Hey, thanks for the detailed request. The states, defaults, accessibility, and acceptance criteria are super clear.
A persistent, glanceable status signal right in the chat pane is a solid idea, especially when you’re running multiple agents in parallel and the window is visible but not focused. I shared this with the team as product feedback.
A couple of similar threads you might want to upvote or subscribe to, they cover the same core issue of “I don’t notice when the agent stops or finishes”:
- > Let agents set their own chat title/status programmatically (e.g. `dev 🔄 active`) - programmatic chat title/status
- Color coding of projects in Agent window - color coding projects in Agents Window
- Improve visual feedback and status indicators for Side Chat - visual feedback for Side Chat
- Agent ETA + Completion Notification / Sound - completion notification/sound
Your request is specifically about a live background tint based on lifecycle status, so I’ll keep it separate. I can’t share an ETA, but if there’s an update, I’ll post it here.