diff --git a/packages/client/src/effect/api/api.ts b/packages/client/src/effect/api/api.ts
index b05cd55baf..9bf0a78501 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/effect/api/api.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/effect/api/api.ts
@@ -1502,18 +1502,25 @@ export interface ProjectCopyApi<E = never> {
 export type Endpoint25_0Input = {
   readonly location?: { readonly directory?: string | undefined; readonly workspace?: string | undefined } | undefined
 }
-export type Endpoint25_0Output = { readonly location: Location.Info; readonly data: ReadonlyArray<Vcs.FileStatus> }
-export type VcsStatusOperation<E = never> = (input?: Endpoint25_0Input) => Effect.Effect<Endpoint25_0Output, E>
+export type Endpoint25_0Output = { readonly location: Location.Info; readonly data: Vcs.Info }
+export type VcsGetOperation<E = never> = (input?: Endpoint25_0Input) => Effect.Effect<Endpoint25_0Output, E>
 
 export type Endpoint25_1Input = {
   readonly location?: { readonly directory?: string | undefined; readonly workspace?: string | undefined } | undefined
+}
+export type Endpoint25_1Output = { readonly location: Location.Info; readonly data: ReadonlyArray<Vcs.FileStatus> }
+export type VcsStatusOperation<E = never> = (input?: Endpoint25_1Input) => Effect.Effect<Endpoint25_1Output, E>
+
+export type Endpoint25_2Input = {
+  readonly location?: { readonly directory?: string | undefined; readonly workspace?: string | undefined } | undefined
   readonly mode: Vcs.Mode
   readonly context?: number | undefined
 }
-export type Endpoint25_1Output = { readonly location: Location.Info; readonly data: ReadonlyArray<FileDiff.Info> }
-export type VcsDiffOperation<E = never> = (input: Endpoint25_1Input) => Effect.Effect<Endpoint25_1Output, E>
+export type Endpoint25_2Output = { readonly location: Location.Info; readonly data: ReadonlyArray<FileDiff.Info> }
+export type VcsDiffOperation<E = never> = (input: Endpoint25_2Input) => Effect.Effect<Endpoint25_2Output, E>
 
 export interface VcsApi<E = never> {
+  readonly get: VcsGetOperation<E>
   readonly status: VcsStatusOperation<E>
   readonly diff: VcsDiffOperation<E>
 }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/effect/generated/client.ts b/packages/client/src/effect/generated/client.ts
index 57f009d3e7..5f975ee3b3 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/effect/generated/client.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/effect/generated/client.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ import type {
   Endpoint25_0Output,
   Endpoint25_1Input,
   Endpoint25_1Output,
+  Endpoint25_2Input,
+  Endpoint25_2Output,
   Endpoint26_0Output,
   Endpoint26_1Input,
   Endpoint26_1Output,
@@ -1182,17 +1184,26 @@ const adaptGroup24 = (raw: RawClient["server.projectCopy"]) => ({
 
 const Endpoint25_0 = (raw: RawClient["server.vcs"]) => (input?: Endpoint25_0Input) =>
   preserveEffect<Endpoint25_0Output>()(
+    raw["vcs.get"]({ query: { location: input?.["location"] } }).pipe(Effect.mapError(mapClientError)),
+  )
+
+const Endpoint25_1 = (raw: RawClient["server.vcs"]) => (input?: Endpoint25_1Input) =>
+  preserveEffect<Endpoint25_1Output>()(
     raw["vcs.status"]({ query: { location: input?.["location"] } }).pipe(Effect.mapError(mapClientError)),
   )
 
-const Endpoint25_1 = (raw: RawClient["server.vcs"]) => (input: Endpoint25_1Input) =>
-  preserveEffect<Endpoint25_1Output>()(
+const Endpoint25_2 = (raw: RawClient["server.vcs"]) => (input: Endpoint25_2Input) =>
+  preserveEffect<Endpoint25_2Output>()(
     raw["vcs.diff"]({ query: { location: input["location"], mode: input["mode"], context: input["context"] } }).pipe(
       Effect.mapError(mapClientError),
     ),
   )
 
-const adaptGroup25 = (raw: RawClient["server.vcs"]) => ({ status: Endpoint25_0(raw), diff: Endpoint25_1(raw) })
+const adaptGroup25 = (raw: RawClient["server.vcs"]) => ({
+  get: Endpoint25_0(raw),
+  status: Endpoint25_1(raw),
+  diff: Endpoint25_2(raw),
+})
 
 const Endpoint26_0 = (raw: RawClient["server.debug"]) => () =>
   preserveEffect<Endpoint26_0Output>()(raw["debug.location"]({}).pipe(Effect.mapError(mapClientError)))
diff --git a/packages/client/src/promise/generated/client.ts b/packages/client/src/promise/generated/client.ts
index 531cbd78de..4e48ef6450 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/promise/generated/client.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/promise/generated/client.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ import type {
   ProjectCopyRemoveOutput,
   ProjectCopyRefreshInput,
   ProjectCopyRefreshOutput,
+  VcsGetInput,
+  VcsGetOutput,
   VcsStatusInput,
   VcsStatusOutput,
   VcsDiffInput,
@@ -1702,6 +1704,18 @@ export function make(options: ClientOptions) {
         ),
     },
     vcs: {
+      get: (input?: VcsGetInput, requestOptions?: RequestOptions) =>
+        request<VcsGetOutput>(
+          {
+            method: "GET",
+            path: `/api/vcs`,
+            query: { location: input?.["location"] },
+            successStatus: 200,
+            declaredStatuses: [401, 400],
+            empty: false,
+          },
+          requestOptions,
+        ),
       status: (input?: VcsStatusInput, requestOptions?: RequestOptions) =>
         request<VcsStatusOutput>(
           {
diff --git a/packages/client/src/promise/generated/types.ts b/packages/client/src/promise/generated/types.ts
index 766e845ffd..425372f223 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/promise/generated/types.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/promise/generated/types.ts
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@ export type ReferenceGitSource = {
 
 export type ProjectCopyCopy = { directory: string }
 
+export type VcsInfo = { branch?: string }
+
 export type VcsFileStatus = {
   file: string
   additions: number
@@ -4902,6 +4904,17 @@ export type ProjectCopyRefreshInput = {
 
 export type ProjectCopyRefreshOutput = void
 
+export type VcsGetInput = {
+  readonly location?: {
+    readonly location?: { readonly directory?: string | undefined; readonly workspace?: string | undefined } | undefined
+  }["location"]
+}
+
+export type VcsGetOutput = {
+  location: { directory: string; workspaceID?: string; project: { id: string; directory: string; canonical: string } }
+  data: VcsInfo
+}
+
 export type VcsStatusInput = {
   readonly location?: {
     readonly location?: { readonly directory?: string | undefined; readonly workspace?: string | undefined } | undefined
diff --git a/packages/core/src/vcs.ts b/packages/core/src/vcs.ts
index 308520bba0..8be5669b62 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/vcs.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/vcs.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 export * as Vcs from "./vcs"
 
-import { Context, Effect, Layer } from "effect"
+import { Context, Effect, Layer, Ref, Stream } from "effect"
 import { FileDiff } from "@opencode-ai/schema/file-diff"
+import { FileSystem } from "@opencode-ai/schema/filesystem"
 import { FileStatus, Mode } from "@opencode-ai/schema/vcs"
+import { VcsEvent } from "@opencode-ai/schema/vcs-event"
 import { makeLocationNode } from "@opencode-ai/util/effect/app-node"
 import { FSUtil } from "@opencode-ai/util/fs-util"
 import { Location } from "./location"
 import { AppProcess } from "@opencode-ai/util/process"
 import { VcsGit } from "./vcs/git"
 import { VcsHg } from "./vcs/hg"
+import { Bus } from "./bus"
 
 export { FileStatus, Mode }
 
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ export interface DiffOptions {
 }
 
 export interface Interface {
+  readonly branch: () => Effect.Effect<string | undefined>
   readonly status: () => Effect.Effect<FileStatus[]>
   readonly diff: (mode: Mode, options?: DiffOptions) => Effect.Effect<FileDiff.Info[]>
 }
@@ -38,8 +42,30 @@ const layer = Layer.effect(
     const proc = yield* AppProcess.Service
     const fs = yield* FSUtil.Service
     const location = yield* Location.Service
+    const bus = yield* Bus.Service
     const impl = adapter(proc, fs, location)
+    const branch = yield* Ref.make(impl ? yield* impl.branch() : undefined)
+    if (impl && location.vcs?.type === "git") {
+      yield* bus.subscribe(FileSystem.Event.Changed).pipe(
+        Stream.filter((event) => event.data.file.endsWith("HEAD")),
+        Stream.runForEach(() =>
+          Effect.gen(function* () {
+            const next = yield* impl.branch()
+            if (next === (yield* Ref.get(branch))) return
+            yield* Ref.set(branch, next)
+            yield* bus.publish(VcsEvent.BranchUpdated, { branch: next }, {
+              location: { directory: location.directory, workspaceID: location.workspaceID },
+            })
+          }),
+        ),
+        Effect.forkScoped({ startImmediately: true }),
+      )
+    }
     return Service.of({
+      branch: Effect.fn("Vcs.branch")(function* () {
+        if (!impl) return
+        return yield* impl.branch()
+      }),
       status: Effect.fn("Vcs.status")(function* () {
         if (!impl) return []
         return yield* impl.status()
@@ -55,5 +81,5 @@ const layer = Layer.effect(
 export const node = makeLocationNode({
   service: Service,
   layer: layer,
-  deps: [AppProcess.node, FSUtil.node, Location.node],
+  deps: [AppProcess.node, FSUtil.node, Location.node, Bus.node],
 })
diff --git a/packages/core/src/vcs/git.ts b/packages/core/src/vcs/git.ts
index 390348fc4f..888dc17bbc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/vcs/git.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/vcs/git.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ export function make(proc: AppProcess.Interface, input: { directory: string; wor
   const ctx: Ctx = { git: makeGit(proc), directory: input.directory, worktree: input.worktree }
 
   return {
+    branch: Effect.fn("VcsGit.branch")(function* () {
+      return yield* ctx.git.branch(ctx.directory)
+    }),
     status: Effect.fn("VcsGit.status")(function* () {
       const git = ctx.git
       const ref = (yield* git.hasHead(ctx.directory)) ? "HEAD" : undefined
diff --git a/packages/core/src/vcs/hg.ts b/packages/core/src/vcs/hg.ts
index 10ae0bcbfc..502071bab4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/vcs/hg.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/vcs/hg.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ export function make(
   })
 
   return {
+    branch: Effect.fn("VcsHg.branch")(function* () {
+      return yield* hg.branch()
+    }),
     status: Effect.fn("VcsHg.status")(function* () {
       const [items, batch] = yield* Effect.all(
         // Zero-context patches are enough to count changed lines.
diff --git a/packages/core/test/vcs.test.ts b/packages/core/test/vcs.test.ts
index 822deff75b..c4b539f2b7 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/vcs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/vcs.test.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ describe("Vcs", () => {
     withTmp((directory) =>
       Effect.gen(function* () {
         const vcs = yield* Vcs.Service
+        expect(yield* vcs.branch()).toBeUndefined()
         expect(yield* vcs.status()).toEqual([])
         expect(yield* vcs.diff("working")).toEqual([])
         expect(yield* vcs.diff("branch")).toEqual([])
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ describe("Vcs", () => {
           await commitAll(directory, "initial")
         })
         const vcs = yield* Vcs.Service
+        expect(yield* vcs.branch()).toBe("main")
         expect(yield* vcs.diff("branch")).toEqual([])
 
         yield* Effect.promise(async () => {
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ describe("Vcs", () => {
           await fs.writeFile(path.join(directory, "file.txt"), "one\ntwo\n")
           await commitAll(directory, "feature change")
         })
+        expect(yield* vcs.branch()).toBe("feature")
         const diff = yield* vcs.diff("branch")
         expect(diff.map((item) => ({ file: item.file, status: item.status }))).toEqual([
           { file: "file.txt", status: "modified" },
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/tui/context.ts b/packages/plugin/src/tui/context.ts
index 6a77ab0e47..02904e996b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/tui/context.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/tui/context.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import type {
   SessionPendingInfo,
   ShellInfo,
   SkillInfo,
+  VcsInfo,
 } from "@opencode-ai/client"
 import type { ResolvedTheme } from "@opencode-ai/theme/tui"
 import type { CliRenderer, KeyEvent, Renderable } from "@opentui/core"
@@ -113,6 +114,11 @@ export interface Data {
     default(): LocationRef
     sync(location?: LocationRef): Promise<void>
     invalidate(location?: LocationRef): void
+    readonly vcs: {
+      get(location?: LocationRef): VcsInfo | undefined
+      sync(location?: LocationRef): Promise<void>
+      invalidate(location?: LocationRef): void
+    }
     readonly agent: LocationCollection<AgentInfo>
     readonly command: LocationCollection<CommandInfo>
     readonly integration: LocationCollection<IntegrationInfo>
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/groups/vcs.ts b/packages/protocol/src/groups/vcs.ts
index 5c2b85ceb2..2e5c28405a 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/groups/vcs.ts
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/groups/vcs.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ const DiffQuery = Schema.Struct({
 })
 
 export const VcsGroup = HttpApiGroup.make("server.vcs")
+  .add(
+    HttpApiEndpoint.get("vcs.get", "/api/vcs", {
+      query: LocationQuery,
+      success: Location.response(Vcs.Info),
+    })
+      .annotateMerge(locationQueryOpenApi)
+      .annotateMerge(
+        OpenApi.annotations({
+          identifier: "v2.vcs.get",
+          summary: "VCS information",
+          description: "Get version control information for the requested location.",
+        }),
+      ),
+  )
   .add(
     HttpApiEndpoint.get("vcs.status", "/api/vcs/status", {
       query: LocationQuery,
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/vcs.ts b/packages/schema/src/vcs.ts
index 08127d8b51..60605eeec5 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/vcs.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/vcs.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 export * as Vcs from "./vcs.js"
 
 import { Schema } from "effect"
-import { NonNegativeInt } from "./schema.js"
+import { NonNegativeInt, optional } from "./schema.js"
+
+export const Info = Schema.Struct({
+  branch: optional(Schema.String),
+}).annotate({ identifier: "Vcs.Info" })
+export interface Info extends Schema.Schema.Type<typeof Info> {}
 
 export const Mode = Schema.Literals(["working", "branch"]).annotate({ identifier: "Vcs.Mode" })
 export type Mode = typeof Mode.Type
diff --git a/packages/server/src/handlers/vcs.ts b/packages/server/src/handlers/vcs.ts
index 325eed474a..44e7679853 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/handlers/vcs.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/handlers/vcs.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ import { response } from "../location"
 export const VcsHandler = HttpApiBuilder.group(Api, "server.vcs", (handlers) =>
   Effect.gen(function* () {
     return handlers
+      .handle("vcs.get", () =>
+        response(
+          Effect.gen(function* () {
+            const vcs = yield* Vcs.Service
+            return { branch: yield* vcs.branch() }
+          }),
+        ),
+      )
       .handle("vcs.status", () =>
         response(
           Effect.gen(function* () {
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/prompt/index.tsx b/packages/tui/src/component/prompt/index.tsx
index 34df09fcc0..023d0acde0 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/component/prompt/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/prompt/index.tsx
@@ -1330,11 +1330,16 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
     if (!props.sessionID) {
       // No session yet: show where the next session will be created.
       const directory = currentLocation.ref?.directory ?? data.location.default().directory
-      return abbreviateHome(directory, paths.home)
+      const branch = data.location.vcs.get(currentLocation.ref)?.branch
+      const label = abbreviateHome(directory, paths.home)
+      return branch ? label + ":" + branch : label
     }
     if (status() !== "idle") return
-    const directory = data.session.get(props.sessionID)?.location.directory
-    return directory ? abbreviateHome(directory, paths.home) : undefined
+    const ref = data.session.get(props.sessionID)?.location
+    if (!ref) return
+    const label = abbreviateHome(ref.directory, paths.home)
+    const branch = data.location.vcs.get(ref)?.branch
+    return branch ? label + ":" + branch : label
   })
 
   const spinnerDef = createMemo(() => {
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/context/data.tsx b/packages/tui/src/context/data.tsx
index d588c42b4d..5a9bd5da14 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/context/data.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/context/data.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import type {
   ShellInfo,
   SkillInfo,
   OpenCodeEvent,
+  VcsInfo,
   WebSearchProvider,
 } from "@opencode-ai/client"
 import type { Plugin } from "@opencode-ai/plugin/tui"
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ type ShellWithLocation = ShellInfo & { readonly location: LocationRef }
 
 type LocationData = {
   info?: LocationGetOutput
+  vcs?: VcsInfo
   agent?: AgentInfo[]
   command?: CommandInfo[]
   integration?: IntegrationInfo[]
@@ -905,6 +907,15 @@ export const { use: useData, provider: DataProvider } = createSimpleContext({
           result.location.mcp.resource.invalidate(event.location)
           void result.location.mcp.resource.sync(event.location)
           break
+        case "vcs.branch.updated": {
+          const ref = event.location ?? defaultLocation()
+          const key = locationKey(ref)
+          setStore("location", key, {
+            ...store.location[key],
+            vcs: { branch: event.data.branch },
+          })
+          break
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -1139,6 +1150,26 @@ export const { use: useData, provider: DataProvider } = createSimpleContext({
         default() {
           return defaultLocation()
         },
+        vcs: {
+          get(ref?: LocationRef) {
+            return store.location[locationKey(ref ?? defaultLocation())]?.vcs
+          },
+          sync(ref?: LocationRef) {
+            const location = ref ?? defaultLocation()
+            const id = locationKey(location)
+            return sync.run(`location.vcs:${id}`, async () => {
+              const response = await client.api.vcs.get({ location: locationQuery(location) })
+              const key = locationKey(response.location)
+              setStore("location", key, {
+                ...store.location[key],
+                vcs: response.data,
+              })
+            })
+          },
+          invalidate(ref?: LocationRef) {
+            sync.invalidate(`location.vcs:${locationKey(ref ?? defaultLocation())}`)
+          },
+        },
         async sync(ref?: LocationRef) {
           const current = ref ?? defaultLocation()
           await sync.run(`location:${locationKey(current)}`, async () => {
@@ -1161,6 +1192,7 @@ export const { use: useData, provider: DataProvider } = createSimpleContext({
             result.location.provider.sync(location),
             result.location.reference.sync(location),
             result.location.skill.sync(location),
+            result.location.vcs.sync(location),
             result.shell.sync(location),
             result.session.form.sync("global", location),
           ])
@@ -1177,6 +1209,7 @@ export const { use: useData, provider: DataProvider } = createSimpleContext({
           result.location.provider.invalidate(location)
           result.location.reference.invalidate(location)
           result.location.skill.invalidate(location)
+          result.location.vcs.invalidate(location)
           result.shell.invalidate(location)
           result.session.form.invalidate("global", location)
         },
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/sidebar/footer.tsx b/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/sidebar/footer.tsx
index c233a47848..0777618dcf 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/sidebar/footer.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/sidebar/footer.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ function View(props: { context: Plugin.Context }) {
   const directory = createMemo(() =>
     props.context.location ? props.context.ui.format.path(props.context.location.directory) : undefined,
   )
+  const value = createMemo(() => {
+    const path = directory()
+    if (!path) return
+    const branch = props.context.data.location.vcs.get(props.context.location)?.branch
+    return branch ? path + ":" + branch : path
+  })
   return (
-    <Show when={directory()}>
+    <Show when={value()}>
       {(value) => <FilePath value={value()} maxWidth={38} fg={props.context.theme.text.subdued} />}
     </Show>
   )
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/fixture/tui-client.ts b/packages/tui/test/fixture/tui-client.ts
index eae2d142da..ec8d4e6760 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/fixture/tui-client.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/test/fixture/tui-client.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ export function createFetch(override?: FetchHandler, events?: ReturnType<typeof
       })
     if (url.pathname === "/api/reference")
       return json({ location: { directory, project: { id: "proj_test", directory, canonical: directory } }, data: [] })
+    if (url.pathname === "/api/vcs")
+      return json({
+        location: { directory, project: { id: "proj_test", directory: worktree, canonical: worktree } },
+        data: { branch: "main" },
+      })
     if (url.pathname === "/api/websearch/provider") {
       return json({ location: { directory, project: { id: "proj_test", directory, canonical: directory } }, data: [] })
     }