docs: Add issue 40 for console output consistency

Standardize all command output styles around `config show` format.

Author: ivyleavedtoadflax

specs/issue-40-console-output-consistency.md

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+# Issue 40: Standardize Console Output Styles
+
+**Status:** TODO
+**Priority:** Low
+**Target Version:** v1.2.0
+**Files:** Multiple files in `remotepy/`
+
+## Problem
+
+Console output styles are inconsistent across commands. For example, `remote config show` and `remote config validate` use different formatting approaches.
+
+## Solution
+
+Audit all console output across the codebase and standardize around the style used by `remote config show`.
+
+## Scope
+
+Review and align output for:
+- `config show` (reference style)
+- `config validate`
+- `instance status` / `instance list`
+- `instance start` / `instance stop`
+- `ami list` / `ami create`
+- `ecs status` / `ecs scale`
+- `volume list`
+- `snapshot list` / `snapshot create`
+- `template list` / `template show`
+- Error messages and success confirmations
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] Document the target output style based on `config show`
+- [ ] Audit all commands for style inconsistencies
+- [ ] Update inconsistent outputs to match target style
+- [ ] Add tests to verify output formatting
+- [ ] Update any relevant documentation

specs/plan.md

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 | 20 | 37 | Pricing API region fallback | Pricing API only works in us-east-1; fallback to us-east-1 pricing for other regions | [issue-37](./issue-37-pricing-region-fallback.md) | COMPLETED |
 | 21 | 38 | Instance cost command | Add command to show estimated cost of instance based on uptime | [issue-38](./issue-38-instance-cost-command.md) | TODO |
 | 22 | 39 | Scheduled instance shutdown | Schedule instance to stop after specified duration (e.g., "3 hours") | [issue-39](./issue-39-scheduled-shutdown.md) | COMPLETED |
+| 23 | 40 | Standardize console output styles | Align all command output to match `config show` style for consistency | [issue-40](./issue-40-console-output-consistency.md) | TODO |