Remove legacy host auto-connect state

packages/app/src/app/settings.tsx

@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ export default function SettingsScreen() {
         const created = await addDaemon({
           label: deriveDaemonLabel(trimmedUrl),
           wsUrl: trimmedUrl,
-          autoConnect: true,
         });
         setSelectedDaemonId(created.id);
       }

packages/app/src/components/multi-daemon-session-host.tsx

@@ -1,48 +1,15 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
 import { SessionProvider } from "@/contexts/session-context";
-import { useDaemonRegistry, type DaemonProfile } from "@/contexts/daemon-registry-context";
+import { useDaemonRegistry } from "@/contexts/daemon-registry-context";
 
 export function MultiDaemonSessionHost() {
   const { daemons } = useDaemonRegistry();
-  const autoConnectStatesRef = useRef<Map<string, boolean>>(new Map());
+  if (daemons.length === 0) {
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const trackedStates = autoConnectStatesRef.current;
-    const activeIds = new Set<string>();
-
-    for (const daemon of daemons) {
-      activeIds.add(daemon.id);
-      const previousAutoConnect = trackedStates.get(daemon.id);
-      if (daemon.autoConnect === false && previousAutoConnect !== false) {
-        console.info("[DaemonConnection]", {
-          event: "auto_connect_skip",
-          daemonId: daemon.id,
-          label: daemon.label,
-          reason: "autoConnect disabled",
-          timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
-        });
-      }
-      trackedStates.set(daemon.id, daemon.autoConnect);
-    }
-
-    for (const daemonId of Array.from(trackedStates.keys())) {
-      if (!activeIds.has(daemonId)) {
-        trackedStates.delete(daemonId);
-      }
-    }
-  }, [daemons]);
-
-  const connectedDaemons = useMemo<DaemonProfile[]>(() => {
-    return daemons.filter((daemon) => daemon.autoConnect !== false);
-  }, [daemons]);
-
-  if (connectedDaemons.length === 0) {
     return null;
   }
 
   return (
     <>
-      {connectedDaemons.map((daemon) => (
+      {daemons.map((daemon) => (
         <SessionProvider key={daemon.id} serverUrl={daemon.wsUrl} serverId={daemon.id}>
           {null}
         </SessionProvider>

packages/app/src/contexts/daemon-registry-context.tsx

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export type DaemonProfile = {
   label: string;
   wsUrl: string;
   restUrl?: string | null;
-  autoConnect: boolean;
   createdAt: string;
   updatedAt: string;
   metadata?: Record<string, unknown> | null;
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ type CreateDaemonInput = {
   label: string;
   wsUrl: string;
   restUrl?: string | null;
-  autoConnect?: boolean;
 };
 
 type UpdateDaemonInput = Partial<Omit<DaemonProfile, "id" | "createdAt">>;
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ export function DaemonRegistryProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       label: input.label.trim() || deriveLabelFromUrl(input.wsUrl),
       wsUrl: input.wsUrl,
       restUrl: input.restUrl ?? null,
-      autoConnect: input.autoConnect ?? true,
       createdAt: timestamp,
       updatedAt: timestamp,
       metadata: null,
@@ -143,7 +140,6 @@ function createProfile(label: string, wsUrl: string): DaemonProfile {
     label,
     wsUrl,
     restUrl: null,
-    autoConnect: true,
     createdAt: timestamp,
     updatedAt: timestamp,
     metadata: null,

packages/app/src/hooks/use-daemon-session.ts

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export function useDaemonSession(serverId?: string | null, options?: UseDaemonSe
       const label = connection?.daemon.label ?? serverId;
       const status = connection?.status ?? "unknown";
       const lastError = connection?.lastError ? `\n${connection.lastError}` : "";
-      const message = `${label} isn't connected yet (${status}). Switch to it or enable auto-connect so Paseo can reach it.${lastError}`;
+      const message = `${label} isn't connected yet (${status}). Switch to it and wait for Paseo to reconnect automatically.${lastError}`;
 
       if (!suppressUnavailableAlert && !alertedDaemonsRef.current.has(serverId)) {
         alertedDaemonsRef.current.add(serverId);

plan.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ The multi-daemon infrastructure is in place: session directory with daemon-scope
   - Context: Remaining "daemon" labels in git diff, file explorer, and agent detail screens now say "host" (updated `packages/app/src/app/git-diff.tsx`, `file-explorer.tsx`, `agent/[id].tsx`, and `agent/[serverId]/[agentId].tsx`).
   - Review: Confirmed the agent redirect, file explorer, and git diff screens reflect the updated host wording with no lingering user-facing "daemon" strings.
   - Review follow-up: Git Diff screen still showed the selected host as "Server"; updated the meta labels to "Host" to keep UI text consistent (`packages/app/src/app/git-diff.tsx`).
+  - Review follow-up (current): Found that the Git Diff header still surfaced the internal host ID instead of the friendly label; updated `GitDiffContent` to accept the computed `serverLabel` and verified via `npm run typecheck --workspace=@paseo/app`.
 
 ### 2. Remove Active/Primary/Auto-Connect Concepts
 - [x] Remove the concept of "active daemon" from the UI and simplify to just "hosts".
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ The multi-daemon infrastructure is in place: session directory with daemon-scope
   - Eliminated the persisted `activeDaemonId`, flattened the session directory, and refactored `_layout`, realtime, settings, and agent UI to always resolve hosts explicitly so every host gets its own `SessionProvider`; verified via `npm run typecheck --workspace=@paseo/app`.
 - [x] Remove the "auto-connect" toggle from host settings—hosts always auto-connect when added.
   - Removed the toggle from the host form so entries always auto-connect and verified with `npm run typecheck --workspace=@paseo/app`.
-- [ ] Clean up any related state/UI that exposes these concepts to users.
+- [x] Clean up any related state/UI that exposes these concepts to users.
+  - Removed the legacy autoConnect state from daemon profiles and session hosts so every host hydrates automatically, refreshed the host-unavailable messaging/docs, and verified via `npm run typecheck --workspace=@paseo/app`.
 
 ### Review: No Silent Defaults
 - [ ] Review the changes to ensure we didn't just replace "active daemon" with "first host" (e.g., `hosts[0]}`. The goal is explicit user choice, not a hidden default.