diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/agent-hub.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/agent-hub.ts
index d92bd6295..7e55064a1 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/agent-hub.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/agent-hub.ts
@@ -267,6 +267,15 @@ export class AgentHubOverlayComponent extends Container {
 		this.#refreshRows();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Whether the table view has no agents to show (every registered agent except
+	 * Main, after the persisted-subagent scan in the constructor). The double-←
+	 * gesture reads this to stay inert when there is nothing to open.
+	 */
+	get isEmpty(): boolean {
+		return this.#rows.length === 0;
+	}
+
 	/** Tear down every subscription and timer. Called by the overlay owner on close. */
 	dispose(): void {
 		for (const unsubscribe of this.#unsubscribers.splice(0)) unsubscribe();
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/input-controller.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/input-controller.ts
index ef1ac662e..64967535c 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/input-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/input-controller.ts
@@ -332,14 +332,16 @@ export class InputController {
 
 		// Double-tap left arrow on an empty editor: opens the agent hub from the
 		// main session, or returns the focused subagent view to the main session.
-		// Focused ←← intentionally matches Esc.
+		// Focused ←← intentionally matches Esc. From the main session the gesture
+		// stays inert when there are no subagents (requireContent); the explicit
+		// hub key still opens the empty roster.
 		this.ctx.editor.onLeftAtStart = () => {
 			if (this.ctx.focusedAgentId) {
 				this.#handleFocusedLeftTap();
 				return;
 			}
 			if (this.#detectLeftDoubleTap()) {
-				this.ctx.showAgentHub();
+				this.ctx.showAgentHub({ requireContent: true });
 			}
 		};
 
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/selector-controller.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/selector-controller.ts
index 50aae0aa0..9d56ad2c0 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/selector-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/selector-controller.ts
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ export class SelectorController {
 		});
 	}
 
-	showAgentHub(observers: SessionObserverRegistry): void {
+	showAgentHub(observers: SessionObserverRegistry, options?: { requireContent?: boolean }): void {
 		const hubKeys = [
 			...this.ctx.keybindings.getKeys("app.agents.hub"),
 			...this.ctx.keybindings.getKeys("app.session.observe"),
@@ -1235,6 +1235,15 @@ export class SelectorController {
 			sessionFile: this.ctx.sessionManager.getSessionFile() ?? null,
 		});
 
+		// The double-← gesture passes requireContent so it stays inert when there
+		// are no subagents to show; the explicit hub/observe keys still open the
+		// empty roster. The freshly built hub already ran the persisted-subagent
+		// scan, so its row count is the authoritative "is there anything to show".
+		if (options?.requireContent && hub.isEmpty) {
+			hub.dispose();
+			return;
+		}
+
 		overlayHandle = this.ctx.ui.showOverlay(hub, {
 			anchor: "bottom-center",
 			width: "100%",
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive-mode.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive-mode.ts
index 7e534e227..cfb94aae8 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive-mode.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive-mode.ts
@@ -3466,8 +3466,8 @@ export class InteractiveMode implements InteractiveModeContext {
 		await this.#selectorController.showDebugSelector();
 	}
 
-	showAgentHub(): void {
-		this.#selectorController.showAgentHub(this.#observerRegistry);
+	showAgentHub(options?: { requireContent?: boolean }): void {
+		this.#selectorController.showAgentHub(this.#observerRegistry, options);
 	}
 
 	resetObserverRegistry(): void {
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/types.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/types.ts
index 8e4c52754..188360a8a 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/types.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/types.ts
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ export interface InteractiveModeContext {
 	showProviderSetup(): Promise<void>;
 	showHookConfirm(title: string, message: string): Promise<boolean>;
 	showDebugSelector(): Promise<void>;
-	showAgentHub(): void;
+	showAgentHub(options?: { requireContent?: boolean }): void;
 	resetObserverRegistry(): void;
 
 	// Input handling
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/agent-hub-activate.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/agent-hub-activate.test.ts
index a721cbf31..82627799d 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/agent-hub-activate.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/agent-hub-activate.test.ts
@@ -170,3 +170,79 @@ describe("Agent hub Enter activation", () => {
 		capturedHub!.dispose();
 	});
 });
+
+describe("Agent hub double-← gating", () => {
+	beforeAll(() => {
+		initTheme();
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		resetSettingsForTest();
+	});
+
+	function setup(agents: AgentRegistry) {
+		let shown: AgentHubOverlayComponent | undefined;
+		const ctx = {
+			keybindings: { getKeys: () => [] },
+			ui: {
+				showOverlay: (component: AgentHubOverlayComponent) => {
+					shown = component;
+					return { hide: () => {} };
+				},
+				setFocus: () => {},
+				requestRender: () => {},
+			},
+			editor: {},
+			collabGuest: { agentRegistry: agents, hubRemote: undefined },
+			focusAgentSession: async () => {},
+			session: { getToolByName: () => undefined, extensionRunner: undefined },
+			sessionManager: { getCwd: () => "/tmp", getSessionFile: () => null },
+			hideThinkingBlock: false,
+		};
+		const controller = new SelectorController(ctx as unknown as InteractiveModeContext);
+		return { controller, shown: () => shown };
+	}
+
+	function registerWorker(agents: AgentRegistry) {
+		agents.register({
+			id: AGENT_ID,
+			displayName: AGENT_ID,
+			kind: "sub",
+			parentId: "Main",
+			session: { subscribe: () => () => {} } as unknown as AgentSession,
+			sessionFile: null,
+			status: "running",
+		});
+	}
+
+	it("requireContent keeps the hub closed when only Main is registered", () => {
+		const agents = new AgentRegistry();
+		agents.register({ id: "Main", displayName: "Main", kind: "main", session: null, sessionFile: null, status: "running" });
+		const { controller, shown } = setup(agents);
+
+		controller.showAgentHub(new SessionObserverRegistry(), { requireContent: true });
+
+		expect(shown()).toBeUndefined();
+	});
+
+	it("requireContent opens the hub once a subagent exists", () => {
+		const agents = new AgentRegistry();
+		registerWorker(agents);
+		const { controller, shown } = setup(agents);
+
+		controller.showAgentHub(new SessionObserverRegistry(), { requireContent: true });
+
+		expect(shown()).toBeDefined();
+		shown()!.dispose();
+	});
+
+	it("the explicit hub key opens the empty roster even with no subagents", () => {
+		const agents = new AgentRegistry();
+		const { controller, shown } = setup(agents);
+
+		controller.showAgentHub(new SessionObserverRegistry());
+
+		expect(shown()).toBeDefined();
+		shown()!.dispose();
+	});
+});