[BUG] Switching models does not update context infos immediately #3708

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opened 2026-02-16 17:41:11 -05:00 by yindo · 1 comment
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Originally created by @JosXa on GitHub (Dec 20, 2025).

Originally assigned to: @rekram1-node on GitHub.

  1. Have a conversation with a small-context model.
  2. During idle, switch models to a large one (e.g. Gemini 3 Pro)
  3. The context info in the top right does not update:
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You have to send a message for it to update.

If I want to just see it apply or how much context that other model would have left, I can't.

Originally created by @JosXa on GitHub (Dec 20, 2025). Originally assigned to: @rekram1-node on GitHub. 1. Have a conversation with a small-context model. 2. During idle, switch models to a large one (e.g. Gemini 3 Pro) 3. The context info in the top right does not update: <img width="125" height="31" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2006fcbd-ca0d-4587-8761-1d4b935c39c3" /> You have to send a message for it to update. If I want to just see it apply or how much context that other model _would_ have left, I can't.
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Dec 20, 2025):

This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

  • #5760: Context size in sidebar not updated after /compact - Similar issue where sidebar context info is stale and only updates after sending a new message
@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Dec 20, 2025): This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check: - #5760: Context size in sidebar not updated after /compact - Similar issue where sidebar context info is stale and only updates after sending a new message
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Reference: anomalyco/opencode#3708