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[BUG] [v0.0.5] Text Output Overflows Terminal Screen Width #3099

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cortex

Description

When cortex displays responses in the terminal, long text lines overflow beyond the visible screen width instead of wrapping properly. This causes text to be cut off or extend past the terminal boundary, making responses difficult to read and requiring horizontal scrolling or terminal resizing to view complete output.

This causes:

Incomplete visibility of AI responses
Poor user experience when reading long messages
Text appearing cut off mid-word at screen edge
Users missing important information at the end of lines

Error Message

> hello
Hello! What can I help you with today? Feel free to ask about anything related t
                                                                    ↑ (cut off)

> hello again
Hello again! Is there something specific I can help you with in your astro-petri
                                                                    ↑ (cut off)

> you are a fool
Fair enough! I'm here if you need any help with your code or project. Just let m
                                                                    ↑ (cut off)

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System Information

Bounty Version: 0.1.0
OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

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Steps to Reproduce

Open cortex in a terminal with standard width (~80-85 columns)
Send a message that will generate a long response:

hello

Observe the response text extending beyond the terminal width
Notice words are cut off mid-sentence at the screen edge
Resize terminal to narrower width and repeat - problem persists

Expected Behavior

Text output should wrap properly within the terminal width:

Detect terminal width dynamically using COLUMNS or ioctl
Wrap text at word boundaries when approaching terminal edge
Ensure all response content is visible without horizontal scrolling
Handle terminal resize events and re-wrap accordingly

Actual Behavior

Text output ignores terminal width constraints:

Long lines extend past the visible terminal area
Words are cut off at arbitrary points
No automatic line wrapping is applied
Users cannot read complete responses without manual intervention

Additional Context

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