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Status rules

StatusMeaningWants attention
Needs youA prompt, bell, or explicit agent claim is waitingYes
WorkingOutput is moving or an agent reports active workNo
IdleA live shell is quiet at a promptNo
FinishedThe last tracked command exited successfullyReview when useful
FailedThe last tracked command exited unsuccessfullyReview

Saggar combines shell integration, process state, screen content, provider hooks, terminal activity, and explicit saggar attention calls. Stronger, newer evidence wins over weaker inference. See Status and triage for the complete model.