diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a4ac97..d78571a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## 1.52.2
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Dashboard: the git-credential view now reports a load summary in the status
+  bar** — “No git credentials for you on <node>.” when the node has none, or
+  “N git credential(s) on <node>.” — instead of silently clearing the loading
+  message.
+
 ## 1.52.1
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/lib/src/application/client/dashboard/dashboard_app.dart b/lib/src/application/client/dashboard/dashboard_app.dart
index 4c04402..04b6bd0 100644
--- a/lib/src/application/client/dashboard/dashboard_app.dart
+++ b/lib/src/application/client/dashboard/dashboard_app.dart
@@ -963,12 +963,15 @@ class DashboardApp {
       if (_credSel > _maxIndex(_credentials.length)) {
         _credSel = _maxIndex(_credentials.length);
       }
-      // Clear the "Loading credentials…" status now that the (possibly empty)
-      // list is ready. The background load finishes without a keypress, which is
-      // what would otherwise clear a transient message.
-      _message = null;
-      _messageHint = null;
-      _messageIsError = false;
+      // Replace the "Loading credentials…" status with a summary. The background
+      // load finishes without a keypress, which is what would otherwise clear a
+      // transient message — so an empty result would look stuck on "Loading…".
+      final n = _credentials.length;
+      _setMessage(
+        n == 0
+            ? 'No git credentials for you on ${node.id.value}.'
+            : '$n git credential${n == 1 ? '' : 's'} on ${node.id.value}.',
+      );
     } on Object catch (e) {
       if (_credentials.isEmpty) {
         _setError('Failed to list credentials', e);
diff --git a/lib/src/version.dart b/lib/src/version.dart
index 308d4d3..008c6e2 100644
--- a/lib/src/version.dart
+++ b/lib/src/version.dart
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 /// This is the single source of truth for "what build is this": it is rendered
 /// in the CLI banner and is the default a node reports as its
 /// [NodeConfig.agentVersion] / [PlatformInfo.agentVersion].
-const String omnyShellVersion = '1.52.1';
+const String omnyShellVersion = '1.52.2';
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index c8ba14d..d427f1e 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: >-
   connect to a Hub by node identity (not host:port); the Hub authenticates,
   authorizes and brokers encrypted sessions to Nodes over WebSocket-on-TLS.
   Ships Hub, Node, Client and CLI implementations behind first-class Dart APIs.
-version: 1.52.1
+version: 1.52.2
 repository: https://github.com/OmnyGrid/omnyshell
 
 environment:
diff --git a/test/unit/dashboard/dashboard_app_test.dart b/test/unit/dashboard/dashboard_app_test.dart
index 03b4eda..bd58085 100644
--- a/test/unit/dashboard/dashboard_app_test.dart
+++ b/test/unit/dashboard/dashboard_app_test.dart
@@ -897,6 +897,8 @@ void main() {
       expect(text, contains('CREDENTIAL (yours, masked)'));
       expect(text, contains('github.com'));
       expect(text, contains('***')); // masked
+      // The status bar summarizes the load.
+      expect(text, contains('1 git credential on web-01'));
 
       // Add a PAT credential via the modal form.
       term.send('a'.codeUnits);
@@ -924,27 +926,30 @@ void main() {
     },
   );
 
-  test('node credentials: an empty list clears the loading status', () async {
-    final term = FakeTerminal();
-    final backend = connectedBackend(); // no credentials registered
-    final running = _app(term, backend).run();
-    await pump();
-    term.send(enter); // connect
-    await pump();
-    term.send(enter); // open node web-01
-    await pump();
-    term.send('c'.codeUnits); // open credentials -> empty list
-    await pump();
+  test(
+    'node credentials: an empty list reports "no credentials" in the status',
+    () async {
+      final term = FakeTerminal();
+      final backend = connectedBackend(); // no credentials registered
+      final running = _app(term, backend).run();
+      await pump();
+      term.send(enter); // connect
+      await pump();
+      term.send(enter); // open node web-01
+      await pump();
+      term.send('c'.codeUnits); // open credentials -> empty list
+      await pump();
 
-    expect(backend.calls, contains('listGitCredentials:web-01'));
-    final text = frameText(term.lastFrame);
-    expect(text, contains('No credentials'));
-    // The transient "Loading…" status must not linger once the load settles.
-    expect(text, isNot(contains('Loading credentials')));
+      expect(backend.calls, contains('listGitCredentials:web-01'));
+      final text = frameText(term.lastFrame);
+      // Status summarizes the (empty) load instead of sticking on "Loading…".
+      expect(text, contains('No git credentials for you on web-01'));
+      expect(text, isNot(contains('Loading credentials')));
 
-    term.send(ctrlQ);
-    await running;
-  });
+      term.send(ctrlQ);
+      await running;
+    },
+  );
 
   test(
     'node credentials: a backend error is shown and the TUI stays interactive',