diff --git a/Source/Chatbook/ChatModes/Common.wl b/Source/Chatbook/ChatModes/Common.wl
index 4fcec311..a4d82b9e 100644
--- a/Source/Chatbook/ChatModes/Common.wl
+++ b/Source/Chatbook/ChatModes/Common.wl
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ HoldComplete[
     `createWorkspaceChat,
     `evaluateAttachedInlineChat,
     `findCurrentWorkspaceChat,
-    `getNotebookAssistanceInput,
     `getContextFromSelection,
+    `getNotebookAssistanceInput,
     `getSelectionInfo,
     `moveChatInputToBottom,
     `moveChatInputToTop,
diff --git a/Source/Chatbook/ChatModes/UI.wl b/Source/Chatbook/ChatModes/UI.wl
index 13d906f5..bcd37ac8 100644
--- a/Source/Chatbook/ChatModes/UI.wl
+++ b/Source/Chatbook/ChatModes/UI.wl
@@ -1812,30 +1812,77 @@ $trashButtonLabel  := $trashButtonLabel  = chatbookIcon[ "WorkspaceHistoryTrashI
 (* ::Section::Closed:: *)
 (*Global Progress Bar*)
 
-(* TODO: *)
-Grid[
+(* ::**************************************************************************************************************:: *)
+(* ::Subsection::Closed:: *)
+(*withWorkspaceGlobalProgress*)
+withWorkspaceGlobalProgress // beginDefinition;
+withWorkspaceGlobalProgress // Attributes = { HoldRest };
+
+withWorkspaceGlobalProgress[ nbo_NotebookObject, eval_ ] := Enclose[
+    Catch @ Module[ { attached },
+
+        attached = ConfirmMatch[
+            AttachCell[
+                nbo,
+                Cell[
+                    BoxData @ ToBoxes @ $workspaceChatProgressBar,
+                    "WorkspaceChatProgressBar",
+                    FontSize -> 0.1,
+                    Magnification -> AbsoluteCurrentValue[ nbo, Magnification ]
+                ],
+                { Center, Top },
+                Offset[ { 0, 1 }, { 0, 0 } ],
+                { Center, Top },
+                RemovalConditions -> { "EvaluatorQuit" }
+            ],
+            _CellObject,
+            "Attached"
+        ];
+
+        WithCleanup[ eval, NotebookDelete @ attached ]
+    ],
+    throwInternalFailure
+];
+
+withWorkspaceGlobalProgress // endDefinition;
+
+
+$workspaceChatProgressBar = With[
     {
+        background  = None,
+        colorCenter = RGBColor[ 0.27451, 0.61961, 0.79608, 1.0 ],
+        colorEdges  = RGBColor[ 0.27451, 0.61961, 0.79608, 0.0 ],
+        duration    = 3,
+        leftOffset  = -0.5,
+        rightOffset = 1.5,
+        thickness   = Thickness[ 1 ]
+    },
+    Graphics[
         {
-            Graphics[
-                {
-                    RGBColor[ "#449EF7" ],
-                    Dynamic @ Rectangle[
-                        ImageScaled @ { Max[ 0, Clock[ { -0.5, 1.0 }, 3 ] ], 0 },
-                        ImageScaled @ { Min[ 1, Clock[ {  0.0, 1.5 }, 3 ] ], 1 }
+            thickness,
+            Dynamic @ TemplateBox[
+                { Clock[ { leftOffset, 1.0 }, duration ], Clock[ { 0.0, rightOffset }, duration ] },
+                "WorkspaceChatProgressBar",
+                DisplayFunction -> Function[
+                    LineBox[
+                        {
+                            { #1, 0 },
+                            { (#1 + #2) / 2, 0 },
+                            { #2, 0 }
+                        },
+                        VertexColors -> { colorEdges, colorCenter, colorEdges }
                     ]
-                },
-                AspectRatio      -> Full,
-                Background       -> RGBColor[ "#D1D1D1" ],
-                ImageSize        -> { Full, 2 },
-                PlotRangePadding -> None
+                ]
             ]
-        }
-    },
-    Alignment -> { Center, Center },
-    Frame     -> None,
-    ItemSize  -> { Automatic, 0 },
-    Spacings  -> { { 0, { }, 0 }, { 0, { }, 0 } }
-]
+        },
+        AspectRatio      -> Full,
+        Background       -> background,
+        ImageMargins     -> 0,
+        ImageSize        -> { Full, 4 },
+        PlotRange        -> { { 0, 1 }, Automatic },
+        PlotRangePadding -> None
+    ]
+];
 
 (* ::**************************************************************************************************************:: *)
 (* ::Section::Closed:: *)
diff --git a/Source/Chatbook/ChatState.wl b/Source/Chatbook/ChatState.wl
index 802a29c5..3c1bbb54 100644
--- a/Source/Chatbook/ChatState.wl
+++ b/Source/Chatbook/ChatState.wl
@@ -160,7 +160,15 @@ withEvaluationCell // endDefinition;
 (*withEvaluationNotebook*)
 withEvaluationNotebook // beginDefinition;
 withEvaluationNotebook // Attributes = { HoldRest };
-withEvaluationNotebook[ nbo_NotebookObject, eval_ ] := Block[ { $evaluationNotebook = nbo }, eval ];
+
+withEvaluationNotebook[ nbo_NotebookObject, eval_ ] :=
+    Block[ { $evaluationNotebook = nbo },
+        If[ TrueQ @ CurrentChatSettings[ nbo, "WorkspaceChat" ],
+            withWorkspaceGlobalProgress[ nbo, eval ],
+            eval
+        ]
+    ];
+
 withEvaluationNotebook // endDefinition;
 
 (* ::**************************************************************************************************************:: *)
diff --git a/Source/Chatbook/CommonSymbols.wl b/Source/Chatbook/CommonSymbols.wl
index c1ae1411..2cb0fdb3 100644
--- a/Source/Chatbook/CommonSymbols.wl
+++ b/Source/Chatbook/CommonSymbols.wl
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ BeginPackage[ "Wolfram`Chatbook`Common`" ];
 `withChatState;
 `withChatStateAndFEObjects;
 `withToolBox;
+`withWorkspaceGlobalProgress;
 `wlTemplateBoxes;
 `writeInlineChatOutputCell;
 `writeReformattedCell;
diff --git a/Source/Chatbook/Formatting.wl b/Source/Chatbook/Formatting.wl
index 32763188..fddc0a62 100644
--- a/Source/Chatbook/Formatting.wl
+++ b/Source/Chatbook/Formatting.wl
@@ -1496,7 +1496,10 @@ makeToolCallBoxLabel[ as_Association, name_String ] :=
     makeToolCallBoxLabel[ as, name, getToolIcon @ as ];
 
 makeToolCallBoxLabel[ as_, name_String, icon_ ] /; $dynamicText :=
-    fakeOpenerView @ makeToolCallBoxLabel0[ as, name, icon ];
+    fakeOpenerView[
+        makeToolCallBoxLabel0[ as, name, icon ],
+        as[ "Result" ] =!= ""
+    ];
 
 makeToolCallBoxLabel[ as0_, name_String, icon_ ] :=
     With[ { as = resolveToolFormatter @ as0 },
@@ -1523,11 +1526,15 @@ makeToolCallBoxLabel // endDefinition;
 
 makeToolCallBoxLabel0 // beginDefinition;
 
-makeToolCallBoxLabel0[ KeyValuePattern[ "Result" -> "" ], string_String, icon_ ] := Flatten @ {
-    toolCallIconPane @ icon,
-    Style[ tr[ "FormattingToolUsing" ], FontColor -> RGBColor[ "#3383AC" ] ],
-    Style[ string, FontWeight -> "DemiBold", FontColor -> RGBColor[ "#3383AC" ] ]
-};
+makeToolCallBoxLabel0[ KeyValuePattern[ "Result" -> "" ], string_String, icon_ ] :=
+With[ { col = RGBColor[ "#3383AC" ] },
+    Flatten @ {
+        toolCallIconPane @ icon,
+        Style[ tr[ "FormattingToolUsing" ], FontColor -> col ],
+        Style[ string, FontWeight -> "DemiBold", FontColor -> col ],
+        RawBoxes @ DynamicBox @ FEPrivate`FrontEndResource[ "FEExpressions", "PercolateColorAnimator" ][ Small, col ]
+    }
+];
 
 makeToolCallBoxLabel0[ as_, string_String, icon_ ] := Flatten @ {
     toolCallIconPane @ icon,
diff --git a/Source/Chatbook/FrontEnd.wl b/Source/Chatbook/FrontEnd.wl
index 7800daaf..2d0123e9 100644
--- a/Source/Chatbook/FrontEnd.wl
+++ b/Source/Chatbook/FrontEnd.wl
@@ -1107,12 +1107,15 @@ $openerFrameOptionsActive = Sequence[
    but doesn't yet contain any inner data to reduce MathLink traffic *)
 fakeOpenerView // beginDefinition;
 
-fakeOpenerView[ label_ ] := Deploy @ Framed[
+fakeOpenerView[ label_, showButton_: False ] := Deploy @ Framed[
     Grid[
         {
             Flatten @ {
                 label,
-                RawBoxes @ TemplateBox[ { RGBColor[ "#3383AC" ] }, "DiscardedMaterialOpenerIcon" ]
+                If[ TrueQ @ showButton,
+                    RawBoxes @ TemplateBox[ { RGBColor[ "#3383AC" ] }, "DiscardedMaterialOpenerIcon" ],
+                    Nothing
+                ]
             }
         },
         $openerLabelGridOptions