master ā node-4851-move-user-specific-computer-use-toggle-to-chat-sidebar
opened 10:14AM - 23 Apr 26 UTC
## Summary
Moves the computer use toggle out of the settings page into the neā¦ w **Connections** section in the chat sidebar, alongside browser use. This makes connection state visible while chatting.
Adds a user-initiated disconnect that propagates to the computer use daemon: this fixes a problem where it was not possible to reconnect because computer use daemon still had the previous connection in state, prevented reconnection with a `409`
Removed status polling for the gateway, instead always use push events.
Removed auto-connecting to `localhost` to discover the daemon. Initial connection now requires a user clicking "Connect". The backend keeps the connection, so the connection does survive page refresh.
<img width="273" height="405" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/22d2771c-b3dd-4982-b876-d133aab0da59" />
<img width="265" height="463" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/793158bc-fe63-46f7-9be9-580dbacdaed7" />
<img width="1231" height="869" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/26d477e9-04d2-4e38-be77-c257a5a7b68d" />
## Related tickets and issues
https://linear.app/n8n/issue/NODE-4851
## Review / Merge checklist
- [x] I have seen this code, I have run this code, and I take responsibility for this code.
- [x] PR title and summary are descriptive. **Remember to rename the ticket name on Linear to match PR title.**
- [ ] Docs updated or follow-up ticket created.
- [x] Tests included.
- [ ] PR Labeled with `release/backport` (if the PR is an urgent fix that needs to be backported)
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hi @Kool_Baudrillard