Revert "feat: Add /config refresh command" (#5060)

packages/cli/src/services/BuiltinCommandLoader.ts

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import { statsCommand } from '../ui/commands/statsCommand.js';
 import { themeCommand } from '../ui/commands/themeCommand.js';
 import { toolsCommand } from '../ui/commands/toolsCommand.js';
 import { vimCommand } from '../ui/commands/vimCommand.js';
-import { configCommand } from '../ui/commands/configCommand.js';
 
 /**
  * Loads the core, hard-coded slash commands that are an integral part
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ export class BuiltinCommandLoader implements ICommandLoader {
       compressCommand,
       copyCommand,
       corgiCommand,
-      configCommand,
       docsCommand,
       editorCommand,
       extensionsCommand,

packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx

@@ -39,12 +39,8 @@ import { EditorSettingsDialog } from './components/EditorSettingsDialog.js';
 import { ShellConfirmationDialog } from './components/ShellConfirmationDialog.js';
 import { Colors } from './colors.js';
 import { Help } from './components/Help.js';
-import {
-  loadHierarchicalGeminiMemory,
-  loadCliConfig,
-  parseArguments,
-} from '../config/config.js';
-import { LoadedSettings, loadSettings } from '../config/settings.js';
+import { loadHierarchicalGeminiMemory } from '../config/config.js';
+import { LoadedSettings } from '../config/settings.js';
 import { Tips } from './components/Tips.js';
 import { ConsolePatcher } from './utils/ConsolePatcher.js';
 import { registerCleanup } from '../utils/cleanup.js';
@@ -66,7 +62,6 @@ import {
   AuthType,
   type IdeContext,
   ideContext,
-  sessionId,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { validateAuthMethod } from '../config/auth.js';
 import { useLogger } from './hooks/useLogger.js';
@@ -94,7 +89,6 @@ import { OverflowProvider } from './contexts/OverflowContext.js';
 import { ShowMoreLines } from './components/ShowMoreLines.js';
 import { PrivacyNotice } from './privacy/PrivacyNotice.js';
 import { appEvents, AppEvent } from '../utils/events.js';
-import { loadExtensions } from '../config/extension.js';
 
 const CTRL_EXIT_PROMPT_DURATION_MS = 1000;
 
@@ -113,14 +107,12 @@ export const AppWrapper = (props: AppProps) => (
   </SessionStatsProvider>
 );
 
-const App = (props: AppProps) => {
-  const [config, setConfig] = useState<Config>(props.config);
-  const [settings, setSettings] = useState<LoadedSettings>(props.settings);
+const App = ({ config, settings, startupWarnings = [], version }: AppProps) => {
   const isFocused = useFocus();
   useBracketedPaste();
   const [updateMessage, setUpdateMessage] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const { stdout } = useStdout();
-  const nightly = props.version.includes('nightly');
+  const nightly = version.includes('nightly');
 
   useEffect(() => {
     checkForUpdates().then(setUpdateMessage);
@@ -315,22 +307,6 @@ const App = (props: AppProps) => {
     }
   }, [config, addItem, settings.merged]);
 
-  const refreshConfig = useCallback(async () => {
-    const newSettings = loadSettings(process.cwd());
-    const newExtensions = loadExtensions(process.cwd());
-    const argv = await parseArguments();
-    const newConfig = await loadCliConfig(
-      newSettings.merged,
-      newExtensions,
-      sessionId,
-      argv,
-    );
-    await newConfig.initialize();
-    setConfig(newConfig);
-    setSettings(newSettings);
-    setGeminiMdFileCount(newConfig.getGeminiMdFileCount());
-  }, []);
-
   // Watch for model changes (e.g., from Flash fallback)
   useEffect(() => {
     const checkModelChange = () => {
@@ -498,7 +474,6 @@ const App = (props: AppProps) => {
     openPrivacyNotice,
     toggleVimEnabled,
     setIsProcessing,
-    refreshConfig,
   );
 
   const {
@@ -802,7 +777,7 @@ const App = (props: AppProps) => {
               {!settings.merged.hideBanner && (
                 <Header
                   terminalWidth={terminalWidth}
-                  version={props.version}
+                  version={version}
                   nightly={nightly}
                 />
               )}
@@ -846,7 +821,7 @@ const App = (props: AppProps) => {
         {showHelp && <Help commands={slashCommands} />}
 
         <Box flexDirection="column" ref={mainControlsRef}>
-          {props.startupWarnings && props.startupWarnings.length > 0 && (
+          {startupWarnings.length > 0 && (
             <Box
               borderStyle="round"
               borderColor={Colors.AccentYellow}
@@ -854,7 +829,7 @@ const App = (props: AppProps) => {
               marginY={1}
               flexDirection="column"
             >
-              {props.startupWarnings.map((warning, index) => (
+              {startupWarnings.map((warning, index) => (
                 <Text key={index} color={Colors.AccentYellow}>
                   {warning}
                 </Text>

packages/cli/src/ui/commands/configCommand.ts

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-import {
-  CommandKind,
-  SlashCommand,
-  SlashCommandActionReturn,
-} from './types.js';
-
-export const configCommand: SlashCommand = {
-  name: 'config',
-  description: 'Commands for interacting with the CLI configuration.',
-  kind: CommandKind.BUILT_IN,
-  subCommands: [
-    {
-      name: 'refresh',
-      description: 'Reload settings and extensions from the filesystem.',
-      kind: CommandKind.BUILT_IN,
-      action: async (context): Promise<SlashCommandActionReturn> => {
-        await context.ui.refreshConfig();
-        return {
-          type: 'message',
-          messageType: 'info',
-          content:
-            'Configuration, extensions, memory, and tools have been refreshed.',
-        };
-      },
-    },
-  ],
-};

packages/cli/src/ui/commands/types.ts

@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export interface CommandContext {
     /** Toggles a special display mode. */
     toggleCorgiMode: () => void;
     toggleVimEnabled: () => Promise<boolean>;
-    refreshConfig: () => Promise<void>;
   };
   // Session-specific data
   session: {

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/slashCommandProcessor.ts

@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export const useSlashCommandProcessor = (
   openPrivacyNotice: () => void,
   toggleVimEnabled: () => Promise<boolean>,
   setIsProcessing: (isProcessing: boolean) => void,
-  refreshConfig: () => Promise<void>,
 ) => {
   const session = useSessionStats();
   const [commands, setCommands] = useState<readonly SlashCommand[]>([]);
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ export const useSlashCommandProcessor = (
         setPendingItem: setPendingCompressionItem,
         toggleCorgiMode,
         toggleVimEnabled,
-        refreshConfig,
       },
       session: {
         stats: session.stats,
@@ -182,7 +180,6 @@ export const useSlashCommandProcessor = (
       toggleCorgiMode,
       toggleVimEnabled,
       sessionShellAllowlist,
-      refreshConfig,
     ],
   );
 

packages/core/src/config/config.ts

@@ -188,62 +188,60 @@ export interface ConfigParameters {
 export class Config {
   private toolRegistry!: ToolRegistry;
   private promptRegistry!: PromptRegistry;
-  private sessionId: string;
+  private readonly sessionId: string;
   private contentGeneratorConfig!: ContentGeneratorConfig;
-  private embeddingModel: string;
-  private sandbox: SandboxConfig | undefined;
-  private targetDir: string;
-  private debugMode: boolean;
-  private question: string | undefined;
-  private fullContext: boolean;
-  private coreTools: string[] | undefined;
-  private excludeTools: string[] | undefined;
-  private toolDiscoveryCommand: string | undefined;
-  private toolCallCommand: string | undefined;
-  private mcpServerCommand: string | undefined;
-  private mcpServers: Record<string, MCPServerConfig> | undefined;
+  private readonly embeddingModel: string;
+  private readonly sandbox: SandboxConfig | undefined;
+  private readonly targetDir: string;
+  private readonly debugMode: boolean;
+  private readonly question: string | undefined;
+  private readonly fullContext: boolean;
+  private readonly coreTools: string[] | undefined;
+  private readonly excludeTools: string[] | undefined;
+  private readonly toolDiscoveryCommand: string | undefined;
+  private readonly toolCallCommand: string | undefined;
+  private readonly mcpServerCommand: string | undefined;
+  private readonly mcpServers: Record<string, MCPServerConfig> | undefined;
   private userMemory: string;
   private geminiMdFileCount: number;
   private approvalMode: ApprovalMode;
-  private showMemoryUsage: boolean;
-  private accessibility: AccessibilitySettings;
-  private telemetrySettings: TelemetrySettings;
-  private usageStatisticsEnabled: boolean;
+  private readonly showMemoryUsage: boolean;
+  private readonly accessibility: AccessibilitySettings;
+  private readonly telemetrySettings: TelemetrySettings;
+  private readonly usageStatisticsEnabled: boolean;
   private geminiClient!: GeminiClient;
-  private fileFiltering: {
+  private readonly fileFiltering: {
     respectGitIgnore: boolean;
     respectGeminiIgnore: boolean;
     enableRecursiveFileSearch: boolean;
   };
   private fileDiscoveryService: FileDiscoveryService | null = null;
   private gitService: GitService | undefined = undefined;
-  private checkpointing: boolean;
-  private proxy: string | undefined;
-  private cwd: string;
-  private bugCommand: BugCommandSettings | undefined;
-  private model: string;
-  private extensionContextFilePaths: string[];
-  private noBrowser: boolean;
-  private ideMode: boolean;
-  private ideClient: IdeClient | undefined;
+  private readonly checkpointing: boolean;
+  private readonly proxy: string | undefined;
+  private readonly cwd: string;
+  private readonly bugCommand: BugCommandSettings | undefined;
+  private readonly model: string;
+  private readonly extensionContextFilePaths: string[];
+  private readonly noBrowser: boolean;
+  private readonly ideMode: boolean;
+  private readonly ideClient: IdeClient | undefined;
   private modelSwitchedDuringSession: boolean = false;
-  private maxSessionTurns: number;
-  private listExtensions: boolean;
-  private _extensions: GeminiCLIExtension[];
-  private _blockedMcpServers: Array<{
+  private readonly maxSessionTurns: number;
+  private readonly listExtensions: boolean;
+  private readonly _extensions: GeminiCLIExtension[];
+  private readonly _blockedMcpServers: Array<{
     name: string;
     extensionName: string;
   }>;
   flashFallbackHandler?: FlashFallbackHandler;
   private quotaErrorOccurred: boolean = false;
-  private summarizeToolOutput:
+  private readonly summarizeToolOutput:
     | Record<string, SummarizeToolOutputSettings>
     | undefined;
-  private experimentalAcp: boolean = false;
-  private _params: ConfigParameters;
+  private readonly experimentalAcp: boolean = false;
 
   constructor(params: ConfigParameters) {
-    this._params = params;
     this.sessionId = params.sessionId;
     this.embeddingModel =
       params.embeddingModel ?? DEFAULT_GEMINI_EMBEDDING_MODEL;
@@ -312,68 +310,6 @@ export class Config {
     }
   }
 
-  async refresh() {
-    // Re-run initialization logic.
-    await this.initialize();
-    // After re-initializing, the tool registry will be updated.
-    // We need to update the gemini client with the new tools.
-    await this.geminiClient.setTools();
-  }
-
-  update(params: ConfigParameters) {
-    this._params = params;
-    // Re-assign all properties from the new params.
-    this.sessionId = params.sessionId;
-    this.embeddingModel =
-      params.embeddingModel ?? DEFAULT_GEMINI_EMBEDDING_MODEL;
-    this.sandbox = params.sandbox;
-    this.targetDir = path.resolve(params.targetDir);
-    this.debugMode = params.debugMode;
-    this.question = params.question;
-    this.fullContext = params.fullContext ?? false;
-    this.coreTools = params.coreTools;
-    this.excludeTools = params.excludeTools;
-    this.toolDiscoveryCommand = params.toolDiscoveryCommand;
-    this.toolCallCommand = params.toolCallCommand;
-    this.mcpServerCommand = params.mcpServerCommand;
-    this.mcpServers = params.mcpServers;
-    this.userMemory = params.userMemory ?? '';
-    this.geminiMdFileCount = params.geminiMdFileCount ?? 0;
-    this.approvalMode = params.approvalMode ?? ApprovalMode.DEFAULT;
-    this.showMemoryUsage = params.showMemoryUsage ?? false;
-    this.accessibility = params.accessibility ?? {};
-    this.telemetrySettings = {
-      enabled: params.telemetry?.enabled ?? false,
-      target: params.telemetry?.target ?? DEFAULT_TELEMETRY_TARGET,
-      otlpEndpoint: params.telemetry?.otlpEndpoint ?? DEFAULT_OTLP_ENDPOINT,
-      logPrompts: params.telemetry?.logPrompts ?? true,
-      outfile: params.telemetry?.outfile,
-    };
-    this.usageStatisticsEnabled = params.usageStatisticsEnabled ?? true;
-    this.fileFiltering = {
-      respectGitIgnore: params.fileFiltering?.respectGitIgnore ?? true,
-      respectGeminiIgnore: params.fileFiltering?.respectGeminiIgnore ?? true,
-      enableRecursiveFileSearch:
-        params.fileFiltering?.enableRecursiveFileSearch ?? true,
-    };
-    this.checkpointing = params.checkpointing ?? false;
-    this.proxy = params.proxy;
-    this.cwd = params.cwd ?? process.cwd();
-    this.fileDiscoveryService = params.fileDiscoveryService ?? null;
-    this.bugCommand = params.bugCommand;
-    this.model = params.model;
-    this.extensionContextFilePaths = params.extensionContextFilePaths ?? [];
-    this.maxSessionTurns = params.maxSessionTurns ?? -1;
-    this.experimentalAcp = params.experimentalAcp ?? false;
-    this.listExtensions = params.listExtensions ?? false;
-    this._extensions = params.extensions ?? [];
-    this._blockedMcpServers = params.blockedMcpServers ?? [];
-    this.noBrowser = params.noBrowser ?? false;
-    this.summarizeToolOutput = params.summarizeToolOutput;
-    this.ideMode = params.ideMode ?? false;
-    this.ideClient = params.ideClient;
-  }
-
   async initialize(): Promise<void> {
     // Initialize centralized FileDiscoveryService
     this.getFileService();