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Agent Status & Activity UI Patterns(ASP)
Interface elements showing real-time agent activities, thinking states, and operational status for user awareness
In 30 seconds
- What
- Displays real-time agent activities, thinking states, and operational health through animated indicators, progress bars, and status badges.
- When to use
- Long-running agent tasks where users need visibility into what the agent is doing and confidence it hasn't stalled.
- Watch out
- Overly detailed or frequent UI updates can distract users or create false urgency without improving actual task outcomes.
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Agent Status & Activity UI Patterns: Overview
Interface elements showing real-time agent activities, thinking states, and operational status for user awareness
- Real-time activity indicators and progress visualizations
- Thinking state animations and processing displays
- Agent status badges with operational health metrics
- Background task indicators and queue management
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Also known as: Agent thinking UI, Agent activity indicators
References
The papers, specifications, and repositories this pattern is based on.
- Real-time Status Indicators in Human-Computer Interaction (Nielsen, 2006)
- CHI 2024: Trust and Transparency in AI Agent Status Communication
- Progress Indicators and User Perception (Myers, 1985)
- Feedback and Human Performance in Computer Systems (Wickens, 1984)
- Google Material Design - Progress Indicators
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