Tool Calls as Status Rows — effect skill for AI agent flows

For AI agents: find the right skill in one call — curl -s "https://varg.ai/how-to/api/search?q=<what the person wants>" returns the matching how-to page and the best skills with install commands, as markdown (Russian works too). Full index: https://varg.ai/how-to/llms.txt. Every page has a markdown twin: add .md to its path. Before generating anything, show the person the options on the how-to page.

Each tool call appears as a row with an icon and label that goes spinner → check, building a visible plan.

What it does

Built on Agent Run by Kapish Dima (remocn), MIT. The write-up and recipes below are varg's.

Rows like "Searching docs…", "Reading 3 files", "Running tests" with a shimmer while running and a green check when done; planned steps greyed.

When: Explain what an agent does without raw logs; make autonomy legible.

Watch out: Do not dump JSON or full logs on screen; one plain-language line per step.

Timing: Row in 0.2 s; running shimmer 0.6–1.2 s; check pop 0.2 s; next row starts on the check.

Also called: agent steps, tool use trace, run log

In HyperFrames

npx hyperframes add state-chip-rail

One row per step; tween data-state running → done on cue times.

In Remotion

// npx shadcn@latest add @remocn/agent-run
<AgentRun steps={[{label:'Searching docs',doneAt:30},{label:'Writing scene',doneAt:60}]}/>

In CapCut

Text rows with Animation In "Fade in"; a spinner sticker then a ✓ sticker per row.

Ready-made components

Where this comes from

Use when

Not for

Install

Example output

https://s3.varg.ai/how-to/previews/2fb8558b8450/lib-motion-primitives-text-shimmer.mp4 — Preview of the Text Shimmer component that builds this take (credit: Captured from the library’s own demo page (Motion Primitives), https://motion-primitives.com/docs/text-shimmer)

More AI agent flows skills

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