openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Feature]: Agent avatar should show persistent processing status indicator across tab switches and for all active agents

Summary

Show a persistent "processing" indicator on agent avatars whenever an agent is actively handling a task, regardless of which tab is currently open.

Problem to solve

When orchestrating multiple agents simultaneously (e.g., a coordinator dispatches tasks to several sub-agents), the user has no visual way to know which agents are still working and which have finished without clicking into each agent tab one by one.

Two specific issues:

1. Only the active tab shows the indicator: The thinking/processing status only appears for the agent whose tab is currently open. Background agents show nothing even when actively running.

2. Switching tabs clears the indicator: If an agent is still processing and the user switches to another tab, the indicator disappears immediately — even though the task has not completed.

Proposed solution

• Maintain a global agent-status map (idle / processing / done) independent of which tab is currently active.
• Display a persistent animated indicator on the agent avatar in the sidebar/tab list whenever an agent status is processing.
• The indicator should only disappear when the agent run actually completes (status transitions to done or idle), not when the user switches away from the tab.
• This applies to all agents visible in the UI, including those running background tasks dispatched by a coordinator agent.

Alternatives considered

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Impact

• Affected: Any user running multi-agent workflows (coordinator + sub-agents)
• Severity: Medium — noticeably degrades UX when managing 2+ agents in parallel
• Frequency: Every time multiple agents are dispatched simultaneously
• Consequence: User must manually click through each agent tab to check completion status, adding unnecessary friction and breaking the multi-agent orchestration experience.

Evidence/examples

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Additional information

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