diff --git a/core/core.ts b/core/core.ts
index 9ca9108df9..822bc6f7ee 100644
--- a/core/core.ts
+++ b/core/core.ts
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ export class Core {
         tool,
         toolCallId: toolCall.id,
         onPartialOutput,
+        core: this, // Add a reference to the Core instance
       });
     });
 
@@ -1075,7 +1076,7 @@ export class Core {
     this.indexingCancellationController = undefined;
   }
 
-  private async refreshCodebaseIndexFiles(files: string[]) {
+  async refreshCodebaseIndexFiles(files: string[]) {
     // Can be cancelled by codebase index but not vice versa
     if (
       this.indexingCancellationController &&
@@ -1103,7 +1104,7 @@ export class Core {
     }
 
     this.messenger.send("refreshSubmenuItems", {
-      providers: "dependsOnIndexing",
+      providers: "all",
     });
     this.indexingCancellationController = undefined;
   }
diff --git a/core/index.d.ts b/core/index.d.ts
index e781aa5a53..99761f5bd5 100644
--- a/core/index.d.ts
+++ b/core/index.d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 import Parser from "web-tree-sitter";
 import { LLMConfigurationStatuses } from "./llm/constants";
 import { GetGhTokenArgs } from "./protocol/ide";
+import { Core } from "./core";
 
 declare global {
   interface Window {
@@ -972,6 +973,7 @@ export interface ToolExtras {
     toolCallId: string;
     contextItems: ContextItem[];
   }) => void;
+  core?: Core; // Reference to the Core instance
 }
 
 export interface Tool {
diff --git a/core/tools/implementations/createNewFile.ts b/core/tools/implementations/createNewFile.ts
index 5a89141eb3..4e211b32e5 100644
--- a/core/tools/implementations/createNewFile.ts
+++ b/core/tools/implementations/createNewFile.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ export const createNewFileImpl: ToolImpl = async (args, extras) => {
     }
     await extras.ide.writeFile(resolvedFileUri, args.contents);
     await extras.ide.openFile(resolvedFileUri);
+    await extras.ide.saveFile(resolvedFileUri);
+    if (extras.core) {
+      await extras.core.refreshCodebaseIndexFiles([resolvedFileUri]);
+    }
     return [
       {
         name: getUriPathBasename(resolvedFileUri),