diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/CommandAutocomplete.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/CommandAutocomplete.tsx
index 77070181..d42ec53c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/CommandAutocomplete.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/CommandAutocomplete.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { cn, fuzzyMatch } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { useSessionUIStore } from '@/sync/session-ui-store';
-import { useSessionMessages } from '@/sync/sync-context';
 import { useCommandsStore } from '@/stores/useCommandsStore';
 import { useSkillsStore } from '@/stores/useSkillsStore';
 import { ScrollableOverlay } from '@/components/ui/ScrollableOverlay';
@@ -65,8 +64,6 @@ export const CommandAutocomplete = React.forwardRef<CommandAutocompleteHandle, C
 }, ref) => {
   const { t } = useI18n();
   const currentSessionId = useSessionUIStore((state) => state.currentSessionId);
-  const sessionMessages = useSessionMessages(currentSessionId ?? '');
-  const hasMessagesInCurrentSession = sessionMessages.length > 0;
   const hasSession = Boolean(currentSessionId);
   const hasNewSessionDraft = useSessionUIStore((state) => Boolean(state.newSessionDraft?.open));
   const canStartSessionCommand = hasSession || hasNewSessionDraft;
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ export const CommandAutocomplete = React.forwardRef<CommandAutocompleteHandle, C
         }));
 
         const builtInCommands: CommandInfo[] = [
-          ...(hasSession && !hasMessagesInCurrentSession
+          ...(hasSession
             ? [{ id: 'openchamber:init', name: 'init', source: 'openchamber' as const, description: t('chat.commandAutocomplete.command.initDescription'), isBuiltIn: true }]
             : []
           ),
@@ -195,10 +192,9 @@ export const CommandAutocomplete = React.forwardRef<CommandAutocompleteHandle, C
         ];
         const allCommands = mergeCommandAutocompleteItems(builtInCommands, customCommands, skillCommands);
 
-        const allowInitCommand = !hasMessagesInCurrentSession;
-        const filtered = (searchQuery
+        const filtered = searchQuery
           ? allCommands.filter(cmd => commandMatchesSearch(cmd, searchQuery))
-          : allCommands).filter(cmd => allowInitCommand || cmd.name !== 'init');
+          : allCommands;
 
         filtered.sort((a, b) => {
           const aStartsWith = a.name.toLowerCase().startsWith(searchQuery.toLowerCase());
@@ -211,9 +207,8 @@ export const CommandAutocomplete = React.forwardRef<CommandAutocompleteHandle, C
         setCommands(filtered);
       } catch {
 
-        const allowInitCommand = !hasMessagesInCurrentSession;
         const builtInCommands: CommandInfo[] = [
-          ...(hasSession && !hasMessagesInCurrentSession
+          ...(hasSession
             ? [{ id: 'openchamber:init', name: 'init', source: 'openchamber' as const, description: t('chat.commandAutocomplete.command.initDescription'), isBuiltIn: true }]
             : []
           ),
@@ -268,12 +263,12 @@ export const CommandAutocomplete = React.forwardRef<CommandAutocompleteHandle, C
           ),
         ];
 
-        const filtered = (searchQuery
+        const filtered = searchQuery
           ? builtInCommands.filter(cmd =>
               fuzzyMatch(cmd.name, searchQuery) ||
               (cmd.description && fuzzyMatch(cmd.description, searchQuery))
             )
-          : builtInCommands).filter(cmd => allowInitCommand || cmd.name !== 'init');
+          : builtInCommands;
 
         setCommands(filtered);
       } finally {
@@ -282,7 +277,7 @@ export const CommandAutocomplete = React.forwardRef<CommandAutocompleteHandle, C
     };
 
     loadCommands();
-  }, [searchQuery, hasMessagesInCurrentSession, hasSession, canStartSessionCommand, canUseReviewHandoffFlow, commandsWithMetadata, skills, t]);
+  }, [searchQuery, hasSession, canStartSessionCommand, canUseReviewHandoffFlow, commandsWithMetadata, skills, t]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     setSelectedIndex(0);