diff --git a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/panels/WorkflowNodeLibraryPanel.tsx b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/panels/WorkflowNodeLibraryPanel.tsx
index 0aa02f18..b3fe47e6 100644
--- a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/panels/WorkflowNodeLibraryPanel.tsx
+++ b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/panels/WorkflowNodeLibraryPanel.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ScrollArea, ScrollAreaViewport } from "@/components/ui/scroll-area";
 import { useWorkflowPanelStore } from "@/store/WorkflowPanelStore";
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useState, useRef, useEffect } from "react";
 import {
   Cross2Icon,
   PlusIcon,
@@ -232,10 +232,45 @@ function WorkflowNodeLibraryPanel({ onNodeClick, first }: Props) {
   const workflowPanelData = useWorkflowPanelStore(
     (state) => state.workflowPanelState.data,
   );
+  const workflowPanelActive = useWorkflowPanelStore(
+    (state) => state.workflowPanelState.active,
+  );
   const closeWorkflowPanel = useWorkflowPanelStore(
     (state) => state.closeWorkflowPanel,
   );
   const [search, setSearch] = useState("");
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Focus the input when the panel becomes active
+    if (workflowPanelActive && inputRef.current) {
+      // Use multiple approaches to ensure focus works
+      const focusInput = () => {
+        if (inputRef.current) {
+          inputRef.current.focus();
+          inputRef.current.select(); // Also select any existing text
+        }
+      };
+
+      // Try immediate focus
+      focusInput();
+
+      // Also try with a small delay for animations/transitions
+      const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+        focusInput();
+      }, 100);
+
+      // And try with a longer delay as backup
+      const backupTimeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+        focusInput();
+      }, 300);
+
+      return () => {
+        clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+        clearTimeout(backupTimeoutId);
+      };
+    }
+  }, [workflowPanelActive]);
 
   const filteredItems = nodeLibraryItems.filter((item) => {
     if (workflowPanelData?.disableLoop && item.nodeType === "loop") {
@@ -288,6 +323,9 @@ function WorkflowNodeLibraryPanel({ onNodeClick, first }: Props) {
             }}
             placeholder="Search blocks..."
             className="pl-9"
+            ref={inputRef}
+            autoFocus
+            tabIndex={0}
           />
         </div>
         <ScrollArea>
diff --git a/skyvern-frontend/src/store/useOptimisticallyRequestBrowserSessionId.ts b/skyvern-frontend/src/store/useOptimisticallyRequestBrowserSessionId.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cf9bed0f..00000000
--- a/skyvern-frontend/src/store/useOptimisticallyRequestBrowserSessionId.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-import { create } from "zustand";
-import { AxiosInstance } from "axios";
-
-export interface BrowserSessionData {
-  browser_session_id: string | null;
-  expires_at: number | null; // seconds since epoch
-}
-
-interface OptimisticBrowserSessionIdState extends BrowserSessionData {
-  run: (client: AxiosInstance) => Promise<BrowserSessionData>;
-}
-
-const SESSION_KEY = "skyvern.optimisticBrowserSession";
-const SESSION_TIMEOUT_MINUTES = 60;
-
-export const useOptimisticallyRequestBrowserSessionId =
-  create<OptimisticBrowserSessionIdState>((set) => ({
-    browser_session_id: null,
-    expires_at: null,
-    run: async (client) => {
-      const stored = localStorage.getItem(SESSION_KEY);
-      if (stored) {
-        try {
-          const parsed = JSON.parse(stored);
-          const { browser_session_id, expires_at } = parsed;
-          const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000); // seconds since epoch
-
-          if (
-            browser_session_id &&
-            typeof browser_session_id === "string" &&
-            expires_at &&
-            typeof expires_at === "number" &&
-            now < expires_at
-          ) {
-            set({ browser_session_id, expires_at });
-            return { browser_session_id, expires_at };
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          // pass
-        }
-      }
-
-      const resp = await client.post("/browser_sessions", {
-        timeout: SESSION_TIMEOUT_MINUTES * 60, // accepts seconds, so have to mult
-      });
-      const { browser_session_id: newBrowserSessionId, timeout } = resp.data;
-      const newExpiresAt = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + timeout * 0.9;
-      set({
-        browser_session_id: newBrowserSessionId,
-        expires_at: newExpiresAt,
-      });
-      localStorage.setItem(
-        SESSION_KEY,
-        JSON.stringify({
-          browser_session_id: newBrowserSessionId,
-          expires_at: newExpiresAt,
-        }),
-      );
-
-      return {
-        browser_session_id: newBrowserSessionId,
-        expires_at: newExpiresAt,
-      };
-    },
-  }));