From 307ad93734eedcc6d56487188079d869c4df40cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neil <4138956+nwparker@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 03:13:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Move composer note ref sync out of effect

---
 src/renderer/src/hooks/useComposerState.ts | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/renderer/src/hooks/useComposerState.ts b/src/renderer/src/hooks/useComposerState.ts
index 08aa47de717..2967a347c26 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/hooks/useComposerState.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/hooks/useComposerState.ts
@@ -473,9 +473,7 @@ export function useComposerState(options: UseComposerStateOptions): UseComposerS
   // Why: read the latest note inside handleBaseBranchPrSelect without adding
   // `note` to its deps (which would rebuild the callback on every keystroke).
   const noteRef = useRef<string>(note)
-  useEffect(() => {
-    noteRef.current = note
-  }, [note])
+  noteRef.current = note
   const composerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
   const promptTextareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>(null)
   const nameInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null)