BetterClaw
Chats & Tasks

Results & deliverables

Track run progress and preview or download the files an agent produces.

Results & deliverables

Whether work happens in a chat or a task, the agent reports progress as it goes and returns deliverables — files you can preview inline and download.

Progress

  • In a chat, the agent streams its reply live, with a Thinking… indicator showing its reasoning and elapsed time. Expand Thought for Xs afterward to review the steps.
  • In a task run, the run is a chat of its own — open it from the task's run history, which lists every past execution with its status and duration.

You don't need to refresh — updates arrive in real time.

Deliverables

Files the agent produces appear as deliverable cards in the chat thread, the chat Summary panel (under Files · all downloadable). Each card shows the filename, size, and file type.

Agents can return documents and data such as:

  • Documents — PDF, DOCX
  • Spreadsheets — XLSX, CSV
  • Data — JSON
  • Images, audio, and video
  • Plain text, Markdown, and other files

Preview & download

Click a deliverable to open it in the file viewer:

  • In a chat, the viewer opens as a resizable side panel — drag its left edge to widen it, or press Esc to close. On a phone it opens as a sheet from the bottom of the screen instead.
  • It previews PDF, DOCX, images, spreadsheets (XLSX/CSV), audio, video, Markdown, and plain text inline. If a type can't be rendered, the viewer offers Download instead.
  • CSV files render as a table, showing each cell exactly as written in the file — long IDs, dates, and decimals aren't reformatted.
  • Copy the file's contents (for a CSV, the raw file) or Download it from the viewer header, or use the download button directly on any deliverable card.

the inline file viewer previewing a PDF deliverable beside the chat

History & retention

Chat and task history is retained according to your plan:

  • Free and Starter: 7 days
  • Pro: 90 days of archived history
  • Business and Enterprise: kept indefinitely

See Plans for full retention details.