diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/browser/changes-pane.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/browser/changes-pane.spec.ts
index a233567b5f..7137c903ff 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/browser/changes-pane.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/browser/changes-pane.spec.ts
@@ -427,6 +427,15 @@ test("Changes shows the base as text on a host without the base-branch capabilit
   expect(baseRequests).toBe(0);
 });
 
+test("Changes shows no base on a checkout that is not a Paseo worktree", async ({ page }) => {
+  const workspace = await createWorkspaceWithCommittedDiff();
+  await openWorkspaceChangesSurface(page, workspace);
+  const header = page.getByTestId("changes-repository-header").filter({ visible: true });
+  await expect(header).toContainText("feature");
+  await expect(header).not.toContainText("main");
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("workspace-base-branch-trigger")).toHaveCount(0);
+});
+
 test("Changes keeps a manual comparison when checkout dirtiness changes", async ({ page }) => {
   const workspace = await createWorkspaceWithMountedTabDiff();
   await openWorkspaceChanges(page, workspace);
diff --git a/packages/app/src/agent-stream/turn-footer.tsx b/packages/app/src/agent-stream/turn-footer.tsx
index 5d04f9eca9..5508803b5d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/agent-stream/turn-footer.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/agent-stream/turn-footer.tsx
@@ -218,8 +218,12 @@ const stylesheet = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     alignSelf: "center",
     paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[2],
   },
+  // The message above drops its bottom padding for the footer (compactBottom), so this margin
+  // alone sets the gap. 20 puts the footer as far below the text as the text sits below a
+  // tool row: 12 message padding + 4 stream gap + 5 badge padding/border, less the footer's
+  // 1px taller row.
   turnFooterRow: {
-    marginTop: theme.spacing[2] + 5,
+    marginTop: theme.spacing[4] + theme.spacing[1],
   },
   turnFooterSlot: {
     flexDirection: "row",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/git/diff-pane.tsx b/packages/app/src/git/diff-pane.tsx
index d4a7d43ea8..59d3b49797 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/git/diff-pane.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/git/diff-pane.tsx
@@ -667,15 +667,14 @@ function ChangesRepositoryToolbar({
           isGitCheckout
           testID="changes-branch-switcher"
         />
-        {model.baseRef ? (
+        {model.baseRef && model.isWorktree ? (
           <>
-            <ThemedArrowRight size={14} uniProps={foregroundMutedIconColorMapping} />
+            <ThemedArrowRight size={14} uniProps={extraMutedIconColorMapping} />
             <WorkspaceBaseBranchPicker
               serverId={model.serverId}
               workspaceId={model.workspaceId}
               cwd={model.cwd}
               baseRef={model.baseRef}
-              isWorktree={model.isWorktree}
             />
           </>
         ) : null}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/git/workspace-base-branch-picker.tsx b/packages/app/src/git/workspace-base-branch-picker.tsx
index cf260e90d6..abc4fbee8f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/git/workspace-base-branch-picker.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/git/workspace-base-branch-picker.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ interface Props {
   workspaceId?: string | null;
   cwd: string;
   baseRef: string;
-  isWorktree: boolean;
 }
 
 const ThemedLoadingSpinner = withUnistyles(LoadingSpinner);
@@ -31,13 +30,7 @@ function refLabel(ref: string): string {
   return ref.replace(/^refs\/(heads|remotes)\//, "");
 }
 
-export function WorkspaceBaseBranchPicker({
-  serverId,
-  workspaceId,
-  cwd,
-  baseRef,
-  isWorktree,
-}: Props) {
+export function WorkspaceBaseBranchPicker({ serverId, workspaceId, cwd, baseRef }: Props) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const client = useHostRuntimeClient(serverId);
   const connected = useHostRuntimeIsConnected(serverId);
@@ -135,7 +128,7 @@ export function WorkspaceBaseBranchPicker({
     [t, isPending, error, isError, handleRetry],
   );
 
-  if (!supported || !isWorktree || !workspaceId) return <Text style={styles.text}>{label}</Text>;
+  if (!supported || !workspaceId) return <Text style={styles.text}>{label}</Text>;
 
   return (
     <View ref={anchorRef} collapsable={false} style={styles.anchor}>
@@ -172,7 +165,9 @@ export function WorkspaceBaseBranchPicker({
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
-  anchor: { flexShrink: 1, minWidth: 0 },
+  // The branch name truncates first so a short base like "main" stays readable; the cap lets
+  // a long base still truncate instead of overflowing the header.
+  anchor: { flexShrink: 0, minWidth: 0, maxWidth: "40%" },
   footer: { padding: theme.spacing[3], gap: theme.spacing[2] },
   text: { color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted, fontSize: theme.fontSize.sm },
   error: { color: theme.colors.destructive, fontSize: theme.fontSize.sm },