diff --git a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/conclusion.py b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/conclusion.py
index 8f9ae3fd..40bf5329 100644
--- a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/conclusion.py
+++ b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/conclusion.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 import typer
 
 from honcho_cli.commands.workspace import _handle_error
-from honcho_cli.output import print_error, print_result, status
+from honcho_cli.output import print_error, print_result, status, use_json
 from honcho_cli.validation import validate_resource_id
 
 from honcho_cli.common import add_common_options
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def list_conclusions(
         items = [
             {
                 "id": c.id,
-                "content": c.content[:200],
+                "content": c.content if use_json() else c.content[:200],
                 "workspace_id": config.workspace_id,
                 "observer_id": c.observer_id,
                 "observed_id": c.observed_id,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def search(
         items = [
             {
                 "id": c.id,
-                "content": c.content[:200],
+                "content": c.content if use_json() else c.content[:200],
                 "workspace_id": config.workspace_id,
                 "observer_id": c.observer_id,
                 "observed_id": c.observed_id,
diff --git a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/peer.py b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/peer.py
index 45fa026f..6c0e260e 100644
--- a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/peer.py
+++ b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/peer.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 import typer
 
 from honcho_cli.commands.workspace import _config_to_dict, _handle_error
-from honcho_cli.output import print_result
+from honcho_cli.output import print_result, use_json
 from honcho_cli.validation import validate_resource_id
 
 from honcho_cli.common import add_common_options
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def inspect(
             "session_count": session_page.total if session_page.total is not None else len(session_items),
             "conclusion_count": conclusion_page.total if conclusion_page.total is not None else len(conclusion_items),
             "recent_conclusions": [
-                {"id": c.id, "content": c.content[:200], "created_at": str(c.created_at)}
+                {"id": c.id, "content": c.content if use_json() else c.content[:200], "created_at": str(c.created_at)}
                 for c in conclusion_items
             ],
             "sessions": [{"id": s.id} for s in session_items[:10]],
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def search(
         items = [
             {
                 "id": m.id,
-                "content": m.content[:200],
+                "content": m.content if use_json() else m.content[:200],
                 "session_id": m.session_id,
                 "created_at": str(m.created_at),
             }
diff --git a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/session.py b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/session.py
index 2d0df388..7f549837 100644
--- a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/session.py
+++ b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/session.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from typing import List, Optional
 import typer
 
 from honcho_cli.commands.workspace import _config_to_dict, _handle_error
-from honcho_cli.output import print_result, status
+from honcho_cli.output import print_result, status, use_json
 from honcho_cli.validation import validate_resource_id
 
 from honcho_cli.common import add_common_options
@@ -87,21 +87,10 @@ def inspect(
         summaries = sess.summaries()
         sess_config = sess.get_configuration()
 
-        # Use SyncPage.total when the server provides it; otherwise fall back
-        # to the first-page count and flag that we did so, so scripted
-        # callers don't treat a lower bound as a total.
-        if msg_page.total is not None:
-            message_count = msg_page.total
-            message_count_is_total = True
-        else:
-            message_count = len(msg_page.items)
-            message_count_is_total = False
-
         result = {
             "session_id": sid,
             "peers": [{"id": p.id} for p in peers],
-            "message_count": message_count,
-            "message_count_is_total": message_count_is_total,
+            "message_count": msg_page.total,
             "summaries": {
                 "short": summaries.short_summary if hasattr(summaries, "short_summary") else None,
                 "long": summaries.long_summary if hasattr(summaries, "long_summary") else None,
@@ -314,7 +303,7 @@ def search(
             {
                 "id": m.id,
                 "peer_id": m.peer_id,
-                "content": m.content[:200],
+                "content": m.content if use_json() else m.content[:200],
                 "created_at": str(m.created_at),
             }
             for m in results
diff --git a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/workspace.py b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/workspace.py
index cd47f730..f76f3722 100644
--- a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/workspace.py
+++ b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/workspace.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 
 import typer
 
-from honcho_cli.output import print_error, print_result, status
+from honcho_cli.output import print_error, print_result, status, use_json
 from honcho_cli.validation import validate_resource_id
 
 from honcho_cli.common import add_common_options
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def search(
         items = [
             {
                 "id": m.id,
-                "content": m.content[:200],
+                "content": m.content if use_json() else m.content[:200],
                 "peer_id": m.peer_id,
                 "session_id": m.session_id,
                 "created_at": str(m.created_at),