diff --git a/crates/assistant2/src/context_picker.rs b/crates/assistant2/src/context_picker.rs
index 4f8e9fd306..e7adc61eea 100644
--- a/crates/assistant2/src/context_picker.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant2/src/context_picker.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use gpui::{
 use project::ProjectPath;
 use thread_context_picker::{render_thread_context_entry, ThreadContextEntry};
 use ui::{prelude::*, ContextMenu, ContextMenuEntry, ContextMenuItem};
-use workspace::Workspace;
+use workspace::{notifications::NotifyResultExt, Workspace};
 
 use crate::context::ContextKind;
 use crate::context_picker::directory_context_picker::DirectoryContextPicker;
@@ -227,25 +227,8 @@ impl ContextPicker {
             context_store.add_file_from_path(project_path.clone(), cx)
         });
 
-        let workspace = self.workspace.clone();
-
-        cx.spawn(|_, mut cx| async move {
-            match task.await {
-                Ok(_) => {
-                    return anyhow::Ok(());
-                }
-                Err(err) => {
-                    let Some(workspace) = workspace.upgrade() else {
-                        return anyhow::Ok(());
-                    };
-
-                    workspace.update(&mut cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                        workspace.show_error(&err, cx);
-                    })
-                }
-            }
-        })
-        .detach_and_log_err(cx);
+        cx.spawn(|_, mut cx| async move { task.await.notify_async_err(&mut cx) })
+            .detach();
 
         cx.notify();
     }
diff --git a/crates/assistant2/src/context_picker/directory_context_picker.rs b/crates/assistant2/src/context_picker/directory_context_picker.rs
index fce39fec6d..bdd191037c 100644
--- a/crates/assistant2/src/context_picker/directory_context_picker.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant2/src/context_picker/directory_context_picker.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use picker::{Picker, PickerDelegate};
 use project::{PathMatchCandidateSet, ProjectPath, WorktreeId};
 use ui::{prelude::*, ListItem};
 use util::ResultExt as _;
-use workspace::Workspace;
+use workspace::{notifications::NotifyResultExt, Workspace};
 
 use crate::context_picker::{ConfirmBehavior, ContextPicker};
 use crate::context_store::ContextStore;
@@ -193,28 +193,15 @@ impl PickerDelegate for DirectoryContextPickerDelegate {
             return;
         };
 
-        let workspace = self.workspace.clone();
         let confirm_behavior = self.confirm_behavior;
         cx.spawn(|this, mut cx| async move {
-            match task.await {
-                Ok(()) => {
-                    this.update(&mut cx, |this, cx| match confirm_behavior {
-                        ConfirmBehavior::KeepOpen => {}
-                        ConfirmBehavior::Close => this.delegate.dismissed(cx),
-                    })?;
-                }
-                Err(err) => {
-                    let Some(workspace) = workspace.upgrade() else {
-                        return anyhow::Ok(());
-                    };
-
-                    workspace.update(&mut cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                        workspace.show_error(&err, cx);
-                    })?;
-                }
+            match task.await.notify_async_err(&mut cx) {
+                None => anyhow::Ok(()),
+                Some(()) => this.update(&mut cx, |this, cx| match confirm_behavior {
+                    ConfirmBehavior::KeepOpen => {}
+                    ConfirmBehavior::Close => this.delegate.dismissed(cx),
+                }),
             }
-
-            anyhow::Ok(())
         })
         .detach_and_log_err(cx);
     }
diff --git a/crates/assistant2/src/context_picker/file_context_picker.rs b/crates/assistant2/src/context_picker/file_context_picker.rs
index 533f793bed..29cab4936e 100644
--- a/crates/assistant2/src/context_picker/file_context_picker.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant2/src/context_picker/file_context_picker.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use picker::{Picker, PickerDelegate};
 use project::{PathMatchCandidateSet, ProjectPath, WorktreeId};
 use ui::{prelude::*, ListItem, Tooltip};
 use util::ResultExt as _;
-use workspace::Workspace;
+use workspace::{notifications::NotifyResultExt, Workspace};
 
 use crate::context_picker::{ConfirmBehavior, ContextPicker};
 use crate::context_store::{ContextStore, FileInclusion};
@@ -211,28 +211,15 @@ impl PickerDelegate for FileContextPickerDelegate {
             return;
         };
 
-        let workspace = self.workspace.clone();
         let confirm_behavior = self.confirm_behavior;
         cx.spawn(|this, mut cx| async move {
-            match task.await {
-                Ok(()) => {
-                    this.update(&mut cx, |this, cx| match confirm_behavior {
-                        ConfirmBehavior::KeepOpen => {}
-                        ConfirmBehavior::Close => this.delegate.dismissed(cx),
-                    })?;
-                }
-                Err(err) => {
-                    let Some(workspace) = workspace.upgrade() else {
-                        return anyhow::Ok(());
-                    };
-
-                    workspace.update(&mut cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                        workspace.show_error(&err, cx);
-                    })?;
-                }
+            match task.await.notify_async_err(&mut cx) {
+                None => anyhow::Ok(()),
+                Some(()) => this.update(&mut cx, |this, cx| match confirm_behavior {
+                    ConfirmBehavior::KeepOpen => {}
+                    ConfirmBehavior::Close => this.delegate.dismissed(cx),
+                }),
             }
-
-            anyhow::Ok(())
         })
         .detach_and_log_err(cx);
     }
diff --git a/crates/assistant2/src/context_strip.rs b/crates/assistant2/src/context_strip.rs
index 4e0d29f848..e10be7d5eb 100644
--- a/crates/assistant2/src/context_strip.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant2/src/context_strip.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use gpui::{
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use language::Buffer;
 use ui::{prelude::*, KeyBinding, PopoverMenu, PopoverMenuHandle, Tooltip};
-use workspace::Workspace;
+use workspace::{notifications::NotifyResultExt, Workspace};
 
 use crate::context::ContextKind;
 use crate::context_picker::{ConfirmBehavior, ContextPicker};
@@ -311,24 +311,14 @@ impl ContextStrip {
             context_store.accept_suggested_context(&suggested, cx)
         });
 
-        let workspace = self.workspace.clone();
-
         cx.spawn(|this, mut cx| async move {
-            match task.await {
-                Ok(()) => {
+            match task.await.notify_async_err(&mut cx) {
+                None => {}
+                Some(()) => {
                     if let Some(this) = this.upgrade() {
                         this.update(&mut cx, |_, cx| cx.notify())?;
                     }
                 }
-                Err(err) => {
-                    let Some(workspace) = workspace.upgrade() else {
-                        return anyhow::Ok(());
-                    };
-
-                    workspace.update(&mut cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                        workspace.show_error(&err, cx);
-                    })?;
-                }
             }
             anyhow::Ok(())
         })