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A panel in Debugging window notifies users when multiple breakpoints are hit. In a similar way, a panel can notify users when breakpoints become invalid. See issue #160875. When all red messages are replaced with a different notification mechanism, Debugger Console can be made completely hidden by default.
Too late for 6.7, scheduling for the next version.