{"slug":"antigravity-cli-read-agent-status-from-the-terminal-tab","title":"Read whether the agent is waiting from the terminal tab","summary":"Antigravity CLI handles this as a draft: Release 1.4.0, published 16 Oct 2026, reports status over OSC 7501 so a supporting terminal tab can show whether the CLI is working, waiting for input, done, or failed. You still answer the question it is waiting on.","agent":"Antigravity CLI","agentSlug":"antigravity-cli","category":"Coding","categorySlug":"coding","roles":["Software engineer"],"roleSlugs":["software-engineer"],"industries":["Software"],"industrySlugs":["software"],"jobs":["shipping-code"],"topic":"Dev & Coding","topicSlug":"dev-and-coding","score":16,"difficulty":"easy","estCost":"Antigravity CLI 1.4.0 or later, in a terminal that supports OSC 7501. The release notes do not list a price. Set AGY_CLI_OSC7501=off to turn the report off.","costTier":"low","timeSaved":"Noticing a waiting agent without reading the whole scrollback. An estimate, not a measurement. The notes do not state a time.","prompt":"Do not start a new task. Tell me how this Antigravity CLI install reports status in the terminal tab.\n\nFrom the 1.4.0 notes only, say what the tab can show (working, waiting for input, done, or failed), that the CLI checks for support first, and the three settings: AGY_CLI_OSC7501=off, AGY_CLI_OSC7501=on, and AGY_CLI_OSC7501_MESSAGES=brief.\n\nIf this terminal does not support the sequence, say the tab will not show it. Do not change my shell config. Do not turn the setting off or on unless I ask in a follow-up. If you are waiting on me, say the question in the reply. Do not guess an answer and continue.","steps":[{"title":"Use Antigravity CLI 1.4.0 or later","detail":"The 16 Oct 2026 release adds terminal status reporting over OSC 7501. In terminals that support it, the tab or window shows whether the CLI is working, waiting for your input, done, or failed. The CLI checks for support first, so other terminals are unaffected."},{"title":"Glance at the tab when you walk away","detail":"If the tab says it is waiting, come back and answer. AGY_CLI_OSC7501=off turns the report off. AGY_CLI_OSC7501=on forces it for a terminal that supports it but does not answer the check. AGY_CLI_OSC7501_MESSAGES=brief shows only the status, without details such as the pending command or question."},{"title":"Stop","detail":"You answer the pending question and you choose the setting. The status line does not approve a command."}],"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/google-antigravity/antigravity-cli/releases/tag/1.4.0","sourceNote":"GitHub release 1.4.0 of google-antigravity/antigravity-cli, published 16 Oct 2026 by haofan. The page returned HTTP 200 on 18 Oct 2026. The notes describe OSC 7501 status reporting and the AGY_CLI_OSC7501 settings. Prompt and stop rules are an AI Playbook Gems adaptation, not a vendor quote; unverified.","date":"2026-10-18","verified":false,"status":"unverified","sponsorUrl":"","metrics":[{"label":"Hands-on time","value":"Reading the tab and answering if it is waiting"},{"label":"You still approve","value":"Any command the agent is waiting to run"}],"faq":[{"question":"Has this Antigravity CLI playbook been re-run for the catalog?","answer":"No. Status is unverified. The 1.4.0 release page was checked on 18 Oct 2026. The prompt is an adaptation."},{"question":"What stays human?","answer":"The reply the agent is waiting on, and whether status reporting stays on. The release says the tab can show that it is waiting. It does not answer for you."}],"url":"https://aiplaybookgems.com/usecases/antigravity-cli-read-agent-status-from-the-terminal-tab","jsonUrl":"https://aiplaybookgems.com/api/usecases/antigravity-cli-read-agent-status-from-the-terminal-tab"}