diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/GooseMessage.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/GooseMessage.tsx
index de418306..c07168f0 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/GooseMessage.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/GooseMessage.tsx
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ export default function GooseMessage({
       <div className="flex flex-col w-full">
         {textContent && (
           <div className="flex flex-col group">
-            <div className={`goose-message-content py-2`}>
+            <div className={`goose-message-content pt-2`}>
               <div ref={contentRef}>{<MarkdownContent content={textContent} />}</div>
             </div>
             {/* Only show MessageCopyLink if there's text content and no tool requests/responses */}
-            <div className="relative flex justify-end z-[-1]">
+            <div className="relative flex justify-start z-[-1]">
               {toolRequests.length === 0 && (
-                <div className="absolute left-0 text-xs text-textSubtle pt-1 transition-all duration-200 group-hover:-translate-y-4 group-hover:opacity-0">
+                <div className="text-xs text-textSubtle pt-1 transition-all duration-200 group-hover:-translate-y-4 group-hover:opacity-0">
                   {timestamp}
                 </div>
               )}
@@ -126,20 +126,22 @@ export default function GooseMessage({
 
         {toolRequests.length > 0 && (
           <div className="relative flex flex-col w-full">
-            <div className={`goose-message-tool bg-bgSubtle rounded px-2 py-2 mt-2`}>
-              {toolRequests.map((toolRequest) => (
+            {toolRequests.map((toolRequest) => (
+              <div
+                className={`goose-message-tool bg-bgSubtle rounded px-2 py-2 mb-2`}
+                key={toolRequest.id}
+              >
                 <ToolCallWithResponse
                   // If the message is resumed and not matched tool response, it means the tool is broken or cancelled.
                   isCancelledMessage={
                     messageIndex < messageHistoryIndex &&
                     toolResponsesMap.get(toolRequest.id) == undefined
                   }
-                  key={toolRequest.id}
                   toolRequest={toolRequest}
                   toolResponse={toolResponsesMap.get(toolRequest.id)}
                 />
-              ))}
-            </div>
+              </div>
+            ))}
             <div className="text-xs text-textSubtle pt-1 transition-all duration-200 group-hover:-translate-y-4 group-hover:opacity-0">
               {timestamp}
             </div>
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/ToolCallWithResponse.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/ToolCallWithResponse.tsx
index 327cf16d..9e6d2287 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/ToolCallWithResponse.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/ToolCallWithResponse.tsx
@@ -34,24 +34,24 @@ export default function ToolCallWithResponse({
 
 interface ToolCallExpandableProps {
   label: string | React.ReactNode;
-  defaultExpanded?: boolean;
-  forceExpand?: boolean;
+  isStartExpanded?: boolean;
+  isForceExpand?: boolean;
   children: React.ReactNode;
   className?: string;
 }
 
 function ToolCallExpandable({
   label,
-  defaultExpanded = false,
-  forceExpand,
+  isStartExpanded = false,
+  isForceExpand,
   children,
   className = '',
 }: ToolCallExpandableProps) {
-  const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = React.useState(defaultExpanded);
+  const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = React.useState(isStartExpanded);
   const toggleExpand = () => setIsExpanded((prev) => !prev);
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (forceExpand) setIsExpanded(true);
-  }, [forceExpand]);
+    if (isForceExpand) setIsExpanded(true);
+  }, [isForceExpand]);
 
   return (
     <div className={className}>
@@ -74,12 +74,23 @@ interface ToolCallViewProps {
 }
 
 function ToolCallView({ isCancelledMessage, toolCall, toolResponse }: ToolCallViewProps) {
+  const responseStyle = localStorage.getItem('response_style');
+  const isExpandToolDetails = (() => {
+    switch (responseStyle) {
+      case 'concise':
+        return false;
+      case 'detailed':
+      default:
+        return true;
+    }
+  })();
+
   const isToolDetails = Object.entries(toolCall?.arguments).length > 0;
   const loadingStatus: LoadingStatus = !toolResponse?.toolResult.status
     ? 'loading'
     : toolResponse?.toolResult.status;
 
-  const toolResults: { result: Content; defaultExpanded: boolean }[] =
+  const toolResults: { result: Content; isExpandToolResults: boolean }[] =
     loadingStatus === 'success' && Array.isArray(toolResponse?.toolResult.value)
       ? toolResponse.toolResult.value
           .filter((item) => {
@@ -88,16 +99,16 @@ function ToolCallView({ isCancelledMessage, toolCall, toolResponse }: ToolCallVi
           })
           .map((item) => ({
             result: item,
-            defaultExpanded: ((item.annotations?.priority as number | undefined) ?? -1) >= 0.5,
+            isExpandToolResults: ((item.annotations?.priority as number | undefined) ?? -1) >= 0.5,
           }))
       : [];
 
-  const shouldExpand = toolResults.some((v) => v.defaultExpanded);
+  const isShouldExpand = isExpandToolDetails || toolResults.some((v) => v.isExpandToolResults);
 
   return (
     <ToolCallExpandable
-      defaultExpanded={shouldExpand}
-      forceExpand={shouldExpand}
+      isStartExpanded={isShouldExpand}
+      isForceExpand={isShouldExpand}
       label={
         <>
           <Dot size={2} loadingStatus={loadingStatus} />
@@ -110,21 +121,24 @@ function ToolCallView({ isCancelledMessage, toolCall, toolResponse }: ToolCallVi
       {/* Tool Details */}
       {isToolDetails && (
         <div className="bg-bgStandard rounded-t mt-1">
-          <ToolDetailsView toolCall={toolCall} />
+          <ToolDetailsView toolCall={toolCall} isStartExpanded={isExpandToolDetails} />
         </div>
       )}
 
       {/* Tool Output */}
       {!isCancelledMessage && (
         <>
-          {toolResults.map(({ result, defaultExpanded }, index) => {
+          {toolResults.map(({ result, isExpandToolResults }, index) => {
             const isLast = index === toolResults.length - 1;
             return (
               <div
                 key={index}
-                className={`bg-bgStandard mt-1 ${isToolDetails ? 'rounded-t-none' : ''} ${isLast ? 'rounded-b' : ''}`}
+                className={`bg-bgStandard mt-1 
+                  ${isToolDetails || index > 0 ? '' : 'rounded-t'} 
+                  ${isLast ? 'rounded-b' : ''}
+                `}
               >
-                <ToolResultView result={result} defaultExpanded={defaultExpanded} />
+                <ToolResultView result={result} isStartExpanded={isExpandToolResults} />
               </div>
             );
           })}
@@ -139,11 +153,16 @@ interface ToolDetailsViewProps {
     name: string;
     arguments: Record<string, unknown>;
   };
+  isStartExpanded: boolean;
 }
 
-function ToolDetailsView({ toolCall }: ToolDetailsViewProps) {
+function ToolDetailsView({ toolCall, isStartExpanded }: ToolDetailsViewProps) {
   return (
-    <ToolCallExpandable label="Tool Details" className="pl-[19px] py-1">
+    <ToolCallExpandable
+      label="Tool Details"
+      className="pl-[19px] py-1"
+      isStartExpanded={isStartExpanded}
+    >
       {toolCall.arguments && <ToolCallArguments args={toolCall.arguments} />}
     </ToolCallExpandable>
   );
@@ -151,14 +170,14 @@ function ToolDetailsView({ toolCall }: ToolDetailsViewProps) {
 
 interface ToolResultViewProps {
   result: Content;
-  defaultExpanded: boolean;
+  isStartExpanded: boolean;
 }
 
-function ToolResultView({ result, defaultExpanded }: ToolResultViewProps) {
+function ToolResultView({ result, isStartExpanded }: ToolResultViewProps) {
   return (
     <ToolCallExpandable
       label={<span className="pl-[19px] py-1">Output</span>}
-      defaultExpanded={defaultExpanded}
+      isStartExpanded={isStartExpanded}
     >
       <div className="bg-bgApp rounded-b pl-[19px] pr-2 py-4">
         {result.type === 'text' && result.text && (
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/SettingsView.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/SettingsView.tsx
index 091959e3..f670cdba 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/SettingsView.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/SettingsView.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ExtensionsSection from './extensions/ExtensionsSection';
 import ModelsSection from './models/ModelsSection';
 import { ModeSection } from './mode/ModeSection';
 import SessionSharingSection from './sessions/SessionSharingSection';
+import { ResponseStylesSection } from './response_styles/ResponseStylesSection';
 import { ExtensionConfig } from '../../api';
 import MoreMenuLayout from '../more_menu/MoreMenuLayout';
 
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ export default function SettingsView({
               <ModeSection setView={setView} />
               {/*Session sharing*/}
               <SessionSharingSection />
+              {/* Response Styles */}
+              <ResponseStylesSection />
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/response_styles/ResponseStyleSelectionItem.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/response_styles/ResponseStyleSelectionItem.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5918ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/response_styles/ResponseStyleSelectionItem.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+export interface ResponseStyle {
+  key: string;
+  label: string;
+  description: string;
+}
+
+export const all_response_styles: ResponseStyle[] = [
+  {
+    key: 'detailed',
+    label: 'Detailed',
+    description: 'Tool calls are by default shown open to expose details',
+  },
+  {
+    key: 'concise',
+    label: 'Concise',
+    description: 'Tool calls are by default closed and only show the tool used',
+  },
+];
+
+interface ResponseStyleSelectionItemProps {
+  currentStyle: string;
+  style: ResponseStyle;
+  showDescription: boolean;
+  handleStyleChange: (newStyle: string) => void;
+}
+
+export function ResponseStyleSelectionItem({
+  currentStyle,
+  style,
+  showDescription,
+  handleStyleChange,
+}: ResponseStyleSelectionItemProps) {
+  const [checked, setChecked] = useState(currentStyle === style.key);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setChecked(currentStyle === style.key);
+  }, [currentStyle, style.key]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="group hover:cursor-pointer">
+      <div
+        className="flex items-center justify-between text-textStandard py-2 px-4 hover:bg-bgSubtle"
+        onClick={() => handleStyleChange(style.key)}
+      >
+        <div className="flex">
+          <div>
+            <h3 className="text-textStandard">{style.label}</h3>
+            {showDescription && (
+              <p className="text-xs text-textSubtle max-w-md mt-[2px]">{style.description}</p>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="relative flex items-center gap-2">
+          <input
+            type="radio"
+            name="responseStyles"
+            value={style.key}
+            checked={checked}
+            onChange={() => handleStyleChange(style.key)}
+            className="peer sr-only"
+          />
+          <div
+            className="h-4 w-4 rounded-full border border-borderStandard 
+                  peer-checked:border-[6px] peer-checked:border-black dark:peer-checked:border-white
+                  peer-checked:bg-white dark:peer-checked:bg-black
+                  transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out group-hover:border-borderProminent"
+          ></div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/response_styles/ResponseStylesSection.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/response_styles/ResponseStylesSection.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..756f7b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/response_styles/ResponseStylesSection.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { all_response_styles, ResponseStyleSelectionItem } from './ResponseStyleSelectionItem';
+
+export const ResponseStylesSection = () => {
+  const [currentStyle, setCurrentStyle] = useState('detailed');
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const savedStyle = localStorage.getItem('response_style');
+    if (savedStyle) {
+      try {
+        setCurrentStyle(savedStyle);
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error parsing response style:', error);
+      }
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleStyleChange = async (newStyle: string) => {
+    setCurrentStyle(newStyle);
+    localStorage.setItem('response_style', newStyle);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <section id="responseStyles" className="px-8">
+      <div className="flex justify-between items-center mb-2">
+        <h2 className="text-xl font-medium text-textStandard">Response Styles</h2>
+      </div>
+      <div className="pb-8">
+        <p className="text-sm text-textStandard mb-6">
+          Choose how Goose should format and style its responses
+        </p>
+        <div>
+          {all_response_styles.map((style) => (
+            <ResponseStyleSelectionItem
+              key={style.key}
+              style={style}
+              currentStyle={currentStyle}
+              showDescription={true}
+              handleStyleChange={handleStyleChange}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/sessions/SessionSharingSection.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/sessions/SessionSharingSection.tsx
index 13c524c3..916d0a56 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/sessions/SessionSharingSection.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/sessions/SessionSharingSection.tsx
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ export default function SessionSharingSection() {
   };
 
   return (
-    <section id="session-sharing">
+    <section id="session-sharing" className="px-8">
       {/*Title*/}
-      <div className="flex justify-between items-center mb-2 px-8">
+      <div className="flex justify-between items-center mb-2">
         <h2 className="text-xl font-medium text-textStandard">Session sharing</h2>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="px-8">
+      <div className="border-b border-borderSubtle pb-8">
         {envBaseUrlShare ? (
           <p className="text-sm text-textStandard mb-4">
             Session sharing is configured but fully opt-in — your sessions are only shared when you