From ab482d3daa67287dbc25af9a7933a490fb736589 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Blank <alexblank@fastmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:02:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(quick-pane): keep pane open on blur

---
 ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx | 12 +-----------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx b/ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx
index bc51696..61ec000 100644
--- a/ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
   const [escalation, setEscalation] = useState<string>();
   const [extension, setExtension] = useState<Extension>();
   const runtimeRef = useRef<Runtime | undefined>(undefined);
-  const requestRef = useRef(request);
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
-  const phaseRef = useRef<"idle" | "starting" | "running">("idle");
   const invalid = useMemo(() => settingsError(settings), [settings]);
 
   const dismissPane = () => getCurrentWindow().hide();
@@ -139,11 +137,7 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
     };
     window.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
     const focusListener = paneWindow.onFocusChanged((event) => {
-      if (event.payload) {
-        focusInput();
-      } else if (phaseRef.current === "idle" && !requestRef.current.trim()) {
-        void dismissPane();
-      }
+      if (event.payload) focusInput();
     });
     const closeListener = paneWindow.onCloseRequested((event) => {
       event.preventDefault();
@@ -227,7 +221,6 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
     setAnswer("");
     setEscalation(undefined);
     setExtension(undefined);
-    phaseRef.current = "starting";
     setStatus("Starting advisory quick agent…");
     try {
       const result = await invoke<{ runtime: Runtime }>(
@@ -253,12 +246,10 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
         agentId: result.runtime.agentId,
         message: guardrails,
       });
-      phaseRef.current = "running";
       setStatus(
         "Quick request running. Advisory limits are not trusted enforcement.",
       );
     } catch (reason) {
-      phaseRef.current = "idle";
       setError(`Could not start quick request: ${String(reason)}`);
       setStatus("");
     }
@@ -314,7 +305,6 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
         ref={inputRef}
         value={request}
         onChange={(e) => {
-          requestRef.current = e.target.value;
           setRequest(e.target.value);
         }}
         onKeyDown={(event) => {