Dark matter

The AI that runs while nobody watches — background work that must stay legible and interruptible.

5 patterns in this family

Same kind of element, used at different moments of the task.

A persistent list of agent runs with status, so async work is inspectable instead of invisible.

AI-added fields and tags applied automatically, marked so users can see and undo the machine's edit.

Incoming work sorted, routed or drafted before the user arrives, with the reasoning available on tap.

Recurring autonomous work on a visible schedule, with results delivered into an existing surface.

A background failure becomes a visible, actionable state rather than an absence of output.

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