fix: add eyes reaction before setStatus for more natural UX

Author: mwbrooks

claude-agent-sdk/listeners/events/app_mentioned.py

@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ async def handle_app_mentioned(
             )
             return
 
+        # Add eyes reaction only to the first message (not threaded replies)
+        if not event.get("thread_ts"):
+            await client.reactions_add(
+                channel=channel_id,
+                timestamp=event["ts"],
+                name="eyes",
+            )
+
         # Set assistant thread status with loading messages
         await client.assistant_threads_setStatus(
             channel_id=channel_id,
@@ -56,14 +64,6 @@ async def handle_app_mentioned(
             ],
         )
 
-        # Add eyes reaction only to the first message (not threaded replies)
-        if not event.get("thread_ts"):
-            await client.reactions_add(
-                channel=channel_id,
-                timestamp=event["ts"],
-                name="eyes",
-            )
-
         # Get session ID for conversation context
         existing_session_id = session_store.get_session(channel_id, thread_ts)
 

claude-agent-sdk/listeners/events/message_im.py

@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ async def handle_message_im(
         thread_ts = event.get("thread_ts") or event["ts"]
         user_id = event.get("user")
 
+        # Get session ID for conversation context
+        existing_session_id = session_store.get_session(channel_id, thread_ts)
+
+        # Add eyes reaction only to the first message in a thread
+        if not existing_session_id:
+            await client.reactions_add(
+                channel=channel_id,
+                timestamp=event["ts"],
+                name="eyes",
+            )
+
         # Set assistant thread status with loading messages
         await client.assistant_threads_setStatus(
             channel_id=channel_id,
@@ -53,17 +64,6 @@ async def handle_message_im(
             ],
         )
 
-        # Get session ID for conversation context
-        existing_session_id = session_store.get_session(channel_id, thread_ts)
-
-        # Add eyes reaction only to the first message in a thread
-        if not existing_session_id:
-            await client.reactions_add(
-                channel=channel_id,
-                timestamp=event["ts"],
-                name="eyes",
-            )
-
         # Run the agent
         response_text, new_session_id = await run_casey_agent(
             text, session_id=existing_session_id

openai-agents-sdk/listeners/events/app_mentioned.py

@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ def handle_app_mentioned(client: WebClient, event: dict, logger: Logger, say: Sa
             )
             return
 
+        # Add eyes reaction
+        client.reactions_add(
+            channel=channel_id,
+            timestamp=event["ts"],
+            name="eyes",
+        )
+
         # Set assistant thread status with loading messages
         client.assistant_threads_setStatus(
             channel_id=channel_id,
@@ -55,13 +62,6 @@ def handle_app_mentioned(client: WebClient, event: dict, logger: Logger, say: Sa
             ],
         )
 
-        # Add eyes reaction
-        client.reactions_add(
-            channel=channel_id,
-            timestamp=event["ts"],
-            name="eyes",
-        )
-
         # Get conversation history
         history = conversation_store.get_history(channel_id, thread_ts)
 

openai-agents-sdk/listeners/events/message_im.py

@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ def handle_message_im(client: WebClient, event: dict, logger: Logger, say: Say):
         thread_ts = event.get("thread_ts") or event["ts"]
         user_id = event["user"]
 
+        # Get conversation history
+        history = conversation_store.get_history(channel_id, thread_ts)
+
+        # Add eyes reaction only to the first message in a thread
+        if history is None:
+            client.reactions_add(
+                channel=channel_id,
+                timestamp=event["ts"],
+                name="eyes",
+            )
+
         # Set assistant thread status with loading messages
         client.assistant_threads_setStatus(
             channel_id=channel_id,
@@ -52,17 +63,6 @@ def handle_message_im(client: WebClient, event: dict, logger: Logger, say: Say):
             ],
         )
 
-        # Get conversation history
-        history = conversation_store.get_history(channel_id, thread_ts)
-
-        # Add eyes reaction only to the first message in a thread
-        if history is None:
-            client.reactions_add(
-                channel=channel_id,
-                timestamp=event["ts"],
-                name="eyes",
-            )
-
         # Build input for the agent
         if history:
             input_items = history + [{"role": "user", "content": text}]

pydantic-ai/listeners/events/app_mentioned.py

@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ def handle_app_mentioned(client: WebClient, event: dict, logger: Logger, say: Sa
             )
             return
 
+        # Add eyes reaction only to the first message (not threaded replies)
+        if not event.get("thread_ts"):
+            client.reactions_add(
+                channel=channel_id,
+                timestamp=event["ts"],
+                name="eyes",
+            )
+
         # Set assistant thread status with loading messages
         client.assistant_threads_setStatus(
             channel_id=channel_id,
@@ -54,14 +62,6 @@ def handle_app_mentioned(client: WebClient, event: dict, logger: Logger, say: Sa
             ],
         )
 
-        # Add eyes reaction only to the first message (not threaded replies)
-        if not event.get("thread_ts"):
-            client.reactions_add(
-                channel=channel_id,
-                timestamp=event["ts"],
-                name="eyes",
-            )
-
         # Get conversation history
         history = conversation_store.get_history(channel_id, thread_ts)
 

pydantic-ai/listeners/events/message_im.py

@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ def handle_message_im(client: WebClient, event: dict, logger: Logger, say: Say):
         thread_ts = event.get("thread_ts") or event["ts"]
         user_id = event["user"]
 
+        # Get conversation history
+        history = conversation_store.get_history(channel_id, thread_ts)
+
+        # Add eyes reaction only to the first message in a thread
+        if history is None:
+            client.reactions_add(
+                channel=channel_id,
+                timestamp=event["ts"],
+                name="eyes",
+            )
+
         # Set assistant thread status with loading messages
         client.assistant_threads_setStatus(
             channel_id=channel_id,
@@ -51,17 +62,6 @@ def handle_message_im(client: WebClient, event: dict, logger: Logger, say: Say):
             ],
         )
 
-        # Get conversation history
-        history = conversation_store.get_history(channel_id, thread_ts)
-
-        # Add eyes reaction only to the first message in a thread
-        if history is None:
-            client.reactions_add(
-                channel=channel_id,
-                timestamp=event["ts"],
-                name="eyes",
-            )
-
         # Run the agent
         deps = CaseyDeps(
             client=client,