diff --git a/src/preload/api/preflight/preflight-api.ts b/src/preload/api/preflight/preflight-api.ts
index 1a302473560..8051b767317 100644
--- a/src/preload/api/preflight/preflight-api.ts
+++ b/src/preload/api/preflight/preflight-api.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ export type PreflightApi = {
   ) => Promise<PreflightStatus>
   /** Complete by default; background callers opt into host-owned enabled preferences. */
   detectAgents: (
-    args?: PreflightRuntimeContext & { enabledOnly?: boolean; wakeWslDistro?: boolean }
+    args?: PreflightRuntimeContext & {
+      enabledOnly?: boolean
+      wakeWslDistro?: boolean
+      userInitiated?: boolean
+    }
   ) => Promise<string[]>
   /** A WSL distro a background check was refused for is running now; re-ask. Desktop only. */
   onWslDistroRunning?: (callback: (distro: string) => void) => () => void
@@ -56,7 +60,11 @@ export type PreflightApi = {
   zcodeInteractiveCapability: () => Promise<ZCodeInteractiveCapability>
   /** `wakeWslDistro`: a user act that may start a stopped WSL distro; background refreshes omit it. */
   refreshAgents: (
-    args?: PreflightRuntimeContext & { enabledOnly?: boolean; wakeWslDistro?: boolean }
+    args?: PreflightRuntimeContext & {
+      enabledOnly?: boolean
+      wakeWslDistro?: boolean
+      userInitiated?: boolean
+    }
   ) => Promise<RefreshAgentsResult>
   detectRemoteAgents: (args: { connectionId: string }) => Promise<string[]>
   detectRemoteWindowsTerminalCapabilities: (args: { connectionId: string }) => Promise<{