What's Agent Doing

What's Agent Doing is a innovative plugin for Claude Code that enhances user experience by providing real-time updates about the actions Claude is undertaking during tasks, such as bug fixing. Positioned conveniently above the prompt, it displays a detailed log of each step Claude is on, along with the elapsed time for each action.

Features

• Real-time Tracking: Instantly see what Claude is doing in plain English, eliminating confusion during operation.
• Clear Status Updates: The plugin uses a visual indicator—turning yellow when user interaction is needed—so it is easy to tell if Claude is waiting for input or if it's processing commands.
• Step-by-Step Documentation: Track the process in a user-friendly format that explains what each command does, reducing the need for manual decoding.

Example Workflow

When Claude Code is tasked with fixing a bug, it runs a series of commands. For example, if the issue is that "the cart total is wrong when a coupon is applied," the box details each step:

Claude runs	The box indicates
npx tsx -e "import {cartTotal} from './src/cart'; console.log(cartTotal({…coupon:{amount:10},taxRate:0.08}))"	Reproduce the total with a $10 coupon
git bisect start HEAD v2.3.0 && git bisect run npx vitest run src/cart -t "fixed coupon"	Find the commit that broke fixed-amount coupons · 1m 48s
git bisect reset && npx vitest run src/cart	Waiting for your approval: Reset the bisect and rerun the cart tests

Benefits

This enables users to:

• Quickly ascertain if Claude is progressing with a task or if it has encountered a delay.
• Clearly understand what commands are being executed and their purposes without sifting through long command lines.
• Review the actions taken during previous interactions without needing to scroll through possibly lengthy command outputs.

Privacy and Data Use

The plugin ensures user data is maintained strictly within the current session, with no external storage or network actions. It provides complete transparency about its operations without modifying how Claude functions, thereby keeping the user's workflow uninterrupted.

Getting Started

Integrating the plugin into Claude Code is straightforward. Simply add it via command lines specific to Claude Code’s plugin framework. Once active, users can view the history of actions and commands, displayed in an organized manner.

For users looking to enhance their interaction with Claude Code, What's Agent Doing serves as an essential tool, bridging the gap between complex backend processes and user comprehension.