diff --git a/packages/app/src/app.tsx b/packages/app/src/app.tsx
index 211969fde7..366731b832 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/app.tsx
@@ -12,14 +12,9 @@ import { ThemeProvider } from "@opencode-ai/ui/theme/context"
 import { MetaProvider } from "@solidjs/meta"
 import { type BaseRouterProps, Navigate, Route, Router } from "@solidjs/router"
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/solid-query"
-import { Effect } from "effect"
 import {
-  batch,
   type Component,
-  createEffect,
   createMemo,
-  createResource,
-  createSignal,
   ErrorBoundary,
   For,
   type JSX,
@@ -51,7 +46,6 @@ import { WslServersProvider } from "@/context/wsl-servers"
 import DirectoryLayout from "@/pages/directory-layout"
 import Layout from "@/pages/layout"
 import { ErrorPage } from "./pages/error"
-import { useCheckServerHealth } from "./utils/server-health"
 
 const HomeRoute = lazy(() => import("@/pages/home"))
 const loadSession = () => import("@/pages/session")
@@ -167,47 +161,7 @@ export function AppBaseProviders(props: ParentProps<{ locale?: Locale }>) {
 
 function ConnectionGate(props: ParentProps<{ disableHealthCheck?: boolean }>) {
   const server = useServer()
-  const checkServerHealth = useCheckServerHealth()
-
-  const [checkMode, setCheckMode] = createSignal<"blocking" | "background">("blocking")
-  const healthTarget = createMemo(() => {
-    const current = server.current
-    if (props.disableHealthCheck || !current) return ""
-    return [
-      ServerConnection.key(current),
-      current.type,
-      current.http.url,
-      current.http.username ?? "",
-      current.http.password ?? "",
-    ].join("\n")
-  })
-
-  createEffect(() => {
-    healthTarget()
-    setCheckMode("blocking")
-  })
-
-  // performs repeated health check with a grace period for
-  // non-http connections, otherwise fails instantly
-  const [startupHealthCheck, healthCheckActions] = createResource(
-    healthTarget,
-    () =>
-      props.disableHealthCheck
-        ? true
-        : Effect.gen(function* () {
-            if (!server.current) return true
-            const { http, type } = server.current
-            while (true) {
-              const res = yield* Effect.promise(() => checkServerHealth(http))
-              if (res.healthy) return true
-              if (checkMode() === "background" || type === "http") return false
-            }
-          }).pipe(
-            Effect.timeoutOrElse({ duration: "10 seconds", orElse: () => Effect.succeed(false) }),
-            Effect.ensuring(Effect.sync(() => setCheckMode("background"))),
-            Effect.runPromise,
-          ),
-  )
+  const healthy = createMemo(() => props.disableHealthCheck || server.healthy())
 
   const splash = (
     <div class="h-dvh w-screen flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-background-base">
@@ -218,23 +172,14 @@ function ConnectionGate(props: ParentProps<{ disableHealthCheck?: boolean }>) {
   return (
     <Show when={server.ready()} fallback={splash}>
       <Suspense fallback={splash}>
-        <Show
-          when={checkMode() === "blocking" ? !startupHealthCheck.loading : startupHealthCheck.state !== "pending"}
-          fallback={splash}
-        >
+        <Show when={healthy() !== undefined} fallback={splash}>
           <Show
-            when={startupHealthCheck()}
+            when={healthy()}
             fallback={
               <ConnectionError
-                onRetry={() => {
-                  if (checkMode() === "background") void healthCheckActions.refetch()
-                }}
                 onServerSelected={(key) => {
                   startTransition(() => {
-                    batch(() => {
-                      setCheckMode("blocking")
-                      server.setActive(key)
-                    })
+                    server.setActive(key)
                   })
                 }}
               />
@@ -248,7 +193,7 @@ function ConnectionGate(props: ParentProps<{ disableHealthCheck?: boolean }>) {
   )
 }
 
-function ConnectionError(props: { onRetry?: () => void; onServerSelected?: (key: ServerConnection.Key) => void }) {
+function ConnectionError(props: { onServerSelected?: (key: ServerConnection.Key) => void }) {
   const dialog = useDialog()
   const language = useLanguage()
   const platform = usePlatform()
@@ -259,9 +204,6 @@ function ConnectionError(props: { onRetry?: () => void; onServerSelected?: (key:
   const unreachable = createMemo(() => language.t("app.server.unreachable", { server: serverToken }).split(serverToken))
   const canManage = createMemo(() => server.current?.type === "sidecar" && server.current?.variant === "wsl")
 
-  const timer = setInterval(() => props.onRetry?.(), 1000)
-  onCleanup(() => clearInterval(timer))
-
   return (
     <div class="h-dvh w-screen flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-background-base gap-6 p-6">
       <div class="flex flex-col items-center max-w-md text-center">
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/dialog-select-server.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/dialog-select-server.tsx
index a684a350e9..4762dddc41 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/dialog-select-server.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/dialog-select-server.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { batch, createEffect, createMemo, onCleanup, Show, startTransition, untr
 import { createStore, reconcile } from "solid-js/store"
 import { DialogWslServer } from "@/components/dialog-wsl-server"
 import { ServerHealthIndicator, ServerRow } from "@/components/server/server-row"
-import { useDefaultServer } from "@/context/default-server"
 import { useLanguage } from "@/context/language"
 import { usePlatform } from "@/context/platform"
 import { normalizeServerUrl, ServerConnection, useServer } from "@/context/server"
@@ -147,7 +146,6 @@ export function DialogSelectServer(props: DialogSelectServerProps = {}) {
   const server = useServer()
   const platform = usePlatform()
   const language = useLanguage()
-  const { defaultKey, canDefault, setDefault } = useDefaultServer()
   const wslServers = useWslServers()
   const checkServerHealth = useCheckServerHealth()
   let disposed = false
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@ export function DialogSelectServer(props: DialogSelectServerProps = {}) {
     },
     onSuccess: async (key) => {
       server.remove(key)
-      if (defaultKey() === key) await setDefault(null)
+      if (server.defaultKey() === key) await server.setDefault(null)
     },
     onError: (err) => showRequestError(language, err),
   }))
@@ -549,7 +547,7 @@ export function DialogSelectServer(props: DialogSelectServerProps = {}) {
 
   async function handleRemove(key: ServerConnection.Key) {
     server.remove(key)
-    if (defaultKey() === key) await setDefault(null)
+    if (server.defaultKey() === key) await server.setDefault(null)
   }
 
   function handleRemoveWsl(conn: ServerConnection.Any) {
@@ -621,7 +619,7 @@ export function DialogSelectServer(props: DialogSelectServerProps = {}) {
               const wsl = isWslSidecar(i)
               const wslDistro = wsl ? i.distro : undefined
               const blocked = () => health(key)?.healthy === false
-              const canChangeDefault = () => canDefault() && i.type !== "ssh"
+              const canChangeDefault = () => server.canDefault() && i.type !== "ssh"
               const canRemove = () => i.type === "http" || wsl
               const hasMenuActionsBeforeDelete = () => canRemove() && (i.type === "http" || canChangeDefault() || canRetryWsl(i))
               const outdated = () => {
@@ -651,7 +649,7 @@ export function DialogSelectServer(props: DialogSelectServerProps = {}) {
                     version={wslCheck(i)?.version ?? undefined}
                     class="flex items-center gap-3 min-w-0 flex-1"
                     badge={
-                      <Show when={defaultKey() === ServerConnection.key(i)}>
+                      <Show when={server.defaultKey() === ServerConnection.key(i)}>
                         <span class="text-text-base bg-surface-base text-14-regular px-1.5 rounded-xs">
                           {language.t("dialog.server.status.default")}
                         </span>
@@ -708,15 +706,15 @@ export function DialogSelectServer(props: DialogSelectServerProps = {}) {
                                 <DropdownMenu.ItemLabel>Retry start</DropdownMenu.ItemLabel>
                               </DropdownMenu.Item>
                             </Show>
-                            <Show when={canChangeDefault() && defaultKey() !== key}>
-                              <DropdownMenu.Item onSelect={() => void setDefault(key)}>
+                            <Show when={canChangeDefault() && server.defaultKey() !== key}>
+                              <DropdownMenu.Item onSelect={() => void server.setDefault(key)}>
                                 <DropdownMenu.ItemLabel>
                                   {language.t("dialog.server.menu.default")}
                                 </DropdownMenu.ItemLabel>
                               </DropdownMenu.Item>
                             </Show>
-                            <Show when={canChangeDefault() && defaultKey() === key}>
-                              <DropdownMenu.Item onSelect={() => void setDefault(null)}>
+                            <Show when={canChangeDefault() && server.defaultKey() === key}>
+                              <DropdownMenu.Item onSelect={() => void server.setDefault(null)}>
                                 <DropdownMenu.ItemLabel>
                                   {language.t("dialog.server.menu.defaultRemove")}
                                 </DropdownMenu.ItemLabel>
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/status-popover-body.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/status-popover-body.tsx
index b290f7b5d5..3c7dbad1d9 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/status-popover-body.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/status-popover-body.tsx
@@ -6,17 +6,13 @@ import { Tabs } from "@opencode-ai/ui/tabs"
 import { useMutation } from "@tanstack/solid-query"
 import { showToast } from "@opencode-ai/ui/toast"
 import { useNavigate } from "@solidjs/router"
-import { type Accessor, batch, createEffect, createMemo, For, type JSXElement, onCleanup, Show, startTransition, untrack } from "solid-js"
-import { createStore, reconcile } from "solid-js/store"
-import { ServerHealthIndicator, ServerRow } from "@/components/server/server-row"
-import { useDefaultServer } from "@/context/default-server"
+import { type Accessor, batch, createEffect, createMemo, For, type JSXElement, onCleanup, Show, startTransition } from "solid-js"
+import { createStore } from "solid-js/store"
+import { ServerRow } from "@/components/server/server-row"
 import { useLanguage } from "@/context/language"
 import { useSDK } from "@/context/sdk"
 import { ServerConnection, useServer } from "@/context/server"
 import { useSync } from "@/context/sync"
-import { useCheckServerHealth, type ServerHealth } from "@/utils/server-health"
-
-const pollMs = 10_000
 
 const pluginEmptyMessage = (value: string, file: string): JSXElement => {
   const parts = value.split(file)
@@ -30,72 +26,6 @@ const pluginEmptyMessage = (value: string, file: string): JSXElement => {
   )
 }
 
-const listServersByHealth = (
-  list: ServerConnection.Any[],
-  active: ServerConnection.Key | undefined,
-  status: Record<ServerConnection.Key, ServerHealth | undefined>,
-) => {
-  if (!list.length) return list
-  const order = new Map(list.map((url, index) => [url, index] as const))
-  const rank = (value?: ServerHealth) => {
-    if (value?.healthy === true) return 0
-    if (value?.healthy === false) return 2
-    return 1
-  }
-
-  return list.slice().sort((a, b) => {
-    if (ServerConnection.key(a) === active) return -1
-    if (ServerConnection.key(b) === active) return 1
-    const diff = rank(status[ServerConnection.key(a)]) - rank(status[ServerConnection.key(b)])
-    if (diff !== 0) return diff
-    return (order.get(a) ?? 0) - (order.get(b) ?? 0)
-  })
-}
-
-const useServerHealth = (servers: Accessor<ServerConnection.Any[]>, enabled: Accessor<boolean>) => {
-  const checkServerHealth = useCheckServerHealth()
-  const [status, setStatus] = createStore({} as Record<ServerConnection.Key, ServerHealth | undefined>)
-  const pollKey = createMemo(() =>
-    enabled()
-      ? servers()
-          .map((conn) =>
-            [ServerConnection.key(conn), conn.http.url, conn.http.username ?? "", conn.http.password ?? ""].join("\n"),
-          )
-          .join("\n\n")
-      : "",
-  )
-
-  createEffect(() => {
-    if (!enabled()) {
-      setStatus(reconcile({}))
-      return
-    }
-    pollKey()
-    const list = untrack(servers)
-    let dead = false
-
-    const refresh = async () => {
-      const results: Record<string, ServerHealth> = {}
-      await Promise.all(
-        list.map(async (conn) => {
-          results[ServerConnection.key(conn)] = await checkServerHealth(conn.http)
-        }),
-      )
-      if (dead) return
-      setStatus(reconcile(results))
-    }
-
-    void refresh()
-    const id = setInterval(() => void refresh(), pollMs)
-    onCleanup(() => {
-      dead = true
-      clearInterval(id)
-    })
-  })
-
-  return status
-}
-
 const useMcpToggleMutation = () => {
   const sync = useSync()
   const sdk = useSDK()
@@ -125,7 +55,6 @@ export function StatusPopoverBody(props: { shown: Accessor<boolean> }) {
   const language = useLanguage()
   const navigate = useNavigate()
   const sdk = useSDK()
-  const defaultServer = useDefaultServer()
 
   const [load, setLoad] = createStore({
     lspDone: false,
@@ -193,8 +122,6 @@ export function StatusPopoverBody(props: { shown: Accessor<boolean> }) {
     if (list.every((item) => ServerConnection.key(item) !== ServerConnection.key(current))) return [current, ...list]
     return [current, ...list.filter((item) => ServerConnection.key(item) !== ServerConnection.key(current))]
   })
-  const health = useServerHealth(servers, props.shown)
-  const sortedServers = createMemo(() => listServersByHealth(servers(), server.key, health))
   const toggleMcp = useMcpToggleMutation()
   const mcpNames = createMemo(() => Object.keys(sync.data.mcp ?? {}).sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b)))
   const mcpStatus = (name: string) => sync.data.mcp?.[name]?.status
@@ -219,7 +146,7 @@ export function StatusPopoverBody(props: { shown: Accessor<boolean> }) {
       >
         <Tabs.List data-slot="tablist" class="bg-transparent border-b-0 px-4 pt-2 pb-0 gap-4 h-10">
           <Tabs.Trigger value="servers" data-slot="tab" class="text-12-regular">
-            {sortedServers().length > 0 ? `${sortedServers().length} ` : ""}
+            {servers().length > 0 ? `${servers().length} ` : ""}
             {language.t("status.popover.tab.servers")}
           </Tabs.Trigger>
           <Tabs.Trigger value="mcp" data-slot="tab" class="text-12-regular">
@@ -239,45 +166,35 @@ export function StatusPopoverBody(props: { shown: Accessor<boolean> }) {
         <Tabs.Content value="servers">
           <div class="flex flex-col px-2 pb-2">
             <div class="flex flex-col p-3 bg-background-base rounded-sm min-h-14">
-              <For each={sortedServers()}>
+              <For each={servers()}>
                 {(s) => {
                   const key = ServerConnection.key(s)
-                  const blocked = () => health[key]?.healthy === false
                   return (
                     <button
                       type="button"
-                      class="flex items-center gap-2 w-full h-8 pl-3 pr-1.5 py-1.5 rounded-md transition-colors text-left"
-                      classList={{
-                        "hover:bg-surface-raised-base-hover": !blocked(),
-                        "cursor-not-allowed": blocked(),
+                      class="flex items-center gap-2 w-full h-8 pl-3 pr-1.5 py-1.5 rounded-md transition-colors text-left hover:bg-surface-raised-base-hover"
+                      onClick={() => {
+                        startTransition(() => {
+                          batch(() => {
+                            if (server.key !== key) {
+                              if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.history?.replaceState) {
+                                window.history.replaceState(null, "", "/")
+                              }
+                            } else {
+                              navigate("/")
+                            }
+                            server.setActive(key)
+                          })
+                        })
                       }}
-                       aria-disabled={blocked()}
-                       onClick={() => {
-                         if (blocked()) return
-                         startTransition(() => {
-                           batch(() => {
-                             if (server.key !== key) {
-                               if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.history?.replaceState) {
-                                 window.history.replaceState(null, "", "/")
-                               }
-                             } else {
-                               navigate("/")
-                             }
-                             server.setActive(key)
-                           })
-                         })
-                        }}
-                     >
-                      <ServerHealthIndicator health={health[key]} />
+                    >
                       <ServerRow
                         conn={s}
-                        dimmed={blocked()}
-                        status={health[key]}
                         class="flex items-center gap-2 w-full min-w-0"
                         nameClass="text-14-regular text-text-base truncate"
                         versionClass="text-12-regular text-text-weak truncate"
                         badge={
-                          <Show when={key === defaultServer.defaultKey()}>
+                          <Show when={key === server.defaultKey()}>
                             <span class="text-11-regular text-text-base bg-surface-base px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-md">
                               {language.t("common.default")}
                             </span>
@@ -301,10 +218,7 @@ export function StatusPopoverBody(props: { shown: Accessor<boolean> }) {
                   const run = ++dialogRun
                   void import("./dialog-select-server").then((x) => {
                     if (dialogDead || dialogRun !== run) return
-                    dialog.show(
-                      () => <x.DialogSelectServer onNavigateHome={() => navigate("/")} />,
-                      () => void defaultServer.query.refetch(),
-                    )
+                    dialog.show(() => <x.DialogSelectServer onNavigateHome={() => navigate("/")} />)
                   })
                 }}
               >
diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/default-server.tsx b/packages/app/src/context/default-server.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 48c360f5e1..0000000000
--- a/packages/app/src/context/default-server.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import { showToast } from "@opencode-ai/ui/toast"
-import { queryOptions, skipToken, useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/solid-query"
-import { useLanguage } from "./language"
-import { usePlatform } from "./platform"
-import { ServerConnection } from "./server"
-
-const defaultServerQueryKey = ["platform", "defaultServer"] as const
-
-function defaultServerQueryOptions(getDefaultServer: ReturnType<typeof usePlatform>["getDefaultServer"]) {
-  return queryOptions<ServerConnection.Key | null>({
-    queryKey: defaultServerQueryKey,
-    queryFn: getDefaultServer
-      ? () => getDefaultServer().then((next) => (next ? ServerConnection.Key.make(next) : null))
-      : skipToken,
-    staleTime: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
-  })
-}
-
-export function useDefaultServer() {
-  const language = useLanguage()
-  const platform = usePlatform()
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
-  const query = useQuery(() => ({ ...defaultServerQueryOptions(platform.getDefaultServer) }))
-  const mutation = useMutation(() => ({
-    mutationFn: async (key: ServerConnection.Key | null) => {
-      if (!platform.setDefaultServer) return key
-      await platform.setDefaultServer(key)
-      return key
-    },
-    onSuccess: (key) => {
-      queryClient.setQueryData(defaultServerQueryKey, key)
-    },
-    onError: (err) => {
-      showToast({
-        variant: "error",
-        title: language.t("common.requestFailed"),
-        description: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
-      })
-    },
-  }))
-
-  return {
-    canDefault: () => !!platform.getDefaultServer && !!platform.setDefaultServer,
-    defaultKey: () => query.data ?? null,
-    query,
-    setDefault(key: ServerConnection.Key | null) {
-      if (!platform.setDefaultServer) return Promise.resolve(key)
-      return mutation.mutateAsync(key)
-    },
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/server.tsx b/packages/app/src/context/server.tsx
index 67dee59ea4..67d2ad3cd4 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/server.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/server.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+import { showToast } from "@opencode-ai/ui/toast"
 import { createSimpleContext } from "@opencode-ai/ui/context"
 import { type Accessor, batch, createEffect, createMemo, onCleanup, untrack } from "solid-js"
 import { createStore } from "solid-js/store"
 import { Persist, persisted } from "@/utils/persist"
 import { useCheckServerHealth } from "@/utils/server-health"
+import { useLanguage } from "./language"
+import { usePlatform } from "./platform"
 
 type StoredProject = { worktree: string; expanded: boolean }
 type StoredServer = string | ServerConnection.HttpBase | ServerConnection.Http
@@ -101,6 +104,8 @@ export const { use: useServer, provider: ServerProvider } = createSimpleContext(
     servers?: Array<ServerConnection.Any>
   }) => {
     const checkServerHealth = useCheckServerHealth()
+    const language = useLanguage()
+    const platform = usePlatform()
     const serversReady = () => props.serversReady ?? true
 
     const [store, setStore, _, ready] = persisted(
@@ -139,6 +144,7 @@ export const { use: useServer, provider: ServerProvider } = createSimpleContext(
 
     const [state, setState] = createStore({
       active: props.defaultServer,
+      default: props.defaultServer as ServerConnection.Key | null,
       healthy: undefined as boolean | undefined,
     })
 
@@ -173,6 +179,22 @@ export const { use: useServer, provider: ServerProvider } = createSimpleContext(
       if (state.active !== input) setState("active", input)
     }
 
+    async function setDefault(input: ServerConnection.Key | null) {
+      if (!platform.setDefaultServer) return input
+      try {
+        await platform.setDefaultServer(input)
+        setState("default", input)
+        return input
+      } catch (err) {
+        showToast({
+          variant: "error",
+          title: language.t("common.requestFailed"),
+          description: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
+        })
+        throw err
+      }
+    }
+
     function nextActiveKey(exclude?: ServerConnection.Key) {
       const available = allServers().filter((conn) => ServerConnection.key(conn) !== exclude)
       const preferred = available.find((conn) => ServerConnection.key(conn) === props.defaultServer)
@@ -286,6 +308,13 @@ export const { use: useServer, provider: ServerProvider } = createSimpleContext(
       get current() {
         return current()
       },
+      canDefault() {
+        return !!platform.getDefaultServer && !!platform.setDefaultServer
+      },
+      defaultKey() {
+        return state.default
+      },
+      setDefault,
       setActive,
       add,
       remove,
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx b/packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx
index 0389d17cee..a60176b8d7 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx
@@ -65,12 +65,11 @@ import {
   PlatformProvider,
   ServerConnection,
   useCommand,
-  type WslServersEvent,
-  type WslServersState,
+  useWslServers,
 } from "@opencode-ai/app"
 import type { AsyncStorage } from "@solid-primitives/storage"
 import { MemoryRouter } from "@solidjs/router"
-import { createEffect, createMemo, createResource, createSignal, onCleanup, onMount } from "solid-js"
+import { createEffect, createMemo, createResource, onCleanup, onMount } from "solid-js"
 import { render } from "solid-js/web"
 import pkg from "../../package.json"
 import { initI18n, t } from "./i18n"
@@ -354,24 +353,6 @@ render(() => {
 
   const [defaultServer] = createResource(() => platform.getDefaultServer?.())
   const [locale] = createResource(loadLocale)
-  const [wslServers, setWslServers] = createSignal<WslServersState | undefined>()
-  const [wslReady, setWslReady] = createSignal(!platform.wslServers)
-  if (platform.wslServers) {
-    void platform.wslServers
-      .getState()
-      .then((state) => {
-        setWslServers(state)
-        setWslReady(true)
-      })
-      .catch(() => {
-        setWslReady(true)
-      })
-    const off = platform.wslServers.subscribe((event: WslServersEvent) => {
-      setWslServers(event.state)
-      setWslReady(true)
-    })
-    onCleanup(off)
-  }
 
   function handleClick(e: MouseEvent) {
     const link = (e.target as HTMLElement).closest("a.external-link") as HTMLAnchorElement | null
@@ -400,6 +381,7 @@ render(() => {
   }
 
   function App() {
+    const wslServers = useWslServers()
     const splash = (
       <div class="h-dvh w-screen flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-background-base">
         <Splash class="w-16 h-20 opacity-50 animate-pulse" />
@@ -428,7 +410,7 @@ render(() => {
           },
         })
       }
-      for (const item of wslServers()?.servers ?? []) {
+      for (const item of wslServers.data?.servers ?? []) {
         const runtime = item.runtime
         if (runtime.kind !== "ready") continue
         list.push({
@@ -453,7 +435,7 @@ render(() => {
     return (
       <AppInterface
         defaultServer={defaultServer.latest ?? ServerConnection.Key.make(startup.latest?.sidecar?.local.key ?? "local:windows")}
-        serversReady={wslReady()}
+        serversReady={!platform.wslServers || !wslServers.isPending}
         servers={servers()}
         router={MemoryRouter}
       >
diff --git a/todo.md b/todo.md
index 6445ffa7b8..2a7dedda7b 100644
--- a/todo.md
+++ b/todo.md
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 - [x] [High][M] Remove deferred terminal provider `disposeAll()` macrotask workaround unless a minimal repro proves it is still needed.
 - [x] [High][M] Remove `unsupportedWorkspace` null-object fallback for WSL `/mnt/` in `context/terminal.tsx`; block earlier or let PTY failure surface.
 - [x] [High][M] Fold or delete `packages/desktop-electron/src/main/wsl-pty.ts`; it has one importer and can live in `wsl.ts` if kept.
-- [ ] [High][L] Remove duplicated WSL state subscription in Electron renderer or `WslServersProvider`; keep one WSL state owner.
-- [ ] [High][L] Revisit `DefaultServer` context; fold into server ownership or make it a real provider instead of ad hoc query hooks.
-- [ ] [High][L] Collapse duplicated server health loops/logging across `ConnectionGate`, `ServerProvider`, dialog, and status popover.
+- [x] [High][L] Remove duplicated WSL state subscription in Electron renderer or `WslServersProvider`; keep one WSL state owner.
+- [x] [High][L] Revisit `DefaultServer` context; fold into server ownership or make it a real provider instead of ad hoc query hooks.
+- [x] [High][L] Collapse duplicated server health loops/logging across `ConnectionGate`, `ServerProvider`, dialog, and status popover.
 
 - [ ] [Medium][S] Remove `initialView?: "add-wsl"` from `DialogSelectServer` if no callsites need it.
 - [ ] [Medium][S] Remove `handleRemoveWsl`, `handleRetryWsl`, `handleUpdateWsl` guard helpers; callers already know when item is WSL.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 - [ ] [Medium][M] Collapse WSL persisted config + state mutations into one owner/path, or derive runtime state instead of mutating both.
 - [ ] [Medium][M] Remove bespoke WSL subscribe/unsubscribe IPC lifecycle if broadcast event pattern is acceptable.
 - [ ] [Medium][M] Collapse repeated WSL IPC method lists in `ipc.ts`, `index.ts`, and preload into one simpler mapping or smaller API surface.
-- [ ] [Medium][M] Remove duplicated health polling/sorting between status popover and server dialog; keep one or let dialog own detailed health.
+- [x] [Medium][M] Remove duplicated health polling/sorting between status popover and server dialog; keep one or let dialog own detailed health.
 - [ ] [Medium][M] Remove duplicated server-switch navigation/batching from status popover, dialog, and connection error; keep one simple path.
 
 - [ ] [Low][S] Revert dialog timer/lock refactor if it was style churn unrelated to behavior.