Agent Format

Standard formatting for agent messages. Visual hierarchy, status indicators, progress bars — scannable on Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp. The baseline for readable agent output.

How agents should format messages for chat apps.

Patterns

Status Indicators

Symbol	Meaning
🟢	Good / Done
🟡	In Progress / Warning
🔴	Blocked / Error
🔥	Urgent
⚡	Quick

Progress Bars

text

████████░░ 80%
██████░░░░ 60%
████░░░░░░ 40%

Chars: █ (filled) ░ (empty)

Sparklines

text

▁▂▃▅▇█▇▅▃▂

Chars (low→high): ▁ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █

Tables (Monospace)

text

Project     Status    Owner
─────────────────────────────
Alpha       🟢 Done   PM
Beta        🟡 WIP    CTO
Gamma       🔴 Block  Sales

Principles

Lead with signal. Most important first.

Assume scanning. Nobody reads walls of text.

Visual hierarchy. Emoji → bars → text.

Example

text

📊 Status

🔴 Blocked
• Client scope (waiting)

🟡 Active
• Launch prep ████████░░ 80%

🟢 Done
• Demo ✓
• Docs ✓

📈 Week: ▂▃▅▆▇█

Reference

text

Progress: ░█
Spark:    ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█
Divider:  ─────
Status:   🟢🟡🔴🔥⚡