19. Status indicators and prompts
[!ref] Full details in the User Manual, "Sessions".
19.1 Sidebar status dot
| Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Green | All good |
| Amber | Credential expiring within an hour / rate-limit warning / channel reconnecting |
| Red | Offline / credential expired / serious error |
| Grey | Not signed in |
19.1.1 Context-usage ring
The ring showing current context-window usage changes colour by tier:
| Usage | Colour |
|---|---|
| < 75% | Normal |
| ≥ 75% | Yellow |
| ≥ 90% | Red (near the context limit — continue / compact) |
19.2 Session tab badges
| Badge | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Number | N new messages in this session (counted only when away) |
| An assistant is running in this session | |
| 🌙 | This session has background sub-tasks |
| Red dot | Pending approval in this session |
19.3 Send-button states
| Shape | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Send (default) | Assistant idle; click sends |
| Stop | Assistant running; cascades kill |
| Greyed | Input is empty |