diff --git a/mobile/src/tasks/worktree-create-capability-recovery.test.ts b/mobile/src/tasks/worktree-create-capability-recovery.test.ts
index 1e0f949e6d3..8f6575bec5f 100644
--- a/mobile/src/tasks/worktree-create-capability-recovery.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/tasks/worktree-create-capability-recovery.test.ts
@@ -231,4 +231,77 @@ describe('capability probe recovery', () => {
       expect(current?.tasksSupported).toBe(false)
     }
   )
+  it('bounds failed probes over ten minutes and stops all retries on close', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    const host = connection()
+    host.sendRequest.mockRejectedValue(new Error('offline'))
+    await render(host.client)
+    await act(async () => vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(600_000))
+    expect(host.sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(24)
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(1)
+    await render(host.client, false)
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0)
+    await act(async () => vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(600_000))
+    expect(host.sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(24)
+  })
+
+  it('does not poll a confirmed unsupported host across renders or sheet reopens', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    const host = connection()
+    host.sendRequest.mockResolvedValue({
+      id: 'old',
+      ok: true,
+      result: { capabilities: [] },
+      _meta: { runtimeId: 'old' }
+    })
+    await render(host.client)
+    for (let reopen = 0; reopen < 20; reopen += 1) {
+      await render(host.client, false)
+      await render(host.client)
+    }
+    await act(async () => vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(600_000))
+    expect(host.sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it.each(['old-first', 'new-first'])(
+    'leaves no retry or RPC after overlapping reconnect failures settle %s and unmount',
+    async (order) => {
+      vi.useFakeTimers()
+      const host = connection()
+      let failOld: ((reason: Error) => void) | undefined
+      let failNew: ((reason: Error) => void) | undefined
+      host.sendRequest.mockImplementationOnce(
+        () =>
+          new Promise((_resolve, reject) => {
+            failOld = reject
+          })
+      )
+      host.sendRequest.mockImplementationOnce(
+        () =>
+          new Promise((_resolve, reject) => {
+            failNew = reject
+          })
+      )
+      await render(host.client)
+      await act(async () => host.reconnect())
+      await act(async () => {
+        if (order === 'old-first') {
+          failOld?.(new Error('old offline'))
+        }
+        failNew?.(new Error('new offline'))
+      })
+      if (order === 'new-first') {
+        await act(async () => failOld?.(new Error('old offline')))
+      }
+      expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(1)
+      act(() => renderer?.unmount())
+      renderer = undefined
+      expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0)
+      await act(async () => vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(60_000))
+      expect(host.sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+      host.reconnect()
+      expect(host.sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    }
+  )
 })
diff --git a/mobile/src/tasks/worktree-create-capability.ts b/mobile/src/tasks/worktree-create-capability.ts
index 1de2e62a248..f4e36eca008 100644
--- a/mobile/src/tasks/worktree-create-capability.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/tasks/worktree-create-capability.ts
@@ -139,12 +139,20 @@ export function useNewWorktreeRuntimeCapabilities(
       return
     }
     let stale = false
+    let refreshVersion = 0
     let retry: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined
     let retryDelay = 1_000
     const refresh = async () => {
+      if (stale) {
+        return
+      }
+      const version = ++refreshVersion
       clearTimeout(retry)
       const capabilities = await getCapabilities()
-      if (!stale && capabilities) {
+      if (stale || version !== refreshVersion) {
+        return
+      }
+      if (capabilities) {
         setCapabilityState({
           client,
           generation: client.getGeneration?.(),
@@ -153,7 +161,7 @@ export function useNewWorktreeRuntimeCapabilities(
         })
         retryDelay = 1_000
       }
-      if (!stale && !capabilityProbeRef.current && client.getState() === 'connected') {
+      if (!capabilityProbeRef.current && client.getState() === 'connected') {
         retry = setTimeout(() => void refresh(), retryDelay)
         retryDelay = Math.min(retryDelay * 2, 30_000)
       }