diff --git a/crates/goose/src/agents/agent.rs b/crates/goose/src/agents/agent.rs
index a92e823f0f35..4cee936b6d31 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/agents/agent.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/agents/agent.rs
@@ -1139,8 +1139,8 @@ impl Agent {
         let mode = session.and_then(|s| s.execution_mode.as_deref());
 
         match mode {
-            Some("foreground") => "auto".to_string(),
-            Some("background") => "chat".to_string(),
+            Some("foreground") => "chat".to_string(),
+            Some("background") => "auto".to_string(),
             _ => config
                 .get_param("GOOSE_MODE")
                 .unwrap_or_else(|_| "auto".to_string()),
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/scheduler.rs b/crates/goose/src/scheduler.rs
index 5541b2a34f4c..d08eca69bbe7 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/scheduler.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/scheduler.rs
@@ -1154,6 +1154,17 @@ async fn run_scheduled_job_internal(
             ),
         })?;
     }
+    if let Some(recipe_extensions) = recipe.extensions {
+        for extension in recipe_extensions {
+            agent
+                .add_extension(extension.clone())
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| JobExecutionError {
+                    job_id: job.id.clone(),
+                    error: format!("Failed to add extension '{}': {}", extension.name(), e),
+                })?;
+        }
+    }
 
     if let Err(e) = agent.update_provider(agent_provider).await {
         return Err(JobExecutionError {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/BaseChat.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/BaseChat.tsx
index dd85dafcca83..5e86d50dc519 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/BaseChat.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/BaseChat.tsx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function BaseChatContent({
     chatState,
     error,
     setMessages,
-    input: _input,
+    input,
     setInput: _setInput,
     handleSubmit: engineHandleSubmit,
     onStopGoose,
@@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ function BaseChatContent({
   useEffect(() => {
     const isProcessingResponse =
       chatState !== ChatState.Idle && chatState !== ChatState.WaitingForUserInput;
-    handleAutoExecution(append, isProcessingResponse);
+    handleAutoExecution(append, isProcessingResponse, () => {
+      setHasStartedUsingRecipe(true);
+    });
   }, [handleAutoExecution, append, chatState]);
 
   // Use shared session continuation
@@ -528,7 +530,7 @@ function BaseChatContent({
             chatState={chatState}
             onStop={onStopGoose}
             commandHistory={commandHistory}
-            initialValue={_input || ''}
+            initialValue={input || ''}
             setView={setView}
             numTokens={sessionTokenCount}
             inputTokens={sessionInputTokens || localInputTokens}
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/hooks/useRecipeManager.ts b/ui/desktop/src/hooks/useRecipeManager.ts
index eb86d01d8968..17ed7c41bca2 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/hooks/useRecipeManager.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/hooks/useRecipeManager.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export const useRecipeManager = (messages: Message[], locationState?: LocationSt
 
   // Get the recipe's initial prompt (always return the actual prompt, don't modify based on conversation state)
   const initialPrompt = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!recipeConfig?.prompt || !recipeAccepted) {
+    if (!recipeConfig?.prompt || !recipeAccepted || recipeConfig?.isScheduledExecution) {
       return '';
     }
 
@@ -184,7 +184,11 @@ export const useRecipeManager = (messages: Message[], locationState?: LocationSt
   };
 
   // Auto-execution handler for scheduled recipes
-  const handleAutoExecution = (append: (message: Message) => void, isLoading: boolean) => {
+  const handleAutoExecution = (
+    append: (message: Message) => void,
+    isLoading: boolean,
+    onAutoExecute?: () => void
+  ) => {
     const hasRequiredParams = recipeConfig?.parameters && recipeConfig.parameters.length > 0;
 
     if (
@@ -205,6 +209,7 @@ export const useRecipeManager = (messages: Message[], locationState?: LocationSt
 
       const userMessage = createUserMessage(finalPrompt);
       append(userMessage);
+      onAutoExecute?.();
     }
   };