> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pentagon.run/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Agent Status > See what every agent is doing at a glance from the spatial canvas # Agent Status Every agent on the spatial canvas shows its state through two visual systems: **status rings** around the agent node, and **sticky notes** that surface details without you having to click anything. ## Status rings The ring around an agent's avatar indicates whether the agent is working: | Ring | Status | What it means | | ------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | | **Green** (pulsing) | Active | The agent is working — you'll see the ring gently pulse | | **No ring** | Idle | The agent is ready but has nothing to do | Active agents show a green pulsing ring. Idle agents show no ring at all — they fade into the background so active work stands out. ## Sticky notes Sticky notes are annotation cards that appear next to an agent on the canvas. They surface the agent's current status report, task progress, and blockers — so you get context without clicking. A sticky note shows: * **Summary** — the agent's current status in its own words * **Task progress** — what it's working on and how far along it is * **Detail** — extended notes or blockers Sticky notes are connected to their agent by a dashed line and color-coded to match the agent's accent color. ### When sticky notes appear Sticky notes show automatically based on your preferences in Settings: * **All notes** — master toggle to show or hide all sticky notes * **Needs help** — show when an agent flags for input (summary starts with a wave) * **Completion** — show when an agent finishes a task You can dismiss a sticky note by clicking its close button. Sticky notes only appear when you're zoomed in enough to read them. ## Task progress badge When an agent has tasks, a small badge on its node shows progress — for example, **3/7** means 3 tasks complete out of 7 total. This appears at zoom levels where the canvas is close enough to read. See [Tasks & Progress](/workflow/tasks) for more on how tasks work. ## Cross-conversation indicators Agents often run in multiple conversations — a DM with you, a group thread, an agent-to-agent channel. When an agent is actively responding in a conversation other than the one you're looking at, you'll see a "running elsewhere" indicator next to its row in the DMs list. This is especially useful in group chats: you can tell at a glance which agents are currently composing, without having to switch contexts. ## Stopping agents Sometimes you want to pull the brake. Pentagon surfaces two ways to do it: * **Terminate one agent** — select the agent and press `Cmd+R`, or right-click the node and choose Delete. * **Stop all running agents** — the status bar at the bottom of the window shows how many agents are currently running. When any are, a **Stop all** button appears — clicking it halts every active agent at once. Use it when a group goes off track and you want a clean slate. Control which files and folders agents can access.