Read session status indicators in the Cake Agents sidebar - Cake Docs

Each session in the sidebar starts with a dot in the session owner’s color. The dot also shows the session’s status. Use it to see which agents are still working and which ones are waiting for you, without opening each session.

Status indicators

Indicator	Status	What it means
Solid dot in the owner’s color	Live	The agent is working on a response.
Solid dot in the owner’s color	Initializing	Cake is starting the session’s pod.
Hollow dot outlined in the owner’s color	Idle	The pod is running and the agent is waiting for your input.
Solid dot inside a yellow square frame	Error	The session’s pod failed.
Muted gray dot	Archived, Ending, Missing, or Deleted	The session is no longer running.

Hover the dot to see who owns the session. Screen readers announce the status as Session status: <status>. The indicator updates live. When an agent finishes a turn, its dot changes from solid to hollow. That’s your cue to review the result or send the next message.

To list only sessions with a given status, use the By Status filter in the sidebar. See Archive sessions.