[GH-ISSUE #12969] feat: "processing" status indication #87510

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GiteaMirror · 2026-05-15T11:59:15-05:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-05-15 11:59:15 -05:00

Originally created by @alexeyvolkoff on GitHub (Apr 17, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/12969

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Problem Description

When generating a response, chat UI displays gray placeholder with no progress indication for some time, especially when RAG is involved it may take long. User has no idea what is going on and hits Enter several times. If Knowledge base is linked to the model, it shows "Searching knowledge base" indication, if not - it displays nothing event if I start RAG manually with "#". And when search is completed, there is no more indication until the first chunk of response arrives. It's a bit annoying on slow hardware.

Desired Solution you'd like

Could be nice to have status indication like "Generating", similar to "Thinking", until the first chunk of response arrives.

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No response

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Originally created by @alexeyvolkoff on GitHub (Apr 17, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/12969 ### Check Existing Issues - [x] I have searched the existing issues and discussions. ### Problem Description When generating a response, chat UI displays gray placeholder with no progress indication for some time, especially when RAG is involved it may take long. User has no idea what is going on and hits Enter several times. If Knowledge base is linked to the model, it shows "Searching knowledge base" indication, if not - it displays nothing event if I start RAG manually with "#". And when search is completed, there is no more indication until the first chunk of response arrives. It's a bit annoying on slow hardware. ### Desired Solution you'd like Could be nice to have status indication like "Generating", similar to "Thinking", until the first chunk of response arrives. ### Alternatives Considered _No response_ ### Additional Context _No response_

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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#87510