Waiting for ChatGPT with no feedback was frustrating, so I built this
Hi everyone!
One thing that always bothered me when using ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude was the long periods of silence while the AI was thinking or reviewing uploaded files.
Sometimes it takes a few seconds.
Sometimes it takes a minute.
Sometimes several minutes.
During that time, there's almost no indication of:
Is it actually working?
Is it stuck?
Should I wait?
Should I refresh?
I wanted to make the experience feel less like waiting for a loading spinner and more like watching a progress indicator.
So I built AI Status Monitor, a Chrome extension that estimates:
Current AI stage
Estimated progress
Estimated remaining time
Confidence level of the estimate
It currently supports:
ChatGPT
Gemini
Claude
Everything runs locally in the browser. No prompts or conversations leave your computer.
I know the estimates can't be perfectly accurate because AI providers don't expose their internal progress. The extension uses visible UI signals to infer what's happening, so it's meant to reduce uncertainty rather than guarantee exact timing.
I'd really appreciate feedback:
Does the progress feel useful?
What would you improve?
Which AI service should I support next?
Chrome Web Store : https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-status-monitor/hhfclimjjncfhklcmohlleoookcldaie?hl=ko&authuser=1
If you use ChatGPT or Gemini regularly, would this reduce your anxiety while waiting?
I'm curious what would convince you that AI Agent Snapshot is solving a meaningful problem rather than just exposing an interesting metric.
What kind of finding would make you confident it's worth becoming a standalone product?
That's a great question.
Right now, I'm actually the primary user, so I'm still validating whether this solves a meaningful problem beyond my own workflow.
The signal I'm looking for isn't perfect accuracy. It's whether people naturally keep the extension installed because it reduces uncertainty while waiting.
If users stop refreshing the page, feel less anxious during long AI responses, or simply miss it when it's disabled, I'd consider that strong validation that it's solving a real UX problem rather than just displaying an interesting metric.
So at this stage, my goal is to learn whether it becomes something people don't want to use ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude without.
Appreciate the context.
The distinction between an interesting metric and a behavior-changing product is the key question here.
Would be good to understand what you're learning as you test whether it becomes something users rely on.
What's the best email to reach you on?
Thanks, I really appreciate your interest.
Since you already have my email, feel free to reach out anytime.
Right now I'm trying to answer a fairly simple question: does reducing uncertainty actually change how people interact with AI?
I'm less interested in whether the progress estimate is perfectly accurate than whether people feel more comfortable waiting, stop refreshing the page, or simply keep the extension installed because it makes the experience better.
If I discover that it consistently changes user behavior—not just attracts curiosity—that's when I'll feel confident it's solving a meaningful problem rather than just exposing an interesting metric.
I'd love to hear your thoughts if anything in the MVP roadmap stands out to you.