fix: we load extensions when agent starts so don't do it up front

crates/goose/src/agents/extension_manager.rs

@@ -477,6 +477,11 @@ impl ExtensionManager {
     pub async fn add_extension(&self, config: ExtensionConfig) -> ExtensionResult<()> {
         let config_name = config.key().to_string();
         let sanitized_name = normalize(config_name.clone());
+
+        if self.extensions.lock().await.contains_key(&sanitized_name) {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         let mut temp_dir = None;
 
         let client: Box<dyn McpClientTrait> = match &config {

ui/desktop/src/App.tsx

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import PermissionSettingsView from './components/settings/permission/PermissionS
 import ExtensionsView, { ExtensionsViewOptions } from './components/extensions/ExtensionsView';
 import RecipesView from './components/recipes/RecipesView';
 import { View, ViewOptions } from './utils/navigationUtils';
-import { NoProviderOrModelError, useAgent } from './hooks/useAgent';
+
 import { useNavigation } from './hooks/useNavigation';
 import { errorMessage } from './utils/conversionUtils';
 import { usePageViewTracking } from './hooks/useAnalytics';
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ function PageViewTracker() {
 }
 
 // Route Components
-const HubRouteWrapper = ({ isExtensionsLoading }: { isExtensionsLoading: boolean }) => {
+const HubRouteWrapper = () => {
   const setView = useNavigation();
 
-  return <Hub setView={setView} isExtensionsLoading={isExtensionsLoading} />;
+  return <Hub setView={setView} />;
 };
 
 const PairRouteWrapper = ({
@@ -363,15 +363,12 @@ const ExtensionsRoute = () => {
 
 export function AppInner() {
   const [fatalError, setFatalError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [agentWaitingMessage, setAgentWaitingMessage] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [isLoadingSharedSession, setIsLoadingSharedSession] = useState(false);
   const [sharedSessionError, setSharedSessionError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [isExtensionsLoading, setIsExtensionsLoading] = useState(false);
   const [didSelectProvider, setDidSelectProvider] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const setView = useNavigation();
-  const location = useLocation();
 
   const [chat, setChat] = useState<ChatType>({
     sessionId: '',
@@ -384,7 +381,6 @@ export function AppInner() {
   const [activeSessionId, setActiveSessionId] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   const { addExtension } = useConfig();
-  const { loadCurrentChat } = useAgent();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     console.log('Sending reactReady signal to Electron');
@@ -398,28 +394,6 @@ export function AppInner() {
     }
   }, []);
 
-  // Handle URL parameters and deeplinks on app startup
-  const loadingHub = location.pathname === '/';
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (loadingHub) {
-      (async () => {
-        try {
-          const loadedChat = await loadCurrentChat({
-            setAgentWaitingMessage,
-            setIsExtensionsLoading,
-          });
-          setChat(loadedChat);
-        } catch (e) {
-          if (e instanceof NoProviderOrModelError) {
-            // the onboarding flow will trigger
-          } else {
-            throw e;
-          }
-        }
-      })();
-    }
-  }, [loadCurrentChat, setAgentWaitingMessage, navigate, loadingHub, setChat]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleOpenSharedSession = async (_event: IpcRendererEvent, ...args: unknown[]) => {
       const link = args[0] as string;
@@ -616,18 +590,13 @@ export function AppInner() {
             path="/"
             element={
               <ProviderGuard didSelectProvider={didSelectProvider}>
-                <ChatProvider
-                  chat={chat}
-                  setChat={setChat}
-                  contextKey="hub"
-                  agentWaitingMessage={agentWaitingMessage}
-                >
+                <ChatProvider chat={chat} setChat={setChat} contextKey="hub">
                   <AppLayout />
                 </ChatProvider>
               </ProviderGuard>
             }
           >
-            <Route index element={<HubRouteWrapper isExtensionsLoading={isExtensionsLoading} />} />
+            <Route index element={<HubRouteWrapper />} />
             <Route
               path="pair"
               element={
@@ -643,12 +612,7 @@ export function AppInner() {
             <Route
               path="extensions"
               element={
-                <ChatProvider
-                  chat={chat}
-                  setChat={setChat}
-                  contextKey="extensions"
-                  agentWaitingMessage={agentWaitingMessage}
-                >
+                <ChatProvider chat={chat} setChat={setChat} contextKey="extensions">
                   <ExtensionsRoute />
                 </ChatProvider>
               }

ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx

@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ interface ChatInputProps {
   initialPrompt?: string;
   toolCount: number;
   append?: (message: Message) => void;
-  isExtensionsLoading?: boolean;
 }
 
 export default function ChatInput({
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ export default function ChatInput({
   initialPrompt,
   toolCount,
   append: _append,
-  isExtensionsLoading = false,
 }: ChatInputProps) {
   const [_value, setValue] = useState(initialValue);
   const [displayValue, setDisplayValue] = useState(initialValue); // For immediate visual feedback
@@ -1109,8 +1107,7 @@ export default function ChatInput({
     isAnyImageLoading ||
     isAnyDroppedFileLoading ||
     isRecording ||
-    isTranscribing ||
-    isExtensionsLoading;
+    isTranscribing;
 
   // Queue management functions - no storage persistence, only in-memory
   const handleRemoveQueuedMessage = (messageId: string) => {
@@ -1353,17 +1350,15 @@ export default function ChatInput({
               </TooltipTrigger>
               <TooltipContent>
                 <p>
-                  {isExtensionsLoading
-                    ? 'Loading extensions...'
-                    : isAnyImageLoading
-                      ? 'Waiting for images to save...'
-                      : isAnyDroppedFileLoading
-                        ? 'Processing dropped files...'
-                        : isRecording
-                          ? 'Recording...'
-                          : isTranscribing
-                            ? 'Transcribing...'
-                            : 'Send'}
+                  {isAnyImageLoading
+                    ? 'Waiting for images to save...'
+                    : isAnyDroppedFileLoading
+                      ? 'Processing dropped files...'
+                      : isRecording
+                        ? 'Recording...'
+                        : isTranscribing
+                          ? 'Transcribing...'
+                          : 'Send'}
                 </p>
               </TooltipContent>
             </Tooltip>

ui/desktop/src/components/Hub.tsx

@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ import { startNewSession } from '../sessions';
 
 export default function Hub({
   setView,
-  isExtensionsLoading,
 }: {
   setView: (view: View, viewOptions?: ViewOptions) => void;
-  isExtensionsLoading: boolean;
 }) {
   const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     const customEvent = e as unknown as CustomEvent;
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ export default function Hub({
         messages={[]}
         disableAnimation={false}
         sessionCosts={undefined}
-        isExtensionsLoading={isExtensionsLoading}
         toolCount={0}
       />
     </div>

ui/desktop/src/contexts/ChatContext.tsx

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ interface ChatContextType {
   clearRecipe: () => void;
   // Context identification
   contextKey: string; // 'hub' or 'pair-{sessionId}'
-  agentWaitingMessage: string | null;
 }
 
 const ChatContext = createContext<ChatContextType | undefined>(undefined);
@@ -24,14 +23,12 @@ interface ChatProviderProps {
   chat: ChatType;
   setChat: (chat: ChatType) => void;
   contextKey?: string; // Optional context key, defaults to 'hub'
-  agentWaitingMessage: string | null;
 }
 
 export const ChatProvider: React.FC<ChatProviderProps> = ({
   children,
   chat,
   setChat,
-  agentWaitingMessage,
   contextKey = 'hub',
 }) => {
   const resetChat = () => {
@@ -69,7 +66,6 @@ export const ChatProvider: React.FC<ChatProviderProps> = ({
     setRecipe,
     clearRecipe,
     contextKey,
-    agentWaitingMessage,
   };
 
   return <ChatContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</ChatContext.Provider>;