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Progress Status Indicator

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A presentation component that shows, in real time, which stages of a multi-step agent reasoning workflow have completed, are in progress, or are pending.

Responsibility. Displays real-time stage progress of long-running agent reasoning.

Also known as: Multi-stage progress indicator, Real-time processing stages

Direct neighbourhood (hover for relationship types)

Relationships

receives data from dynamic

Workflow Orchestrator abstract Ch10.5

Design guidance

SHOULD let users interrupt long-running operations when early progress shows the request was misunderstood.

Classification

Patterns: Real-time feedback
Quality attributes: Interaction capability (ISO/IEC 25010)Transparency and accountability (NIST AI RMF: accountable and transparent)
Risks mitigated: User uncertainty about frozen systemsMisreading step-specific delay as system failure

Sources

Ch10.5: T. Nguyen, "Human-over-the-Loop," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 10.5. ISBN: 9798244538229.