diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-agent.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-agent.tsx
index 365a22445b4b..1acb3a127588 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-agent.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-agent.tsx
@@ -3,16 +3,24 @@ import { useLocal } from "@tui/context/local"
 import { DialogSelect } from "@tui/ui/dialog-select"
 import { useDialog } from "@tui/ui/dialog"
 
+function truncate(str: string | undefined, maxLength: number): string {
+  if (!str) return ""
+  if (str.length <= maxLength) return str
+  return str.slice(0, maxLength - 3) + "..."
+}
+
 export function DialogAgent() {
   const local = useLocal()
   const dialog = useDialog()
 
   const options = createMemo(() =>
     local.agent.list().map((item) => {
+      // Use title if available, otherwise truncate description for display
+      const displayTitle = item.title || truncate(item.description, 60) || item.name
       return {
         value: item.name,
         title: item.name,
-        description: item.native ? "native" : item.description,
+        description: item.native ? "native" : displayTitle,
       }
     }),
   )
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
index 261731b8b0a4..02d710e5a1a8 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ export namespace Config {
       prompt: z.string().optional(),
       tools: z.record(z.string(), z.boolean()).optional().describe("@deprecated Use 'permission' field instead"),
       disable: z.boolean().optional(),
+      title: z.string().optional().describe("Short title for display in agent lists (recommended: 2-5 words)"),
       description: z.string().optional().describe("Description of when to use the agent"),
       mode: z.enum(["subagent", "primary", "all"]).optional(),
       hidden: z
@@ -713,6 +714,7 @@ export namespace Config {
         "model",
         "variant",
         "prompt",
+        "title",
         "description",
         "temperature",
         "top_p",
diff --git a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts
index efb7e202e120..d7e6a41a3718 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts
@@ -2211,6 +2211,7 @@ export type Command = {
 
 export type Agent = {
   name: string
+  title?: string
   description?: string
   mode: "subagent" | "primary" | "all"
   native?: boolean