diff --git a/backend/apps/dashboards/dashboards.py b/backend/apps/dashboards/dashboards.py
index 81dbf0c1..36a02648 100644
--- a/backend/apps/dashboards/dashboards.py
+++ b/backend/apps/dashboards/dashboards.py
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ def _delete(dashboard_id: str):
         os.remove(path)
 
 
-def _migrate_if_needed():
-    """One-time migration: if no dashboards exist, create 'Dashboard 1' from old layout."""
+def migrate_if_needed():
+    """One-time migration: if no dashboards exist, create the default from old layout."""
     existing = _load_all()
     if existing:
         return
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def _migrate_if_needed():
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("Failed to read old layout.json, using empty layout")
 
-    dashboard = Dashboard(name="Dashboard 1", layout=layout)
+    dashboard = Dashboard(name="Untitled Dashboard", layout=layout)
     _save(dashboard)
     logger.info(f"Created default dashboard: {dashboard.id}")
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def _migrate_if_needed():
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def dashboards_lifespan():
     os.makedirs(DATA_DIR, exist_ok=True)
-    _migrate_if_needed()
+    migrate_if_needed()
     yield
 
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_disk_resilience.py b/backend/tests/test_disk_resilience.py
index 9b37cbae..f1993c34 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_disk_resilience.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_disk_resilience.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def test_migration_survives_corrupt_session(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     (sess_dir / "good.json").write_text(json.dumps({"id": "good"}))
     (sess_dir / "bad.json").write_text("{ truncated ,,,")
 
-    dmod._migrate_if_needed()  # must not raise despite the corrupt session
+    dmod.migrate_if_needed()  # must not raise despite the corrupt session
 
     dashboards = dmod._load_all()
     assert len(dashboards) == 1
diff --git a/electron/package-lock.json b/electron/package-lock.json
index 96e0bad9..89267711 100644
--- a/electron/package-lock.json
+++ b/electron/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "openswarm",
-  "version": "1.2.77",
+  "version": "1.2.84",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "openswarm",
-      "version": "1.2.77",
+      "version": "1.2.84",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "electron-updater": "6.8.3",
diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index cd402307..af023c3f 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "openswarm",
-  "version": "1.2.83",
+  "version": "1.2.84",
   "description": "OpenSwarm — AI Agent Orchestrator",
   "author": "openswarm-ai",
   "main": "main.js",
@@ -51,7 +51,16 @@
       "category": "public.app-category.developer-tools",
       "hardenedRuntime": true,
       "entitlements": "build/entitlements.mac.plist",
-      "entitlementsInherit": "build/entitlements.mac.plist"
+      "entitlementsInherit": "build/entitlements.mac.plist",
+      "extraResources": [
+        {
+          "from": "build-staging/mouseclamp/${arch}",
+          "to": "mouseclamp",
+          "filter": [
+            "**/*"
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
     },
     "dmg": {
       "artifactName": "OpenSwarm-${arch}.${ext}",
@@ -149,13 +158,6 @@
           "**/*"
         ]
       },
-      {
-        "from": "build-staging/mouseclamp/${arch}",
-        "to": "mouseclamp",
-        "filter": [
-          "**/*"
-        ]
-      },
       {
         "from": "build-staging/uv-bin/${arch}",
         "to": "backend/uv-bin",
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/lifecycle/useAgentSpawn.ts b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/lifecycle/useAgentSpawn.ts
index 7d67962a..e26fdfa0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/lifecycle/useAgentSpawn.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/lifecycle/useAgentSpawn.ts
@@ -215,12 +215,7 @@ export function useAgentSpawn({
               (s) => s.status !== 'draft' && s.dashboard_id === dashboardId,
             ).length;
             const NAME_GEN_TRIGGERS = [1, 3, 6];
-            const currentDash = store.getState().dashboards.items[dashboardId];
-            const canAutoName =
-              currentDash &&
-              (currentDash.auto_named || currentDash.name === 'Untitled Dashboard');
-
-            if (NAME_GEN_TRIGGERS.includes(agentCount) && canAutoName) {
+            if (NAME_GEN_TRIGGERS.includes(agentCount)) {
               dispatch(generateDashboardName(dashboardId));
             }
           }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/lifecycle/useDashboardLifecycle.ts b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/lifecycle/useDashboardLifecycle.ts
index b0b51f65..cfc3a428 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/lifecycle/useDashboardLifecycle.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/pages/Dashboard/hooks/lifecycle/useDashboardLifecycle.ts
@@ -255,16 +255,13 @@ export function useDashboardLifecycle({
 
   const namedOnFirstMessageRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!dashboardId || !layoutInitialized) return;
+    if (!dashboardId) return;
     if (namedOnFirstMessageRef.current === dashboardId) return;
-    const dash = store.getState().dashboards.items[dashboardId];
-    if (!dash) return;
-    if (!dash.auto_named && dash.name !== 'Untitled Dashboard') return;
     const hasUserMessage = Object.values(sessions).some(
       (s) => s.dashboard_id === dashboardId && s.messages?.some((m) => m.role === 'user'),
     );
     if (!hasUserMessage) return;
     namedOnFirstMessageRef.current = dashboardId;
     dispatch(generateDashboardName(dashboardId));
-  }, [sessions, dashboardId, layoutInitialized, dispatch]);
+  }, [sessions, dashboardId, dispatch]);
 }