diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/browser/compact-git-actions-menu.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/browser/compact-git-actions-menu.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8198ecea5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/browser/compact-git-actions-menu.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { mkdtemp, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { test, expect, type Page } from "../support/fixtures";
+import { getServerId } from "../support/helpers/server-id";
+import { connectSeedClient } from "../support/helpers/seed-client";
+import { createTempGitRepo, resolveTempRoot } from "../support/helpers/workspace";
+import { buildHostWorkspaceRoute } from "../../src/utils/host-routes";
+
+// The compact toolbar flattens every git action into one menu, and the policy keeps the actions
+// it can promote to `primary` in `secondary` as well. A promoted action must still show once.
+const cleanupTasks: Array<() => Promise<void>> = [];
+
+test.afterEach(async () => {
+  for (const task of cleanupTasks.splice(0)) {
+    await task();
+  }
+});
+
+async function createRemoteRepo(prefix: string): Promise<string> {
+  const repo = await createTempGitRepo(prefix, {
+    withRemote: true,
+    files: [{ path: "src/app.ts", content: "export const app = 1;\n" }],
+  });
+  cleanupTasks.push(repo.cleanup);
+  // The helper puts the bare remote inside the checkout; keep it out of the status.
+  await writeFile(path.join(repo.path, ".git/info/exclude"), "remote.git/\n");
+  return repo.path;
+}
+
+async function registerWorkspace(repoPath: string): Promise<string> {
+  const client = await connectSeedClient();
+  cleanupTasks.push(async () => {
+    await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
+  });
+  const created = await client.createWorkspace({ source: { kind: "directory", path: repoPath } });
+  if (!created.workspace) {
+    throw new Error(created.error ?? `Failed to create workspace ${repoPath}`);
+  }
+  return created.workspace.id;
+}
+
+async function openCompactActionsMenu(page: Page, workspaceId: string) {
+  await page.setViewportSize({ width: 390, height: 844 });
+  await page.goto(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(getServerId(), workspaceId));
+  await page.reload();
+  await page.getByTestId("workspace-explorer-toggle").first().click();
+  const changesTab = page.getByTestId("explorer-tab-changes").filter({ visible: true });
+  await expect(changesTab).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await changesTab.click();
+  const explorer = page.getByTestId("explorer-content-area").filter({ visible: true });
+  await expect(explorer.getByTestId("changes-header")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+
+  const trigger = explorer.getByTestId("changes-actions-menu-trigger");
+  await expect(trigger).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await trigger.click();
+  const menu = page.getByTestId("changes-primary-cta-menu");
+  await expect(menu).toBeVisible();
+  return menu;
+}
+
+test("compact git actions menu lists a promoted Pull once", async ({ page }) => {
+  const repoPath = await createRemoteRepo("compact-menu-pull-");
+  cleanupTasks.push(async () => {
+    execFileSync("rm", ["-rf", repoPath]);
+  });
+
+  // Advance origin so the clean checkout is behind it and Pull is the promoted action.
+  const other = await mkdtemp(path.join(await resolveTempRoot(), "compact-menu-other-"));
+  cleanupTasks.push(async () => {
+    execFileSync("rm", ["-rf", other]);
+  });
+  execFileSync("git", ["clone", path.join(repoPath, "remote.git"), other], { stdio: "ignore" });
+  execFileSync("git", ["config", "user.email", "e2e@paseo.test"], { cwd: other, stdio: "ignore" });
+  execFileSync("git", ["config", "user.name", "Paseo E2E"], { cwd: other, stdio: "ignore" });
+  await writeFile(path.join(other, "src/incoming.ts"), "export const incoming = 1;\n");
+  execFileSync("git", ["add", "--all"], { cwd: other, stdio: "ignore" });
+  execFileSync("git", ["commit", "-m", "Incoming commit"], { cwd: other, stdio: "ignore" });
+  execFileSync("git", ["push", "origin", "main"], { cwd: other, stdio: "ignore" });
+  execFileSync("git", ["fetch", "origin"], { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
+
+  const workspaceId = await registerWorkspace(repoPath);
+  const menu = await openCompactActionsMenu(page, workspaceId);
+
+  await expect(menu.getByTestId("changes-menu-pull")).toHaveCount(1);
+  await expect(menu.getByRole("menuitem")).toHaveText([
+    "Pull",
+    "Push",
+    "Pull and push",
+    "Archive workspace",
+  ]);
+});
+
+test("compact git actions menu lists a promoted Push once", async ({ page }) => {
+  const repoPath = await createRemoteRepo("compact-menu-push-");
+  cleanupTasks.push(async () => {
+    execFileSync("rm", ["-rf", repoPath]);
+  });
+  const workspaceId = await registerWorkspace(repoPath);
+
+  // Commit so the clean checkout is ahead of origin and Push is the promoted action.
+  await writeFile(path.join(repoPath, "src/mine.ts"), "export const mine = 1;\n");
+  execFileSync("git", ["add", "--all"], { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
+  execFileSync("git", ["commit", "-m", "Local commit"], { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
+
+  const menu = await openCompactActionsMenu(page, workspaceId);
+
+  await expect(menu.getByTestId("changes-menu-push")).toHaveCount(1);
+  await expect(menu.getByRole("menuitem")).toHaveText([
+    "Push",
+    "Pull",
+    "Pull and push",
+    "Archive workspace",
+  ]);
+});
diff --git a/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-contributions.ts b/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-contributions.ts
index afc484de57..538905cb4a 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-contributions.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/command-center/workspace-contributions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { GitAction, GitActions } from "@/git/policy";
+import { actionsWithoutPrimary, type GitAction, type GitActions } from "@/git/policy";
 import type { KeyboardActionDefinition } from "@/keyboard/keyboard-action-dispatcher";
 import type {
   WorkspacePanelPlacement,
@@ -581,9 +581,7 @@ export function buildWorkspaceCommandCenterContributions(
     ...(source.capabilities.canSplitPanes ? buildPaneContributions(source) : []),
   ];
 
-  const primary = source.gitActions.primary;
-  for (const [index, action] of source.gitActions.secondary.entries()) {
-    if (action.id === primary?.id) continue;
+  for (const [index, action] of actionsWithoutPrimary(source.gitActions).entries()) {
     contributions.push(buildGitContribution(source, action, 100 + index, "query"));
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/git/actions-split-button.tsx b/packages/app/src/git/actions-split-button.tsx
index 193154b377..64a550f144 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/git/actions-split-button.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/git/actions-split-button.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { Shortcut } from "@/components/ui/shortcut";
 import { useShortcutKeys } from "@/hooks/use-shortcut-keys";
 import { inlineUnistylesStyle } from "@/styles/unistyles-inline-style";
 import type { ShortcutKey } from "@/utils/format-shortcut";
-import type { GitAction, GitActions } from "@/git/policy";
+import { actionsWithoutPrimary, type GitAction, type GitActions } from "@/git/policy";
 import { useGitActionRunner } from "@/git/use-actions";
 import { buttonControlHeight, HEADER_CONTROL_HEIGHT } from "@/components/ui/control-geometry";
 
@@ -129,14 +129,10 @@ export function GitActionsSplitButton({
     [theme.colors.surface2],
   );
 
-  const menuOnlyActions = useMemo(
-    () => [
-      ...(gitActions.primary ? [gitActions.primary] : []),
-      ...gitActions.secondary,
-      ...gitActions.menu,
-    ],
-    [gitActions.menu, gitActions.primary, gitActions.secondary],
-  );
+  const menuOnlyActions = [
+    ...(gitActions.primary ? [gitActions.primary] : []),
+    ...actionsWithoutPrimary(gitActions),
+  ];
 
   if (menuOnly) {
     if (menuOnlyActions.length === 0) {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/git/policy.test.ts b/packages/app/src/git/policy.test.ts
index 561bbc75e6..efbd61efa6 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/git/policy.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/git/policy.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { CheckoutPrStatusSchema } from "@getpaseo/protocol/messages";
 import { i18n } from "@/i18n/i18next";
 
-import { buildGitActions, type BuildGitActionsInput } from "./policy";
+import { actionsWithoutPrimary, buildGitActions, type BuildGitActionsInput } from "./policy";
 import { deriveMergeCapability, type ForgeSpecificStatusFacts } from "./merge-capability";
 
 type GithubMergeFactsFixture = ForgeSpecificStatusFacts & {
@@ -190,6 +190,59 @@ describe("git-actions-policy", () => {
     expect(actions.primary).toMatchObject({ id: "pull", label: "Pull" });
   });
 
+  it("drops a promoted remote action from the remaining menu actions", () => {
+    const pull = buildGitActions(createInput({ hasRemote: true, behindOfOrigin: 2 }));
+    expect(pull.primary?.id).toBe("pull");
+    expect(actionsWithoutPrimary(pull).map((action) => action.id)).toEqual([
+      "push",
+      "pull-and-push",
+      "archive-workspace",
+    ]);
+
+    const push = buildGitActions(createInput({ hasRemote: true, aheadOfOrigin: 1 }));
+    expect(push.primary?.id).toBe("push");
+    expect(actionsWithoutPrimary(push).map((action) => action.id)).toEqual([
+      "pull",
+      "pull-and-push",
+      "archive-workspace",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("drops a promoted merge action from the remaining menu actions", () => {
+    const actions = buildGitActions(
+      createInput({
+        hasRemote: true,
+        isOnBaseBranch: false,
+        aheadCount: 2,
+        hasPullRequest: true,
+        pullRequestUrl: "https://example.com/pr/456",
+        pullRequestState: "open",
+        pullRequestMergeable: "MERGEABLE",
+        pullRequestGithub: githubStatus({
+          repository: {
+            autoMergeAllowed: true,
+            mergeCommitAllowed: true,
+            squashMergeAllowed: false,
+            rebaseMergeAllowed: false,
+            viewerDefaultMergeMethod: "SQUASH",
+          },
+        }),
+        shipDefault: "pr",
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(actions.primary).toMatchObject({ id: "merge-pr-merge", label: "Merge PR (merge)" });
+    expect(actionsWithoutPrimary(actions).map((action) => action.id)).toEqual([
+      "pull",
+      "push",
+      "pull-and-push",
+      "merge-from-base",
+      "merge-branch",
+      "pr",
+      "archive-workspace",
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("keeps push clickable with a clearer message when the branch diverged", () => {
     const actions = buildGitActions(
       createInput({
diff --git a/packages/app/src/git/policy.ts b/packages/app/src/git/policy.ts
index eb6e28399b..71d63eae37 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/git/policy.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/git/policy.ts
@@ -312,6 +312,18 @@ export function buildGitActions(input: BuildGitActionsInput): GitActions {
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * The actions a flattened list shows after the primary. `secondary` keeps the actions the policy
+ * can promote to `primary`, and the translator rebuilds those objects, so a flattening consumer
+ * has to drop the promoted one by id or it renders it twice.
+ */
+export function actionsWithoutPrimary(gitActions: GitActions): GitAction[] {
+  const primaryActionId = gitActions.primary?.id;
+  return [...gitActions.secondary, ...gitActions.menu].filter(
+    (action) => action.id !== primaryActionId,
+  );
+}
+
 function getPrimaryActionId(input: BuildGitActionsInput): GitActionId | null {
   if (input.shouldPromoteArchive) {
     return "archive-workspace";