> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.plain.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Typing indicator

> Show customers that Ari is composing a reply in the chat widget.

If you are using [Ari](/docs/product/agents/ari) with Plain's [Chat widget](/docs/product/channels/chat), then you can configure Ari to show status and typing indicators to your customers.

## Enable setting

1. Go to [Settings → Chat](https://app.plain.com/~/settings/chat) and open on configuration for a given chat app.

2. Scroll down to the `Show agent status to users`

3. Enable toggle

Your customers will now be shown when Ari is working on a thread.