diff --git a/src/renderer/src/hooks/useAppInit.ts b/src/renderer/src/hooks/useAppInit.ts
index 3ecbdf762..beec6f819 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/hooks/useAppInit.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/hooks/useAppInit.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { useLiveQuery } from 'dexie-react-hooks'
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
+import { useApiServer } from './useApiServer'
 import { useDefaultModel } from './useAssistant'
 import useFullScreenNotice from './useFullScreenNotice'
 import { useRuntime } from './useRuntime'
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ export function useAppInit() {
   const avatar = useLiveQuery(() => db.settings.get('image://avatar'))
   const { theme } = useTheme()
   const memoryConfig = useAppSelector(selectMemoryConfig)
+  const { apiServerConfig, startApiServer } = useApiServer()
+  const apiServerEnabled = apiServerConfig.enabled
 
   useEffect(() => {
     document.getElementById('spinner')?.remove()
@@ -245,4 +248,9 @@ export function useAppInit() {
   useEffect(() => {
     checkDataLimit()
   }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    apiServerEnabled && startApiServer()
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [apiServerEnabled])
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/home/Tabs/AssistantsTab.tsx b/src/renderer/src/pages/home/Tabs/AssistantsTab.tsx
index 37e8b4805..3c0c9cf80 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/pages/home/Tabs/AssistantsTab.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/home/Tabs/AssistantsTab.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ import { useAssistantPresets } from '@renderer/hooks/useAssistantPresets'
 import { useRuntime } from '@renderer/hooks/useRuntime'
 import { useAssistantsTabSortType } from '@renderer/hooks/useStore'
 import { useTags } from '@renderer/hooks/useTags'
-import { useAppDispatch } from '@renderer/store'
 import type { Assistant, AssistantsSortType, Topic } from '@renderer/types'
 import type { FC } from 'react'
 import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react'
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import styled from 'styled-components'
 
 import UnifiedAddButton from './components/UnifiedAddButton'
@@ -28,16 +26,12 @@ interface AssistantsTabProps {
   onCreateDefaultAssistant: () => void
 }
 
-const ALERT_KEY = 'enable_api_server_to_use_agent'
-
 const AssistantsTab: FC<AssistantsTabProps> = (props) => {
   const { activeAssistant, setActiveAssistant, onCreateAssistant, onCreateDefaultAssistant } = props
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
-  const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { apiServerConfig, apiServerRunning, apiServerLoading } = useApiServer()
+  const { apiServerConfig } = useApiServer()
   const apiServerEnabled = apiServerConfig.enabled
-  const { iknow, chat } = useRuntime()
-  const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
+  const { chat } = useRuntime()
 
   // Agent related hooks
   const { agents, deleteAgent, isLoading: agentsLoading, error: agentsError } = useAgents()
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/home/Tabs/components/UnifiedAddButton.tsx b/src/renderer/src/pages/home/Tabs/components/UnifiedAddButton.tsx
index 53e092fd5..967d62f83 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/pages/home/Tabs/components/UnifiedAddButton.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/home/Tabs/components/UnifiedAddButton.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import AddAssistantOrAgentPopup from '@renderer/components/Popups/AddAssistantOrAgentPopup'
 import AgentModalPopup from '@renderer/components/Popups/agent/AgentModal'
+import { useApiServer } from '@renderer/hooks/useApiServer'
 import { useAppDispatch } from '@renderer/store'
 import { setActiveTopicOrSessionAction } from '@renderer/store/runtime'
 import type { AgentEntity, Assistant, Topic } from '@renderer/types'
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ interface UnifiedAddButtonProps {
 const UnifiedAddButton: FC<UnifiedAddButtonProps> = ({ onCreateAssistant, setActiveAssistant, setActiveAgentId }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
+  const { apiServerRunning, startApiServer } = useApiServer()
 
   const afterCreate = useCallback(
     (a: AgentEntity) => {
@@ -44,12 +46,15 @@ const UnifiedAddButton: FC<UnifiedAddButtonProps> = ({ onCreateAssistant, setAct
     [dispatch, setActiveAgentId, setActiveAssistant]
   )
 
-  const handleAddButtonClick = () => {
+  const handleAddButtonClick = async () => {
     AddAssistantOrAgentPopup.show({
       onSelect: (type) => {
         if (type === 'assistant') {
           onCreateAssistant()
-        } else if (type === 'agent') {
+        }
+
+        if (type === 'agent') {
+          !apiServerRunning && startApiServer()
           AgentModalPopup.show({ afterSubmit: afterCreate })
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/paintings/NewApiPage.tsx b/src/renderer/src/pages/paintings/NewApiPage.tsx
index 86571f446..b0c7a44df 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/pages/paintings/NewApiPage.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/paintings/NewApiPage.tsx
@@ -96,11 +96,14 @@ const NewApiPage: FC<{ Options: string[] }> = ({ Options }) => {
     return editImageFiles
   }, [editImageFiles])
 
-  const updatePaintingState = (updates: Partial<PaintingAction>) => {
-    const updatedPainting = { ...painting, providerId: newApiProvider.id, ...updates }
-    setPainting(updatedPainting)
-    updatePainting(mode, updatedPainting)
-  }
+  const updatePaintingState = useCallback(
+    (updates: Partial<PaintingAction>) => {
+      const updatedPainting = { ...painting, providerId: newApiProvider.id, ...updates }
+      setPainting(updatedPainting)
+      updatePainting(mode, updatedPainting)
+    },
+    [mode, newApiProvider.id, painting, updatePainting]
+  )
 
   // ---------------- Model Related Configurations ----------------
   // const modelOptions = MODELS.map((m) => ({ label: m.name, value: m.name }))
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/settings/ToolSettings/ApiServerSettings/ApiServerSettings.tsx b/src/renderer/src/pages/settings/ToolSettings/ApiServerSettings/ApiServerSettings.tsx
index 779906710..0205ec676 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/pages/settings/ToolSettings/ApiServerSettings/ApiServerSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/settings/ToolSettings/ApiServerSettings/ApiServerSettings.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { RootState } from '@renderer/store'
 import { useAppDispatch } from '@renderer/store'
 import { setApiServerApiKey, setApiServerPort } from '@renderer/store/settings'
 import { formatErrorMessage } from '@renderer/utils/error'
-import { Button, Input, InputNumber, Tooltip, Typography } from 'antd'
+import { Alert, Button, Input, InputNumber, Tooltip, Typography } from 'antd'
 import { Copy, ExternalLink, Play, RotateCcw, Square } from 'lucide-react'
 import type { FC } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ const ApiServerSettings: FC = () => {
         )}
       </HeaderSection>
 
+      {!apiServerRunning && (
+        <Alert type="warning" message={t('agent.warning.enable_server')} style={{ marginBottom: 10 }} showIcon />
+      )}
+
       {/* Server Control Panel with integrated configuration */}
       <ServerControlPanel $status={apiServerRunning}>
         <StatusSection>
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/runtime.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/runtime.ts
index c3487aaa1..22a6f4c4c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/runtime.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/runtime.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ export interface RuntimeState {
   export: ExportState
   chat: ChatState
   websearch: WebSearchState
-  iknow: Record<string, boolean>
 }
 
 export interface ExportState {
@@ -186,9 +185,6 @@ const runtimeSlice = createSlice({
       }
       state.websearch.activeSearches[requestId] = status
     },
-    addIknowAction: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
-      state.iknow[action.payload] = true
-    },
     setSessionWaitingAction: (state, action: PayloadAction<{ id: string; value: boolean }>) => {
       const { id, value } = action.payload
       state.chat.sessionWaiting[id] = value
@@ -210,7 +206,6 @@ export const {
   setResourcesPath,
   setUpdateState,
   setExportState,
-  addIknowAction,
   // Chat related actions
   toggleMultiSelectMode,
   setSelectedMessageIds,