# format_auth_indicator

> **Function** in `deepagents_code`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/deepagents-code/auth_display/format_auth_indicator)

Format a model selector provider-header indicator.

Used by `/model`, where the indicator is plain text shown next to the
provider name. Returns an empty string for `CONFIGURED` providers, which
need no indicator.

## Signature

```python
format_auth_indicator(
    status: ProviderAuthStatus,
    glyphs: Glyphs,
) -> str
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `status` | `ProviderAuthStatus` | Yes | Provider auth/readiness status. |
| `glyphs` | `Glyphs` | Yes | Glyph table for the active terminal mode. |

## Returns

`str`

Text shown next to the provider name, or an empty string when no
indicator should be rendered (e.g., `CONFIGURED`).

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/deepagents/blob/e14e0adcbe78565ed3650e7f24b2a775d5437d25/libs/code/deepagents_code/auth_display.py#L58)