feat: add typing mode controls

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summary: "When Clawdbot shows typing indicators and how to tune them"
read_when:
- Changing typing indicator behavior or defaults
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# Typing indicators
Typing indicators are sent to the chat provider while a run is active. Use
`agent.typingMode` to control **when** typing starts and `typingIntervalSeconds`
to control **how often** it refreshes.
## Defaults
When `agent.typingMode` is **unset**, Clawdbot keeps the legacy behavior:
- **Direct chats**: typing starts immediately once the model loop begins.
- **Group chats with a mention**: typing starts immediately.
- **Group chats without a mention**: typing starts only when message text begins streaming.
- **Heartbeat runs**: typing is disabled.
## Modes
Set `agent.typingMode` to one of:
- `never` — no typing indicator, ever.
- `instant` — start typing **as soon as the model loop begins**, even if the run
later returns only the silent reply token.
- `thinking` — start typing on the **first reasoning delta** (requires
`reasoningLevel: "stream"` for the run).
- `message` — start typing on the **first non-silent text delta** (ignores
the `NO_REPLY` silent token).
Order of “how early it fires”:
`never``message``thinking``instant`
## Configuration
```json5
{
agent: {
typingMode: "thinking",
typingIntervalSeconds: 6
}
}
```
You can override the refresh cadence per session:
```json5
{
session: {
typingIntervalSeconds: 4
}
}
```
## Notes
- `message` mode wont show typing for silent-only replies (e.g. the `NO_REPLY`
token used to suppress output).
- `thinking` only fires if the run streams reasoning; if the model doesnt emit
reasoning deltas, typing wont start.
- Heartbeats never show typing, regardless of mode.
- `typingIntervalSeconds` controls the **refresh cadence**, not the start time.
The default is 6 seconds.