AgentChat
Reference
Every state, mark and status on the Chat desktop, in one place.
For looking up rather than reading through.
Desk states
What the desk shows when there is no conversation open.
| Title | Meaning |
|---|---|
| You're offline | Signed in, not taking work. |
| You're currently not ready | Not ready — signed in, stats and queue membership intact. |
| You're busy on other work | New chats hold off while you are marked busy. |
| Waiting for your next chat | Available, nothing has arrived yet. |
| No active chats | Everything you had is closed. |
Delivery marks
Shown on messages you send, on channels that report delivery. Absent on web chat, which does not report it.
| Mark | Meaning |
|---|---|
○ | Sending… |
✓ | Sent |
✓✓ | Delivered |
✓✓ (highlighted) | Read |
! | Not delivered — hover for the carrier's reason |
Feed status
The connection carrying new messages to your screen. Not the customer's connection.
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
live | Messages arrive as they are sent. The normal state. |
polling | Fetching on a timer. Slower, nothing lost. |
connecting… | Establishing the connection. |
reconnecting… | Lost it, trying again. |
offline | Not connected. |
Close reasons
| Reason | Use it when |
|---|---|
| resolved — acknowledged | Solved, and the customer said so. |
| agent closed | You closed it — done as far as you can take it. |
| customer disconnected | They stopped responding or dropped. |
Emotion
| Colour | Reading |
|---|---|
| Green | calm / positive |
| Amber | slipping |
| Red | frustrated |
Who sees what
The question worth being sure about.
| Customer sees it | Colleagues see it | |
|---|---|---|
| Your messages | Yes | Yes |
| Whisper | No | Only those invited |
| Supervisor joining | Yes | Yes |
| Team chat | No | Those in the conversation |
| Close comment | No | Whoever handles this customer next |
| AI suggestion | Only if you send it | No |