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Manage/minimize AI Assistant "Thinking" on screen

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  • January 16, 2026
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DIANA.TWC
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I want to be able to manage what text is displayed during the “Thinking” step of my AI Assistant.

Currently, the name of all the plugins being used are showing up on the screen. In some cases, these plugin names can be shown on the screen as 5 or 6 different lines, which can be noisy and look very robotic.

We’d like to have the ability to update the language used while the user waits for a response, or at the very least limit the visibility to 1 or 2 lines on the screen for all plugins.

 

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Andrew
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  • January 27, 2026

I agree that this would be very helpful. Specifically, we are working right now on a PTO request plugin and have a similar experience above that ​@DIANA.TWC displayed. Even with the appropriate naming conventions, it can just look like jargon to the user. 


ajohanson
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  • Employee
  • January 28, 2026

Hi ​@DIANA.TWC - resharing ​@Kevin Mok ‘s response from similar post here:

Fair feedback.

Currently this isn't customizable. The thinking indicator is there so users know the assistant is actively working on their request, not frozen. Without some visual feedback, it can look like nothing's happening.

That said, the direction we're heading is smarter than just swapping animations. We're working toward having the LLM generate contextual status messages, such as "Checking your timecard status...", instead of generic dots. That actually tells the user what's happening, which is more useful than what we currently do.

This is coming as the core experience continues to mature.


Ajay Merchia
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  • Community Manager
  • January 31, 2026
This idea has been merged into Include option to remove "thinking" process. Please add your votes and comments there.

Ajay Merchia
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  • January 31, 2026
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