diff --git a/packages/browseros-agent/apps/agent/entrypoints/newtab/index/NewTabChat.tsx b/packages/browseros-agent/apps/agent/entrypoints/newtab/index/NewTabChat.tsx
index 0111436d6..164c3afc4 100644
--- a/packages/browseros-agent/apps/agent/entrypoints/newtab/index/NewTabChat.tsx
+++ b/packages/browseros-agent/apps/agent/entrypoints/newtab/index/NewTabChat.tsx
@@ -169,8 +169,15 @@ export const NewTabChat: FC = () => {
             onDismissJtbdPopup={() => {}}
           />
         )}
-        {agentUrlError && <ChatError error={agentUrlError} />}
-        {chatError && <ChatError error={chatError} />}
+        {agentUrlError && (
+          <ChatError
+            error={agentUrlError}
+            providerType={selectedProvider?.type}
+          />
+        )}
+        {chatError && (
+          <ChatError error={chatError} providerType={selectedProvider?.type} />
+        )}
       </main>
 
       <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl flex-shrink-0 px-4 pb-2">
diff --git a/packages/browseros-agent/apps/agent/entrypoints/sidepanel/index/Chat.tsx b/packages/browseros-agent/apps/agent/entrypoints/sidepanel/index/Chat.tsx
index 1f0162185..4aa42563f 100644
--- a/packages/browseros-agent/apps/agent/entrypoints/sidepanel/index/Chat.tsx
+++ b/packages/browseros-agent/apps/agent/entrypoints/sidepanel/index/Chat.tsx
@@ -224,7 +224,12 @@ export const Chat = () => {
             onDismissJtbdPopup={onDismissJtbdPopup}
           />
         )}
-        {agentUrlError && <ChatError error={agentUrlError} />}
+        {agentUrlError && (
+          <ChatError
+            error={agentUrlError}
+            providerType={selectedProvider?.type}
+          />
+        )}
         {chatError && (
           <ChatError error={chatError} providerType={selectedProvider?.type} />
         )}
diff --git a/packages/browseros-agent/apps/agent/entrypoints/sidepanel/index/ChatError.tsx b/packages/browseros-agent/apps/agent/entrypoints/sidepanel/index/ChatError.tsx
index 3d7245174..79ab5a1e3 100644
--- a/packages/browseros-agent/apps/agent/entrypoints/sidepanel/index/ChatError.tsx
+++ b/packages/browseros-agent/apps/agent/entrypoints/sidepanel/index/ChatError.tsx
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@ function parseErrorMessage(
 } {
   const isBrowserosProvider = providerType === 'browseros'
 
-  // Detect MCP server connection failures (universal — affects all providers)
-  if (
-    (message.includes('Failed to fetch') || message.includes('fetch failed')) &&
-    message.includes('127.0.0.1')
-  ) {
+  // All chat requests go through the local BrowserOS agent server, so any
+  // fetch failure is always a local connection issue.
+  if (message.includes('Failed to fetch') || message.includes('fetch failed')) {
     return {
       text: 'Unable to connect to BrowserOS agent. Follow below instructions.',
       url: 'https://docs.browseros.com/troubleshooting/connection-issues',