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[Bug] Critical: "New Chat Default Agent" and Context settings do not persist after app restart (Reproduced on 2 Macs)

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Hi Daniel,

I am experiencing a persistent issue where my "Default Agent" and "Chat Context" settings are not saved after quitting the application. I have reproduced this behavior on two different Mac computers.

The Goal: I am trying to set up a specific System Prompt and Model (Claude 3.5 Sonnet / Gemini 3 Pro) as the default for all new chats for my employees.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Go to Settings -> Chat Context.

  2. Under "Base Agent Settings" OR "New chat default agent", I configure a specific setup:

    • Model: Claude 3.5 Sonnet (or Gemini Pro).

    • System Prompt: Added a custom instruction.

    • Temperature: Set to 0.5.

  3. I ensure the settings are applied (I can see them).

  4. I quit BoltAI completely (Cmd + Q).

  5. I relaunch BoltAI.

  6. I create a new chat (Cmd + N).

Expected Behavior: The new chat should start with the Agent/Settings I configured as default (Custom System Prompt + Selected Model).

Actual Behavior: The settings revert to the factory default "Base Agent" (Empty System Prompt, Default Model). The application "forgets" my selection in the "New chat default agent" dropdown.

Environment:

  • App Version: (2.7.0)

  • macOS: (15.7.2 (24G325))

  • Models used: Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Gemini 3 Pro.

This makes it impossible to configure the workspace for L1 Support staff who need a persistent System Prompt.

Please fix this. Thanks!

Posted by baxenko ·
Status: Completed3 comments

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  • Daniel Nguyen

    Team•

    Feb 21

    Hey @baxenko. I attempted to fix this in v2.8.0, can you confirm? I wasn’t able to reproduce the issue so am not entirely sure if it’s fixed yet.

    If it doesn’t can you follow these steps to generate the debug data.

    1. Go to Settings > Developer. Enable the “Enable settings diagnostics logging”.

    2. Restart the app. Reproduce the issue.

    3. Go to this screen again, click “Export Diagnostics Report…” and share the json file with me. This json file doesn’t include any chat data at all. Only configuration and diagnostic info.

    Thanks

    • baxenko

      •

      Feb 22

      Good afternoon. Thank you. I noticed an additional gap. When I select plugins for the AI agent (in the web search section), the program does not remember my selection and deletes all plugins when creating a new chat.

      • Daniel Nguyen

        Team•

        Mar 2

        I think I fixed this in v2.8.1. Can you confirm?