chore: refactor read-write lock on agent (#2225)

Co-authored-by: Alice Hau <ahau@squareup.com>

crates/goose-cli/src/commands/configure.rs

@@ -983,11 +983,11 @@ pub async fn configure_tool_permissions_dialog() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         .get_param("GOOSE_MODEL")
         .expect("No model configured. Please set model first");
     let model_config = goose::model::ModelConfig::new(model.clone());
-    let provider =
-        goose::providers::create(&provider_name, model_config).expect("Failed to create provider");
 
     // Create the agent
-    let mut agent = Agent::new(provider);
+    let agent = Agent::new();
+    let new_provider = create(&provider_name, model_config)?;
+    agent.update_provider(new_provider).await?;
     if let Ok(Some(config)) = ExtensionConfigManager::get_config_by_name(&selected_extension_name) {
         agent
             .add_extension(config.clone())

crates/goose-cli/src/session/builder.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use console::style;
 use goose::agents::extension::ExtensionError;
 use goose::agents::Agent;
 use goose::config::{Config, ExtensionConfig, ExtensionConfigManager};
+use goose::providers::create;
 use goose::session;
 use goose::session::Identifier;
 use mcp_client::transport::Error as McpClientError;
@@ -46,11 +47,11 @@ pub async fn build_session(session_config: SessionBuilderConfig) -> Session {
         .get_param("GOOSE_MODEL")
         .expect("No model configured. Run 'goose configure' first");
     let model_config = goose::model::ModelConfig::new(model.clone());
-    let provider =
-        goose::providers::create(&provider_name, model_config).expect("Failed to create provider");
 
     // Create the agent
-    let mut agent = Agent::new(provider);
+    let agent: Agent = Agent::new();
+    let new_provider = create(&provider_name, model_config).unwrap();
+    let _ = agent.update_provider(new_provider).await;
 
     // Handle session file resolution and resuming
     let session_file = if session_config.resume {

crates/goose-cli/src/session/mod.rs

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ impl Session {
     async fn process_message(&mut self, message: String) -> Result<()> {
         self.messages.push(Message::user().with_text(&message));
         // Get the provider from the agent for description generation
-        let provider = self.agent.provider();
+        let provider = self.agent.provider().await?;
 
         // Persist messages with provider for automatic description generation
         session::persist_messages(&self.session_file, &self.messages, Some(provider)).await?;
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ impl Session {
                             self.messages.push(Message::user().with_text(&content));
 
                             // Get the provider from the agent for description generation
-                            let provider = self.agent.provider();
+                            let provider = self.agent.provider().await?;
 
                             // Persist messages with provider for automatic description generation
                             session::persist_messages(
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ impl Session {
         output::render_message(&plan_response, self.debug);
         output::hide_thinking();
         let planner_response_type =
-            classify_planner_response(plan_response.as_concat_text(), self.agent.provider())
+            classify_planner_response(plan_response.as_concat_text(), self.agent.provider().await?)
                 .await?;
 
         match planner_response_type {

crates/goose-ffi/src/lib.rs

@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn goose_agent_new(config: *const ProviderConfigFFI) -> Ag
     // Create Databricks provider with required parameters
     match DatabricksProvider::from_params(host, api_key, model_config) {
         Ok(provider) => {
-            let agent = Agent::new(Arc::new(provider));
+            let agent = Agent::new();
+            get_runtime().block_on(async {
+                let _ = agent.update_provider(Arc::new(provider)).await;
+            });
             Box::into_raw(Box::new(agent))
         }
         Err(e) => {

crates/goose-server/src/commands/agent.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use crate::configuration;
 use crate::state;
 use anyhow::Result;
+use goose::agents::Agent;
 use tower_http::cors::{Any, CorsLayer};
 use tracing::info;
 
@@ -15,8 +18,10 @@ pub async fn run() -> Result<()> {
     let secret_key =
         std::env::var("GOOSE_SERVER__SECRET_KEY").unwrap_or_else(|_| "test".to_string());
 
-    // Create app state - agent will start as None
+    let new_agent = Agent::new();
-    let state = state::AppState::new(secret_key.clone()).await?;
+
+    // Create app state with agent
+    let state = state::AppState::new(Arc::new(new_agent), secret_key.clone()).await;
 
     // Create router with CORS support
     let cors = CorsLayer::new()

crates/goose-server/src/routes/agent.rs

@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ use axum::{
 };
 use goose::config::Config;
 use goose::config::PermissionManager;
-use goose::{agents::Agent, model::ModelConfig, providers};
+use goose::model::ModelConfig;
+use goose::providers::create;
 use goose::{
     agents::{extension::ToolInfo, extension_manager::get_parameter_names},
     config::permission::PermissionLevel,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::env;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct VersionsResponse {
@@ -33,17 +34,6 @@ struct ExtendPromptResponse {
     success: bool,
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-struct CreateAgentRequest {
-    provider: String,
-    model: Option<String>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Serialize)]
-struct CreateAgentResponse {
-    version: String,
-}
-
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct ProviderFile {
     name: String,
@@ -66,6 +56,12 @@ struct ProviderList {
     details: ProviderDetails,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct UpdateProviderRequest {
+    provider: String,
+    model: Option<String>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct GetToolsQuery {
     extension_name: Option<String>,
@@ -82,53 +78,18 @@ async fn get_versions() -> Json<VersionsResponse> {
 }
 
 async fn extend_prompt(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(payload): Json<ExtendPromptRequest>,
 ) -> Result<Json<ExtendPromptResponse>, StatusCode> {
     verify_secret_key(&headers, &state)?;
 
-    let mut agent = state.agent.write().await;
+    let agent = state
-    if let Some(ref mut agent) = *agent {
+        .get_agent()
-        agent.extend_system_prompt(payload.extension).await;
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED)?;
+    agent.extend_system_prompt(payload.extension.clone()).await;
     Ok(Json(ExtendPromptResponse { success: true }))
-    } else {
-        Err(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND)
-    }
-}
-
-#[axum::debug_handler]
-async fn create_agent(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
-    headers: HeaderMap,
-    Json(payload): Json<CreateAgentRequest>,
-) -> Result<Json<CreateAgentResponse>, StatusCode> {
-    verify_secret_key(&headers, &state)?;
-
-    // Set the environment variable for the model if provided
-    if let Some(model) = &payload.model {
-        let env_var_key = format!("{}_MODEL", payload.provider.to_uppercase());
-        env::set_var(env_var_key.clone(), model);
-        println!("Set environment variable: {}={}", env_var_key, model);
-    }
-
-    let config = Config::global();
-    let model = payload.model.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        config
-            .get_param("GOOSE_MODEL")
-            .expect("Did not find a model on payload or in env")
-    });
-    let model_config = ModelConfig::new(model);
-    let provider =
-        providers::create(&payload.provider, model_config).expect("Failed to create provider");
-
-    let version = String::from("goose");
-    let new_agent = Agent::new(provider);
-
-    let mut agent = state.agent.write().await;
-    *agent = Some(new_agent);
-
-    Ok(Json(CreateAgentResponse { version }))
 }
 
 async fn list_providers() -> Json<Vec<ProviderList>> {
@@ -168,7 +129,7 @@ async fn list_providers() -> Json<Vec<ProviderList>> {
     )
 )]
 async fn get_tools(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Query(query): Query<GetToolsQuery>,
 ) -> Result<Json<Vec<ToolInfo>>, StatusCode> {
@@ -176,8 +137,10 @@ async fn get_tools(
 
     let config = Config::global();
     let goose_mode = config.get_param("GOOSE_MODE").unwrap_or("auto".to_string());
-    let agent = state.agent.read().await;
+    let agent = state
-    let agent = agent.as_ref().ok_or(StatusCode::PRECONDITION_REQUIRED)?;
+        .get_agent()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED)?;
     let permission_manager = PermissionManager::default();
 
     let mut tools: Vec<ToolInfo> = agent
@@ -210,12 +173,56 @@ async fn get_tools(
     Ok(Json(tools))
 }
 
-pub fn routes(state: AppState) -> Router {
+#[utoipa::path(
+    post,
+    path = "/agent/update_provider",
+    responses(
+        (status = 200, description = "Update provider completed", body = String),
+        (status = 500, description = "Internal server error")
+    )
+)]
+async fn update_agent_provider(
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
+    headers: HeaderMap,
+    Json(payload): Json<UpdateProviderRequest>,
+) -> Result<StatusCode, StatusCode> {
+    // Verify secret key
+    let secret_key = headers
+        .get("X-Secret-Key")
+        .and_then(|value| value.to_str().ok())
+        .ok_or(StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED)?;
+
+    if secret_key != state.secret_key {
+        return Err(StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED);
+    }
+
+    let agent = state
+        .get_agent()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED)?;
+
+    let config = Config::global();
+    let model = payload.model.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        config
+            .get_param("GOOSE_MODEL")
+            .expect("Did not find a model on payload or in env to update provider with")
+    });
+    let model_config = ModelConfig::new(model);
+    let new_provider = create(&payload.provider, model_config).unwrap();
+    agent
+        .update_provider(new_provider)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)?;
+
+    Ok(StatusCode::OK)
+}
+
+pub fn routes(state: Arc<AppState>) -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/agent/versions", get(get_versions))
         .route("/agent/providers", get(list_providers))
         .route("/agent/prompt", post(extend_prompt))
         .route("/agent/tools", get(get_tools))
-        .route("/agent", post(create_agent))
+        .route("/agent/update_provider", post(update_agent_provider))
         .with_state(state)
 }

crates/goose-server/src/routes/config_management.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use serde_yaml;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 use utoipa::ToSchema;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, ToSchema)]
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub struct UpsertPermissionsQuery {
     )
 )]
 pub async fn upsert_config(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(query): Json<UpsertConfigQuery>,
 ) -> Result<Json<Value>, StatusCode> {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ pub async fn upsert_config(
     )
 )]
 pub async fn remove_config(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(query): Json<ConfigKeyQuery>,
 ) -> Result<Json<String>, StatusCode> {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pub async fn remove_config(
     )
 )]
 pub async fn read_config(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(query): Json<ConfigKeyQuery>,
 ) -> Result<Json<Value>, StatusCode> {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ pub async fn read_config(
     )
 )]
 pub async fn get_extensions(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
 ) -> Result<Json<ExtensionResponse>, StatusCode> {
     verify_secret_key(&headers, &state)?;
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ pub async fn get_extensions(
     )
 )]
 pub async fn add_extension(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(extension_query): Json<ExtensionQuery>,
 ) -> Result<Json<String>, StatusCode> {
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ pub async fn add_extension(
     )
 )]
 pub async fn remove_extension(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     axum::extract::Path(name): axum::extract::Path<String>,
 ) -> Result<Json<String>, StatusCode> {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ pub async fn remove_extension(
     )
 )]
 pub async fn read_all_config(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
 ) -> Result<Json<ConfigResponse>, StatusCode> {
     // Use the helper function to verify the secret key
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ pub async fn read_all_config(
     )
 )]
 pub async fn providers(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
 ) -> Result<Json<Vec<ProviderDetails>>, StatusCode> {
     verify_secret_key(&headers, &state)?;
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ pub async fn providers(
     )
 )]
 pub async fn init_config(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
 ) -> Result<Json<String>, StatusCode> {
     verify_secret_key(&headers, &state)?;
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ pub async fn init_config(
     )
 )]
 pub async fn upsert_permissions(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(query): Json<UpsertPermissionsQuery>,
 ) -> Result<Json<String>, StatusCode> {
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ pub static APP_STRATEGY: Lazy<AppStrategyArgs> = Lazy::new(|| AppStrategyArgs {
     )
 )]
 pub async fn backup_config(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
 ) -> Result<Json<String>, StatusCode> {
     verify_secret_key(&headers, &state)?;
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ pub async fn backup_config(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn routes(state: AppState) -> Router {
+pub fn routes(state: Arc<AppState>) -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/config", get(read_all_config))
         .route("/config/upsert", post(upsert_config))

crates/goose-server/src/routes/configs.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use http::{HeaderMap, StatusCode};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct ConfigResponse {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct ConfigRequest {
 }
 
 async fn store_config(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(request): Json<ConfigRequest>,
 ) -> Result<Json<ConfigResponse>, StatusCode> {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pub struct GetConfigResponse {
 }
 
 pub async fn get_config(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Query(query): Query<GetConfigQuery>,
 ) -> Result<Json<GetConfigResponse>, StatusCode> {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ struct DeleteConfigRequest {
 }
 
 async fn delete_config(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(request): Json<DeleteConfigRequest>,
 ) -> Result<StatusCode, StatusCode> {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ async fn delete_config(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn routes(state: AppState) -> Router {
+pub fn routes(state: Arc<AppState>) -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/configs/providers", post(check_provider_configs))
         .route("/configs/get", get(get_config))

crates/goose-server/src/routes/context.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use axum::{
 };
 use goose::message::Message;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 // Direct message serialization for context mgmt request
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
@@ -26,15 +27,16 @@ pub struct ContextManageResponse {
 }
 
 async fn manage_context(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(request): Json<ContextManageRequest>,
 ) -> Result<Json<ContextManageResponse>, StatusCode> {
     verify_secret_key(&headers, &state)?;
 
-    // Get a lock on the shared agent
+    let agent = state
-    let agent = state.agent.read().await;
+        .get_agent()
-    let agent = agent.as_ref().ok_or(StatusCode::PRECONDITION_REQUIRED)?;
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED)?;
 
     let mut processed_messages: Vec<Message> = vec![];
     let mut token_counts: Vec<usize> = vec![];
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ async fn manage_context(
 }
 
 // Configure routes for this module
-pub fn routes(state: AppState) -> Router {
+pub fn routes(state: Arc<AppState>) -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/context/manage", post(manage_context))
         .with_state(state)

crates/goose-server/src/routes/extension.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::env;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
 
 use super::utils::verify_secret_key;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ struct ExtensionResponse {
 
 /// Handler for adding a new extension configuration.
 async fn add_extension(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     raw: axum::extract::Json<serde_json::Value>,
 ) -> Result<Json<ExtensionResponse>, StatusCode> {
@@ -228,9 +229,11 @@ async fn add_extension(
         },
     };
 
-    // Acquire a lock on the agent and attempt to add the extension.
+    // Get a reference to the agent
-    let mut agent = state.agent.write().await;
+    let agent = state
-    let agent = agent.as_mut().ok_or(StatusCode::PRECONDITION_REQUIRED)?;
+        .get_agent()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED)?;
     let response = agent.add_extension(extension_config).await;
 
     // Respond with the result.
@@ -254,15 +257,17 @@ async fn add_extension(
 
 /// Handler for removing an extension by name
 async fn remove_extension(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(name): Json<String>,
 ) -> Result<Json<ExtensionResponse>, StatusCode> {
     verify_secret_key(&headers, &state)?;
 
-    // Acquire a lock on the agent and attempt to remove the extension
+    // Get a reference to the agent
-    let mut agent = state.agent.write().await;
+    let agent = state
-    let agent = agent.as_mut().ok_or(StatusCode::PRECONDITION_REQUIRED)?;
+        .get_agent()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED)?;
     agent.remove_extension(&name).await;
 
     Ok(Json(ExtensionResponse {
@@ -272,7 +277,7 @@ async fn remove_extension(
 }
 
 /// Registers the extension management routes with the Axum router.
-pub fn routes(state: AppState) -> Router {
+pub fn routes(state: Arc<AppState>) -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/extensions/add", post(add_extension))
         .route("/extensions/remove", post(remove_extension))

crates/goose-server/src/routes/mod.rs

@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ pub mod recipe;
 pub mod reply;
 pub mod session;
 pub mod utils;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use axum::Router;
 
 // Function to configure all routes
-pub fn configure(state: crate::state::AppState) -> Router {
+pub fn configure(state: Arc<crate::state::AppState>) -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .merge(health::routes())
         .merge(reply::routes(state.clone()))
@@ -22,5 +24,5 @@ pub fn configure(state: crate::state::AppState) -> Router {
         .merge(configs::routes(state.clone()))
         .merge(config_management::routes(state.clone()))
         .merge(recipe::routes(state.clone()))
-        .merge(session::routes(state))
+        .merge(session::routes(state.clone()))
 }

crates/goose-server/src/routes/recipe.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use axum::{extract::State, http::StatusCode, routing::post, Json, Router};
 use goose::message::Message;
 use goose::recipe::Recipe;
@@ -34,17 +36,17 @@ pub struct CreateRecipeResponse {
 
 /// Create a Recipe configuration from the current state of an agent
 async fn create_recipe(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     Json(request): Json<CreateRecipeRequest>,
 ) -> Result<Json<CreateRecipeResponse>, (StatusCode, Json<CreateRecipeResponse>)> {
-    let agent = state.agent.read().await;
-    let agent = agent.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
     let error_response = CreateRecipeResponse {
         recipe: None,
-            error: Some("Agent not initialized".to_string()),
+        error: Some("Missing agent".to_string()),
     };
-        (StatusCode::PRECONDITION_REQUIRED, Json(error_response))
+    let agent = state
-    })?;
+        .get_agent()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| (StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED, Json(error_response)))?;
 
     // Create base recipe from agent state and messages
     let recipe_result = agent.create_recipe(request.messages).await;
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ async fn create_recipe(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn routes(state: AppState) -> Router {
+pub fn routes(state: Arc<AppState>) -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/recipe/create", post(create_recipe))
         .with_state(state)

crates/goose-server/src/routes/reply.rs

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use std::{
     convert::Infallible,
     path::PathBuf,
     pin::Pin,
+    sync::Arc,
     task::{Context, Poll},
     time::Duration,
 };
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ async fn stream_event(
 }
 
 async fn handler(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(request): Json<ChatRequest>,
 ) -> Result<SseResponse, StatusCode> {
@@ -119,15 +120,34 @@ async fn handler(
         .session_id
         .unwrap_or_else(session::generate_session_id);
 
-    // Get a lock on the shared agent
-    let agent = state.agent.clone();
-
     // Spawn task to handle streaming
     tokio::spawn(async move {
-        let agent = agent.read().await;
+        let agent = state.get_agent().await;
-        let agent = match agent.as_ref() {
+        let agent = match agent {
-            Some(agent) => agent,
+            Ok(agent) => {
-            None => {
+                let provider = agent.provider().await;
+                match provider {
+                    Ok(_) => agent,
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        let _ = stream_event(
+                            MessageEvent::Error {
+                                error: "No provider configured".to_string(),
+                            },
+                            &tx,
+                        )
+                        .await;
+                        let _ = stream_event(
+                            MessageEvent::Finish {
+                                reason: "error".to_string(),
+                            },
+                            &tx,
+                        )
+                        .await;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
                 let _ = stream_event(
                     MessageEvent::Error {
                         error: "No agent configured".to_string(),
@@ -147,7 +167,7 @@ async fn handler(
         };
 
         // Get the provider first, before starting the reply stream
-        let provider = agent.provider();
+        let provider = agent.provider().await;
 
         let mut stream = match agent
             .reply(
@@ -204,7 +224,7 @@ async fn handler(
                             // Store messages and generate description in background
                             let session_path = session_path.clone();
                             let messages = all_messages.clone();
-                            let provider = provider.clone();
+                            let provider = Arc::clone(provider.as_ref().unwrap());
                             tokio::spawn(async move {
                                 if let Err(e) = session::persist_messages(&session_path, &messages, Some(provider)).await {
                                     tracing::error!("Failed to store session history: {:?}", e);
@@ -262,7 +282,7 @@ struct AskResponse {
 
 // Simple ask an AI for a response, non streaming
 async fn ask_handler(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(request): Json<AskRequest>,
 ) -> Result<Json<AskResponse>, StatusCode> {
@@ -275,12 +295,13 @@ async fn ask_handler(
         .session_id
         .unwrap_or_else(session::generate_session_id);
 
-    let agent = state.agent.clone();
+    let agent = state
-    let agent = agent.write().await;
+        .get_agent()
-    let agent = agent.as_ref().ok_or(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND)?;
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED)?;
 
     // Get the provider first, before starting the reply stream
-    let provider = agent.provider();
+    let provider = agent.provider().await;
 
     // Create a single message for the prompt
     let messages = vec![Message::user().with_text(request.prompt)];
@@ -339,7 +360,7 @@ async fn ask_handler(
     // Store messages and generate description in background
     let session_path = session_path.clone();
     let messages = all_messages.clone();
-    let provider = provider.clone();
+    let provider = Arc::clone(provider.as_ref().unwrap());
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         if let Err(e) = session::persist_messages(&session_path, &messages, Some(provider)).await {
             tracing::error!("Failed to store session history: {:?}", e);
@@ -374,15 +395,16 @@ fn default_principal_type() -> PrincipalType {
     )
 )]
 pub async fn confirm_permission(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Json(request): Json<PermissionConfirmationRequest>,
 ) -> Result<Json<Value>, StatusCode> {
     verify_secret_key(&headers, &state)?;
 
-    let agent = state.agent.clone();
+    let agent = state
-    let agent = agent.read().await;
+        .get_agent()
-    let agent = agent.as_ref().ok_or(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND)?;
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED)?;
 
     let permission = match request.action.as_str() {
         "always_allow" => Permission::AlwaysAllow,
@@ -410,7 +432,7 @@ struct ToolResultRequest {
 }
 
 async fn submit_tool_result(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     raw: axum::extract::Json<serde_json::Value>,
 ) -> Result<Json<Value>, StatusCode> {
@@ -435,14 +457,16 @@ async fn submit_tool_result(
         }
     };
 
-    let agent = state.agent.read().await;
+    let agent = state
-    let agent = agent.as_ref().ok_or(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND)?;
+        .get_agent()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::PRECONDITION_FAILED)?;
     agent.handle_tool_result(payload.id, payload.result).await;
     Ok(Json(json!({"status": "ok"})))
 }
 
 // Configure routes for this module
-pub fn routes(state: AppState) -> Router {
+pub fn routes(state: Arc<AppState>) -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/reply", post(handler))
         .route("/ask", post(ask_handler))
@@ -496,9 +520,7 @@ mod tests {
     mod integration_tests {
         use super::*;
         use axum::{body::Body, http::Request};
-        use std::collections::HashMap;
         use std::sync::Arc;
-        use tokio::sync::{Mutex, RwLock};
         use tower::ServiceExt;
 
         // This test requires tokio runtime
@@ -509,12 +531,9 @@ mod tests {
             let mock_provider = Arc::new(MockProvider {
                 model_config: mock_model_config,
             });
-            let agent = Agent::new(mock_provider);
+            let agent = Agent::new();
-            let state = AppState {
+            let _ = agent.update_provider(mock_provider).await;
-                config: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
+            let state = AppState::new(Arc::new(agent), "test-secret".to_string()).await;
-                agent: Arc::new(RwLock::new(Some(agent))),
-                secret_key: "test-secret".to_string(),
-            };
 
             // Build router
             let app = routes(state);

crates/goose-server/src/routes/session.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 use super::utils::verify_secret_key;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use crate::state::AppState;
 use axum::{
     extract::{Path, State},
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ struct SessionHistoryResponse {
 
 // List all available sessions
 async fn list_sessions(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
 ) -> Result<Json<SessionListResponse>, StatusCode> {
     verify_secret_key(&headers, &state)?;
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ async fn list_sessions(
 
 // Get a specific session's history
 async fn get_session_history(
-    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     headers: HeaderMap,
     Path(session_id): Path<String>,
 ) -> Result<Json<SessionHistoryResponse>, StatusCode> {
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ async fn get_session_history(
 }
 
 // Configure routes for this module
-pub fn routes(state: AppState) -> Router {
+pub fn routes(state: Arc<AppState>) -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/sessions", get(list_sessions))
         .route("/sessions/:session_id", get(get_session_history))

crates/goose-server/src/state.rs

@@ -1,25 +1,34 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
 use goose::agents::Agent;
-use serde_json::Value;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tokio::sync::{Mutex, RwLock};
 
+/// Shared reference to an Agent that can be cloned cheaply
+/// without cloning the underlying Agent object
+pub type AgentRef = Arc<Agent>;
+
+/// Thread-safe container for an optional Agent reference
+/// Outer Arc: Allows multiple route handlers to access the same Mutex
+/// - Mutex provides exclusive access for updates
+/// - Option allows for the case where no agent exists yet
+///
 /// Shared application state
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AppState {
-    pub agent: Arc<RwLock<Option<Agent>>>,
+    // agent: SharedAgentStore,
+    agent: Option<AgentRef>,
     pub secret_key: String,
-    pub config: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, Value>>>,
 }
 
 impl AppState {
-    pub async fn new(secret_key: String) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub async fn new(agent: AgentRef, secret_key: String) -> Arc<AppState> {
-        Ok(Self {
+        Arc::new(Self {
-            agent: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
+            agent: Some(agent.clone()),
             secret_key,
-            config: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
         })
     }
+
+    pub async fn get_agent(&self) -> Result<Arc<Agent>, anyhow::Error> {
+        self.agent
+            .clone()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Agent needs to be created first."))
+    }
 }

crates/goose/examples/agent.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ async fn main() {
     let provider = Arc::new(DatabricksProvider::default());
 
     // Setup an agent with the developer extension
-    let mut agent = Agent::new(provider);
+    let agent = Agent::new();
+    let _ = agent.update_provider(provider).await;
 
     let config = ExtensionConfig::stdio(
         "developer",

crates/goose/src/agents/agent.rs

@@ -35,12 +35,11 @@ use super::tool_execution::{ToolFuture, CHAT_MODE_TOOL_SKIPPED_RESPONSE, DECLINE
 
 /// The main goose Agent
 pub struct Agent {
-    pub(super) provider: Arc<dyn Provider>,
+    pub(super) provider: Mutex<Option<Arc<dyn Provider>>>,
     pub(super) extension_manager: Mutex<ExtensionManager>,
-    pub(super) frontend_tools: HashMap<String, FrontendTool>,
+    pub(super) frontend_tools: Mutex<HashMap<String, FrontendTool>>,
-    pub(super) frontend_instructions: Option<String>,
+    pub(super) frontend_instructions: Mutex<Option<String>>,
-    pub(super) prompt_manager: PromptManager,
+    pub(super) prompt_manager: Mutex<PromptManager>,
-    // Channels for tool results and confirmations
     pub(super) confirmation_tx: mpsc::Sender<(String, PermissionConfirmation)>,
     pub(super) confirmation_rx: Mutex<mpsc::Receiver<(String, PermissionConfirmation)>>,
     pub(super) tool_result_tx: mpsc::Sender<(String, ToolResult<Vec<Content>>)>,
@@ -48,41 +47,52 @@ pub struct Agent {
 }
 
 impl Agent {
-    pub fn new(provider: Arc<dyn Provider>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
         // Create channels with buffer size 32 (adjust if needed)
         let (confirm_tx, confirm_rx) = mpsc::channel(32);
         let (tool_tx, tool_rx) = mpsc::channel(32);
 
         Self {
-            provider,
+            provider: Mutex::new(None),
             extension_manager: Mutex::new(ExtensionManager::new()),
-            frontend_tools: HashMap::new(),
+            frontend_tools: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
-            frontend_instructions: None,
+            frontend_instructions: Mutex::new(None),
-            prompt_manager: PromptManager::new(),
+            prompt_manager: Mutex::new(PromptManager::new()),
             confirmation_tx: confirm_tx,
             confirmation_rx: Mutex::new(confirm_rx),
             tool_result_tx: tool_tx,
             tool_result_rx: Arc::new(Mutex::new(tool_rx)),
         }
     }
+}
 
+impl Default for Agent {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Agent {
     /// Get a reference count clone to the provider
-    pub fn provider(&self) -> Arc<dyn Provider> {
+    pub async fn provider(&self) -> Result<Arc<dyn Provider>, anyhow::Error> {
-        Arc::clone(&self.provider)
+        match &*self.provider.lock().await {
+            Some(provider) => Ok(Arc::clone(provider)),
+            None => Err(anyhow!("Provider not set")),
+        }
     }
 
     /// Check if a tool is a frontend tool
-    pub fn is_frontend_tool(&self, name: &str) -> bool {
+    pub async fn is_frontend_tool(&self, name: &str) -> bool {
-        self.frontend_tools.contains_key(name)
+        self.frontend_tools.lock().await.contains_key(name)
     }
 
     /// Get a reference to a frontend tool
-    pub fn get_frontend_tool(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&FrontendTool> {
+    pub async fn get_frontend_tool(&self, name: &str) -> Option<FrontendTool> {
-        self.frontend_tools.get(name)
+        self.frontend_tools.lock().await.get(name).cloned()
     }
 
     /// Get all tools from all clients with proper prefixing
-    pub async fn get_prefixed_tools(&mut self) -> ExtensionResult<Vec<Tool>> {
+    pub async fn get_prefixed_tools(&self) -> ExtensionResult<Vec<Tool>> {
         let mut tools = self
             .extension_manager
             .lock()
@@ -91,7 +101,8 @@ impl Agent {
             .await?;
 
         // Add frontend tools directly - they don't need prefixing since they're already uniquely named
-        for frontend_tool in self.frontend_tools.values() {
+        let frontend_tools = self.frontend_tools.lock().await;
+        for frontend_tool in frontend_tools.values() {
             tools.push(frontend_tool.tool.clone());
         }
 
@@ -135,7 +146,7 @@ impl Agent {
                 .await
         } else if tool_call.name == PLATFORM_SEARCH_AVAILABLE_EXTENSIONS_TOOL_NAME {
             extension_manager.search_available_extensions().await
-        } else if self.is_frontend_tool(&tool_call.name) {
+        } else if self.is_frontend_tool(&tool_call.name).await {
             // For frontend tools, return an error indicating we need frontend execution
             Err(ToolError::ExecutionError(
                 "Frontend tool execution required".to_string(),
@@ -212,7 +223,7 @@ impl Agent {
         (request_id, result)
     }
 
-    pub async fn add_extension(&mut self, extension: ExtensionConfig) -> ExtensionResult<()> {
+    pub async fn add_extension(&self, extension: ExtensionConfig) -> ExtensionResult<()> {
         match &extension {
             ExtensionConfig::Frontend {
                 name: _,
@@ -221,19 +232,21 @@ impl Agent {
                 bundled: _,
             } => {
                 // For frontend tools, just store them in the frontend_tools map
+                let mut frontend_tools = self.frontend_tools.lock().await;
                 for tool in tools {
                     let frontend_tool = FrontendTool {
                         name: tool.name.clone(),
                         tool: tool.clone(),
                     };
-                    self.frontend_tools.insert(tool.name.clone(), frontend_tool);
+                    frontend_tools.insert(tool.name.clone(), frontend_tool);
                 }
                 // Store instructions if provided, using "frontend" as the key
+                let mut frontend_instructions = self.frontend_instructions.lock().await;
                 if let Some(instructions) = instructions {
-                    self.frontend_instructions = Some(instructions.clone());
+                    *frontend_instructions = Some(instructions.clone());
                 } else {
                     // Default frontend instructions if none provided
-                    self.frontend_instructions = Some(
+                    *frontend_instructions = Some(
                         "The following tools are provided directly by the frontend and will be executed by the frontend when called.".to_string(),
                     );
                 }
@@ -269,7 +282,7 @@ impl Agent {
         prefixed_tools
     }
 
-    pub async fn remove_extension(&mut self, name: &str) {
+    pub async fn remove_extension(&self, name: &str) {
         let mut extension_manager = self.extension_manager.lock().await;
         extension_manager
             .remove_extension(name)
@@ -329,7 +342,7 @@ impl Agent {
             let _ = reply_span.enter();
             loop {
                 match Self::generate_response_from_provider(
-                    self.provider(),
+                    self.provider().await?,
                     &system_prompt,
                     &messages,
                     &tools,
@@ -345,7 +358,7 @@ impl Agent {
                         let (frontend_requests,
                             remaining_requests,
                             filtered_response) =
-                            self.categorize_tool_requests(&response);
+                            self.categorize_tool_requests(&response).await;
 
 
                         // Yield the assistant's response with frontend tool requests filtered out
@@ -396,8 +409,7 @@ impl Agent {
                                 tools_with_readonly_annotation.clone(),
                                 tools_without_annotation.clone(),
                                 &mut permission_manager,
-                                self.provider(),
+                                self.provider().await?).await;
-                            ).await;
 
                             // Handle pre-approved and read-only tools in parallel
                             let mut tool_futures: Vec<ToolFuture> = Vec::new();
@@ -492,13 +504,21 @@ impl Agent {
     }
 
     /// Extend the system prompt with one line of additional instruction
-    pub async fn extend_system_prompt(&mut self, instruction: String) {
+    pub async fn extend_system_prompt(&self, instruction: String) {
-        self.prompt_manager.add_system_prompt_extra(instruction);
+        let mut prompt_manager = self.prompt_manager.lock().await;
+        prompt_manager.add_system_prompt_extra(instruction);
+    }
+
+    /// Update the provider used by this agent
+    pub async fn update_provider(&self, provider: Arc<dyn Provider>) -> Result<()> {
+        *self.provider.lock().await = Some(provider);
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Override the system prompt with a custom template
-    pub async fn override_system_prompt(&mut self, template: String) {
+    pub async fn override_system_prompt(&self, template: String) {
-        self.prompt_manager.set_system_prompt_override(template);
+        let mut prompt_manager = self.prompt_manager.lock().await;
+        prompt_manager.set_system_prompt_override(template);
     }
 
     pub async fn list_extension_prompts(&self) -> HashMap<String, Vec<Prompt>> {
@@ -563,23 +583,29 @@ impl Agent {
         let extensions_info = extension_manager.get_extensions_info().await;
 
         // Get model name from provider
-        let model_config = self.provider.get_model_config();
+        let provider = self.provider().await?;
+        let model_config = provider.get_model_config();
         let model_name = &model_config.model_name;
 
-        let system_prompt = self.prompt_manager.build_system_prompt(
+        let prompt_manager = self.prompt_manager.lock().await;
+        let system_prompt = prompt_manager.build_system_prompt(
             extensions_info,
-            self.frontend_instructions.clone(),
+            self.frontend_instructions.lock().await.clone(),
             extension_manager.suggest_disable_extensions_prompt().await,
             Some(model_name),
         );
 
-        let recipe_prompt = self.prompt_manager.get_recipe_prompt().await;
+        let recipe_prompt = prompt_manager.get_recipe_prompt().await;
         let tools = extension_manager.get_prefixed_tools(None).await?;
 
         messages.push(Message::user().with_text(recipe_prompt));
 
         let (result, _usage) = self
             .provider
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap()
             .complete(&system_prompt, &messages, &tools)
             .await?;
 

crates/goose/src/agents/context.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ impl Agent {
         &self,
         messages: &[Message], // last message is a user msg that led to assistant message with_context_length_exceeded
     ) -> Result<(Vec<Message>, Vec<usize>), anyhow::Error> {
-        let provider = self.provider.clone();
+        let provider = self.provider().await?;
         let token_counter = TokenCounter::new(provider.get_model_config().tokenizer_name());
         let target_context_limit = estimate_target_context_limit(provider);
         let token_counts = get_messages_token_counts(&token_counter, messages);
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl Agent {
         &self,
         messages: &[Message], // last message is a user msg that led to assistant message with_context_length_exceeded
     ) -> Result<(Vec<Message>, Vec<usize>), anyhow::Error> {
-        let provider = self.provider.clone();
+        let provider = self.provider().await?;
         let token_counter = TokenCounter::new(provider.get_model_config().tokenizer_name());
         let target_context_limit = estimate_target_context_limit(provider.clone());
 

crates/goose/src/agents/reply_parts.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ impl Agent {
         let mut tools = self.list_tools(None).await;
 
         // Add frontend tools
-        for frontend_tool in self.frontend_tools.values() {
+        let frontend_tools = self.frontend_tools.lock().await;
+        for frontend_tool in frontend_tools.values() {
             tools.push(frontend_tool.tool.clone());
         }
 
@@ -31,19 +32,21 @@ impl Agent {
         let extensions_info = extension_manager.get_extensions_info().await;
 
         // Get model name from provider
-        let model_config = self.provider.get_model_config();
+        let provider = self.provider().await?;
+        let model_config = provider.get_model_config();
         let model_name = &model_config.model_name;
 
-        let mut system_prompt = self.prompt_manager.build_system_prompt(
+        let prompt_manager = self.prompt_manager.lock().await;
+        let mut system_prompt = prompt_manager.build_system_prompt(
             extensions_info,
-            self.frontend_instructions.clone(),
+            self.frontend_instructions.lock().await.clone(),
             extension_manager.suggest_disable_extensions_prompt().await,
             Some(model_name),
         );
 
         // Handle toolshim if enabled
         let mut toolshim_tools = vec![];
-        if self.provider.get_model_config().toolshim {
+        if model_config.toolshim {
             // If tool interpretation is enabled, modify the system prompt
             system_prompt = modify_system_prompt_for_tool_json(&system_prompt, &tools);
             // Make a copy of tools before emptying
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ impl Agent {
     /// - frontend_requests: Tool requests that should be handled by the frontend
     /// - other_requests: All other tool requests (including requests to enable extensions)
     /// - filtered_message: The original message with frontend tool requests removed
-    pub(crate) fn categorize_tool_requests(
+    pub(crate) async fn categorize_tool_requests(
         &self,
         response: &Message,
     ) -> (Vec<ToolRequest>, Vec<ToolRequest>, Message) {
@@ -133,20 +136,25 @@ impl Agent {
             .collect();
 
         // Create a filtered message with frontend tool requests removed
-        let filtered_content = response
+        let mut filtered_content = Vec::new();
-            .content
+
-            .iter()
+        // Process each content item one by one
-            .filter(|c| {
+        for content in &response.content {
-                if let MessageContent::ToolRequest(req) = c {
+            let should_include = match content {
-                    // Only filter out frontend tool requests
+                MessageContent::ToolRequest(req) => {
                     if let Ok(tool_call) = &req.tool_call {
-                        return !self.is_frontend_tool(&tool_call.name);
+                        !self.is_frontend_tool(&tool_call.name).await
-                    }
+                    } else {
-                }
                         true
-            })
+                    }
-            .cloned()
+                }
-            .collect();
+                _ => true,
+            };
+
+            if should_include {
+                filtered_content.push(content.clone());
+            }
+        }
 
         let filtered_message = Message {
             role: response.role.clone(),
@@ -160,7 +168,7 @@ impl Agent {
 
         for request in tool_requests {
             if let Ok(tool_call) = &request.tool_call {
-                if self.is_frontend_tool(&tool_call.name) {
+                if self.is_frontend_tool(&tool_call.name).await {
                     frontend_requests.push(request);
                 } else {
                     other_requests.push(request);

crates/goose/src/agents/tool_execution.rs

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl Agent {
         try_stream! {
             for request in tool_requests {
                 if let Ok(tool_call) = request.tool_call.clone() {
-                    if self.is_frontend_tool(&tool_call.name) {
+                    if self.is_frontend_tool(&tool_call.name).await {
                         // Send frontend tool request and wait for response
                         yield Message::assistant().with_frontend_tool_request(
                             request.id.clone(),

crates/goose/src/config/base.rs

@@ -739,10 +739,10 @@ mod tests {
                 thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(i * 10));
 
                 let extension_key = format!("extension_{}", i);
-                let mut values = config.load_values()?;
 
-                values.insert(
+                // Use set_param which handles concurrent access properly
-                    extension_key.clone(),
+                config.set_param(
+                    &extension_key,
                     serde_json::json!({
                         "name": format!("test_extension_{}", i),
                         "version": format!("1.0.{}", i),
@@ -752,10 +752,7 @@ mod tests {
                             "option2": i
                         }
                     }),
-                );
+                )?;
-
-                // Write all values atomically
-                config.save_values(values)?;
                 Ok(())
             });
             handles.push(handle);

crates/goose/tests/agent.rs

@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ async fn run_truncate_test(
         .with_temperature(Some(0.0));
     let provider = provider_type.create_provider(model_config)?;
 
-    let agent = Agent::new(provider);
+    let agent = Agent::new();
+    agent.update_provider(provider).await?;
     let repeat_count = context_window + 10_000;
     let large_message_content = "hello ".repeat(repeat_count);
     let messages = vec![

examples/frontend_tools.py

@@ -33,12 +33,28 @@ CALCULATOR_TOOL = {
     },
 }
 
+# Enable Extension tool definition
+ENABLE_EXTENSION_TOOL = {
+    "name": "enable_extension",
+    "description": "Enable extensions to help complete tasks. Enable an extension by providing the extension name.",
+    "inputSchema": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": ["extension_name"],
+        "properties": {
+            "extension_name": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The name of the extension to enable",
+            },
+        },
+    },
+}
+
 # Frontend extension configuration
 FRONTEND_CONFIG = {
     "name": "pythonclient",
     "type": "frontend",
-    "tools": [CALCULATOR_TOOL],
+    "tools": [CALCULATOR_TOOL, ENABLE_EXTENSION_TOOL],
-    "instructions": "A calculator extension that can perform basic arithmetic operations.",
+    "instructions": "A calculator extension that can perform basic arithmetic operations. Use enable extension tool to add extesions such as fetch, pdf reader, etc.",
 }
 
 
@@ -47,7 +63,7 @@ async def setup_agent() -> None:
     async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
         # First create the agent
         response = await client.post(
-            f"{GOOSE_URL}/agent",
+            f"{GOOSE_URL}/agent/update_provider",
             json={"provider": "databricks", "model": "goose"},
             headers={"X-Secret-Key": SECRET_KEY},
         )
@@ -101,6 +117,55 @@ def execute_calculator(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
             }
         ]
 
+def get_tools() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    with httpx.Client() as client:
+        response = client.get(
+            f"{GOOSE_URL}/agent/tools",
+            headers={"X-Secret-Key": SECRET_KEY},
+        )
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return response.json()
+
+
+def execute_enable_extension(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Execute the enable_extension tool.
+    This function fetches available extensions, finds the one with the provided extension_name,
+    and posts its configuration to the /extensions/add endpoint.
+    """
+    extension = args
+    extension_name = extension.get("name")
+
+    # Post the extension configuration to enable it
+    with httpx.Client() as client:
+        payload = {
+            "type": extension.get("type"),
+            "name": extension.get("name"),
+            "cmd": extension.get("cmd"),
+            "args": extension.get("args"),
+            "envs": extension.get("envs", {}),
+            "timeout": extension.get("timeout"),
+            "bundled": extension.get("bundled"),
+        }
+        add_response = client.post(
+            f"{GOOSE_URL}/extensions/add",
+            json=payload,
+            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json", "X-Secret-Key": SECRET_KEY},
+        )
+        if add_response.status_code != 200:
+            error_text = add_response.text
+            return [{
+                "type": "text",
+                "text": f"Error: Failed to enable extension: {error_text}",
+                "annotations": None,
+            }]
+
+    return [{
+        "type": "text",
+        "text": f"Successfully enabled extension: {extension_name}",
+        "annotations": None,
+    }]
+
 
 def submit_tool_result(tool_id: str, result: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> None:
     """Submit the tool execution result back to Goose.
@@ -129,7 +194,7 @@ async def chat_loop() -> None:
     session_id = "test-session"
 
     # Use a client with a longer timeout for streaming
-    async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=30.0) as client:
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=60.0) as client:
         # Get user input
         user_message = input("\nYou: ")
         if user_message.lower() in ["exit", "quit"]:
@@ -152,7 +217,7 @@ async def chat_loop() -> None:
         # Process the stream of responses
         async with client.stream(
             "POST",
-            f"{GOOSE_URL}/reply",
+            f"{GOOSE_URL}/reply", # lock 
             json=payload,
             headers={
                 "X-Secret-Key": SECRET_KEY,
@@ -185,9 +250,26 @@ async def chat_loop() -> None:
                     elif content["type"] == "frontendToolRequest":
                         # Execute the tool and submit results
                         tool_call = content["toolCall"]["value"]
+                        print(f"\nTool Request: {tool_call}")
+
+                        if tool_call['name'] == "calculator":
                             print(f"Calculator: {tool_call}")
                             # Execute the tool
                             result = execute_calculator(tool_call["arguments"])
+                        elif tool_call['name'] == "enable_extension":
+                            # to trigger this tool, use the instruction "use enable_extension tool with "fetch" extension name"
+                            print(f"Enabling fetch extension")
+                            result = execute_enable_extension(args={
+                                "type": "stdio", 
+                                "name": "fetch",
+                                "cmd": "uvx",
+                                "args": ["mcp-server-fetch"],
+                                "timeout": 300, 
+                                "bundled": False
+                            })
+                            listed_tools = get_tools()
+                            print(f"\nTools after enabling extension: {listed_tools}")
+
 
                         # Submit the result
                         submit_tool_result(content["id"], result)

ui/desktop/src/agent/index.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ interface initializeAgentProps {
 }
 
 export async function initializeAgent({ model, provider }: initializeAgentProps) {
-  const response = await fetch(getApiUrl('/agent'), {
+  const response = await fetch(getApiUrl('/agent/update_provider'), {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: {
       'Content-Type': 'application/json',