How Could We Monitor Complex AI Tasks from a Watch

Monitoring advanced AI on a small screen requires a shift from detailed logs to intuitive visual indicators. Drawing inspiration from how Claude Code shows a flashing bubble for its Task tool, a watch could use a dynamic complication on the watch face.

For example, if you ask the AI to plan a weekend trip, a complication could appear showing an icon with 3 agents active. Tapping it could reveal that the Flights, Hotels, and Activities sub-agents are working in parallel, with simple progress bars for each.

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Dynamic Complications

A dynamic complication on the watch face serves as an at-a-glance status indicator for background AI tasks. This provides awareness without requiring the user to actively check progress.

The complication can display:

• Number of active sub-agents
• Overall task progress percentage
• Status icons (processing, complete, error)
• Estimated time remaining

When tapped, the complication expands to show detailed information about each sub-agent's specific task and progress.

WearOS Tiles Integration

Alternatively, sub-agent processes could have dedicated WearOS tiles which display the ongoing status of agents.

Each tile could represent a different aspect of the AI task:

• Research agents: Showing information gathering progress
• Analysis agents: Displaying data processing status
• Execution agents: Tracking implementation steps

Users can swipe between tiles to monitor different sub-agents without overwhelming a single screen.

Visual Progress Indicators

Simple progress bars for each sub-agent provide clear feedback without requiring detailed text explanations. Color coding can indicate status:

• Blue: Processing
• Green: Complete
• Orange: Waiting for user input
• Red: Error or blocked

This provides at-a-glance status without overwhelming the user with technical details on the limited screen space.

Inspired by Claude Code

The Task tool visualization in Claude Code demonstrates how complex parallel operations can be made comprehensible through simple visual indicators.

Task Monitoring

Transform complex AI operations into simple visual indicators suitable for smartwatch screens with complications and tiles.

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See Also: What is Task Tool|Sub-Agents in Claude Code|Context Awareness in Wearables|Tile Composition|WearOS UI Guide