fix(web): show the context window meter by default and keep it a normal setting

apps/desktop/src/settings/DesktopClientSettings.test.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const clientSettings: ClientSettings = {
   confirmThreadArchive: true,
   confirmThreadDelete: false,
   confirmThreadUnpin: false,
-  contextWindowMeterEnabled: false,
+  contextWindowMeterEnabled: true,
   composerCollapseOnScroll: true,
   dismissedProviderUpdateNotificationKeys: [],
   diffFilesCollapsed: true,

apps/web/src/components/settings/SettingsPanels.tsx

@@ -751,9 +751,9 @@ export function useSettingsRestore(onRestored?: () => void) {
       diffLayout: DEFAULT_UNIFIED_SETTINGS.diffLayout,
       proactivePanelsEnabled: DEFAULT_UNIFIED_SETTINGS.proactivePanelsEnabled,
       showSkillsInSlashMenu: DEFAULT_UNIFIED_SETTINGS.showSkillsInSlashMenu,
+      contextWindowMeterEnabled: DEFAULT_UNIFIED_SETTINGS.contextWindowMeterEnabled,
       composerCollapseOnScroll: DEFAULT_UNIFIED_SETTINGS.composerCollapseOnScroll,
       followUpBehavior: DEFAULT_UNIFIED_SETTINGS.followUpBehavior,
-      contextWindowMeterEnabled: DEFAULT_UNIFIED_SETTINGS.contextWindowMeterEnabled,
       environmentIdentificationMode: DEFAULT_UNIFIED_SETTINGS.environmentIdentificationMode,
       glassOpacity: DEFAULT_UNIFIED_SETTINGS.glassOpacity,
       panelAnimationDurationMs: DEFAULT_UNIFIED_SETTINGS.panelAnimationDurationMs,
@@ -1997,7 +1997,6 @@ function AutoSettleDaysInput({
 // expand the section before its target can mount and scroll.
 const LEGACY_FEATURE_TARGET_IDS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set([
   "legacy-plan-mode",
-  "legacy-context-window-indicator",
   "legacy-sidebar",
 ]);
 
@@ -2052,19 +2051,6 @@ function LegacyFeaturesSection() {
                 />
               }
             />
-            <SettingsRow
-              {...searchableSetting("legacy-context-window-indicator")}
-              description="Shows context window usage as a circular indicator in the composer."
-              control={
-                <Switch
-                  checked={settings.contextWindowMeterEnabled}
-                  onCheckedChange={(checked) =>
-                    updateSettings({ contextWindowMeterEnabled: Boolean(checked) })
-                  }
-                  aria-label="Context window indicator (legacy)"
-                />
-              }
-            />
             <SettingsRow
               {...searchableSetting("legacy-sidebar")}
               description="Restore per-project thread trees instead of the default flat sidebar."
@@ -2567,6 +2553,33 @@ export function GeneralSettingsPanel() {
           }
         />
 
+        <SettingsRow
+          {...searchableSetting("context-window-indicator")}
+          description="Show context window usage as a circular indicator in the composer."
+          resetAction={
+            settings.contextWindowMeterEnabled !==
+            DEFAULT_UNIFIED_SETTINGS.contextWindowMeterEnabled ? (
+              <SettingResetButton
+                label="context window indicator"
+                onClick={() =>
+                  updateSettings({
+                    contextWindowMeterEnabled: DEFAULT_UNIFIED_SETTINGS.contextWindowMeterEnabled,
+                  })
+                }
+              />
+            ) : null
+          }
+          control={
+            <Switch
+              checked={settings.contextWindowMeterEnabled}
+              onCheckedChange={(checked) =>
+                updateSettings({ contextWindowMeterEnabled: Boolean(checked) })
+              }
+              aria-label="Context window indicator"
+            />
+          }
+        />
+
         <SettingsRow
           {...searchableSetting("composer-collapse")}
           description="Rest the composer of an existing thread into a single line when you scroll the conversation. Focus the composer or start typing to expand it again."

apps/web/src/components/settings/settingsSearch.test.ts

@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ describe("settings search targets", () => {
     const streaming = getSettingsSearchTargetScope("response-streaming")!;
     expect(streaming.scope).toBe("project-defaults");
     expect(isSettingsSearchScopeAvailable(streaming.scope, "project")).toBe(true);
-    for (const id of ["legacy-plan-mode", "legacy-context-window-indicator", "legacy-sidebar"]) {
+    for (const id of ["legacy-plan-mode", "legacy-sidebar"]) {
       expect(getSettingsSearchTargetScope(id)!.scope).toBeNull();
     }
   });

apps/web/src/components/settings/settingsSearch.ts

@@ -292,6 +292,12 @@ export const SETTINGS_SEARCH_ITEMS = [
     to: "/settings/general",
     searchTerms: ["command menu dollar $ slash /"],
   },
+  {
+    id: "context-window-indicator",
+    title: "Context window indicator",
+    to: "/settings/general",
+    searchTerms: ["composer meter usage tokens circle percent"],
+  },
   {
     id: "composer-collapse",
     title: "Collapse composer on scroll",
@@ -399,12 +405,6 @@ export const SETTINGS_SEARCH_ITEMS = [
     to: "/settings/general",
     searchTerms: ["build plan composer old"],
   },
-  {
-    id: "legacy-context-window-indicator",
-    title: "Context window indicator (legacy)",
-    to: "/settings/general",
-    searchTerms: ["composer meter usage tokens circle old"],
-  },
   {
     id: "legacy-sidebar",
     title: "Sidebar (legacy)",

packages/contracts/src/settings.test.ts

@@ -518,14 +518,14 @@ describe("ClientSettings sidebar", () => {
 });
 
 describe("ClientSettings context window meter", () => {
-  it("defaults off and preserves an explicit legacy opt-in", () => {
-    expect(decodeClientSettings({}).contextWindowMeterEnabled).toBe(false);
+  it("defaults on and preserves an explicit opt-out", () => {
+    expect(decodeClientSettings({}).contextWindowMeterEnabled).toBe(true);
     expect(
-      decodeClientSettings({ contextWindowMeterEnabled: true }).contextWindowMeterEnabled,
-    ).toBe(true);
+      decodeClientSettings({ contextWindowMeterEnabled: false }).contextWindowMeterEnabled,
+    ).toBe(false);
     expect(
-      decodeClientSettingsPatch({ contextWindowMeterEnabled: true }).contextWindowMeterEnabled,
-    ).toBe(true);
+      decodeClientSettingsPatch({ contextWindowMeterEnabled: false }).contextWindowMeterEnabled,
+    ).toBe(false);
   });
 });
 

packages/contracts/src/settings.ts

@@ -424,9 +424,9 @@ export const ClientSettingsSchema = Schema.Struct({
   // default UI; this beta flag restores it (plus the /plan and /default slash
   // commands) for users who still rely on the old workflow.
   planModeEnabled: Schema.Boolean.pipe(Schema.withDecodingDefault(Effect.succeed(false))),
-  // Legacy context window meter. The composer hides it by default; users who
-  // still want the old usage indicator can restore it from Settings.
-  contextWindowMeterEnabled: Schema.Boolean.pipe(Schema.withDecodingDefault(Effect.succeed(false))),
+  // Context window meter in the composer footer. On by default; users who
+  // prefer a cleaner composer can switch it off from Settings → General.
+  contextWindowMeterEnabled: Schema.Boolean.pipe(Schema.withDecodingDefault(Effect.succeed(true))),
   // Desktop resting composer: scrolling an existing thread's conversation
   // settles the composer into its single-line layout. Losing focus never does.
   composerCollapseOnScroll: Schema.Boolean.pipe(Schema.withDecodingDefault(Effect.succeed(true))),