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name: reaction-status-emojis
description: "Ahmed wants distinct Telegram reactions signaling what the agent is currently doing (building/searching/thinking), not just a flat 👀"
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  type: feedback
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On 2026-07-08 Ahmed asked for reactions that tell him what's happening while he waits, since long
silent gaps (e.g. mid-build) left him unsure if the agent was working or stalled: 🧑‍💻/👨‍💻 while
building/coding, 🧠 while thinking, 🔍 while searching/reading.

**Tested against Telegram's actual reaction whitelist same day:** 👨‍💻 (man technologist) IS
accepted. 🧑‍💻 (person technologist) untested but likely fine given 👨‍💻 works. **🔍 and 🧠 are
BOTH REJECTED** (`REACTION_INVALID`) — Telegram's whitelist doesn't include either. Fall back to
👀 for both "searching" and "thinking" states; only use 👨‍💻 for the "building" state since that's
the one confirmed to work.

**Why:** He can't see tool calls, only reactions and messages — a single generic 👀 for the whole
duration of a multi-minute task reads as "stuck," not "working."

**How to apply:** On top of the existing global 👀-on-start/👍-on-done rule: building/coding → 👨‍💻.
Searching or thinking → 👀 (both 🔍 and 🧠 will error if attempted — don't retry them, they're
confirmed rejected, not a fluke). Don't over-fire reactions for short/simple replies — this is for
tasks long enough that Ahmed would otherwise wonder if the agent is still alive.