5 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/api/schema/common.rs b/src/api/schema/common.rs
index e22fa1b3..7313002c 100644
--- a/src/api/schema/common.rs
+++ b/src/api/schema/common.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ pub enum ReadSource {
     Detection,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
+pub(crate) enum ReadIntent {
+    #[default]
+    Interactive,
+    Passive,
+}
+
 #[derive(
     Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, schemars::JsonSchema, Default,
 )]
diff --git a/src/api/schema/panes.rs b/src/api/schema/panes.rs
index 097b6366..647f7446 100644
--- a/src/api/schema/panes.rs
+++ b/src/api/schema/panes.rs
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ pub struct PaneReadParams {
     pub format: ReadFormat,
     #[serde(default = "super::default_true")]
     pub strip_ansi: bool,
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    #[schemars(skip)]
+    pub(crate) intent: super::common::ReadIntent,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, schemars::JsonSchema)]
diff --git a/src/api/schema/tests.rs b/src/api/schema/tests.rs
index 16894dbf..5fe6dd27 100644
--- a/src/api/schema/tests.rs
+++ b/src/api/schema/tests.rs
@@ -412,10 +412,13 @@ fn pane_read_defaults_to_text_format() {
     "#;
 
     let request: Request = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+    let serialized = serde_json::to_value(&request).unwrap();
+    assert!(serialized["params"].get("intent").is_none());
     let Method::PaneRead(params) = request.method else {
         panic!("wrong method parsed");
     };
     assert_eq!(params.format, ReadFormat::Text);
+    assert_eq!(params.intent, ReadIntent::Interactive);
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/api/subscriptions.rs b/src/api/subscriptions.rs
index 7bcc7b77..8d2f84ec 100644
--- a/src/api/subscriptions.rs
+++ b/src/api/subscriptions.rs
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ fn pane_read(
                 lines,
                 format: crate::api::schema::ReadFormat::Text,
                 strip_ansi,
+                intent: crate::api::schema::ReadIntent::Passive,
             }),
         },
         api_tx,
diff --git a/src/api/wait.rs b/src/api/wait.rs
index 4b9c853e..7da9b7a9 100644
--- a/src/api/wait.rs
+++ b/src/api/wait.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ pub(super) fn wait_for_output(
                 lines: params.lines,
                 format: crate::api::schema::ReadFormat::Text,
                 strip_ansi: params.strip_ansi,
+                intent: crate::api::schema::ReadIntent::Passive,
             }),
         };
         let response =