feat: streamline opencode loading screens and reuse the reload flow for vscode Restart API

Loading screens: drop the internal-jargon progress text on the opencode
reload overlay (ConfigUpdateOverlay) and the vscode init splash — show
text only on errors. Replace it with a glow pulse on the OpenCode mark on
the cube's top face; OpenChamberLogo's isAnimated prop was a no-op and now
actually animates. vscode shows the glow on the inline splash logo and the
React app stops writing 'Loading data (… Providers, … Agents)…'.

Restart API: 'OpenChamber: Restart API Connection' now runs the same full
reload flow used after an OpenCode update — the command asks the chat
webview to call reloadOpenCodeConfiguration() (overlay + managed restart
via the bridge + config/data refresh) instead of a bare manager restart,
falling back to the old restart when no webview is open. Mounts
ConfigUpdateOverlay in the vscode app so the overlay actually shows there.

packages/ui/src/apps/VSCodeApp.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { RuntimeAPIProvider } from '@/contexts/RuntimeAPIProvider';
 import { registerRuntimeAPIs } from '@/contexts/runtimeAPIRegistry';
 import { TooltipProvider } from '@/components/ui/tooltip';
 import { Toaster } from '@/components/ui/sonner';
+import { ConfigUpdateOverlay } from '@/components/ui/ConfigUpdateOverlay';
 import { ErrorBoundary } from '@/components/ui/ErrorBoundary';
 import { VSCodeLayout } from '@/components/layout/VSCodeLayout';
 import { usePushVisibilityBeacon } from '@/hooks/usePushVisibilityBeacon';
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ export function VSCodeApp({ apis }: VSCodeAppProps) {
                 <SyncAppEffects embeddedBackgroundWorkEnabled={true} />
                 <VSCodeLayout />
                 <Toaster />
+                <ConfigUpdateOverlay />
               </div>
             </TooltipProvider>
           </FireworksProvider>

packages/ui/src/components/ui/ConfigUpdateOverlay.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 import { OpenChamberLogo } from "./OpenChamberLogo";
 
 export const ConfigUpdateOverlay: React.FC = () => {
-  const [{ isUpdating, message }, setState] = React.useState(() => getConfigUpdateSnapshot());
+  const [{ isUpdating }, setState] = React.useState(() => getConfigUpdateSnapshot());
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     return subscribeConfigUpdate(setState);
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ export const ConfigUpdateOverlay: React.FC = () => {
     return null;
   }
 
+  // No status text — the update message is internal jargon and reads as noise.
+  // The animated logo alone signals "working".
   return (
-    <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[9999] flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-6 bg-background/90">
-      <OpenChamberLogo width={80} height={80} />
-      <p className="typography-body text-muted-foreground">
-        {message}
-      </p>
+    <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[9999] flex items-center justify-center bg-background/90">
+      <OpenChamberLogo width={80} height={80} isAnimated />
     </div>
   );
 };

packages/ui/src/components/ui/OpenChamberLogo.tsx

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export const OpenChamberLogo: React.FC<OpenChamberLogoProps> = ({
   className = '',
   width = 70,
   height = 70,
+  isAnimated = false,
 }) => {
   const { t } = useI18n();
   const themeContext = useOptionalThemeSystem();
@@ -193,6 +194,9 @@ export const OpenChamberLogo: React.FC<OpenChamberLogoProps> = ({
       role="img"
       aria-label={t('openChamberLogo.aria.logo')}
     >
+      {isAnimated ? (
+        <style>{`@keyframes oc-logo-glow{0%,100%{filter:drop-shadow(0 0 0 transparent)}50%{filter:drop-shadow(0 0 4px var(--oc-glow-color))}}.oc-logo-glow{animation:oc-logo-glow 1.8s ease-in-out infinite}@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.oc-logo-glow{animation:none}}`}</style>
+      ) : null}
       {/* Left face - base fill */}
       <path
         d={`M${center.x} ${center.y} L${left.x} ${left.y} L${bottomLeft.x} ${bottomLeft.y} L${bottom.x} ${bottom.y} Z`}
@@ -241,8 +245,12 @@ export const OpenChamberLogo: React.FC<OpenChamberLogoProps> = ({
       />
       
       {/* OpenCode logo on top face */}
-      <g opacity={1}>
-        {/* 
+      <g
+        opacity={1}
+        className={isAnimated ? 'oc-logo-glow' : undefined}
+        style={isAnimated ? ({ '--oc-glow-color': strokeColor } as React.CSSProperties) : undefined}
+      >
+        {/*
           Isometric transform for top face:
           OpenCode logo (32x40 viewBox) centered and projected to isometric plane
         */}

packages/vscode/src/ChatViewProvider.ts

@@ -306,6 +306,23 @@ export class ChatViewProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Ask the webview to run the full OpenCode reload flow (overlay + managed
+   * restart via the bridge + config/data refresh) — the same flow used after an
+   * OpenCode update. Returns false if no webview is resolved to drive it.
+   */
+  public reloadOpenCode(): boolean {
+    if (!this._view) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    this._view.webview.postMessage({
+      type: 'command',
+      command: 'reloadOpenCode',
+    });
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public notifyWindowFocusChanged(focused: boolean): void {
     if (!this._view) {
       return;

packages/vscode/src/extension.ts

@@ -262,6 +262,13 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   context.subscriptions.push(
     vscode.commands.registerCommand('openchamber.restartApi', async () => {
       try {
+        // Prefer the full in-app reload flow (overlay + managed restart via the
+        // bridge + config/data refresh) driven by the webview — same as after an
+        // OpenCode update. Fall back to a bare manager restart when no webview is
+        // open to drive it.
+        if (chatViewProvider?.reloadOpenCode()) {
+          return;
+        }
         await openCodeManager?.restart();
         vscode.window.showInformationMessage('OpenChamber: API connection restarted');
       } catch (e) {

packages/vscode/src/webviewHtml.ts

@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ export function getWebviewHtml(options: WebviewHtmlOptions): string {
       opacity: 0;
       pointer-events: none;
     }
+    /* Glow pulse on the OpenCode mark on the cube's top face — signals loading without text. */
+    @keyframes oc-logo-glow {
+      0%, 100% { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0 transparent); }
+      50% { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px var(--vscode-foreground)); }
+    }
+    #initial-loading .logo-inner {
+      animation: oc-logo-glow 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
+    }
+    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+      #initial-loading .logo-inner { animation: none; }
+    }
     /* Logo colors use VS Code foreground color */
     #initial-loading .logo-stroke {
       stroke: var(--vscode-foreground);
@@ -153,9 +164,8 @@ export function getWebviewHtml(options: WebviewHtmlOptions): string {
         <path class="logo-fill-dim" d="M-8 -4 L8 -4 L8 12 L-8 12 Z"/>
       </g>
     </svg>
-    <div class="status-text" id="loading-status">
-      ${initialStatus === 'connecting' ? 'Starting OpenCode API…' : initialStatus === 'connected' ? 'Initializing…' : 'Connecting…'}
-    </div>
+    <!-- Status text stays empty while things are fine; populated only on error. -->
+    <div class="status-text" id="loading-status"></div>
     ${!cliAvailable ? `<div class="error-text">OpenCode CLI not found. Please install it first.</div>` : ''}
   </div>
   
@@ -184,17 +194,13 @@ export function getWebviewHtml(options: WebviewHtmlOptions): string {
       if (msg && msg.type === 'connectionStatus') {
         var statusEl = document.getElementById('loading-status');
         if (statusEl) {
-          if (msg.status === 'connecting') {
-            statusEl.textContent = 'Starting OpenCode API…';
-            statusEl.classList.remove('error-text');
-          } else if (msg.status === 'connected') {
-            statusEl.textContent = 'Connected!';
-            statusEl.classList.remove('error-text');
-          } else if (msg.status === 'error') {
+          // Only show text when something is wrong — progress states stay silent
+          // (the animated logo already signals "working").
+          if (msg.status === 'error') {
             statusEl.textContent = msg.error || 'Connection error';
             statusEl.classList.add('error-text');
           } else {
-            statusEl.textContent = 'Reconnecting…';
+            statusEl.textContent = '';
             statusEl.classList.remove('error-text');
           }
         }

packages/vscode/webview/main.tsx

@@ -181,9 +181,8 @@ const maybeHideLoadingOverlay = () => {
       return;
     }
 
-    const providersText = bootstrapProvidersReady ? '✓ Providers' : '… Providers';
-    const agentsText = bootstrapAgentsReady ? '✓ Agents' : '… Agents';
-    setLoadingStatusText(`Loading data (${providersText}, ${agentsText})…`);
+    // Still loading providers/agents — stay silent (the animated logo signals work).
+    setLoadingStatusText('');
     return;
   }
 
@@ -200,7 +199,8 @@ const maybeHideLoadingOverlay = () => {
     return;
   }
 
-  setLoadingStatusText('Starting OpenCode API…');
+  // Connecting — no jargon; the animated logo conveys progress.
+  setLoadingStatusText('');
 };
 
 const applyInitialTheme = (theme: { metadata?: { variant?: string }; colors?: { surface?: { background?: string; foreground?: string } } }) => {
@@ -1283,6 +1283,15 @@ onCommand('showSettings', () => {
   window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('openchamber:navigate', { detail: { view: 'settings' } }));
 });
 
+// Run the same full OpenCode reload flow the app uses after an update: shows the
+// reload overlay, restarts the managed OpenCode (via the bridge's /api/config/reload),
+// and refreshes config/data. Triggered by the "Restart API Connection" command.
+onCommand('reloadOpenCode', () => {
+  void import('@openchamber/ui/stores/useAgentsStore').then(({ reloadOpenCodeConfiguration }) => {
+    void reloadOpenCodeConfiguration();
+  });
+});
+
 const getNotificationClaimKey = (payload: { title?: unknown; body?: unknown; sessionId?: unknown; tag?: unknown } | undefined): string => {
   const tag = typeof payload?.tag === 'string' ? payload.tag.trim() : '';
   if (tag) return tag;