diff --git a/mobile/src/components/AgentSpinner.tsx b/mobile/src/components/AgentSpinner.tsx
index 0bc4dff619a..c800e3db75d 100644
--- a/mobile/src/components/AgentSpinner.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/components/AgentSpinner.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 import { Activity } from 'lucide-react-native'
 import { Animated, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native'
 import type { AgentWorkingMode } from '../../../src/shared/agent-status-types'
+import type { WorktreeStatus } from '../../../src/shared/worktree-status-rollup'
+import { colors } from '../theme/mobile-theme'
 import { useWorkingRingRotation } from './use-working-ring-rotation'
 
-type WorktreeStatus = 'working' | 'active' | 'permission' | 'done' | 'inactive'
-
-// Match desktop sidebar StatusIndicator colors/sizes for five-state worktree rollup; palette distinguishes moving/alive/completed states.
+// Match desktop sidebar StatusIndicator colors/sizes for the worktree rollup; palette distinguishes moving/alive/completed states.
 const STATUS_COLORS: Record<WorktreeStatus, string> = {
   working: '#eab308',
+  monitoring: '#eab308',
   active: '#10b981',
   done: '#10b981',
   permission: '#ef4444',
+  failed: '#ef4444',
+  interrupted: colors.textMuted,
+  unconfirmed: colors.statusAmber,
   inactive: 'rgba(115,115,115,0.4)'
 }
 
@@ -21,7 +25,8 @@ export function AgentSpinner({
   status: WorktreeStatus
   workingMode?: AgentWorkingMode
 }) {
-  const monitoring = status === 'working' && workingMode === 'monitoring'
+  const monitoring =
+    status === 'monitoring' || (status === 'working' && workingMode === 'monitoring')
   const rotate = useWorkingRingRotation(status === 'working' && !monitoring)
 
   const color = STATUS_COLORS[status] ?? STATUS_COLORS.inactive
@@ -34,6 +39,14 @@ export function AgentSpinner({
     )
   }
 
+  if (status === 'unconfirmed') {
+    return (
+      <View style={styles.wrapper} accessibilityLabel="Couldn’t confirm">
+        <View style={styles.dashedRing} />
+      </View>
+    )
+  }
+
   if (status === 'working') {
     return (
       <View style={styles.wrapper}>
@@ -62,6 +75,14 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     height: 8,
     borderRadius: 4
   },
+  dashedRing: {
+    width: 8,
+    height: 8,
+    borderRadius: 4,
+    borderWidth: 1.5,
+    borderStyle: 'dashed',
+    borderColor: STATUS_COLORS.unconfirmed
+  },
   spinner: {
     width: 8,
     height: 8,
diff --git a/mobile/src/components/WorktreeListRow.tsx b/mobile/src/components/WorktreeListRow.tsx
index a5f18b7941d..dd3693b2f97 100644
--- a/mobile/src/components/WorktreeListRow.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/components/WorktreeListRow.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type { Worktree } from '../worktree/workspace-list-types'
 import type { WorktreeCardDetails } from '../../../src/shared/worktree/card-properties'
 import { isRemoteExecutionHostId } from '../../../src/shared/execution-host'
 import type { AgentActivityDisplayMode } from '../../../src/shared/ui-chrome-types'
+import type { WorktreeStatus } from '../../../src/shared/worktree-status-rollup'
 import { areStructurallyEqual } from '../worktree/structural-equality'
 import { projectGroupRowIndent } from '../worktree/project-group-indent'
 import { getWorktreeMetaGlyphPresence } from '../worktree/worktree-meta-glyph-presence'
@@ -22,8 +23,6 @@ function displayBranch(branch: string): string {
   return branch.replace(/^refs\/heads\//, '')
 }
 
-type WorktreeRollupStatus = 'working' | 'active' | 'permission' | 'done' | 'inactive'
-
 type Props = {
   item: Worktree
   isReadOnly: boolean
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ type Props = {
   /** What the desktop's shared Card layout and properties show, and where identity goes. */
   cardDetails: WorktreeCardDetails
   agentActivityDisplayMode: AgentActivityDisplayMode
-  status: WorktreeRollupStatus
+  status: WorktreeStatus
   onPress: (item: Worktree) => void
   onAgentPress?: (item: Worktree, paneKey: string) => void
   statusLive?: boolean
diff --git a/mobile/src/host-screen/host-workspace-list.tsx b/mobile/src/host-screen/host-workspace-list.tsx
index 9475579c4ab..99b77d66dba 100644
--- a/mobile/src/host-screen/host-workspace-list.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/host-screen/host-workspace-list.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
   HostWorkspaceListReopen,
   HostWorkspaceListStates
 } from '../worktree/host-workspace-list-states'
-import { getWorktreeStatus } from '../worktree/workspace-list-sections'
+import { getWorktreeDotStatus } from '../worktree/workspace-list-ordering'
 import { repoColor } from '../worktree/repo-color'
 import { getWorktreeCardDetails } from '../../../src/shared/worktree/card-properties'
 import { hostScreenStyles as styles } from './host-screen-styles'
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export function HostWorkspaceList({ controller }: { controller: HostScreenContro
               item={item}
               isReadOnly={isReadOnly}
               now={now}
-              status={getWorktreeStatus(item)}
+              status={getWorktreeDotStatus(item)}
               repoColor={repoLookById.get(item.repoId)?.color ?? repoColor(item.repo)}
               repoIcon={repoLookById.get(item.repoId)?.icon ?? null}
               hideRepo={state.view.groupBy === 'repo' && !item.showProjectName}
diff --git a/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-ordering.ts b/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-ordering.ts
index 48254ea19ad..6f3cd9ca975 100644
--- a/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-ordering.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-ordering.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Worktree } from './workspace-list-types'
+import type { WorktreeStatus } from '../../../src/shared/worktree-status-rollup'
 import type { WorkspaceSortBy } from '../../../src/shared/workspace-view/workspace-view-options'
 import {
   buildWorkspaceRowComparator,
@@ -114,3 +115,22 @@ export function getWorktreeStatus(
   }
   return 'inactive'
 }
+
+// Only the host sees agent verdicts; older hosts omit sidebarStatus, and activity stays the phone's rule above.
+const HOST_VERDICT_DOT_STATUSES: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set<WorktreeStatus>([
+  'permission',
+  'failed',
+  'working',
+  'monitoring',
+  'unconfirmed',
+  'interrupted',
+  'done'
+])
+
+function isHostVerdictDotStatus(value: string | undefined): value is WorktreeStatus {
+  return value !== undefined && HOST_VERDICT_DOT_STATUSES.has(value)
+}
+
+export function getWorktreeDotStatus(w: Worktree): WorktreeStatus {
+  return isHostVerdictDotStatus(w.sidebarStatus) ? w.sidebarStatus : getWorktreeStatus(w)
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-sections.test.ts b/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-sections.test.ts
index 36d4cd99c74..c81adfcd4c2 100644
--- a/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-sections.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-sections.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from './workspace-list-sections'
 import { DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_STATUSES } from '../../../src/shared/workspace-statuses'
 import { getMobileWorkspaceLineageGroupKey } from './mobile-workspace-lineage'
+import { getWorktreeDotStatus } from './workspace-list-ordering'
 
 function worktree(overrides: Partial<Worktree> = {}): Worktree {
   const worktreePath = join('/tmp', 'orca', 'worktrees', 'feature')
@@ -253,6 +254,16 @@ describe('getWorktreeStatus', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('getWorktreeDotStatus', () => {
+  it('shows the host’s agent verdict and keeps the phone rule for activity and unknown states', () => {
+    const row = worktree({ status: 'active', hasHostSidebarActivity: true })
+    expect(getWorktreeDotStatus({ ...row, sidebarStatus: 'failed' })).toBe('failed')
+    expect(getWorktreeDotStatus({ ...row, sidebarStatus: 'inactive' })).toBe('active')
+    expect(getWorktreeDotStatus({ ...row, sidebarStatus: 'from-a-newer-host' })).toBe('active')
+    expect(getWorktreeDotStatus(row)).toBe('active')
+  })
+})
+
 describe('buildSections', () => {
   it('keys same-id rows by host inside a section', () => {
     const worktreeId = 'repo-1::/work/orca'
@@ -649,7 +660,8 @@ describe('buildSections', () => {
       [
         worktree({ worktreeId: 'none', linkedPR: null }),
         worktree({ worktreeId: 'open', linkedPR: { number: 1, state: 'open' } }),
-        worktree({ worktreeId: 'merged', linkedPR: { number: 2, state: 'merged' } })
+        worktree({ worktreeId: 'merged', linkedPR: { number: 2, state: 'merged' } }),
+        worktree({ worktreeId: 'uncached', linkedPR: { number: 3, state: 'unknown' } })
       ],
       'name',
       { ...NO_WORKSPACE_ROW_FILTERS },
@@ -662,6 +674,7 @@ describe('buildSections', () => {
       { key: 'pr:in-review', title: 'In review' },
       { key: 'pr:in-progress', title: 'In progress' }
     ])
+    expect(sections.at(-1)?.data.map((row) => row.worktreeId)).toEqual(['none', 'uncached'])
   })
 
   it('groups by desktop workspace status labels and order', () => {
diff --git a/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-sections.ts b/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-sections.ts
index b92e7d67147..ea5f74324af 100644
--- a/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-sections.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-sections.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { prGroupOfPsLinkedPR } from '../../../src/shared/sidebar-list/workspace-review-facts'
 import {
   buildWorktreeOccurrencePlan,
   type WorktreeOccurrenceSection
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ import {
   getMobileWorkspaceLineageChildren
 } from './mobile-workspace-lineage'
 import {
-  getPRGroupKeyForState,
   getPRLaneKey,
   PR_GROUP_LABELS,
   PR_GROUP_ORDER
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export function buildMobileWorkspacePlan(
       } else if (groupMode === 'pr-status') {
         const byGroup = new Map<string, Worktree[]>()
         for (const w of canonicalGroupWorktrees) {
-          const key = getPRGroupKeyForState(w.linkedPR?.state)
+          const key = prGroupOfPsLinkedPR(w.linkedPR)
           const list = byGroup.get(key)
           if (list) {
             list.push(w)
diff --git a/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-types.ts b/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-types.ts
index 6beb96c726c..f059bde78b4 100644
--- a/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-types.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/worktree/workspace-list-types.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ export type Worktree = {
   linkedItems?: RuntimeWorktreePsSummary['linkedItems']
   comment?: string
   status?: 'working' | 'active' | 'permission' | 'done' | 'inactive'
+  /** Unchecked wire data: a newer host may send a state this build does not know. */
+  sidebarStatus?: string
   workingMode?: AgentWorkingMode
   agents?: RuntimeWorktreeAgentRow[]
 }
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime-tests/mobile-creation-and-orchestration-part-04.spec.ts b/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime-tests/mobile-creation-and-orchestration-part-04.spec.ts
index 9822698117d..5f33ac6202b 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime-tests/mobile-creation-and-orchestration-part-04.spec.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime-tests/mobile-creation-and-orchestration-part-04.spec.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ describe('OrcaRuntimeService', () => {
           isPinned: false,
           isActive: false,
           status: 'active',
+          sidebarStatus: 'active',
           unread: false,
           liveTerminalCount: 1,
           hasAttachedPty: true,
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-agent-rows-structured.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-agent-rows-structured.test.ts
index 008527c9a4b..5079efcd0a0 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-agent-rows-structured.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-agent-rows-structured.test.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function attach(summaries: AgentSessionStatusSummary[]): RuntimeWorktreePsSummar
   const summariesById = new Map<string, RuntimeWorktreePsSummary>([[WORKTREE_ID, row]])
   attachRuntimeWorktreeAgentRows({
     summaries: summariesById,
-    workingTerminalEvidenceByWorktreeId: new Map(),
+    terminalTitleEvidenceByWorktreeId: new Map(),
     rowSources: collectRuntimeWorktreeAgentSources({
       mirroredWorktreeIdByTabId: new Map(),
       connectedPtyEvidence: {
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-agent-rows-verdict.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-agent-rows-verdict.test.ts
index ab0340a291f..7da16839402 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-agent-rows-verdict.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-agent-rows-verdict.test.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function ingest(summary: AgentSessionStatusSummary, children: AgentChildWorkEvid
   const summaries = new Map([[WORKSPACE_ID, row]])
   attachRuntimeWorktreeAgentRows({
     summaries,
-    workingTerminalEvidenceByWorktreeId: new Map(),
+    terminalTitleEvidenceByWorktreeId: new Map(),
     rowSources: collectRuntimeWorktreeAgentSources({
       mirroredWorktreeIdByTabId: new Map(),
       connectedPtyEvidence: {
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-agent-rows.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-agent-rows.ts
index 3b12b07e535..ce1de144fe9 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-agent-rows.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-agent-rows.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ import { isFreshNonDoneAgentStatus } from '../../shared/agent-status-types'
 import { isAgentStatusFresh } from '../../shared/agent-status-freshness'
 import type { RuntimeWorktreeAgentRow, RuntimeWorktreePsSummary } from '../../shared/runtime-types'
 import { mergeWorktreeSummaryStatus } from './runtime-worktree-status-projection'
+import {
+  resolveRuntimeWorktreeSidebarStatus,
+  terminalTitleEvidenceMatchesSource
+} from './runtime-worktree-sidebar-status'
 import type { RuntimeWorktreePsSummaryLookup } from './runtime-worktree-summary-paths'
-import type { RuntimeWorkingTerminalEvidence } from './runtime-worktree-ps-activity'
+import type { RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence } from './runtime-worktree-ps-activity'
 import type { RuntimeWorktreeAgentSource } from './runtime-worktree-agent-source'
 export type { RuntimeAgentRowSnapshot } from './runtime-hook-agent-row-selection'
 
@@ -16,10 +20,7 @@ type OrchestrationDisplay = {
 export function attachRuntimeWorktreeAgentRows(args: {
   summaries: Map<string, RuntimeWorktreePsSummary>
   rowSources: ReadonlyMap<string, RuntimeWorktreeAgentSource>
-  workingTerminalEvidenceByWorktreeId: ReadonlyMap<
-    string,
-    readonly RuntimeWorkingTerminalEvidence[]
-  >
+  terminalTitleEvidenceByWorktreeId: ReadonlyMap<string, readonly RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence[]>
   orchestrationByPaneKey: Record<string, OrchestrationDisplay> | null | undefined
   getSummary: RuntimeWorktreePsSummaryLookup
 }): void {
@@ -96,9 +97,11 @@ export function attachRuntimeWorktreeAgentRows(args: {
     }
     if (hasForegroundWorkingAgent || monitoringSources.length > 0) {
       const hasIndependentWorkingTerminal = (
-        args.workingTerminalEvidenceByWorktreeId.get(worktreeId) ?? []
-      ).some((evidence) =>
-        monitoringSources.every((source) => !workingTerminalEvidenceMatchesSource(evidence, source))
+        args.terminalTitleEvidenceByWorktreeId.get(worktreeId) ?? []
+      ).some(
+        (evidence) =>
+          evidence.status === 'working' &&
+          monitoringSources.every((source) => !terminalTitleEvidenceMatchesSource(evidence, source))
       )
       mergeWorktreeSummaryStatus(
         summary,
@@ -107,20 +110,12 @@ export function attachRuntimeWorktreeAgentRows(args: {
       )
     }
   }
-}
-
-function workingTerminalEvidenceMatchesSource(
-  evidence: RuntimeWorkingTerminalEvidence,
-  source: RuntimeWorktreeAgentSource
-): boolean {
-  if (evidence.paneKey) {
-    return (
-      evidence.paneKey === source.paneKey ||
-      Boolean(evidence.ptyId && source.ptyId && evidence.ptyId === source.ptyId)
+  for (const summary of args.summaries.values()) {
+    summary.sidebarStatus = resolveRuntimeWorktreeSidebarStatus(
+      summary,
+      now,
+      args.terminalTitleEvidenceByWorktreeId.get(summary.worktreeId) ?? [],
+      (paneKey) => rowSources.get(paneKey)
     )
   }
-  if (evidence.ptyId && source.ptyId) {
-    return evidence.ptyId === source.ptyId
-  }
-  return Boolean(evidence.tabId && evidence.tabId === source.tabId)
 }
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-ps-activity.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-ps-activity.ts
index 3ce4e99cc9b..3c5cc848d63 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-ps-activity.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-ps-activity.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ import {
 import { worktreeIdsEqual } from '../../shared/worktree/id'
 import type { PtyPaneOf } from './terminal/surface/pty-pane-query'
 
-export type RuntimeWorkingTerminalEvidence = {
+/** A live terminal whose title reads working or needs-permission, kept per pane so agent rows can suppress it. */
+export type RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence = {
+  status: 'working' | 'permission'
   paneKey: string | null
   ptyId: string | null
   tabId: string | null
@@ -38,8 +40,8 @@ export function applyRuntimeWorktreePsTerminalActivity(args: {
   paneOf: PtyPaneOf
   getTitleDisplayClear: (ptyId: string) => TitleDisplayClear | null
   getSummary: RuntimeWorktreePsSummaryLookup
-}): Map<string, RuntimeWorkingTerminalEvidence[]> {
-  const workingEvidence = new Map<string, RuntimeWorkingTerminalEvidence[]>()
+}): Map<string, RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence[]> {
+  const titleEvidence = new Map<string, RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence[]>()
   const savedTabOwnerById = new Map<string, { worktreeId: string; title: string }>()
   for (const [worktreeId, tabs] of Object.entries(args.session?.tabsByWorktree ?? {})) {
     for (const tab of tabs) {
@@ -85,8 +87,9 @@ export function applyRuntimeWorktreePsTerminalActivity(args: {
       getLeafDisplayRecord(leaf, args.getTitleDisplayClear(leaf.ptyId)),
       args.tabs.get(leaf.tabId)?.title ?? null
     )
-    if (leafStatus === 'working') {
-      addWorkingTerminalEvidence(workingEvidence, summary.worktreeId, {
+    if (leafStatus === 'working' || leafStatus === 'permission') {
+      addTerminalTitleEvidence(titleEvidence, summary.worktreeId, {
+        status: leafStatus,
         paneKey: args.getPaneKey(leaf),
         ptyId: leaf.ptyId,
         tabId: leaf.tabId
@@ -147,8 +150,9 @@ export function applyRuntimeWorktreePsTerminalActivity(args: {
     summary.hasHostSidebarActivity = true
     summary.lastOutputAt = maxTimestamp(summary.lastOutputAt, pty.lastOutputAt)
     const ptyStatus = getSavedTabWorktreeStatus(owner.title, true)
-    if (ptyStatus === 'working') {
-      addWorkingTerminalEvidence(workingEvidence, summary.worktreeId, {
+    if (ptyStatus === 'working' || ptyStatus === 'permission') {
+      addTerminalTitleEvidence(titleEvidence, summary.worktreeId, {
+        status: ptyStatus,
         paneKey: recorded.paneKey,
         ptyId: pty.ptyId,
         tabId: recorded.tabId ?? persistedTabId ?? null
@@ -162,13 +166,13 @@ export function applyRuntimeWorktreePsTerminalActivity(args: {
       summary.preview = pty.preview
     }
   }
-  return workingEvidence
+  return titleEvidence
 }
 
-function addWorkingTerminalEvidence(
-  evidenceByWorktreeId: Map<string, RuntimeWorkingTerminalEvidence[]>,
+function addTerminalTitleEvidence(
+  evidenceByWorktreeId: Map<string, RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence[]>,
   worktreeId: string,
-  evidence: RuntimeWorkingTerminalEvidence
+  evidence: RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence
 ): void {
   const existing = evidenceByWorktreeId.get(worktreeId)
   if (existing) {
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-ps-summaries.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-ps-summaries.ts
index f98273564b3..cf420e40187 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-ps-summaries.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-ps-summaries.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import type { RuntimeWorktreePsSummary } from '../../shared/runtime-types'
 import { folderWorkspaceToWorktree } from '../../shared/folder-workspace-worktree'
 import { getWorkspaceAttachments } from '../../shared/workspace-attachments'
 import { getWorkspaceRowKindFacts } from '../../shared/worktree/workspace-kinds'
+import { readWorkspaceReviewPR } from '../../shared/sidebar-list/workspace-review-facts'
+import { withOwnerRepos } from '../../shared/sidebar-list/workspace-rows'
+import { UNCACHED_LINKED_PR_STATE } from '../../shared/runtime-worktree-contracts'
 import type { RuntimeStore } from './runtime-store-contract'
 import type { ResolvedWorktree } from './runtime-worktree-path-identity'
 
@@ -13,27 +16,27 @@ export function buildRuntimeWorktreePsSummaries(args: {
   resolvedWorktrees: readonly ResolvedWorktree[]
   platformByRepoId: ReadonlyMap<string, NodeJS.Platform>
 }): Map<string, RuntimeWorktreePsSummary> {
-  const repoById = new Map((args.store?.getRepos() ?? []).map((repo) => [repo.id, repo]))
   const summaries = new Map<string, RuntimeWorktreePsSummary>()
   const ghCache = args.store?.getGitHubCache?.()
-  for (const worktree of args.resolvedWorktrees) {
+  for (const { worktree, repo } of withOwnerRepos(
+    args.resolvedWorktrees,
+    args.store?.getRepos() ?? []
+  )) {
     const meta =
       args.store?.getWorktreeMeta?.(worktree.id) ?? args.store?.getAllWorktreeMeta()[worktree.id]
-    const repo = repoById.get(worktree.repoId)
-    let linkedPR: RuntimeWorktreePsSummary['linkedPR'] = null
-    const branch = worktree.branch.replace(/^refs\/heads\//, '')
-    if (branch && ghCache) {
-      const cached =
-        (repo?.id ? ghCache.pr[`${repo.id}::${branch}`] : undefined) ??
-        (repo?.path ? ghCache.pr[`${repo.path}::${branch}`] : undefined)
-      if (cached?.data) {
-        const { number, state, title, url, checksStatus } = cached.data
-        linkedPR = { number, state, title, url, checksStatus }
-      }
-    }
-    if (!linkedPR && meta?.linkedPR != null) {
-      linkedPR = { number: meta.linkedPR, state: 'unknown' }
-    }
+    // Why: read the cache entry the desktop's PR lanes read; an uncached link keeps its badge as state 'unknown'.
+    const cachedPR = ghCache ? readWorkspaceReviewPR(worktree, repo, ghCache.pr) : null
+    const linkedPR: RuntimeWorktreePsSummary['linkedPR'] = cachedPR
+      ? {
+          number: cachedPR.number,
+          state: cachedPR.state,
+          title: cachedPR.title,
+          url: cachedPR.url,
+          checksStatus: cachedPR.checksStatus
+        }
+      : meta?.linkedPR != null
+        ? { number: meta.linkedPR, state: UNCACHED_LINKED_PR_STATE }
+        : null
     const lineage = worktree.lineage
     const priorWorktreeIds = meta?.priorWorktreeIds ?? worktree.priorWorktreeIds
     summaries.set(worktree.id, {
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-sidebar-status.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-sidebar-status.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1cc80b39db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-sidebar-status.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { AGENT_STATUS_STALE_AFTER_MS } from '../../shared/agent-status-freshness'
+import type { RuntimeWorktreeAgentRow } from '../../shared/runtime-types'
+import type { RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence } from './runtime-worktree-ps-activity'
+import { resolveRuntimeWorktreeSidebarStatus } from './runtime-worktree-sidebar-status'
+
+const NOW = 10_000_000
+const AGENT_PANE = 'tab-1:1'
+const OTHER_PANE = 'tab-2:1'
+
+function doneRow(outcome: 'failure' | 'success', updatedAt = NOW): RuntimeWorktreeAgentRow {
+  return {
+    paneKey: AGENT_PANE,
+    parentPaneKey: null,
+    state: 'done',
+    agentType: 'claude',
+    prompt: '',
+    taskTitle: null,
+    displayName: null,
+    lastAssistantMessage: null,
+    toolName: null,
+    toolInput: null,
+    interrupted: false,
+    mainAgent: { state: 'done', outcome, stateStartedAt: updatedAt },
+    stateStartedAt: updatedAt,
+    updatedAt
+  }
+}
+
+function title(
+  status: RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence['status'],
+  paneKey: string
+): RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence {
+  return { status, paneKey, ptyId: null, tabId: null }
+}
+
+function resolve(
+  status: 'active' | 'working' | 'permission',
+  agents: RuntimeWorktreeAgentRow[],
+  titles: RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence[] = []
+) {
+  return resolveRuntimeWorktreeSidebarStatus({ status, agents }, NOW, titles, (paneKey) =>
+    paneKey === AGENT_PANE ? { paneKey, ptyId: undefined, tabId: 'tab-1' } : undefined
+  )
+}
+
+describe('resolveRuntimeWorktreeSidebarStatus', () => {
+  it('shows a fresh failed turn over a live terminal', () => {
+    expect(resolve('active', [doneRow('failure')])).toBe('failed')
+  })
+
+  it('keeps another pane’s question above a failed turn, but not the failed pane’s own title', () => {
+    expect(resolve('permission', [doneRow('failure')], [title('permission', OTHER_PANE)])).toBe(
+      'permission'
+    )
+    expect(resolve('permission', [doneRow('failure')], [title('permission', AGENT_PANE)])).toBe(
+      'failed'
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('lets a finished turn show through its own pane’s lingering working title', () => {
+    expect(resolve('working', [doneRow('success')], [title('working', AGENT_PANE)])).toBe('done')
+    expect(resolve('working', [doneRow('success')], [title('working', OTHER_PANE)])).toBe('working')
+  })
+
+  it('falls back to the host status once the agent row is stale', () => {
+    expect(resolve('active', [doneRow('failure', NOW - AGENT_STATUS_STALE_AFTER_MS - 1)])).toBe(
+      'active'
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-sidebar-status.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-sidebar-status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3ea47ccba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-sidebar-status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { isAgentStatusFresh } from '../../shared/agent-status-freshness'
+import type { RuntimeWorktreePsSummary } from '../../shared/runtime-types'
+import {
+  applyAgentPaneActivityFlags,
+  createAgentPaneActivityFlags,
+  rankWorktreeStatus,
+  type WorktreeStatus
+} from '../../shared/worktree-status-rollup'
+import type { RuntimeWorktreeAgentSource } from './runtime-worktree-agent-source'
+import type { RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence } from './runtime-worktree-ps-activity'
+
+type AgentTitleSource = Pick<RuntimeWorktreeAgentSource, 'paneKey' | 'ptyId' | 'tabId'>
+
+export function terminalTitleEvidenceMatchesSource(
+  evidence: RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence,
+  source: AgentTitleSource
+): boolean {
+  if (evidence.paneKey) {
+    return (
+      evidence.paneKey === source.paneKey ||
+      Boolean(evidence.ptyId && source.ptyId && evidence.ptyId === source.ptyId)
+    )
+  }
+  if (evidence.ptyId && source.ptyId) {
+    return evidence.ptyId === source.ptyId
+  }
+  return Boolean(evidence.tabId && evidence.tabId === source.tabId)
+}
+
+/** The desktop sidebar dot: host status stands in for the title heuristic under fresh agent verdicts. */
+export function resolveRuntimeWorktreeSidebarStatus(
+  summary: Pick<RuntimeWorktreePsSummary, 'status' | 'agents'>,
+  now: number,
+  titleEvidence: readonly RuntimeTerminalTitleEvidence[],
+  sourceOf: (paneKey: string) => AgentTitleSource | undefined
+): WorktreeStatus {
+  if (summary.agents.length === 0 && titleEvidence.length === 0) {
+    return summary.status === 'working' || summary.status === 'permission'
+      ? 'active'
+      : summary.status
+  }
+  const flags = createAgentPaneActivityFlags()
+  const freshSources: AgentTitleSource[] = []
+  // Why: like desktop, a finished worker also silences its orchestrating parent's title.
+  const finishedWorkerParents = new Set<string>()
+  for (const row of summary.agents) {
+    if (!isAgentStatusFresh(row, now)) {
+      continue
+    }
+    applyAgentPaneActivityFlags(flags, row)
+    const source = sourceOf(row.paneKey)
+    if (source) {
+      freshSources.push(source)
+    }
+    if (row.state === 'done' && row.parentPaneKey) {
+      finishedWorkerParents.add(row.parentPaneKey)
+    }
+  }
+  // Why: desktop ignores titles of panes with a fresh agent row; live rows return through the flags.
+  const titles = titleEvidence.filter(
+    (evidence) =>
+      !(evidence.paneKey && finishedWorkerParents.has(evidence.paneKey)) &&
+      freshSources.every((source) => !terminalTitleEvidenceMatchesSource(evidence, source))
+  )
+  const titleStatus = titles.some((evidence) => evidence.status === 'permission')
+    ? 'permission'
+    : titles.length > 0
+      ? 'working'
+      : 'active'
+  const heuristic =
+    summary.status === 'working' || summary.status === 'permission' ? titleStatus : summary.status
+  return rankWorktreeStatus(heuristic, flags)
+}
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-structured-agent-rows-liveness.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-structured-agent-rows-liveness.test.ts
index 9ff6ec42499..67c9f329d12 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-structured-agent-rows-liveness.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-worktree-structured-agent-rows-liveness.test.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function worktreeFor(store: AgentHookServer): RuntimeWorktreePsSummary {
   const summaries = new Map([[WORKTREE_ID, row]])
   attachRuntimeWorktreeAgentRows({
     summaries,
-    workingTerminalEvidenceByWorktreeId: new Map(),
+    terminalTitleEvidenceByWorktreeId: new Map(),
     rowSources: collectRuntimeWorktreeAgentSources({
       mirroredWorktreeIdByTabId: new Map(),
       connectedPtyEvidence: {
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/workspaces/workspace-process-listing.ts b/src/main/runtime/workspaces/workspace-process-listing.ts
index 031a44664aa..b7b009a876d 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/workspaces/workspace-process-listing.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/workspaces/workspace-process-listing.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export abstract class OrcaRuntimeWithGetWorktreePs extends OrcaRuntimeWithWorktr
     )
     const session = this.store?.getWorkspaceSession?.()
     const countedPtyIds = new Set<string>()
-    const workingTerminalEvidenceByWorktreeId = applyRuntimeWorktreePsTerminalActivity({
+    const terminalTitleEvidenceByWorktreeId = applyRuntimeWorktreePsTerminalActivity({
       freshPtyLiveness,
       countedPtyIds,
       leaves: this.leaves.values(),
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export abstract class OrcaRuntimeWithGetWorktreePs extends OrcaRuntimeWithWorktr
       })
     attachRuntimeWorktreeAgentRows({
       summaries,
-      workingTerminalEvidenceByWorktreeId,
+      terminalTitleEvidenceByWorktreeId,
       rowSources: collectRuntimeWorktreeAgentSources({
         mirroredWorktreeIdByTabId,
         connectedPtyEvidence,
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-agent-activity-summary.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-agent-activity-summary.ts
index dd52c7da082..d07ed32bc39 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-agent-activity-summary.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-agent-activity-summary.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   type AgentStatusOrchestrationContext
 } from '../../../../shared/agent-status-types'
 import { agentVerdictDisplayMark } from '../../../../shared/agent-main-agent-verdict'
-import { applyAgentPaneActivityFlags } from '@/lib/agent-pane-activity-flags'
+import { applyAgentPaneActivityFlags } from '../../../../shared/worktree-status-rollup'
 
 export type WorktreeAgentActivitySummary = {
   hasPermission: boolean
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/terminal-tab-activity-status.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/terminal-tab-activity-status.ts
index ed63ae4962d..5faded5ee3d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/terminal-tab-activity-status.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/terminal-tab-activity-status.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { parseLegacyNumericPaneKey, parsePaneKey } from '../../../../shared/stab
 import {
   applyAgentPaneActivityFlags,
   type AgentPaneActivityFlags
-} from '@/lib/agent-pane-activity-flags'
+} from '../../../../shared/worktree-status-rollup'
 import type { TerminalLayoutSnapshot, TerminalTab } from '../../../../shared/terminal-tab-types'
 
 // Share sidebar pane-state resolution, excluding worktree-only retained-done promotion.
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/agent-pane-activity-flags.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/agent-pane-activity-flags.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ad5dd0f1206..00000000000
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/agent-pane-activity-flags.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-import type { AgentStatusEntry } from '../../../shared/agent-status-types'
-import { agentVerdictDisplayMark } from '../../../shared/agent-main-agent-verdict'
-
-export type AgentPaneActivityFlags = {
-  hasPermission: boolean
-  hasLiveWorking: boolean
-  hasLiveMonitoring: boolean
-  hasFailed: boolean
-  hasInterrupted: boolean
-  hasUnconfirmed: boolean
-  hasLiveDone: boolean
-}
-
-export function applyAgentPaneActivityFlags(
-  flags: AgentPaneActivityFlags,
-  entry: Pick<AgentStatusEntry, 'state' | 'workingMode' | 'interrupted' | 'mainAgent'>
-): void {
-  const mark = agentVerdictDisplayMark(entry)
-  if (entry.state === 'blocked' || entry.state === 'waiting') {
-    flags.hasPermission = true
-  }
-  // Keep main-agent failure alongside a subagent’s question so it remains visible after the question clears.
-  switch (mark) {
-    case 'failed':
-      flags.hasFailed = true
-      return
-    case 'interrupted':
-      flags.hasInterrupted = true
-      return
-    case 'unconfirmed':
-      flags.hasUnconfirmed = true
-      return
-    case null:
-      break
-  }
-  if (entry.state === 'working') {
-    if (entry.workingMode === 'monitoring') {
-      flags.hasLiveMonitoring = true
-    } else {
-      flags.hasLiveWorking = true
-    }
-  } else if (entry.state === 'done') {
-    flags.hasLiveDone = true
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/worktree-status.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/worktree-status.ts
index 4c446c94165..f205cddc4d9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/worktree-status.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/worktree-status.ts
@@ -11,17 +11,9 @@ import type {
 } from '../../../shared/terminal-tab-types'
 import type { TuiAgent } from '../../../shared/tui-agent'
 import type { LiveAgentWorktreeStatus } from './worktree-activity-state'
+import { rankWorktreeStatus, type WorktreeStatus } from '../../../shared/worktree-status-rollup'
 
-export type WorktreeStatus =
-  | 'active'
-  | 'working'
-  | 'monitoring'
-  | 'permission'
-  | 'failed'
-  | 'interrupted'
-  | 'unconfirmed'
-  | 'done'
-  | 'inactive'
+export type { WorktreeStatus } from '../../../shared/worktree-status-rollup'
 
 type WorktreeStatusHeuristicOptions = {
   liveAgentStatus?: LiveAgentWorktreeStatus
@@ -206,38 +198,5 @@ export function resolveWorktreeStatus(args: {
       terminalLayoutRootsByTabId: args.terminalLayoutRootsByTabId
     }
   )
-  if (args.hasPermission) {
-    return 'permission'
-  }
-  // Why: heuristic 'permission' outranks heuristic 'working' — the user-actionable signal wins when panes in one tab disagree.
-  if (heuristic === 'permission') {
-    return 'permission'
-  }
-  // Failure outranks live work, including surviving subagents; only a pending question comes first.
-  if (args.hasFailed) {
-    return 'failed'
-  }
-  // Why: restored cards get the hook snapshot before panes mount; trust the explicit working row so they stay yellow on restart.
-  if (args.hasLiveWorking || heuristic === 'working') {
-    return 'working'
-  }
-  if (args.hasLiveMonitoring || heuristic === 'monitoring') {
-    return 'monitoring'
-  }
-  // Why: a departed agent's failure has no expiry, so it must not pin the card over live work.
-  if (args.hasRetainedFailed) {
-    return 'failed'
-  }
-  // Why: an end Orca cannot prove is not a finish, and unlike a user's Stop it is news.
-  if (args.hasUnconfirmed) {
-    return 'unconfirmed'
-  }
-  // A user's Stop follows every state that is news, but must not collapse into success.
-  if (args.hasInterrupted) {
-    return 'interrupted'
-  }
-  if (args.hasLiveDone || args.hasRetainedDone) {
-    return 'done'
-  }
-  return heuristic
+  return rankWorktreeStatus(heuristic, args)
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/runtime-worktree-contracts.ts b/src/shared/runtime-worktree-contracts.ts
index 70c96809455..83904dd09a9 100644
--- a/src/shared/runtime-worktree-contracts.ts
+++ b/src/shared/runtime-worktree-contracts.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type {
 import type { RuntimeListingHostScope } from './runtime-listing-host-scope'
 import type { GitWorktreeInfo, Worktree } from './worktree/types'
 import type { WorkspaceStatusWarning } from './workspace-status-warning'
+import type { WorktreeStatus } from './worktree-status-rollup'
 
 export type RuntimeWorktreeSetResult = {
   worktree: RuntimeWorktreeRecord
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export type RuntimeWorktreePsSummary = {
   createdAt?: number
   creatorProvenance?: Worktree['creatorProvenance']
   linkedIssue: number | null
-  /** Host-cached PR, else linked number with unknown state; old hosts omit title/url/checks. */
+  /** The cached PR the desktop's PR lanes read, else a linked number with state UNCACHED_LINKED_PR_STATE. Old hosts omit title/url/checks. */
   linkedPR: {
     number: number
     state: string
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ export type RuntimeWorktreePsSummary = {
   status: RuntimeWorktreeStatus
   /** Optional discriminator for a working workspace; older clients fall back to ordinary working. */
   workingMode?: AgentWorkingMode
+  /** The desktop sidebar dot, including failed/interrupted/unconfirmed; older hosts omit it. */
+  sidebarStatus?: WorktreeStatus
   agents: RuntimeWorktreeAgentRow[]
   /** See `Worktree.removing`; sent only to clients that advertise background removal. */
   removing?: true
@@ -151,6 +154,9 @@ export type RuntimeGitCheckoutResult = {
   branch: string
 }
 
+/** A linked PR the host has no cached state for: it shows a badge but, like desktop, sits in the In progress lane. */
+export const UNCACHED_LINKED_PR_STATE = 'unknown'
+
 export type RuntimeWorktreeStatus = 'active' | 'working' | 'permission' | 'done' | 'inactive'
 
 export type RuntimeWorktreeRecord = Worktree & {
diff --git a/src/shared/sidebar-list/workspace-review-facts.ts b/src/shared/sidebar-list/workspace-review-facts.ts
index efcef01440a..4c63cab1d1d 100644
--- a/src/shared/sidebar-list/workspace-review-facts.ts
+++ b/src/shared/sidebar-list/workspace-review-facts.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   type HostScopedWorktreeKey
 } from '../worktree/host-qualified-identity'
 import { listGitWorkspaceRows } from './workspace-rows'
+import { UNCACHED_LINKED_PR_STATE } from '../runtime-worktree-contracts'
 
 /** PR grouping currently admits only GitHub facts. */
 const WorkspaceReviewFactSchema = z.object({
@@ -26,17 +27,19 @@ export const WorkspaceReviewFactsSnapshotSchema = z.object({
 export type WorkspaceReviewFact = z.infer<typeof WorkspaceReviewFactSchema>
 export type WorkspaceReviewFactsSnapshot = z.infer<typeof WorkspaceReviewFactsSnapshotSchema>
 
+type CachedPR = { number?: number; state?: string }
+
 /** The window's PR cache, or main's persisted copy of it. */
-export type PRCacheView = Readonly<
-  Record<string, { data: { number?: number; state?: string } | null } | undefined>
+export type PRCacheView<T extends CachedPR = CachedPR> = Readonly<
+  Record<string, { data: T | null } | undefined>
 >
 
-/** Cached PR excluding one the user unlinked. */
-export function readWorkspaceReviewFact(
+/** Cached PR for the workspace branch, excluding one the user unlinked. */
+export function readWorkspaceReviewPR<T extends CachedPR>(
   worktree: Pick<Worktree, 'branch' | 'linkedPR' | 'suppressedGitHubPR'>,
   repo: Pick<Repo, 'id' | 'path' | 'connectionId' | 'executionHostId'> | undefined,
-  prCache: PRCacheView
-): WorkspaceReviewFact | null {
+  prCache: PRCacheView<T>
+): T | null {
   const branch = worktree.branch.replace(/^refs\/heads\//, '')
   if (!repo || !branch) {
     return null
@@ -49,13 +52,29 @@ export function readWorkspaceReviewFact(
   if (!pr || (typeof pr.number === 'number' && isGitHubPRSuppressed(worktree, pr.number))) {
     return null
   }
-  return { provider: 'github', reviewState: pr.state ?? '' }
+  return pr
+}
+
+export function readWorkspaceReviewFact(
+  worktree: Pick<Worktree, 'branch' | 'linkedPR' | 'suppressedGitHubPR'>,
+  repo: Pick<Repo, 'id' | 'path' | 'connectionId' | 'executionHostId'> | undefined,
+  prCache: PRCacheView
+): WorkspaceReviewFact | null {
+  const pr = readWorkspaceReviewPR(worktree, repo, prCache)
+  return pr ? { provider: 'github', reviewState: pr.state ?? '' } : null
 }
 
 export function prGroupOfReviewFact(fact: WorkspaceReviewFact | null | undefined): PRGroupKey {
   return fact ? getPRGroupKeyForState(fact.reviewState) : 'in-progress'
 }
 
+/** PR lane for a worktree.ps row, whose uncached linked PR carries no review fact. */
+export function prGroupOfPsLinkedPR(linkedPR: { state: string } | null | undefined): PRGroupKey {
+  return linkedPR && linkedPR.state !== UNCACHED_LINKED_PR_STATE
+    ? getPRGroupKeyForState(linkedPR.state)
+    : 'in-progress'
+}
+
 export function workspaceReviewFactsEqual(
   a: WorkspaceReviewFact | null | undefined,
   b: WorkspaceReviewFact | null | undefined
diff --git a/src/shared/sidebar-list/workspace-rows.ts b/src/shared/sidebar-list/workspace-rows.ts
index fa16a6b05d8..50c45e6d2f1 100644
--- a/src/shared/sidebar-list/workspace-rows.ts
+++ b/src/shared/sidebar-list/workspace-rows.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function listedRow(worktree: ListedWorktree, repo: ListedRepo | undefined): List
 }
 
 /** Resolve each row’s own repo; repo IDs can collide across hosts. */
-function withOwnerRepos<W extends ListedWorktree, R extends ListedRepo>(
+export function withOwnerRepos<W extends ListedWorktree, R extends ListedRepo>(
   worktrees: readonly W[],
   repos: readonly R[]
 ): { worktree: W; repo: R | undefined }[] {
diff --git a/src/shared/worktree-status-rollup.ts b/src/shared/worktree-status-rollup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c4903397c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/worktree-status-rollup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import type { AgentStatusEntry } from './agent-status-types'
+import { agentVerdictDisplayMark } from './agent-main-agent-verdict'
+
+export type WorktreeStatus =
+  | 'active'
+  | 'working'
+  | 'monitoring'
+  | 'permission'
+  | 'failed'
+  | 'interrupted'
+  | 'unconfirmed'
+  | 'done'
+  | 'inactive'
+
+export type AgentPaneActivityFlags = {
+  hasPermission: boolean
+  hasLiveWorking: boolean
+  hasLiveMonitoring: boolean
+  hasFailed: boolean
+  hasInterrupted: boolean
+  hasUnconfirmed: boolean
+  hasLiveDone: boolean
+}
+
+export function createAgentPaneActivityFlags(): AgentPaneActivityFlags {
+  return {
+    hasPermission: false,
+    hasLiveWorking: false,
+    hasLiveMonitoring: false,
+    hasFailed: false,
+    hasInterrupted: false,
+    hasUnconfirmed: false,
+    hasLiveDone: false
+  }
+}
+
+export function applyAgentPaneActivityFlags(
+  flags: AgentPaneActivityFlags,
+  entry: Pick<AgentStatusEntry, 'state' | 'workingMode' | 'interrupted' | 'mainAgent'>
+): void {
+  const mark = agentVerdictDisplayMark(entry)
+  if (entry.state === 'blocked' || entry.state === 'waiting') {
+    flags.hasPermission = true
+  }
+  // Keep main-agent failure alongside a subagent’s question so it remains visible after the question clears.
+  switch (mark) {
+    case 'failed':
+      flags.hasFailed = true
+      return
+    case 'interrupted':
+      flags.hasInterrupted = true
+      return
+    case 'unconfirmed':
+      flags.hasUnconfirmed = true
+      return
+    case null:
+      break
+  }
+  if (entry.state === 'working') {
+    if (entry.workingMode === 'monitoring') {
+      flags.hasLiveMonitoring = true
+    } else {
+      flags.hasLiveWorking = true
+    }
+  } else if (entry.state === 'done') {
+    flags.hasLiveDone = true
+  }
+}
+
+/** Overlay explicit agent evidence on the terminal-title heuristic; the sidebar dot's priority order. */
+export function rankWorktreeStatus(
+  heuristic: WorktreeStatus,
+  flags: Partial<AgentPaneActivityFlags> & {
+    hasRetainedDone?: boolean
+    hasRetainedFailed?: boolean
+  }
+): WorktreeStatus {
+  if (flags.hasPermission) {
+    return 'permission'
+  }
+  // Why: heuristic 'permission' outranks heuristic 'working' — the user-actionable signal wins when panes in one tab disagree.
+  if (heuristic === 'permission') {
+    return 'permission'
+  }
+  // Failure outranks live work, including surviving subagents; only a pending question comes first.
+  if (flags.hasFailed) {
+    return 'failed'
+  }
+  // Why: restored cards get the hook snapshot before panes mount; trust the explicit working row so they stay yellow on restart.
+  if (flags.hasLiveWorking || heuristic === 'working') {
+    return 'working'
+  }
+  if (flags.hasLiveMonitoring || heuristic === 'monitoring') {
+    return 'monitoring'
+  }
+  // Why: a departed agent's failure has no expiry, so it must not pin the card over live work.
+  if (flags.hasRetainedFailed) {
+    return 'failed'
+  }
+  // Why: an end Orca cannot prove is not a finish, and unlike a user's Stop it is news.
+  if (flags.hasUnconfirmed) {
+    return 'unconfirmed'
+  }
+  // A user's Stop follows every state that is news, but must not collapse into success.
+  if (flags.hasInterrupted) {
+    return 'interrupted'
+  }
+  if (flags.hasLiveDone || flags.hasRetainedDone) {
+    return 'done'
+  }
+  return heuristic
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/cross-version-wire/cross-version-stopping.unit.test.ts b/tests/e2e/cross-version-wire/cross-version-stopping.unit.test.ts
index f3d6a203cf4..d95b004d270 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/cross-version-wire/cross-version-stopping.unit.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/cross-version-wire/cross-version-stopping.unit.test.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ function publishRow(host: HostRowModules, mainAgent: Record<string, unknown>): R
     summaries,
     pathIndex: { byPath: new Map(), byRealPath: new Map() },
     missingWorktreeIds: new Set(),
+    // Older builds read workingTerminalEvidenceByWorktreeId; newer ones read terminalTitleEvidenceByWorktreeId.
     workingTerminalEvidenceByWorktreeId: new Map(),
+    terminalTitleEvidenceByWorktreeId: new Map(),
     rowSources: host.collectRuntimeWorktreeAgentSources({
       hookSnapshots: [snapshot],
       mirroredWorktreeIdByTabId: new Map(),
diff --git a/tests/e2e/cross-version-wire/cross-version-worktree-ps-verdict.unit.test.ts b/tests/e2e/cross-version-wire/cross-version-worktree-ps-verdict.unit.test.ts
index a89fde840bb..5951b6e5543 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/cross-version-wire/cross-version-worktree-ps-verdict.unit.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/cross-version-wire/cross-version-worktree-ps-verdict.unit.test.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ function publishRows(host: HostRowModules): Record<string, AgentRow> {
     summaries,
     pathIndex: { byPath: new Map(), byRealPath: new Map() },
     missingWorktreeIds: new Set(),
+    // Older builds read workingTerminalEvidenceByWorktreeId; newer ones read terminalTitleEvidenceByWorktreeId.
     workingTerminalEvidenceByWorktreeId: new Map(),
+    terminalTitleEvidenceByWorktreeId: new Map(),
     rowSources: host.collectRuntimeWorktreeAgentSources({
       hookSnapshots: SNAPSHOTS,
       mirroredWorktreeIdByTabId: new Map(),