# Terminal observation (https://jackin.tailrocks.com/research/agents/orchestration/terminal-observation/)



This category organizes the jackin❯ research on terminal observation. Choose a page by the question you need to answer.

## Browse [#browse]

<Card title="Terminal Observation and Automation" href="/research/agents/orchestration/terminal-observation/terminal-observation-automation/">
  Evaluates terminal capture and semantic observation as foundations for agent status, automation, and operator tooling.
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<Card title="Agent runtime status: prior art and design rationale" href="/research/agents/orchestration/terminal-observation/agent-runtime-status-design/">
  Explains the layered signals and arbitration model behind jackin❯ agent runtime status.
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## How to read [#how-to-read]

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