diff --git a/config/scripts/vitest-sqlite-runtime-files.mjs b/config/scripts/vitest-sqlite-runtime-files.mjs
index e2544461688..d62866f3e95 100644
--- a/config/scripts/vitest-sqlite-runtime-files.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/vitest-sqlite-runtime-files.mjs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { SQLITE_DATABASE_RUNTIME_INCLUDE } from './vitest-sqlite-database-runtim
 // Real SQLite fixtures keep Node publication and close semantics.
 export const SQLITE_RUNTIME_INCLUDE = [
   ...SQLITE_DATABASE_RUNTIME_INCLUDE,
+  'src/main/ipc/repos/project-host-setup-wsl-move-fence.test.ts',
+  'src/main/ipc/repos/repo-ipc-wsl-move-fence.test.ts',
+  'src/main/runtime/runtime-managed-worktree-metadata-wsl-move.test.ts',
   'src/main/acp/acp-structured-host-live-listing.test.ts',
   'src/main/acp/acp-structured-host-configured-default.test.ts',
   'src/main/pi/rpc-configured-default.test.ts',
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/hooks/register-worktree-hook-file-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/hooks/register-worktree-hook-file-handlers.ts
index e5d840f73a0..9e9dd7e7e26 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/hooks/register-worktree-hook-file-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/hooks/register-worktree-hook-file-handlers.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { joinWorktreeRelativePath } from '../../runtime/runtime-relative-paths'
 import { readIssueCommand, writeIssueCommand } from '../../issue-command-file'
 import { resolveRepoForExecutionHost } from '../worktrees/repo-host-ownership'
 import type { WorktreeIpcContext } from '../worktrees/worktree-ipc-context'
+import { assertWslMoveRepoWritable } from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 /** Route private command overrides to the owning host without changing shared hook settings. */
 export function registerWorktreeHookFileHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): void {
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export function registerWorktreeHookFileHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): v
       if (!repo || isFolderRepo(repo)) {
         return
       }
+      assertWslMoveRepoWritable(store, repo)
       if (getStoredRepoSshConnectionId(repo)) {
         throw new Error('Remote filesystem unavailable. Reconnect the SSH target before retrying.')
       }
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/repos/folder-workspace-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/repos/folder-workspace-handlers.ts
index 638591ce227..353093a2bd6 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/repos/folder-workspace-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/repos/folder-workspace-handlers.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ import {
   parseProjectGroupIpcArgs
 } from './repo-ipc-arg-schemas'
 import { visibleFolderWorkspaces } from '../../ssh/orcad-retained-source'
+import {
+  isLocalWslMoveRow,
+  shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate
+} from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 export function registerFolderWorkspaceHandlers(
   mainWindow: BrowserWindow,
@@ -77,6 +81,15 @@ export function registerFolderWorkspaceHandlers(
         rawArgs,
         'invalid_folder_workspace_update_args'
       )
+      const existing = store.getFolderWorkspace(args.folderWorkspaceId)
+      const ref = { folderWorkspaceId: args.folderWorkspaceId }
+      if (
+        existing &&
+        isLocalWslMoveRow(existing) &&
+        shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate(store, ref, args.updates)
+      ) {
+        return existing
+      }
       if (
         typeof args.updates.folderPath === 'string' &&
         args.updates.folderPath.trim().length > 0
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/repos/project-group-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/repos/project-group-handlers.ts
index 25f9c4506a4..89839bfef11 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/repos/project-group-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/repos/project-group-handlers.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   ProjectGroupUpdateArgs,
   parseProjectGroupIpcArgs
 } from './repo-ipc-arg-schemas'
+import { assertWslMoveProjectWritable } from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 import { activeNestedRepoScans, runNestedRepoScanForIpc } from './nested-repo-scan-ipc'
 import { visibleProjectGroups } from '../../ssh/orcad-retained-source'
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export function registerProjectGroupHandlers(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, store: S
       rawArgs,
       'invalid_project_group_move_repo_args'
     )
+    assertWslMoveProjectWritable(store, { repoId: args.projectId })
     const moved = store.moveProjectToGroup(args.projectId, args.groupId, args.order)
     if (moved) {
       notifyReposChanged(mainWindow)
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/repos/project-host-setup-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/repos/project-host-setup-handlers.ts
index 79d7976ecec..07d6119dfc8 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/repos/project-host-setup-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/repos/project-host-setup-handlers.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ import {
 } from './repo-ipc-arg-schemas'
 import { addLocalRepoFromPath } from './local-repo-registration'
 import { sshTargetNotConnectedMessage } from '../../providers/ssh-host-not-served-error'
+import {
+  assertWslMoveHostSetupIdWritable,
+  assertWslMoveHostSetupWritable
+} from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 function buildProjectHostSetupResult(store: Store, repo: Repo): ProjectHostSetupResult {
   const setup = getProjectHostSetupForRepo(store.getProjectHostSetups(), repo)
@@ -45,6 +49,11 @@ function alignRepoWithRequestedProject(
   setupMethod: ProjectHostSetupExistingFolderArgs['setupMethod'] = 'imported-existing-folder',
   requestedProviderIdentity?: ProjectHostSetupExistingFolderArgs['projectProviderIdentity']
 ): ProjectHostSetupResult {
+  assertWslMoveHostSetupWritable(store, {
+    projectId,
+    hostId: getRepoExecutionHostId(repo),
+    repoId: repo.id
+  })
   let setup = getProjectHostSetupForRepo(store.getProjectHostSetups(), repo)
   if (setup.projectId !== projectId) {
     const project = store.getProjects().find((entry) => entry.id === projectId)
@@ -86,6 +95,7 @@ export function registerProjectHostSetupHandlers(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, stor
         rawArgs,
         'project_host_setup_create_invalid_args'
       )
+      assertWslMoveHostSetupWritable(store, args)
       const result = store.createProjectHostSetup(args)
       if (!result) {
         throw new Error(`Project not found: ${args.projectId}`)
@@ -103,6 +113,7 @@ export function registerProjectHostSetupHandlers(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, stor
         rawArgs,
         'project_host_setup_update_invalid_args'
       )
+      assertWslMoveHostSetupIdWritable(store, args.setupId)
       const result = store.updateProjectHostSetup(args)
       if (!result) {
         throw new Error(`Project host setup not found: ${args.setupId}`)
@@ -124,6 +135,7 @@ export function registerProjectHostSetupHandlers(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, stor
         rawArgs,
         'project_host_setup_delete_invalid_args'
       )
+      assertWslMoveHostSetupIdWritable(store, args.setupId)
       const result = store.deleteProjectHostSetup(args)
       if (!result) {
         throw new Error(`Project host setup not found: ${args.setupId}`)
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/repos/project-host-setup-wsl-move-fence.test.ts b/src/main/ipc/repos/project-host-setup-wsl-move-fence.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c6f5cea7d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/ipc/repos/project-host-setup-wsl-move-fence.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { BrowserWindow } from 'electron'
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { closeTestStores, createStore, testState } from '../../persistence-test-harness'
+import type { Store } from '../../persistence'
+import type { Repo } from '../../../shared/repo-types'
+import { wslMoveCutoverFixture as cutover } from '../../persistence/__fixtures__/wsl-mover/wsl-move-cutover-fixture'
+import { writeWslMoveCutover } from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-cutover-journal'
+import {
+  WslMoveProjectFencedError,
+  loadWslMoveFence,
+  resetWslMoveFenceForTests
+} from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
+import { RuntimeProjectHostSetupController } from '../../runtime/runtime-project-host-setup-controller'
+import { RuntimeRepositoryIssueCommand } from '../../runtime/runtime-repository-issue-command'
+import { RuntimeRepositorySettingsController } from '../../runtime/runtime-repository-settings-controller'
+import * as issueCommandFile from '../../issue-command-file'
+import { registerProjectHostSetupHandlers } from './project-host-setup-handlers'
+import { registerRepoCatalogHandlers } from './repo-catalog-handlers'
+
+const { handlers } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  handlers: new Map<string, (event: unknown, args: unknown) => unknown>()
+}))
+vi.mock('electron', () => ({
+  BrowserWindow: class {},
+  app: { getPath: () => testState.dir },
+  safeStorage: { isEncryptionAvailable: () => false },
+  ipcMain: {
+    handle: (channel: string, handler: (event: unknown, args: unknown) => unknown) => {
+      handlers.set(channel, handler)
+    }
+  }
+}))
+vi.mock('../../telemetry/client', () => ({ track: vi.fn() }))
+vi.mock('../../telemetry/cohort-classifier', () => ({ getCohortAtEmit: vi.fn() }))
+vi.mock('./repos-changed-notification', () => ({ notifyReposChanged: vi.fn() }))
+
+async function invoke(channel: string, args: unknown): Promise<unknown> {
+  const handler = handlers.get(channel)
+  if (!handler) {
+    throw new Error(`Handler not registered: ${channel}`)
+  }
+  return handler(undefined, args)
+}
+
+function repo(id: string, extra: Partial<Repo> = {}): Repo {
+  return {
+    id,
+    path: join(testState.dir, id),
+    displayName: id,
+    badgeColor: '#000',
+    addedAt: 0,
+    kind: 'git',
+    ...extra
+  }
+}
+
+let store: Store
+beforeEach(() => {
+  handlers.clear()
+  testState.dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'wsl-move-setup-ipc-'))
+  store = createStore()
+  loadWslMoveFence(testState.dir)
+})
+afterEach(async () => {
+  resetWslMoveFenceForTests()
+  await closeTestStores()
+  rmSync(testState.dir, { recursive: true, force: true })
+  vi.restoreAllMocks()
+})
+
+const setupFor = (repoId: string) => {
+  const setup = store.getProjectHostSetups().find((entry) => entry.repoId === repoId)
+  if (!setup) {
+    throw new Error(`No setup for ${repoId}`)
+  }
+  return setup
+}
+
+describe('project host setups under a WSL move', () => {
+  it('refuses IPC edits to a local setup of a moving repo and leaves others alone', async () => {
+    store.addRepo(repo('repo-1'))
+    store.addRepo(repo('repo-2'))
+    writeWslMoveCutover(testState.dir, cutover('move-1', 'source-fenced'))
+    registerProjectHostSetupHandlers(new BrowserWindow(), store)
+    const moving = setupFor('repo-1')
+
+    await expect(
+      invoke('projectHostSetups:update', { setupId: moving.id, updates: { displayName: 'x' } })
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    await expect(invoke('projectHostSetups:delete', { setupId: moving.id })).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(
+      WslMoveProjectFencedError
+    )
+    await expect(
+      invoke('projectHostSetups:create', { projectId: moving.projectId, hostId: 'local' })
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    expect(setupFor('repo-1').displayName).toBe(moving.displayName)
+    await expect(
+      invoke('projectHostSetups:update', {
+        setupId: setupFor('repo-2').id,
+        updates: { displayName: 'renamed' }
+      })
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ setup: { displayName: 'renamed' } })
+  })
+
+  it("keeps a setup's own repo frozen once the WSL host owns it", async () => {
+    store.addRepo(repo('repo-1'))
+    writeWslMoveCutover(testState.dir, cutover('move-1', 'destination-committed'))
+    registerProjectHostSetupHandlers(new BrowserWindow(), store)
+    const owned = setupFor('repo-1')
+
+    await expect(
+      invoke('projectHostSetups:update', { setupId: owned.id, updates: { displayName: 'x' } })
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    await expect(invoke('projectHostSetups:delete', { setupId: owned.id })).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(
+      WslMoveProjectFencedError
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('refuses a runtime setup delete for a moving repo', () => {
+    store.addRepo(repo('repo-1'))
+    writeWslMoveCutover(testState.dir, cutover('move-1', 'source-fenced'))
+    const controller = new RuntimeProjectHostSetupController({
+      getStore: () => store,
+      listRepos: () => store.getRepos(),
+      addRepo: vi.fn(),
+      cloneRepo: vi.fn(),
+      invalidateResolvedWorktrees: vi.fn(),
+      invalidateWorktreeScan: vi.fn(),
+      notifyReposChanged: vi.fn(),
+      countLiveTerminalsForRepo: () => 0
+    })
+    const setupId = setupFor('repo-1').id
+
+    expect(() => controller.deleteSetup({ setupId })).toThrow(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    expect(() => controller.updateSetup({ setupId, updates: { displayName: 'x' } })).toThrow(
+      WslMoveProjectFencedError
+    )
+    expect(store.getRepo('repo-1')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+})
+
+describe('projects:update once the WSL host owns a repo', () => {
+  it('lets project-wide settings change again', async () => {
+    store.addRepo(repo('repo-1'))
+    writeWslMoveCutover(testState.dir, cutover('move-1', 'destination-committed'))
+    registerRepoCatalogHandlers(new BrowserWindow(), store)
+    const project = store.getProjects().find((entry) => entry.sourceRepoIds.includes('repo-1'))
+    const updates = { localWindowsRuntimePreference: { kind: 'windows-host' } }
+
+    await expect(invoke('projects:update', { projectId: project?.id, updates })).resolves.toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({ sourceRepoIds: ['repo-1'] })
+    )
+  })
+})
+
+describe('issue command writes under a WSL move', () => {
+  it('refuses a runtime write to a moving repo before touching the file', async () => {
+    store.addRepo(repo('repo-1'))
+    writeWslMoveCutover(testState.dir, cutover('move-1', 'source-fenced'))
+    const write = vi.spyOn(issueCommandFile, 'writeIssueCommand')
+    const commands = new RuntimeRepositoryIssueCommand({
+      resolveRepo: async (id) => repo(id),
+      getLocalGitArgs: () => [],
+      getStore: () => store
+    })
+
+    await expect(commands.write('repo-1', 'run')).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    expect(write).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
+
+describe('repo settings on another host under a WSL move', () => {
+  it('leaves a same-id repo row on another host writable', async () => {
+    writeWslMoveCutover(testState.dir, cutover('move-1', 'source-fenced'))
+    const onHost = repo('repo-1', { executionHostId: 'runtime:wsl:ubuntu' })
+    vi.spyOn(store, 'updateRepo').mockReturnValue(onHost)
+    const controller = new RuntimeRepositorySettingsController({
+      getStore: () => store,
+      resolveRepo: async () => onHost,
+      forgetTerminalTopology: vi.fn(),
+      invalidateResolvedWorktrees: vi.fn(),
+      invalidateWorktreeScan: vi.fn(),
+      notifyReposChanged: vi.fn()
+    })
+
+    await expect(controller.setBaseRef('repo-1', 'origin/dev')).resolves.toBe(onHost)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/repos/repo-catalog-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/repos/repo-catalog-handlers.ts
index ddb5d058056..071c8d9dfd9 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/repos/repo-catalog-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/repos/repo-catalog-handlers.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import { invalidateAuthorizedRootsCache } from '../registered-worktree-roots-cac
 import { notifyReposChanged } from './repos-changed-notification'
 import { ProjectUpdateIpcArgs, parseProjectGroupIpcArgs } from './repo-ipc-arg-schemas'
 import { visibleRepos } from '../../ssh/orcad-retained-source'
+import {
+  assertWslMoveProjectWritable,
+  assertWslMoveReposWritable,
+  isWslMoveSourceHost
+} from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 export function registerRepoCatalogHandlers(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, store: Store): void {
   // Why one shared reference: enrichment dedupes coalesced callers by callback identity, so a fresh
@@ -33,6 +38,8 @@ export function registerRepoCatalogHandlers(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, store: St
       rawArgs,
       'project_update_invalid_args'
     )
+    const project = store.getProjects().find((entry) => entry.id === args.projectId)
+    assertWslMoveReposWritable(store, project?.sourceRepoIds ?? [])
     return store.updateProject(args.projectId, args.updates)
   })
 
@@ -83,6 +90,9 @@ export function registerRepoCatalogHandlers(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, store: St
       if (!hostId) {
         throw new Error(`Invalid host ID: ${args.hostId}`)
       }
+      if (isWslMoveSourceHost(hostId)) {
+        assertWslMoveProjectWritable(store, { repoId: args.repoId })
+      }
       store.removeProjectForHost(args.repoId, hostId)
       invalidateAuthorizedRootsCache()
       notifyReposChanged(mainWindow)
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/repos/repo-ipc-wsl-move-fence.test.ts b/src/main/ipc/repos/repo-ipc-wsl-move-fence.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a874ce1b694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/ipc/repos/repo-ipc-wsl-move-fence.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { BrowserWindow } from 'electron'
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { closeTestStores, createStore, testState } from '../../persistence-test-harness'
+import type { Store } from '../../persistence'
+import type { Repo } from '../../../shared/repo-types'
+import { wslMoveCutoverFixture as cutover } from '../../persistence/__fixtures__/wsl-mover/wsl-move-cutover-fixture'
+import { writeWslMoveCutover } from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-cutover-journal'
+import {
+  WslMoveProjectFencedError,
+  loadWslMoveFence,
+  resetWslMoveFenceForTests
+} from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
+import { RuntimeRepositorySettingsController } from '../../runtime/runtime-repository-settings-controller'
+import { registerFolderWorkspaceHandlers } from './folder-workspace-handlers'
+import { registerRepoCatalogHandlers } from './repo-catalog-handlers'
+
+const { handlers } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  handlers: new Map<string, (event: unknown, args: unknown) => unknown>()
+}))
+vi.mock('electron', () => ({
+  BrowserWindow: class {},
+  app: { getPath: () => testState.dir },
+  safeStorage: { isEncryptionAvailable: () => false },
+  ipcMain: {
+    handle: (channel: string, handler: (event: unknown, args: unknown) => unknown) => {
+      handlers.set(channel, handler)
+    }
+  }
+}))
+vi.mock('../../telemetry/client', () => ({ track: vi.fn() }))
+vi.mock('../../telemetry/cohort-classifier', () => ({ getCohortAtEmit: vi.fn() }))
+vi.mock('./repos-changed-notification', () => ({ notifyReposChanged: vi.fn() }))
+
+async function invoke(channel: string, args: unknown): Promise<unknown> {
+  const handler = handlers.get(channel)
+  if (!handler) {
+    throw new Error(`Handler not registered: ${channel}`)
+  }
+  return handler(undefined, args)
+}
+
+function repo(id: string): Repo {
+  return {
+    id,
+    path: join(testState.dir, id),
+    displayName: id,
+    badgeColor: '#000',
+    addedAt: 0,
+    kind: 'git'
+  }
+}
+
+let store: Store
+beforeEach(() => {
+  handlers.clear()
+  testState.dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'wsl-move-repo-ipc-'))
+  store = createStore()
+  loadWslMoveFence(testState.dir)
+})
+afterEach(async () => {
+  resetWslMoveFenceForTests()
+  await closeTestStores()
+  rmSync(testState.dir, { recursive: true, force: true })
+})
+
+describe('folderWorkspaces:update under a WSL move', () => {
+  it('drops a passive update quietly and refuses a user edit', async () => {
+    const group = store.createProjectGroup({
+      name: 'Docs',
+      parentPath: testState.dir,
+      createdFrom: 'folder-scan'
+    })
+    const workspace = store.createFolderWorkspace({ projectGroupId: group.id, name: 'notes' })
+    writeWslMoveCutover(
+      testState.dir,
+      cutover('move-1', 'source-fenced', {}, { folderWorkspaceIds: [workspace.id] })
+    )
+    registerFolderWorkspaceHandlers(new BrowserWindow(), store, {
+      deleteFolderWorkspace: vi.fn(async () => ({ deleted: true }))
+    })
+
+    await expect(
+      invoke('folderWorkspaces:update', {
+        folderWorkspaceId: workspace.id,
+        updates: { isUnread: true, lastActivityAt: 1 }
+      })
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ id: workspace.id, isUnread: workspace.isUnread })
+    await expect(
+      invoke('folderWorkspaces:update', {
+        folderWorkspaceId: workspace.id,
+        updates: { isUnread: true }
+      })
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    await expect(
+      invoke('folderWorkspaces:update', {
+        folderWorkspaceId: workspace.id,
+        updates: { name: 'renamed' }
+      })
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    expect(store.getFolderWorkspace(workspace.id)).toMatchObject({
+      name: 'notes',
+      isUnread: workspace.isUnread
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('projects:update under a WSL move', () => {
+  it('refuses a runtime preference change when a source repo is moving', async () => {
+    store.addRepo(repo('repo-1'))
+    store.addRepo(repo('repo-2'))
+    writeWslMoveCutover(testState.dir, cutover('move-1', 'source-fenced'))
+    registerRepoCatalogHandlers(new BrowserWindow(), store)
+    const projectFor = (repoId: string) =>
+      store.getProjects().find((project) => project.sourceRepoIds.includes(repoId))
+    const updates = { localWindowsRuntimePreference: { kind: 'windows-host' } }
+
+    await expect(
+      invoke('projects:update', { projectId: projectFor('repo-1')?.id, updates })
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    await expect(
+      invoke('projects:update', { projectId: projectFor('repo-2')?.id, updates })
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ sourceRepoIds: ['repo-2'] })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('RuntimeRepositorySettingsController under a WSL move', () => {
+  it('refuses a settings edit to a moving repo and writes nothing', async () => {
+    store.addRepo(repo('repo-1'))
+    writeWslMoveCutover(testState.dir, cutover('move-1', 'source-fenced'))
+    const notifyReposChanged = vi.fn()
+    const controller = new RuntimeRepositorySettingsController({
+      getStore: () => store,
+      resolveRepo: async (id) => repo(id),
+      forgetTerminalTopology: vi.fn(),
+      invalidateResolvedWorktrees: vi.fn(),
+      invalidateWorktreeScan: vi.fn(),
+      notifyReposChanged
+    })
+
+    await expect(controller.update('repo-1', { displayName: 'renamed' })).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(
+      WslMoveProjectFencedError
+    )
+    await expect(controller.setBaseRef('repo-1', 'origin/dev')).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(
+      WslMoveProjectFencedError
+    )
+    expect(store.getRepo('repo-1')?.displayName).toBe('repo-1')
+    expect(notifyReposChanged).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/repos/repo-update-handler.ts b/src/main/ipc/repos/repo-update-handler.ts
index 5af9e097121..9ef2537aecb 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/repos/repo-update-handler.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/repos/repo-update-handler.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ import {
 import { prepareLocalWorktreeRootForRepo } from '../../worktree-root-preparation'
 import { invalidateAuthorizedRootsCache } from '../registered-worktree-roots-cache'
 import { notifyReposChanged } from './repos-changed-notification'
+import {
+  assertWslMoveProjectWritable,
+  isWslMoveSourceHost
+} from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 export function registerRepoUpdateHandler(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, store: Store): void {
   ipcMain.handle(
@@ -58,6 +62,9 @@ export function registerRepoUpdateHandler(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, store: Stor
         }
       }
     ) => {
+      if (isWslMoveSourceHost(args.hostId)) {
+        assertWslMoveProjectWritable(store, { repoId: args.repoId })
+      }
       // Why: TS is erased at runtime, so a garbage preference would silently collapse to 'auto' in resolveIssueSource; strip it, keeping other fields.
       const updates = { ...args.updates }
       if (
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/repos/sparse-preset-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/repos/sparse-preset-handlers.ts
index 8d426c74677..c9743c0fdf3 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/repos/sparse-preset-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/repos/sparse-preset-handlers.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto'
 import type { Store } from '../../persistence'
 import type { SparsePreset } from '../../../shared/worktree/create-types'
 import { normalizeSparseDirectories } from '../sparse-checkout-directories'
+import { assertWslMoveProjectWritable } from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 export function registerSparsePresetHandlers(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, store: Store): void {
   // ── Sparse presets ─────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export function registerSparsePresetHandlers(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, store: S
       if (!repo) {
         throw new Error(`Repo "${args.repoId}" not found`)
       }
+      assertWslMoveProjectWritable(store, { repoId: args.repoId })
       const name = normalizeSparsePresetName(args.name)
       const directories = normalizeSparsePresetDirectories(args.directories)
       const now = Date.now()
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ export function registerSparsePresetHandlers(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, store: S
     if (!repo) {
       throw new Error(`Repo "${args.repoId}" not found`)
     }
+    assertWslMoveProjectWritable(store, { repoId: args.repoId })
     store.removeSparsePreset(args.repoId, args.presetId)
     notifySparsePresetsChanged(mainWindow, args.repoId)
   })
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/worktrees-wsl-move-fence.test.ts b/src/main/ipc/worktrees-wsl-move-fence.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81e98bd3b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/ipc/worktrees-wsl-move-fence.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs'
+import type { WorktreeMeta } from '../../shared/worktree/meta-types'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { wslMoveCutoverFixture as cutover } from '../persistence/__fixtures__/wsl-mover/wsl-move-cutover-fixture'
+import { writeWslMoveCutover } from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-cutover-journal'
+import {
+  WslMoveProjectFencedError,
+  loadWslMoveFence,
+  resetWslMoveFenceForTests
+} from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
+import {
+  addWorktreeMock,
+  assertWorktreeCleanForRemovalMock,
+  forceDeleteLocalBranchMock,
+  gitExecFileAsyncMock,
+  killAllProcessesForWorktreeMock,
+  listWorktreesMock,
+  removeWorktreeMock
+} from './worktrees-test-module-mocks'
+import { handlers, setupWorktreeHandlers, store } from './worktrees-test-harness'
+import { rememberPreservedBranchCleanupTarget } from './worktrees/removal/preserved-branch-cleanup'
+import * as issueCommandFile from '../issue-command-file'
+
+vi.mock('electron', async () =>
+  (await import('./worktrees-test-module-mocks')).electronModuleMock()
+)
+vi.mock('../git/worktree', async () =>
+  (await import('./worktrees-test-module-mocks')).gitWorktreeModuleMock()
+)
+vi.mock('../git/runner', async () =>
+  (await import('./worktrees-test-module-mocks')).gitRunnerModuleMock()
+)
+vi.mock('../git/repo', async () =>
+  (await import('./worktrees-test-module-mocks')).gitRepoModuleMock()
+)
+vi.mock('../runtime/worktree-teardown', async () =>
+  (await import('./worktrees-test-module-mocks')).worktreeTeardownModuleMock()
+)
+vi.mock('./pty/provider/registry', async () =>
+  (await import('./worktrees-test-module-mocks')).ptyRegistryModuleMock()
+)
+vi.mock('./pty/provider/state-cleanup', async () =>
+  (await import('./worktrees-test-module-mocks')).ptyStateCleanupModuleMock()
+)
+
+const MOVING = 'repo-1::/workspace/feature-wt'
+const STAYING = 'repo-2::/workspace/other-wt'
+
+let userDataPath: string
+beforeEach(() => {
+  setupWorktreeHandlers()
+  userDataPath = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'wsl-move-worktree-ipc-'))
+  loadWslMoveFence(userDataPath)
+  writeWslMoveCutover(userDataPath, cutover('move-1', 'source-fenced'))
+})
+afterEach(() => {
+  resetWslMoveFenceForTests()
+  rmSync(userDataPath, { recursive: true, force: true })
+})
+
+describe('worktree IPC under a WSL move', () => {
+  it('refuses a create before any Git work', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      handlers['worktrees:create'](null, { repoId: 'repo-1', name: 'new-feature' })
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    expect(addWorktreeMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(listWorktreesMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(gitExecFileAsyncMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses a delete before any teardown or Git work', async () => {
+    await expect(handlers['worktrees:remove'](null, { worktreeId: MOVING })).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(
+      WslMoveProjectFencedError
+    )
+    expect(assertWorktreeCleanForRemovalMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(killAllProcessesForWorktreeMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(removeWorktreeMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(store.removeWorktreeMeta).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses a forget before touching metadata', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      handlers['worktrees:forgetLocal'](null, { worktreeId: MOVING })
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    expect(killAllProcessesForWorktreeMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(store.removeWorktreeMeta).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses a preserved-branch delete before any Git work', async () => {
+    rememberPreservedBranchCleanupTarget(
+      MOVING,
+      'local',
+      { preservedBranch: { branchName: 'feature', head: 'abc123' } },
+      undefined,
+      undefined
+    )
+    await expect(
+      handlers['worktrees:forceDeletePreservedBranch'](null, {
+        worktreeId: MOVING,
+        branchName: 'feature',
+        expectedHead: 'abc123',
+        hostId: 'local'
+      })
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    expect(forceDeleteLocalBranchMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(gitExecFileAsyncMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses an issue-command write before touching the file', async () => {
+    const write = vi.spyOn(issueCommandFile, 'writeIssueCommand').mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+    await expect(
+      handlers['hooks:writeIssueCommand'](null, { repoId: 'repo-1', content: 'run' })
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    expect(write).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    write.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  it('drops passive metadata quietly and refuses a user edit', () => {
+    const updateMeta = (worktreeId: string, updates: Partial<WorktreeMeta>) =>
+      handlers['worktrees:updateMeta'](null, { worktreeId, updates })
+    expect(updateMeta(MOVING, { isUnread: false })).toBeNull()
+    expect(updateMeta(MOVING, { isUnread: true, lastActivityAt: 1 })).toBeNull()
+    expect(() => updateMeta(MOVING, { isUnread: true })).toThrow(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    expect(() => updateMeta(MOVING, { comment: 'x' })).toThrow(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+    expect(store.setWorktreeMeta).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    updateMeta(STAYING, { comment: 'x' })
+    expect(store.setWorktreeMeta).toHaveBeenCalledWith(STAYING, { comment: 'x' })
+  })
+
+  it('drops the moving worktree from a sort-order batch', async () => {
+    store.getWorktreeMeta.mockImplementation((id) =>
+      id === MOVING ? { sortOrder: 1 } : id === STAYING ? { sortOrder: 2 } : undefined
+    )
+    await handlers['worktrees:persistSortOrder'](null, { orderedIds: [MOVING, STAYING] })
+    expect(store.setWorktreeMeta).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(store.setWorktreeMeta).toHaveBeenCalledWith(STAYING, {
+      sortOrder: expect.any(Number)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/worktrees/create/register-worktree-create-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/worktrees/create/register-worktree-create-handlers.ts
index f1848b737c9..cf76eb8246b 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/worktrees/create/register-worktree-create-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/worktrees/create/register-worktree-create-handlers.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { findExactRepoOwner, isCapturedRepoCurrent } from '../listing/worktree-h
 import { requireWorktreeCreateRoute } from '../../../worktree-create-execution-host-route'
 import type { WorktreeIpcContext } from '../worktree-ipc-context'
 import { beginWorkspaceCreateTelemetry } from '../../../workspace-create-telemetry'
+import { assertWslMoveRepoWritable } from '../../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 export function registerWorktreeCreateHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): void {
   const { mainWindow, store, runtime, options } = context
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export function registerWorktreeCreateHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): voi
         if (!repo) {
           throw new Error(`Repo not found: ${args.repoId}`)
         }
+        assertWslMoveRepoWritable(store, repo)
 
         const automationProvenance = resolveAutomationWorkspaceProvenance({
           authority: runtime,
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ export function registerWorktreeCreateHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): voi
         if (!repo || isFolderRepo(repo)) {
           throw new Error('Provisioned-root repository ownership is missing or ambiguous.')
         }
+        assertWslMoveRepoWritable(store, repo)
         const sourceParse = workspaceSourceSchema.safeParse(args.telemetrySource)
         const source: WorkspaceSource = sourceParse.success ? sourceParse.data : 'unknown'
         const automationProvenance = resolveAutomationWorkspaceProvenance({
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/worktrees/listing/register-worktree-catalog-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/worktrees/listing/register-worktree-catalog-handlers.ts
index 2378d271cff..2c24d9c1526 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/worktrees/listing/register-worktree-catalog-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/worktrees/listing/register-worktree-catalog-handlers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ipcMain } from 'electron'
-import { withoutWslMovedProjects } from '../../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
+import { withoutWslMovedRepos } from '../../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 import { isFolderRepo } from '../../../../shared/repo-kind'
 import {
   getRepoExecutionHostId,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function registerWorktreeCatalogHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): vo
 
   ipcMain.handle('worktrees:listAll', async () => {
     // A repo the WSL host owns is listed by the host; this build must not scan its old path.
-    const repos = withoutWslMovedProjects(store.getRepos(), (repo) => ({ repoId: repo.id }))
+    const repos = withoutWslMovedRepos(store.getRepos())
     const legacyMetadata =
       typeof store.getAllWorktreeMetaForHost === 'function' ? undefined : store.getAllWorktreeMeta()
     const metadataByHost = new Map<ExecutionHostId, Record<string, WorktreeMeta>>()
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/worktrees/metadata/register-worktree-metadata-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/worktrees/metadata/register-worktree-metadata-handlers.ts
index 1cb36b600b1..61f56990bb2 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/worktrees/metadata/register-worktree-metadata-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/worktrees/metadata/register-worktree-metadata-handlers.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ import { readBranchRenameFailureOutputForDisplay } from '../../../agent-hooks/br
 import { normalizeLinkedWorkItemFields } from '../ipc-context-schemas'
 import { isRemovedFolderWorkspaceInstance } from '../../../folder-workspace-meta-presence'
 import type { WorktreeIpcContext } from '../worktree-ipc-context'
+import {
+  isWslMoveSourceHost,
+  isWslMoveWorkspaceBlocked,
+  shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate,
+  wslMoveProjectRefForWorkspace
+} from '../../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 export function registerWorktreeMetadataHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): void {
   const { mainWindow, store, runtime } = context
@@ -31,6 +37,16 @@ export function registerWorktreeMetadataHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): v
       if (args.executionHostId !== undefined && !executionHostId) {
         throw new Error('Invalid execution host identity.')
       }
+      if (
+        isWslMoveSourceHost(executionHostId) &&
+        shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate(
+          store,
+          wslMoveProjectRefForWorkspace(args.worktreeId),
+          args.updates
+        )
+      ) {
+        return null
+      }
       const validatedUpdates = normalizeLinkedWorkItemFields(args.updates)
       const updates =
         validatedUpdates.displayName !== undefined
@@ -91,7 +107,7 @@ export function registerWorktreeMetadataHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): v
       args.orderedIds,
       (worktreeId) => store.getWorktreeMeta(worktreeId),
       Date.now()
-    )
+    ).filter((update) => !isWslMoveWorkspaceBlocked(store, update.worktreeId))
     for (const update of updates) {
       store.setWorktreeMeta(update.worktreeId, { sortOrder: update.sortOrder })
     }
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/worktrees/removal/register-worktree-forget-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/worktrees/removal/register-worktree-forget-handlers.ts
index 3b02e1d57eb..c330c3d217f 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/worktrees/removal/register-worktree-forget-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/worktrees/removal/register-worktree-forget-handlers.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ import {
   preservedBranchCleanupByScope
 } from './preserved-branch-cleanup'
 import type { WorktreeIpcContext } from '../worktree-ipc-context'
+import {
+  assertWslMoveProjectWritable,
+  assertWslMoveRepoWritable,
+  isWslMoveSourceHost
+} from '../../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 export function registerWorktreeForgetHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): void {
   const { mainWindow, store, runtime, worktreeRemovalsInFlight } = context
@@ -53,6 +58,11 @@ export function registerWorktreeForgetHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): voi
         )
       }
       const repo = repoOwner.kind === 'resolved' ? repoOwner.repo : undefined
+      if (repo) {
+        assertWslMoveRepoWritable(store, repo)
+      } else if (isWslMoveSourceHost(args.hostId)) {
+        assertWslMoveProjectWritable(store, { repoId })
+      }
       // Repo-first (unlike owner resolution below) so this key matches worktrees:remove's; meta only covers ownerless forgets.
       const inFlightKey = getWorktreeRemovalInFlightKey(
         args.worktreeId,
@@ -166,6 +176,7 @@ export function registerWorktreeForgetHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): voi
       if (!repo) {
         throw new Error(`Repo not found: ${repoId}`)
       }
+      assertWslMoveRepoWritable(store, repo)
       if (isFolderRepo(repo)) {
         throw new Error('Folder workspaces do not have local Git branches.')
       }
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/worktrees/removal/register-worktree-removal-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/worktrees/removal/register-worktree-removal-handlers.ts
index 661cd9111e1..7a3a43dfe27 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/worktrees/removal/register-worktree-removal-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/worktrees/removal/register-worktree-removal-handlers.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   waitForPendingWorktreeRemoval
 } from '../../../worktree-background-removal'
 import { runSerializedWorktreeRemovalAcceptance } from '../../../worktree-removal-acceptance-queue'
+import { assertWslMoveRepoWritable } from '../../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 export function registerWorktreeRemovalHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): void {
   const { store, options, worktreeRemovalsInFlight } = context
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export function registerWorktreeRemovalHandlers(context: WorktreeIpcContext): vo
     if (!repo) {
       throw new Error(`Repo not found: ${repoId}`)
     }
+    assertWslMoveRepoWritable(store, repo)
     // The resolved repo supplies host ownership when legacy callers omit args.hostId.
     const removalHostId = getRepoExecutionHostId(repo)
     // Why: a retry or a second window asking while Git still deletes joins that removal.
diff --git a/src/main/persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard.test.ts b/src/main/persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard.test.ts
index 3889293fdac..11c56178b00 100644
--- a/src/main/persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard.test.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,20 @@ import {
 } from './wsl-move-cutover-journal'
 import {
   WslMoveProjectFencedError,
+  assertWslMoveProjectWritable,
+  assertWslMoveRepoWritable,
+  assertWslMoveReposWritable,
   assertWslMoveWorkspaceWritable,
+  isPassiveWorkspaceUpdate,
   isWslMoveFenceLoaded,
+  isWslMoveProjectBlocked,
+  isWslMoveProjectFenced,
+  isWslMoveSourceHost,
   loadWslMoveFence,
+  shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate,
   resetWslMoveFenceForTests,
-  withoutWslMovedProjects,
+  withoutWslMovedFolderWorkspaces,
+  withoutWslMovedRepos,
   wslMoveProjectRefForWorkspace
 } from './wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
@@ -28,7 +37,6 @@ afterEach(() => {
   rmSync(userDataPath, { recursive: true, force: true })
   vi.restoreAllMocks()
 })
-const asRepo = (row: { id: string }) => ({ repoId: row.id })
 
 const repoPaths = new Map([
   ['repo-wsl', '\\\\wsl.localhost\\Ubuntu\\home\\dev\\app'],
@@ -91,7 +99,7 @@ describe('WSL move scope guard', () => {
 
   it('lets every project through when no move is recorded', () => {
     expect(writable('repo-1::/x')).not.toThrow()
-    expect(withoutWslMovedProjects([{ id: 'repo-1' }], asRepo)).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(withoutWslMovedRepos([{ id: 'repo-1' }])).toHaveLength(1)
   })
 
   it('leaves a prepared move untouched', () => {
@@ -108,7 +116,7 @@ describe('WSL move scope guard', () => {
     expect(writable('folder:notes')).toThrow(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
     expect(writable('repo-2::/x')).not.toThrow()
     const rows = [{ id: 'repo-1' }, { id: 'repo-2' }]
-    expect(withoutWslMovedProjects(rows, asRepo)).toEqual(rows)
+    expect(withoutWslMovedRepos(rows)).toEqual(rows)
   })
 
   it('hides and refuses a project the WSL host owns', () => {
@@ -117,11 +125,19 @@ describe('WSL move scope guard', () => {
       cutover('move-1', 'destination-committed', {}, { folderWorkspaceIds: ['notes'] })
     )
     expect(writable('repo-1::/x')).toThrow(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
-    expect(
-      withoutWslMovedProjects([{ id: 'notes' }, { id: 'other' }], (f) => ({
-        folderWorkspaceId: f.id
-      }))
-    ).toEqual([{ id: 'other' }])
+    expect(withoutWslMovedFolderWorkspaces([{ id: 'notes' }, { id: 'other' }])).toEqual([
+      { id: 'other' }
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it("keeps the host's own row, which carries the moved project's id", () => {
+    writeWslMoveCutover(
+      userDataPath,
+      cutover('move-1', 'destination-committed', {}, { repoIds: ['repo-1'] })
+    )
+    const onHost = { id: 'repo-1', executionHostId: 'runtime:wsl:ubuntu' }
+    const viaSsh = { id: 'repo-1', connectionId: 'target-1' }
+    expect(withoutWslMovedRepos([{ id: 'repo-1' }, onHost, viaSsh])).toEqual([onHost, viaSsh])
   })
 
   it('keeps WSL projects read-only and every row listed when the journal is unreadable', () => {
@@ -133,6 +149,96 @@ describe('WSL move scope guard', () => {
     expect(writable('repo-wsl::/x')).toThrow(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
     expect(writable('repo-win::/x')).not.toThrow()
     const rows = [{ id: 'repo-wsl' }]
-    expect(withoutWslMovedProjects(rows, asRepo)).toEqual(rows)
+    expect(withoutWslMovedRepos(rows)).toEqual(rows)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('WSL move edit guard', () => {
+  const fenceRepo1AndNotes = () =>
+    writeWslMoveCutover(
+      userDataPath,
+      cutover('move-1', 'source-fenced', {}, { repoIds: ['repo-1'], folderWorkspaceIds: ['notes'] })
+    )
+
+  it.each([
+    [{ isUnread: true, lastActivityAt: 1 }, true],
+    [{ lastActivityAt: 1 }, true],
+    [{ isUnread: false }, true],
+    [{ isUnread: true }, false],
+    [{}, false],
+    [{ isUnread: true, displayName: 'x' }, false],
+    [{ comment: 'x' }, false]
+  ])('treats %o as passive: %s', (updates, passive) => {
+    expect(isPassiveWorkspaceUpdate(updates)).toBe(passive)
+  })
+
+  it('drops passive updates to a blocked project and refuses user edits', () => {
+    fenceRepo1AndNotes()
+    const notes = { folderWorkspaceId: 'notes' }
+    expect(shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate(undefined, notes, { isUnread: false })).toBe(true)
+    expect(() => shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate(undefined, notes, { isUnread: true })).toThrow(
+      WslMoveProjectFencedError
+    )
+    expect(() => shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate(undefined, notes, { name: 'x' })).toThrow(
+      WslMoveProjectFencedError
+    )
+    expect(shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate(undefined, { repoId: 'repo-2' }, { name: 'x' })).toBe(
+      false
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('refuses a blocked project, and a catalog project when any source repo is blocked', () => {
+    fenceRepo1AndNotes()
+    expect(() => assertWslMoveProjectWritable(undefined, { repoId: 'repo-1' })).toThrow(
+      WslMoveProjectFencedError
+    )
+    expect(() => assertWslMoveProjectWritable(undefined, { repoId: 'repo-2' })).not.toThrow()
+    expect(() => assertWslMoveReposWritable(undefined, ['repo-2', 'repo-1'])).toThrow(
+      WslMoveProjectFencedError
+    )
+    expect(() => assertWslMoveReposWritable(undefined, ['repo-2'])).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('freezes catalog settings only while a source repo is mid-move', () => {
+    writeWslMoveCutover(
+      userDataPath,
+      cutover('move-1', 'destination-committed', {}, { repoIds: ['repo-1'] })
+    )
+    expect(isWslMoveProjectFenced(undefined, { repoId: 'repo-1' })).toBe(false)
+    expect(isWslMoveProjectBlocked(undefined, { repoId: 'repo-1' })).toBe(true)
+    expect(() => assertWslMoveReposWritable(undefined, ['repo-1', 'repo-2'])).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('only fences a repo row that runs on this machine', () => {
+    fenceRepo1AndNotes()
+    expect(isWslMoveSourceHost(undefined)).toBe(true)
+    expect(isWslMoveSourceHost('local')).toBe(true)
+    expect(isWslMoveSourceHost('ssh:box')).toBe(false)
+    expect(() => assertWslMoveRepoWritable(undefined, { id: 'repo-1' })).toThrow(
+      WslMoveProjectFencedError
+    )
+    expect(() =>
+      assertWslMoveRepoWritable(undefined, { id: 'repo-1', executionHostId: 'ssh:box' })
+    ).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('finds a folder path through the list when the store has no single lookup', () => {
+    vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => undefined)
+    const directory = wslMoveJournalDirectory(userDataPath)
+    mkdirSync(directory, { recursive: true })
+    writeFileSync(join(directory, 'move-1.json'), '{not json')
+    loadWslMoveFence(userDataPath)
+    const listOnly = {
+      getRepo: () => undefined,
+      getFolderWorkspaces: () => [
+        { id: 'wsl-notes', folderPath: '\\\\wsl.localhost\\Ubuntu\\home\\dev\\notes' },
+        { id: 'win-notes', folderPath: 'C:\\notes' }
+      ]
+    }
+    expect(isWslMoveProjectBlocked(listOnly, { folderWorkspaceId: 'wsl-notes' })).toBe(true)
+    expect(isWslMoveProjectBlocked(listOnly, { folderWorkspaceId: 'win-notes' })).toBe(false)
+    expect(isWslMoveProjectBlocked({ getRepo: () => undefined }, { folderWorkspaceId: 'x' })).toBe(
+      false
+    )
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/main/persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard.ts b/src/main/persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard.ts
index 191cdc637fe..8271f01f2a0 100644
--- a/src/main/persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard.ts
+++ b/src/main/persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { getRepoIdFromWorktreeId } from '../../../shared/worktree/id'
 import { parseWorkspaceKey } from '../../../shared/workspace-scope'
 import { isWslUncPath } from '../../../shared/wsl-paths'
+import { getRepoExecutionHostId, LOCAL_EXECUTION_HOST_ID } from '../../../shared/execution-host'
 import { onWslMoveJournalChange } from './wsl-move-cutover-journal'
 import { resolveWslMoveFence, type WslMoveFenceState } from './wsl-move-fence'
 
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ export class WslMoveProjectFencedError extends Error {
 /** Only the project paths, read when the journal is unreadable. */
 type ProjectStore = {
   getRepo: (repoId: string) => { path: string } | undefined
-  getFolderWorkspace: (folderWorkspaceId: string) => { folderPath: string } | undefined
+  // RuntimeStore has only the list.
+  getFolderWorkspace?: (folderWorkspaceId: string) => { folderPath: string } | undefined
+  getFolderWorkspaces?: () => readonly { id: string; folderPath: string }[]
 }
 
 /** An unreadable journal fences every WSL project and hides none: never edit, never lose a row. */
@@ -90,9 +93,14 @@ function inScope(scope: WslMoveFenceState['fenced'], ref: WslMoveProjectRef): bo
 }
 
 function projectPath(store: ProjectStore, ref: WslMoveProjectRef): string | undefined {
-  return 'repoId' in ref
-    ? store.getRepo(ref.repoId)?.path
-    : store.getFolderWorkspace(ref.folderWorkspaceId)?.folderPath
+  if ('repoId' in ref) {
+    return store.getRepo(ref.repoId)?.path
+  }
+  const id = ref.folderWorkspaceId
+  if (store.getFolderWorkspace) {
+    return store.getFolderWorkspace(id)?.folderPath
+  }
+  return store.getFolderWorkspaces?.().find((folder) => folder.id === id)?.folderPath
 }
 
 /**
@@ -102,17 +110,140 @@ function projectPath(store: ProjectStore, ref: WslMoveProjectRef): string | unde
 export function isWslMoveProjectBlocked(
   store: ProjectStore | undefined,
   ref: WslMoveProjectRef | null
+): boolean {
+  return matchesFence(store, ref, true)
+}
+
+/** Only while a move is taking the project; one the WSL host already owns is not fenced. */
+export function isWslMoveProjectFenced(
+  store: ProjectStore | undefined,
+  ref: WslMoveProjectRef | null
+): boolean {
+  return matchesFence(store, ref, false)
+}
+
+function matchesFence(
+  store: ProjectStore | undefined,
+  ref: WslMoveProjectRef | null,
+  includeHidden: boolean
 ): boolean {
   const fence = loaded?.view
   if (!ref || !fence) {
     return false
   }
   if (fence.readable) {
-    return inScope(fence.state.fenced, ref) || inScope(fence.state.hidden, ref)
+    return inScope(fence.state.fenced, ref) || (includeHidden && inScope(fence.state.hidden, ref))
   }
   return !store || isWslUncPath(projectPath(store, ref) ?? '')
 }
 
+export function assertWslMoveProjectWritable(
+  store: ProjectStore | undefined,
+  ref: WslMoveProjectRef | null
+): void {
+  if (isWslMoveProjectBlocked(store, ref)) {
+    throw new WslMoveProjectFencedError()
+  }
+}
+
+// Background bookkeeping a move drops quietly; anything else is a user edit and is refused.
+const PASSIVE_WORKSPACE_UPDATE_KEYS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(['isUnread', 'lastActivityAt'])
+
+/** A worktree meta or folder workspace patch, as the edit entry points receive it. */
+export type WslMoveProjectUpdate = Readonly<Record<string, unknown>> & {
+  readonly isUnread?: boolean
+  readonly lastActivityAt?: number
+}
+
+// Activity carries lastActivityAt and a read clears unread; a bare `isUnread: true` is a user's mark-unread.
+export function isPassiveWorkspaceUpdate(updates: WslMoveProjectUpdate): boolean {
+  const keys = Object.keys(updates)
+  if (keys.length === 0 || !keys.every((key) => PASSIVE_WORKSPACE_UPDATE_KEYS.has(key))) {
+    return false
+  }
+  return 'lastActivityAt' in updates || updates.isUnread === false
+}
+
+/** A move only takes local projects; the same repo id on another host is a different project. */
+export function isWslMoveSourceHost(hostId: string | null | undefined): boolean {
+  return !hostId || hostId === LOCAL_EXECUTION_HOST_ID
+}
+
+/** For entry points that already hold the repo row, which names its host. */
+export function assertWslMoveRepoWritable(
+  store: ProjectStore | undefined,
+  repo: { id: string; connectionId?: string | null; executionHostId?: string | null }
+): void {
+  if (isWslMoveSourceHost(getRepoExecutionHostId(repo))) {
+    assertWslMoveProjectWritable(store, { repoId: repo.id })
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A catalog project spans its source repos; a move taking any of them freezes the whole project.
+ * A repo the WSL host already owns does not, or the project's settings would freeze for good.
+ */
+export function assertWslMoveReposWritable(
+  store: ProjectStore | undefined,
+  repoIds: readonly string[]
+): void {
+  if (repoIds.some((repoId) => isWslMoveProjectFenced(store, { repoId }))) {
+    throw new WslMoveProjectFencedError()
+  }
+}
+
+type HostSetupStore = ProjectStore & {
+  getProjects?: () => readonly { id: string; sourceRepoIds: readonly string[] }[]
+  getProjectHostSetups?: () => readonly {
+    id: string
+    projectId: string
+    hostId: string
+    repoId: string
+  }[]
+}
+
+/** A setup on this machine edits its project's local checkouts, so it waits out a move taking one. */
+export function assertWslMoveHostSetupWritable(
+  store: HostSetupStore | undefined,
+  setup: { projectId: string; hostId: string; repoId?: string }
+): void {
+  if (!isWslMoveSourceHost(setup.hostId)) {
+    return
+  }
+  // The setup's own repo stays frozen once the host owns it; shared project repos only mid-move.
+  if (setup.repoId) {
+    assertWslMoveProjectWritable(store, { repoId: setup.repoId })
+  }
+  const project = store?.getProjects?.().find((entry) => entry.id === setup.projectId)
+  assertWslMoveReposWritable(store, project?.sourceRepoIds ?? [])
+}
+
+/** By id, for update and delete; an unknown id is left to the store's own not-found. */
+export function assertWslMoveHostSetupIdWritable(
+  store: HostSetupStore | undefined,
+  setupId: string
+): void {
+  const setup = store?.getProjectHostSetups?.().find((entry) => entry.id === setupId)
+  if (setup) {
+    assertWslMoveHostSetupWritable(store, setup)
+  }
+}
+
+/** True when the caller should drop the update quietly; throws for a user edit to a blocked project. */
+export function shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate(
+  store: ProjectStore | undefined,
+  ref: WslMoveProjectRef | null,
+  updates: WslMoveProjectUpdate
+): boolean {
+  if (!isWslMoveProjectBlocked(store, ref)) {
+    return false
+  }
+  if (!isPassiveWorkspaceUpdate(updates)) {
+    throw new WslMoveProjectFencedError()
+  }
+  return true
+}
+
 export function isWslMoveWorkspaceBlocked(
   store: ProjectStore | undefined,
   workspaceId: string | null | undefined
@@ -129,8 +260,23 @@ export function assertWslMoveWorkspaceWritable(
   }
 }
 
-/** Rows the WSL host owns stay in the profile for a downgrade; this build lists the host instead. */
-export function withoutWslMovedProjects<T>(rows: T[], toRef: (row: T) => WslMoveProjectRef): T[] {
+type HostedRow = { connectionId?: string | null; executionHostId?: string | null }
+
+/**
+ * Rows the WSL host owns stay in the profile for a downgrade; this build lists the host instead.
+ * Only local rows: after a move the host's own row carries the same id and must stay listed.
+ */
+export function withoutWslMovedRepos<T extends HostedRow & { id: string }>(repos: T[]): T[] {
+  return withoutHidden(repos, (repo) => ({ repoId: repo.id }))
+}
+
+export function withoutWslMovedFolderWorkspaces<T extends HostedRow & { id: string }>(
+  folderWorkspaces: T[]
+): T[] {
+  return withoutHidden(folderWorkspaces, (folder) => ({ folderWorkspaceId: folder.id }))
+}
+
+function withoutHidden<T extends HostedRow>(rows: T[], toRef: (row: T) => WslMoveProjectRef): T[] {
   const fence = loaded?.view
   if (rows.length === 0 || !fence?.readable) {
     return rows
@@ -139,5 +285,10 @@ export function withoutWslMovedProjects<T>(rows: T[], toRef: (row: T) => WslMove
   if (hidden.repoIds.size === 0 && hidden.folderWorkspaceIds.size === 0) {
     return rows
   }
-  return rows.filter((row) => !inScope(hidden, toRef(row)))
+  return rows.filter((row) => !isLocalWslMoveRow(row) || !inScope(hidden, toRef(row)))
+}
+
+/** A row on this machine, the only kind a move takes. */
+export function isLocalWslMoveRow(row: HostedRow): boolean {
+  return !row.connectionId && isWslMoveSourceHost(row.executionHostId)
 }
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime-file-commands.ts b/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime-file-commands.ts
index 97acccae806..b40e7f61367 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime-file-commands.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime-file-commands.ts
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ export abstract class OrcaRuntimeWithFileCommands extends OrcaRuntimeWithPreserv
 
   protected readonly repositoryIssueCommand = new RuntimeRepositoryIssueCommand({
     resolveRepo: (selector) => this.resolveRepoSelector(selector),
-    getLocalGitArgs: (repo) => this.getLocalGitExecutionOptionArgs(repo)
+    getLocalGitArgs: (repo) => this.getLocalGitExecutionOptionArgs(repo),
+    getStore: () => this.store
   })
 
   protected readonly clientHostedBrowserRows = new ClientHostedBrowserRowPublisher({
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-managed-worktree-metadata-wsl-move.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-managed-worktree-metadata-wsl-move.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24b2b09a6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-managed-worktree-metadata-wsl-move.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { closeTestStores, createStore, testState } from '../persistence-test-harness'
+import type { Store } from '../persistence'
+import { wslMoveCutoverFixture as cutover } from '../persistence/__fixtures__/wsl-mover/wsl-move-cutover-fixture'
+import { writeWslMoveCutover } from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-cutover-journal'
+import {
+  WslMoveProjectFencedError,
+  loadWslMoveFence,
+  resetWslMoveFenceForTests
+} from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
+import {
+  persistRuntimeManagedWorktreeSortOrder,
+  updateRuntimeManagedWorktreeMetadata
+} from './runtime-managed-worktree-metadata'
+import type { ResolvedWorktree } from './runtime-worktree-path-identity'
+
+vi.mock('electron', () => ({
+  app: { getPath: () => testState.dir },
+  safeStorage: { isEncryptionAvailable: () => false }
+}))
+
+const MOVING = 'repo-1::/src/app'
+const STAYING = 'repo-2::/src/other'
+
+function resolved(id: string): ResolvedWorktree {
+  const repoId = id.slice(0, id.indexOf('::'))
+  const path = id.slice(repoId.length + 2)
+  return {
+    id,
+    repoId,
+    instanceId: `${id}#instance`,
+    hostId: 'local',
+    path,
+    head: 'abc',
+    branch: 'refs/heads/main',
+    isBare: false,
+    isMainWorktree: false,
+    displayName: 'app',
+    comment: '',
+    linkedIssue: null,
+    linkedPR: null,
+    linkedLinearIssue: null,
+    isArchived: false,
+    isUnread: false,
+    isPinned: false,
+    sortOrder: 0,
+    lastActivityAt: 0,
+    parentWorktreeId: null,
+    childWorktreeIds: [],
+    lineage: null,
+    git: { path, head: 'abc', branch: 'refs/heads/main', isBare: false, isMainWorktree: false }
+  }
+}
+
+function ports() {
+  return {
+    resolveWorktree: vi.fn(async (selector: string) => resolved(selector.replace(/^id:/, ''))),
+    validateParent: vi.fn(),
+    invalidateResolved: vi.fn(),
+    invalidateScan: vi.fn(),
+    notifyChanged: vi.fn(),
+    showWorktree: vi.fn(async (selector: string) => resolved(selector.replace(/^id:/, '')))
+  }
+}
+
+let store: Store
+beforeEach(() => {
+  testState.dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'wsl-move-meta-'))
+  store = createStore()
+  loadWslMoveFence(testState.dir)
+  writeWslMoveCutover(testState.dir, cutover('move-1', 'source-fenced'))
+})
+afterEach(async () => {
+  resetWslMoveFenceForTests()
+  await closeTestStores()
+  rmSync(testState.dir, { recursive: true, force: true })
+})
+
+describe('updateRuntimeManagedWorktreeMetadata under a WSL move', () => {
+  type Updates = Parameters<typeof updateRuntimeManagedWorktreeMetadata>[0]['updates']
+  const update = (selector: string, updates: Updates, p = ports()) =>
+    updateRuntimeManagedWorktreeMetadata({ selector: `id:${selector}`, updates, store, ports: p })
+
+  it('drops background bookkeeping quietly and writes nothing', async () => {
+    const p = ports()
+    const result = await update(MOVING, { isUnread: true, lastActivityAt: 5 }, p)
+    expect(result.id).toBe(MOVING)
+    expect(store.getWorktreeMeta(MOVING)).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(p.notifyChanged).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses a user edit', async () => {
+    await expect(update(MOVING, { comment: 'mine' })).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(
+      WslMoveProjectFencedError
+    )
+    expect(store.getWorktreeMeta(MOVING)).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses a lineage change even alongside passive fields', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      update(MOVING, { isUnread: true, lineage: { noParent: true } })
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+  })
+
+  it('leaves a project the move is not taking untouched', async () => {
+    await update(STAYING, { comment: 'mine' })
+    expect(store.getWorktreeMeta(STAYING)?.comment).toBe('mine')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('persistRuntimeManagedWorktreeSortOrder under a WSL move', () => {
+  it('drops the moving project from the batch and writes the rest', () => {
+    store.setWorktreeMeta(MOVING, { sortOrder: 1 })
+    store.setWorktreeMeta(STAYING, { sortOrder: 2 })
+    const result = persistRuntimeManagedWorktreeSortOrder({
+      orderedIds: [MOVING, STAYING],
+      store,
+      invalidateResolved: vi.fn(),
+      notifyChanged: vi.fn()
+    })
+    expect(result).toEqual({ updated: 1 })
+    expect(store.getWorktreeMeta(MOVING)?.sortOrder).toBe(1)
+    expect(store.getWorktreeMeta(STAYING)?.sortOrder).toBeGreaterThan(2)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-managed-worktree-metadata.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-managed-worktree-metadata.ts
index 0ee206ed7e0..ec92c43fd43 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-managed-worktree-metadata.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-managed-worktree-metadata.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ import { planWorktreeSortOrderUpdates } from '../../shared/worktree/sort-order-u
 import { stripOrcaProvenanceMetaUpdates } from '../worktree-removal-safety'
 import { isRemovedFolderWorkspaceInstance } from '../folder-workspace-meta-presence'
 import type { RuntimeStore } from './runtime-store-contract'
+import {
+  isWslMoveSourceHost,
+  isWslMoveWorkspaceBlocked,
+  shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate,
+  wslMoveProjectRefForWorkspace
+} from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 import { RuntimeLineageError } from './runtime-worktree-lineage-resolution'
 import type { ResolvedWorktree } from './runtime-worktree-path-identity'
 
@@ -31,6 +37,17 @@ export async function updateRuntimeManagedWorktreeMetadata(args: {
 }): Promise<Worktree> {
   const worktree = await args.ports.resolveWorktree(args.selector)
   const { lineage, ...metaUpdates } = args.updates
+  const executionHostId = worktree.identity?.executionHostId ?? worktree.hostId
+  if (
+    isWslMoveSourceHost(executionHostId) &&
+    shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate(
+      args.store,
+      wslMoveProjectRefForWorkspace(worktree.id),
+      lineage ? args.updates : metaUpdates
+    )
+  ) {
+    return worktree
+  }
   if (lineage?.parentWorktree) {
     args.ports.invalidateResolved()
     args.ports.invalidateScan(worktree.repoId)
@@ -91,7 +108,6 @@ export async function updateRuntimeManagedWorktreeMetadata(args: {
     })
   }
   const metadataUpdates = stripOrcaProvenanceMetaUpdates(persisted)
-  const executionHostId = worktree.identity?.executionHostId ?? worktree.hostId
   // Why: a resolution snapshot taken before a removal still returns the workspace (#22712).
   if (isRemovedFolderWorkspaceInstance(args.store, worktree.id, executionHostId)) {
     throw new Error('selector_not_found')
@@ -113,11 +129,12 @@ export function persistRuntimeManagedWorktreeSortOrder(args: {
   invalidateResolved: () => void
   notifyChanged: (repoId: string) => void
 }): { updated: number } {
+  // A moving project keeps its old order; the rest of the batch still lands.
   const updates = planWorktreeSortOrderUpdates(
     args.orderedIds,
     (worktreeId) => args.store.getWorktreeMeta(worktreeId),
     Date.now()
-  )
+  ).filter((update) => !isWslMoveWorkspaceBlocked(args.store, update.worktreeId))
   for (const update of updates) {
     args.store.setWorktreeMeta(update.worktreeId, { sortOrder: update.sortOrder })
   }
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-preserved-branch-cleanup.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-preserved-branch-cleanup.ts
index 99b1ccf6325..f9d34ed390b 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-preserved-branch-cleanup.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-preserved-branch-cleanup.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { cleanupUnusedWorktreePushTargetRemote } from '../ipc/worktree-remote'
 import { getLocalProjectWorktreeGitOptions } from '../project-runtime-git-options'
 import { SshHostNotServedError } from '../providers/ssh-host-not-served-error'
 import type { Store } from '../persistence'
+import { assertWslMoveRepoWritable } from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 import { resolveWorktreeRemovalRepoOwner } from '../worktree-removal-repo-owner'
 import { parseExactWorktreeIdSelector } from './runtime-worktree-selection'
 
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ export class RuntimePreservedBranchCleanup {
     if (!repo) {
       throw new Error('repo_not_found')
     }
+    assertWslMoveRepoWritable(store, repo)
     if (isFolderRepo(repo)) {
       throw new Error('Folder workspaces do not have local Git branches.')
     }
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-project-group-controller.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-project-group-controller.ts
index 41378b45b16..491318deb43 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-project-group-controller.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-project-group-controller.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ import {
   runtimeVisibleProjectGroups
 } from './runtime-visible-catalog'
 import { folderWorkspaceKey } from '../../shared/workspace-scope'
+import {
+  assertWslMoveProjectWritable,
+  assertWslMoveRepoWritable,
+  isLocalWslMoveRow,
+  shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate
+} from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 type RuntimeProjectGroupDependencies = {
   getStore: () => RuntimeStore | null
@@ -128,6 +134,7 @@ export class RuntimeProjectGroupController {
       throw new Error('runtime_unavailable')
     }
     const repo = await this.deps.resolveRepo(repoSelector)
+    assertWslMoveRepoWritable(store, repo)
     const moved = store.moveProjectToGroup(repo.id, groupId, order)
     if (!moved) {
       throw new Error('repo_not_found')
@@ -199,6 +206,14 @@ export class RuntimeProjectGroupController {
     if (!store?.updateFolderWorkspace) {
       throw new Error('runtime_unavailable')
     }
+    const existing = store.getFolderWorkspaces?.().find((entry) => entry.id === folderWorkspaceId)
+    if (
+      existing &&
+      isLocalWslMoveRow(existing) &&
+      shouldDropWslMoveProjectUpdate(store, { folderWorkspaceId }, updates)
+    ) {
+      return existing
+    }
     if (typeof updates.folderPath === 'string' && updates.folderPath.trim().length > 0) {
       const workspace = store
         .getFolderWorkspaces?.()
@@ -232,6 +247,9 @@ export class RuntimeProjectGroupController {
       throw new Error('runtime_unavailable')
     }
     const workspace = store.getFolderWorkspaces?.().find((entry) => entry.id === folderWorkspaceId)
+    if (workspace && isLocalWslMoveRow(workspace)) {
+      assertWslMoveProjectWritable(store, { folderWorkspaceId })
+    }
     if (workspace) {
       const worktreeId = folderWorkspaceKey(folderWorkspaceId)
       // Why: a mixed-host group has no single PTY target; forgetting the
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-project-host-setup-controller.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-project-host-setup-controller.ts
index a29e999d1a2..58b9101cf80 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-project-host-setup-controller.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-project-host-setup-controller.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ import {
   countRepoWorkspacesWithMetadata,
   describeProjectRemovalRefusal
 } from './project-removal-impact'
+import {
+  assertWslMoveHostSetupIdWritable,
+  assertWslMoveHostSetupWritable,
+  assertWslMoveReposWritable
+} from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 type RuntimeProjectHostSetupDependencies = {
   getStore: () => RuntimeStore | null
@@ -73,6 +78,8 @@ export class RuntimeProjectHostSetupController {
     if (!store?.updateProject) {
       throw new Error('runtime_unavailable')
     }
+    const existing = store.getProjects?.().find((entry) => entry.id === projectId)
+    assertWslMoveReposWritable(store, existing?.sourceRepoIds ?? [])
     const project = store.updateProject(projectId, updates)
     if (!project) {
       throw new Error(`Project not found: ${projectId}`)
@@ -91,6 +98,7 @@ export class RuntimeProjectHostSetupController {
     if (!store?.createProjectHostSetup) {
       throw new Error('runtime_unavailable')
     }
+    assertWslMoveHostSetupWritable(store, args)
     const result = store.createProjectHostSetup(args)
     if (!result) {
       throw new Error(`Project not found: ${args.projectId}`)
@@ -139,6 +147,7 @@ export class RuntimeProjectHostSetupController {
     if (!store?.updateProjectHostSetup) {
       throw new Error('runtime_unavailable')
     }
+    assertWslMoveHostSetupIdWritable(store, args.setupId)
     const result = store.updateProjectHostSetup(args)
     if (!result) {
       throw new Error(`Project host setup not found: ${args.setupId}`)
@@ -160,6 +169,7 @@ export class RuntimeProjectHostSetupController {
     if (!store?.deleteProjectHostSetup) {
       throw new Error('runtime_unavailable')
     }
+    assertWslMoveHostSetupIdWritable(store, args.setupId)
     if (args.force === false) {
       this.assertSetupRemovalIsUnused(store, args.setupId)
     }
@@ -238,6 +248,11 @@ export class RuntimeProjectHostSetupController {
     if (!store) {
       throw new Error('runtime_unavailable')
     }
+    assertWslMoveHostSetupWritable(store, {
+      projectId: args.projectId,
+      hostId: getRepoExecutionHostId(initialRepo),
+      repoId: initialRepo.id
+    })
     let repo = initialRepo
     let setup = getProjectHostSetupForRepo(this.listSetups(), repo)
     if (setup.projectId !== args.projectId) {
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-provisioned-root-adoption.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-provisioned-root-adoption.test.ts
index 5a6f3261a0e..18addb123b8 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-provisioned-root-adoption.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-provisioned-root-adoption.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { wslMoveCutoverFixture as cutover } from '../persistence/__fixtures__/wsl-mover/wsl-move-cutover-fixture'
+import { writeWslMoveCutover } from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-cutover-journal'
+import {
+  WslMoveProjectFencedError,
+  loadWslMoveFence,
+  resetWslMoveFenceForTests
+} from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 import type { Repo } from '../../shared/repo-types'
 import type { GitWorktreeInfo } from '../../shared/worktree/types'
 import {
@@ -32,6 +42,7 @@ function ports(worktrees: GitWorktreeInfo[], sparse = false) {
   const value: RuntimeProvisionedRootPorts = {
     store: {
       getSettings: () => ({ workspaceDir: '/workspaces', nestWorkspaces: false }),
+      getRepo: () => repo,
       setWorktreeMeta
     },
     resolveRepo: async () => repo,
@@ -91,4 +102,29 @@ describe('adoptRuntimeProvisionedRoot', () => {
       adoptRuntimeProvisionedRoot('repo-vm', { name: 'fix-login', expectedPath: '/other' }, value)
     ).rejects.toThrow('does not match')
   })
+
+  it('refuses a project a WSL move is taking before reading its checkout', async () => {
+    const userDataPath = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'wsl-move-adopt-'))
+    try {
+      loadWslMoveFence(userDataPath)
+      writeWslMoveCutover(
+        userDataPath,
+        cutover('move-1', 'source-fenced', {}, { repoIds: ['repo-vm'] })
+      )
+      const listWorktrees = vi.fn(async () => [checkout()])
+      const { value, setWorktreeMeta } = ports([checkout()])
+      await expect(
+        adoptRuntimeProvisionedRoot(
+          'repo-vm',
+          { name: 'fix-login', expectedPath: root },
+          { ...value, listWorktrees }
+        )
+      ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(WslMoveProjectFencedError)
+      expect(listWorktrees).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(setWorktreeMeta).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    } finally {
+      resetWslMoveFenceForTests()
+      rmSync(userDataPath, { recursive: true, force: true })
+    }
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-provisioned-root-adoption.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-provisioned-root-adoption.ts
index 3becab13b6a..42673dd0002 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-provisioned-root-adoption.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-provisioned-root-adoption.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ import {
 } from '../provisioned-root-checkout'
 import { gitExecFileAsync } from '../git/runner'
 import type { RuntimeStore } from './runtime-store-contract'
+import { assertWslMoveRepoWritable } from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 export type RuntimeProvisionedRootRequest = ProvisionedRootRequest & { expectedPath: string }
 
 export type RuntimeProvisionedRootPorts = {
-  store: ProvisionedRootMetaStore & Pick<RuntimeStore, 'setWorktreeMeta'>
+  store: ProvisionedRootMetaStore & Pick<RuntimeStore, 'getRepo' | 'setWorktreeMeta'>
   resolveRepo: (selector: string) => Promise<Repo>
   listWorktrees: (repoPath: string) => Promise<GitWorktreeInfo[]>
   isSparseCheckoutEnabled: (checkoutPath: string) => Promise<boolean>
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export async function adoptRuntimeProvisionedRoot(
   if (isFolderRepo(repo) || getRepoSshConnectionId(repo)) {
     throw new Error('Provisioned-root adoption requires a Git checkout on this host.')
   }
+  assertWslMoveRepoWritable(ports.store, repo)
   if (!provisionedRootPathsEqual(repo.path, request.expectedPath)) {
     throw new Error('The recipe projectRoot does not match the imported Git checkout root.')
   }
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-repository-issue-command.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-repository-issue-command.ts
index 9b4d5ed3794..0c3f540ac22 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-repository-issue-command.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-repository-issue-command.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ import type { Repo } from '../../shared/repo-types'
 import { readIssueCommand, writeIssueCommand } from '../issue-command-file'
 import { isFolderRepo } from '../../shared/repo-kind'
 import { joinWorktreeRelativePath } from './runtime-relative-paths'
+import type { RuntimeStore } from './runtime-store-contract'
+import { assertWslMoveRepoWritable } from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 type RuntimeRepositoryIssueCommandDeps = {
   resolveRepo: (selector: string) => Promise<Repo>
   getLocalGitArgs: (repo: Repo) => [] | [GitRuntimeOptions]
+  getStore?: () => RuntimeStore | null
 }
 
 export class RuntimeRepositoryIssueCommand {
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ export class RuntimeRepositoryIssueCommand {
   /** Save a private override on its execution host; blank content restores the shared command. */
   async write(repoSelector: string, content: string): Promise<{ ok: true }> {
     const repo = await this.deps.resolveRepo(repoSelector)
+    assertWslMoveRepoWritable(this.deps.getStore?.() ?? undefined, repo)
     if (isFolderRepo(repo)) {
       return { ok: true }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-repository-settings-controller.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-repository-settings-controller.ts
index 1cc0897d566..ce7384e2297 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-repository-settings-controller.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-repository-settings-controller.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { GhAccountBinding } from '../../shared/github/account-binding'
 import { invalidateAuthorizedRootsCache } from '../ipc/filesystem-auth'
 import { prepareLocalWorktreeRootForRepo } from '../worktree-root-preparation'
 import type { RuntimeStore } from './runtime-store-contract'
+import { assertWslMoveRepoWritable } from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 type RuntimeRepositorySettingsDependencies = {
   getStore: () => RuntimeStore | null
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export class RuntimeRepositorySettingsController {
   async setBaseRef(repoSelector: string, baseRef: string): Promise<Repo> {
     const store = this.requireStore()
     const repo = await this.deps.resolveRepo(repoSelector)
+    assertWslMoveRepoWritable(store, repo)
     if (isFolderRepo(repo)) {
       throw new Error('Folder mode does not support base refs.')
     }
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ export class RuntimeRepositorySettingsController {
   async update(repoSelector: string, updates: RepositoryUpdates): Promise<Repo> {
     const store = this.requireStore()
     const repo = await this.deps.resolveRepo(repoSelector)
+    assertWslMoveRepoWritable(store, repo)
     const sanitizedUpdates = omitUndefined(updates)
     if ('worktreeBasePath' in updates && updates.worktreeBasePath === undefined) {
       sanitizedUpdates.worktreeBasePath = undefined
@@ -110,7 +113,9 @@ export class RuntimeRepositorySettingsController {
       throw new Error('runtime_unavailable')
     }
     const repo = await this.deps.resolveRepo(repoSelector)
-    store.removeProjectForHost(repo.id, getRepoExecutionHostId(repo))
+    const hostId = getRepoExecutionHostId(repo)
+    assertWslMoveRepoWritable(store, repo)
+    store.removeProjectForHost(repo.id, hostId)
     this.deps.forgetTerminalTopology(repo.id)
     this.deps.invalidateResolvedWorktrees()
     this.deps.invalidateWorktreeScan(repo.id)
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-repository-sparse-presets.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-repository-sparse-presets.ts
index 664798a271d..bd5030ae12d 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-repository-sparse-presets.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-repository-sparse-presets.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto'
 import type { Repo } from '../../shared/repo-types'
 import { normalizeSparseDirectories } from '../ipc/sparse-checkout-directories'
 import type { RuntimeStore } from './runtime-store-contract'
+import { assertWslMoveRepoWritable } from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 type RuntimeRepositorySparsePresetDependencies = {
   getStore: () => RuntimeStore | null
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ export class RuntimeRepositorySparsePresets {
       throw new Error('runtime_unavailable')
     }
     const repo = await this.deps.resolveRepo(repoSelector)
+    assertWslMoveRepoWritable(store, repo)
     const name = normalizeName(args.name)
     const directories = normalizeDirectories(args.directories)
     const now = Date.now()
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/workspaces/workspace-creation.ts b/src/main/runtime/workspaces/workspace-creation.ts
index f4c30418c76..4dbb9200dbc 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/workspaces/workspace-creation.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/workspaces/workspace-creation.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { trackRuntimeWorkspaceCreate } from '../../workspace-create-telemetry'
 import { assertOpenCodeModelLaunchPreferencesAbsent } from '../../opencode/opencode-model-startup-plan'
 import { resolveWorktreeCreateAgentStartup } from '../runtime-worktree-agent-startup'
 import type { RuntimeWorkspaceCreateEvents } from '../../workspace-create-telemetry'
+import { assertWslMoveRepoWritable } from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 export abstract class OrcaRuntimeWithCreateManagedWorktree extends OrcaRuntimeWithGetWorktreeTerminalProvisioningHost {
   protected abstract resolveLineageForWorktreeCreate(
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export abstract class OrcaRuntimeWithCreateManagedWorktree extends OrcaRuntimeWi
     )
 
     const repo = await this.resolveRepoSelector(args.repoSelector)
+    assertWslMoveRepoWritable(this.store, repo)
     const createSettings = this.store.getSettings()
     const requestedAgent = args.startupAgent ?? args.createdWithAgent
     const requestedAgentEnabled =
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/workspaces/workspace-removal.ts b/src/main/runtime/workspaces/workspace-removal.ts
index a710800b65e..8d5340b3c2a 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/workspaces/workspace-removal.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/workspaces/workspace-removal.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ import { removeStaleLocalWorktreeRegistration } from '../../local-worktree-remov
 import { cleanupUnusedWorktreePushTargetRemote } from '../../ipc/worktree-remote'
 import { removeRuntimeRegisteredLocalWorktree } from '../runtime-registered-local-worktree-removal'
 import { removeOrphanOrFolderWorktree } from './workspace-registration-removal'
+import {
+  assertWslMoveWorkspaceWritable,
+  isWslMoveSourceHost
+} from '../../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 export abstract class OrcaRuntimeWithRemoveManagedWorktree extends OrcaRuntimeWithCreateManagedRemoteWorktree {
   abstract forgetStructuredSessionMail(sessionId: string): void
@@ -85,6 +89,13 @@ export abstract class OrcaRuntimeWithRemoveManagedWorktree extends OrcaRuntimeWi
     const store = this.store
     const cleanupHostId = parseExecutionHostId(hostId)?.id
     const removalTarget = await this.resolveWorktreeRemovalTarget(worktreeSelector, cleanupHostId)
+    // The repo row names the host; a caller may omit hostId for a worktree on another host.
+    const fenceOwner = resolveWorktreeRemovalRepoOwner(store, removalTarget.repoId, cleanupHostId)
+    const fenceHostId =
+      fenceOwner.kind === 'resolved' ? getRepoExecutionHostId(fenceOwner.repo) : cleanupHostId
+    if (isWslMoveSourceHost(fenceHostId)) {
+      assertWslMoveWorkspaceWritable(store, removalTarget.id)
+    }
     // Why: a retry or a second client asking while Git still deletes joins that removal.
     const pending = this.joinPendingWorktreeRemoval(removalTarget.id, options)
     if (pending) {
diff --git a/src/main/ssh/orcad-retained-source.ts b/src/main/ssh/orcad-retained-source.ts
index 973984c3bce..762eda19a00 100644
--- a/src/main/ssh/orcad-retained-source.ts
+++ b/src/main/ssh/orcad-retained-source.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ import {
   repoBelongsToOrcadSource
 } from '../persistence/migrating-orcad-catalog/orcad-source-ownership'
 import { findOrcadMigrationSourceCutoverForTarget } from './orcad-migration-cutover-journal'
-import { withoutWslMovedProjects } from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
+import {
+  withoutWslMovedFolderWorkspaces,
+  withoutWslMovedRepos
+} from '../persistence/moving-wsl-projects/wsl-move-scope-guard'
 
 const appUserDataPath = (): string => getAppEnvironment().getPath('userData')
 
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ export function visibleRepos(
   getUserDataPath = appUserDataPath
 ): Repo[] {
   const hidden = hiddenRetainedSourceTargetIds(getUserDataPath, store.getSshTargets())
-  const repos = withoutWslMovedProjects(store.getRepos(), (repo) => ({ repoId: repo.id }))
+  const repos = withoutWslMovedRepos(store.getRepos())
   if (hidden.length === 0) {
     return repos
   }
@@ -121,9 +124,7 @@ export function visibleFolderWorkspaces(
   getUserDataPath = appUserDataPath
 ): FolderWorkspace[] {
   const hidden = hiddenRetainedSourceTargetIds(getUserDataPath, store.getSshTargets())
-  const folderWorkspaces = withoutWslMovedProjects(store.getFolderWorkspaces(), (workspace) => ({
-    folderWorkspaceId: workspace.id
-  }))
+  const folderWorkspaces = withoutWslMovedFolderWorkspaces(store.getFolderWorkspaces())
   if (hidden.length === 0) {
     return folderWorkspaces
   }
diff --git a/tests/e2e/wsl-move-fence.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/wsl-move-fence.spec.ts
index 4a5bb38d9fd..3d6f8cbddd3 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/wsl-move-fence.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/wsl-move-fence.spec.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,31 @@ async function spawnIn(page: Page, worktreeId: string, cwd: string): Promise<str
   )
 }
 
+/** An edit's outcome as the renderer sees it: 'saved', 'ignored' (dropped quietly) or the refusal. */
+async function edit(
+  page: Page,
+  target: { worktreeId: string } | { folderWorkspaceId: string },
+  updates: Record<string, unknown>
+): Promise<string> {
+  return page.evaluate(
+    async ({ target, updates }) => {
+      try {
+        const result =
+          'worktreeId' in target
+            ? await window.api.worktrees.updateMeta({ worktreeId: target.worktreeId, updates })
+            : await window.api.folderWorkspaces.update({
+                folderWorkspaceId: target.folderWorkspaceId,
+                updates
+              })
+        return result ? 'saved' : 'ignored'
+      } catch (error) {
+        return error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+      }
+    },
+    { target, updates }
+  )
+}
+
 async function listed(page: Page) {
   return page.evaluate(async () => ({
     folders: (await window.api.folderWorkspaces.list()).map((workspace) => workspace.id),
@@ -122,6 +147,19 @@ test('a WSL move journal fences the moving project, then hides it once the host
       )
       expect(await spawnIn(page, repoWorktreeId, repoPath)).toContain('moving to its WSL host')
       expect(await spawnIn(page, `folder:${stayingId}`, folders[1].folderPath)).toBe('spawned')
+      // A user's edit is refused; background bookkeeping is dropped quietly, never an error.
+      expect(
+        await edit(page, { worktreeId: repoWorktreeId }, { displayName: 'Renamed' })
+      ).toContain('moving to its WSL host')
+      expect(
+        await edit(page, { folderWorkspaceId: movingId }, { name: 'Renamed notes' })
+      ).toContain('moving to its WSL host')
+      expect(
+        await edit(page, { worktreeId: repoWorktreeId }, { isUnread: true, lastActivityAt: 1 })
+      ).toBe('ignored')
+      expect(await edit(page, { folderWorkspaceId: stayingId }, { name: 'Still mine' })).toBe(
+        'saved'
+      )
     }
 
     writeWslMoveCutover(session.userDataDir, record('source-fenced'))