diff --git a/src/components/app/AppContent.tsx b/src/components/app/AppContent.tsx
index 42005c18..432447e4 100644
--- a/src/components/app/AppContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/app/AppContent.tsx
@@ -6,12 +6,20 @@ import Sidebar from '../sidebar/view/Sidebar';
 import MainContent from '../main-content/view/MainContent';
 import CommandPalette from '../command-palette/CommandPalette';
 import { useWebSocket } from '../../contexts/WebSocketContext';
-import { PaletteOpsProvider } from '../../contexts/PaletteOpsContext';
+import { PaletteOpsProvider, usePaletteOpsRegister } from '../../contexts/PaletteOpsContext';
 import { useDeviceSettings } from '../../hooks/useDeviceSettings';
 import { useSessionProtection } from '../../hooks/useSessionProtection';
 import { useProjectsState } from '../../hooks/useProjectsState';
 
 export default function AppContent() {
+  return (
+    <PaletteOpsProvider>
+      <AppContentInner />
+    </PaletteOpsProvider>
+  );
+}
+
+function AppContentInner() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const { sessionId } = useParams<{ sessionId?: string }>();
   const { t } = useTranslation('common');
@@ -52,27 +60,10 @@ export default function AppContent() {
     activeSessions,
   });
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    // Expose a non-blocking refresh for chat/session flows.
-    // Full loading refreshes are still available through direct fetchProjects calls.
-    window.refreshProjects = refreshProjectsSilently;
-
-    return () => {
-      if (window.refreshProjects === refreshProjectsSilently) {
-        delete window.refreshProjects;
-      }
-    };
-  }, [refreshProjectsSilently]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    window.openSettings = openSettings;
-
-    return () => {
-      if (window.openSettings === openSettings) {
-        delete window.openSettings;
-      }
-    };
-  }, [openSettings]);
+  usePaletteOpsRegister({
+    openSettings,
+    refreshProjects: refreshProjectsSilently,
+  });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (typeof navigator === 'undefined' || !('serviceWorker' in navigator)) {
@@ -147,7 +138,6 @@ export default function AppContent() {
   }, []);
 
   return (
-    <PaletteOpsProvider>
     <div className="fixed inset-0 flex bg-background" style={{ bottom: 'var(--keyboard-height, 0px)' }}>
       {!isMobile ? (
         <div className="h-full flex-shrink-0 border-r border-border/50">
@@ -214,6 +204,5 @@ export default function AppContent() {
         onShowTab={setActiveTab}
       />
     </div>
-    </PaletteOpsProvider>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatRealtimeHandlers.ts b/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatRealtimeHandlers.ts
index 73d1a5e7..855ee788 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatRealtimeHandlers.ts
+++ b/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatRealtimeHandlers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import type { Dispatch, MutableRefObject, SetStateAction } from 'react';
+import { usePaletteOps } from '../../../contexts/PaletteOpsContext';
 import type { PendingPermissionRequest } from '../types/types';
 import type { Project, ProjectSession, LLMProvider } from '../../../types/app';
 import type { SessionStore, NormalizedMessage } from '../../../stores/useSessionStore';
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ export function useChatRealtimeHandlers({
   onWebSocketReconnect,
   sessionStore,
 }: UseChatRealtimeHandlersArgs) {
+  const paletteOps = usePaletteOps();
   const lastProcessedMessageRef = useRef<LatestChatMessage | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -280,9 +282,7 @@ export function useChatRealtimeHandlers({
             onNavigateToSession?.(actualId);
           }
           sessionStorage.removeItem('pendingSessionId');
-          if (window.refreshProjects) {
-            setTimeout(() => window.refreshProjects?.(), 500);
-          }
+          setTimeout(() => { void paletteOps.refreshProjects(); }, 500);
         }
         break;
       }
@@ -365,5 +365,6 @@ export function useChatRealtimeHandlers({
     onNavigateToSession,
     onWebSocketReconnect,
     sessionStore,
+    paletteOps,
   ]);
 }
diff --git a/src/components/code-editor/view/CodeEditor.tsx b/src/components/code-editor/view/CodeEditor.tsx
index e68a73d3..5861ce71 100644
--- a/src/components/code-editor/view/CodeEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/code-editor/view/CodeEditor.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { unifiedMergeView } from '@codemirror/merge';
 import type { Extension } from '@codemirror/state';
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { usePaletteOps } from '../../../contexts/PaletteOpsContext';
 import { useCodeEditorDocument } from '../hooks/useCodeEditorDocument';
 import { useCodeEditorSettings } from '../hooks/useCodeEditorSettings';
 import { useEditorKeyboardShortcuts } from '../hooks/useEditorKeyboardShortcuts';
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export default function CodeEditor({
   onPopOut = null,
 }: CodeEditorProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation('codeEditor');
+  const paletteOps = usePaletteOps();
   const [isFullscreen, setIsFullscreen] = useState(false);
   const [showDiff, setShowDiff] = useState(Boolean(file.diffInfo));
   const [markdownPreview, setMarkdownPreview] = useState(false);
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ export default function CodeEditor({
             saving={saving}
             saveSuccess={saveSuccess}
             onToggleMarkdownPreview={() => setMarkdownPreview((previous) => !previous)}
-            onOpenSettings={() => window.openSettings?.('appearance')}
+            onOpenSettings={() => paletteOps.openSettings('appearance')}
             onDownload={handleDownload}
             onSave={handleSave}
             onToggleFullscreen={() => setIsFullscreen((previous) => !previous)}
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/hooks/useSidebarController.ts b/src/components/sidebar/hooks/useSidebarController.ts
index 514cf91b..d950bc43 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/hooks/useSidebarController.ts
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/hooks/useSidebarController.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import type { TFunction } from 'i18next';
 
 import { api } from '../../../utils/api';
+import { usePaletteOps } from '../../../contexts/PaletteOpsContext';
 import type { Project, ProjectSession, LLMProvider } from '../../../types/app';
 import type {
   DeleteProjectConfirmation,
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export function useSidebarController({
   setSidebarVisible,
   sidebarVisible,
 }: UseSidebarControllerArgs) {
+  const paletteOps = usePaletteOps();
   const [expandedProjects, setExpandedProjects] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
   const [editingProject, setEditingProject] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [showNewProject, setShowNewProject] = useState(false);
@@ -536,11 +538,7 @@ export function useSidebarController({
       try {
         const response = await api.renameProject(projectId, editingName);
         if (response.ok) {
-          if (window.refreshProjects) {
-            await window.refreshProjects();
-          } else {
-            window.location.reload();
-          }
+          await paletteOps.refreshProjects();
         } else {
           console.error('Failed to rename project');
         }
@@ -551,7 +549,7 @@ export function useSidebarController({
         setEditingName('');
       }
     },
-    [editingName],
+    [editingName, paletteOps],
   );
 
   const showDeleteSessionConfirmation = useCallback(
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/view/Sidebar.tsx b/src/components/sidebar/view/Sidebar.tsx
index 11a7dbe7..97484b01 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/view/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/view/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useVersionCheck } from '../../../hooks/useVersionCheck';
 import { useUiPreferences } from '../../../hooks/useUiPreferences';
 import { useSidebarController } from '../hooks/useSidebarController';
 import { useTaskMaster } from '../../../contexts/TaskMasterContext';
+import { usePaletteOps } from '../../../contexts/PaletteOpsContext';
 import { useTasksSettings } from '../../../contexts/TasksSettingsContext';
 import type { Project, LLMProvider } from '../../../types/app';
 import type { MCPServerStatus, SidebarProps } from '../types/types';
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ function Sidebar({
   const { sidebarVisible } = preferences;
   const { setCurrentProject, mcpServerStatus } = useTaskMaster() as TaskMasterSidebarContext;
   const { tasksEnabled } = useTasksSettings();
+  const paletteOps = usePaletteOps();
 
   const {
     isSidebarCollapsed,
@@ -128,12 +130,7 @@ function Sidebar({
   }, [isPWA]);
 
   const handleProjectCreated = () => {
-    if (window.refreshProjects) {
-      void window.refreshProjects();
-      return;
-    }
-
-    window.location.reload();
+    void paletteOps.refreshProjects();
   };
 
   const projectListProps: SidebarProjectListProps = {
diff --git a/src/types/global.d.ts b/src/types/global.d.ts
index ba368e4b..7ed066a4 100644
--- a/src/types/global.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/global.d.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ export {};
 declare global {
   interface Window {
     __ROUTER_BASENAME__?: string;
-    refreshProjects?: () => void | Promise<void>;
-    openSettings?: (tab?: string) => void;
   }
 
   interface EventSourceEventMap {