diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/trustedFolders.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/trustedFolders.test.ts
index 79330f1713..446586719d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/trustedFolders.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/trustedFolders.test.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-// Mock 'os' first.
 import * as osActual from 'node:os';
-vi.mock('os', async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actualOs = await importOriginal<typeof osActual>();
-  return {
-    ...actualOs,
-    homedir: vi.fn(() => '/mock/home/user'),
-    platform: vi.fn(() => 'linux'),
-  };
-});
-
+import { ideContextStore } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import {
   describe,
   it,
@@ -28,7 +19,6 @@ import {
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import stripJsonComments from 'strip-json-comments';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
-
 import {
   loadTrustedFolders,
   USER_TRUSTED_FOLDERS_PATH,
@@ -37,6 +27,14 @@ import {
 } from './trustedFolders.js';
 import type { Settings } from './settings.js';
 
+vi.mock('os', async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actualOs = await importOriginal<typeof osActual>();
+  return {
+    ...actualOs,
+    homedir: vi.fn(() => '/mock/home/user'),
+    platform: vi.fn(() => 'linux'),
+  };
+});
 vi.mock('fs', async (importOriginal) => {
   const actualFs = await importOriginal<typeof fs>();
   return {
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ vi.mock('fs', async (importOriginal) => {
     mkdirSync: vi.fn(),
   };
 });
-
 vi.mock('strip-json-comments', () => ({
   default: vi.fn((content) => content),
 }));
@@ -256,17 +253,11 @@ describe('isWorkspaceTrusted', () => {
   });
 });
 
-import { getIdeTrust } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
-
-vi.mock('@google/gemini-cli-core', async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<Record<string, unknown>>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    getIdeTrust: vi.fn(),
-  };
-});
-
 describe('isWorkspaceTrusted with IDE override', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    ideContextStore.clear();
+  });
+
   const mockSettings: Settings = {
     security: {
       folderTrust: {
@@ -276,7 +267,7 @@ describe('isWorkspaceTrusted with IDE override', () => {
   };
 
   it('should return true when ideTrust is true, ignoring config', () => {
-    vi.mocked(getIdeTrust).mockReturnValue(true);
+    ideContextStore.set({ workspaceState: { isTrusted: true } });
     // Even if config says don't trust, ideTrust should win.
     vi.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync').mockReturnValue(
       JSON.stringify({ [process.cwd()]: TrustLevel.DO_NOT_TRUST }),
@@ -285,7 +276,7 @@ describe('isWorkspaceTrusted with IDE override', () => {
   });
 
   it('should return false when ideTrust is false, ignoring config', () => {
-    vi.mocked(getIdeTrust).mockReturnValue(false);
+    ideContextStore.set({ workspaceState: { isTrusted: false } });
     // Even if config says trust, ideTrust should win.
     vi.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync').mockReturnValue(
       JSON.stringify({ [process.cwd()]: TrustLevel.TRUST_FOLDER }),
@@ -294,7 +285,6 @@ describe('isWorkspaceTrusted with IDE override', () => {
   });
 
   it('should fall back to config when ideTrust is undefined', () => {
-    vi.mocked(getIdeTrust).mockReturnValue(undefined);
     vi.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync').mockReturnValue(true);
     vi.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync').mockReturnValue(
       JSON.stringify({ [process.cwd()]: TrustLevel.TRUST_FOLDER }),
@@ -310,7 +300,7 @@ describe('isWorkspaceTrusted with IDE override', () => {
         },
       },
     };
-    vi.mocked(getIdeTrust).mockReturnValue(false);
+    ideContextStore.set({ workspaceState: { isTrusted: false } });
     expect(isWorkspaceTrusted(settings)).toBe(true);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/trustedFolders.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/trustedFolders.ts
index 952110a772..01119104f5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/trustedFolders.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/trustedFolders.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { homedir } from 'node:os';
 import {
   getErrorMessage,
   isWithinRoot,
-  getIdeTrust,
+  ideContextStore,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import type { Settings } from './settings.js';
 import stripJsonComments from 'strip-json-comments';
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export function isWorkspaceTrusted(settings: Settings): boolean | undefined {
     return true;
   }
 
-  const ideTrust = getIdeTrust();
+  const ideTrust = ideContextStore.get()?.workspaceState?.isTrusted;
   if (ideTrust !== undefined) {
     return ideTrust;
   }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/core/initializer.ts b/packages/cli/src/core/initializer.ts
index f304cfcec9..089e0fb505 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/core/initializer.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/core/initializer.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { type Config } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import {
+  IdeClient,
+  IdeConnectionEvent,
+  IdeConnectionType,
+  logIdeConnection,
+  type Config,
+} from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { type LoadedSettings } from '../config/settings.js';
 import { performInitialAuth } from './auth.js';
 import { validateTheme } from './theme.js';
@@ -36,6 +42,12 @@ export async function initializeApp(
   const shouldOpenAuthDialog =
     settings.merged.security?.auth?.selectedType === undefined || !!authError;
 
+  if (config.getIdeMode()) {
+    const ideClient = await IdeClient.getInstance();
+    await ideClient.connect();
+    logIdeConnection(config, new IdeConnectionEvent(IdeConnectionType.START));
+  }
+
   return {
     authError,
     themeError,
diff --git a/packages/core/index.ts b/packages/core/index.ts
index c78ddfc4d6..396b3b48f5 100644
--- a/packages/core/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export {
   IdeConnectionType,
   ExtensionInstallEvent,
 } from './src/telemetry/types.js';
-export { getIdeTrust } from './src/utils/ide-trust.js';
 export { makeFakeConfig } from './src/test-utils/config.js';
 export * from './src/utils/pathReader.js';
 export { ClearcutLogger } from './src/telemetry/clearcut-logger/clearcut-logger.js';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index 7321d112a6..ecece914a9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -48,20 +48,14 @@ import {
 } from './models.js';
 import { shouldAttemptBrowserLaunch } from '../utils/browser.js';
 import type { MCPOAuthConfig } from '../mcp/oauth-provider.js';
-import { IdeClient } from '../ide/ide-client.js';
 import { ideContextStore } from '../ide/ideContext.js';
 import type { FileSystemService } from '../services/fileSystemService.js';
 import { StandardFileSystemService } from '../services/fileSystemService.js';
 import {
   logCliConfiguration,
-  logIdeConnection,
   logRipgrepFallback,
 } from '../telemetry/loggers.js';
-import {
-  IdeConnectionEvent,
-  IdeConnectionType,
-  RipgrepFallbackEvent,
-} from '../telemetry/types.js';
+import { RipgrepFallbackEvent } from '../telemetry/types.js';
 import type { FallbackModelHandler } from '../fallback/types.js';
 import { ModelRouterService } from '../routing/modelRouterService.js';
 import { OutputFormat } from '../output/types.js';
@@ -439,11 +433,6 @@ export class Config {
     }
     this.initialized = true;
 
-    if (this.getIdeMode()) {
-      await (await IdeClient.getInstance()).connect();
-      logIdeConnection(this, new IdeConnectionEvent(IdeConnectionType.START));
-    }
-
     // Initialize centralized FileDiscoveryService
     this.getFileService();
     if (this.getCheckpointingEnabled()) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index d8eaeb070b..21dd4f7d51 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ export * from './utils/errorParsing.js';
 export * from './utils/workspaceContext.js';
 export * from './utils/ignorePatterns.js';
 export * from './utils/partUtils.js';
-export * from './utils/ide-trust.js';
 export * from './utils/promptIdContext.js';
 
 // Export services
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/ide-trust.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/ide-trust.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c1ac801651..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/ide-trust.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-import { ideContextStore } from '../ide/ideContext.js';
-
-/**
- * Gets the workspace trust from the IDE if available.
- * @returns A boolean if the IDE provides a trust value, otherwise undefined.
- */
-export function getIdeTrust(): boolean | undefined {
-  return ideContextStore.get()?.workspaceState?.isTrusted;
-}