From 2c4654832c76a28c35dbab5fa39cd4cb7ab2bb5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zane Staggs <zane@squareup.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:40:16 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] ignore recipes for new chat placeholders

---
 ui/desktop/src/sessions.ts | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/sessions.ts b/ui/desktop/src/sessions.ts
index d3e87967ba68..0ab2a45e9428 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/sessions.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/sessions.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import type { FixedExtensionEntry } from './components/ConfigContext';
 import { AppEvents } from './constants/events';
 
 export function shouldShowNewChatTitle(session: Session): boolean {
+  if (session.recipe) {
+    return false;
+  }
   return !session.user_set_name && session.message_count === 0;
 }
 

From b545fa0332d22399df2fb549f0fb2c796b12d01f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zane Staggs <zane@squareup.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:48:40 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] use recipe name in sidebar immediately after loading it

---
 ui/desktop/src/components/GooseSidebar/AppSidebar.tsx | 9 +++++----
 ui/desktop/src/components/recipes/RecipesView.tsx     | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/GooseSidebar/AppSidebar.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/GooseSidebar/AppSidebar.tsx
index 13327af6de2c..baefdc5c684a 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/GooseSidebar/AppSidebar.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/GooseSidebar/AppSidebar.tsx
@@ -95,13 +95,14 @@ const menuItems: NavigationEntry[] = [
 ];
 
 const getSessionDisplayName = (session: Session): string => {
-  if (!shouldShowNewChatTitle(session)) {
-    return session.name;
-  }
   if (session.recipe?.title) {
     return session.recipe.title;
   }
-  return DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE;
+
+  if (shouldShowNewChatTitle(session)) {
+    return DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE;
+  }
+  return session.name;
 };
 
 const SessionList = React.memo<{
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/recipes/RecipesView.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/recipes/RecipesView.tsx
index 64fe60f6d2c4..c6f8940cc7ff 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/recipes/RecipesView.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/recipes/RecipesView.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import {
 } from '../ui/dropdown-menu';
 import { getSearchShortcutText } from '../../utils/keyboardShortcuts';
 import { errorMessage } from '../../utils/conversionUtils';
+import { AppEvents } from '../../constants/events';
 
 export default function RecipesView() {
   const setView = useNavigation();
@@ -149,6 +150,9 @@ export default function RecipesView() {
       });
       const session = newAgent.data;
       trackRecipeStarted(true, undefined, false);
+
+      window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(AppEvents.SESSION_CREATED, { detail: { session } }));
+
       setView('pair', {
         disableAnimation: true,
         resumeSessionId: session.id,