fix(app): default advanced features for new users

packages/app/src/context/local-agent.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { resolveAgent } from "./local-agent"
+
+describe("resolveAgent", () => {
+  const agents = [{ name: "plan" }, { name: "build" }, { name: "custom" }]
+
+  test("uses the requested available agent", () => {
+    expect(resolveAgent(agents, "custom")?.name).toBe("custom")
+  })
+
+  test("defaults to build", () => {
+    expect(resolveAgent(agents)?.name).toBe("build")
+    expect(resolveAgent(agents, "missing")?.name).toBe("build")
+  })
+
+  test("uses the first agent when build is unavailable", () => {
+    expect(resolveAgent([{ name: "custom" }], "missing")?.name).toBe("custom")
+  })
+})

packages/app/src/context/local-agent.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function resolveAgent<T extends { name: string }>(items: T[], name?: string) {
+  return items.find((item) => item.name === name) ?? items.find((item) => item.name === "build") ?? items[0]
+}

packages/app/src/context/local.tsx

@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import { useParams } from "@solidjs/router"
 import { batch, createEffect, createMemo, startTransition } from "solid-js"
 import { createStore } from "solid-js/store"
 import { useModels } from "@/context/models"
+import { useSettings } from "@/context/settings"
 import { useProviders } from "@/hooks/use-providers"
 import { Persist, persisted } from "@/utils/persist"
+import { resolveAgent } from "./local-agent"
 import { cycleModelVariant, getConfiguredAgentVariant, resolveModelVariant } from "./model-variant"
 import { useSDK } from "./sdk"
 import { useSync } from "./sync"
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ export const { use: useLocal, provider: LocalProvider } = createSimpleContext({
     const serverSDK = useServerSDK()
     const providers = useProviders(() => sdk().directory)
     const models = useModels()
+    const settings = useSettings()
 
     const id = createMemo(() => params.id || undefined)
     const list = createMemo(() => sync().data.agent.filter((item) => item.mode !== "subagent" && !item.hidden))
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ export const { use: useLocal, provider: LocalProvider } = createSimpleContext({
         variant?: string | null
       }
     }>({
-      current: list()[0]?.name,
+      current: resolveAgent(list())?.name,
       draft: undefined,
       last: undefined,
     })
@@ -107,9 +110,7 @@ export const { use: useLocal, provider: LocalProvider } = createSimpleContext({
     }
 
     const pickAgent = (name: string | undefined) => {
-      const items = list()
+      return resolveAgent(list(), name)
-      if (items.length === 0) return
-      return items.find((item) => item.name === name) ?? items[0]
     }
 
     createEffect(() => {
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ export const { use: useLocal, provider: LocalProvider } = createSimpleContext({
     const agent = {
       list,
       current() {
+        if (!settings.visibility.customAgents()) return pickAgent("build")
         return pickAgent(scope()?.agent ?? store.current)
       },
       set(name: string | undefined) {

packages/app/src/context/settings.test.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   isAppUpgrade,
   layoutTransitionState,
   maximumSunsetTimeout,
+  migrateSettings,
   newLayoutDesignsDefault,
   nextSunsetCheckDelay,
   resolveNewLayoutDesigns,
@@ -10,6 +11,39 @@ import {
   shouldEnableNewLayout,
 } from "./settings"
 
+describe("feature visibility", () => {
+  test("enables features once for profiles created before the visibility defaults", () => {
+    expect(
+      migrateSettings({
+        general: {
+          showFileTree: false,
+          showSearch: false,
+          showStatus: false,
+          showCustomAgents: false,
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      general: {
+        showFileTree: true,
+        showSearch: true,
+        showStatus: true,
+        showCustomAgents: true,
+        featureVisibilityInitialized: true,
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
+  test("preserves preferences after the visibility defaults are initialized", () => {
+    const value = {
+      general: {
+        showFileTree: false,
+        featureVisibilityInitialized: true,
+      },
+    }
+    expect(migrateSettings(value)).toBe(value)
+  })
+})
+
 describe("layout transition", () => {
   test("blank profiles default to the new layout", () => {
     expect(newLayoutDesignsDefault).toBe(true)

packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createStore, reconcile } from "solid-js/store"
-import { createEffect, createMemo, createSignal, onCleanup } from "solid-js"
+import { batch, createEffect, createMemo, createSignal, onCleanup } from "solid-js"
 import { createSimpleContext } from "@opencode-ai/ui/context"
 import { persisted } from "@/utils/persist"
 import { usePlatform } from "@/context/platform"
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export interface Settings {
     mobileTitlebarPosition: "top" | "bottom"
     newLayoutDesigns?: boolean
     layoutTransitionEligible?: boolean
+    featureVisibilityInitialized?: boolean
     newInterfaceNoticeDismissed?: boolean
     shouldDisplayTabsToast?: boolean
   }
@@ -62,6 +63,27 @@ export const newLayoutDesignsDefault = true
 export const oldInterfaceSunset = new Date(2026, 8, 14)
 const newLayoutDesignsUpgradeCutoff = "1.17.19"
 
+function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value)
+}
+
+export function migrateSettings(value: unknown) {
+  if (!isRecord(value)) return value
+  const general = isRecord(value.general) ? value.general : {}
+  if (general.featureVisibilityInitialized === true) return value
+  return {
+    ...value,
+    general: {
+      ...general,
+      showFileTree: true,
+      showSearch: true,
+      showStatus: true,
+      showCustomAgents: true,
+      featureVisibilityInitialized: true,
+    },
+  }
+}
+
 function compareVersions(a: string, b: string) {
   const parse = (version: string) => {
     const match = /^v?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:[-+].*)?$/i.exec(version.trim())
@@ -220,7 +242,10 @@ export const { use: useSettings, provider: SettingsProvider } = createSimpleCont
   gate: false,
   init: () => {
     const platform = usePlatform()
-    const [store, setStore, _, ready] = persisted("settings.v3", createStore<Settings>(defaultSettings))
+    const [store, setStore, _, ready] = persisted(
+      { key: "settings.v3", migrate: migrateSettings },
+      createStore<Settings>(defaultSettings),
+    )
     const [launch, setLaunch, , launchReady] = persisted(
       "app-version.v1",
       createStore<{ version?: string }>({ version: undefined }),
@@ -266,7 +291,17 @@ export const { use: useSettings, provider: SettingsProvider } = createSimpleCont
         layoutTransitionEligible() ? legacyNewLayoutDesignsDefault : newLayoutDesignsDefault,
       )
     })
-    const visible = (preference: () => boolean) => createMemo(() => !newLayoutDesigns() || preference())
+
+    const initializeFeatureVisibility = (existing: boolean) => {
+      if (store.general?.featureVisibilityInitialized === true) return
+      batch(() => {
+        setStore("general", "showFileTree", existing)
+        setStore("general", "showSearch", existing)
+        setStore("general", "showStatus", existing)
+        setStore("general", "showCustomAgents", existing)
+        setStore("general", "featureVisibilityInitialized", true)
+      })
+    }
 
     if (sunset && !oldInterfaceRetired()) {
       const timeout = { current: undefined as ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined }
@@ -318,6 +353,11 @@ export const { use: useSettings, provider: SettingsProvider } = createSimpleCont
       setStore("general", "newLayoutDesigns", true)
     })
 
+    createEffect(() => {
+      if (!ready() || platform.platform === "desktop") return
+      initializeFeatureVisibility(false)
+    })
+
     createEffect(() => {
       if (typeof document === "undefined") return
       const root = document.documentElement
@@ -416,6 +456,7 @@ export const { use: useSettings, provider: SettingsProvider } = createSimpleCont
           if (typeof current === "boolean") return
           setStore("general", "layoutTransitionEligible", eligible)
         },
+        initializeFeatureVisibility,
         layoutTransitionAvailable: createMemo(() => ready() && layoutTransition().available),
         newInterfaceNoticeVisible: createMemo(() => ready() && layoutTransition().notice),
         dismissNewInterfaceNotice() {
@@ -427,10 +468,10 @@ export const { use: useSettings, provider: SettingsProvider } = createSimpleCont
         },
       },
       visibility: {
-        fileTree: visible(showFileTree),
+        fileTree: showFileTree,
-        search: visible(showSearch),
+        search: showSearch,
-        status: visible(showStatus),
+        status: showStatus,
-        customAgents: visible(showCustomAgents),
+        customAgents: showCustomAgents,
       },
       appearance: {
         fontSize: withFallback(() => store.appearance?.fontSize, defaultSettings.appearance.fontSize),

packages/desktop/src/renderer/onboarding.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export function DesktopFirstLaunchOnboarding(props: { initialUrl: string; onLoad
       )
       const existingInstall = await window.api.isOldLayoutEligible()
       settings.general.setOldLayoutEligible(existingInstall)
+      settings.general.initializeFeatureVisibility(existingInstall)
       if (!server.isLocal()) return
 
       const pending = await window.api.isFirstLaunchOnboardingPending()