From c213274723ec622ca1dcdc1cedbd66513e709322 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arjun <6592213+arkml@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 22:33:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] enable coding agents if they are available by default

---
 apps/x/packages/core/src/code-mode/repo.ts | 29 +++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/x/packages/core/src/code-mode/repo.ts b/apps/x/packages/core/src/code-mode/repo.ts
index dd318b34..78092db8 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/core/src/code-mode/repo.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/core/src/code-mode/repo.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import fs from 'fs/promises';
 import path from 'path';
 import { WorkDir } from '../config/config.js';
 import { CodeModeConfig } from './types.js';
+import { checkCodeModeAgentStatus } from './status.js';
 
 export interface ICodeModeConfigRepo {
     getConfig(): Promise<CodeModeConfig>;
@@ -10,27 +11,31 @@ export interface ICodeModeConfigRepo {
 
 export class FSCodeModeConfigRepo implements ICodeModeConfigRepo {
     private readonly configPath = path.join(WorkDir, 'config', 'code-mode.json');
-    private readonly defaultConfig: CodeModeConfig = { enabled: false };
+    private agentReadyPromise: Promise<boolean> | null = null;
 
-    constructor() {
-        this.ensureConfigFile();
-    }
-
-    private async ensureConfigFile(): Promise<void> {
-        try {
-            await fs.access(this.configPath);
-        } catch {
-            await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(this.configPath), { recursive: true });
-            await fs.writeFile(this.configPath, JSON.stringify(this.defaultConfig, null, 2));
+    // Reuse the existing agent check (Claude Code / Codex installed + signed in),
+    // cached for the process lifetime so we probe (shell + keychain) at most once
+    // per session rather than on every getConfig call.
+    private agentReady(): Promise<boolean> {
+        if (!this.agentReadyPromise) {
+            this.agentReadyPromise = checkCodeModeAgentStatus()
+                .then((s) =>
+                    (s.claude.installed && s.claude.signedIn)
+                    || (s.codex.installed && s.codex.signedIn))
+                .catch(() => false);
         }
+        return this.agentReadyPromise;
     }
 
     async getConfig(): Promise<CodeModeConfig> {
         try {
+            // The file only exists once the user has explicitly toggled code mode
+            // in settings — always honor that choice.
             const content = await fs.readFile(this.configPath, 'utf8');
             return CodeModeConfig.parse(JSON.parse(content));
         } catch {
-            return this.defaultConfig;
+            // No explicit choice yet: enable automatically when a coding agent is ready.
+            return { enabled: await this.agentReady() };
         }
     }