diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard.tsx b/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
index c8bdcec7b..894872072 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -3514,7 +3514,9 @@ export const Dashboard: React.FC<DashboardProps> = ({
               setPromptHistoryFocusId(null);
               setShowPromptHistory(true);
             }}
-            onOpenStash={() => setShowStashModal(true)}
+            onOpenStash={
+              isRemoteActive ? undefined : () => setShowStashModal(true)
+            }
             onCreateShellTerminal={() =>
               terminalPaneRef.current?.createShellSession()
             }
diff --git a/src/components/changes-diff-viewer/FileSidebar.tsx b/src/components/changes-diff-viewer/FileSidebar.tsx
index 91a5b0a7e..1d66447dc 100644
--- a/src/components/changes-diff-viewer/FileSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/changes-diff-viewer/FileSidebar.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { CheckCircle2, Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
 import type { JjFileChange } from "../../lib/api";
 import type { ParsedFileChange } from "../../lib/git-utils";
+import { isRemoteRepository } from "../../lib/active-repository";
+import { useActiveRepository } from "../../lib/active-repository-context";
 import { setChangeFilesDragData } from "../../lib/change-file-drag";
 import {
   AlertDialog,
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ export function FileSidebar({
   sourceBranch,
 }: FileSidebarProps) {
   const [showDiscardAllDialog, setShowDiscardAllDialog] = useState(false);
+  const isRemote = isRemoteRepository(useActiveRepository());
 
   const handleFileDragStart = (path: string, event: React.DragEvent) => {
     const files =
@@ -215,7 +218,7 @@ export function FileSidebar({
                     );
                   }}
                   onDiscardAll={() => setShowDiscardAllDialog(true)}
-                  onStashAll={handleStashAll}
+                  onStashAll={isRemote ? undefined : handleStashAll}
                   onDiscard={handleDiscardFiles}
                   onDeselectAll={() => setSelectedUnstagedFiles(new Set())}
                   onSelectAll={handleSelectAllUnstaged}
diff --git a/src/lib/api-extra.ts b/src/lib/api-extra.ts
index 4201cb89b..39d22ed6b 100644
--- a/src/lib/api-extra.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api-extra.ts
@@ -450,40 +450,62 @@ export const getWorkspaceStartingPrompt = (
   });
 
 // Stash API — immutable local gist storage for working-copy change sets
-export const stashWorkspaceChanges = (
+const STASH = "Stashing";
+
+export const stashWorkspaceChanges = async (
   repoPath: string,
   workspaceId: number | null,
-): Promise<StashEntry> =>
-  invoke("stash_workspace_changes", { repoPath, workspaceId });
+): Promise<StashEntry> => {
+  assertLocalOperation(repoPath, STASH);
+  return invoke("stash_workspace_changes", { repoPath, workspaceId });
+};
 
-export const stashCommit = (
+export const stashCommit = async (
   repoPath: string,
   workspaceId: number | null,
   changeId: string,
-): Promise<StashEntry> =>
-  invoke("stash_commit", { repoPath, workspaceId, changeId });
+): Promise<StashEntry> => {
+  assertLocalOperation(repoPath, STASH);
+  return invoke("stash_commit", { repoPath, workspaceId, changeId });
+};
 
-export const listStashes = (repoPath: string): Promise<StashEntry[]> =>
-  invoke("list_stashes", { repoPath });
+export const listStashes = async (repoPath: string): Promise<StashEntry[]> => {
+  assertLocalOperation(repoPath, STASH);
+  return invoke("list_stashes", { repoPath });
+};
 
-export const deleteStash = (repoPath: string, stashId: number): Promise<void> =>
-  invoke("delete_stash", { repoPath, stashId });
+export const deleteStash = async (
+  repoPath: string,
+  stashId: number,
+): Promise<void> => {
+  assertLocalOperation(repoPath, STASH);
+  return invoke("delete_stash", { repoPath, stashId });
+};
 
-export const applyStash = (
+export const applyStash = async (
   repoPath: string,
   stashId: number,
   targetBranch: string,
-): Promise<void> => invoke("apply_stash", { repoPath, stashId, targetBranch });
+): Promise<void> => {
+  assertLocalOperation(repoPath, STASH);
+  return invoke("apply_stash", { repoPath, stashId, targetBranch });
+};
 
-export const getStashDiff = (
+export const getStashDiff = async (
   repoPath: string,
   stashId: number,
-): Promise<JjRevisionDiff> => invoke("get_stash_diff", { repoPath, stashId });
+): Promise<JjRevisionDiff> => {
+  assertLocalOperation(repoPath, STASH);
+  return invoke("get_stash_diff", { repoPath, stashId });
+};
 
-export const exportStashGitPatch = (
+export const exportStashGitPatch = async (
   repoPath: string,
   stashId: number,
-): Promise<string> => invoke("export_stash_git_patch", { repoPath, stashId });
+): Promise<string> => {
+  assertLocalOperation(repoPath, STASH);
+  return invoke("export_stash_git_patch", { repoPath, stashId });
+};
 
 export const markFileViewed = (
   workspacePath: string,
diff --git a/src/lib/api.ts b/src/lib/api.ts
index a61822c08..21995f784 100644
--- a/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import {
   transportListWorkspaceStatuses,
 } from "./repository-adapter";
 import {
+  transportCheckBranchExists,
   transportCreateWorkspace,
   transportDeleteWorkspace,
   transportMoveWorkspaceChanges,
@@ -442,10 +443,12 @@ export const checkBranchExists = (
   repoPath: string,
   branchName: string,
 ): Promise<BranchStatus> =>
-  invoke("jj_check_branch_exists", {
-    repoPath,
-    branchName,
-  });
+  transportCheckBranchExists(repoPath, branchName, () =>
+    invoke("jj_check_branch_exists", {
+      repoPath,
+      branchName,
+    }),
+  );
 
 export const getCommitDiff = (
   repoPath: string,
diff --git a/src/lib/remote-path-guards.test.ts b/src/lib/remote-path-guards.test.ts
index 57a67002d..bdf6a051b 100644
--- a/src/lib/remote-path-guards.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/remote-path-guards.test.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ const NOT_REPOSITORY_PATHS = new Set(["cleanupAgentCliFiles"]);
 // Local commands that still receive a remote path. Each entry is a gap to
 // close: guard it, route it, or scope it, then remove it from this list.
 const KNOWN_UNGUARDED: string[] = [
-  "apply_stash",
-  "delete_stash",
-  "export_stash_git_patch",
   "get_cached_pr_ci_status",
   "get_cached_pr_info",
   "get_git_remote_url",
@@ -33,19 +30,16 @@ const KNOWN_UNGUARDED: string[] = [
   "get_pr_checks_via_gh",
   "get_pr_info_via_gh",
   "get_repo_logs",
-  "get_stash_diff",
   "get_workspace_setup_status",
   "github_open_or_create_workspace_from_issue",
   "init_repo",
   "is_repo_trusted",
-  "jj_check_branch_exists",
   "list_cached_pr_ci_statuses",
   "list_cached_pr_statuses",
   "list_gitignored_path_suggestions",
   "list_installed_skills",
   "list_send_artifacts",
   "list_skill_catalog",
-  "list_stashes",
   "list_workflow_runs",
   "list_workflows",
   "load_repo_yaml_config",
@@ -59,8 +53,6 @@ const KNOWN_UNGUARDED: string[] = [
   "set_git_submodule_synced",
   "set_window_repo_path",
   "start_pr_status_polling",
-  "stash_commit",
-  "stash_workspace_changes",
   "stop_pr_status_polling",
   "trust_repo",
   "write_send_review_image",
diff --git a/src/lib/repository-adapter-mutations.ts b/src/lib/repository-adapter-mutations.ts
index 69c6cc671..671b7fcb3 100644
--- a/src/lib/repository-adapter-mutations.ts
+++ b/src/lib/repository-adapter-mutations.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable max-params -- each wrapper mirrors its local invoke arity plus the fallback */
 
 import type {
+  BranchStatus,
   JjRebaseResult,
   RenameWorkspaceResult,
   ResolveCommitResult,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   remoteMutation,
   RemoteOperationUnsupportedError,
   resolveRemoteLocation,
+  transportListRepoBranches,
   workspaceArg,
 } from "./repository-adapter";
 import type { ActiveRepository } from "./active-repository";
@@ -371,3 +373,18 @@ export async function transportGetCommitDescription(
   }
   return match.description;
 }
+
+/** Whether a branch exists, from the typed `ListBranches` read. Remote-tracking refs are not reported yet. */
+export async function transportCheckBranchExists(
+  repoPath: string,
+  branchName: string,
+  local: () => Promise<BranchStatus>,
+): Promise<BranchStatus> {
+  if (!activeForPath(repoPath)) return local();
+  const branches = await transportListRepoBranches<{ name: string }[]>(
+    repoPath,
+    async () => [],
+  );
+  const exists = branches.some(({ name }) => name === branchName);
+  return { local_exists: exists, remote_exists: false };
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/repository-adapter.test.ts b/src/lib/repository-adapter.test.ts
index 66254e501..0292ffb70 100644
--- a/src/lib/repository-adapter.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/repository-adapter.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
   applyAgentReviewSuggestion,
+  checkBranchExists,
   createCommit,
   createWorkspace,
   getCommitDiff,
@@ -170,6 +171,16 @@ describe("remote repository reads", () => {
     expect(repoStateScope("/home/me/project")).toBe("/home/me/project");
   });
 
+  it("checks a remote branch through the typed ListBranches read", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(dispatch).mockResolvedValue([{ name: "feat/a" }]);
+    await expect(checkBranchExists(ROOT, "feat/a")).resolves.toEqual({
+      local_exists: true,
+      remote_exists: false,
+    });
+    expect(sentReads()).toEqual([{ kind: "ListBranches", repo: ROOT }]);
+    expect(invoke).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("reads default repo settings and scopes agent review comments", async () => {
     vi.mocked(invoke).mockResolvedValue([]);
     await expect(getRepoSetting(ROOT, "default_agent")).resolves.toBeNull();