', (tester) async {
     ToolDecision? decision;
     await tester.pumpWidget(harness(