diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/CaptureMemorySnapshot.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/CaptureMemorySnapshot.hpp
index e6ba0a50..64b6efda 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/CaptureMemorySnapshot.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/CaptureMemorySnapshot.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ namespace Bloom
             const std::optional<Targets::TargetMemoryBuffer>& data
         );
 
+        QString brief() const override {
+            return "Capturing memory snapshot";
+        }
+
         TaskGroups taskGroups() const override {
             return TaskGroups({
                 TaskGroup::USES_TARGET_CONTROLLER,
diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ConstructHexViewerTopLevelGroupItem.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ConstructHexViewerTopLevelGroupItem.hpp
index 93284ce5..556923a0 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ConstructHexViewerTopLevelGroupItem.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ConstructHexViewerTopLevelGroupItem.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ namespace Bloom
             const Widgets::HexViewerSharedState& hexViewerState
         );
 
+        QString brief() const override {
+            return "Preparing hex viewer";
+        }
+
         TaskGroups taskGroups() const override {
             return TaskGroups();
         };
diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/GetTargetDescriptor.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/GetTargetDescriptor.hpp
index 502b014d..5244227a 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/GetTargetDescriptor.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/GetTargetDescriptor.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ namespace Bloom
     public:
         GetTargetDescriptor() = default;
 
+        QString brief() const override {
+            return "Obtaining target descriptor";
+        }
+
         TaskGroups taskGroups() const override {
             return TaskGroups({
                 TaskGroup::USES_TARGET_CONTROLLER,
diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/GetTargetState.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/GetTargetState.hpp
index ebae16f5..e7b0ebe6 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/GetTargetState.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/GetTargetState.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ namespace Bloom
     public:
         GetTargetState() = default;
 
+        QString brief() const override {
+            return "Obtaining target state";
+        }
+
         TaskGroups taskGroups() const override {
             return TaskGroups({
                 TaskGroup::USES_TARGET_CONTROLLER,
diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/InsightWorkerTask.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/InsightWorkerTask.hpp
index f1982027..60b92b5c 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/InsightWorkerTask.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/InsightWorkerTask.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ namespace Bloom
 
         InsightWorkerTask();
 
+        virtual QString brief() const = 0;
+
         virtual TaskGroups taskGroups() const {
             return TaskGroups();
         };
diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadProgramCounter.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadProgramCounter.hpp
index 4a590deb..558b6d85 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadProgramCounter.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadProgramCounter.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ namespace Bloom
     public:
         ReadProgramCounter() = default;
 
+        QString brief() const override {
+            return "Reading program counter";
+        }
+
         TaskGroups taskGroups() const override {
             return TaskGroups({
                 TaskGroup::USES_TARGET_CONTROLLER,
diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadStackPointer.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadStackPointer.hpp
index 612356fb..fb8cbe16 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadStackPointer.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadStackPointer.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ namespace Bloom
     public:
         ReadStackPointer() = default;
 
+        QString brief() const override {
+            return "Reading stack pointer";
+        }
+
         TaskGroups taskGroups() const override {
             return TaskGroups({
                 TaskGroup::USES_TARGET_CONTROLLER,
diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadTargetMemory.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadTargetMemory.hpp
index bd1b48c1..019ef89a 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadTargetMemory.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadTargetMemory.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ namespace Bloom
             , excludedAddressRanges(excludedAddressRanges)
         {}
 
+        QString brief() const override {
+            return "Reading target " + QString(this->memoryType == Targets::TargetMemoryType::EEPROM ? "EEPROM" : "RAM");
+        }
+
         TaskGroups taskGroups() const override {
             return TaskGroups({
                 TaskGroup::USES_TARGET_CONTROLLER,
diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadTargetRegisters.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadTargetRegisters.hpp
index c5f58d70..f5d75326 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadTargetRegisters.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/ReadTargetRegisters.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ namespace Bloom
             : descriptors(descriptors)
         {}
 
+        QString brief() const override {
+            return "Reading target registers";
+        }
+
         TaskGroups taskGroups() const override {
             return TaskGroups({
                 TaskGroup::USES_TARGET_CONTROLLER,
diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/RefreshTargetPinStates.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/RefreshTargetPinStates.hpp
index 2ec822cb..326de8fa 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/RefreshTargetPinStates.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/RefreshTargetPinStates.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ namespace Bloom
             : variantId(variantId)
         {}
 
+        QString brief() const override {
+            return "Reading target pin states";
+        }
+
         TaskGroups taskGroups() const override {
             return TaskGroups({
                 TaskGroup::USES_TARGET_CONTROLLER,
diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/RetrieveMemorySnapshots.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/RetrieveMemorySnapshots.hpp
index 731c4b79..035f3291 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/RetrieveMemorySnapshots.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/RetrieveMemorySnapshots.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ namespace Bloom
     public:
         RetrieveMemorySnapshots(Targets::TargetMemoryType memoryType);
 
+        QString brief() const override {
+            return "Loading saved " + QString(this->memoryType == Targets::TargetMemoryType::EEPROM ? "EEPROM" : "RAM")
+                + " memory snapshots";
+        }
+
     signals:
         void memorySnapshotsRetrieved(std::vector<MemorySnapshot> snapshots);
 
diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/SetTargetPinState.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/SetTargetPinState.hpp
index d66f4baf..ac727872 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/SetTargetPinState.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/SetTargetPinState.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ namespace Bloom
             , pinState(pinState)
         {}
 
+        QString brief() const override {
+            return "Updating target pin state";
+        }
+
         TaskGroups taskGroups() const override {
             return TaskGroups({
                 TaskGroup::USES_TARGET_CONTROLLER,
diff --git a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/WriteTargetRegister.hpp b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/WriteTargetRegister.hpp
index 556c6086..a44e7101 100644
--- a/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/WriteTargetRegister.hpp
+++ b/src/Insight/InsightWorker/Tasks/WriteTargetRegister.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ namespace Bloom
             : targetRegister(targetRegister)
         {}
 
+        QString brief() const override {
+            return "Writing target register";
+        }
+
         TaskGroups taskGroups() const override {
             return TaskGroups({
                 TaskGroup::USES_TARGET_CONTROLLER,