diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e816172..de65d1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- The dashboard widget and its footer status are now off by default (`dashboard.enabled: false`): a repository still activates the tools and skills, but nothing is drawn on screen until the dashboard is enabled explicitly. Watch notifications keep following `dashboard.notifications` independently.
+- Host-adaptive config locations: under omp the active agent directory (`~/.omp/agent`) and project `.omp/` directory are preferred, with a legacy fallback so an existing `~/.pi/agent/forgejo.json` or `<cwd>/.pi/forgejo.json` keeps working unchanged; pi paths are untouched.
+
 ## [0.9.0] - 2026-09-07
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index da1c2eb..138e793 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
 import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { homedir } from "node:os";
 import { dirname, isAbsolute, resolve } from "node:path";
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ import type {
 } from "./types.js";
 
 const DEFAULT_DASHBOARD: DashboardConfig = {
-	enabled: true,
+	enabled: false,
 	scope: "all",
 	refreshSeconds: 90,
 	previewLimit: 3,
@@ -398,16 +399,58 @@ export async function loadGlobalAllowedMutations(
 		throw new ConfigError(`${globalConfigPath} must contain a JSON object`);
 	return parseAllowedMutationKeys(value.allowedMutations);
 }
+interface ConfigHostContext {
+	isOmp: boolean;
+	agentDir?: string | undefined;
+}
+
+let hostContext: ConfigHostContext | undefined;
 
+/**
+ * Called by the extension entry once the host module is available. Keeps
+ * config.ts free of pi-coding-agent imports (which would drag optional
+ * dependencies into the test graph) while letting the running host decide
+ * where config lives.
+ */
+export function setConfigHostContext(context: ConfigHostContext | undefined): void {
+	hostContext = context;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Host-adaptive config locations with a legacy fallback.
+ *
+ * pi keeps its historical paths (~/.pi/agent/forgejo.json, <cwd>/.pi/).
+ * Under omp the active agent directory is ~/.omp/agent and the project
+ * config directory is .omp/, but a config left at the legacy .pi location
+ * keeps working so existing shared setups do not break on upgrade.
+ */
 export function configPaths(
 	cwd: string,
 	env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env,
 ): { global: string; project: string } {
+	const legacyGlobal = resolve(homedir(), ".pi", "agent", "forgejo.json");
+	let global = legacyGlobal;
+	let project = resolve(cwd, ".pi", "forgejo.json");
+	if (hostContext?.isOmp) {
+		const hostGlobal = hostContext.agentDir
+			? resolve(hostContext.agentDir, "forgejo.json")
+			: legacyGlobal;
+		const hostProject = resolve(cwd, ".omp", "forgejo.json");
+		const legacyProject = resolve(cwd, ".pi", "forgejo.json");
+		global = existsSync(hostGlobal)
+			? hostGlobal
+			: existsSync(legacyGlobal)
+				? legacyGlobal
+				: hostGlobal;
+		project = existsSync(hostProject)
+			? hostProject
+			: existsSync(legacyProject)
+				? legacyProject
+				: hostProject;
+	}
 	return {
-		global: env.PI_FORGEJO_CONFIG
-			? resolve(env.PI_FORGEJO_CONFIG)
-			: resolve(homedir(), ".pi", "agent", "forgejo.json"),
-		project: resolve(cwd, ".pi", "forgejo.json"),
+		global: env.PI_FORGEJO_CONFIG ? resolve(env.PI_FORGEJO_CONFIG) : global,
+		project,
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index c3bd0b0..46cf4c8 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import type {
 	ExtensionAPI,
 	ExtensionContext,
 } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
 import type { AutocompleteProvider } from "@earendil-works/pi-tui";
+import { setConfigHostContext } from "./config.js";
 import { runForgejoSetup, type SetupStage } from "./setup.js";
 import { createForgejoAutocompleteProvider } from "./dashboard/autocomplete.js";
 import { DashboardNotifier } from "./dashboard/notifier.js";
@@ -462,6 +465,23 @@ export default function forgejoExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
 	});
 
 	pi.on("session_start", async (_event, ctx) => {
+		// Host-adaptive config location: pi sets PI_CODING_AGENT=true for
+		// extensions, omp does not. Resolved from the environment (never a
+		// pi-coding-agent import, which would pull optional dependencies into
+		// build graphs). PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR relocates the agent dir on both
+		// hosts; omp profiles live under ~/.omp/profiles/<name>/agent.
+		const isPi = process.env.PI_CODING_AGENT === "true";
+		const profile = process.env.OMP_PROFILE?.trim();
+		setConfigHostContext({
+			isOmp: !isPi,
+			agentDir:
+				process.env.PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR?.trim() ||
+				(isPi
+					? resolve(homedir(), ".pi", "agent")
+					: profile
+						? resolve(homedir(), ".omp", "profiles", profile, "agent")
+						: resolve(homedir(), ".omp", "agent")),
+		});
 		forgejoTools.reset();
 		forgejoActive = false;
 		cleanup();
diff --git a/test/config-refs.test.ts b/test/config-refs.test.ts
index 37af959..a5bfe91 100644
--- a/test/config-refs.test.ts
+++ b/test/config-refs.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe("Forgejo configuration", () => {
 			remoteHosts: ["forgejo.work.example", "forgejo-work"],
 		});
 		expect(config.dashboard).toEqual({
-			enabled: true,
+			enabled: false,
 			scope: "all",
 			refreshSeconds: 90,
 			previewLimit: 3,