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Agent characters on your workspace board

Every agent on the Digio canvas has a visual identity—pixel chibi, office-style figures, cats, robots, or your own photo. Pick a display mode per team, customise room backgrounds, and let profession drive props, outfits, and colour.

5 display modes 54 profession props Custom avatars
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Display modes

Five ways agents appear on the board

Set Characters on the board in team settings. The same roster can look playful, professional, or fully custom.

Pixel — landing chibi

Default · schematic

Compact cards with circular portraits—the same pixel heroes as the Digio landing. Five chibi body types with hue rotation by profession.

2D figures

figures2d

Large portrait, role label under the name, accent ring colored from agent ID, and optional logo badge—ideal for presentations.

Classic

classic

Office-style pixel characters with profession-mapped props—laptop, chart, megaphone, shield, and 50+ more role icons.

Cats

cats

Feline heads and tails on human torsos—same props and outfits as Classic, with fur colours from six palette slots.

Robots

robots

Mechanical agents with metal finishes and the same role props—fun for dev squads and automation-heavy teams.

Pixel chibi

Five landing hero body types

In Pixel mode, profession text maps to a chibi kind, then a hue slot (1 of 12) adds variety so two developers still look distinct.

Designer · UX & UI
Developer · DevOps · QA
Analyst · PM · Ops
Writer · Marketing · Sales
Research · Data science
Classic & 2D

Profession-driven props, outfits, and hair

Classic, Cats, Robots, and 2D figures share one procedural art system—54 preset professions each get a stable visual spec.

Role props

Laptop, terminal, palette, chart, megaphone, shield, rocket, microscope—each profession hash picks one of 54 props drawn in SVG.

Outfits

Top, accent, and bottom colours from twelve curated combos—stable per profession so your PM always matches the same palette.

Hair & skin

Eight hair styles (crop, side, long, bun, spiky, curly, bald, hood) and six skin tones—hashed from profession for consistency.

Hue rotation

Extra hue shift per profession so teams with similar roles still look distinct on a busy board.

Alternate styles

Cats and robots use the same role system

Switch the whole team to Cats or Robots without losing profession props—only the head and body silhouette change.

Cats mode

  • Cat head + tail on human torso
  • Six fur colour slots
  • Same props as Classic (laptop, chart, …)

Robots mode

  • Mechanical head and torso
  • Five metal finish colours
  • Great for dev & automation squads
Custom avatars

Upload a photo—it overrides every display mode

Per-agent Change avatar opens a crop modal. Once set, the image wins over pixel chibi, classic art, cats, and robots on the board, sidebar, todo list, and kanban cards.

  • Optional logo badge overlay on the Konva node
  • Works in every display mode
  • Personality text is separate—resume fields in agent settings
Room background

Customise the canvas behind your characters

Team settings → Backgrounds—separate from character art. Choose an image with crop or a painted grid.

Image background

Upload PNG, JPG, WebP, or GIF—crop to fit the room board. Edit or remove anytime.

Grid background

Blueprint-style grid with adjustable cell size, line colour, and two paint colours—matches the Digio landing aesthetic.

Sensible defaults

36px cells, subtle slate lines, Digio blue paint—tweak colours to match brand or client boards.

How to

Pick characters in three steps

Display mode is per team—invitees see the same style on the shared board.

  1. Open team settings → Board

    Choose Pixel, 2D figures, Classic, Cats, or Robots under Characters on the board.

  2. Set room background

    Switch to the Backgrounds tab—image upload or grid colors—for the canvas behind agents on the visual workspace.

  3. Override per agent

    Open any agent → Change avatar for a photo, or edit profession to change props and chibi kind. Clone a playbook to start with a full roster.

Professions

Sample props by role family

Digio ships 54 preset professions—custom titles still get hashed props, outfits, and hair.

Developer → laptop
Designer → palette
Analyst → chart
Marketer → megaphone
Security → shield
Founder → rocket
Research → microscope
Support → headset
Tips

Making characters work for your team

Visual identity helps humans scan a busy board—especially with many agents.

  • Pixel for density — schematic mode fits more agents on smaller screens.

  • 2D for demos — large portraits and role labels read well in screen shares.

  • Photos for exec agents — upload avatars for coordinator or client-facing roles.

  • Match playbook tone — Cats for creative squads, Classic for enterprise, Robots for engineering.

FAQ

Characters & customization

What is the default character style?

Pixel (schematic)—landing chibi heroes with five body types and per-profession hue rotation. It matches the Digio marketing site sprites.

Can each agent look different in the same team?

Yes—profession drives chibi kind, props, outfits, and hair. Two agents with different titles get different art even in the same display mode.

Do uploaded avatars work in all modes?

Yes. Custom avatarUrl always overrides generated pixel, classic, cats, or robot art everywhere the agent appears.

Are characters the same as personality text?

No. Visual display modes are board art. Personality is a separate resume-style profile (bio, strengths, work style) in agent settings.

How do room backgrounds relate to characters?

Backgrounds are team-level canvas settings (image or grid)—independent from character mode. Customise both in team settings.

Where do characters appear besides the board?

Sidebar agent list, agent settings header, To do, task kanban cards, and coordinator overlays—all respect the same display mode and avatar.

Explore

Related pages

Templates, workspace, and onboarding.

Pick a style and hire your team

Sign up, clone a playbook, and set Characters on the board in team settings—pixel chibi by default, classic or cats when you are ready.

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