diff --git a/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/index.tsx b/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/index.tsx
index 461ea90b746..6ddaf06f2db 100644
--- a/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/index.tsx
+++ b/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/index.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ import { useWorktreeResync } from '../../../src/transport/use-worktree-resync'
 import { startHostWorktreeRefresh } from '../../../src/worktree/host-worktree-refresh'
 import {
   useLastConnectedAt,
-  useReconnectAttempt
+  useReconnectAttempt,
+  useRpcUnresponsiveSince
 } from '../../../src/transport/client-context-connection-metrics'
 import {
   classifyConnection,
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ export function HostScreen({
   const { client, state: connState } = useHostClient(hostId)
   const reconnectAttempts = useReconnectAttempt(hostId)
   const lastConnectedAt = useLastConnectedAt(hostId)
+  const rpcUnresponsiveSince = useRpcUnresponsiveSince(hostId)
   const clientRef = useRef<RpcClient | null>(null)
   const fetchWorktreesInFlightRef = useRef(false)
   // Why: useRef, not useMemo — React may discard memoized values, which would silently
@@ -796,7 +798,8 @@ export function HostScreen({
             const headerVerdict = classifyConnection({
               state: connState,
               reconnectAttempts,
-              lastConnectedAt
+              lastConnectedAt,
+              rpcUnresponsiveSince
             })
             return (
               <>
@@ -806,27 +809,26 @@ export function HostScreen({
                     {hostName || 'Host'}
                   </Text>
                 </View>
-                {connState !== 'connected' &&
-                  (() => {
-                    // Why: auth-failed has its own banner, so suppress the Reconnect button for that verdict.
-                    const verdict = headerVerdict
-                    const isError = isErrorVerdict(verdict)
-                    const showReconnectButton = isError && hostId && verdict.kind !== 'auth-failed'
-                    if (!showReconnectButton) {
-                      return null
-                    }
-                    return (
-                      <Pressable
-                        style={styles.reconnectButton}
-                        onPress={() =>
-                          void forceReconnectHost(hostId!).catch(showForceReconnectError)
-                        }
-                        hitSlop={8}
-                      >
-                        <Text style={styles.reconnectButtonText}>Reconnect</Text>
-                      </Pressable>
-                    )
-                  })()}
+                {(() => {
+                  // Why: auth-failed has its own banner, so suppress the Reconnect button for that verdict.
+                  const verdict = headerVerdict
+                  const isError = isErrorVerdict(verdict)
+                  const showReconnectButton = isError && hostId && verdict.kind !== 'auth-failed'
+                  if (!showReconnectButton) {
+                    return null
+                  }
+                  return (
+                    <Pressable
+                      style={styles.reconnectButton}
+                      onPress={() =>
+                        void forceReconnectHost(hostId!).catch(showForceReconnectError)
+                      }
+                      hitSlop={8}
+                    >
+                      <Text style={styles.reconnectButtonText}>Reconnect</Text>
+                    </Pressable>
+                  )
+                })()}
               </>
             )
           })()}
diff --git a/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/session/[worktreeId].tsx b/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/session/[worktreeId].tsx
index 52547f5193d..f5c0eb0f127 100644
--- a/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/session/[worktreeId].tsx
+++ b/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/session/[worktreeId].tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ import { useHostClient, useForceReconnect } from '../../../../src/transport/clie
 import { showForceReconnectError } from '../../../../src/transport/force-reconnect-feedback'
 import {
   useLastConnectedAt,
-  useReconnectAttempt
+  useReconnectAttempt,
+  useRpcUnresponsiveSince
 } from '../../../../src/transport/client-context-connection-metrics'
 import {
   classifyConnection,
@@ -853,6 +854,7 @@ export default function SessionScreen() {
   const { client, state: connState } = useHostClient(hostId)
   const reconnectAttempts = useReconnectAttempt(hostId)
   const lastConnectedAt = useLastConnectedAt(hostId)
+  const rpcUnresponsiveSince = useRpcUnresponsiveSince(hostId)
   const forceReconnectHost = useForceReconnect()
   const worktreeName = useLiveWorktreeName({
     client,
@@ -4249,21 +4251,21 @@ export default function SessionScreen() {
     state: connState,
     reconnectAttempts,
     lastConnectedAt,
+    rpcUnresponsiveSince,
     endpoint: hostEndpoint
   })
   const showConnectionRetry =
     connectionVerdict.kind === 'warning' || connectionVerdict.kind === 'unreachable'
 
-  const terminalSummary =
-    connState === 'connected'
+  const terminalSummary = showConnectionRetry
+    ? `${verdictDisplayLabel(connectionVerdict)} — tap to retry`
+    : connState === 'connected'
       ? showLoadingState
         ? 'Loading tabs'
         : visibleTabs.length === 1
           ? '1 tab'
           : `${visibleTabs.length} tabs`
-      : showConnectionRetry
-        ? `${verdictDisplayLabel(connectionVerdict)} — tap to retry`
-        : MOBILE_SESSION_STATUS_LABELS[connState]
+      : MOBILE_SESSION_STATUS_LABELS[connState]
 
   // Why: iOS keyboard height includes the home-indicator inset; Android IME height does not.
   const keyboardLift =
diff --git a/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/tasks.tsx b/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/tasks.tsx
index c41b165cbf9..55f6121f6ba 100644
--- a/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/tasks.tsx
+++ b/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/tasks.tsx
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ import {
 import type { RpcClient } from '../../../src/transport/rpc-client'
 import type { RpcSuccess } from '../../../src/transport/types'
 import { useHostClient } from '../../../src/transport/client-context'
-import {
-  useLastConnectedAt,
-  useReconnectAttempt
-} from '../../../src/transport/client-context-connection-metrics'
+import { useConnectionHealthInputs } from '../../../src/transport/client-context-connection-metrics'
 import { classifyConnection } from '../../../src/transport/connection-health'
 import { StatusDot } from '../../../src/components/StatusDot'
 import { ActionSheetModal } from '../../../src/components/ActionSheetModal'
@@ -2079,8 +2076,7 @@ export default function MobileTasksScreen() {
   const router = useRouter()
   const insets = useSafeAreaInsets()
   const { client, state: connState } = useHostClient(hostId)
-  const reconnectAttempts = useReconnectAttempt(hostId)
-  const lastConnectedAt = useLastConnectedAt(hostId)
+  const connectionHealth = useConnectionHealthInputs(hostId)
   const clientRef = useRef<RpcClient | null>(null)
   const reposRef = useRef<RepoSummary[]>([])
   const loadGenerationRef = useRef(0)
@@ -8655,8 +8651,7 @@ export default function MobileTasksScreen() {
 
   const headerVerdict = classifyConnection({
     state: connState,
-    reconnectAttempts,
-    lastConnectedAt
+    ...connectionHealth
   })
   const emptyLabel =
     connState !== 'connected'
diff --git a/mobile/app/index.tsx b/mobile/app/index.tsx
index 1eba85f4279..78f8516a04d 100644
--- a/mobile/app/index.tsx
+++ b/mobile/app/index.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   usePrimeHosts
 } from '../src/transport/client-context'
 import { showForceReconnectError } from '../src/transport/force-reconnect-feedback'
+import { useRpcUnresponsiveByHost } from '../src/transport/client-context-connection-metrics'
 import { classifyConnection } from '../src/transport/connection-health'
 import { subscribeToDesktopNotifications } from '../src/notifications/mobile-notifications'
 import {
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ export default function HomeScreen() {
 
   // Why: shared clients from the per-host store, not N independent WebSockets. See docs/mobile-shared-client-per-host.md.
   const hostIds = useMemo(() => hosts.map((h) => h.id), [hosts])
+  const hostRpcUnresponsive = useRpcUnresponsiveByHost(hostIds)
   const allClients = useAllHostClients(hostIds)
   const hostPaths = useMemo(
     () => Object.fromEntries(allClients.map(({ hostId, path }) => [hostId, path])),
@@ -781,6 +783,7 @@ export default function HomeScreen() {
               state,
               reconnectAttempts: attempts,
               lastConnectedAt,
+              rpcUnresponsiveSince: hostRpcUnresponsive[item.id] ?? null,
               endpoint: item.endpoint
             })
             return (
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/client-context-actions.ts b/mobile/src/transport/client-context-actions.ts
index 62de79fbe7f..86900550d85 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/client-context-actions.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/client-context-actions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useRpcClientContext } from './client-context'
+import { useRpcClientContext } from './rpc-client-react-context'
 
 export const useCloseHost = () => useRpcClientContext().closeHost
 export const useForceReconnect = () => useRpcClientContext().forceReconnect
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/client-context-all-host-clients.ts b/mobile/src/transport/client-context-all-host-clients.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2bde1bf7b64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/client-context-all-host-clients.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useRpcClientContext } from './rpc-client-react-context'
+import type { RpcClient } from './rpc-client'
+import type { MobileConnectionPath } from './stable-logical-rpc-client'
+import type { ConnectionState } from './types'
+
+export function useAllHostClients(hostIds: string[]) {
+  const context = useRpcClientContext()
+  const key = useMemo(() => [...hostIds].sort().join(','), [hostIds])
+  const [tick, setTick] = useState(0)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (hostIds.length === 0) {
+      return
+    }
+    for (const id of hostIds) {
+      context.acquire(id)
+    }
+    const unsubscribes = hostIds.map((id) =>
+      context.subscribeHostState(id, () => setTick((value) => value + 1))
+    )
+    unsubscribes.push(context.subscribeAllHosts(() => setTick((value) => value + 1)))
+    return () => {
+      for (const unsubscribe of unsubscribes) {
+        unsubscribe()
+      }
+      for (const id of hostIds) {
+        context.release(id)
+      }
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [key])
+
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    const clients: Array<{
+      hostId: string
+      client: RpcClient
+      state: ConnectionState
+      path: MobileConnectionPath
+    }> = []
+    for (const id of hostIds) {
+      const found = context.getAllClients().find((entry) => entry.hostId === id)
+      if (found) {
+        clients.push({
+          hostId: id,
+          client: found.client,
+          state: context.getState(id),
+          path: context.getActivePath(id)
+        })
+      }
+    }
+    return clients
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [key, tick])
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/client-context-connection-metrics.ts b/mobile/src/transport/client-context-connection-metrics.ts
index e41d2241d75..3dcf3f0543e 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/client-context-connection-metrics.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/client-context-connection-metrics.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
-import { useRpcClientContext } from './client-context'
+import { useRpcClientContext } from './rpc-client-react-context'
 import type { RpcClientContextValue } from './rpc-client-context-contract'
 
+const RPC_UNRESPONSIVE_POLL_MS = 1_000
+
 export function useReconnectAttempt(hostId: string | undefined): number {
   return useHostMetric(hostId, (context, id) => context.getReconnectAttempt(id), 0)
 }
@@ -10,10 +12,40 @@ export function useLastConnectedAt(hostId: string | undefined): number | null {
   return useHostMetric(hostId, (context, id) => context.getLastConnectedAt(id), null)
 }
 
+export function useRpcUnresponsiveSince(hostId: string | undefined): number | null {
+  return useHostMetric(hostId, (context, id) => context.getRpcUnresponsiveSince(id), null, {
+    pollMs: RPC_UNRESPONSIVE_POLL_MS
+  })
+}
+
+export function useConnectionHealthInputs(hostId: string | undefined) {
+  return {
+    reconnectAttempts: useReconnectAttempt(hostId),
+    lastConnectedAt: useLastConnectedAt(hostId),
+    rpcUnresponsiveSince: useRpcUnresponsiveSince(hostId)
+  }
+}
+
+export function useRpcUnresponsiveByHost(hostIds: string[]): Record<string, number | null> {
+  const context = useRpcClientContext()
+  const [values, setValues] = useState<Record<string, number | null>>({})
+  const hostKey = hostIds.join('\u0000')
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const read = () => {
+      setValues(Object.fromEntries(hostIds.map((id) => [id, context.getRpcUnresponsiveSince(id)])))
+    }
+    read()
+    const interval = setInterval(read, RPC_UNRESPONSIVE_POLL_MS)
+    return () => clearInterval(interval)
+  }, [context, hostIds, hostKey])
+  return values
+}
+
 function useHostMetric<T>(
   hostId: string | undefined,
   read: (context: RpcClientContextValue, hostId: string) => T,
-  fallback: T
+  fallback: T,
+  options: { pollMs?: number } = {}
 ): T {
   const context = useRpcClientContext()
   const [, force] = useState(0)
@@ -21,7 +53,16 @@ function useHostMetric<T>(
     if (!hostId) {
       return
     }
-    return context.subscribeHostState(hostId, () => force((count) => count + 1))
-  }, [context, hostId])
+    const unsubscribe = context.subscribeHostState(hostId, () => force((count) => count + 1))
+    const interval = options.pollMs
+      ? setInterval(() => force((count) => count + 1), options.pollMs)
+      : null
+    return () => {
+      unsubscribe()
+      if (interval) {
+        clearInterval(interval)
+      }
+    }
+  }, [context, hostId, options.pollMs])
   return hostId ? read(context, hostId) : fallback
 }
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/client-context.tsx b/mobile/src/transport/client-context.tsx
index ff368c25d7e..133a72dea13 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/client-context.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/client-context.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  createContext,
-  useCallback,
-  useContext,
-  useEffect,
-  useMemo,
-  useRef,
-  useState,
-  type ReactNode
-} from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, type ReactNode } from 'react'
 import type { RpcClient } from './rpc-client'
 import { connectionLogStore } from './connection-log-buffer'
 import { HostForceReconnectCoordinator, type HostReconnectEntry } from './host-force-reconnect'
@@ -22,11 +13,12 @@ import { clientActivePath } from './rpc-client-active-path'
 import type { RpcClientContextValue } from './rpc-client-context-contract'
 import type { MobileConnectionPath } from './stable-logical-rpc-client'
 import type { ConnectionLogSink, ConnectionState, HostProfile } from './types'
+import { RpcApplicationResponsiveness } from './rpc-application-responsiveness'
+import { RpcClientContextBoundary, useRpcClientContext } from './rpc-client-react-context'
+export { useRpcClientContext } from './rpc-client-react-context'
 
 type StoreEntry = HostReconnectEntry & { state: ConnectionState }
 
-const Ctx = createContext<RpcClientContextValue | null>(null)
-
 export function RpcClientProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const storeRef = useRef<Map<string, StoreEntry>>(new Map())
   const stateListenersRef = useRef<Map<string, Set<(state: ConnectionState) => void>>>(new Map())
@@ -36,6 +28,16 @@ export function RpcClientProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const forceReconnectCoordinatorRef = useRef(new HostForceReconnectCoordinator())
 
   const primedHostsRef = useRef(new HostReconnectProfileCache())
+  const responsivenessRef = useRef(new Map<string, RpcApplicationResponsiveness>())
+
+  function getHostResponsiveness(hostId: string): RpcApplicationResponsiveness {
+    let responsiveness = responsivenessRef.current.get(hostId)
+    if (!responsiveness) {
+      responsiveness = new RpcApplicationResponsiveness()
+      responsivenessRef.current.set(hostId, responsiveness)
+    }
+    return responsiveness
+  }
 
   function notifyHostState(hostId: string, state: ConnectionState) {
     const set = stateListenersRef.current.get(hostId)
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ export function RpcClientProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     pendingOpensRef.current.cancel(hostId)
     forceReconnectCoordinatorRef.current.cancel(hostId)
     primedHostsRef.current.delete(hostId)
+    responsivenessRef.current.delete(hostId)
     const entry = storeRef.current.get(hostId)
     entry?.unsubState()
     storeRef.current.delete(hostId)
@@ -121,7 +124,8 @@ export function RpcClientProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
           client = openHostLogicalClient(
             profile.host,
             onLog,
-            primedHostsRef.current.publisher(hostId, profile.version, getHostListLoadRevision)
+            primedHostsRef.current.publisher(hostId, profile.version, getHostListLoadRevision),
+            getHostResponsiveness(hostId)
           )
         } catch {
           // Why: openHostLogicalClient can throw synchronously (bad public key / invalid URL); notify so the UI leaves 'connecting'.
@@ -228,6 +232,10 @@ export function RpcClientProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     return storeRef.current.get(hostId)?.client.getLastConnectedAt() ?? null
   }, [])
 
+  const getRpcUnresponsiveSince = useCallback((hostId: string): number | null => {
+    return responsivenessRef.current.get(hostId)?.getUnresponsiveSince() ?? null
+  }, [])
+
   const getActivePath = useCallback((hostId: string): MobileConnectionPath => {
     return clientActivePath(storeRef.current.get(hostId)?.client)
   }, [])
@@ -298,6 +306,7 @@ export function RpcClientProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       getState,
       getReconnectAttempt,
       getLastConnectedAt,
+      getRpcUnresponsiveSince,
       getActivePath,
       subscribeHostState,
       getAllClients,
@@ -312,6 +321,7 @@ export function RpcClientProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       getState,
       getReconnectAttempt,
       getLastConnectedAt,
+      getRpcUnresponsiveSince,
       getActivePath,
       subscribeHostState,
       getAllClients,
@@ -320,15 +330,7 @@ export function RpcClientProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     ]
   )
 
-  return <Ctx.Provider value={value}>{children}</Ctx.Provider>
-}
-
-export function useRpcClientContext(): RpcClientContextValue {
-  const ctx = useContext(Ctx)
-  if (!ctx) {
-    throw new Error('useHostClient must be used inside <RpcClientProvider>')
-  }
-  return ctx
+  return <RpcClientContextBoundary value={value}>{children}</RpcClientContextBoundary>
 }
 
 export function useHostClient(hostId: string | undefined): {
@@ -391,56 +393,6 @@ export function useHostClient(hostId: string | undefined): {
   return { client: bound ? clientRef.current : null, state: boundState }
 }
 
-export function useAllHostClients(hostIds: string[]) {
-  const ctx = useRpcClientContext()
-  const key = useMemo(() => [...hostIds].sort().join(','), [hostIds])
-  const [tick, setTick] = useState(0)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (hostIds.length === 0) {
-      return
-    }
-    for (const id of hostIds) {
-      ctx.acquire(id)
-    }
-    const unsubs: Array<() => void> = []
-    for (const id of hostIds) {
-      unsubs.push(ctx.subscribeHostState(id, () => setTick((n) => n + 1)))
-    }
-    unsubs.push(ctx.subscribeAllHosts(() => setTick((n) => n + 1)))
-    return () => {
-      for (const u of unsubs) {
-        u()
-      }
-      for (const id of hostIds) {
-        ctx.release(id)
-      }
-    }
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [key])
-
-  return useMemo(() => {
-    const out: Array<{
-      hostId: string
-      client: RpcClient
-      state: ConnectionState
-      path: MobileConnectionPath
-    }> = []
-    for (const id of hostIds) {
-      const all = ctx.getAllClients().find((entry) => entry.hostId === id)
-      if (all) {
-        out.push({
-          hostId: id,
-          client: all.client,
-          state: ctx.getState(id),
-          path: ctx.getActivePath(id)
-        })
-      }
-    }
-    return out
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [key, tick])
-}
-
 // Why: host-store's removeHost() must close the live client but has no React-side handle; this hook bridges to it.
 export { useCloseHost, useForceReconnect, usePrimeHosts } from './client-context-actions'
+export { useAllHostClients } from './client-context-all-host-clients'
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/connection-health.ts b/mobile/src/transport/connection-health.ts
index 6774b111ff5..7449506bfc3 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/connection-health.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/connection-health.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export function classifyConnection(args: {
   state: ConnectionState
   reconnectAttempts: number
   lastConnectedAt: number | null
+  rpcUnresponsiveSince?: number | null
   // Optional pinned host endpoint — enables the Tailscale hint on
   // warning/unreachable verdicts. Callers without it get plain labels.
   endpoint?: string | null
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ export function classifyConnection(args: {
   }
 
   if (state === 'connected') {
+    if (args.rpcUnresponsiveSince != null) {
+      return { kind: 'warning', label: 'Connected, not responding', hint }
+    }
     return { kind: 'normal', label: 'Connected' }
   }
 
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/existing-host-relay-routing-lifecycle.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/existing-host-relay-routing-lifecycle.test.ts
index 4db25072022..9bfe3f06da9 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/existing-host-relay-routing-lifecycle.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/existing-host-relay-routing-lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ vi.mock('./host-store', () => hostStoreMock)
 vi.mock('./host-device-token-store', () => tokenStoreMock)
 vi.mock('./mobile-relay-host-overlay-store', () => overlayStoreMock)
 vi.mock('./host-list-load-sharing', () => ({ dropSharedHostListLoad: vi.fn() }))
+vi.mock('./mobile-relay-credential-bundle', () => ({
+  deleteMobileRelayCredentialBundleIfCurrent: vi.fn(async () => false)
+}))
 
 import {
   MobileRelayUpgradeLifecycleRetiredError,
@@ -136,6 +139,37 @@ describe('existing host relay endpoint lifecycle publication', () => {
     expect(writeBundle).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
+  it('conditionally cleans a bundle written after its endpoint lifecycle retires', async () => {
+    let releaseWrite: (() => void) | null = null
+    let markWriteStarted: (() => void) | null = null
+    const writeStarted = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      markWriteStarted = resolve
+    })
+    const staleBundle = credentialBundle(1)
+    const cleanupBundle = vi.fn(async () => false)
+    const lifecycle = beginHostEndpointPublicationLifecycle(HOST.id)
+    const staleWrite = writeExistingHostRelayCredentialBundle(
+      HOST,
+      staleBundle,
+      async () => {
+        markWriteStarted?.()
+        await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+          releaseWrite = resolve
+        })
+      },
+      lifecycle,
+      cleanupBundle
+    )
+    await writeStarted
+
+    beginHostEndpointPublicationLifecycle(HOST.id)
+    releaseWrite?.()
+
+    await expect(staleWrite).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(MobileRelayUpgradeLifecycleRetiredError)
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(cleanupBundle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(staleBundle))
+    expect(await cleanupBundle.mock.results[0]!.value).toBe(false)
+  })
+
   it('rechecks routing publication after its credential write', async () => {
     let releaseCredentialWrite: (() => void) | null = null
     let markCredentialWriteStarted: (() => void) | null = null
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/existing-host-relay-routing.ts b/mobile/src/transport/existing-host-relay-routing.ts
index 1beb3e9d09e..0ae4a3afc76 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/existing-host-relay-routing.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/existing-host-relay-routing.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ import {
 } from './host-profile-publication'
 import * as hostListLoads from './host-list-load-sharing'
 import { saveMobileRelayHostOverlay } from './mobile-relay-host-overlay-store'
-import type { MobileRelayCredentialBundle } from './mobile-relay-credential-bundle'
+import {
+  deleteMobileRelayCredentialBundleIfCurrent,
+  type MobileRelayCredentialBundle
+} from './mobile-relay-credential-bundle'
 
 export class MobileRelayUpgradeHostRemovedError extends Error {}
 export class MobileRelayUpgradeHostSupersededError extends Error {}
@@ -20,10 +23,10 @@ export async function saveExistingHostRelayRouting(
   host: HostProfile,
   beforePublish?: () => Promise<void>,
   endpointLifecycle = getHostEndpointPublicationLifecycle(host.id)
-): Promise<void> {
+): Promise<number> {
   const validated = HostProfileSchema.parse(host)
   await requireCurrentHostCredential(validated)
-  await serializeHostProfilePublication(validated.id, async () => {
+  return serializeHostProfilePublication(validated.id, async () => {
     requireCurrentEndpointGeneration(validated.id, endpointLifecycle)
     const existing = await requireCurrentHostMetadata(validated)
     requireCurrentPublication(validated, endpointLifecycle)
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ export async function saveExistingHostRelayRouting(
       relayHostId,
       relay
     })
-    hostListLoads.dropSharedHostListLoad()
+    return hostListLoads.dropSharedHostListLoad()
   })
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +56,8 @@ export async function writeExistingHostRelayCredentialBundle(
   host: HostProfile,
   bundle: MobileRelayCredentialBundle,
   writeBundle: (bundle: MobileRelayCredentialBundle) => Promise<void>,
-  endpointLifecycle = getHostEndpointPublicationLifecycle(host.id)
+  endpointLifecycle = getHostEndpointPublicationLifecycle(host.id),
+  cleanupBundle = deleteMobileRelayCredentialBundleIfCurrent
 ): Promise<void> {
   const validated = HostProfileSchema.parse(host)
   await requireCurrentHostCredential(validated)
@@ -65,6 +69,12 @@ export async function writeExistingHostRelayCredentialBundle(
     }
     requireCurrentPublication(validated, endpointLifecycle)
     await writeBundle(bundle)
+    try {
+      requireCurrentPublication(validated, endpointLifecycle)
+    } catch (error) {
+      void cleanupBundle(bundle).catch(() => {})
+      throw error
+    }
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/force-reconnect-rpc-health.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/force-reconnect-rpc-health.test.ts
index 3f0add2a9e9..a9043a937cd 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/force-reconnect-rpc-health.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/force-reconnect-rpc-health.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { ConnectionState, RpcResponse } from './types'
 import { verifyForceReconnectRpcHealth } from './force-reconnect-rpc-health'
 import { markRpcDeliveryUnknown } from './rpc-delivery-ambiguity'
 import { LogicalClientCutoverError } from './stable-logical-rpc-client'
+import { RpcApplicationResponsiveness } from './rpc-application-responsiveness'
 
 describe('Force Reconnect RPC health', () => {
   afterEach(() => vi.useRealTimers())
@@ -66,6 +67,24 @@ describe('Force Reconnect RPC health', () => {
     expect(sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
   })
 
+  it('rejects a successful probe until a real application response clears the shared latch', async () => {
+    const responsiveness = new RpcApplicationResponsiveness()
+    responsiveness.recordTimeout('browser.screenshot', 123)
+    const sendRequest = vi.fn(async () => ({ id: 'rpc-1', ok: true, result: {} }) as RpcResponse)
+    const client = {
+      sendRequest,
+      getState: () => 'connected' as const,
+      getRpcUnresponsiveSince: () => responsiveness.getUnresponsiveSince()
+    } as unknown as RpcClient
+
+    await expect(verifyForceReconnectRpcHealth(client)).rejects.toThrow(
+      'Application RPC channel is still not responding'
+    )
+    responsiveness.recordResponse('worktree.list')
+    await expect(verifyForceReconnectRpcHealth(client)).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+    expect(sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
   it('fails when authorization retries reach auth-failed', async () => {
     const sendRequest = vi.fn(async () => {
       throw new Error('Unauthorized — pairing may be revoked')
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/force-reconnect-rpc-health.ts b/mobile/src/transport/force-reconnect-rpc-health.ts
index 29262852845..fe09257cac4 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/force-reconnect-rpc-health.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/force-reconnect-rpc-health.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ export async function verifyForceReconnectRpcHealth(
         budgetSpansConnect: true,
         strictDeadline: true
       })
+      if (client.getRpcUnresponsiveSince?.() != null) {
+        throw new Error('Application RPC channel is still not responding')
+      }
       return
     } catch (error) {
       const state = client.getState()
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/host-credential-delete.ts b/mobile/src/transport/host-credential-delete.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9158bc39496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/host-credential-delete.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { deleteHostDeviceToken } from './host-device-token-store'
+import { deleteMobileRelayCredentialBundle } from './mobile-relay-credential-bundle'
+import { deleteMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal } from './mobile-relay-direct-upgrade-journal'
+
+export async function deleteHostCredentials(hostId: string): Promise<void> {
+  await deleteHostDeviceToken(hostId)
+  await deleteMobileRelayCredentialBundle(hostId)
+  await deleteMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal(hostId)
+}
+
+export function createRemovedHostCredentialDelete(
+  hostExists: (hostId: string) => Promise<boolean>
+): (hostId: string) => Promise<void> {
+  return async (hostId) => {
+    if (!(await hostExists(hostId))) {
+      await deleteHostCredentials(hostId)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/host-list-load-sharing.ts b/mobile/src/transport/host-list-load-sharing.ts
index 016020dcc49..117daf6ce3c 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/host-list-load-sharing.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/host-list-load-sharing.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ export function shareHostListLoad(load: () => Promise<HostProfile[]>): Promise<H
 }
 
 /** Call after every durable host write so no later read is served a pre-write pass. */
-export function dropSharedHostListLoad(): void {
+export function dropSharedHostListLoad(): number {
   revision += 1
   inflight = null
+  return revision
 }
 
 /** Stop offering a possibly stalled pass without invalidating durable snapshot revisions. */
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/host-logical-client.ts b/mobile/src/transport/host-logical-client.ts
index f48097afb46..5c6fc309df1 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/host-logical-client.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/host-logical-client.ts
@@ -4,23 +4,34 @@ import { createStableLogicalRpcClient } from './stable-logical-rpc-client'
 import type { ConnectionLogSink, HostProfile } from './types'
 import { directPathForEndpoint } from './mobile-direct-endpoint-probe'
 import { startMobileEndpointLifecycle } from './mobile-endpoint-lifecycle'
+import { RpcApplicationResponsiveness } from './rpc-application-responsiveness'
 
 export function openHostLogicalClient(
   host: HostProfile,
   onLog: ConnectionLogSink,
-  onHostUpdated: (host: HostProfile) => void = () => {}
+  onHostUpdated: (host: HostProfile, sourceRevision?: number) => void = () => {},
+  applicationResponsiveness = new RpcApplicationResponsiveness()
 ): RpcClient {
   // Why: the stable facade owns app-visible RPC/subscription state while the
   // direct socket remains a replaceable first physical generation.
   const logical = createStableLogicalRpcClient(
-    connect(host.endpoint, host.deviceToken, host.publicKeyB64, { onLog }),
+    connect(host.endpoint, host.deviceToken, host.publicKeyB64, {
+      onLog,
+      applicationResponsiveness
+    }),
     directPathForEndpoint(host, host.endpoint)
   )
   if (Platform.OS === 'web') {
     return logical
   }
 
-  const endpointLifecycle = startMobileEndpointLifecycle(logical, host, onLog, onHostUpdated)
+  const endpointLifecycle = startMobileEndpointLifecycle(
+    logical,
+    host,
+    onLog,
+    onHostUpdated,
+    applicationResponsiveness
+  )
   endpointLifecycle.setForeground(AppState.currentState === 'active')
   const appStateSubscription = AppState.addEventListener('change', (state) => {
     endpointLifecycle.setForeground(state === 'active')
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/host-profile-publication.ts b/mobile/src/transport/host-profile-publication.ts
index 559dcf7ce40..239de3f8bf5 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/host-profile-publication.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/host-profile-publication.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ export function recordDurableHostIdentity(
   })
 }
 
-export function retireHostProfilePublication(hostId: string): void {
+export function retireHostProfilePublication(hostId: string): Promise<void> | null {
   revisionByHost.set(hostId, getHostProfilePublicationRevision(hostId) + 1)
   endpointGenerationByHost.set(hostId, (endpointGenerationByHost.get(hostId) ?? 0) + 1)
   publishedIdentityByHost.delete(hostId)
+  const pending = pendingByHost.get(hostId) ?? null
+  pendingByHost.delete(hostId)
+  return pending
 }
 
 export function beginHostEndpointPublicationLifecycle(
@@ -77,13 +80,22 @@ export function publishHostProfileTransaction(
   saveHost: (host: HostProfile) => Promise<void>
 ): Promise<void> {
   return serializeHostProfilePublication(host.id, async () => {
+    const publicationRevision = getHostProfilePublicationRevision(host.id)
     await beforeHostSave?.()
+    requirePublicationRevision(host.id, publicationRevision)
     await saveHost(host)
-    revisionByHost.set(host.id, getHostProfilePublicationRevision(host.id) + 1)
+    requirePublicationRevision(host.id, publicationRevision)
+    revisionByHost.set(host.id, publicationRevision + 1)
     recordDurableHostIdentity(host)
   })
 }
 
+function requirePublicationRevision(hostId: string, expected: number): void {
+  if (getHostProfilePublicationRevision(hostId) !== expected) {
+    throw new Error('host profile publication was retired')
+  }
+}
+
 /** Test-only: reset publication state between module-level storage cases. */
 export function resetHostProfilePublicationForTests(): void {
   pendingByHost.clear()
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/host-reconnect-profile-cache.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/host-reconnect-profile-cache.test.ts
index 13fa446d0c5..8d818808c00 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/host-reconnect-profile-cache.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/host-reconnect-profile-cache.test.ts
@@ -48,4 +48,36 @@ describe('HostReconnectProfileCache', () => {
       version: cachedVersion + 1
     })
   })
+
+  it('publishes relay routing at the exact revision returned by its save', () => {
+    const cache = new HostReconnectProfileCache()
+    let currentRevision = 4
+    const initialVersion = cache.prime(HOST, currentRevision)
+    const publish = cache.publisher(HOST.id, initialVersion, () => currentRevision)
+    const relayHost = {
+      ...HOST,
+      relayHostId: 'AbCdEf0123_-xyZ9',
+      endpoints: [
+        { id: 'direct-primary', kind: 'lan' as const, url: HOST.endpoint },
+        {
+          id: 'relay-primary',
+          kind: 'relay' as const,
+          url: 'wss://relay.invalid/v1/connect/host'
+        }
+      ],
+      relay: {
+        v: 1 as const,
+        directorUrl: 'https://relay.invalid',
+        cellUrl: 'https://relay.invalid',
+        assignmentEpoch: 1,
+        relayHostId: 'AbCdEf0123_-xyZ9',
+        e2eeFraming: 2 as const
+      }
+    }
+
+    currentRevision = 5
+    publish(relayHost, 5)
+
+    expect(cache.get(HOST.id, 5)).toEqual(relayHost)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/host-reconnect-profile-cache.ts b/mobile/src/transport/host-reconnect-profile-cache.ts
index ed6f980303b..12e72928a7a 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/host-reconnect-profile-cache.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/host-reconnect-profile-cache.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { HostProfile } from './types'
 type CachedHostProfile = {
   host: HostProfile
   version: number
+  publicationVersion: number
   sourceRevision: number
 }
 
@@ -15,15 +16,22 @@ export type HostOpenProfile = {
 export class HostReconnectProfileCache {
   private readonly profiles = new Map<string, CachedHostProfile>()
   private readonly latestVersions = new Map<string, number>()
+  private readonly publicationVersions = new Map<string, number>()
 
   prime(host: HostProfile, sourceRevision: number): number {
+    const previous = this.profiles.get(host.id)
     const current = this.freshProfile(host.id, sourceRevision)
     const version =
       current && reconnectProfileMatches(current.host, host)
         ? current.version
         : (this.latestVersions.get(host.id) ?? 0) + 1
     this.latestVersions.set(host.id, version)
-    this.profiles.set(host.id, { host, version, sourceRevision })
+    const publicationVersion =
+      previous && reconnectProfileMatches(previous.host, host)
+        ? previous.publicationVersion
+        : (this.publicationVersions.get(host.id) ?? 0) + 1
+    this.publicationVersions.set(host.id, publicationVersion)
+    this.profiles.set(host.id, { host, version, publicationVersion, sourceRevision })
     return version
   }
 
@@ -74,28 +82,39 @@ export class HostReconnectProfileCache {
 
   primeFromVersion(
     host: HostProfile,
-    sourceVersion: number,
+    sourcePublicationVersion: number,
     sourceRevision: number
   ): number | null {
-    if (this.version(host.id, sourceRevision) !== sourceVersion) {
+    if ((this.publicationVersions.get(host.id) ?? 0) !== sourcePublicationVersion) {
       return null
     }
-    return this.prime(host, sourceRevision)
+    const version = (this.latestVersions.get(host.id) ?? 0) + 1
+    const publicationVersion = sourcePublicationVersion + 1
+    this.latestVersions.set(host.id, version)
+    this.publicationVersions.set(host.id, publicationVersion)
+    this.profiles.set(host.id, { host, version, publicationVersion, sourceRevision })
+    return version
   }
 
   publisher(
     hostId: string,
     initialVersion: number,
     getCurrentRevision: () => number
-  ): (host: HostProfile) => void {
-    let sourceVersion = initialVersion
-    return (host) => {
-      if (host.id !== hostId) {
+  ): (host: HostProfile, sourceRevision?: number) => void {
+    const initial = this.profiles.get(hostId)
+    let sourcePublicationVersion =
+      initial?.version === initialVersion
+        ? initial.publicationVersion
+        : (this.publicationVersions.get(hostId) ?? 0)
+    return (host, publishedSourceRevision) => {
+      const currentRevision = getCurrentRevision()
+      const sourceRevision = publishedSourceRevision ?? currentRevision
+      if (host.id !== hostId || sourceRevision !== currentRevision) {
         return
       }
-      const nextVersion = this.primeFromVersion(host, sourceVersion, getCurrentRevision())
+      const nextVersion = this.primeFromVersion(host, sourcePublicationVersion, sourceRevision)
       if (nextVersion !== null) {
-        sourceVersion = nextVersion
+        sourcePublicationVersion = this.publicationVersions.get(hostId) ?? sourcePublicationVersion
       }
     }
   }
@@ -111,6 +130,7 @@ export class HostReconnectProfileCache {
 
   delete(hostId: string): void {
     this.profiles.delete(hostId)
+    this.publicationVersions.set(hostId, (this.publicationVersions.get(hostId) ?? 0) + 1)
   }
 
   private freshProfile(hostId: string, currentRevision: number): CachedHostProfile | undefined {
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/host-store-retired-publication.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/host-store-retired-publication.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1b2ddd20d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/host-store-retired-publication.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+const storage = vi.hoisted(() => ({ getItem: vi.fn(), setItem: vi.fn(), removeItem: vi.fn() }))
+const secureStore = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  deleteItemAsync: vi.fn(),
+  getItemAsync: vi.fn(),
+  setItemAsync: vi.fn()
+}))
+const scheduleCleanup = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn())
+
+vi.mock('@react-native-async-storage/async-storage', () => ({ default: storage }))
+vi.mock('expo-secure-store', () => ({
+  WHEN_UNLOCKED_THIS_DEVICE_ONLY: 'WHEN_UNLOCKED_THIS_DEVICE_ONLY',
+  ...secureStore
+}))
+vi.mock('react-native', () => ({ Platform: { OS: 'ios' } }))
+vi.mock('./host-credential-cleanup', () => ({
+  scheduleHostCredentialCleanup: (...args: unknown[]) => scheduleCleanup(...args),
+  retryPendingHostCredentialCleanups: vi.fn()
+}))
+
+import { removeHost, resetHostStoreForTests, saveHost } from './host-store'
+import { publishHostProfileTransaction } from './host-profile-publication'
+
+const HOST = {
+  id: 'host-1',
+  name: 'Host 1',
+  endpoint: 'ws://127.0.0.1:1',
+  publicKeyB64: 'key',
+  lastConnected: 0
+}
+const HOSTS_STORAGE_KEY = 'orca:hosts'
+
+describe('host removal with a retired publication', () => {
+  let storedHostsRaw: string
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    resetHostStoreForTests()
+    storedHostsRaw = JSON.stringify([HOST])
+    storage.getItem.mockImplementation(async (key: string) =>
+      key === HOSTS_STORAGE_KEY ? storedHostsRaw : null
+    )
+    storage.setItem.mockImplementation(async (key: string, raw: string) => {
+      if (key === HOSTS_STORAGE_KEY) {
+        storedHostsRaw = raw
+      }
+    })
+    secureStore.getItemAsync.mockResolvedValue('token-1')
+    scheduleCleanup.mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+  })
+
+  it('removes metadata without waiting for a stalled retired publication', async () => {
+    let markPublicationStarted: (() => void) | null = null
+    const publicationStarted = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      markPublicationStarted = resolve
+    })
+    const stalledPublication = publishHostProfileTransaction(
+      { ...HOST, deviceToken: 'token-1' },
+      async () => {
+        markPublicationStarted?.()
+        await new Promise<void>(() => {})
+      },
+      saveHost
+    )
+    void stalledPublication.catch(() => {})
+    await publicationStarted
+
+    await expect(removeHost(HOST.id)).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+
+    expect(JSON.parse(storedHostsRaw)).toEqual([])
+    expect(scheduleCleanup).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/host-store.ts b/mobile/src/transport/host-store.ts
index 6a8e3669ad8..ca1d0bb025c 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/host-store.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/host-store.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import {
   saveMobileRelayHostOverlay,
   updateMobileRelayHostOverlayDirectEndpoint
 } from './mobile-relay-host-overlay-store'
-import { deleteMobileRelayCredentialBundle } from './mobile-relay-credential-bundle'
-import { deleteMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal } from './mobile-relay-direct-upgrade-journal'
 import { scheduleOrphanedMobileRelayCleanup } from './mobile-relay-orphan-cleanup'
 import {
   recordDurableHostIdentity,
@@ -28,21 +26,12 @@ import {
   retireHostProfilePublication,
   serializeHostProfilePublication
 } from './host-profile-publication'
-import {
-  deleteHostDeviceToken,
-  readHostDeviceToken,
-  writeHostDeviceToken
-} from './host-device-token-store'
+import { readHostDeviceToken, writeHostDeviceToken } from './host-device-token-store'
+import { createRemovedHostCredentialDelete, deleteHostCredentials } from './host-credential-delete'
 
 const STORAGE_KEY = 'orca:hosts'
 type StoredHostIdentity = Pick<HostProfile, 'endpoint' | 'publicKeyB64'>
 
-async function deleteHostCredentials(hostId: string): Promise<void> {
-  await deleteHostDeviceToken(hostId)
-  await deleteMobileRelayCredentialBundle(hostId)
-  await deleteMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournal(hostId)
-}
-
 // Why: Keychain reads are slow (50-200ms) and loadHosts() runs on every screen mount; cache per-hostId in memory, invalidate on save/remove.
 const tokenCache = new Map<string, string>()
 // Why: serialize RMW of the shared hosts JSON; without a queue concurrent writers drop writes (resurrect a removed host, drop a rename).
@@ -139,6 +128,10 @@ export async function loadStoredHostIdentity(hostId: string): Promise<StoredHost
   return stored ? { endpoint: stored.endpoint, publicKeyB64: stored.publicKeyB64 } : null
 }
 
+const deleteRemovedHostCredentials = createRemovedHostCredentialDelete(async (hostId) =>
+  Boolean(await loadStoredHostIdentity(hostId))
+)
+
 export async function resolvePairingHostIdentity(
   publicKeyB64: string,
   newHostId: string
@@ -196,10 +189,6 @@ function toStored(host: HostProfile): StoredHostProfile {
 }
 
 export async function saveHost(host: HostProfile): Promise<void> {
-  await persistHost(host)
-}
-
-async function persistHost(host: HostProfile): Promise<void> {
   const validated = HostProfileSchema.parse(host)
   const stored = toStored(validated)
   const duplicateHostIds = new Set<string>()
@@ -256,10 +245,10 @@ async function persistHost(host: HostProfile): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export async function removeHost(hostId: string): Promise<void> {
+  const retiredPublication = retireHostProfilePublication(hostId)
   await serializeHostProfilePublication(hostId, async () => {
     await mutateStoredHosts((hosts) => hosts.filter((h) => h.id !== hostId))
     tokenCache.delete(hostId)
-    retireHostProfilePublication(hostId)
     try {
       await removeMobileRelayHostOverlay(hostId)
       hostListLoads.dropSharedHostListLoad()
@@ -268,11 +257,17 @@ export async function removeHost(hostId: string): Promise<void> {
     }
     // Why: keychain delete can stall/reject; await only the durable cleanup intent so removeHost can't freeze the UI.
     try {
-      await scheduleHostCredentialCleanup(hostId, deleteHostCredentials)
+      await scheduleHostCredentialCleanup(hostId, deleteRemovedHostCredentials)
     } catch {
       // Metadata is already committed; orphan-token recovery is best-effort.
     }
   })
+  if (retiredPublication) {
+    // Why: a retired native write may land after the first delete was attempted.
+    void retiredPublication.then(() =>
+      scheduleHostCredentialCleanup(hostId, deleteRemovedHostCredentials).catch(() => {})
+    )
+  }
 }
 
 export async function retryPendingHostCredentialCleanup(): Promise<{
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-endpoint-lifecycle.ts b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-endpoint-lifecycle.ts
index d06c28d9568..2ece7890cdd 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-endpoint-lifecycle.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-endpoint-lifecycle.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { upgradeDirectMobileRelay } from './mobile-relay-direct-upgrade'
 import { retireMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournalForRelayHost } from './mobile-relay-direct-upgrade-journal'
 import { MobileRelayDirectUpgradeController } from './mobile-relay-direct-upgrade-controller'
 import type { StableLogicalRpcClient } from './stable-logical-rpc-client'
+import { RpcApplicationResponsiveness } from './rpc-application-responsiveness'
 
 type EndpointLifecycle = {
   setForeground(foreground: boolean): void
@@ -34,23 +35,41 @@ export function startMobileEndpointLifecycle(
   logical: StableLogicalRpcClient,
   initialHost: HostProfile,
   onLog: ConnectionLogSink,
-  onHostUpdated: (host: HostProfile) => void = () => {}
+  onHostUpdated: (host: HostProfile, sourceRevision?: number) => void = () => {},
+  applicationResponsiveness = new RpcApplicationResponsiveness()
 ): EndpointLifecycle {
   let stopped = false
   let foreground = true
   let owner: EndpointOwner
+  let publishedSourceRevision: number | undefined
   const endpointLifecycle = beginHostEndpointPublicationLifecycle(initialHost.id)
   const publishHostUpdate = (host: HostProfile): void => {
     if (!stopped) {
-      onHostUpdated(host)
+      onHostUpdated(host, publishedSourceRevision)
     }
   }
+  const saveHost = async (host: HostProfile, beforePublish?: () => Promise<void>) => {
+    publishedSourceRevision = await saveExistingHostRelayRouting(
+      host,
+      beforePublish,
+      endpointLifecycle
+    )
+    return publishedSourceRevision
+  }
 
   const startSupervisor = async (host: HostProfile): Promise<void> => {
     if (stopped) {
       return
     }
-    const supervisor = createSupervisor(logical, host, onLog, publishHostUpdate, endpointLifecycle)
+    const supervisor = createSupervisor(
+      logical,
+      host,
+      onLog,
+      publishHostUpdate,
+      endpointLifecycle,
+      saveHost,
+      applicationResponsiveness
+    )
     owner.stop()
     owner = supervisor
     supervisor.setForeground(foreground)
@@ -60,7 +79,15 @@ export function startMobileEndpointLifecycle(
   if (initialHost.relay) {
     // Why: relay publication supersedes any committed journal retained by the retired direct owner.
     void retireMobileRelayDirectUpgradeJournalForRelayHost(initialHost.id).catch(() => {})
-    owner = createSupervisor(logical, initialHost, onLog, publishHostUpdate, endpointLifecycle)
+    owner = createSupervisor(
+      logical,
+      initialHost,
+      onLog,
+      publishHostUpdate,
+      endpointLifecycle,
+      saveHost,
+      applicationResponsiveness
+    )
     void owner.start()
   } else {
     owner = new MobileRelayDirectUpgradeController(logical, initialHost, {
@@ -70,8 +97,7 @@ export function startMobileEndpointLifecycle(
           host,
           dependencies: {
             randomBytes: ExpoCrypto.getRandomBytes,
-            saveHost: (updatedHost, beforePublish) =>
-              saveExistingHostRelayRouting(updatedHost, beforePublish, endpointLifecycle)
+            saveHost
           }
         }),
       onUpgraded: async ({ host }) => {
@@ -99,10 +125,16 @@ function createSupervisor(
   host: HostProfile,
   onLog: ConnectionLogSink,
   onHostUpdated: (host: HostProfile) => void,
-  endpointLifecycle: HostEndpointPublicationLifecycle
+  endpointLifecycle: HostEndpointPublicationLifecycle,
+  saveHost: (host: HostProfile, beforePublish?: () => Promise<void>) => Promise<number>,
+  applicationResponsiveness: RpcApplicationResponsiveness
 ): MobileEndpointSupervisor {
   return new MobileEndpointSupervisor(logical, host, {
-    openDirect: (endpoint) => connect(endpoint, host.deviceToken, host.publicKeyB64, { onLog }),
+    openDirect: (endpoint) =>
+      connect(endpoint, host.deviceToken, host.publicKeyB64, {
+        onLog,
+        applicationResponsiveness
+      }),
     openRelay: (relay, credential, confirmReqId) =>
       connectMobileRelayRpcSession({
         relay,
@@ -110,7 +142,8 @@ function createSupervisor(
         resumeCredentialVersion: credential.version,
         resumeConfirmReqId: confirmReqId,
         deviceToken: host.deviceToken,
-        desktopPublicKeyB64: host.publicKeyB64
+        desktopPublicKeyB64: host.publicKeyB64,
+        applicationResponsiveness
       }),
     resolveRelay: resolveMobileRelayEndpoint,
     readBundle: readMobileRelayCredentialBundle,
@@ -121,8 +154,7 @@ function createSupervisor(
         writeMobileRelayCredentialBundle,
         endpointLifecycle
       ),
-    saveHost: (updatedHost, beforePublish) =>
-      saveExistingHostRelayRouting(updatedHost, beforePublish, endpointLifecycle),
+    saveHost,
     onHostUpdated,
     now: Date.now,
     randomBytes: ExpoCrypto.getRandomBytes,
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-endpoint-supervisor-contract.ts b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-endpoint-supervisor-contract.ts
index 11bbfd5d1b9..b69c0756744 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-endpoint-supervisor-contract.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-endpoint-supervisor-contract.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export type MobileEndpointSupervisorDependencies = {
   resolveRelay: typeof resolveMobileRelayEndpoint
   readBundle: (hostId: string) => Promise<MobileRelayCredentialBundle | null>
   writeBundle: (bundle: MobileRelayCredentialBundle) => Promise<void>
-  saveHost: (host: HostProfile, beforePublish?: () => Promise<void>) => Promise<void>
+  saveHost: (host: HostProfile, beforePublish?: () => Promise<void>) => Promise<unknown>
   onHostUpdated?: (host: HostProfile) => void
   now: () => number
   randomBytes: (length: number) => Uint8Array
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-endpoint-supervisor-support.ts b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-endpoint-supervisor-support.ts
index 1653cb3d7d9..eb0fb4389ad 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-endpoint-supervisor-support.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-endpoint-supervisor-support.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function relayWebSocketUrl(relay: { cellUrl: string; relayHostId: string
 export async function persistRelayHost(
   host: HostProfile,
   relay: MobileRelayEndpoint,
-  saveHost: (host: HostProfile, beforePublish?: () => Promise<void>) => Promise<void>,
+  saveHost: (host: HostProfile, beforePublish?: () => Promise<void>) => Promise<unknown>,
   beforePublish?: () => Promise<void>
 ): Promise<HostProfile> {
   const endpoints = [
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-credential-bundle.ts b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-credential-bundle.ts
index a08fa052459..97a81010461 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-credential-bundle.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-credential-bundle.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { DeviceCredentialInstalled } from '../../../src/shared/mobile-relay
 import type { MobileRelayPairingJournal } from './mobile-relay-pairing-journal'
 import {
   deletePairingKeychainItem,
+  deletePairingKeychainItemIfMatches,
   readPairingKeychainItem,
   writePairingKeychainItem
 } from './pairing-keychain'
@@ -101,6 +102,19 @@ export async function deleteMobileRelayCredentialBundle(hostId: string): Promise
   await deletePairingKeychainItem(credentialKey(hostId))
 }
 
+export function deleteMobileRelayCredentialBundleIfCurrent(
+  bundle: MobileRelayCredentialBundle
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (Platform.OS === 'web') {
+    return Promise.resolve(false)
+  }
+  const validated = MobileRelayCredentialBundleSchema.parse(bundle)
+  return deletePairingKeychainItemIfMatches(
+    credentialKey(validated.hostId),
+    JSON.stringify(validated)
+  )
+}
+
 function requireNativeSecretStore(): void {
   if (Platform.OS === 'web') {
     throw new Error('Orca Relay credentials require a native secret store')
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-pending-requests.ts b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-pending-requests.ts
index ba98e1f35b1..f64f34f9396 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-pending-requests.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-pending-requests.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export type MobileRelayPendingRequest = {
   resolve: (response: RpcResponse) => void
   reject: (error: Error) => void
   timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
+  method: string
 }
 
 export function rejectMobileRelayPendingRequests(
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-rpc-session-contract.ts b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-rpc-session-contract.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a80ff9f9ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-rpc-session-contract.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import type {
+  DeviceResumeConfirmed,
+  MobileRelayEndpoint
+} from '../../../src/shared/mobile-relay-credential-contract'
+import type { RpcApplicationResponsiveness } from './rpc-application-responsiveness'
+import type { RpcClient } from './rpc-client'
+
+export type MobileRelayRpcSession = RpcClient & {
+  getLeaseExpiresAt(): number | null
+  getResumeConfirmation(): DeviceResumeConfirmed | null
+  getFailure(): Error | null
+}
+
+export type MobileRelayRpcSessionOptions = {
+  relay: MobileRelayEndpoint
+  resumeToken: string
+  resumeCredentialVersion: number
+  resumeConfirmReqId: string
+  deviceToken: string
+  desktopPublicKeyB64: string
+  requestTimeoutMs?: number
+  createSocket?: (url: string) => WebSocket
+  applicationResponsiveness?: RpcApplicationResponsiveness
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-rpc-session.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-rpc-session.test.ts
index 006e0ea02c0..7718a43235d 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-rpc-session.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-rpc-session.test.ts
@@ -277,6 +277,41 @@ describe('mobile relay RPC session', () => {
     }
   })
 
+  it('keeps Relay application stalls latched through probes and recycles a repeated stall', async () => {
+    const { session } = await authenticateSession()
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    try {
+      const first = session
+        .sendRequest('browser.screenshot', {}, { timeoutMs: 100 })
+        .catch((error: unknown) => error)
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(100)
+      await expect(first).resolves.toMatchObject({
+        message: 'relay RPC timed out: browser.screenshot'
+      })
+      const probe = fakes.sendText.mock.calls
+        .map(([payload]) => JSON.parse(payload as string) as { id: string; method: string })
+        .find(({ method }) => method === 'status.get')!
+      fakes.linkOptions!.onText(
+        JSON.stringify({ id: probe.id, ok: true, result: {}, _meta: { runtimeId: 'runtime-1' } })
+      )
+
+      expect(session.getRpcUnresponsiveSince?.()).not.toBeNull()
+      expect(session.getState()).toBe('connected')
+      const second = session
+        .sendRequest('browser.screenshot', {}, { timeoutMs: 100 })
+        .catch((error: unknown) => error)
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(100)
+
+      await expect(second).resolves.toMatchObject({
+        message: 'relay RPC timed out: browser.screenshot'
+      })
+      expect(session.getState()).toBe('disconnected')
+      expect(fakes.close).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers()
+    }
+  })
+
   it('counts a late timed-out reply as relay control-plane liveness', async () => {
     const { session } = await authenticateSession()
     vi.useFakeTimers()
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-rpc-session.ts b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-rpc-session.ts
index 230fe1f4a29..806bf395aca 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-rpc-session.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/mobile-relay-rpc-session.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {
   PairingGetEndpointsResultSchema,
-  type DeviceResumeConfirmed,
-  type MobileRelayEndpoint
+  type DeviceResumeConfirmed
 } from '../../../src/shared/mobile-relay-credential-contract'
 import { MobileRelayE2eeLink } from './mobile-relay-e2ee-link'
 import { MobileRelayRpcStreams } from './mobile-relay-rpc-streams'
@@ -15,32 +14,27 @@ import {
 import { RpcControlProbeFollowUp } from './rpc-control-probe-follow-up'
 import { openRpcRequestBudget, resolvePostConnectRequestTimeout } from './rpc-request-budget'
 import { isRpcResponse } from './rpc-response-shape'
-import type { RpcClient } from './rpc-client'
 import type { ConnectionState, RpcResponse } from './types'
 import { TimedOutControlRequestIndex } from './timed-out-control-request-index'
+import { RpcApplicationResponseTracker } from './rpc-application-response-tracker'
+import type {
+  MobileRelayRpcSession,
+  MobileRelayRpcSessionOptions
+} from './mobile-relay-rpc-session-contract'
+export type { MobileRelayRpcSession } from './mobile-relay-rpc-session-contract'
 
 const CONTROL_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS = 8_000
 const CONTROL_PROBE_INTERVAL_MS = 20_000
 
-export type MobileRelayRpcSession = RpcClient & {
-  getLeaseExpiresAt(): number | null
-  getResumeConfirmation(): DeviceResumeConfirmed | null
-  getFailure(): Error | null
-}
-
-export function connectMobileRelayRpcSession(args: {
-  relay: MobileRelayEndpoint
-  resumeToken: string
-  resumeCredentialVersion: number
-  resumeConfirmReqId: string
-  deviceToken: string
-  desktopPublicKeyB64: string
-  requestTimeoutMs?: number
-  createSocket?: (url: string) => WebSocket
-}): MobileRelayRpcSession {
+export function connectMobileRelayRpcSession(
+  args: MobileRelayRpcSessionOptions
+): MobileRelayRpcSession {
   const requestTimeoutMs = args.requestTimeoutMs ?? 30_000
   const pending = new Map<string, MobileRelayPendingRequest>()
   const timedOutControlRequestIds = new TimedOutControlRequestIndex()
+  const applicationResponseTracker = new RpcApplicationResponseTracker(
+    args.applicationResponsiveness
+  )
   const stateListeners = new Set<(state: ConnectionState) => void>()
   let state: ConnectionState = 'connecting'
   let requestCounter = 0
@@ -105,6 +99,7 @@ export function connectMobileRelayRpcSession(args: {
     getState: () => state,
     getReconnectAttempt: () => 0,
     getLastConnectedAt: () => lastConnectedAt,
+    getRpcUnresponsiveSince: () => applicationResponseTracker.getUnresponsiveSince(),
     onStateChange(listener) {
       stateListeners.add(listener)
       return () => stateListeners.delete(listener)
@@ -173,11 +168,15 @@ export function connectMobileRelayRpcSession(args: {
         // Why: the frame was written long ago — the desktop may have processed it.
         const error = markRpcDeliveryUnknown(new Error(`relay RPC timed out: ${method}`))
         reject(error)
+        if (applicationResponseTracker.recordTimeout(id, method, state === 'connected')) {
+          fail(error)
+          return
+        }
         if (probeAfterTimeout) {
           probeControlPlane(true)
         }
       }, timeoutMs)
-      pending.set(id, { resolve, reject, timer })
+      pending.set(id, { resolve, reject, timer, method })
       if (!sendFrame({ id, method, params })) {
         clearTimeout(timer)
         pending.delete(id)
@@ -201,6 +200,7 @@ export function connectMobileRelayRpcSession(args: {
       return
     }
     const request = pending.get(value.id)
+    const lateApplicationResponse = applicationResponseTracker.consumeLateResponse(value.id)
     if (!value.ok && value.error.code === 'unauthorized') {
       const error = new MobileE2EEAuthenticationError()
       if (request) {
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ export function connectMobileRelayRpcSession(args: {
     if (
       request ||
       timedOutControlRequestIds.consume(value.id) ||
+      lateApplicationResponse ||
       streams.isControlResponse(value)
     ) {
       controlResponseSequence += 1
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ export function connectMobileRelayRpcSession(args: {
     if (request) {
       clearTimeout(request.timer)
       pending.delete(value.id)
+      applicationResponseTracker.recordResponse(request.method)
       request.resolve(value)
       return
     }
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-application-response-tracker.ts b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-application-response-tracker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d4b2d11db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-application-response-tracker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { RpcApplicationResponsiveness } from './rpc-application-responsiveness'
+import { TimedOutControlRequestIndex } from './timed-out-control-request-index'
+
+export class RpcApplicationResponseTracker {
+  private readonly timedOutRequestIds = new TimedOutControlRequestIndex()
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly responsiveness = new RpcApplicationResponsiveness(),
+    private readonly hooks: { onLatched?: (method: string) => void; onRecovered?: () => void } = {}
+  ) {}
+
+  recordTimeout(id: string, method: string, connected: boolean): boolean {
+    if (!connected) {
+      return false
+    }
+    const result = this.responsiveness.recordTimeout(method)
+    if (result.latched) {
+      this.hooks.onLatched?.(method)
+    }
+    if (result.latched || result.recycle) {
+      this.timedOutRequestIds.remember(id)
+    }
+    return result.recycle
+  }
+
+  recordResponse(method: string): void {
+    if (this.responsiveness.recordResponse(method)) {
+      this.hooks.onRecovered?.()
+    }
+  }
+
+  consumeLateResponse(id: string): boolean {
+    if (!this.timedOutRequestIds.consume(id)) {
+      return false
+    }
+    if (this.responsiveness.recordApplicationResponse()) {
+      this.hooks.onRecovered?.()
+    }
+    return true
+  }
+
+  getUnresponsiveSince(): number | null {
+    return this.responsiveness.getUnresponsiveSince()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-application-responsiveness.ts b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-application-responsiveness.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6cd8bfe85e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-application-responsiveness.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+const RPC_TIMEOUT_RECYCLE_STREAK = 2
+
+export class RpcApplicationResponsiveness {
+  private unresponsiveSince: number | null = null
+  private timeoutStreak = 0
+
+  recordResponse(method: string, now = Date.now()): boolean {
+    if (isRpcHealthProbeMethod(method)) {
+      return false
+    }
+    return this.recordApplicationResponse(now)
+  }
+
+  recordApplicationResponse(_now = Date.now()): boolean {
+    const recovered = this.unresponsiveSince !== null
+    this.unresponsiveSince = null
+    this.timeoutStreak = 0
+    return recovered
+  }
+
+  recordTimeout(method: string, now = Date.now()): { latched: boolean; recycle: boolean } {
+    if (isRpcHealthProbeMethod(method)) {
+      return { latched: false, recycle: false }
+    }
+    this.timeoutStreak += 1
+    const latched = this.unresponsiveSince === null
+    this.unresponsiveSince ??= now
+    return { latched, recycle: this.timeoutStreak >= RPC_TIMEOUT_RECYCLE_STREAK }
+  }
+
+  getUnresponsiveSince(): number | null {
+    return this.unresponsiveSince
+  }
+}
+
+export function isRpcHealthProbeMethod(method: string): boolean {
+  return method === 'status.get'
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-application-responsiveness.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-application-responsiveness.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0769ec821a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-application-responsiveness.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { classifyConnection } from './connection-health'
+import { connect } from './rpc-client'
+
+vi.mock('./e2ee', () => ({
+  generateKeyPair: () => ({
+    publicKey: new Uint8Array(32),
+    secretKey: new Uint8Array(32)
+  }),
+  deriveSharedKey: () => new Uint8Array(32),
+  publicKeyFromBase64: () => new Uint8Array(32),
+  publicKeyToBase64: () => 'client-public-key',
+  encrypt: (plaintext: string) => `encrypted:${plaintext}`,
+  decrypt: (raw: string) => raw.replace(/^encrypted:/, ''),
+  decryptBytes: (bytes: Uint8Array) => bytes
+}))
+
+class MockWebSocket {
+  static readonly CONNECTING = 0
+  static readonly OPEN = 1
+  static readonly CLOSING = 2
+  static readonly CLOSED = 3
+
+  readonly CONNECTING = MockWebSocket.CONNECTING
+  readonly OPEN = MockWebSocket.OPEN
+  readonly CLOSING = MockWebSocket.CLOSING
+  readonly CLOSED = MockWebSocket.CLOSED
+  readyState = MockWebSocket.CONNECTING
+  onopen: (() => void) | null = null
+  onclose: (() => void) | null = null
+  onmessage: ((event: { data: unknown }) => void) | null = null
+  onerror: (() => void) | null = null
+  sent: string[] = []
+  close = vi.fn(() => {
+    this.readyState = MockWebSocket.CLOSED
+    this.onclose?.()
+  })
+
+  constructor() {
+    sockets.push(this)
+  }
+
+  send(payload: string): void {
+    this.sent.push(payload)
+  }
+
+  openAndAuthenticate(): void {
+    this.readyState = MockWebSocket.OPEN
+    this.onopen?.()
+    this.receive(JSON.stringify({ type: 'e2ee_ready' }))
+    this.receive('encrypted:{"type":"e2ee_authenticated"}')
+  }
+
+  receive(payload: unknown): void {
+    this.onmessage?.({ data: payload })
+  }
+}
+
+const sockets: MockWebSocket[] = []
+const originalWebSocket = globalThis.WebSocket
+
+function sentRequest(socket: MockWebSocket, method: string): { id: string } {
+  for (const payload of socket.sent) {
+    const request = JSON.parse(payload.replace(/^encrypted:/, '')) as {
+      id: string
+      method: string
+    }
+    if (request.method === method) {
+      return request
+    }
+  }
+  throw new Error(`Request not sent: ${method}`)
+}
+
+describe('direct RPC application responsiveness', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    sockets.length = 0
+    globalThis.WebSocket = MockWebSocket as unknown as typeof WebSocket
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+    globalThis.WebSocket = originalWebSocket
+  })
+
+  it('keeps application stalls latched through probes and recycles a repeated stall', async () => {
+    const client = connect('ws://desktop.invalid', 'token', 'server-key')
+    const socket = sockets[0]!
+    socket.openAndAuthenticate()
+    const first = client
+      .sendRequest('browser.screenshot', {}, { timeoutMs: 100 })
+      .catch((error: unknown) => error)
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(100)
+    await expect(first).resolves.toMatchObject({ message: 'Request timed out: browser.screenshot' })
+    const probe = sentRequest(socket, 'status.get')
+    socket.receive(`encrypted:${JSON.stringify({ id: probe.id, ok: true, result: {} })}`)
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
+
+    const rpcUnresponsiveSince = client.getRpcUnresponsiveSince?.()
+    expect(rpcUnresponsiveSince).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(
+      classifyConnection({
+        state: client.getState(),
+        reconnectAttempts: client.getReconnectAttempt(),
+        lastConnectedAt: client.getLastConnectedAt(),
+        rpcUnresponsiveSince
+      })
+    ).toMatchObject({ kind: 'warning', label: 'Connected, not responding' })
+
+    const second = client
+      .sendRequest('browser.screenshot', {}, { timeoutMs: 100 })
+      .catch((error: unknown) => error)
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(100)
+
+    await expect(second).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      message: 'Request timed out: browser.screenshot'
+    })
+    expect(socket.close).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(client.getState()).toBe('reconnecting')
+    client.close()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-context-contract.ts b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-context-contract.ts
index 56f2c076820..e578fcf8b73 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-context-contract.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-context-contract.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export type RpcClientContextValue = {
   getState: (hostId: string) => ConnectionState
   getReconnectAttempt: (hostId: string) => number
   getLastConnectedAt: (hostId: string) => number | null
+  getRpcUnresponsiveSince: (hostId: string) => number | null
   getActivePath: (hostId: string) => MobileConnectionPath
   subscribeHostState: (hostId: string, listener: (state: ConnectionState) => void) => () => void
   getAllClients: () => { hostId: string; client: RpcClient }[]
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-contract.ts b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-contract.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2244eb72bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-contract.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import type { BrowserScreencastFrame } from './browser-screencast-protocol'
+import type { RpcApplicationResponsiveness } from './rpc-application-responsiveness'
+import type { ConnectionLogSink, ConnectionState, RpcResponse } from './types'
+
+export type SendRequestOptions = {
+  timeoutMs?: number
+  /** Spend `timeoutMs` across connect-wait and request instead of restarting after connect. */
+  budgetSpansConnect?: boolean
+  /** Do not grant the normal post-connect acknowledgement floor. */
+  strictDeadline?: boolean
+  /** Reject immediately instead of replaying a disconnected request after reconnect. */
+  failWhenDisconnected?: boolean
+}
+
+export type SubscribeOptions = {
+  onBinaryFrame?: (frame: BrowserScreencastFrame) => void
+}
+
+export type RpcClient = {
+  sendRequest: (
+    method: string,
+    params?: unknown,
+    options?: SendRequestOptions
+  ) => Promise<RpcResponse>
+  subscribe: (
+    method: string,
+    params: unknown,
+    onData: (result: unknown) => void,
+    options?: SubscribeOptions
+  ) => () => void
+  updateTerminalSubscriptionViewport: (
+    terminal: string,
+    viewport: { cols: number; rows: number }
+  ) => void
+  getState: () => ConnectionState
+  getReconnectAttempt: () => number
+  getLastConnectedAt: () => number | null
+  getRpcUnresponsiveSince?: () => number | null
+  onStateChange: (listener: (state: ConnectionState) => void) => () => void
+  notifyForeground: () => void
+  close: () => void
+}
+
+export type ConnectOptions = {
+  onStateChange?: (state: ConnectionState) => void
+  onLog?: ConnectionLogSink
+  applicationResponsiveness?: RpcApplicationResponsiveness
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-react-context.tsx b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-react-context.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6033f23036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-react-context.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { createContext, useContext, type ReactNode } from 'react'
+import type { RpcClientContextValue } from './rpc-client-context-contract'
+
+const RpcClientReactContext = createContext<RpcClientContextValue | null>(null)
+
+export function RpcClientContextBoundary({
+  value,
+  children
+}: {
+  value: RpcClientContextValue
+  children: ReactNode
+}) {
+  return <RpcClientReactContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</RpcClientReactContext.Provider>
+}
+
+export function useRpcClientContext(): RpcClientContextValue {
+  const context = useContext(RpcClientReactContext)
+  if (!context) {
+    throw new Error('useHostClient must be used inside <RpcClientProvider>')
+  }
+  return context
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client.ts b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client.ts
index 067a6908697..7df5bdf499f 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-import type {
-  RpcResponse,
-  RpcSuccess,
-  ConnectionState,
-  ConnectionLogLevel,
-  ConnectionLogSink
-} from './types'
+import type { RpcResponse, RpcSuccess, ConnectionState, ConnectionLogLevel } from './types'
 import {
   generateKeyPair,
   deriveSharedKey,
@@ -22,6 +16,13 @@ import {
   decodeBrowserScreencastFrame,
   type BrowserScreencastFrame
 } from './browser-screencast-protocol'
+import type {
+  ConnectOptions,
+  RpcClient,
+  SendRequestOptions,
+  SubscribeOptions
+} from './rpc-client-contract'
+export type { ConnectOptions, RpcClient, SendRequestOptions } from './rpc-client-contract'
 import {
   buildStreamUnsubscribe,
   buildTerminalUnsubscribeParams,
@@ -44,10 +45,12 @@ import {
 } from './rpc-stream-response-shape'
 import { websocketPayloadToUint8 } from './websocket-payload-bytes'
 import { TimedOutControlRequestIndex } from './timed-out-control-request-index'
+import { RpcApplicationResponseTracker } from './rpc-application-response-tracker'
 
 type PendingRequest = {
   resolve: (response: RpcResponse) => void
   reject: (error: Error) => void
+  method?: string
 }
 
 type ConnectWaiter = {
@@ -56,28 +59,6 @@ type ConnectWaiter = {
   timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null
 }
 
-export type SendRequestOptions = {
-  timeoutMs?: number
-  /** Spend `timeoutMs` across connect-wait AND the request instead of giving each
-   *  phase its own. Interactive chat writes need it: they run as sequential loops
-   *  under one shared budget, so a per-phase clock lets the composer sit `sending`
-   *  for a multiple of the stated ceiling. Off by default — the long-running
-   *  callers (worktree create, dictation finish, credit reset) sized their budgets
-   *  against the post-connect clock, and squeezing them to the floor after a slow
-   *  reconnect would fail sends that used to land. */
-  budgetSpansConnect?: boolean
-  /** Keep the connect-plus-request deadline strict instead of granting the
-   *  normal post-connect acknowledgement floor. */
-  strictDeadline?: boolean
-  /** Reject immediately when not connected — a send parked in the connect wait
-   *  replays stale terminal bytes into the PTY after reconnect. */
-  failWhenDisconnected?: boolean
-}
-
-type SubscribeOptions = {
-  onBinaryFrame?: (frame: BrowserScreencastFrame) => void
-}
-
 type StreamingListener = (result: unknown) => void
 
 type StreamRequest = {
@@ -90,33 +71,6 @@ type StreamRequest = {
   sent?: 'awaiting' | 'received'
 }
 
-export type RpcClient = {
-  sendRequest: (
-    method: string,
-    params?: unknown,
-    options?: SendRequestOptions
-  ) => Promise<RpcResponse>
-  subscribe: (
-    method: string,
-    params: unknown,
-    onData: StreamingListener,
-    options?: SubscribeOptions
-  ) => () => void
-  updateTerminalSubscriptionViewport: (
-    terminal: string,
-    viewport: { cols: number; rows: number }
-  ) => void
-  getState: () => ConnectionState
-  // 0 means never failed (reset once the handshake authenticates); the UI escalates "Reconnecting…" to "Can't connect" past a threshold.
-  getReconnectAttempt: () => number
-  // Last 'connected' timestamp (ms epoch); null = never connected. Lets the UI tell "never reachable" from "transient blip".
-  getLastConnectedAt: () => number | null
-  onStateChange: (listener: (state: ConnectionState) => void) => () => void
-  // Why: app-resume hook — iOS/Android can kill the TCP path while backgrounded; call on AppState 'active' to recover.
-  notifyForeground: () => void
-  close: () => void
-}
-
 // Why: tiered backoff — fast early entries recover blips; the slow tail avoids burning a SYN every 4s on an unreachable desktop.
 const RECONNECT_DELAYS = [500, 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000, 15_000, 30_000, 60_000]
 // Why: ≈6 min of failure before the re-pair banner; MUST stay aligned with connection-health.ts UNREACHABLE_ATTEMPTS.
@@ -139,12 +93,6 @@ const WEBSOCKET_CONNECTING_STATE = 0
 // Why: RN auto-pongs pings natively, so JS needs an app-level probe to detect half-open sockets.
 const ACTIVITY_PROBE_INTERVAL_MS = 20_000
 
-export type ConnectOptions = {
-  onStateChange?: (state: ConnectionState) => void
-  // Fires for every lifecycle event so the UI can show where 'Connecting…' is stuck (e.g. broken Tailscale route).
-  onLog?: ConnectionLogSink
-}
-
 export function connect(
   endpoint: string,
   deviceToken: string,
@@ -197,6 +145,14 @@ export function connect(
 
   const pending = new Map<string, PendingRequest>()
   const timedOutControlRequestIds = new TimedOutControlRequestIndex()
+  const applicationResponseTracker = new RpcApplicationResponseTracker(
+    options.applicationResponsiveness,
+    {
+      onLatched: (method) => emitLog('warn', 'RPC channel not responding', `${method} timed out`),
+      onRecovered: () =>
+        emitLog('success', 'RPC channel recovered', 'An application request completed')
+    }
+  )
   const streamListeners = new Map<string, StreamRequest>()
   const terminalStreamListeners = new Map<number, StreamingListener>()
   const terminalStreamIdsByRequest = new Map<string, Set<number>>()
@@ -513,9 +469,12 @@ export function connect(
       if (!isRpcResponse(response)) {
         return
       }
+      const request = pending.get(response.id)
+      const lateApplicationResponse = applicationResponseTracker.consumeLateResponse(response.id)
       if (
-        pending.has(response.id) ||
+        request ||
         timedOutControlRequestIds.consume(response.id) ||
+        lateApplicationResponse ||
         consumeFirstStreamControlResponse(streamListeners.get(response.id))
       ) {
         controlResponseSequence++
@@ -526,7 +485,6 @@ export function connect(
         handleAuthRejection('Unauthorized — pairing may be revoked')
         return
       }
-
       const isStreaming = response.ok && (response as RpcSuccess).streaming === true
 
       if (isStreaming) {
@@ -1057,6 +1015,11 @@ export function connect(
           reject(markRpcDeliveryUnknown(new Error(`Request timed out: ${method}`)))
           if (requestWs === ws) {
             timedOutControlRequestIds.remember(id)
+            if (applicationResponseTracker.recordTimeout(id, method, true)) {
+              emitLog('error', 'RPC channel unresponsive', 'Recycling the connection')
+              forceSocketReconnect(requestWs)
+              return
+            }
           }
           runActivityProbe(requestWs, true)
         }, timeoutMs)
@@ -1064,12 +1027,14 @@ export function connect(
         pending.set(id, {
           resolve: (response) => {
             clearTimeout(timeout)
+            applicationResponseTracker.recordResponse(method)
             resolve(response)
           },
           reject: (error) => {
             clearTimeout(timeout)
             reject(error)
-          }
+          },
+          method
         })
 
         if (!sendEncrypted({ id, deviceToken, method, params })) {
@@ -1168,6 +1133,10 @@ export function connect(
       return lastConnectedAt
     },
 
+    getRpcUnresponsiveSince(): number | null {
+      return applicationResponseTracker.getUnresponsiveSince()
+    },
+
     onStateChange(listener: (state: ConnectionState) => void): () => void {
       stateListeners.add(listener)
       return () => stateListeners.delete(listener)
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/stable-logical-rpc-client.ts b/mobile/src/transport/stable-logical-rpc-client.ts
index 1fd19c9c01f..4e8b985160d 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/stable-logical-rpc-client.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/stable-logical-rpc-client.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ export function createStableLogicalRpcClient(
     getState: () => state,
     getReconnectAttempt: () => activeSession.getReconnectAttempt(),
     getLastConnectedAt: () => activeSession.getLastConnectedAt(),
+    getRpcUnresponsiveSince: () => activeSession.getRpcUnresponsiveSince?.() ?? null,
     onStateChange(listener) {
       stateListeners.add(listener)
       return () => stateListeners.delete(listener)