diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 174de67..b609040 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Make delete_tasks tool available to planning agent.
 - Get rid of implementation args as they are not used.
+- Improve ripgrep tool status output.
 
 ## [0.6.4] - 2024-12-19
 
diff --git a/ra_aid/tools/ripgrep.py b/ra_aid/tools/ripgrep.py
index 85bf823..04ae790 100644
--- a/ra_aid/tools/ripgrep.py
+++ b/ra_aid/tools/ripgrep.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def ripgrep_search(
     info_sections.append("\n".join(params))
 
     # Execute command
+    console.print(Panel(Markdown(f"Searching for: **{pattern}**"), title="🔎 Ripgrep Search", border_style="bright_blue"))
     try:
         print()
         output, return_code = run_interactive_command(cmd)