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Feedback · core

Thinking indicator

feedback.thinking

Thinking indicator: A system response that communicates progress, status, completion, or a problem.

thinking indicatorthe system messagethe progress or status indicator
States6
Touch targetDisplay
Evidence4
Introduced by2 kits
Visual specimen

Same contract. Every kit voice.

MAVAN renderingdefault
Translation table

What code calls it.

Webstatus patternThis component is composed from multiple web primitives.pattern
ARIAstatusNo single ARIA role represents the complete component.pattern
SwiftUICustom View compositionSwiftUI has no single direct equivalent; compose and name the behavior explicitly.approximation
AppKitCustom NSView compositionAppKit has no single direct equivalent; use a custom view or controller composition.approximation
Anatomy

Every part, named.

  1. 1Status container
  2. 2Signal or progress indicator
  3. 3Primary message
  4. 4Optional supporting detail or dismissal
Often confused with

Similar shape. Different contract.

Toastfeedback.toast

Shares a visual family, but has a different role, state model, or interaction contract.

Bannerfeedback.banner

Shares a visual family, but has a different role, state model, or interaction contract.

Inline alertfeedback.inline-alert

Shares a visual family, but has a different role, state model, or interaction contract.

Prompt · paste into your agent

Ask for the exact thing.

Implement the canonical Thinking indicator component (feedback.thinking). Thinking indicator: A system response that communicates progress, status, completion, or a problem. Support these states: working, searching, solving, listening, composing, shaping. Use semantic design tokens rather than raw visual values. Preserve a minimum appropriatepx touch target where interactive. Provide and verify: implementation, state-matrix, responsive, reduced-motion. Keep the component API stable so every Studio kit can supply its own rendering without changing the behavior contract.
Studio contract

What must be proven.

Required states

working · searching · solving · listening · composing · shaping

Required evidence

implementation · state-matrix · responsive · reduced-motion

Source union

lumen · aurora