diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/BaseChat.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/BaseChat.tsx
index 28b3adc2e..5261a592a 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/BaseChat.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/BaseChat.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import { scanRecipe } from '../recipe';
 import type { Recipe } from '../recipe';
 import { UserInput } from '../types/message';
 import RecipeActivities from './recipes/RecipeActivities';
-import { useToolCount } from './alerts/useToolCount';
 import { getThinkingMessage, getTextAndImageContent } from '../types/message';
 import ParameterInputModal from './ParameterInputModal';
 import { substituteParameters } from '../utils/parameterSubstitution';
@@ -275,8 +274,6 @@ export default function BaseChat({
     }
   }, [messages.length]);
 
-  const toolCount = useToolCount(sessionId);
-
   // Listen for global scroll-to-bottom requests (e.g., from MCP UI prompt actions)
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleGlobalScrollRequest = () => {
@@ -532,7 +529,6 @@ export default function BaseChat({
             recipe={recipe}
             recipeAccepted={!hasNotAcceptedRecipe}
             initialPrompt={initialPrompt}
-            toolCount={toolCount || 0}
             sessionModel={sessionModel}
             sessionProvider={sessionProvider}
             sessionLoaded={sessionLoaded}
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx
index b4d82af30..464ecfd27 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ const removeQueuedMessage = (messages: QueuedMessage[], messageId: string): Queu
 
 const MAX_IMAGES_PER_MESSAGE = 10;
 
-// Constants for token and tool alerts
 const TOKEN_LIMIT_DEFAULT = 128000; // fallback for custom models that the backend doesn't know about
-const TOOLS_MAX_SUGGESTED = 60; // max number of tools before we show a warning
 
 const getContextAlertType = (totalTokens: number, tokenLimit: number): AlertType => {
   const percentage = tokenLimit ? (totalTokens / tokenLimit) * 100 : 0;
@@ -117,15 +115,6 @@ const i18n = defineMessages({
     id: 'chatInput.contextWindow',
     defaultMessage: 'Context window',
   },
-  tooManyTools: {
-    id: 'chatInput.tooManyTools',
-    defaultMessage:
-      'Too many tools can degrade performance.\nTool count: {toolCount} (recommend: {recommended})',
-  },
-  viewExtensions: {
-    id: 'chatInput.viewExtensions',
-    defaultMessage: 'View extensions',
-  },
   waitingForImages: {
     id: 'chatInput.waitingForImages',
     defaultMessage: 'Waiting for images to save...',
@@ -192,7 +181,6 @@ interface ChatInputProps {
   recipeId?: string | null;
   recipeAccepted?: boolean;
   initialPrompt?: string;
-  toolCount: number;
   append?: (message: Message) => void;
   onWorkingDirChange?: (newDir: string) => Promise<void> | void;
   inputRef?: React.RefObject<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>;
@@ -229,7 +217,6 @@ export default function ChatInput({
   recipeId: _recipeId,
   recipeAccepted,
   initialPrompt,
-  toolCount,
   append: _append,
   onWorkingDirChange,
   inputRef,
@@ -658,7 +645,7 @@ export default function ChatInput({
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [effectiveModel, effectiveProvider, configModel, configProvider]);
 
-  // Handle tool count alerts and token usage
+  // Handle token usage alerts
   useEffect(() => {
     clearAlerts();
 
@@ -681,24 +668,9 @@ export default function ChatInput({
       });
     }
 
-    // Add tool count alert if we have the data
-    if (toolCount !== null && toolCount > TOOLS_MAX_SUGGESTED) {
-      addAlert({
-        type: AlertType.Warning,
-        message: intl.formatMessage(i18n.tooManyTools, {
-          toolCount,
-          recommended: TOOLS_MAX_SUGGESTED,
-        }),
-        action: {
-          text: intl.formatMessage(i18n.viewExtensions),
-          onClick: () => setView('extensions'),
-        },
-        autoShow: false, // Don't auto-show tool count warnings
-      });
-    }
-    // We intentionally omit setView as it shouldn't trigger a re-render of alerts
+    // Keep alert recalculation scoped to token state changes.
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [totalTokens, toolCount, tokenLimit, isTokenLimitLoaded, addAlert, clearAlerts]);
+  }, [totalTokens, tokenLimit, isTokenLimitLoaded, addAlert, clearAlerts]);
 
   // Cleanup effect for component unmount - prevent memory leaks
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/Hub.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/Hub.tsx
index d00bfabf9..7deca289f 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/Hub.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/Hub.tsx
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ export default function Hub({
             onFilesProcessed={() => {}}
             messages={[]}
             disableAnimation={false}
-            toolCount={0}
             onWorkingDirChange={setWorkingDir}
             inputRef={inputRef}
             nextChatExtensionDraft={draftForMenu}
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/alerts/useToolCount.ts b/ui/desktop/src/components/alerts/useToolCount.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cba1c4da..000000000
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/alerts/useToolCount.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { getTools } from '../../api';
-
-// TODO(Douwe): return this as part of the start agent request
-export const useToolCount = (sessionId: string) => {
-  const [toolCount, setToolCount] = useState<number | null>(null);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const fetchTools = async () => {
-      try {
-        const response = await getTools({ query: { session_id: sessionId } });
-        setToolCount(response.error || !response.data ? 0 : response.data.length);
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.error('Error fetching tools:', err);
-        setToolCount(0);
-      }
-    };
-
-    fetchTools();
-  }, [sessionId]);
-
-  return toolCount;
-};
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json
index af011f6c8..51d1d2f8f 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@
   "chatInput.send": {
     "defaultMessage": "Send"
   },
-  "chatInput.tooManyTools": {
-    "defaultMessage": "Too many tools can degrade performance. Tool count: {toolCount} (recommend: {recommended})"
-  },
   "chatInput.transcribing": {
     "defaultMessage": "Transcribing..."
   },
@@ -200,9 +197,6 @@
   "chatInput.viewEditRecipe": {
     "defaultMessage": "View/Edit Recipe"
   },
-  "chatInput.viewExtensions": {
-    "defaultMessage": "View extensions"
-  },
   "chatInput.waitingForCancellation": {
     "defaultMessage": "Waiting for cancellation to finish"
   },
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/es.json b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/es.json
index d98d2ba76..c5a590cb4 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/es.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/es.json
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@
   "chatInput.send": {
     "defaultMessage": "Enviar"
   },
-  "chatInput.tooManyTools": {
-    "defaultMessage": "Demasiadas herramientas pueden degradar el rendimiento. Cantidad de herramientas: {toolCount} (recomendado: {recommended})"
-  },
   "chatInput.transcribing": {
     "defaultMessage": "Transcribiendo..."
   },
@@ -200,9 +197,6 @@
   "chatInput.viewEditRecipe": {
     "defaultMessage": "Ver/Editar Receta"
   },
-  "chatInput.viewExtensions": {
-    "defaultMessage": "Ver extensiones"
-  },
   "chatInput.waitingForCancellation": {
     "defaultMessage": "Esperando a que finalice la cancelación"
   },
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/hi.json b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/hi.json
index 8e65af843..a1b9ac3b0 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/hi.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/hi.json
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@
   "chatInput.send": {
     "defaultMessage": "भेजें"
   },
-  "chatInput.tooManyTools": {
-    "defaultMessage": "बहुत सारे उपकरण प्रदर्शन को ख़राब कर सकते हैं. उपकरण संख्या: {toolCount} (अनुशंसा: {recommended})"
-  },
   "chatInput.transcribing": {
     "defaultMessage": "प्रतिलेखन..."
   },
@@ -200,9 +197,6 @@
   "chatInput.viewEditRecipe": {
     "defaultMessage": "रेसिपी देखें/संपादित करें"
   },
-  "chatInput.viewExtensions": {
-    "defaultMessage": "एक्सटेंशन देखें"
-  },
   "chatInput.waitingForCancellation": {
     "defaultMessage": "रद्दीकरण समाप्त होने की प्रतीक्षा की जा रही है"
   },
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/ja.json b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/ja.json
index 9bf4b9d0d..efe47dbe9 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/ja.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/ja.json
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@
   "chatInput.send": {
     "defaultMessage": "送信"
   },
-  "chatInput.tooManyTools": {
-    "defaultMessage": "ツールが多すぎるとパフォーマンスが低下する可能性があります。ツール数: {toolCount}（推奨: {recommended}）"
-  },
   "chatInput.transcribing": {
     "defaultMessage": "文字起こし中..."
   },
@@ -200,9 +197,6 @@
   "chatInput.viewEditRecipe": {
     "defaultMessage": "レシピを表示/編集"
   },
-  "chatInput.viewExtensions": {
-    "defaultMessage": "拡張機能を表示"
-  },
   "chatInput.waitingForCancellation": {
     "defaultMessage": "キャンセルの完了を待機中"
   },
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/ko.json b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/ko.json
index 6363d53da..4d6f61e7a 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/ko.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/ko.json
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@
   "chatInput.send": {
     "defaultMessage": "보내기"
   },
-  "chatInput.tooManyTools": {
-    "defaultMessage": "도구가 너무 많으면 성능이 저하될 수 있습니다. 도구 수: {toolCount} (권장: {recommended})"
-  },
   "chatInput.transcribing": {
     "defaultMessage": "음성을 텍스트로 변환 중..."
   },
@@ -200,9 +197,6 @@
   "chatInput.viewEditRecipe": {
     "defaultMessage": "레시피 보기/편집"
   },
-  "chatInput.viewExtensions": {
-    "defaultMessage": "익스텐션 보기"
-  },
   "chatInput.waitingForCancellation": {
     "defaultMessage": "취소가 완료될 때까지 기다리는 중"
   },
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/ru.json b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/ru.json
index e31f51e92..7fbc206ed 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/ru.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/ru.json
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@
   "chatInput.send": {
     "defaultMessage": "Отправить"
   },
-  "chatInput.tooManyTools": {
-    "defaultMessage": "Слишком много инструментов может снизить производительность. Количество инструментов: {toolCount} (рекомендуется: {recommended})"
-  },
   "chatInput.transcribing": {
     "defaultMessage": "Расшифровка..."
   },
@@ -200,9 +197,6 @@
   "chatInput.viewEditRecipe": {
     "defaultMessage": "Просмотреть/изменить рецепт"
   },
-  "chatInput.viewExtensions": {
-    "defaultMessage": "Просмотреть расширения"
-  },
   "chatInput.waitingForCancellation": {
     "defaultMessage": "Ожидание завершения отмены"
   },
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/tr.json b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/tr.json
index 400989497..0628722e0 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/tr.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/tr.json
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@
   "chatInput.send": {
     "defaultMessage": "Gönder"
   },
-  "chatInput.tooManyTools": {
-    "defaultMessage": "Çok fazla araç performansı düşürebilir. Takım sayısı: {toolCount} (önerilen: {recommended})"
-  },
   "chatInput.transcribing": {
     "defaultMessage": "Metne dönüştürülüyor..."
   },
@@ -200,9 +197,6 @@
   "chatInput.viewEditRecipe": {
     "defaultMessage": "Tarifi Görüntüle/Düzenle"
   },
-  "chatInput.viewExtensions": {
-    "defaultMessage": "Uzantıları görüntüle"
-  },
   "chatInput.waitingForCancellation": {
     "defaultMessage": "İptalin tamamlanması bekleniyor"
   },
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/zh-CN.json b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/zh-CN.json
index f1e4e84ae..d0fc0cb5f 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/zh-CN.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/zh-CN.json
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@
   "chatInput.send": {
     "defaultMessage": "发送"
   },
-  "chatInput.tooManyTools": {
-    "defaultMessage": "工具过多会降低性能。工具数量：{toolCount}（建议：{recommended}）"
-  },
   "chatInput.transcribing": {
     "defaultMessage": "转写中…"
   },
@@ -200,9 +197,6 @@
   "chatInput.viewEditRecipe": {
     "defaultMessage": "查看/编辑配方"
   },
-  "chatInput.viewExtensions": {
-    "defaultMessage": "查看扩展"
-  },
   "chatInput.waitingForCancellation": {
     "defaultMessage": "正在等待取消完成"
   },