diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/main/ipc.ts b/packages/desktop/src/main/ipc.ts
index 2cbcde9..c90f92f 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/main/ipc.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/main/ipc.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import {
   IPC,
   ChatRequest,
+  SimpleCompletionRequest,
   AppSettings,
   McpServerConfig,
   Message,
@@ -675,6 +676,56 @@ export function registerIpcHandlers(): void {
     autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
   });
 
+  // ─── Chat Complete (headless, no streaming events) ────────────────────────
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC.CHAT_COMPLETE, async (_e, request: SimpleCompletionRequest) => {
+    const settings = getSettings();
+    const provider = settings.providers.find((p) => p.id === request.providerId);
+    if (!provider) throw new Error(`Provider "${request.providerId}" not found.`);
+
+    const messages: Message[] = request.messages.map((m) => ({
+      id: uuidv4(),
+      role: m.role,
+      content: m.content,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    }));
+
+    // Providers require the conversation to end with a user message.
+    // Append a closing instruction if the last message is from the assistant.
+    if (messages.length > 0 && messages[messages.length - 1].role !== 'user') {
+      messages.push({
+        id: uuidv4(),
+        role: 'user',
+        content: 'Please provide your analysis per your system prompt.',
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+      });
+    }
+
+    const emptyParams = { temperature: 0.7, maxTokens: 2048, topP: 1 };
+
+    const getStream = () => {
+      switch (provider.type) {
+        case 'anthropic':
+          return streamAnthropic(provider, messages, request.model, emptyParams, request.systemPrompt, []);
+        case 'openai':
+          return streamOpenAI(provider, messages, request.model, emptyParams, request.systemPrompt, []);
+        case 'lmstudio':
+          return streamLmStudio(provider, messages, request.model, emptyParams, request.systemPrompt, []);
+        case 'ollama':
+          return streamOllama(provider, messages, request.model, emptyParams, request.systemPrompt, []);
+        case 'gemini':
+          return streamGemini(provider, messages, request.model, emptyParams, request.systemPrompt, []);
+        default:
+          throw new Error(`Provider type "${provider.type}" is not supported for background calls.`);
+      }
+    };
+
+    let fullText = '';
+    for await (const event of getStream()) {
+      if (event.type === 'delta') fullText += event.text;
+    }
+    return { text: fullText };
+  });
+
   // ─── Abort ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   ipcMain.on(IPC.CHAT_ABORT, (_e, conversationId: string) => {
     abortControllers.get(conversationId)?.abort();
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/preload.ts b/packages/desktop/src/preload.ts
index e92b4e2..5d129c9 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/preload.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/preload.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('api', {
     send: (request: ChatRequest): Promise<{ messageId: string }> =>
       ipcRenderer.invoke(IPC.CHAT_SEND, request),
 
+    complete: (request: import('./shared/types').SimpleCompletionRequest): Promise<{ text: string }> =>
+      ipcRenderer.invoke(IPC.CHAT_COMPLETE, request),
+
     abort: (conversationId: string): void =>
       ipcRenderer.send(IPC.CHAT_ABORT, conversationId),
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/env.d.ts b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/env.d.ts
index 25f7ec6..7e20917 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/env.d.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/env.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type {
   AppSettings,
   ChatRequest,
+  SimpleCompletionRequest,
   FolderEntry,
   McpServerConfig,
   McpTool,
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ declare global {
     api: {
       chat: {
         send: (request: ChatRequest) => Promise<{ messageId: string }>;
+        complete: (request: SimpleCompletionRequest) => Promise<{ text: string }>;
         abort: (conversationId: string) => void;
         onChunk: (cb: (data: StreamChunk) => void) => UnsubFn;
         onEnd: (cb: (data: StreamEnd) => void) => UnsubFn;