From cc32bb5d8d0516636fcada362c69c9cc6a2829b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sarah Wooders <sarahwooders@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:54:28 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat: warn at startup when context repositories are not
 enabled (#1396)

Co-authored-by: Letta Code <noreply@letta.com>
---
 src/cli/components/WelcomeScreen.tsx | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/cli/components/WelcomeScreen.tsx b/src/cli/components/WelcomeScreen.tsx
index 9fbc0ee..f7a0efc 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/WelcomeScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/WelcomeScreen.tsx
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ export function WelcomeScreen({
         ? "API key auth"
         : "OAuth";
 
+  // Check if memfs (context repositories) is enabled for this agent
+  const memfsEnabled = agentState?.id
+    ? settingsManager.isMemfsEnabled(agentState.id)
+    : true; // Don't warn while agent is still loading
+
   return (
     <Box flexDirection="row" marginTop={1}>
       {/* Left column: Logo */}
@@ -140,6 +145,13 @@ export function WelcomeScreen({
             ? tildePath
             : getLoadingMessage(loadingState, !!continueSession)}
         </Text>
+        {/* Row 4: memfs warning if not enabled (skip for self-hosted servers) */}
+        {loadingState === "ready" && !memfsEnabled && authMethod !== "url" && (
+          <Text color="yellow">
+            Warning: Context repositories are not enabled for this agent. Run
+            /memfs enable to enable.
+          </Text>
+        )}
       </Box>
     </Box>
   );