diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/chat_deepagent.py b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/chat_deepagent.py
index bfb94ba2d..1bdeee100 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/chat_deepagent.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/chat_deepagent.py
@@ -607,6 +607,10 @@ def _build_compiled_agent_blocking(
                 model=llm,
                 extra_middleware=subagent_extra_middleware,
             )
+            logging.info(
+                "Specialized subagents registered for task tool: %s",
+                [s["name"] for s in specialized_subagents],
+            )
         except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive
             logging.warning(
                 "Specialized subagent build failed; running without them: %s",
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/feature_flags.py b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/feature_flags.py
index 55525abc5..5d770de00 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/feature_flags.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/feature_flags.py
@@ -172,24 +172,19 @@ class AgentFeatureFlags:
         )
 
 
-# Module-level cache. Read once at import time so the values are consistent
-# across the process lifetime. Use ``reload_for_tests`` to reset in tests.
-_FLAGS: AgentFeatureFlags | None = None
-
-
 def get_flags() -> AgentFeatureFlags:
-    """Return the resolved feature-flag state, caching on first call."""
-    global _FLAGS
-    if _FLAGS is None:
-        _FLAGS = AgentFeatureFlags.from_env()
-    return _FLAGS
+    """Return the resolved feature-flag state from the **current** process environment.
+
+    Intentionally **not** cached: ``load_dotenv`` and operator edits to env vars
+    must affect the next agent build without requiring a full process restart.
+    Cost is negligible (reads ``os.environ`` once per call).
+    """
+    return AgentFeatureFlags.from_env()
 
 
 def reload_for_tests() -> AgentFeatureFlags:
-    """Force a fresh read from env. Tests should call this after monkeypatching env."""
-    global _FLAGS
-    _FLAGS = AgentFeatureFlags.from_env()
-    return _FLAGS
+    """Compatibility helper for tests; equivalent to :func:`get_flags`."""
+    return AgentFeatureFlags.from_env()
 
 
 __all__ = [