diff --git a/extensions/ipynb/package.json b/extensions/ipynb/package.json
index f7ee3c344e7..f43a494f66b 100644
--- a/extensions/ipynb/package.json
+++ b/extensions/ipynb/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
       {
         "command": "notebook.cellOutput.addToChat",
         "title": "%addCellOutputToChat.title%",
-        "category": "Notebook"
+        "category": "Notebook",
+        "enablement": "chatIsEnabled"
       },
       {
         "command": "notebook.cellOutput.openInTextEditor",
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatActions.ts
index 9ea0054f433..8821860a8f3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatActions.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export function registerChatActions() {
 				icon: Codicon.copilot,
 				f1: true,
 				category: CHAT_CATEGORY,
+				precondition: ChatContextKeys.Setup.hidden.toNegated(),
 				keybinding: {
 					weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib,
 					primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Alt | KeyCode.KeyI,
@@ -546,6 +547,7 @@ export function registerChatActions() {
 				title: localize2('showCopilotUsageExtensions', "Show Extensions using Copilot"),
 				f1: true,
 				category: EXTENSIONS_CATEGORY,
+				precondition: ChatContextKeys.enabled
 			});
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatAttachPromptAction/chatAttachPromptAction.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatAttachPromptAction/chatAttachPromptAction.ts
index 985dc1b9aa9..a5c08661755 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatAttachPromptAction/chatAttachPromptAction.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatAttachPromptAction/chatAttachPromptAction.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { IViewsService } from '../../../../../services/views/common/viewsService
 import { ServicesAccessor } from '../../../../../../editor/browser/editorExtensions.js';
 import { ISelectPromptOptions, askToSelectPrompt } from './dialogs/askToSelectPrompt.js';
 import { IQuickInputService } from '../../../../../../platform/quickinput/common/quickInput.js';
+import { ChatContextKeys } from '../../../common/chatContextKeys.js';
 
 /**
  * Action ID for the `Attach Prompt` action.
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export class AttachPromptAction extends Action2 {
 			id: ATTACH_PROMPT_ACTION_ID,
 			title: localize2('workbench.action.chat.attach.prompt.label', "Use Prompt"),
 			f1: false,
+			precondition: ChatContextKeys.enabled,
 			category: CHAT_CATEGORY,
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatClearActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatClearActions.ts
index 7390f91b882..0ea53e725db 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatClearActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatClearActions.ts
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ export function registerNewChatActions() {
 				category: CHAT_CATEGORY,
 				icon: Codicon.goToEditingSession,
 				f1: true,
+				precondition: ChatContextKeys.Setup.hidden.toNegated(),
 				menu: [{
 					id: MenuId.ViewTitle,
 					when: ContextKeyExpr.and(ContextKeyExpr.equals('view', ChatViewId), ChatContextKeys.editingParticipantRegistered,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatDeveloperActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatDeveloperActions.ts
index 4d9afa63ee4..aa3b3db690b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatDeveloperActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatDeveloperActions.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { ServicesAccessor } from '../../../../../editor/browser/editorExtensions
 import { localize2 } from '../../../../../nls.js';
 import { Categories } from '../../../../../platform/action/common/actionCommonCategories.js';
 import { Action2, registerAction2 } from '../../../../../platform/actions/common/actions.js';
+import { ChatContextKeys } from '../../common/chatContextKeys.js';
 import { IChatWidgetService } from '../chat.js';
 
 export function registerChatDeveloperActions() {
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ class LogChatInputHistoryAction extends Action2 {
 			title: localize2('workbench.action.chat.logInputHistory.label', "Log Chat Input History"),
 			icon: Codicon.attach,
 			category: Categories.Developer,
-			f1: true
+			f1: true,
+			precondition: ChatContextKeys.enabled
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatExecuteActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatExecuteActions.ts
index cacf54dcc9f..b5074baf299 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatExecuteActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatExecuteActions.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export class ToggleAgentModeAction extends EditingSessionAction {
 			f1: true,
 			category: CHAT_CATEGORY,
 			precondition: ContextKeyExpr.and(
+				ChatContextKeys.enabled,
 				ChatContextKeys.Editing.hasToolsAgent,
 				ChatContextKeys.requestInProgress.negate()),
 			toggled: {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatQuickInputActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatQuickInputActions.ts
index 7d59054a9d1..f5f9343bed8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatQuickInputActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatQuickInputActions.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class AskQuickChatAction extends Action2 {
 			id: `workbench.action.openQuickChat`,
 			category: CHAT_CATEGORY,
 			title: localize2('interactiveSession.open', "Open Quick Chat"),
+			precondition: ChatContextKeys.enabled,
 			f1: true
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatEditing/chatEditingEditorActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatEditing/chatEditingEditorActions.ts
index bd4d875cfd8..29299765e87 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatEditing/chatEditingEditorActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatEditing/chatEditingEditorActions.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { MultiDiffEditorInput } from '../../../multiDiffEditor/browser/multiDiff
 import { IInstantiationService } from '../../../../../platform/instantiation/common/instantiation.js';
 import { ActiveEditorContext } from '../../../../common/contextkeys.js';
 import { EditorResourceAccessor, SideBySideEditor, TEXT_DIFF_EDITOR_ID } from '../../../../common/editor.js';
+import { ChatContextKeys } from '../../common/chatContextKeys.js';
 
 
 abstract class ChatEditingEditorAction extends Action2 {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ abstract class NavigateAction extends ChatEditingEditorAction {
 				? localize2('next', 'Go to Next Chat Edit')
 				: localize2('prev', 'Go to Previous Chat Edit'),
 			icon: next ? Codicon.arrowDown : Codicon.arrowUp,
-			precondition: ctxHasRequestInProgress.negate(),
+			precondition: ContextKeyExpr.and(ChatContextKeys.enabled, ctxHasRequestInProgress.negate()),
 			keybinding: {
 				primary: next
 					? KeyMod.Alt | KeyCode.F5
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSetup.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSetup.ts
index 67221131bb5..9e8aac0a218 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSetup.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatSetup.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export class ChatSetupContribution extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContr
 					title: ChatSetupHideAction.TITLE,
 					f1: true,
 					category: CHAT_CATEGORY,
-					precondition: ChatContextKeys.Setup.installed.negate(),
+					precondition: ContextKeyExpr.and(ChatContextKeys.Setup.installed.negate(), ChatContextKeys.Setup.hidden.negate()),
 					menu: {
 						id: MenuId.ChatTitleBarMenu,
 						group: 'z_hide',
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatStatus.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatStatus.ts
index 23655a2a115..48b31011420 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatStatus.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatStatus.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ export class ChatStatusBarEntry extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContribu
 	}
 
 	private async create(): Promise<void> {
-		if (this.configurationService.getValue<boolean>(ChatStatusBarEntry.SETTING) === true) {
+		const hidden = this.contextKeyService.getContextKeyValue<boolean>(ChatContextKeys.Setup.hidden.key) === true;
+		const disabled = this.configurationService.getValue<boolean>(ChatStatusBarEntry.SETTING) === false;
+
+		if (!hidden && !disabled) {
 			this.entry ||= this.statusbarService.addEntry(this.getEntryProps(), ChatStatusBarEntry.ID, StatusbarAlignment.RIGHT, { location: { id: 'status.editor.mode', priority: 100.1 }, alignment: StatusbarAlignment.RIGHT });
 			this.statusbarService.updateEntryVisibility(`${this.productService.defaultChatAgent?.extensionId}.status`, false); // TODO@bpasero: remove this eventually
 		} else {
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ export class ChatStatusBarEntry extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContribu
 
 function isNewUser(contextKeyService: IContextKeyService, chatEntitlementService: IChatEntitlementService): boolean {
 	return contextKeyService.getContextKeyValue<boolean>(ChatContextKeys.Setup.installed.key) === false ||	// copilot not installed
-		chatEntitlementService.entitlement === ChatEntitlement.Available;								// not yet signed up to copilot
+		chatEntitlementService.entitlement === ChatEntitlement.Available;									// not yet signed up to copilot
 }
 
 class ChatStatusDashboard extends Disposable {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/contributions/createPromptCommand/createPromptCommand.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/contributions/createPromptCommand/createPromptCommand.ts
index e3f61c986d4..6f73d7ee036 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/contributions/createPromptCommand/createPromptCommand.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/contributions/createPromptCommand/createPromptCommand.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ import { IOpenerService } from '../../../../../../../platform/opener/common/open
 import { PromptsConfig } from '../../../../../../../platform/prompts/common/config.js';
 import { ICommandService } from '../../../../../../../platform/commands/common/commands.js';
 import { IPromptPath, IPromptsService } from '../../../../common/promptSyntax/service/types.js';
-import { appendToCommandPalette } from '../../../../../files/browser/fileActions.contribution.js';
 import { IQuickInputService } from '../../../../../../../platform/quickinput/common/quickInput.js';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from '../../../../../../../platform/instantiation/common/instantiation.js';
 import { IWorkspaceContextService } from '../../../../../../../platform/workspace/common/workspace.js';
 import { KeybindingsRegistry, KeybindingWeight } from '../../../../../../../platform/keybinding/common/keybindingsRegistry.js';
+import { MenuId, MenuRegistry } from '../../../../../../../platform/actions/common/actions.js';
+import { ContextKeyExpr } from '../../../../../../../platform/contextkey/common/contextkey.js';
+import { ChatContextKeys } from '../../../../common/chatContextKeys.js';
 
 /**
  * Base command ID prefix.
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
 	id: LOCAL_COMMAND_ID,
 	weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib,
 	handler: commandFactory('local'),
-	when: PromptsConfig.enabledCtx,
+	when: ContextKeyExpr.and(PromptsConfig.enabledCtx, ChatContextKeys.enabled),
 });
 
 /**
@@ -119,29 +121,29 @@ KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
 	id: USER_COMMAND_ID,
 	weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib,
 	handler: commandFactory('user'),
-	when: PromptsConfig.enabledCtx,
+	when: ContextKeyExpr.and(PromptsConfig.enabledCtx, ChatContextKeys.enabled),
 });
 
 /**
  * Register the "Create Prompt" command in the command palette.
  */
-appendToCommandPalette(
-	{
+MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.CommandPalette, {
+	command: {
 		id: LOCAL_COMMAND_ID,
 		title: LOCAL_COMMAND_TITLE,
-		category: CHAT_CATEGORY,
+		category: CHAT_CATEGORY
 	},
-	PromptsConfig.enabledCtx,
-);
+	when: ContextKeyExpr.and(PromptsConfig.enabledCtx, ChatContextKeys.enabled)
+});
 
 /**
  * Register the "Create User Prompt" command in the command palette.
  */
-appendToCommandPalette(
-	{
+MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.CommandPalette, {
+	command: {
 		id: USER_COMMAND_ID,
 		title: USER_COMMAND_TITLE,
 		category: CHAT_CATEGORY,
 	},
-	PromptsConfig.enabledCtx,
-);
+	when: ContextKeyExpr.and(PromptsConfig.enabledCtx, ChatContextKeys.enabled)
+});
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/contributions/usePromptCommand.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/contributions/usePromptCommand.ts
index efad5945824..87aa3636fe4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/contributions/usePromptCommand.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/contributions/usePromptCommand.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ import { IViewsService } from '../../../../../services/views/common/viewsService
 import { isPromptFile } from '../../../../../../platform/prompts/common/constants.js';
 import { IEditorService } from '../../../../../services/editor/common/editorService.js';
 import { ICommandService } from '../../../../../../platform/commands/common/commands.js';
-import { appendToCommandPalette } from '../../../../files/browser/fileActions.contribution.js';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from '../../../../../../platform/instantiation/common/instantiation.js';
 import { IActiveCodeEditor, isCodeEditor, isDiffEditor } from '../../../../../../editor/browser/editorBrowser.js';
 import { KeybindingsRegistry, KeybindingWeight } from '../../../../../../platform/keybinding/common/keybindingsRegistry.js';
 import { IChatAttachPromptActionOptions, ATTACH_PROMPT_ACTION_ID } from '../../actions/chatAttachPromptAction/chatAttachPromptAction.js';
+import { MenuId, MenuRegistry } from '../../../../../../platform/actions/common/actions.js';
+import { ContextKeyExpr } from '../../../../../../platform/contextkey/common/contextkey.js';
+import { ChatContextKeys } from '../../../common/chatContextKeys.js';
 
 /**
  * Command ID of the "Use Prompt" command.
@@ -133,17 +135,17 @@ KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
 	weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib,
 	primary: COMMAND_KEY_BINDING,
 	handler: command,
-	when: PromptsConfig.enabledCtx,
+	when: ContextKeyExpr.and(PromptsConfig.enabledCtx, ChatContextKeys.enabled),
 });
 
 /**
  * Register the "Use Prompt" command in the `command palette`.
  */
-appendToCommandPalette(
-	{
+MenuRegistry.appendMenuItem(MenuId.CommandPalette, {
+	command: {
 		id: COMMAND_ID,
 		title: localize('commands.prompts.use.title', "Use Prompt"),
-		category: CHAT_CATEGORY,
+		category: CHAT_CATEGORY
 	},
-	PromptsConfig.enabledCtx,
-);
+	when: ContextKeyExpr.and(PromptsConfig.enabledCtx, ChatContextKeys.enabled)
+});
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatEntitlementService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatEntitlementService.ts
index cdfdedd1065..a462cafcd5b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatEntitlementService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatEntitlementService.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export class ChatEntitlementService extends Disposable implements IChatEntitleme
 			!productService.defaultChatAgent ||				// needs product config
 			(isWeb && !environmentService.remoteAuthority)	// only enabled locally or a remote backend
 		) {
+			ChatContextKeys.Setup.hidden.bindTo(this.contextKeyService).set(true); // hide copilot UI
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/controller/chat/notebook.chat.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/controller/chat/notebook.chat.contribution.ts
index fd5ac883a4c..91607d1621d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/controller/chat/notebook.chat.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/controller/chat/notebook.chat.contribution.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { ChatInputPart } from '../../../../chat/browser/chatInputPart.js';
 import { ChatDynamicVariableModel } from '../../../../chat/browser/contrib/chatDynamicVariables.js';
 import { computeCompletionRanges } from '../../../../chat/browser/contrib/chatInputCompletions.js';
 import { ChatAgentLocation, IChatAgentService } from '../../../../chat/common/chatAgents.js';
+import { ChatContextKeys } from '../../../../chat/common/chatContextKeys.js';
 import { IChatRequestPasteVariableEntry } from '../../../../chat/common/chatModel.js';
 import { chatVariableLeader } from '../../../../chat/common/chatParserTypes.js';
 import { NOTEBOOK_CELL_HAS_OUTPUTS, NOTEBOOK_CELL_OUTPUT_MIME_TYPE_LIST_FOR_CHAT, NOTEBOOK_CELL_OUTPUT_MIMETYPE } from '../../../common/notebookContextKeys.js';
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ registerAction2(class CopyCellOutputAction extends Action2 {
 			},
 			category: NOTEBOOK_ACTIONS_CATEGORY,
 			icon: icons.copyIcon,
+			precondition: ChatContextKeys.enabled
 		});
 	}