diff --git a/packages/core/src/formatter.ts b/packages/core/src/formatter.ts
index 0ee56c10390..ab2474e68d2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/formatter.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/formatter.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export * as Formatter from "./formatter"
 
-import { Context, Effect, Layer, Schema } from "effect"
+import { Context, Effect, Layer } from "effect"
 import { ChildProcess } from "effect/unstable/process"
 import path from "path"
 import { makeLocationNode } from "@opencode-ai/util/effect/app-node"
@@ -11,16 +11,7 @@ import { Config } from "./config"
 import { Location } from "./location"
 import { make, type Info } from "./formatter/builtins"
 
-export const Status = Schema.Struct({
-  name: Schema.String,
-  extensions: Schema.Array(Schema.String),
-  enabled: Schema.Boolean,
-}).annotate({ identifier: "FormatterStatus" })
-export type Status = typeof Status.Type
-
 export interface Interface {
-  readonly init: () => Effect.Effect<void>
-  readonly status: () => Effect.Effect<Status[]>
   readonly file: (filepath: string) => Effect.Effect<boolean>
 }
 
@@ -84,23 +75,6 @@ const layer = Layer.effect(
       return result
     })
 
-    const init = Effect.fn("Formatter.init")(function* () {
-      yield* load
-    })
-
-    const status = Effect.fn("Formatter.status")(function* () {
-      yield* load
-      return yield* Effect.forEach(formatters, (formatter) =>
-        command(formatter).pipe(
-          Effect.map((enabled) => ({
-            name: formatter.name,
-            extensions: [...formatter.extensions],
-            enabled: enabled !== false,
-          })),
-        ),
-      )
-    })
-
     const file = Effect.fn("Formatter.file")(function* (filepath: string) {
       yield* load
       const matching = formatters.filter((formatter) =>
@@ -143,7 +117,7 @@ const layer = Layer.effect(
       return false
     })
 
-    return Service.of({ init, status, file })
+    return Service.of({ file })
   }),
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/formatter.test.ts b/packages/core/test/formatter.test.ts
index fbacfb971bd..2a837e6f0db 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/formatter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/formatter.test.ts
@@ -56,52 +56,22 @@ function withTemp<A, E, R>(body: (directory: string) => Effect.Effect<A, E, R>)
 }
 
 describe("Formatter", () => {
-  it.live("status() returns empty list when no formatters are configured", () =>
+  it.live("does not run formatters marked as disabled in config", () =>
     withTemp((directory) =>
-      Formatter.Service.use((formatter) => formatter.status()).pipe(Effect.provide(formatterLayer(directory))),
-    ),
-  )
-
-  it.live("status() returns built-in formatters when formatter is true", () =>
-    withTemp((directory) =>
-      Formatter.Service.use((formatter) =>
-        Effect.gen(function* () {
-          const statuses = yield* formatter.status()
-          const gofmt = statuses.find((item) => item.name === "gofmt")
-          expect(gofmt).toBeDefined()
-          expect(gofmt?.extensions).toContain(".go")
-        }),
-      ).pipe(Effect.provide(formatterLayer(directory, true))),
-    ),
-  )
-
-  it.live("status() keeps built-in formatters when config object is provided", () =>
-    withTemp((directory) =>
-      Formatter.Service.use((formatter) =>
-        Effect.gen(function* () {
-          const statuses = yield* formatter.status()
-          expect(statuses.find((item) => item.name === "gofmt")?.extensions).toContain(".go")
-          expect(statuses.find((item) => item.name === "mix")).toBeDefined()
-        }),
-      ).pipe(Effect.provide(formatterLayer(directory, { gofmt: {} }))),
-    ),
-  )
-
-  it.live("status() excludes formatters marked as disabled in config", () =>
-    withTemp((directory) =>
-      Formatter.Service.use((formatter) =>
-        Effect.gen(function* () {
-          const statuses = yield* formatter.status()
-          expect(statuses.find((item) => item.name === "gofmt")).toBeUndefined()
-          expect(statuses.find((item) => item.name === "mix")).toBeDefined()
-        }),
-      ).pipe(Effect.provide(formatterLayer(directory, { gofmt: { disabled: true } }))),
-    ),
-  )
-
-  it.live("service initializes without error", () =>
-    withTemp((directory) =>
-      Formatter.Service.use((formatter) => formatter.init()).pipe(Effect.provide(formatterLayer(directory))),
+      Effect.gen(function* () {
+        const file = path.join(directory, "test.disabled")
+        expect(yield* Formatter.Service.use((formatter) => formatter.file(file))).toBe(false)
+      }).pipe(
+        Effect.provide(
+          formatterLayer(directory, {
+            disabled: {
+              disabled: true,
+              command: [process.execPath, "-e", "process.exit(0)", "$FILE"],
+              extensions: [".disabled"],
+            },
+          }),
+        ),
+      ),
     ),
   )
 
@@ -115,22 +85,29 @@ describe("Formatter", () => {
     ),
   )
 
-  it.live("status() initializes formatter state per directory", () =>
-    Effect.acquireUseRelease(
-      Effect.promise(() => Promise.all([tmpdir(), tmpdir()])),
-      ([off, on]) =>
+  it.live("loads formatter state per directory", () =>
+    withTemp((off) =>
+      withTemp((on) =>
         Effect.gen(function* () {
-          const disabled = yield* Formatter.Service.use((formatter) => formatter.status()).pipe(
-            Effect.provide(formatterLayer(off.path, false)),
+          const offFile = path.join(off, "test.isolated")
+          const onFile = path.join(on, "test.isolated")
+          const disabled = yield* Formatter.Service.use((formatter) => formatter.file(offFile)).pipe(
+            Effect.provide(formatterLayer(off, false)),
           )
-          const enabled = yield* Formatter.Service.use((formatter) => formatter.status()).pipe(
-            Effect.provide(formatterLayer(on.path, true)),
+          const enabled = yield* Formatter.Service.use((formatter) => formatter.file(onFile)).pipe(
+            Effect.provide(
+              formatterLayer(on, {
+                isolated: {
+                  command: [process.execPath, "-e", "process.exit(0)", "$FILE"],
+                  extensions: [".isolated"],
+                },
+              }),
+            ),
           )
-          expect(disabled).toEqual([])
-          expect(enabled.find((item) => item.name === "gofmt")).toBeDefined()
+          expect(disabled).toBe(false)
+          expect(enabled).toBe(true)
         }),
-      (directories) =>
-        Effect.promise(() => Promise.all(directories.map((tmp) => tmp[Symbol.asyncDispose]())).then(() => undefined)),
+      ),
     ),
   )