From 940219338a387bf463a9916de208a9e95e2a96dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erich Blume <blume.erich@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 17:58:18 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Slightly less confusing output when mikado cards share a
 prereq

---
 mise-tasks/docs-mikado | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mise-tasks/docs-mikado b/mise-tasks/docs-mikado
index a9e6d8d..e28c3f1 100755
--- a/mise-tasks/docs-mikado
+++ b/mise-tasks/docs-mikado
@@ -491,7 +491,15 @@ def walk_chain(
         visited = set()
 
     if stem in visited:
-        console.print(f"{'  ' * depth}[dim](circular: {stem})[/dim]")
+        card = cards.get(stem)
+        if card:
+            status = "[active]" if is_active(card) else "[complete]"
+            console.print(
+                f"{'  ' * depth}[dim]↑ {stem} — {card['title']} {status}"
+                f" (shared dep, shown above)[/dim]"
+            )
+        else:
+            console.print(f"{'  ' * depth}[red](missing: {stem})[/red]")
         return
     visited.add(stem)