Show the work that matters

Trust comes from visible state and evidence, not a busier spinner.

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The score is an at-a-glance summary; the individual checks and evidence are the useful part of the report.
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Notes from the Is Agentic checks and report format.

Watch a research run

Start the run and compare what each side tells you.

Mystery spinnerBad

Working…

We’re doing some magic. This can take a while.

Idle.

isLoading = true
Useful traceGood
  1. Read the brief
  2. Search official docs
  3. Open 2 sources
  4. Compare claims
  5. Draft answer

Idle.

status + steps + evidence
for await (const event of agent.run(task)) {
  stream.write({
    type: event.type,          // step-start | evidence | step-end
    step: event.step,
    status: event.status,
    source: event.source?.url,
    summary: event.summary,
  });
}

// Keep the final trace with the result for review and retry.

Why it matters, pros and cons

Why it matters

People do not need hidden chain-of-thought. They need operational facts: what is running, what it found, what is blocked, and what changed.

Pros

  • Stuck runs are obvious.
  • Evidence can be checked before acting.
  • Cancel and retry have a clear target.

Cons

  • Raw logs leak noise and sometimes secrets.
  • A trace needs stable, human-sized events.
  • Do not turn every token into progress theatre.