From e5c0614e8852fbb7151fbee3d1f21f7559d4ab92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Antonio Scandurra <me@as-cii.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:18:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure we use the new agent when opening the panel for the
 first time (#36988)

Release Notes:

- N/A
---
 crates/agent_ui/src/agent_panel.rs | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crates/agent_ui/src/agent_panel.rs b/crates/agent_ui/src/agent_panel.rs
index d1cf748733127b4c5466d96d7507e5bf7c8a16ce..624cb5c0c685db4d1a8462bfcaaa79073a6612e4 100644
--- a/crates/agent_ui/src/agent_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/agent_ui/src/agent_panel.rs
@@ -618,6 +618,10 @@ impl AgentPanel {
                         }
                         cx.notify();
                     });
+                } else {
+                    panel.update(cx, |panel, cx| {
+                        panel.new_agent_thread(AgentType::NativeAgent, window, cx);
+                    });
                 }
                 panel
             })?;