diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/agentAutocompleteEligibility.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/agentAutocompleteEligibility.test.mjs
index 4e02b7bd68..0c333853e4 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/agentAutocompleteEligibility.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/agentAutocompleteEligibility.test.mjs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ test("shouldHideAgentFromMentions: hides member agents with an explicit not-invo
   );
 });
 
-test("shouldHideAgentFromMentions: shows member agents with unknown invocability (not in directory)", () => {
+test("shouldHideAgentFromMentions: shows remote member agents without local managed cards when invocability is unknown", () => {
   assert.equal(
     shouldHideAgentFromMentions({
       isAgent: true,
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/messages/lib/useMentions.ts b/desktop/src/features/messages/lib/useMentions.ts
index 0c73b75339..f6bd877a54 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/messages/lib/useMentions.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/messages/lib/useMentions.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   coalesceAutocompleteCandidatesByKey,
   getMentionableAgentPubkeys,
   getSharedChannelIds,
-  isAgentIdentityInManagedList,
   shouldHideAgentFromMentions,
 } from "@/features/agents/lib/agentAutocompleteEligibility";
 import {
@@ -246,9 +245,6 @@ export function useMentions(
       if (isArchivedDiscovery(pubkey)) {
         return;
       }
-      if (!isAgentIdentityInManagedList(candidate, managedAgentPubkeys)) {
-        return;
-      }
       if (
         shouldHideAgentFromMentions({
           isAgent: candidate.isAgent === true,
@@ -420,7 +416,6 @@ export function useMentions(
     managedAgentNamesByPubkey,
     managedAgentPersonaIds,
     managedAgentPersonaIdsByPubkey,
-    managedAgentPubkeys,
     managedAgentsQuery.data,
     memberPubkeys,
     members,