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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7c0ec8..ebd4f66 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "LICENSE"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "rm -rf lib && tsc -p tsconfig.build.json && tsdown",
+    "build": "node -e \"require('node:fs').rmSync('lib',{recursive:true,force:true})\" && tsc -p tsconfig.build.json && tsdown",
     "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "bundle": "tsdown",
diff --git a/src/client/DiffTab.tsx b/src/client/DiffTab.tsx
index ec66d4e..c96caf2 100644
--- a/src/client/DiffTab.tsx
+++ b/src/client/DiffTab.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function DiffTab(props: { sessionId: string; cwd: string | undefined; dif
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false
-    const scope: SessionScope = { sessionId, cwd }
+    const scope: SessionScope = { sessionId, cwd, ...(diff.repoRoot !== undefined ? { repoRoot: diff.repoRoot } : {}) }
     setLoading(true)
     setError(null)
     setData(null)
diff --git a/src/client/GitView.tsx b/src/client/GitView.tsx
index 0237988..168d121 100644
--- a/src/client/GitView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/GitView.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export function GitView(props: {
   const [status, setStatus] = useState<GitStatusResult | null>(null)
   const [worktrees, setWorktrees] = useState<GitWorktree[]>([])
   const [selectedWorktree, setSelectedWorktree] = useState<string | undefined>()
+  const [repoRoot, setRepoRoot] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined)
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [branchNames, setBranchNames] = useState<string[]>([])
@@ -122,6 +123,8 @@ export function GitView(props: {
   const selectedRef = useRef<string | undefined>(undefined)
   useEffect(() => { selectedRef.current = selectedWorktree }, [selectedWorktree])
 
+  const gitScope: SessionScope = repoRoot === undefined ? scope : { ...scope, repoRoot }
+
   /** Publish a complete checkout-derived view. Status, branch choices and
    *  history are one consistency unit: never mix rows from two worktrees. */
   const refreshTarget = useCallback(async (
@@ -132,12 +135,13 @@ export function GitView(props: {
     setError(null)
     try {
       const [statusResult, branchResult, logResult] = await Promise.all([
-        api.gitStatus(scope, target),
-        api.gitBranch(scope, target).catch(() => ({ current: '', names: [] as string[] })),
-        api.gitLog(scope, LOG_BATCH, 0, target).catch(() => [] as GitLogEntry[]),
+        api.gitStatus(gitScope, target),
+        api.gitBranch(gitScope, target).catch(() => ({ current: '', names: [] as string[] })),
+        api.gitLog(gitScope, LOG_BATCH, 0, target).catch(() => [] as GitLogEntry[]),
       ])
       if (options.generation !== refreshGeneration.current) return
       setStatus(statusResult)
+      if (statusResult.root !== undefined && statusResult.root !== repoRoot) setRepoRoot(statusResult.root)
       setBranchNames(branchResult.names)
       setLogEntries(logResult)
       setLogEnded(logResult.length < LOG_BATCH)
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ export function GitView(props: {
     } finally {
       if (options.loading && options.generation === refreshGeneration.current) setLoading(false)
     }
-  }, [scope.sessionId, scope.cwd])
+  }, [scope.sessionId, scope.cwd, repoRoot])
 
   const refresh = useCallback(async (silent = false): Promise<void> => {
     if (refreshInFlight.current) return
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ export function GitView(props: {
       // A poll may update status alone only while staying on the same checkout.
       // Any automatic selection change refreshes the complete derived view.
       if (silent && !targetChanged) {
-        const statusResult = await api.gitStatus(scope, target)
+        const statusResult = await api.gitStatus(gitScope, target)
         if (generation === refreshGeneration.current) setStatus(statusResult)
         return
       }
@@ -240,7 +244,7 @@ export function GitView(props: {
     const target = selectedRef.current
     setLogLoadingMore(true)
     try {
-      const next = await api.gitLog(scope, LOG_BATCH, logEntries.length, target)
+      const next = await api.gitLog(gitScope, LOG_BATCH, logEntries.length, target)
       // A worktree switch clears the old history and increments generation.
       // Never append a late page from that checkout into the new one.
       if (generation !== refreshGeneration.current || target !== selectedRef.current) return
@@ -261,7 +265,7 @@ export function GitView(props: {
       id: `diff:w:${encodeURIComponent(selectedWorktree ?? '')}:${staged ? 's' : 'u'}:${entry.path}`,
       type: 'diff',
       title: baseName(entry.path),
-      diff: { kind: 'worktree', path: entry.path, staged, untracked: isUntracked(entry), worktree: selectedWorktree },
+      diff: { kind: 'worktree', path: entry.path, staged, untracked: isUntracked(entry), worktree: selectedWorktree, repoRoot },
     })
   }
 
@@ -271,15 +275,15 @@ export function GitView(props: {
       id: `diff:c:${encodeURIComponent(selectedWorktree ?? '')}:${entry.hashFull}`,
       type: 'diff',
       title: `${entry.hash} ${entry.subject}`,
-      diff: { kind: 'commit', hash: entry.hash, hashFull: entry.hashFull, subject: entry.subject, worktree: selectedWorktree },
+      diff: { kind: 'commit', hash: entry.hash, hashFull: entry.hashFull, subject: entry.subject, worktree: selectedWorktree, repoRoot },
     })
   }
 
   const stageEntry = async (entry: GitStatusEntry, staged: boolean): Promise<void> => {
     setBusy(true)
     try {
-      if (staged) await api.gitUnstage(scope, entry.path, selectedWorktree)
-      else await api.gitStage(scope, entry.path, selectedWorktree)
+      if (staged) await api.gitUnstage(gitScope, entry.path, selectedWorktree)
+      else await api.gitStage(gitScope, entry.path, selectedWorktree)
       await refresh()
     } finally {
       setBusy(false)
@@ -289,8 +293,8 @@ export function GitView(props: {
   const stageAll = async (staged: boolean): Promise<void> => {
     setBusy(true)
     try {
-      if (staged) await api.gitUnstage(scope, undefined, selectedWorktree)
-      else await api.gitStage(scope, undefined, selectedWorktree)
+      if (staged) await api.gitUnstage(gitScope, undefined, selectedWorktree)
+      else await api.gitStage(gitScope, undefined, selectedWorktree)
       await refresh()
     } finally {
       setBusy(false)
@@ -303,7 +307,7 @@ export function GitView(props: {
     setBusy(true)
     setCommitError(null)
     try {
-      await api.gitCommit(scope, message, selectedWorktree)
+      await api.gitCommit(gitScope, message, selectedWorktree)
       setCommitMsg('')
       await refresh()
     } catch (reason) {
@@ -318,7 +322,7 @@ export function GitView(props: {
     setBusy(true)
     setCommitError(null)
     try {
-      await api.gitCheckout(scope, branch, selectedWorktree)
+      await api.gitCheckout(gitScope, branch, selectedWorktree)
       await refresh()
     } catch (reason) {
       setCommitError(`${t('checkoutError')}: ${reason instanceof Error ? reason.message : String(reason)}`)
@@ -411,6 +415,17 @@ export function GitView(props: {
         </div>
       )}
       <div className={css.gitHeader}>
+        {(status?.repositories?.length ?? 0) > 1 && (
+          <select
+            className={css.gitBranchSelect}
+            value={repoRoot ?? ''}
+            title={repoRoot}
+            onChange={(event) => { setRepoRoot(event.target.value) }}
+            disabled={busy}
+          >
+            {status!.repositories!.map(root => <option key={root} value={root}>{baseName(root)}</option>)}
+          </select>
+        )}
         <select
           className={css.gitBranchSelect}
           value={status?.branch ?? ''}
@@ -552,7 +567,7 @@ export function GitView(props: {
               if (target === null) return
               setFileMenu(null)
               if (id === 'open') {
-                onOpenFile(resolveSidebarPath(selectedWorktree ?? scope.cwd, target.entry.path))
+                onOpenFile(resolveSidebarPath(repoRoot ?? selectedWorktree ?? scope.cwd, target.entry.path))
                 return
               }
               if (id === 'stage') {
@@ -564,15 +579,15 @@ export function GitView(props: {
                   title: t('discardTitle'),
                   description: t('discardDesc', { path: target.entry.path }),
                   confirmLabel: t('discard'),
-                  onConfirm: () => api.gitDiscard(scope, target.entry.path, selectedWorktree),
+                  onConfirm: () => api.gitDiscard(gitScope, target.entry.path, selectedWorktree),
                 })
                 return
               }
               if (id === 'relative') {
-                copy(relativeTo(selectedWorktree ?? scope.cwd ?? '', target.entry.path))
+                copy(relativeTo(repoRoot ?? selectedWorktree ?? scope.cwd ?? '', target.entry.path))
                 return
               }
-              if (id === 'absolute') copy(resolveSidebarPath(selectedWorktree ?? scope.cwd, target.entry.path))
+              if (id === 'absolute') copy(resolveSidebarPath(repoRoot ?? selectedWorktree ?? scope.cwd, target.entry.path))
             }}
             portal
             align="start"
@@ -618,7 +633,7 @@ export function GitView(props: {
                   title: t('revertTitle'),
                   description: t('revertDesc', { subject: target.entry.subject }),
                   confirmLabel: t('revertCommit'),
-                  onConfirm: () => api.gitRevert(scope, target.entry.hashFull, selectedWorktree),
+                  onConfirm: () => api.gitRevert(gitScope, target.entry.hashFull, selectedWorktree),
                 })
                 return
               }
@@ -627,7 +642,7 @@ export function GitView(props: {
                   title: t('cherryPickTitle'),
                   description: t('cherryPickDesc', { subject: target.entry.subject }),
                   confirmLabel: t('cherryPickCommit'),
-                  onConfirm: () => api.gitCherryPick(scope, target.entry.hashFull, selectedWorktree),
+                  onConfirm: () => api.gitCherryPick(gitScope, target.entry.hashFull, selectedWorktree),
                 })
               }
             }}
diff --git a/src/client/api.ts b/src/client/api.ts
index 1b4dacb..cf4e14f 100644
--- a/src/client/api.ts
+++ b/src/client/api.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ export interface GitStatusResult {
   isRepo: boolean
   branch?: string
   entries: GitStatusEntry[]
+  root?: string
+  repositories?: string[]
 }
 
 /** One linked Git checkout. */
@@ -174,11 +176,18 @@ export interface SessionScope {
   sessionId: string
   /** The session's working directory from the client list summary (optional). */
   cwd?: string
+  /** Selected Git repository when cwd is a workspace container. */
+  repoRoot?: string
 }
 
 /** Fold a scope into a JSON payload ({cwd} only when present). */
 function scopePayload(scope: SessionScope, extra: Record<string, unknown>): Record<string, unknown> {
-  return { sessionId: scope.sessionId, ...(scope.cwd !== undefined && scope.cwd !== '' ? { cwd: scope.cwd } : {}), ...extra }
+  return {
+    sessionId: scope.sessionId,
+    ...(scope.cwd !== undefined && scope.cwd !== '' ? { cwd: scope.cwd } : {}),
+    ...(scope.repoRoot !== undefined && scope.repoRoot !== '' ? { repoRoot: scope.repoRoot } : {}),
+    ...extra,
+  }
 }
 
 /** Add a linked-worktree selection to a scoped Git request. The host validates
diff --git a/src/client/state.ts b/src/client/state.ts
index b359256..2ee3c94 100644
--- a/src/client/state.ts
+++ b/src/client/state.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export type TabType = string
 
 /** What a diff tab shows: a worktree/index change of one path, or one commit's full patch. */
 export type SidebarDiffRef =
-  | { kind: 'worktree'; path: string; staged: boolean; untracked?: boolean; worktree?: string }
-  | { kind: 'commit'; hash: string; hashFull: string; subject: string; worktree?: string }
+  | { kind: 'worktree'; path: string; staged: boolean; untracked?: boolean; worktree?: string; repoRoot?: string }
+  | { kind: 'commit'; hash: string; hashFull: string; subject: string; worktree?: string; repoRoot?: string }
 
 /** One open tab. `path` carries the file (editor) or is absent (git/terminal);
  *  `diff` carries the change a diff tab shows; `meta` (v0.12.0+) carries
diff --git a/src/git.ts b/src/git.ts
index db7b910..c52932a 100644
--- a/src/git.ts
+++ b/src/git.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
  * Commits use the user's git global identity untouched (never sets
  * user.name/user.email).
  */
+import { readdir } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
 import { spawn } from 'node:child_process'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@ export interface GitStatusResult {
   isRepo: boolean
   branch?: string
   entries: GitStatusEntry[]
+  /** Selected repository root, or the discovered roots when the cwd is a container. */
+  root?: string
+  repositories?: string[]
 }
 
 /** One linked checkout returned by `git worktree list --porcelain`. */
@@ -190,11 +195,40 @@ export async function isGitRepo(cwd: string): Promise<boolean> {
 }
 
 /** The repository top level containing `cwd` (`git rev-parse --show-toplevel`). */
-export async function repoRoot(cwd: string): Promise<string> {
+async function directRepoRoot(cwd: string): Promise<string> {
   const out = await runGit(cwd, ['rev-parse', '--show-toplevel'])
   return out.trim()
 }
 
+/** Discover the current repository or direct child repositories. */
+export async function repoRoots(cwd: string): Promise<string[]> {
+  try {
+    return [await directRepoRoot(cwd)]
+  } catch {
+    const entries = await readdir(cwd, { withFileTypes: true }).catch(() => [])
+    const roots: string[] = []
+    for (const entry of entries
+      .filter(entry => entry.isDirectory() && !entry.name.startsWith('.') && entry.name !== 'node_modules')
+      .sort((left, right) => left.name.localeCompare(right.name))) {
+      try {
+        const root = await directRepoRoot(join(cwd, entry.name))
+        if (!roots.includes(root)) roots.push(root)
+      } catch {
+        // Ordinary child directory; keep discovering sibling repositories.
+      }
+    }
+    return roots
+  }
+}
+
+/** Resolve the selected repository, defaulting to the first discovered root. */
+export async function repoRoot(cwd: string, selected?: string): Promise<string> {
+  const roots = await repoRoots(cwd)
+  if (roots.length === 0) throw new GitCommandError('not a git repository', 'not-repo', 'rev-parse')
+  if (selected !== undefined && roots.includes(selected)) return selected
+  return roots[0]!
+}
+
 /** The current branch name (`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`; 'HEAD' when detached). */
 export async function currentBranch(cwd: string): Promise<string> {
   const out = await runGit(cwd, ['rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'])
@@ -203,20 +237,18 @@ export async function currentBranch(cwd: string): Promise<string> {
 
 /**
  * Working-tree status (untracked included). `--untracked-files=all` lists
- * the CONTENTS of new directories as individual entries (`?? newdir/a.ts`
- * rather than a collapsed `?? newdir/`), so every row in the source-control
- * panel is a real file whose diff tab can load. With `=normal`, git folds a
- * new folder into one trailing-slash entry that has no diff output and
- * cannot be read as a file.
+ * the contents of new directories as individual entries, while preserving
+ * repository discovery and explicit repository selection for workspace roots.
  */
-export async function status(cwd: string): Promise<GitStatusResult> {
-  const repo = await isGitRepo(cwd)
-  if (!repo) return { isRepo: false, entries: [] }
+export async function status(cwd: string, selected?: string): Promise<GitStatusResult> {
+  const repositories = await repoRoots(cwd)
+  if (repositories.length === 0) return { isRepo: false, entries: [], repositories: [] }
+  const root = await repoRoot(cwd, selected)
   const [branch, raw] = await Promise.all([
-    currentBranch(cwd).catch(() => 'HEAD'),
-    runGit(cwd, ['status', '--porcelain=v1', '-z', '--untracked-files=all']),
+    currentBranch(root).catch(() => 'HEAD'),
+    runGit(root, ['status', '--porcelain=v1', '-z', '--untracked-files=all']),
   ])
-  return { isRepo: true, branch, entries: parsePorcelainZ(raw) }
+  return { isRepo: true, branch, entries: parsePorcelainZ(raw), root, repositories }
 }
 
 /** Platform-aware identity used only for comparing absolute checkout roots. */
@@ -265,46 +297,48 @@ export async function resolveWorktree(cwd: string, requested?: string): Promise<
 }
 
 /** Diff text of the worktree (unstaged) or the index (staged). */
-export async function diff(cwd: string, path: string | undefined, staged: boolean): Promise<string> {
+export async function diff(cwd: string, path: string | undefined, staged: boolean, selected?: string): Promise<string> {
+  const root = await repoRoot(cwd, selected)
   const args = ['diff', '--no-ext-diff', '--no-color', '-U3']
   if (staged) args.push('--cached')
   if (path !== undefined) args.push('--', path)
-  return runGit(cwd, args)
+  return runGit(root, args)
 }
 
 /** Stage paths (all when path is undefined). */
-export async function stage(cwd: string, path: string | undefined): Promise<void> {
-  await runGit(cwd, ['add', '-A', ...(path !== undefined ? ['--', path] : [])])
+export async function stage(cwd: string, path: string | undefined, selected?: string): Promise<void> {
+  await runGit(await repoRoot(cwd, selected), ['add', '-A', ...(path !== undefined ? ['--', path] : [])])
 }
 
 /** Unstage paths (all when path is undefined). */
-export async function unstage(cwd: string, path: string | undefined): Promise<void> {
-  await runGit(cwd, ['reset', '-q', ...(path !== undefined ? ['--', path] : [])])
+export async function unstage(cwd: string, path: string | undefined, selected?: string): Promise<void> {
+  await runGit(await repoRoot(cwd, selected), ['reset', '-q', ...(path !== undefined ? ['--', path] : [])])
 }
 
 /** Commit the staged changes with a message (global identity untouched). */
-export async function commit(cwd: string, message: string): Promise<void> {
-  await runGit(cwd, ['commit', '-m', message])
+export async function commit(cwd: string, message: string, selected?: string): Promise<void> {
+  await runGit(await repoRoot(cwd, selected), ['commit', '-m', message])
 }
 
 /** Branch names (current first). */
-export async function branches(cwd: string): Promise<{ current: string; names: string[] }> {
+export async function branches(cwd: string, selected?: string): Promise<{ current: string; names: string[] }> {
+  const root = await repoRoot(cwd, selected)
   const [current, raw] = await Promise.all([
-    currentBranch(cwd).catch(() => 'HEAD'),
-    runGit(cwd, ['for-each-ref', '--format=%(refname:short)', 'refs/heads']),
+    currentBranch(root).catch(() => 'HEAD'),
+    runGit(root, ['for-each-ref', '--format=%(refname:short)', 'refs/heads']),
   ])
   const names = raw.split('\n').filter(line => line !== '')
   return { current, names: names.includes(current) ? names : [current, ...names] }
 }
 
 /** Switch to an existing branch. */
-export async function checkout(cwd: string, branch: string): Promise<void> {
-  await runGit(cwd, ['checkout', branch])
+export async function checkout(cwd: string, branch: string, selected?: string): Promise<void> {
+  await runGit(await repoRoot(cwd, selected), ['checkout', branch])
 }
 
 /** Recent commit history (newest first), lazily pageable via skip/count. */
-export async function log(cwd: string, count = 30, skip = 0): Promise<GitLogEntry[]> {
-  const raw = await runGit(cwd, [
+export async function log(cwd: string, count = 30, skip = 0, selected?: string): Promise<GitLogEntry[]> {
+  const raw = await runGit(await repoRoot(cwd, selected), [
     'log', '-n', String(count), '--skip', String(skip), '--decorate=short',
     '--pretty=format:%h%x1f%s%x1f%an%x1f%ai%x1f%H%x1f%D',
   ])
@@ -315,9 +349,9 @@ export async function log(cwd: string, count = 30, skip = 0): Promise<GitLogEntr
  * Content of a file at a revision (`git show <rev>:<path>`), or null when the
  * revision has no such path (a new/untracked file has no HEAD side).
  */
-export async function show(cwd: string, rev: string, path: string): Promise<string | null> {
+export async function show(cwd: string, rev: string, path: string, selected?: string): Promise<string | null> {
   try {
-    return await runGit(cwd, ['show', `${rev}:${path}`])
+    return await runGit(await repoRoot(cwd, selected), ['show', `${rev}:${path}`])
   } catch {
     return null
   }
@@ -326,21 +360,21 @@ export async function show(cwd: string, rev: string, path: string): Promise<stri
 /** Full patch text of one commit (`git show` with the commit header suppressed).
  *  Merge commits show their diff against the first parent (`-m --first-parent`
  *  is a no-op for regular commits), so a history click always has content. */
-export async function commitDiff(cwd: string, hash: string): Promise<string> {
-  return runGit(cwd, ['show', '--no-ext-diff', '--no-color', '--format=', '-m', '--first-parent', hash])
+export async function commitDiff(cwd: string, hash: string, selected?: string): Promise<string> {
+  return runGit(await repoRoot(cwd, selected), ['show', '--no-ext-diff', '--no-color', '--format=', '-m', '--first-parent', hash])
 }
 
 /** Discard the worktree changes of one path (`git checkout -- <path>`; the index is untouched). */
-export async function discard(cwd: string, path: string): Promise<void> {
-  await runGit(cwd, ['checkout', '--', path])
+export async function discard(cwd: string, path: string, selected?: string): Promise<void> {
+  await runGit(await repoRoot(cwd, selected), ['checkout', '--', path])
 }
 
 /** Revert one commit onto the current branch with an auto-generated message. */
-export async function revert(cwd: string, hash: string): Promise<void> {
-  await runGit(cwd, ['revert', '--no-edit', hash])
+export async function revert(cwd: string, hash: string, selected?: string): Promise<void> {
+  await runGit(await repoRoot(cwd, selected), ['revert', '--no-edit', hash])
 }
 
 /** Cherry-pick one commit onto the current branch. */
-export async function cherryPick(cwd: string, hash: string): Promise<void> {
-  await runGit(cwd, ['cherry-pick', hash])
+export async function cherryPick(cwd: string, hash: string, selected?: string): Promise<void> {
+  await runGit(await repoRoot(cwd, selected), ['cherry-pick', hash])
 }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index d71dfef..922244d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ function sessionCwdOf(ctx: Context, sessionId: string, clientCwd?: string): stri
   return process.cwd()
 }
 
+/** Optional repository selected by the Git panel when cwd is a container. */
+function selectedRepoOf(payload: unknown): string | undefined {
+  const record = payload as { repoRoot?: unknown }
+  if (record.repoRoot === undefined) return undefined
+  return requireAbsolute(requireString(payload, 'repoRoot'))
+}
+
 /**
  * Resolve a path that a git command reported — `git status`/`git diff`
  * print paths RELATIVE TO THE REPO TOP LEVEL, which may sit above the
@@ -126,9 +133,9 @@ function sessionCwdOf(ctx: Context, sessionId: string, clientCwd?: string): stri
  * paths pass through; relative ones join the repo root (falling back to the
  * cwd when the root cannot be resolved, e.g. a bare directory).
  */
-async function resolveGitPath(cwd: string, raw: string): Promise<string> {
+async function resolveGitPath(cwd: string, raw: string, selected?: string): Promise<string> {
   if (isAbsolute(raw)) return requireAbsolute(raw)
-  const root = await git.repoRoot(cwd).catch(() => cwd)
+  const root = await git.repoRoot(cwd, selected).catch(() => cwd)
   return requireAbsolute(join(root, raw))
 }
 
@@ -297,41 +304,42 @@ function buildApi(
     },
     'git.status': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await gitCwdOf(payload)
-      return git.status(cwd)
+      return git.status(cwd, selectedRepoOf(payload))
     },
     'git.diff': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await gitCwdOf(payload)
       const record = payload as { path?: unknown; staged?: unknown }
-      const path = record.path === undefined ? undefined : await resolveGitPath(cwd, requireString(payload, 'path'))
-      return { diff: await git.diff(cwd, path, record.staged === true) }
+      const repoRoot = selectedRepoOf(payload)
+      const path = record.path === undefined ? undefined : await resolveGitPath(cwd, requireString(payload, 'path'), repoRoot)
+      return { diff: await git.diff(cwd, path, record.staged === true, repoRoot) }
     },
     'git.stage': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await gitCwdOf(payload)
       const record = payload as { path?: unknown }
       const path = record.path === undefined ? undefined : requireString(payload, 'path')
-      await git.stage(cwd, path)
+      await git.stage(cwd, path, selectedRepoOf(payload))
       return { ok: true }
     },
     'git.unstage': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await gitCwdOf(payload)
       const record = payload as { path?: unknown }
       const path = record.path === undefined ? undefined : requireString(payload, 'path')
-      await git.unstage(cwd, path)
+      await git.unstage(cwd, path, selectedRepoOf(payload))
       return { ok: true }
     },
     'git.commit': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await gitCwdOf(payload)
       const message = requireString(payload, 'message')
-      await git.commit(cwd, message)
+      await git.commit(cwd, message, selectedRepoOf(payload))
       return { ok: true }
     },
     'git.branch': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await gitCwdOf(payload)
-      return git.branches(cwd)
+      return git.branches(cwd, selectedRepoOf(payload))
     },
     'git.checkout': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await gitCwdOf(payload)
-      await git.checkout(cwd, requireString(payload, 'branch'))
+      await git.checkout(cwd, requireString(payload, 'branch'), selectedRepoOf(payload))
       return { ok: true }
     },
     'git.log': async (payload) => {
@@ -343,32 +351,34 @@ function buildApi(
       const skip = typeof record.skip === 'number' && Number.isInteger(record.skip) && record.skip >= 0
         ? record.skip
         : undefined
-      return git.log(cwd, count, skip)
+      return git.log(cwd, count, skip, selectedRepoOf(payload))
     },
     'git.commit-diff': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await gitCwdOf(payload)
-      return { diff: await git.commitDiff(cwd, requireString(payload, 'hash')) }
+      return { diff: await git.commitDiff(cwd, requireString(payload, 'hash'), selectedRepoOf(payload)) }
     },
     'git.discard': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await gitCwdOf(payload)
-      await git.discard(cwd, await resolveGitPath(cwd, requireString(payload, 'path')))
+      const repoRoot = selectedRepoOf(payload)
+      await git.discard(cwd, await resolveGitPath(cwd, requireString(payload, 'path'), repoRoot), repoRoot)
       return { ok: true }
     },
     'git.revert': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await gitCwdOf(payload)
-      await git.revert(cwd, requireString(payload, 'hash'))
+      await git.revert(cwd, requireString(payload, 'hash'), selectedRepoOf(payload))
       return { ok: true }
     },
     'git.cherry-pick': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await gitCwdOf(payload)
-      await git.cherryPick(cwd, requireString(payload, 'hash'))
+      await git.cherryPick(cwd, requireString(payload, 'hash'), selectedRepoOf(payload))
       return { ok: true }
     },
     'git.show': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await gitCwdOf(payload)
-      const path = await resolveGitPath(cwd, requireString(payload, 'path'))
+      const repoRoot = selectedRepoOf(payload)
+      const path = await resolveGitPath(cwd, requireString(payload, 'path'), repoRoot)
       const rev = requireString(payload, 'rev')
-      return { content: await git.show(cwd, rev, path) }
+      return { content: await git.show(cwd, rev, path, repoRoot) }
     },
     // Release a terminal immediately. The WebSocket close frame already does
     // this while the socket is open; this route covers the tab-close that
diff --git a/tests/git.spec.ts b/tests/git.spec.ts
index ed14b5a..655bde4 100644
--- a/tests/git.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/git.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,39 @@
-import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
+import { execFile, execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
 import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { mkdir, mkdtemp, rm } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { promisify } from 'node:util'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import { parseUnifiedDiff } from '../src/client/DiffView.tsx'
-import { parseLogLines, parsePorcelainZ, status } from '../src/git.ts'
+import { parseLogLines, parsePorcelainZ, repoRoots, status } from '../src/git.ts'
+
+const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile)
+const normalizePath = (path: string): string => path.replaceAll('\\', '/')
 
 describe('git parsing', () => {
+  it('discovers and selects direct child repositories under a workspace directory', async () => {
+    const workspace = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'dsh-better-sidebar-git-'))
+    const first = join(workspace, 'first-repo')
+    const second = join(workspace, 'second-repo')
+    try {
+      await Promise.all([mkdir(first), mkdir(second)])
+      await Promise.all([
+        execFileAsync('git', ['-C', first, 'init']),
+        execFileAsync('git', ['-C', second, 'init']),
+      ])
+
+      await expect(repoRoots(workspace)).resolves.toEqual([normalizePath(first), normalizePath(second)])
+      await expect(status(workspace, normalizePath(second))).resolves.toMatchObject({
+        isRepo: true,
+        root: normalizePath(second),
+        repositories: [normalizePath(first), normalizePath(second)],
+      })
+    } finally {
+      await rm(workspace, { recursive: true, force: true })
+    }
+  })
+
   it('parses porcelain -z entries including renames', () => {
     const output = ['M  src/a.ts', ' M src/b.ts', '?? src/c.ts', 'R  src/new.ts', 'src/old.ts', ''].join('\0')
     const entries = parsePorcelainZ(output)