diff --git a/internal/output/formatter.go b/internal/output/formatter.go
index c677651..a4d7f52 100644
--- a/internal/output/formatter.go
+++ b/internal/output/formatter.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 	"unicode"
@@ -130,6 +131,11 @@ func hasOnlyNestedMaps(m map[string]interface{}) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// maxTableColumns caps the number of columns rendered in a slice table so the
+// output stays readable on standard terminal widths. Fields beyond this limit
+// are dropped (priority fields are kept first; see collectKeys).
+const maxTableColumns = 8
+
 func printSliceTable(w io.Writer, items []interface{}) error {
 	if len(items) == 0 {
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "No results")
@@ -145,7 +151,15 @@ func printSliceTable(w io.Writer, items []interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	headers := collectKeys(first)
-	tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(w, 0, 4, 2, ' ', 0)
+	omitted := 0
+	if len(headers) > maxTableColumns {
+		omitted = len(headers) - maxTableColumns
+		headers = headers[:maxTableColumns]
+	}
+
+	// minwidth=0, tabwidth=2, padding=2 -> tighter columns than the old
+	// minwidth=4 setting, which helps when there are several wide fields.
+	tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(w, 0, 2, 2, ' ', 0)
 
 	// Print headers
 	fmt.Fprintln(tw, strings.Join(headers, "\t"))
@@ -167,7 +181,13 @@ func printSliceTable(w io.Writer, items []interface{}) error {
 		}
 		fmt.Fprintln(tw, strings.Join(vals, "\t"))
 	}
-	return tw.Flush()
+	tw.Flush()
+
+	if omitted > 0 {
+		// Note appended after the table so it does not perturb column alignment.
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "（已省略 %d 列）\n", omitted)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func printMapTable(w io.Writer, m map[string]interface{}) error {
@@ -180,12 +200,20 @@ func printMapTable(w io.Writer, m map[string]interface{}) error {
 	return tw.Flush()
 }
 
+// preferredHeaders lists keys that are surfaced first (and therefore survive the
+// maxTableColumns cap). Keep the most human-meaningful identity/status fields
+// at the top so that even when a row has 11+ keys the table still shows the
+// columns a user actually scans.
+var preferredHeaders = []string{
+	"id", "name", "login", "title", "subject", "number",
+	"status", "state", "type", "time_ago", "created_time",
+	"created_at", "updated_at",
+}
+
 func collectKeys(m map[string]interface{}) []string {
 	keys := make([]string, 0, len(m))
-	// Prefer common keys first
-	priority := []string{"id", "name", "login", "title", "status", "state", "created_at", "updated_at"}
 	seen := map[string]bool{}
-	for _, k := range priority {
+	for _, k := range preferredHeaders {
 		if _, ok := m[k]; ok {
 			keys = append(keys, k)
 			seen[k] = true
@@ -205,18 +233,98 @@ func formatValue(v interface{}) string {
 	}
 	rv := reflect.ValueOf(v)
 	switch rv.Kind() {
-	case reflect.Map, reflect.Slice:
-		data, _ := json.Marshal(v)
-		s := string(data)
-		if len(s) > 60 {
-			return s[:57] + "..."
+	case reflect.Map:
+		if m, ok := v.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+			return formatNestedMap(m)
 		}
-		return s
+		// Non-{}-shaped map: fall back to JSON, truncated.
+		data, _ := json.Marshal(v)
+		return truncateString(string(data), 40)
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		// For slices, show the element count rather than an inline JSON blob,
+		// which is almost always wider than the terminal.
+		return fmt.Sprintf("[%d items]", rv.Len())
+	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
+		f := rv.Float()
+		// Render whole-valued floats as integers (e.g. 1779200970 instead of
+		// 1.77920097e+09); otherwise use plain 'f' formatting to avoid the
+		// scientific notation %v picks for large magnitudes.
+		if f == float64(int64(f)) {
+			return strconv.FormatInt(int64(f), 10)
+		}
+		return strconv.FormatFloat(f, 'f', -1, 64)
 	default:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)
+		return truncateString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", v), 40)
 	}
 }
 
+// truncateString shortens s to at most maxLen bytes, appending "..." when it is
+// truncated. Strings already within the limit are returned unchanged.
+func truncateString(s string, maxLen int) string {
+	if len(s) <= maxLen {
+		return s
+	}
+	if maxLen <= 3 {
+		return s[:maxLen]
+	}
+	return s[:maxLen-3] + "..."
+}
+
+// formatNestedMap produces a compact, human-readable summary of a nested map by
+// extracting a few well-known fields (name/login/title/message/sha/...) instead
+// of dumping the full JSON. Unknown shapes collapse to "<object>". This keeps
+// table cells narrow even for richly-nested API payloads (e.g. commit metadata).
+func formatNestedMap(m map[string]interface{}) string {
+	// Ordered candidates: earlier keys win and become the leading part.
+	type candidate struct {
+		key string
+		max int // 0 = no truncation
+	}
+	cands := []candidate{
+		{"name", 0},
+		{"login", 0},
+		{"title", 30},
+		{"subject", 30},
+		{"message", 30},
+		{"sha", 8},
+		{"id", 0},
+	}
+
+	var parts []string
+	for _, c := range cands {
+		raw, ok := m[c.key]
+		if !ok || raw == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		s := formatValue(raw)
+		if c.max > 0 {
+			if c.key == "sha" {
+				// Git-style short SHA: bare prefix, no ellipsis.
+				if len(s) > c.max {
+					s = s[:c.max]
+				}
+			} else {
+				s = truncateString(s, c.max)
+			}
+		}
+		if s == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		// For text-ish fields, join with ":"; for sha/id use a bare token.
+		switch c.key {
+		case "sha", "id":
+			parts = append(parts, s)
+		default:
+			parts = append(parts, c.key+":"+s)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		return "<object>"
+	}
+	return strings.Join(parts, " -> ")
+}
+
 // ShouldUseColor returns true if colorized output should be used.
 func ShouldUseColor(mode string) bool {
 	switch mode {
diff --git a/internal/output/formatter_test.go b/internal/output/formatter_test.go
index a8b270b..1d0eb22 100644
--- a/internal/output/formatter_test.go
+++ b/internal/output/formatter_test.go
@@ -122,3 +122,141 @@ func TestPrintTable_PicksLargestSlice(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// --- Readability improvements (truncation, column limits, nested-map summaries) ---
+
+func TestFormatValue_TruncatesLongString(t *testing.T) {
+	long := strings.Repeat("a", 100)
+	got := formatValue(long)
+	if len(got) > 40 {
+		t.Errorf("expected output <= 40 chars, got %d: %q", len(got), got)
+	}
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(got, "...") {
+		t.Errorf("expected output to end with \"...\", got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFormatValue_ShortStringUntouched(t *testing.T) {
+	got := formatValue("hello")
+	if got != "hello" {
+		t.Errorf("expected short string unchanged, got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFormatValue_NestedMapShowsSummary(t *testing.T) {
+	m := map[string]interface{}{
+		"login":     "alice",
+		"id":        123,
+		"image_url": "http://example.com/avatar.png",
+	}
+	got := formatValue(m)
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "alice") {
+		t.Errorf("expected summary to contain \"alice\", got %q", got)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(got, "image_url") {
+		t.Errorf("expected summary to omit noisy field \"image_url\", got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFormatValue_NestedMapWithoutKnownFields(t *testing.T) {
+	m := map[string]interface{}{
+		"foo": "bar",
+		"baz": 42,
+	}
+	got := formatValue(m)
+	// No recognized key -> should be a short placeholder, not a JSON blob.
+	if strings.HasPrefix(got, "{") {
+		t.Errorf("expected placeholder for object without known fields, got JSON: %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFormatValue_FloatNoScientificNotation(t *testing.T) {
+	got := formatValue(1.77920097e+09)
+	if strings.Contains(got, "e+") || strings.Contains(got, "E+") {
+		t.Errorf("expected float without scientific notation, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "1779200970") {
+		t.Errorf("expected full decimal expansion, got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPrintSliceTable_LimitsColumns(t *testing.T) {
+	// Build a single row with 12 columns.
+	row := map[string]interface{}{}
+	cols := []string{"id", "name", "login", "title", "subject", "number",
+		"status", "state", "extra1", "extra2", "extra3", "extra4"}
+	for _, c := range cols {
+		row[c] = "v_" + c
+	}
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := printSliceTable(&buf, []interface{}{row}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("printSliceTable returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	out := buf.String()
+
+	// The header line is the first non-empty line.
+	lines := strings.Split(out, "\n")
+	var header string
+	for _, l := range lines {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(l) != "" {
+			header = l
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	colCount := len(strings.Split(header, "\t"))
+	if colCount > 8 {
+		t.Errorf("expected <= 8 columns in header, got %d:\n%s", colCount, header)
+	}
+	// And the output should note that columns were omitted.
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "省略") && !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(out), "omitted") {
+		t.Errorf("expected output to mention omitted columns (省略/omitted), got:\n%s", out)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPrintSliceTable_PreservesPriorityHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	// Even with >8 columns, priority fields like id/name should survive.
+	row := map[string]interface{}{}
+	cols := []string{"a1", "a2", "a3", "a4", "a5", "a6", "a7", "a8", "id", "name"}
+	for _, c := range cols {
+		row[c] = "v"
+	}
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := printSliceTable(&buf, []interface{}{row}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("printSliceTable returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	out := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "id") || !strings.Contains(out, "name") {
+		t.Errorf("expected priority headers id/name to survive; got:\n%s", out)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTruncateString(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := truncateString("abc", 10); got != "abc" {
+		t.Errorf("expected short string unchanged, got %q", got)
+	}
+	got := truncateString("abcdefghij", 5)
+	if len(got) > 5 {
+		t.Errorf("expected len <= 5, got %d: %q", len(got), got)
+	}
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(got, "...") {
+		t.Errorf("expected ... suffix, got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFormatNestedMap_LoginAndSha(t *testing.T) {
+	m := map[string]interface{}{
+		"login": "bob",
+		"sha":   "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
+	}
+	got := formatNestedMap(m)
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "bob") {
+		t.Errorf("expected login in summary, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "0123456") {
+		t.Errorf("expected truncated sha prefix in summary, got %q", got)
+	}
+	// Should not contain the full sha.
+	if strings.Contains(got, "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef") {
+		t.Errorf("expected sha to be truncated, got %q", got)
+	}
+}