Idea: Auto-generate distinctive default avatars when creating agents

[asherz-0]

Idea

When creating a new agent, Multica could automatically assign it a distinctive default avatar.

Why

As a workspace grows, users may have multiple agents, squads, and runtime-backed workers active at the same time. In views like the board, assignee picker, issue comments, agent list, and squad member list, it can become hard to quickly tell agents apart if they only differ by name/provider.

A recognizable avatar would help in a few ways:

• reduce visual scanning cost in multi-agent workflows
• make each agent feel more like a first-class teammate
• make newly created agents feel complete without requiring extra setup
• improve recognition in comments, activity timelines, and assignment UI

Proposal

On agent creation, generate a stable default avatar based on properties like:

• agent name
• provider/runtime type
• role or purpose, if available
• a persisted random seed

The generated avatar could be something lightweight, such as:

• initials + unique color
• emoji + color
• geometric pattern
• small robot/avatar variants
• provider-aware visual accents without relying entirely on provider logos

The generated result should be persisted, so the avatar does not change unexpectedly after refreshes or renames.

Users should still be able to manually change or regenerate the avatar later.

Suggested MVP

I do not think this needs AI image generation at first.

A good MVP could be:

1. generate a deterministic avatar when an agent is created
2. show it consistently across agent list, assignee picker, issue comments, and squad member UI
3. allow the user to override it in agent settings
4. keep the visual style simple and consistent with the current product UI

Non-goals

At least for the first version, I would avoid:

• photorealistic avatars
• external image generation APIs
• overly decorative avatars
• avatars that change every time the agent name changes
• using provider logos as the only identity signal

Open questions

• Should the avatar be derived from the agent name, a random seed, or both?
• Should provider/runtime influence the generated style?
• Should squads also get auto-generated avatars?
• Should changing the agent name regenerate the avatar, or should it stay stable?
• Would this overlap with or extend the existing idea of choosing an agent emoji?

Willing to help

If the maintainers think this idea is useful and the scope looks reasonable, I’d be happy to work on the implementation.

[IamSAL]

You can just ask your agent to write a skill for this and assign avatars to all agents.