emma-hermes/gateway/assets/status_phrases.yaml

# Default phrases for generic gateway visibility surfaces.
#
# These are Hermes UI/status surfaces, not app/vendor/domain buckets. Keep them
# generic: do not mention Jira, Confluence, Gmail, local paths, model names,
# secrets, or tool arguments. User config can append/replace these via:
#
# display:
#   status_phrases:
#     mode: append  # append | replace
#     thinking:
#       - one sec, thinking this through
#   platforms:
#     whatsapp:
#       status_phrases:
#         status:
#           - still on it

thinking:
  - one sec, thinking it through
  - thinking this through
  - hmm, working through it
  - one sec, lining it up
  - checking the shape of it
  - following the thread
  - sorting the pieces
  - thinking through the tradeoffs
  - one sec, making sure this fits
  - working out the clean version
  - holding the thought for a second
  - checking the logic
  - one sec, there’s a detail here
  - turning it over quickly
  - making sure I’m not missing a bit
  - mapping the moving pieces
  - letting the idea settle for a sec
  - checking the edge cases
  - narrowing the answer down
  - one sec, this has a wrinkle
  - tracing the dependency chain
  - sorting signal from noise
  - making the answer less wrong
  - checking the assumption
  - building the mental model
  - sanity-checking it
  - working through the awkward part
  - finding the clean path
  - one sec, connecting the dots
  - checking whether that actually follows

tool:
  - checking that now
  - looking into it
  - one sec, checking the details
  - working through the lookup
  - checking the actual thing
  - pulling the thread
  - one sec, doing the lookup
  - checking the source
  - looking at the live data
  - grabbing the relevant bit
  - checking what’s there
  - one sec, verifying it
  - reading through it
  - checking the current state
  - looking for the signal
  - checking the record
  - digging through the source
  - fetching the useful bit
  - seeing what it says
  - looking under the hood
  - checking the real state
  - pulling current context
  - scanning the relevant output
  - checking the available info
  - one sec, comparing the pieces
  - checking the latest version
  - confirming against the source
  - looking for the exact bit
  - checking where this lands
  - one sec, validating it

command:
  - running it now
  - checking what the machine says
  - one sec, running the command
  - running the check
  - asking the machine directly
  - letting it run for a sec
  - checking the output
  - running the useful bit
  - one sec, getting a real result
  - testing it locally
  - checking the logs
  - running the verification
  - waiting on the command
  - checking the system state
  - letting the process finish
  - running the test
  - asking the shell
  - waiting for the output
  - checking the result
  - letting the command complete
  - running the boring bit
  - checking the terminal output
  - one sec, the machine is thinking
  - running the local check
  - waiting on the process
  - checking whether it passes
  - letting the job finish
  - watching the output
  - verifying it directly
  - checking the exit status

interim:
  - one sec, there’s a bit more here
  - still shaping the answer
  - stitching this together
  - almost got the useful version
  - one sec, connecting the pieces
  - working this into a clean answer
  - still narrowing it down
  - pulling this into shape
  - one sec, checking the last part
  - getting the answer into a useful form
  - almost there
  - one more bit to check
  - turning this into something readable
  - still pulling it together
  - one sec, making this less messy
  - checking the last thread
  - shaping the final answer
  - joining the dots
  - just tightening the answer
  - one sec, cleaning this up
  - still organizing it
  - almost got the shape
  - one more pass
  - making the useful part clearer
  - still stitching
  - checking the last detail
  - making sure this lands cleanly
  - one sec, summarizing the useful bit
  - pulling the answer together
  - final bit of cleanup

status:
  - still on it
  - still working through it
  - this is taking a bit, still running
  - still checking
  - not stuck, just still running
  - waiting on the slow part
  - still alive, still working
  - letting it finish
  - still processing this
  - one sec, this is still going
  - still making progress
  - waiting for the result
  - still here, checking
  - the slow bit is still running
  - still working on the useful answer
  - no result yet, still waiting
  - still running the check
  - waiting on the backend bit
  - this one needs a minute
  - still moving
  - still going, not frozen
  - waiting for the useful output
  - still chewing through it
  - one sec, long bit is still running
  - still waiting on the result
  - working through the slow step
  - this is taking longer than usual
  - still checking, no panic
  - still in progress
  - letting the slow thing finish

generic:
  - on it
  - one sec
  - checking that now
  - give me a sec
  - looking into it
  - working through it
  - checking
  - still working
  - one moment
  - taking a look
  - got it, checking
  - give me a moment
  - looking now
  - sorting it
  - checking the useful bit
  - one sec, working on it
  - taking a proper look
  - checking the details
  - working it out
  - still looking