gentle-agent-state
A tmux plugin that shows colored dots per window to indicate AI coding agent status (working/blocked/idle) with off-screen sound alerts, helping tmux users monitor multiple agents at a glance.
Tool overview
Gentle Agent State is a tmux plugin that shows a colored dot per window in the status bar, each dot representing the state of an AI coding agent session: working, blocked, or idle. It also provides off-screen sound alerts when an agent’s state changes, so you can stay aware without constantly looking.
The main advantage is at-a-glance monitoring of multiple agents directly within your terminal workflow, reducing context switching. It integrates with popular AI coding tools like opencode, pi, and Claude C.
On the downside, only those specific agents are supported—there’s no evidence of broader compatibility. The project is early-stage and lacks community feedback or usage data. As a tmux plugin, it requires a tmux setup and sound capabilities for alerts.
Installation is typical for tmux plugins (e.g., via TPM) and the code is open source and free. It’s best suited for tmux-heavy developers running multiple AI coding agents who want a minimal status indicator. If you don’t use tmux or rely on unsupported AI tools, it won’t be useful.
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