diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/agent-readiness-screenshots.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/agent-readiness-screenshots.spec.ts
index 856cc6742..3bfce9bf1 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/agent-readiness-screenshots.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/agent-readiness-screenshots.spec.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async function openCreateDialog(page: import("@playwright/test").Page) {
   await page.goto("/");
   await page.getByTestId("open-agents-view").click();
   await page.getByTestId("new-agent-card").click();
-  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create from scratch" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create agent" }).click();
   await page.locator("#persona-display-name").fill("Test Agent");
 }
 
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/global-agent-config-screenshots.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/global-agent-config-screenshots.spec.ts
index 59d6759e3..a4b4d824c 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/global-agent-config-screenshots.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/global-agent-config-screenshots.spec.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ async function openCreateDialog(page: import("@playwright/test").Page) {
   await page.goto("/");
   await page.getByTestId("open-agents-view").click();
   await page.getByTestId("new-agent-card").click();
-  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create from scratch" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create agent" }).click();
   await page.locator("#persona-display-name").fill("Test Agent");
 }
 
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/persona-env-vars.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/persona-env-vars.spec.ts
index 53efa09a0..1e9b077a8 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/persona-env-vars.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/persona-env-vars.spec.ts
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ test("env vars editor renders in PersonaDialog new-persona form", async ({
 }) => {
   await gotoApp(page);
 
-  // Open the Agents view, click New > New agent to open the persona dialog.
+  // Open the Agents view, then choose Create agent from the new-agent menu.
   await page.getByTestId("open-agents-view").click();
   await page.getByTestId("new-agent-card").click();
-  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create from scratch" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create agent" }).click();
 
   // Scope all env-vars queries to the dialog: AgentDefaultsSettingsCard
   // also renders an EnvVarsEditor in the background settings pane (introduced
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ test("persona model options follow the selected LLM provider", async ({
 
   await page.getByTestId("open-agents-view").click();
   await page.getByTestId("new-agent-card").click();
-  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create from scratch" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create agent" }).click();
 
   const provider = page.locator("#persona-runtime");
   await page.getByRole("tab", { name: "Customize for this agent" }).click();
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/persona-model-combobox-screenshots.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/persona-model-combobox-screenshots.spec.ts
index 38d1df091..508b123d7 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/persona-model-combobox-screenshots.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/persona-model-combobox-screenshots.spec.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async function openNewPersonaDialog(page: import("@playwright/test").Page) {
   });
 
   await page.getByTestId("new-agent-card").click();
-  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create from scratch" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create agent" }).click();
 
   const dialog = page.getByTestId("persona-dialog");
   await expect(dialog).toBeVisible({ timeout: 8_000 });
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/smoke.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/smoke.spec.ts
index d5ae2046d..4a930e465 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/smoke.spec.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ test("Buzz shared compute explains automatic model selection", async ({
   });
   await page.getByTestId("open-agents-view").click();
   await page.getByTestId("new-agent-card").click();
-  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create from scratch" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create agent" }).click();
   await chooseSharedComputeProvider(page);
 
   await expect
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ test("create agent persists Buzz shared compute with auto model", async ({
   await page.goto("/");
   await page.getByTestId("open-agents-view").click();
   await page.getByTestId("new-agent-card").click();
-  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create from scratch" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create agent" }).click();
   await page.locator("#persona-display-name").fill(agentName);
 
   await chooseSharedComputeProvider(page);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ test("create agent supports parallelism and system prompt overrides", async ({
   await page.goto("/");
   await page.getByTestId("open-agents-view").click();
   await page.getByTestId("new-agent-card").click();
-  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create from scratch" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Create agent" }).click();
 
   await page.locator("#persona-display-name").fill(agentName);
   await page