diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/App.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/App.test.tsx
index 0712d810..56093562 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/App.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/App.test.tsx
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
   it('should display active file when available', async () => {
     vi.mocked(ideContext.getOpenFilesContext).mockReturnValue({
       activeFile: '/path/to/my-file.ts',
+      recentOpenFiles: [{ filePath: '/path/to/my-file.ts', content: 'hello' }],
       selectedText: 'hello',
     });
 
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Open File (my-file.ts)');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('1 recent file (ctrl+e to view)');
   });
 
   it('should not display active file when not available', async () => {
@@ -316,9 +317,11 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
   it('should display active file and other context', async () => {
     vi.mocked(ideContext.getOpenFilesContext).mockReturnValue({
       activeFile: '/path/to/my-file.ts',
+      recentOpenFiles: [{ filePath: '/path/to/my-file.ts', content: 'hello' }],
       selectedText: 'hello',
     });
     mockConfig.getGeminiMdFileCount.mockReturnValue(1);
+    mockConfig.getAllGeminiMdFilenames.mockReturnValue(['GEMINI.md']);
 
     const { lastFrame, unmount } = render(
       <App
@@ -329,11 +332,14 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Open File (my-file.ts) | 1 GEMINI.md File');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain(
+      'Using: 1 recent file (ctrl+e to view) | 1 GEMINI.md file',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should display default "GEMINI.md" in footer when contextFileName is not set and count is 1', async () => {
     mockConfig.getGeminiMdFileCount.mockReturnValue(1);
+    mockConfig.getAllGeminiMdFilenames.mockReturnValue(['GEMINI.md']);
     // For this test, ensure showMemoryUsage is false or debugMode is false if it relies on that
     mockConfig.getDebugMode.mockReturnValue(false);
     mockConfig.getShowMemoryUsage.mockReturnValue(false);
@@ -347,11 +353,15 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve(); // Wait for any async updates
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 1 GEMINI.md File');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 1 GEMINI.md file');
   });
 
   it('should display default "GEMINI.md" with plural when contextFileName is not set and count is > 1', async () => {
     mockConfig.getGeminiMdFileCount.mockReturnValue(2);
+    mockConfig.getAllGeminiMdFilenames.mockReturnValue([
+      'GEMINI.md',
+      'GEMINI.md',
+    ]);
     mockConfig.getDebugMode.mockReturnValue(false);
     mockConfig.getShowMemoryUsage.mockReturnValue(false);
 
@@ -364,7 +374,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 2 GEMINI.md Files');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 2 GEMINI.md files');
   });
 
   it('should display custom contextFileName in footer when set and count is 1', async () => {
@@ -372,6 +382,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
       workspace: { contextFileName: 'AGENTS.md', theme: 'Default' },
     });
     mockConfig.getGeminiMdFileCount.mockReturnValue(1);
+    mockConfig.getAllGeminiMdFilenames.mockReturnValue(['AGENTS.md']);
     mockConfig.getDebugMode.mockReturnValue(false);
     mockConfig.getShowMemoryUsage.mockReturnValue(false);
 
@@ -384,7 +395,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 1 AGENTS.md File');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 1 AGENTS.md file');
   });
 
   it('should display a generic message when multiple context files with different names are provided', async () => {
@@ -395,6 +406,10 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
       },
     });
     mockConfig.getGeminiMdFileCount.mockReturnValue(2);
+    mockConfig.getAllGeminiMdFilenames.mockReturnValue([
+      'AGENTS.md',
+      'CONTEXT.md',
+    ]);
     mockConfig.getDebugMode.mockReturnValue(false);
     mockConfig.getShowMemoryUsage.mockReturnValue(false);
 
@@ -407,7 +422,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 2 Context Files');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 2 context files');
   });
 
   it('should display custom contextFileName with plural when set and count is > 1', async () => {
@@ -415,6 +430,11 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
       workspace: { contextFileName: 'MY_NOTES.TXT', theme: 'Default' },
     });
     mockConfig.getGeminiMdFileCount.mockReturnValue(3);
+    mockConfig.getAllGeminiMdFilenames.mockReturnValue([
+      'MY_NOTES.TXT',
+      'MY_NOTES.TXT',
+      'MY_NOTES.TXT',
+    ]);
     mockConfig.getDebugMode.mockReturnValue(false);
     mockConfig.getShowMemoryUsage.mockReturnValue(false);
 
@@ -427,7 +447,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 3 MY_NOTES.TXT Files');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 3 MY_NOTES.TXT files');
   });
 
   it('should not display context file message if count is 0, even if contextFileName is set', async () => {
@@ -435,6 +455,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
       workspace: { contextFileName: 'ANY_FILE.MD', theme: 'Default' },
     });
     mockConfig.getGeminiMdFileCount.mockReturnValue(0);
+    mockConfig.getAllGeminiMdFilenames.mockReturnValue([]);
     mockConfig.getDebugMode.mockReturnValue(false);
     mockConfig.getShowMemoryUsage.mockReturnValue(false);
 
@@ -452,6 +473,10 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
 
   it('should display GEMINI.md and MCP server count when both are present', async () => {
     mockConfig.getGeminiMdFileCount.mockReturnValue(2);
+    mockConfig.getAllGeminiMdFilenames.mockReturnValue([
+      'GEMINI.md',
+      'GEMINI.md',
+    ]);
     mockConfig.getMcpServers.mockReturnValue({
       server1: {} as MCPServerConfig,
     });
@@ -467,11 +492,12 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('1 MCP Server');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('1 MCP server');
   });
 
   it('should display only MCP server count when GEMINI.md count is 0', async () => {
     mockConfig.getGeminiMdFileCount.mockReturnValue(0);
+    mockConfig.getAllGeminiMdFilenames.mockReturnValue([]);
     mockConfig.getMcpServers.mockReturnValue({
       server1: {} as MCPServerConfig,
       server2: {} as MCPServerConfig,
@@ -488,7 +514,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 2 MCP Servers');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 2 MCP servers (ctrl+t to view)');
   });
 
   it('should display Tips component by default', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx
index 566d6bd5..bd99f01b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import { registerCleanup } from '../utils/cleanup.js';
 import { DetailedMessagesDisplay } from './components/DetailedMessagesDisplay.js';
 import { HistoryItemDisplay } from './components/HistoryItemDisplay.js';
 import { ContextSummaryDisplay } from './components/ContextSummaryDisplay.js';
+import { IDEContextDetailDisplay } from './components/IDEContextDetailDisplay.js';
 import { useHistory } from './hooks/useHistoryManager.js';
 import process from 'node:process';
 import {
@@ -148,6 +149,8 @@ const App = ({ config, settings, startupWarnings = [], version }: AppProps) => {
   const [showErrorDetails, setShowErrorDetails] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [showToolDescriptions, setShowToolDescriptions] =
     useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [showIDEContextDetail, setShowIDEContextDetail] =
+    useState<boolean>(false);
   const [ctrlCPressedOnce, setCtrlCPressedOnce] = useState(false);
   const [quittingMessages, setQuittingMessages] = useState<
     HistoryItem[] | null
@@ -465,6 +468,8 @@ const App = ({ config, settings, startupWarnings = [], version }: AppProps) => {
       if (Object.keys(mcpServers || {}).length > 0) {
         handleSlashCommand(newValue ? '/mcp desc' : '/mcp nodesc');
       }
+    } else if (key.ctrl && input === 'e' && ideContext) {
+      setShowIDEContextDetail((prev) => !prev);
     } else if (key.ctrl && (input === 'c' || input === 'C')) {
       handleExit(ctrlCPressedOnce, setCtrlCPressedOnce, ctrlCTimerRef);
     } else if (key.ctrl && (input === 'd' || input === 'D')) {
@@ -861,6 +866,7 @@ const App = ({ config, settings, startupWarnings = [], version }: AppProps) => {
                 }
                 elapsedTime={elapsedTime}
               />
+
               <Box
                 marginTop={1}
                 display="flex"
@@ -900,7 +906,9 @@ const App = ({ config, settings, startupWarnings = [], version }: AppProps) => {
                   {shellModeActive && <ShellModeIndicator />}
                 </Box>
               </Box>
-
+              {showIDEContextDetail && (
+                <IDEContextDetailDisplay openFiles={openFiles} />
+              )}
               {showErrorDetails && (
                 <OverflowProvider>
                   <Box flexDirection="column">
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ContextSummaryDisplay.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ContextSummaryDisplay.tsx
index 626a2fa5..b166056a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ContextSummaryDisplay.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ContextSummaryDisplay.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Text } from 'ink';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
 import { type OpenFiles, type MCPServerConfig } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
-import path from 'path';
 
 interface ContextSummaryDisplayProps {
   geminiMdFileCount: number;
@@ -34,16 +33,17 @@ export const ContextSummaryDisplay: React.FC<ContextSummaryDisplayProps> = ({
     geminiMdFileCount === 0 &&
     mcpServerCount === 0 &&
     blockedMcpServerCount === 0 &&
-    !openFiles?.activeFile
+    (openFiles?.recentOpenFiles?.length ?? 0) === 0
   ) {
     return <Text> </Text>; // Render an empty space to reserve height
   }
 
-  const activeFileText = (() => {
-    if (!openFiles?.activeFile) {
+  const recentFilesText = (() => {
+    const count = openFiles?.recentOpenFiles?.length ?? 0;
+    if (count === 0) {
       return '';
     }
-    return `Open File (${path.basename(openFiles.activeFile)})`;
+    return `${count} recent file${count > 1 ? 's' : ''} (ctrl+e to view)`;
   })();
 
   const geminiMdText = (() => {
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ export const ContextSummaryDisplay: React.FC<ContextSummaryDisplayProps> = ({
       return '';
     }
     const allNamesTheSame = new Set(contextFileNames).size < 2;
-    const name = allNamesTheSame ? contextFileNames[0] : 'Context';
-    return `${geminiMdFileCount} ${name} File${
+    const name = allNamesTheSame ? contextFileNames[0] : 'context';
+    return `${geminiMdFileCount} ${name} file${
       geminiMdFileCount > 1 ? 's' : ''
     }`;
   })();
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ export const ContextSummaryDisplay: React.FC<ContextSummaryDisplayProps> = ({
     const parts = [];
     if (mcpServerCount > 0) {
       parts.push(
-        `${mcpServerCount} MCP Server${mcpServerCount > 1 ? 's' : ''}`,
+        `${mcpServerCount} MCP server${mcpServerCount > 1 ? 's' : ''}`,
       );
     }
 
     if (blockedMcpServerCount > 0) {
       let blockedText = `${blockedMcpServerCount} Blocked`;
       if (mcpServerCount === 0) {
-        blockedText += ` MCP Server${blockedMcpServerCount > 1 ? 's' : ''}`;
+        blockedText += ` MCP server${blockedMcpServerCount > 1 ? 's' : ''}`;
       }
       parts.push(blockedText);
     }
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ export const ContextSummaryDisplay: React.FC<ContextSummaryDisplayProps> = ({
 
   let summaryText = 'Using: ';
   const summaryParts = [];
-  if (activeFileText) {
-    summaryParts.push(activeFileText);
+  if (recentFilesText) {
+    summaryParts.push(recentFilesText);
   }
   if (geminiMdText) {
     summaryParts.push(geminiMdText);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/IDEContextDetailDisplay.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/IDEContextDetailDisplay.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d4fb2c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/IDEContextDetailDisplay.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
+import { type OpenFiles } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+interface IDEContextDetailDisplayProps {
+  openFiles: OpenFiles | undefined;
+}
+
+export function IDEContextDetailDisplay({
+  openFiles,
+}: IDEContextDetailDisplayProps) {
+  if (
+    !openFiles ||
+    !openFiles.recentOpenFiles ||
+    openFiles.recentOpenFiles.length === 0
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const recentFiles = openFiles.recentOpenFiles || [];
+
+  return (
+    <Box
+      flexDirection="column"
+      marginTop={1}
+      borderStyle="round"
+      borderColor={Colors.AccentCyan}
+      paddingX={1}
+    >
+      <Text color={Colors.AccentCyan} bold>
+        IDE Context (ctrl+e to toggle)
+      </Text>
+      {recentFiles.length > 0 && (
+        <Box flexDirection="column" marginTop={1}>
+          <Text bold>Recent files:</Text>
+          {recentFiles.map((file) => (
+            <Text key={file.filePath}>
+              - {path.basename(file.filePath)}
+              {file.filePath === openFiles.activeFile ? ' (active)' : ''}
+            </Text>
+          ))}
+        </Box>
+      )}
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/ide-server.ts b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/ide-server.ts
index aad86a08..3072029b 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/ide-server.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/ide-server.ts
@@ -252,8 +252,11 @@ const createMcpServer = () => {
       inputSchema: {},
     },
     async () => {
-      const activeEditor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
-      const filePath = activeEditor ? activeEditor.document.uri.fsPath : '';
+      const editor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
+      const filePath =
+        editor && editor.document.uri.scheme === 'file'
+          ? editor.document.uri.fsPath
+          : '';
       if (filePath) {
         return {
           content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Active file: ${filePath}` }],