diff --git a/cmd/ax/exec.go b/cmd/ax/exec.go
index 4efc578..bd95b41 100644
--- a/cmd/ax/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/ax/exec.go
@@ -341,38 +341,8 @@ func runExecServer(ctx context.Context, d *internal.Display, req *proto.ExecRequ
 
 func displayContents(d *internal.Display, contents []*proto.Message) {
 	for _, output := range contents {
-		content := output.GetContent()
-		if content == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		switch o := content.Type.(type) {
-		case *proto.Content_Text:
-			d.DisplayText(o.Text.Text)
-		case *proto.Content_Confirmation:
-			// Let the confirmation prompt handle displaying the question.
-		case *proto.Content_ToolCall:
-			// No-op for cleaner CLI logs
-		case *proto.Content_ToolResult:
-			// Only print if the tool returned an error, otherwise skip
-			tr := o.ToolResult
-			if fr := tr.GetFunctionResult(); fr != nil {
-				if fr.GetResponse() != nil {
-					respMap := fr.GetResponse().AsMap()
-					if errStr, ok := respMap["error"]; ok {
-						d.DisplaySystem(fmt.Sprintf("[TOOL ERROR for %s]\n%v", fr.Name, errStr))
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		case *proto.Content_Thought:
-			for _, summary := range o.Thought.GetSummary() {
-				if textContent := summary.GetText(); textContent != nil {
-					d.DisplayThought(textContent.Text)
-				}
-			}
-		case *proto.Content_Image, *proto.Content_Audio, *proto.Content_Video, *proto.Content_Document:
-			d.DisplaySystem(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported output type for display: %T", o))
-		default:
-			d.DisplaySystem(fmt.Sprintf("unknown output type: %v", o))
+		if content := output.GetContent(); content != nil {
+			d.Display(content)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/ax/internal/display.go b/cmd/ax/internal/display.go
index 46efbd5..5c413ff 100644
--- a/cmd/ax/internal/display.go
+++ b/cmd/ax/internal/display.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"charm.land/huh/v2"
 	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
+	"github.com/google/ax/proto"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -86,29 +87,61 @@ func (d *Display) DisplayInput(text string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(d.w)
 }
 
-// DisplayText prints a chunk of model text response.
-func (d *Display) DisplayText(text string) {
-	if d.state == stateThought {
-		fmt.Fprintln(d.w) // end the thinking line
+// Display prints a content block according to its type.
+func (d *Display) Display(content *proto.Content) {
+	if content == nil {
+		return
 	}
-	d.state = stateText
-	fmt.Fprint(d.w, text)
-}
+	switch o := content.Type.(type) {
+	case *proto.Content_Text:
+		if d.state == stateThought {
+			fmt.Fprintln(d.w) // end the thinking line
+		}
+		d.state = stateText
+		fmt.Fprint(d.w, o.Text.Text)
+
+	case *proto.Content_Confirmation:
+		// Let the confirmation prompt handle displaying the question.
+
+	case *proto.Content_ToolCall:
+		// No-op for cleaner CLI logs
+
+	case *proto.Content_ToolResult:
+		// Only print if the tool returned an error, otherwise skip
+		tr := o.ToolResult
+		if fr := tr.GetFunctionResult(); fr != nil {
+			if fr.GetResponse() != nil {
+				respMap := fr.GetResponse().AsMap()
+				if errStr, ok := respMap["error"]; ok {
+					d.displaySystem(fmt.Sprintf("[TOOL ERROR for %s]\n%v", fr.Name, errStr))
+				}
+			}
+		}
 
-// DisplayThought prints a chunk of model thinking process.
-func (d *Display) DisplayThought(text string) {
-	if d.state != stateThought {
-		if d.state == stateText {
-			fmt.Fprintln(d.w)
+	case *proto.Content_Thought:
+		for _, summary := range o.Thought.GetSummary() {
+			if textContent := summary.GetText(); textContent != nil {
+				if d.state != stateThought {
+					if d.state == stateText {
+						fmt.Fprintln(d.w)
+					}
+					fmt.Fprint(d.w, "Thinking: ")
+				}
+				d.state = stateThought
+				fmt.Fprint(d.w, textContent.Text)
+			}
 		}
-		fmt.Fprint(d.w, "Thinking: ")
+
+	case *proto.Content_Image, *proto.Content_Audio, *proto.Content_Video, *proto.Content_Document:
+		d.displaySystem(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported output type for display: %T", o))
+
+	default:
+		d.displaySystem(fmt.Sprintf("unknown output type: %v", o))
 	}
-	d.state = stateThought
-	fmt.Fprint(d.w, text)
 }
 
-// DisplaySystem prints a system/error message on a new line.
-func (d *Display) DisplaySystem(text string) {
+// displaySystem prints a system/error message on a new line.
+func (d *Display) displaySystem(text string) {
 	if d.state != stateNone {
 		fmt.Fprintln(d.w)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/ax/internal/display_test.go b/cmd/ax/internal/display_test.go
index 2551170..3f84d60 100644
--- a/cmd/ax/internal/display_test.go
+++ b/cmd/ax/internal/display_test.go
@@ -17,17 +17,30 @@ package internal
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/ax/proto"
 )
 
 func TestDisplay_Streaming(t *testing.T) {
+	textContent := func(txt string) *proto.Content {
+		return &proto.Content{Type: &proto.Content_Text{Text: &proto.TextContent{Text: txt}}}
+	}
+	thoughtContent := func(txt string) *proto.Content {
+		return &proto.Content{Type: &proto.Content_Thought{Thought: &proto.ThoughtContent{
+			Summary: []*proto.ThoughtSummaryContent{
+				{Type: &proto.ThoughtSummaryContent_Text{Text: &proto.TextContent{Text: txt}}},
+			},
+		}}}
+	}
+
 	t.Run("consecutive text chunks are concatenated", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		d := NewDisplay("test-id", &buf)
 
-		d.DisplayText("Hello ")
-		d.DisplayText("world")
-		d.DisplayText("!")
+		d.Display(textContent("Hello "))
+		d.Display(textContent("world"))
+		d.Display(textContent("!"))
 
 		got := buf.String()
 		want := "Hello world!"
@@ -41,8 +54,8 @@ func TestDisplay_Streaming(t *testing.T) {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		d := NewDisplay("test-id", &buf)
 
-		d.DisplayThought("thinking ")
-		d.DisplayThought("deeply")
+		d.Display(thoughtContent("thinking "))
+		d.Display(thoughtContent("deeply"))
 
 		got := buf.String()
 		want := "Thinking: thinking deeply"
@@ -56,8 +69,8 @@ func TestDisplay_Streaming(t *testing.T) {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		d := NewDisplay("test-id", &buf)
 
-		d.DisplayThought("thinking")
-		d.DisplayText("Hello")
+		d.Display(thoughtContent("thinking"))
+		d.Display(textContent("Hello"))
 
 		got := buf.String()
 		want := "Thinking: thinking\nHello"
@@ -71,8 +84,8 @@ func TestDisplay_Streaming(t *testing.T) {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		d := NewDisplay("test-id", &buf)
 
-		d.DisplayText("Hello")
-		d.DisplayThought("thinking")
+		d.Display(textContent("Hello"))
+		d.Display(thoughtContent("thinking"))
 
 		got := buf.String()
 		want := "Hello\nThinking: thinking"
@@ -86,7 +99,7 @@ func TestDisplay_Streaming(t *testing.T) {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		d := NewDisplay("test-id", &buf)
 
-		d.DisplayText("Hello")
+		d.Display(textContent("Hello"))
 		d.FinishOutput("")
 
 		got := buf.String()
@@ -101,7 +114,7 @@ func TestDisplay_Streaming(t *testing.T) {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		d := NewDisplay("test-id", &buf)
 
-		d.DisplayText("Hello")
+		d.Display(textContent("Hello"))
 		d.FinishOutput("seq=1")
 
 		got := buf.String()
@@ -113,13 +126,13 @@ func TestDisplay_Streaming(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
-	t.Run("DisplaySystem resets state and prints newline", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("displaySystem resets state and prints newline", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		d := NewDisplay("test-id", &buf)
 
-		d.DisplayText("Hello")
-		d.DisplaySystem("system message")
+		d.Display(textContent("Hello"))
+		d.displaySystem("system message")
 
 		got := buf.String()
 		want := "Hello\nsystem message\n"
@@ -133,7 +146,7 @@ func TestDisplay_Streaming(t *testing.T) {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		d := NewDisplay("test-id", &buf)
 
-		d.DisplayText("Hello")
+		d.Display(textContent("Hello"))
 		d.DisplayInput("prompt")
 
 		got := buf.String()