4 files changed, 50 insertions, 47 deletions
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/gemini.ts b/packages/cli/src/gemini.ts
index 1f48a99b..4225e8c3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/gemini.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/gemini.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { dirname } from 'node:path';
 import { sandbox_command, start_sandbox } from './utils/sandbox.js';
 import { loadSettings } from './config/settings.js';
 import { themeManager } from './ui/themes/theme-manager.js';
+import { getStartupWarnings } from './utils/startupWarnings.js';
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ async function main() {
   }
 
   let input = config.getQuestion();
+  const startupWarnings = await getStartupWarnings();
 
   // Render UI, passing necessary config values. Check that there is no command line question.
   if (process.stdin.isTTY && input?.length === 0) {
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ async function main() {
         config,
         settings,
         cliVersion,
+        startupWarnings,
       }),
     );
     return;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx
index 39cbaf47..a838f524 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import { LoadingIndicator } from './components/LoadingIndicator.js';
 import { EditorState, InputPrompt } from './components/InputPrompt.js';
 import { Footer } from './components/Footer.js';
 import { ThemeDialog } from './components/ThemeDialog.js';
-import { useStartupWarnings } from './hooks/useAppEffects.js';
 import { shortenPath, type Config } from '@gemini-code/server';
 import { Colors } from './colors.js';
 import { Help } from './components/Help.js';
@@ -33,16 +32,21 @@ interface AppProps {
   config: Config;
   settings: LoadedSettings;
   cliVersion: string;
+  startupWarnings?: string[];
 }
 
-export const App = ({ config, settings, cliVersion }: AppProps) => {
+export const App = ({
+  config,
+  settings,
+  cliVersion,
+  startupWarnings = [],
+}: AppProps) => {
   const { history, addItem, clearItems } = useHistory();
   const [staticKey, setStaticKey] = useState(0);
   const refreshStatic = useCallback(() => {
     setStaticKey((prev) => prev + 1);
   }, [setStaticKey]);
 
-  const [startupWarnings, setStartupWarnings] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [debugMessage, setDebugMessage] = useState<string>('');
   const [showHelp, setShowHelp] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [themeError, setThemeError] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -74,8 +78,6 @@ export const App = ({ config, settings, cliVersion }: AppProps) => {
   const { elapsedTime, currentLoadingPhrase } =
     useLoadingIndicator(streamingState);
 
-  useStartupWarnings(setStartupWarnings);
-
   const handleFinalSubmit = useCallback(
     (submittedValue: string) => {
       const trimmedValue = submittedValue.trim();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useAppEffects.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useAppEffects.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index da1ab203..00000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useAppEffects.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-import { useEffect } from 'react';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import path from 'path';
-import os from 'os';
-import { getErrorMessage } from '@gemini-code/server';
-
-const warningsFilePath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'gemini-code-cli-warnings.txt');
-
-// Effect to handle startup warnings
-export function useStartupWarnings(
-  setStartupWarnings: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string[]>>,
-) {
-  useEffect(() => {
-    try {
-      if (fs.existsSync(warningsFilePath)) {
-        const warningsContent = fs.readFileSync(warningsFilePath, 'utf-8');
-        setStartupWarnings(
-          warningsContent.split('\n').filter((line) => line.trim() !== ''),
-        );
-        try {
-          fs.unlinkSync(warningsFilePath);
-        } catch {
-          setStartupWarnings((prev) => [
-            ...prev,
-            `Warning: Could not delete temporary warnings file.`,
-          ]);
-        }
-      }
-    } catch (err: unknown) {
-      setStartupWarnings((prev) => [
-        ...prev,
-        `Error checking/reading warnings file: ${getErrorMessage(err)}`,
-      ]);
-    }
-  }, [setStartupWarnings]); // Include setStartupWarnings in dependency array
-}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/startupWarnings.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/startupWarnings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a55003e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/startupWarnings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import fs from 'fs/promises';
+import os from 'os';
+import { join as pathJoin } from 'node:path';
+import { getErrorMessage } from '@gemini-code/server';
+
+const warningsFilePath = pathJoin(os.tmpdir(), 'gemini-code-cli-warnings.txt');
+
+export async function getStartupWarnings(): Promise<string[]> {
+  try {
+    await fs.access(warningsFilePath); // Check if file exists
+    const warningsContent = await fs.readFile(warningsFilePath, 'utf-8');
+    const warnings = warningsContent
+      .split('\n')
+      .filter((line) => line.trim() !== '');
+    try {
+      await fs.unlink(warningsFilePath);
+    } catch {
+      warnings.push('Warning: Could not delete temporary warnings file.');
+    }
+    return warnings;
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    // If fs.access throws, it means the file doesn't exist or is not accessible.
+    // This is not an error in the context of fetching warnings, so return empty.
+    // Only return an error message if it's not a "file not found" type error.
+    // However, the original logic returned an error message for any fs.existsSync failure.
+    // To maintain closer parity while making it async, we'll check the error code.
+    // ENOENT is "Error NO ENTry" (file not found).
+    if (err instanceof Error && 'code' in err && err.code === 'ENOENT') {
+      return []; // File not found, no warnings to return.
+    }
+    // For other errors (permissions, etc.), return the error message.
+    return [`Error checking/reading warnings file: ${getErrorMessage(err)}`];
+  }
+}