diff --git a/packages/extension/opencode.lock.json b/packages/extension/opencode.lock.json
index 578cc969..4b3ffaf2 100644
--- a/packages/extension/opencode.lock.json
+++ b/packages/extension/opencode.lock.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
   "version": "1.17.3",
   "repo": "harmoniqs/opencode",
-  "tag": "v1.17.3-amicode.9",
+  "tag": "v1.17.3-amicode.10",
   "source": "release",
-  "ref": "bbe47b60bd7ffa0fabf96799fc134c57f69e0617",
+  "ref": "e0105cd4d0d517354daaf47f5fd3d4776d708bf8",
   "platforms": {
     "darwin-arm64": {
       "asset": "opencode-darwin-arm64.zip",
-      "sha256": "315cecf7245d4ff7f9458f3d50dd19b73fc1b776642bbcdaf56777c6af318963"
+      "sha256": "8acd89f04da293a2e9097e7dc38cb2b20ccb638f778122bb0d17737f70a45209"
     },
     "linux-x64": {
       "asset": "opencode-linux-x64.tar.gz",
-      "sha256": "733af61317fbf24325f9bb25d55ecb71c2dc1f08e2c18c9b7a853472412e7cf3"
+      "sha256": "0045b4a1e4235c5186db9540ef2d25dce74d4ffa2f0f0171a1d3d43515633f10"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/extension/scripts/assert_ui_gate.sh b/packages/extension/scripts/assert_ui_gate.sh
index c761a15a..4cbf7a46 100755
--- a/packages/extension/scripts/assert_ui_gate.sh
+++ b/packages/extension/scripts/assert_ui_gate.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,26 @@ set -euo pipefail
 BIN="${1:?usage: assert_ui_gate.sh <path-to-opencode-binary>}"
 test -f "$BIN" || { echo "FAIL: no binary at $BIN"; exit 1; }
 
-# Minified shape: `...general?.newLayoutDesigns,<VAR>)` where the default lands in
-# <VAR> as `<VAR>=!0` (on) / `<VAR>=!1` (off).
-VAR=$(grep -aoh 'newLayoutDesigns,[A-Za-z$_]\{1,8\})' "$BIN" | head -1 | sed 's/newLayoutDesigns,//; s/)//')
+# Shape A (current, since opencode ead3274d3 "lock down appearance settings;
+# force v2 layout"): settings.tsx sets `newLayoutDesigns: createMemo(() => true)`
+# — unconditional, no channel dependency. Minifies to `newLayoutDesigns:<F>(()=>!0)`.
+# `if`, not `grep && { ... }`: under `set -e` a non-matching grep in an AND-list
+# aborts the script with no message, which reads as a silent failure.
+if grep -aq 'newLayoutDesigns:[A-Za-z$_]\{1,8\}(()=>!0)' "$BIN"; then
+  echo "OK: amicode UI gate hardcoded ON (unconditional memo) — $BIN"
+  exit 0
+fi
+if grep -aq 'newLayoutDesigns:[A-Za-z$_]\{1,8\}(()=>!1)' "$BIN"; then
+  echo "FAIL: amicode UI gate unconditional memo is OFF (=>!1) — $BIN"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Shape B (legacy, channel-gated): `...general?.newLayoutDesigns,<VAR>)` where the
+# default lands in <VAR> as `<VAR>=!0` (on) / `<VAR>=!1` (off). Kept so this check
+# still works if the setting is ever rewired back to the channel default.
+# `|| true`: under `set -o pipefail` a no-match grep would abort here, so the
+# "pattern not found" diagnostic below could never fire.
+VAR=$( { grep -aoh 'newLayoutDesigns,[A-Za-z$_]\{1,8\})' "$BIN" || true; } | head -1 | sed 's/newLayoutDesigns,//; s/)//')
 test -n "$VAR" || { echo "FAIL: gate pattern not found in $BIN (minifier drift? update this check)"; exit 1; }
 
 if grep -aq "[^A-Za-z0-9_\$]${VAR}=!0" "$BIN"; then