diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/checkout-diff-manager.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/checkout-diff-manager.test.ts
index fc3f6b1b8..0f674a755 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/checkout-diff-manager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/checkout-diff-manager.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,56 @@ import type pino from "pino";
 import { CheckoutDiffManager } from "./checkout-diff-manager.js";
 import type { WorkspaceGitService } from "./workspace-git-service.js";
 
+interface Deferred<T> {
+  promise: Promise<T>;
+  resolve(value: T): void;
+}
+
+function createDeferred<T>(): Deferred<T> {
+  let resolve!: (value: T) => void;
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((resolvePromise) => {
+    resolve = resolvePromise;
+  });
+  return { promise, resolve };
+}
+
+function createPendingManager() {
+  const watches: Array<{
+    cwd: string;
+    onChange: () => void;
+    unsubscribeCalls: number;
+    resolve(): void;
+  }> = [];
+  const workspaceGitService = {
+    getCheckoutDiff: async () => ({ diff: "", structured: [] }),
+    requestWorkingTreeWatch: (cwd: string, onChange: () => void) => {
+      const pending = createDeferred<{ repoRoot: string | null; unsubscribe: () => void }>();
+      const watch = {
+        cwd,
+        onChange,
+        unsubscribeCalls: 0,
+        resolve: () => {
+          pending.resolve({
+            repoRoot: "/tmp/repo",
+            unsubscribe: () => {
+              watch.unsubscribeCalls += 1;
+            },
+          });
+        },
+      };
+      watches.push(watch);
+      return pending.promise;
+    },
+  };
+  const logger = { child: () => logger, warn: () => {} };
+  const manager = new CheckoutDiffManager({
+    logger: logger as unknown as pino.Logger,
+    paseoHome: "/tmp/paseo-test",
+    workspaceGitService,
+  });
+  return { manager, watches };
+}
+
 describe("CheckoutDiffManager", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.useFakeTimers();
@@ -103,6 +153,54 @@ describe("CheckoutDiffManager", () => {
     expect(unsubscribe).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  test("cancels a subscription while its working tree watch is still opening", async () => {
+    const { manager, watches } = createPendingManager();
+    const abort = new AbortController();
+
+    const pendingSubscription = manager.subscribe(
+      {
+        cwd: "/tmp/repo/packages/server",
+        compare: { mode: "uncommitted" },
+        signal: abort.signal,
+      },
+      () => {},
+    );
+    abort.abort();
+    watches[0].resolve();
+    await pendingSubscription;
+
+    expect(watches[0].unsubscribeCalls).toBe(1);
+    expect(manager.getMetrics()).toEqual({
+      checkoutDiffTargetCount: 0,
+      checkoutDiffSubscriptionCount: 0,
+      checkoutDiffWatcherCount: 0,
+      checkoutDiffFallbackRefreshTargetCount: 0,
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("shares one opening target between concurrent subscriptions", async () => {
+    const { manager, watches } = createPendingManager();
+
+    const firstSubscription = manager.subscribe(
+      { cwd: "/tmp/repo/packages/server", compare: { mode: "uncommitted" } },
+      () => {},
+    );
+    const secondSubscription = manager.subscribe(
+      { cwd: "/tmp/repo/packages/server", compare: { mode: "uncommitted" } },
+      () => {},
+    );
+
+    expect(watches).toHaveLength(1);
+    watches[0].resolve();
+    const [first, second] = await Promise.all([firstSubscription, secondSubscription]);
+    expect(manager.getMetrics().checkoutDiffSubscriptionCount).toBe(2);
+
+    first.unsubscribe();
+    expect(watches[0].unsubscribeCalls).toBe(0);
+    second.unsubscribe();
+    expect(watches[0].unsubscribeCalls).toBe(1);
+  });
+
   test("diffCwd uses repoRoot from the working tree watch result", async () => {
     const { manager, workspaceGitService } = createManager({ repoRoot: "/tmp/repo" });
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/checkout-diff-manager.ts b/packages/server/src/server/checkout-diff-manager.ts
index 65f445bbf..b4f90a62a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/checkout-diff-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/checkout-diff-manager.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ import { toCheckoutError } from "./checkout-git-utils.js";
 
 const CHECKOUT_DIFF_WATCH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 150;
 
+type CheckoutDiffWorkspace = Pick<
+  WorkspaceGitService,
+  "getCheckoutDiff" | "requestWorkingTreeWatch"
+>;
+
 export type CheckoutDiffCompareInput = SubscribeCheckoutDiffRequest["compare"];
 
 export type CheckoutDiffSnapshotPayload = Omit<
@@ -32,45 +37,70 @@ interface CheckoutDiffWatchTarget {
   refreshQueued: boolean;
   latestPayload: CheckoutDiffSnapshotPayload | null;
   latestFingerprint: string | null;
+  openPromise: Promise<void> | null;
+}
+
+export interface CheckoutDiffSubscriptionRequest {
+  cwd: string;
+  compare: CheckoutDiffCompareInput;
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+}
+
+export interface CheckoutDiffSubscription {
+  initial: CheckoutDiffSnapshotPayload;
+  unsubscribe: () => void;
 }
 
 export class CheckoutDiffManager {
-  private readonly workspaceGitService: WorkspaceGitService;
+  private readonly workspaceGitService: CheckoutDiffWorkspace;
   private readonly targets = new Map<string, CheckoutDiffWatchTarget>();
 
   constructor(options: {
     logger: pino.Logger;
     paseoHome: string;
-    workspaceGitService: WorkspaceGitService;
+    workspaceGitService: CheckoutDiffWorkspace;
   }) {
     this.workspaceGitService = options.workspaceGitService;
   }
 
   async subscribe(
-    params: {
-      cwd: string;
-      compare: CheckoutDiffCompareInput;
-    },
+    params: CheckoutDiffSubscriptionRequest,
     listener: (snapshot: CheckoutDiffSnapshotPayload) => void,
-  ): Promise<{ initial: CheckoutDiffSnapshotPayload; unsubscribe: () => void }> {
+  ): Promise<CheckoutDiffSubscription> {
     const cwd = params.cwd;
     const compare = this.normalizeCompare(params.compare);
-    const target = await this.ensureTarget(cwd, compare);
+    const target = this.ensureTarget(cwd, compare);
     target.listeners.add(listener);
+    target.openPromise ??= this.openTarget(target);
 
-    const initial =
-      target.latestPayload ??
-      (await this.computeCheckoutDiffSnapshot(target.cwd, target.compare, {
-        diffCwd: target.diffCwd,
-      }));
-    target.latestPayload = initial;
-    target.latestFingerprint = JSON.stringify(initial);
-    return {
-      initial,
-      unsubscribe: () => {
-        this.removeListener(target.key, listener);
-      },
+    let isSubscribed = true;
+    const unsubscribe = () => {
+      if (!isSubscribed) {
+        return;
+      }
+      isSubscribed = false;
+      params.signal?.removeEventListener("abort", unsubscribe);
+      this.removeListener(target, listener);
     };
+    params.signal?.addEventListener("abort", unsubscribe, { once: true });
+    if (params.signal?.aborted) {
+      unsubscribe();
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await target.openPromise;
+      const initial =
+        target.latestPayload ??
+        (await this.computeCheckoutDiffSnapshot(target.cwd, target.compare, {
+          diffCwd: target.diffCwd,
+        }));
+      target.latestPayload = initial;
+      target.latestFingerprint = JSON.stringify(initial);
+      return { initial, unsubscribe };
+    } catch (error) {
+      unsubscribe();
+      throw error;
+    }
   }
 
   scheduleRefreshForCwd(cwd: string): void {
@@ -136,19 +166,17 @@ export class CheckoutDiffManager {
   }
 
   private removeListener(
-    targetKey: string,
+    target: CheckoutDiffWatchTarget,
     listener: (snapshot: CheckoutDiffSnapshotPayload) => void,
   ): void {
-    const target = this.targets.get(targetKey);
-    if (!target) {
-      return;
-    }
     target.listeners.delete(listener);
     if (target.listeners.size > 0) {
       return;
     }
     this.closeTarget(target);
-    this.targets.delete(targetKey);
+    if (this.targets.get(target.key) === target) {
+      this.targets.delete(target.key);
+    }
   }
 
   private scheduleTargetRefresh(target: CheckoutDiffWatchTarget): void {
@@ -231,10 +259,7 @@ export class CheckoutDiffManager {
     }
   }
 
-  private async ensureTarget(
-    cwd: string,
-    compare: CheckoutDiffCompareInput,
-  ): Promise<CheckoutDiffWatchTarget> {
+  private ensureTarget(cwd: string, compare: CheckoutDiffCompareInput): CheckoutDiffWatchTarget {
     const targetKey = this.buildTargetKey(cwd, compare);
     const existing = this.targets.get(targetKey);
     if (existing) {
@@ -253,15 +278,22 @@ export class CheckoutDiffManager {
       refreshQueued: false,
       latestPayload: null,
       latestFingerprint: null,
+      openPromise: null,
     };
-    const { repoRoot, unsubscribe } = await this.workspaceGitService.requestWorkingTreeWatch(
-      cwd,
-      () => this.scheduleTargetRefresh(target),
-    );
-    target.diffCwd = repoRoot ?? cwd;
-    target.workingTreeWatchUnsubscribe = unsubscribe;
-
     this.targets.set(targetKey, target);
     return target;
   }
+
+  private async openTarget(target: CheckoutDiffWatchTarget): Promise<void> {
+    const { repoRoot, unsubscribe } = await this.workspaceGitService.requestWorkingTreeWatch(
+      target.cwd,
+      () => this.scheduleTargetRefresh(target),
+    );
+    target.diffCwd = repoRoot ?? target.cwd;
+    if (this.targets.get(target.key) !== target || target.listeners.size === 0) {
+      unsubscribe();
+      return;
+    }
+    target.workingTreeWatchUnsubscribe = unsubscribe;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/session/checkout/checkout-session.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/session/checkout/checkout-session.test.ts
index 367810313..bebc5e7a9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/session/checkout/checkout-session.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/session/checkout/checkout-session.test.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function isTimelineResponse(msg: SessionOutboundMessage): boolean {
 interface FakeDiffSubscription {
   cwd: string;
   compare: CheckoutDiffCompareInput;
-  listener: (snapshot: CheckoutDiffSnapshotPayload) => void;
+  emit(snapshot: CheckoutDiffSnapshotPayload): void;
   unsubscribeCalls: number;
 }
 
@@ -45,18 +45,29 @@ function createFakeDiffSubscriber(initial: CheckoutDiffSnapshotPayload) {
   const refreshedCwds: string[] = [];
   const subscriber: CheckoutDiffSubscriber = {
     subscribe: async (params, listener) => {
+      let isSubscribed = true;
       const subscription: FakeDiffSubscription = {
         cwd: params.cwd,
         compare: params.compare,
-        listener,
         unsubscribeCalls: 0,
+        emit: (snapshot) => {
+          if (isSubscribed) {
+            listener(snapshot);
+          }
+        },
       };
+      const unsubscribe = () => {
+        if (!isSubscribed) {
+          return;
+        }
+        isSubscribed = false;
+        subscription.unsubscribeCalls += 1;
+      };
+      params.signal?.addEventListener("abort", unsubscribe, { once: true });
       subscriptions.push(subscription);
       return {
         initial: { ...initial, cwd: params.cwd },
-        unsubscribe: () => {
-          subscription.unsubscribeCalls += 1;
-        },
+        unsubscribe,
       };
     },
     scheduleRefreshForCwd: (cwd) => {
@@ -453,7 +464,7 @@ describe("CheckoutSession", () => {
       ]);
       expect(subscriptions).toHaveLength(1);
 
-      subscriptions[0].listener({
+      subscriptions[0].emit({
         cwd: "/repo",
         files: [],
         error: { code: "UNKNOWN", message: "transient" },
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/session/checkout/checkout-session.ts b/packages/server/src/server/session/checkout/checkout-session.ts
index 3505a5b12..f3b3ed4de 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/session/checkout/checkout-session.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/session/checkout/checkout-session.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ import type {
   ValidateBranchRequest,
 } from "../../messages.js";
 import type {
-  CheckoutDiffCompareInput,
   CheckoutDiffSnapshotPayload,
+  CheckoutDiffSubscription,
+  CheckoutDiffSubscriptionRequest,
 } from "../../checkout-diff-manager.js";
 import { toCheckoutError } from "../../checkout-git-utils.js";
 import {
@@ -107,9 +108,9 @@ function toLegacyGithubSearchItems(items: ForgeSearchResultItem[]): LegacyGithub
  */
 export interface CheckoutDiffSubscriber {
   subscribe(
-    params: { cwd: string; compare: CheckoutDiffCompareInput },
+    params: CheckoutDiffSubscriptionRequest,
     listener: (snapshot: CheckoutDiffSnapshotPayload) => void,
-  ): Promise<{ initial: CheckoutDiffSnapshotPayload; unsubscribe: () => void }>;
+  ): Promise<CheckoutDiffSubscription>;
   scheduleRefreshForCwd(cwd: string): void;
 }
 
@@ -400,34 +401,45 @@ export class CheckoutSession {
   async handleSubscribeDiffRequest(msg: SubscribeCheckoutDiffRequest): Promise<void> {
     const cwd = expandTilde(msg.cwd);
     this.diffSubscriptions.get(msg.subscriptionId)?.();
-    this.diffSubscriptions.delete(msg.subscriptionId);
-    const subscription = await this.checkoutDiffManager.subscribe(
-      { cwd, compare: msg.compare },
-      (snapshot) => {
-        this.host.emit({
-          type: "checkout_diff_update",
-          payload: {
-            subscriptionId: msg.subscriptionId,
-            ...snapshot,
-          },
-        });
-      },
-    );
-    this.diffSubscriptions.set(msg.subscriptionId, subscription.unsubscribe);
+    const abort = new AbortController();
+    const unsubscribe = () => abort.abort();
+    this.diffSubscriptions.set(msg.subscriptionId, unsubscribe);
 
-    this.host.emit({
-      type: "subscribe_checkout_diff_response",
-      payload: {
-        subscriptionId: msg.subscriptionId,
-        ...subscription.initial,
-        requestId: msg.requestId,
-      },
-    });
+    try {
+      const subscription = await this.checkoutDiffManager.subscribe(
+        { cwd, compare: msg.compare, signal: abort.signal },
+        (snapshot) => {
+          this.host.emit({
+            type: "checkout_diff_update",
+            payload: {
+              subscriptionId: msg.subscriptionId,
+              ...snapshot,
+            },
+          });
+        },
+      );
+
+      this.host.emit({
+        type: "subscribe_checkout_diff_response",
+        payload: {
+          subscriptionId: msg.subscriptionId,
+          ...subscription.initial,
+          requestId: msg.requestId,
+        },
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (this.diffSubscriptions.get(msg.subscriptionId) === unsubscribe) {
+        this.diffSubscriptions.delete(msg.subscriptionId);
+      }
+      unsubscribe();
+      throw error;
+    }
   }
 
   handleUnsubscribeDiffRequest(msg: UnsubscribeCheckoutDiffRequest): void {
-    this.diffSubscriptions.get(msg.subscriptionId)?.();
+    const unsubscribe = this.diffSubscriptions.get(msg.subscriptionId);
     this.diffSubscriptions.delete(msg.subscriptionId);
+    unsubscribe?.();
   }
 
   async handleRefreshRequest(msg: CheckoutRefreshRequest): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.test.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.test.ts
index 9c319ca54..877e2ddde 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.test.ts
@@ -510,6 +510,45 @@ describe("checkout git utilities", () => {
     expect(message).toBe("update file");
   });
 
+  it("reads the origin URL once when collecting facts for an origin-tracking branch", async () => {
+    setupRemoteTrackingMain(repoDir, tempDir);
+
+    startGitCommandMetrics();
+    const facts = await getCheckoutSnapshotFacts(repoDir, { paseoHome });
+    const metrics = stopGitCommandMetrics();
+    const originUrlCommands = metrics.commands.filter(
+      (command) => command.args.join(" ") === "config --get remote.origin.url",
+    );
+
+    expect(facts.isGit).toBe(true);
+    expect(originUrlCommands).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("reads a non-origin branch remote without replacing it with the origin URL", async () => {
+    setupRemoteTrackingMain(repoDir, tempDir);
+    execFileSync("git", ["remote", "set-url", "origin", "git@github.com:upstream/repo.git"], {
+      cwd: repoDir,
+    });
+    execFileSync("git", ["remote", "add", "fork", "git@github.com:contributor/repo.git"], {
+      cwd: repoDir,
+    });
+    execFileSync("git", ["config", "branch.main.remote", "fork"], { cwd: repoDir });
+    execFileSync("git", ["config", "branch.main.merge", "refs/heads/main"], { cwd: repoDir });
+
+    startGitCommandMetrics();
+    const facts = await getCheckoutSnapshotFacts(repoDir, { paseoHome });
+    const metrics = stopGitCommandMetrics();
+    const commands = metrics.commands.map((command) => command.args.join(" "));
+
+    expect(facts.isGit).toBe(true);
+    expect(commands.filter((command) => command === "config --get remote.origin.url")).toHaveLength(
+      1,
+    );
+    expect(commands.filter((command) => command === "config --get remote.fork.url")).toHaveLength(
+      1,
+    );
+  });
+
   it("reuses checkout snapshot facts across status, shortstat, and PR status reads", async () => {
     setupRemoteTrackingMain(repoDir, tempDir);
     execFileSync("git", ["checkout", "-b", "feature/facts"], { cwd: repoDir });
@@ -685,19 +724,34 @@ const x = 1;
     expect(behindStatus.aheadOfOrigin).toBe(0);
     expect(behindStatus.behindOfOrigin).toBe(1);
 
-    writeFileSync(join(repoDir, "local.txt"), "local\n");
-    execFileSync("git", ["add", "local.txt"], { cwd: repoDir });
-    execFileSync("git", ["-c", "commit.gpgsign=false", "commit", "-m", "local update"], {
-      cwd: repoDir,
-    });
+    commitFile(repoDir, "local-1.txt", "local 1\n", "local update 1");
+    commitFile(repoDir, "local-2.txt", "local 2\n", "local update 2");
+    commitFile(repoDir, "local-3.txt", "local 3\n", "local update 3");
+    commitFile(cloneDir, "remote-2.txt", "remote 2\n", "remote update 2");
+    execFileSync("git", ["push"], { cwd: cloneDir });
+    execFileSync("git", ["fetch", "origin"], { cwd: repoDir });
+
+    const facts = await getCheckoutSnapshotFacts(repoDir);
+    startGitCommandMetrics();
+    const divergedStatus = await getCheckoutStatus(repoDir, { facts });
+    const metrics = stopGitCommandMetrics();
+    const upstreamCountCommands = metrics.commands.filter(
+      (command) => command.args[0] === "rev-list" && command.args.join(" ").includes("main"),
+    );
 
-    const divergedStatus = await getCheckoutStatus(repoDir);
     expect(divergedStatus.isGit).toBe(true);
     if (!divergedStatus.isGit) {
       return;
     }
-    expect(divergedStatus.aheadOfOrigin).toBe(1);
-    expect(divergedStatus.behindOfOrigin).toBe(1);
+    expect(divergedStatus.aheadOfOrigin).toBe(3);
+    expect(divergedStatus.behindOfOrigin).toBe(2);
+    expect(upstreamCountCommands).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(upstreamCountCommands[0]?.args).toEqual([
+      "rev-list",
+      "--left-right",
+      "--count",
+      "main...origin/main",
+    ]);
   });
 
   it("reports a PR worktree as not ahead when its branch is pushed to the configured PR remote", async () => {
@@ -800,6 +854,7 @@ const x = 1;
       return;
     }
     expect(status.aheadOfOrigin).toBeNull();
+    expect(status.behindOfOrigin).toBeNull();
   });
 
   it("does not report full history as unpushed for fresh no-track Paseo worktrees", async () => {
@@ -1419,6 +1474,26 @@ const x = 1;
     expect(diff.diff).toContain("# untracked-large.txt: diff too large omitted");
   });
 
+  it("resolves the Git common directory once when reading Paseo worktree facts", async () => {
+    const result = await createLegacyWorktreeForTest({
+      branchName: "main",
+      cwd: repoDir,
+      baseBranch: "main",
+      worktreeSlug: "common-dir",
+      paseoHome,
+    });
+
+    startGitCommandMetrics();
+    const facts = await getCheckoutSnapshotFacts(result.worktreePath, { paseoHome });
+    const metrics = stopGitCommandMetrics();
+    const commonDirCommands = metrics.commands.filter(
+      (command) => command.args.join(" ") === "rev-parse --git-common-dir",
+    );
+
+    expect(facts.isGit).toBe(true);
+    expect(commonDirCommands).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
   it("handles status/diff/commit in a .paseo worktree", async () => {
     const result = await createLegacyWorktreeForTest({
       branchName: "main",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.ts
index e0f507259..ffac0e5f2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/checkout-git.ts
@@ -1052,10 +1052,15 @@ type PaseoWorktreeForCwd =
   | { isPaseoOwnedWorktree: false }
   | { isPaseoOwnedWorktree: true; worktreeRoot: string };
 
+interface PaseoWorktreeLookupOptions {
+  context?: CheckoutContext;
+  knownWorktreeRoot?: string | null;
+  knownGitCommonDir?: string | null;
+}
+
 async function getPaseoWorktreeForCwd(
   cwd: string,
-  context?: CheckoutContext,
-  knownWorktreeRoot?: string | null,
+  options: PaseoWorktreeLookupOptions = {},
 ): Promise<PaseoWorktreeForCwd> {
   // Fast-path reject: non-worktree paths do not need expensive ownership checks.
   if (!/[\\/]worktrees[\\/]/.test(cwd)) {
@@ -1063,8 +1068,9 @@ async function getPaseoWorktreeForCwd(
   }
 
   const ownership = await isPaseoOwnedWorktreeCwd(cwd, {
-    paseoHome: context?.paseoHome,
-    worktreesRoot: context?.worktreesRoot,
+    paseoHome: options.context?.paseoHome,
+    worktreesRoot: options.context?.worktreesRoot,
+    knownGitCommonDir: options.knownGitCommonDir,
   });
   if (!ownership.allowed) {
     return { isPaseoOwnedWorktree: false };
@@ -1072,7 +1078,7 @@ async function getPaseoWorktreeForCwd(
 
   return {
     isPaseoOwnedWorktree: true,
-    worktreeRoot: knownWorktreeRoot ?? (await getWorktreeRoot(cwd, context)) ?? cwd,
+    worktreeRoot: options.knownWorktreeRoot ?? (await getWorktreeRoot(cwd, options.context)) ?? cwd,
   };
 }
 
@@ -1087,7 +1093,7 @@ async function getStoredBaseRefForCwd(
   if (context?.facts?.isGit) {
     return context.facts.storedBaseRef;
   }
-  const paseoWorktree = await getPaseoWorktreeForCwd(cwd, context);
+  const paseoWorktree = await getPaseoWorktreeForCwd(cwd, { context });
   if (!paseoWorktree.isPaseoOwnedWorktree) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -1492,30 +1498,6 @@ async function getAheadBehind(
   return { ahead, behind };
 }
 
-async function getAheadOfOrigin(
-  cwd: string,
-  currentBranch: string,
-  context?: CheckoutContext,
-): Promise<number | null> {
-  if (!currentBranch) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const upstreamRef = await getConfiguredUpstreamRef(cwd, currentBranch, context);
-  if (!upstreamRef) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  try {
-    const { stdout } = await runGitCommand(
-      ["rev-list", "--count", `${upstreamRef}..${currentBranch}`],
-      { cwd, envOverlay: READ_ONLY_GIT_ENV, logger: context?.logger },
-    );
-    const count = Number.parseInt(stdout.trim(), 10);
-    return Number.isNaN(count) ? null : count;
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
 async function getConfiguredUpstreamRef(
   cwd: string,
   currentBranch: string,
@@ -1537,11 +1519,11 @@ async function getConfiguredUpstreamRef(
   return upstreamBranch ? `${remoteName}/${upstreamBranch}` : null;
 }
 
-async function getBehindOfOrigin(
+async function getOriginAheadBehind(
   cwd: string,
   currentBranch: string,
   context?: CheckoutContext,
-): Promise<number | null> {
+): Promise<AheadBehind | null> {
   if (!currentBranch) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -1551,11 +1533,13 @@ async function getBehindOfOrigin(
   }
   try {
     const { stdout } = await runGitCommand(
-      ["rev-list", "--count", `${currentBranch}..${upstreamRef}`],
+      ["rev-list", "--left-right", "--count", `${currentBranch}...${upstreamRef}`],
       { cwd, envOverlay: READ_ONLY_GIT_ENV, logger: context?.logger },
     );
-    const count = Number.parseInt(stdout.trim(), 10);
-    return Number.isNaN(count) ? null : count;
+    const [aheadRaw, behindRaw] = stdout.trim().split(/\s+/);
+    const ahead = Number.parseInt(aheadRaw ?? "", 10);
+    const behind = Number.parseInt(behindRaw ?? "", 10);
+    return Number.isNaN(ahead) || Number.isNaN(behind) ? null : { ahead, behind };
   } catch {
     return null;
   }
@@ -1579,15 +1563,17 @@ async function inspectCheckoutContext(
     return null;
   }
 
-  const [currentBranch, remoteUrl, absoluteGitDir, gitCommonDir, paseoWorktree] = await Promise.all(
-    [
-      getCurrentBranch(cwd),
-      getOriginRemoteUrl(cwd),
-      resolveAbsoluteGitDir(cwd),
-      resolveGitCommonDir(cwd),
-      getPaseoWorktreeForCwd(cwd, context, root),
-    ],
-  );
+  const [currentBranch, remoteUrl, absoluteGitDir, gitCommonDir] = await Promise.all([
+    getCurrentBranch(cwd),
+    getOriginRemoteUrl(cwd),
+    resolveAbsoluteGitDir(cwd),
+    resolveGitCommonDir(cwd),
+  ]);
+  const paseoWorktree = await getPaseoWorktreeForCwd(cwd, {
+    context,
+    knownWorktreeRoot: root,
+    knownGitCommonDir: gitCommonDir,
+  });
 
   return {
     worktreeRoot: root,
@@ -1776,7 +1762,9 @@ export async function getCheckoutSnapshotFacts(
     if (branchRemoteName) {
       [branchMergeRef, branchRemoteUrl] = await Promise.all([
         getGitConfigValue(cwd, `branch.${inspected.currentBranch}.merge`, context),
-        getGitConfigValue(cwd, `remote.${branchRemoteName}.url`, context),
+        branchRemoteName === "origin"
+          ? inspected.remoteUrl
+          : getGitConfigValue(cwd, `remote.${branchRemoteName}.url`, context),
       ]);
     }
   }
@@ -1955,17 +1943,16 @@ export async function getCheckoutStatus(
   const baseRef = facts.resolvedBaseRef;
   const mainRepoRoot = facts.mainRepoRoot;
   const factsContext = { ...context, facts };
-  const [aheadBehind, aheadOfOrigin, behindOfOrigin] = await Promise.all([
+  const [aheadBehind, originAheadBehind] = await Promise.all([
     baseRef && currentBranch
       ? getAheadBehind(cwd, baseRef, currentBranch, factsContext)
       : Promise.resolve(null),
     hasRemote && currentBranch
-      ? getAheadOfOrigin(cwd, currentBranch, factsContext)
-      : Promise.resolve(null),
-    hasRemote && currentBranch
-      ? getBehindOfOrigin(cwd, currentBranch, factsContext)
+      ? getOriginAheadBehind(cwd, currentBranch, factsContext)
       : Promise.resolve(null),
   ]);
+  const aheadOfOrigin = originAheadBehind?.ahead ?? null;
+  const behindOfOrigin = originAheadBehind?.behind ?? null;
 
   if (paseoWorktree.isPaseoOwnedWorktree && baseRef) {
     return {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.ts
index 5943d5ddf..4ab641806 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ export interface PaseoWorktreeOwnership {
   worktreePath?: string;
 }
 
+export interface PaseoWorktreeOwnershipOptions extends WorktreeRootOptions {
+  knownGitCommonDir?: string | null;
+}
+
 export interface WorktreeRootOptions {
   paseoHome?: string;
   worktreesRoot?: string;
@@ -913,7 +917,7 @@ function resolveRepoRootFromGitCommonDir(commonDir: string): string {
 
 export async function isPaseoOwnedWorktreeCwd(
   cwd: string,
-  options?: WorktreeRootOptions,
+  options?: PaseoWorktreeOwnershipOptions,
 ): Promise<PaseoWorktreeOwnership> {
   const resolvedCwd = normalizePathForOwnership(cwd);
 
@@ -921,11 +925,15 @@ export async function isPaseoOwnedWorktreeCwd(
   // previous archive attempt removed the admin dir before the working tree
   // could be fully cleaned up). We still want to allow archiving in that case.
   let repoRoot: string | undefined;
-  try {
-    const gitCommonDir = await getGitCommonDir(cwd);
-    repoRoot = resolveRepoRootFromGitCommonDir(gitCommonDir);
-  } catch {
-    // ignore
+  if (options?.knownGitCommonDir) {
+    repoRoot = resolveRepoRootFromGitCommonDir(options.knownGitCommonDir);
+  } else if (options?.knownGitCommonDir === undefined) {
+    try {
+      const gitCommonDir = await getGitCommonDir(cwd);
+      repoRoot = resolveRepoRootFromGitCommonDir(gitCommonDir);
+    } catch {
+      // ignore
+    }
   }
 
   const worktreesBaseRoot = resolvePaseoWorktreesBaseRoot(options);