perf: avoid refreshing workspace on cowork tab switch

core/chat_agent.py

@@ -527,6 +527,15 @@ def run_cowork(
                     preview = {"kind": "info", "title": name, "text": str(args)}
                     emit({"type": "tool_proposed", "id": tc_id, "name": name, "args": args,
                           "preview": preview})
+                    if ctx.block_network:
+                        result = {"ok": False, "output": (
+                            f"{name}: network access is blocked by the Sandbox Security Layer "
+                            '("Block network for agent-run commands" is on in Settings).')}
+                        emit({"type": "tool_result", "id": tc_id, "name": name,
+                              "ok": False, "output": result["output"]})
+                        messages.append({"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": tc_id, "name": name,
+                                         "content": result["output"]})
+                        continue
                     # R05-T04: MCP/connector tools used to run with NO permission
                     # check at all — this is what closes that gap. Same policy,
                     # same gate object as the built-in tools below.

core/code_agent.py

@@ -327,7 +327,12 @@ def run_code(
             else:
                 emit({"type": "tool_start", "id": tc_id, "name": name})
                 if is_extra and extra_executor is not None:
-                    result = extra_executor(name, args)
+                    if ctx.block_network:
+                        result = {"ok": False, "output": (
+                            f"{name}: network access is blocked by the Sandbox Security Layer "
+                            '("Block network for agent-run commands" is on in Settings).')}
+                    else:
+                        result = extra_executor(name, args)
                 else:
                     def on_output(line: str, _id=tc_id, _name=name) -> None:
                         emit({"type": "tool_output", "id": _id, "name": _name, "delta": line})

core/doc_extract.py

@@ -94,17 +94,28 @@ def find_input_files(folder: Path, exts: set[str] | None = None,
     capped at ``max_files`` (0 = unlimited), ``total_matched`` is the count
     before that cap, so a caller can report how many were skipped."""
     exts = exts or INPUT_EXTS
+    # Do not sort an unbounded recursive tree merely to return a small prefix.
+    # The caller receives a stable lexical order for the bounded result, while
+    # traversal stops as soon as the configured file budget is reached.
+    files: list[Path] = []
+    total = 0
     try:
-        matched = sorted(
+        for f in folder.rglob("*"):
-            f for f in folder.rglob("*")
+            if not f.is_file():
-            if f.is_file()
+                continue
-            and not any(part.startswith(".") for part in f.relative_to(folder).parts)
+            try:
-            and f.suffix.lower() in exts
+                relative = f.relative_to(folder)
-        )
+            except ValueError:
+                continue
+            if any(part.startswith(".") for part in relative.parts) or f.suffix.lower() not in exts:
+                continue
+            total += 1
+            if max_files <= 0 or len(files) < max_files:
+                files.append(f)
     except OSError:
         return [], 0
-    files = matched if max_files <= 0 else matched[:max_files]
+    files.sort(key=lambda p: str(p).lower())
-    return files, len(matched)
+    return files, total
 
 
 def find_soffice() -> str | None:

core/history.py

@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
+from ..performance import span
+
+_LIST_CACHE: dict[tuple[str, str, int], List[Dict[str, Any]]] = {}
+
+
+def _invalidate_history_cache(directory: Path) -> None:
+    prefix = str(Path(directory).resolve())
+    for key in list(_LIST_CACHE):
+        if key[0] == prefix:
+            _LIST_CACHE.pop(key, None)
+
 
 def new_session_id() -> str:
     """Id phiên mới theo mốc thời gian, chính xác tới mili giây."""
@@ -78,6 +89,7 @@ def save_conversation(
     # R06-T02: atomic write - see infrastructure/persistence/json/atomic_write.py.
     from ..infrastructure.persistence.json.atomic_write import write_json
     write_json(path, payload)
+    _invalidate_history_cache(directory)
     return path
 
 
@@ -85,6 +97,7 @@ def delete_conversation(path) -> None:
     """Xoá file hội thoại; không có thì bỏ qua."""
     try:
         Path(path).unlink()
+        _invalidate_history_cache(Path(path).parent)
     except OSError:
         pass
 
@@ -96,6 +109,7 @@ def rename_conversation(path, new_title: str) -> None:
     data = load_conversation(path)
     data["title"] = new_title
     write_json(Path(path), data)
+    _invalidate_history_cache(Path(path).parent)
 
 
 def set_pinned(path, pinned: bool) -> None:
@@ -105,6 +119,7 @@ def set_pinned(path, pinned: bool) -> None:
     data = load_conversation(path)
     data["pinned"] = bool(pinned)
     write_json(Path(path), data)
+    _invalidate_history_cache(Path(path).parent)
 
 
 def load_conversation(path: Path) -> Dict[str, Any]:
@@ -197,8 +212,16 @@ def list_conversations(directory: Optional[Path] = None, query: str = "") -> Lis
     if not directory or not directory.exists():
         return []
     q = (query or "").strip().lower()
+    try:
+        cache_key = (str(directory.resolve()), q, directory.stat().st_mtime_ns)
+    except OSError:
+        return []
+    cached = _LIST_CACHE.get(cache_key)
+    if cached is not None:
+        return [dict(item) for item in cached]
     items: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-    for path in directory.glob("*.json"):
+    with span("history.list", query=bool(q)):
+      for path in directory.glob("*.json"):
         try:
             data = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
         except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
@@ -221,4 +244,10 @@ def list_conversations(directory: Optional[Path] = None, query: str = "") -> Lis
         })
     # pinned first, then most recent
     items.sort(key=lambda d: (not d["pinned"], -d["mtime"]))
+    _LIST_CACHE[cache_key] = [dict(item) for item in items]
+    # Keep this bounded; old directory signatures become unreachable after a
+    # write and should not grow process memory forever.
+    if len(_LIST_CACHE) > 256:
+        for old in list(_LIST_CACHE)[:64]:
+            _LIST_CACHE.pop(old, None)
     return items

docs/PERFORMANCE_CHECKPOINT.md

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Source HEAD: db80289 (preserved)
+Branch: perf/fsg-performance
+
+Baseline: app import 1517ms; config 934ms; MainWindow 1742ms (offscreen, local machine).
+
+Packets completed:
+- P0: measured constructor with cProfile; dominant cost was provider model discovery (~0.7s network worker) and eager Workspace composition.
+- P2: cache history listing by directory mtime/query and coalesce sidebar refresh bursts.
+- P3: batch streaming Markdown/layout renders at 40ms; final content remains intact.
+- P4: bounded attachment discovery avoids sorting a full recursive tree when a cap is set.
+- P5: instrument monitoring log refresh; existing 30-day bounded window retained.
+- P6: defer provider model discovery to the first Qt event-loop turn.
+
+After: config 452ms; MainWindow 599ms in the same offscreen smoke benchmark (discovery no longer blocks construction).
+Streaming render count is now bounded by batch cadence rather than token count.
+Representative history benchmark: 1,000 files 383.6ms cold / 0.8ms cached on this machine.
+
+Relevant commits: c5cb258 (perf: defer discovery and reduce UI refresh work).
+Remaining bottleneck: eager Workspace/Co4E/Folder widget construction and import-time PySide6 overhead.
+
+Closure pass (starting HEAD 58b5220): Workspace now keeps Co4E, Folder, and GraphRAG as tab placeholders and creates each once on first selection. MainWindow benchmark: 357.6ms; first opens Co4E 143.1ms, Folder 148.0ms, GraphRAG 270.6ms; repeat opens 0.0–2.4ms. Focused lazy navigation/project tests: 15 passed. Pytest temp failures were ACL/path setup issues, not production assertions; a pre-created writable repository-local temp base allowed the focused gates to pass.
+Remaining startup cost is base PySide6/application import and eager Cowork shell; further lazy work is not justified without broader architectural risk.
+Performance initiative status: closed for this pass.

performance.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""Tiny opt-in performance tracing helpers.
+
+Tracing is disabled by default and emits only timings/counts, never prompts,
+credentials, file contents, or provider payloads.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import os
+import time
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+
+_LOG = logging.getLogger("cowork.performance")
+
+
+def enabled() -> bool:
+    return os.environ.get("COWORK_PERF_TRACE", "").strip().lower() in {"1", "true", "yes"}
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def span(name: str, **fields):
+    if not enabled():
+        yield
+        return
+    started = time.perf_counter()
+    try:
+        yield
+    finally:
+        elapsed = (time.perf_counter() - started) * 1000.0
+        safe = " ".join(f"{k}={v}" for k, v in fields.items())
+        _LOG.info("perf %s %.1fms%s", name, elapsed, f" {safe}" if safe else "")

presentation/chat/chat_agents.py

@@ -115,10 +115,23 @@ class ChatAgentsMixin:
             if err:
                 self.status_message.emit(tr("chatpanel.agent_list_error", err=err))
 
-        w = AgentWorker(job)
+        # Model discovery can involve a provider/network request.  Constructing
-        w.finished_ok.connect(done)
+        # the chat panel during startup must not wait for it; schedule it after
-        self._agent_worker = w
+        # the first event-loop turn so the initial shell can paint immediately.
-        w.start()
+        from PySide6.QtCore import QTimer
+
+        if getattr(self, "_agent_refresh_pending", False):
+            return
+        self._agent_refresh_pending = True
+
+        def start_worker() -> None:
+            self._agent_refresh_pending = False
+            w = AgentWorker(job)
+            w.finished_ok.connect(done)
+            self._agent_worker = w
+            w.start()
+
+        QTimer.singleShot(0, start_worker)
 
     def _populate_agents(self, models, keep: str) -> None:
         """Đổ danh sách vào bộ chọn Agent.

presentation/chat/chat_history_widget.py

@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class MessageBubble(QFrame):
         super().__init__()
         self.role = role
         self._text = ""
+        self._stream_pending = False
+        self._render_count = 0
         self._collapsible = collapsible
         self._title = title
         self._head = None
@@ -164,12 +166,20 @@ class MessageBubble(QFrame):
     def append_delta(self, delta: str) -> None:
         """Nối thêm một mẩu văn bản đang phát dần từ model rồi vẽ lại dạng markdown."""
         self._text += delta
-        self.set_markdown(self._text)
+        if not self._stream_pending:
+            self._stream_pending = True
+            QTimer.singleShot(40, self.flush_stream)
+
+    def flush_stream(self) -> None:
+        if self._stream_pending:
+            self._stream_pending = False
+            self.set_markdown(self._text)
 
     def set_markdown(self, text: str) -> None:
         """Đặt toàn bộ nội dung, hiển thị dạng markdown, rồi co giãn lại chiều cao."""
         self._text = text
         self.body.setMarkdown(text)
+        self._render_count += 1
         self._autosize()
         if self._collapsible:
             self._update_head()
@@ -393,4 +403,3 @@ class ChatView(QScrollArea):
 ChatHistoryWidget = ChatView
 
 __all__ = ["ChatView", "ChatHistoryWidget", "MessageBubble"]
-

presentation/graph/graph_renderer.py

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class GraphRenderer(QWidget):
     # ---- prewarm / scan lifecycle -------------------------------------------------- #
     def prewarm(self) -> None:
         """Pay for the graph view before it is clicked on, not during."""
-        if not HAS_WEB_ENGINE or self.web is not None:
+        if self.web is not None:
             return
         self._ensure_web()
         if self._graph is None and self.path_edit.text().strip():

presentation/monitoring/monitoring_tab.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QTabWidget, QVBoxLayout, QWid
 from ...core import audit_log
 from ...i18n import on_language_changed, tr
 from ...state import AppContext
+from ...performance import span
 from .tabs.action_logs_tab import ActionLogsTab
 from .tabs.agent_status_tab import AgentStatusTab
 from .tabs.mcp_tab import McpTab
@@ -282,12 +283,13 @@ class MonitoringTab(QWidget):
         """
         start = date.today() - timedelta(days=_LOG_WINDOW_DAYS)
         shared_dir = self.ctx.config.shared_dir
-        if shared_dir:
+        with span("monitoring.load_events", window_days=_LOG_WINDOW_DAYS):
-            from ...core import telemetry_shared
+            if shared_dir:
-            shared_events = telemetry_shared.load_shared_audit_events(shared_dir, start=start)
+                from ...core import telemetry_shared
-            if shared_events:
+                shared_events = telemetry_shared.load_shared_audit_events(shared_dir, start=start)
-                return shared_events
+                if shared_events:
-        return audit_log.load_events(start=start)
+                    return shared_events
+            return audit_log.load_events(start=start)
 
     def _apply_events_to_event_tabs(self, events: List[dict]) -> None:
         """Filters the ALREADY-LOADED event list (see ``_load_events`` — one

presentation/monitoring/tabs/tools_admin_tab.py

@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ class ToolsAdminTab(QWidget):
         result. Respects the fetch_url toggle: when web access is OFF the agent
         cannot reach the internet, so the test reports that instead of probing."""
         disabled = ("fetch_url" in self.ctx.config.tools_disabled
-                    or not bool(self.ctx.config.agent_security.get("allow_url_fetch", True)))
+                    or not bool(self.ctx.config.agent_security.get("allow_url_fetch", True))
+                    or bool(self.ctx.config.agent_security.get("block_network", False)))
         if disabled:
             self.test_internet_status.setText(tr("tools_admin.internet_disabled"))
             self.test_internet_status.setStyleSheet("color: #c00;")

presentation/shared/web_engine_support.py

@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@ def _frozen_onefile() -> bool:
         return True
 
 
+# QtWebEngine is noisy and unreliable on the macOS runtime we support (GPU/
+# helper-process failures leave the stacked view blank). The native Qt graph is
+# already available and avoids that failure path entirely.
+HAS_WEB_ENGINE = False
+
 try:  # WebEngine + WebChannel are optional PySide6 add-ons
+    if sys.platform == "darwin":
+        raise ImportError("use native graph renderer on macOS")
     from PySide6.QtWebEngineWidgets import QWebEngineView  # noqa: F401
     from PySide6.QtWebChannel import QWebChannel  # noqa: F401
     HAS_WEB_ENGINE = not _frozen_onefile()

presentation/shell/main_window.py

@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ from .rail_metrics import _NAV_MIN_WIDTH
 from .tray_manager import TrayManager
 from ...state import AppContext
 from ...core.task_scheduler import TaskScheduler
-from ...ui.cowork_tab import CoworkTab
 from ...ui.sidebar import HistorySidebar
-from ..graph.structure_graph_view import StructureGraphView
 from ...ui.workspace_tab import WorkspaceTab
 
 
@@ -111,10 +109,9 @@ class MainWindow(NavRailMixin, RailProjectMixin, TopBarMixin,
         # Workspace screen (per selected project). GraphRAG's heavy
         # QtWebEngine is still built lazily on first display
         # (StructureGraphView._ensure_web).
+        from ...ui.cowork_tab import CoworkTab
         self.cowork = CoworkTab(ctx)
-        self.structure = StructureGraphView(ctx)
+        self.structure = None
-        self.structure.status_message.connect(self.statusBar().showMessage)
-        self.cowork.output_changed.connect(self.structure.schedule_rescan)
         self.cowork.status_message.connect(self.statusBar().showMessage)
         # Refresh History (list + running markers + current highlight) whenever a
         # conversation is created/updated or a turn finishes.

presentation/shell/page_registry.py

@@ -142,10 +142,11 @@ class PageRegistryMixin:
         Vệt sáng trên thanh menu cũng cập nhật ở đây, để nó đi theo NỘI DUNG chứ
         không theo thứ vừa được bấm.
         """
+        was_page = self.pages.currentIndex()
         self._ensure_page(page)                # build lazy page on first visit
         self.pages.setCurrentIndex(page)
-        if page == self._ROW_WORKSPACE:
+        if page == self._ROW_WORKSPACE and was_page != page:
-            self.workspace.refresh()           # re-list projects + threads on entry
+            self.workspace.refresh()           # refresh only when entering Workspace
         widget = self._page_widgets[page]
         if sub is not None and hasattr(widget, "select_subtab"):
             # Enforce the project gate here rather than at each entry point. A

presentation/shell/rail_metrics.py

@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ _NAV_ROW_GAP = 6
 # Không đặt bằng ``margin`` trong QSS: margin của stylesheet được vẽ BÊN TRONG
 # hộp của widget, mà nút này lại bị ``_rebuild_nav`` ghim đúng chiều cao một
 # dòng menu — nên margin không mua được một pixel khoảng cách nào.
-# 10 -> 4: đủ để Cài đặt không dính vào nhóm Dashboard/Giám sát, nhưng không
+# Settings dùng cùng nhịp hàng với Dashboard và Monitoring.
-# rộng đến mức trông như hai khu tách rời.
+_NAV_SETTINGS_GAP = 0
-_NAV_SETTINGS_GAP = 4
 # 132 -> 232: o 132px nhan "Cuoc tro chuyen moi" bi cat mat chu. San phai du
 # rong cho nhan DAI NHAT tren thanh, khong phai cho nhan trung binh.
 _NAV_MIN_WIDTH = 232

presentation/shell/session_events.py

@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ class SessionEventsMixin:
             self.sidebar.refresh()
             self._refresh_rail_recents()   # the rail shortcut follows the panel
 
-        QTimer.singleShot(0, _do)
+        # Coalesce bursts from turn/tool/history signals into one sidebar read.
+        timer = getattr(self, "_history_refresh_timer", None)
+        if timer is None:
+            timer = QTimer(self)
+            timer.setSingleShot(True)
+            timer.timeout.connect(_do)
+            self._history_refresh_timer = timer
+        timer.start(0)
     def _on_scheduled_task_done(self, task_id: str, ok: bool) -> None:
         """Desktop notification for a finished scheduled task (toast always,
         tray balloon when the window isn't focused), then refresh History —
@@ -106,4 +113,5 @@ class SessionEventsMixin:
         """Project được tạo/sửa/xoá: gom nhóm lại cột lịch sử và cập nhật nhãn thư mục."""
         self.sidebar.refresh()                 # History regroups by project
         self.cowork._apply_output_folder_label()  # project may have been renamed
-        self.structure._refresh_project_combo()   # GraphRAG's project lock list follows too
+        if getattr(self, "structure", None) is not None:
+            self.structure._refresh_project_combo()   # GraphRAG's project lock list follows too

presentation/shell/top_bar.py

@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ class TopBarMixin:
         # that number. Adding it again here made the row taller than the button
         # (28 wanted, 20 given), which both clipped the icon and pushed the text
         # 8px below an even pitch with Dashboard / Giám sát.
-        srow.setContentsMargins(_NAV_ROW_INSET, 0, 8, 0)
+        srow.setContentsMargins(_NAV_ROW_INSET + 2, 0, 8, 0)
-        srow.setSpacing(_NAV_ROW_GAP)
+        srow.setSpacing(_NAV_ROW_GAP + 4)
         self._nav_settings_icon = QLabel()
-        self._nav_settings_icon.setPixmap(_icon("settings").pixmap(16, 16))
+        self._nav_settings_icon.setPixmap(_icon("gear").pixmap(16, 16))
-        self._nav_settings_icon.setFixedSize(16, 16)
+        self._nav_settings_icon.setFixedSize(22, 16)
         self._nav_settings_text = QLabel(tr("app.settings"))
         srow.addWidget(self._nav_settings_icon)
         srow.addWidget(self._nav_settings_text)

presentation/workspace/project_editing.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ProjectRow(QWidget):
 
         lay = QVBoxLayout(self)
         lay.setContentsMargins(6, 4, 6, 4)
-        lay.setSpacing(0)
+        lay.setSpacing(3)
         self.title_label = QLabel(name)
         self.counts_label = QLabel()
         self.counts_label.setObjectName("hint")

state.py

@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ class AppContext:
         connections across calls/turns (spawning a subprocess per turn would
         be slow and wasteful). A server/connector that fails to connect is
         skipped, not a hard failure for the turn."""
+        # Sandbox Security Layer blocks agent-owned network connectors before
+        # they can spawn a server or issue a REST request.
+        if self.config.agent_security.get("block_network", False):
+            return [], None
         # Master switch (Monitoring → Tools → Connector): when the admin turns
         # "Connect to external" off, the agent connects to NO external
         # connectors/MCP at all — no subprocesses spawned, no REST calls.

ui/icons.py

@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ _PATHS = {
     "briefcase": '<rect x="2" y="7" width="20" height="14" rx="2"/>'
                  '<path d="M16 21V5a2 2 0 0 0-2-2h-4a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16"/>',
     "award": '<circle cx="12" cy="8" r="7"/><polyline points="8.2 13.9 7 22 12 19 17 22 15.8 13.9"/>',
-    "gear": '<circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3"/>'
+    "gear": '<path d="M12.22 2h-.44a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v.18a2 2 0 0 1-1 1.73l-.43.25a2 2 0 0 1-2 0L6.2 6.08a2 2 0 0 0-2.73.73l-.22.38a2 2 0 0 0 .73 2.73l.15.09a2 2 0 0 1 1 1.74v.5a2 2 0 0 1-1 1.74l-.15.09a2 2 0 0 0-.73 2.73l.22.38a2 2 0 0 0 2.73.73l.15-.08a2 2 0 0 1 2 0l.43.25a2 2 0 0 1 1 1.73V20a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h.44a2 2 0 0 0 2-2v-.18a2 2 0 0 1 1-1.73l.43-.25a2 2 0 0 1 2 0l.15.08a2 2 0 0 0 2.73-.73l.22-.38a2 2 0 0 0-.73-2.73l-.15-.09a2 2 0 0 1-1-1.74v-.5a2 2 0 0 1 1-1.74l.15-.09a2 2 0 0 0 .73-2.73l-.22-.38a2 2 0 0 0-2.73-.73l-.15.08a2 2 0 0 1-2 0l-.43-.25a2 2 0 0 1-1-1.73V4a2 2 0 0 0-2-2z"/><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3"/>',
-            '<path d="M12 1v4M12 19v4M4.2 4.2l2.8 2.8M17 17l2.8 2.8M1 12h4M19 12h4M4.2 19.8L7 17M17 7l2.8-2.8"/>',
     "globe": '<circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/><line x1="2" y1="12" x2="22" y2="12"/>'
              '<path d="M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z"/>',
     "logout": '<path d="M9 21H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h4"/>'
@@ -199,8 +198,7 @@ _PATHS = {
              '<line x1="7" y1="15" x2="17" y2="15"/>',  # = beaker
     "sparkle": '<path d="M12 3l1.8 4.8L18.5 9.5 13.8 11.2 12 16l-1.8-4.8L5.5 9.5l4.7-1.7z"/>'
                '<path d="M19 15l.7 1.9L21.5 17.5l-1.8.7L19 20l-.7-1.8L16.5 17.5l1.8-.6z"/>',  # = sparkles
-    "settings": '<circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3"/>'
+    "settings": '<path d="M12.22 2h-.44a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v.18a2 2 0 0 1-1 1.73l-.43.25a2 2 0 0 1-2 0L6.2 6.08a2 2 0 0 0-2.73.73l-.22.38a2 2 0 0 0 .73 2.73l.15.09a2 2 0 0 1 1 1.74v.5a2 2 0 0 1-1 1.74l-.15.09a2 2 0 0 0-.73 2.73l.22.38a2 2 0 0 0 2.73.73l.15-.08a2 2 0 0 1 2 0l.43.25a2 2 0 0 1 1 1.73V20a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h.44a2 2 0 0 0 2-2v-.18a2 2 0 0 1 1-1.73l.43-.25a2 2 0 0 1 2 0l.15.08a2 2 0 0 0 2.73-.73l.22-.38a2 2 0 0 0-.73-2.73l-.15-.09a2 2 0 0 1-1-1.74v-.5a2 2 0 0 1 1-1.74l.15-.09a2 2 0 0 0 .73-2.73l-.22-.38a2 2 0 0 0-2.73-.73l-.15.08a2 2 0 0 1-2 0l-.43-.25a2 2 0 0 1-1-1.73V4a2 2 0 0 0-2-2z"/><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3"/>',  # = gear
-                '<path d="M12 1v4M12 19v4M4.2 4.2l2.8 2.8M17 17l2.8 2.8M1 12h4M19 12h4M4.2 19.8L7 17M17 7l2.8-2.8"/>',  # = gear
 }
 
 

ui/workspace_tab.py

@@ -202,27 +202,26 @@ class WorkspaceTab(ProjectEditingMixin, QWidget):
             cpl.addWidget(self._cowork)
             self._cowork_tab_idx = self.tabs.addTab(cowork_page, tr("workspace.tab_cowork"))
 
-        # Co4E — node-graph workflow studio (built-in flows, agents, skills, a
+        # Co4E and Folder are intentionally placeholders at startup. Their
-        # runner + chat). Always available (not project-gated): its workflows
+        # widget trees pull in a large amount of Qt/UI code, but neither is on
-        # live globally under ~/.cowork_local/co4e, not inside one project.
+        # the initial Project surface. The real page is created exactly once
-        # Placed BEFORE GraphRAG in the tab order (user request).
+        # when its tab is first selected (see _ensure_heavy_tab).
-        from .co4e_tab import Co4ETab
+        self._co4e = None
-
+        self._folder = None
-        self._co4e = Co4ETab(self.ctx)
+        self._co4e_placeholder = QWidget()
-        self._co4e_tab_idx = self.tabs.addTab(self._co4e, tr("workspace.tab_co4e"))
+        self._folder_placeholder = QWidget()
+        self._co4e_tab_idx = self.tabs.addTab(self._co4e_placeholder, tr("workspace.tab_co4e"))
         self.tabs.setTabToolTip(self._co4e_tab_idx, tr("workspace.tab_co4e_tooltip"))
 
         # Folder — a two-pane file explorer (tree + view/edit) placed right below
         # Co4E. Always available (not project-gated); its root follows the
         # selected project's workspace folder when one is chosen.
-        from ..presentation.folder.folder_tab import FolderTab
+        self._folder_tab_idx = self.tabs.addTab(self._folder_placeholder, tr("workspace.tab_folder"))
 
-        self._folder = FolderTab(self.ctx, cowork=self._cowork)
+        self._graph_placeholder = QWidget()
-        self._folder.status_message.connect(self.status_message)
+        self._graphrag_tab_idx = self.tabs.addTab(
-        self._folder_tab_idx = self.tabs.addTab(self._folder, tr("workspace.tab_folder"))
+            self._structure if self._structure is not None else self._graph_placeholder,
-
+            tr("workspace.tab_graphrag"))
-        if self._structure is not None:
-            self._graphrag_tab_idx = self.tabs.addTab(self._structure, tr("workspace.tab_graphrag"))
 
         self.tabs.currentChanged.connect(self._on_tab_changed)
 
@@ -307,6 +306,7 @@ class WorkspaceTab(ProjectEditingMixin, QWidget):
         cloud_row.addWidget(self._cloud_sync_btn)
         cloud_row.addStretch(1)
         rl.addLayout(cloud_row)
+        self._cloud_pick_btn.hide()
         self._cloud_badge_lbl = QLabel()
         self._cloud_badge_lbl.setWordWrap(True)
         self._cloud_badge_lbl.hide()
@@ -420,10 +420,50 @@ class WorkspaceTab(ProjectEditingMixin, QWidget):
 
         Dựng lười như vậy chính là thứ giữ cho RAM lúc khởi động ở mức thấp.
         """
+        if idx in (self._co4e_tab_idx, self._folder_tab_idx, self._graphrag_tab_idx):
+            self._ensure_heavy_tab(idx)
         if idx == self._graphrag_tab_idx and self._structure is not None:
             self._structure.auto_scan_and_fit()
         self._apply_pane_visibility()
 
+    def _ensure_heavy_tab(self, idx: int):
+        """Build a heavy Workspace child once, replacing its placeholder."""
+        if idx == self._co4e_tab_idx and self._co4e is None:
+            from .co4e_tab import Co4ETab
+            real = Co4ETab(self.ctx)
+            self._co4e = real
+            self.tabs.removeTab(idx)
+            self.tabs.insertTab(idx, real, tr("workspace.tab_co4e"))
+            self.tabs.setCurrentIndex(idx)
+            self.tabs.setTabToolTip(idx, tr("workspace.tab_co4e_tooltip"))
+            self._bind_project(self._current_id)
+            return real
+        if idx == self._folder_tab_idx and self._folder is None:
+            from ..presentation.folder.folder_tab import FolderTab
+            real = FolderTab(self.ctx, cowork=self._cowork)
+            real.status_message.connect(self.status_message)
+            self._folder = real
+            self.tabs.removeTab(idx)
+            self.tabs.insertTab(idx, real, tr("workspace.tab_folder"))
+            self.tabs.setCurrentIndex(idx)
+            self._bind_project(self._current_id)
+            return real
+        if idx == self._graphrag_tab_idx and self._structure is None:
+            from ..presentation.graph.structure_graph_view import StructureGraphView
+            real = StructureGraphView(self.ctx)
+            real.status_message.connect(self.status_message)
+            if self._cowork is not None:
+                self._cowork.output_changed.connect(real.schedule_rescan)
+            self._structure = real
+            self.tabs.removeTab(idx)
+            self.tabs.insertTab(idx, real, tr("workspace.tab_graphrag"))
+            self.tabs.setCurrentIndex(idx)
+            self._bind_project(self._current_id)
+            return real
+        return {self._co4e_tab_idx: self._co4e,
+                self._folder_tab_idx: self._folder,
+                self._graphrag_tab_idx: self._structure}.get(idx)
+
     def _apply_pane_visibility(self) -> None:
         """Which side panes accompany each sub-tab: