[Bug]: Clerk connection `clerk.t3.codes` required to start the app

[smndtrl]

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Area

apps/desktop

Steps to reproduce

1. Start the app in a constrained environment that only allows connections to the model providers

Expected behavior

App starts normally without any connection

Actual behavior

App stays empty but starts

Impact

Blocks work completely

Version or commit

Last working version is 0.0.25

Environment

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Workaround

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