diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/BranchToolbarBranchSelector.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/BranchToolbarBranchSelector.tsx
index 9782f258afe19..df1b0ff200f18 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/BranchToolbarBranchSelector.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/BranchToolbarBranchSelector.tsx
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ export function BranchToolbarBranchSelector({
   const branchByName = new Map(refs.map((refName) => [refName.name, refName] as const));
   const normalizedBranchQuery = trimmedBranchQuery.toLowerCase();
   const prReference = parsePullRequestReference(trimmedBranchQuery);
-  const isSelectingWorktreeBase =
-    effectiveEnvMode === "worktree" && !envLocked && !activeWorktreePath;
+  const needsWorktree = effectiveEnvMode === "worktree" && !activeWorktreePath;
+  const isSelectingWorktreeBase = needsWorktree && !envLocked;
   const checkoutPullRequestItemValue =
     canChangeThreadBranch && prReference && onCheckoutPullRequestRequest
       ? `__checkout_pull_request__:${prReference}`
@@ -738,6 +738,12 @@ export function BranchToolbarBranchSelector({
         {displayMode === "panel" && prNumber !== undefined && prUrl !== undefined ? (
           <ThreadDetailsPrRows
             threadRef={threadRef}
+            handoffDisabled={needsWorktree && envLocked}
+            currentThread={
+              branchPr && !needsWorktree
+                ? { target: draftId ?? threadRef, pullRequestUrl: branchPr.url }
+                : undefined
+            }
             links={serverThread?.pullRequests ?? []}
             currentLink={currentLinkedPr}
             onOpenLink={openPrLink}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.browser.test.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.browser.test.tsx
index 7d1c3199b8ec8..c6483163e4cb8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.browser.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.browser.test.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { EnvironmentId, ProjectId, ThreadId, type PullRequestCheck } from "@t3tools/contracts";
-import { DraftId } from "~/composerDraftStore";
+import { DraftId, useComposerDraftStore } from "~/composerDraftStore";
 import { AsyncResult } from "effect/reactivity";
 import { expect, it, vi } from "vite-plus/test";
 
 const state = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   status: "success" as PullRequestCheck["status"],
+  url: "https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/1",
+  conflicting: false,
   extraStatus: null as PullRequestCheck["status"] | null,
   mergeMethods: ["merge"] as Array<"merge" | "squash" | "rebase">,
   perform: vi.fn(),
@@ -29,12 +31,12 @@ vi.mock(import("~/state/entities"), async (importOriginal) => ({
 const queryData = () => ({
   projectId: ProjectId.make("project"),
   workspaceRoot: "/workspace",
-  url: "https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/1",
+  url: state.url,
   number: 1,
   title: "Test PR",
-  state: "open",
+  state: "open" as const,
   isDraft: false,
-  mergeability: "mergeable",
+  mergeability: state.conflicting ? "conflicting" : "mergeable",
   headBranch: "feature",
   baseBranch: "main",
   changedFiles: 1,
@@ -103,6 +105,10 @@ vi.mock(import("../ui/toast"), async (original) => {
 import { act, render as renderUi } from "../../../test/render";
 import { useUiStateStore } from "~/uiStateStore";
 import { ThreadDetailsPrRow } from "./ThreadDetailsPrRow";
+import {
+  buildFixFindingsHandoff,
+  buildResolveConflictsPrompt,
+} from "../pullRequest/pullRequestDetail.logic";
 
 it("merges with the last selected merge method", async () => {
   await using screen = await setup();
@@ -177,6 +183,96 @@ it("requires a new merge click after passing checks become pending and pass agai
   expect(state.perform).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
 
+it.each([
+  { matches: true, conflicting: false, draft: false },
+  { matches: false, conflicting: false, draft: false },
+  { matches: true, conflicting: true, draft: false },
+  { matches: true, conflicting: false, draft: true },
+  {
+    matches: true,
+    conflicting: false,
+    draft: false,
+    url: "https://git.cafe/Owner/Repo/pulls/1",
+    currentUrl: "https://git.cafe/owner/repo/pull/1",
+  },
+  {
+    matches: true,
+    conflicting: true,
+    draft: false,
+    url: "https://git.cafe/Owner/Repo/pulls/1",
+    currentUrl: "https://git.cafe/owner/repo/pull/1",
+  },
+  { matches: false, conflicting: false, draft: false, checkoutPending: true },
+  { matches: false, conflicting: true, draft: false, checkoutPending: true },
+])("uses the matching checkout for PR tasks: %j", async (scenario) => {
+  const { matches, conflicting, draft } = scenario;
+  const checkoutPending = "checkoutPending" in scenario && scenario.checkoutPending;
+  await using screen = await setup();
+  state.status = "failure";
+  state.conflicting = conflicting;
+  if ("url" in scenario) state.url = scenario.url;
+  const threadRef = {
+    environmentId: EnvironmentId.make("environment"),
+    threadId: ThreadId.make("existing-thread"),
+  };
+  const target = draft ? DraftId.make("existing-draft") : threadRef;
+  useComposerDraftStore.getState().setPrompt(target, "Keep my notes");
+  const render = (pending: boolean) => (
+    <ThreadDetailsPrRow
+      handoffDisabled={pending}
+      environmentId={threadRef.environmentId}
+      pr={null}
+      number={1}
+      status={null}
+      project={null}
+      label="Test PR"
+      openAriaLabel="Open PR"
+      onOpen={vi.fn()}
+      currentThread={{
+        target,
+        pullRequestUrl:
+          "currentUrl" in scenario
+            ? scenario.currentUrl
+            : `https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/${matches ? 1 : 2}`,
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+  await screen.rerender(render(checkoutPending));
+  const button = screen.getByRole("button", { name: conflicting ? "Resolve" : "Fix", exact: true });
+  if (checkoutPending) {
+    await expect.element(button).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(useComposerDraftStore.getState().getComposerDraft(target)?.prompt).toBe("Keep my notes");
+    expect(state.newThread).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    await screen.rerender(render(false));
+  }
+  await button.click();
+  if (matches) {
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(useComposerDraftStore.getState().getComposerDraft(target)?.prompt).toContain(
+        state.url,
+      );
+    });
+    expect(useComposerDraftStore.getState().getComposerDraft(target)?.prompt).toContain(
+      "Keep my notes",
+    );
+    const detail = queryData();
+    const task = conflicting
+      ? buildResolveConflictsPrompt(detail)
+      : buildFixFindingsHandoff({
+          ...detail,
+          reviewThreads: [],
+          comments: [],
+          commentsTruncated: false,
+        }).prompt;
+    expect(useComposerDraftStore.getState().getComposerDraft(target)?.prompt).toContain(task);
+    expect(state.newThread).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(state.prepareThread).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  } else {
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(state.prepareThread).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    expect(useComposerDraftStore.getState().getComposerDraft(target)?.prompt).toBe("Keep my notes");
+  }
+});
+
 async function setup() {
   state.perform.mockReset();
   state.checkoutError = null;
@@ -184,11 +280,16 @@ async function setup() {
     draftId: DraftId.make("new-draft"),
     threadId: ThreadId.make("new-thread"),
   });
-  state.prepareThread.mockReset();
+  state.prepareThread.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({
+    _tag: "Success",
+    value: { branch: "feature", worktreePath: "/workspace/pr", isOnPullRequestHead: true },
+  });
   state.addToast.mockReset().mockReturnValue("checkout-toast");
   state.updateToast.mockReset();
 
   state.status = "success";
+  state.url = "https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/1";
+  state.conflicting = false;
   state.extraStatus = null;
   state.mergeMethods = ["merge"];
   useUiStateStore.getState().setPullRequestMergeMethod("merge");
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.tsx
index 23d705a8dae7c..6d7d187ab78a4 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import {
   usePullRequestActionRunner,
   usePullRequestDefaultMergeMethodResolver,
   usePullRequestHandoffs,
+  type PullRequestHandoffThread,
 } from "../pullRequest/usePullRequestActions";
 import {
   ChangeRequestStatusIcon,
@@ -93,7 +94,11 @@ export function ThreadDetailsPrRow({
   onOpen,
   onActed,
   onStopWatching,
+  currentThread,
+  handoffDisabled = false,
 }: {
+  currentThread?: PullRequestHandoffThread | undefined;
+  handoffDisabled?: boolean | undefined;
   environmentId: EnvironmentId;
   pr: ThreadPr;
   number: number;
@@ -167,7 +172,11 @@ export function ThreadDetailsPrRow({
       onActed?.();
     },
   });
-  const { handoff, startHandoff } = usePullRequestHandoffs({ environmentId, detail });
+  const { handoff, startHandoff, handoffInCurrentThread } = usePullRequestHandoffs({
+    environmentId,
+    detail,
+    currentThread,
+  });
   const lastSelectedMergeMethod = useUiStateStore((state) => state.pullRequestMergeMethod);
   const resolveProjectDefaultMergeMethod = usePullRequestDefaultMergeMethodResolver(
     environmentId,
@@ -190,7 +199,7 @@ export function ThreadDetailsPrRow({
   );
 
   const startResolveConflicts = () => {
-    if (detail === null) return;
+    if (detail === null || handoffDisabled) return;
     void startHandoff("conflicts", {
       prompt: buildResolveConflictsPrompt({
         number: detail.number,
@@ -202,7 +211,7 @@ export function ThreadDetailsPrRow({
   };
 
   const startFixChecks = () => {
-    if (detail === null) return;
+    if (detail === null || handoffDisabled) return;
     void startHandoff(
       "findings",
       buildFixFindingsHandoff({
@@ -325,8 +334,12 @@ export function ThreadDetailsPrRow({
           pendingLabel: "Preparing...",
           pending: handoff === "conflicts",
           destructive: true,
-          suffix: <ArrowUpRightIcon aria-hidden className="size-3 shrink-0" />,
-          tooltip: "Check the branch out and resolve the conflicts in a new thread",
+          suffix: handoffInCurrentThread ? null : (
+            <ArrowUpRightIcon aria-hidden className="size-3 shrink-0" />
+          ),
+          tooltip: handoffInCurrentThread
+            ? "Resolve the conflicts in this thread"
+            : "Check the branch out and resolve the conflicts in a new thread",
           onClick: startResolveConflicts,
         }
       : rowAction === "ready"
@@ -345,8 +358,12 @@ export function ThreadDetailsPrRow({
               pendingLabel: "Preparing...",
               pending: handoff === "findings",
               destructive: true,
-              suffix: <ArrowUpRightIcon aria-hidden className="size-3 shrink-0" />,
-              tooltip: "Fix the failing checks in a new thread",
+              suffix: handoffInCurrentThread ? null : (
+                <ArrowUpRightIcon aria-hidden className="size-3 shrink-0" />
+              ),
+              tooltip: handoffInCurrentThread
+                ? "Fix the failing checks in this thread"
+                : "Fix the failing checks in a new thread",
               onClick: startFixChecks,
             }
           : rowAction === "merge"
@@ -461,7 +478,11 @@ export function ThreadDetailsPrRow({
                       size="sm"
                       part="meta"
                       tone={trailingAction.destructive ? "destructive" : "primary"}
-                      disabled={actionPending || handoff !== null}
+                      disabled={
+                        actionPending ||
+                        handoff !== null ||
+                        (handoffDisabled && (rowAction === "fix" || rowAction === "resolve"))
+                      }
                       onClick={trailingAction.onClick}
                     />
                   }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRows.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRows.tsx
index 2da6019787f5a..c1781b40da1f7 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRows.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRows.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ function ThreadDetailsPrLinkRow({
   onOpen,
   onActed,
   onStopWatching,
+  currentThread,
+  handoffDisabled,
 }: {
+  currentThread?: ComponentProps<typeof ThreadDetailsPrRow>["currentThread"];
+  handoffDisabled?: boolean | undefined;
   environmentId: EnvironmentId;
   link: ThreadPullRequestLink;
   onOpen: (event: ReactMouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
@@ -48,6 +52,8 @@ function ThreadDetailsPrLinkRow({
   const pr = linked?.pr ?? null;
   return (
     <ThreadDetailsPrRow
+      handoffDisabled={handoffDisabled}
+      currentThread={currentThread}
       environmentId={environmentId}
       pr={pr}
       number={link.number}
@@ -108,6 +114,8 @@ export function ThreadDetailsPrRows({
           {rest.map((link) => (
             <ThreadDetailsPrLinkRow
               key={threadPullRequestKeyOf(link)}
+              handoffDisabled={row.handoffDisabled}
+              currentThread={row.currentThread}
               environmentId={row.environmentId}
               link={link}
               onOpen={(event) => onOpenLink(event, link.url)}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/usePullRequestActions.ts b/apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/usePullRequestActions.ts
index b4814dfbb5a4d..204ea66e2f55d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/usePullRequestActions.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/usePullRequestActions.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ import { buildPhysicalToLogicalProjectKeyMap } from "~/sidebarProjectGrouping";
 import { useProjects } from "~/state/entities";
 import { usePrimaryEnvironmentId } from "~/state/environments";
 
-import { type DraftId, useComposerDraftStore } from "~/composerDraftStore";
+import {
+  type ComposerThreadTarget,
+  type DraftId,
+  useComposerDraftStore,
+} from "~/composerDraftStore";
 import { useNewThreadHandler } from "~/hooks/useHandleNewThread";
 import { usePreparePullRequestThreadAction } from "~/state/sourceControlActions";
 import type { ReviewCommentContext } from "~/reviewCommentContext";
@@ -263,12 +267,19 @@ export type PullRequestHandoffDetail = Pick<
   "projectId" | "workspaceRoot" | "url"
 >;
 
+export interface PullRequestHandoffThread {
+  target: ComposerThreadTarget;
+  pullRequestUrl: string;
+}
+
 export function usePullRequestHandoffs({
   environmentId,
   detail,
+  currentThread,
 }: {
   environmentId: EnvironmentId;
   detail: PullRequestHandoffDetail | null;
+  currentThread?: PullRequestHandoffThread | undefined;
 }) {
   const newThread = useNewThreadHandler();
   const prepareThread = usePreparePullRequestThreadAction({
@@ -283,6 +294,11 @@ export function usePullRequestHandoffs({
     sourceControlClients.get(undefined)
   ).changeRequest;
 
+  const handoffInCurrentThread =
+    currentThread !== undefined &&
+    detail !== null &&
+    sourceControlClients.isSameChangeRequest(detail.url, currentThread.pullRequestUrl);
+
   // Questions must not change checkouts or create worktrees.
   const openThreadWithTask = async (
     projectRef: ReturnType<typeof scopeProjectRef>,
@@ -331,6 +347,15 @@ export function usePullRequestHandoffs({
     mode: "worktree" | "local" = "worktree",
   ) => {
     if (!detail || handoff !== null) return;
+    if (handoffInCurrentThread && currentThread !== undefined && task !== null) {
+      writeHandoffToComposer(currentThread.target, task);
+      toastManager.add({
+        type: "success",
+        title: "Task ready",
+        description: "The task is in the composer. Read it over, then send.",
+      });
+      return;
+    }
     setHandoff(kind);
     // Explicit timeouts survive toast updates and would pin the result after loading.
     const toastId = toastManager.add({
@@ -415,5 +440,5 @@ export function usePullRequestHandoffs({
     );
   };
 
-  return { handoff, startAsk, startHandoff };
+  return { handoff, startAsk, startHandoff, handoffInCurrentThread };
 }