diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d78571a..fc89cc3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+## 1.53.0
+
+### Added
+
+- **Git drives show the current checked-out branch.** The node reports the working
+  tree's branch on clone/sync; it's persisted on the mount (`MountRecord.currentBranch`)
+  and shown in `omnyshell drive ls` / `drive status` (a `Branch:` line and `src@branch`
+  in the list) and the dashboard TUI (a `Branch` row in the mount detail and `@branch`
+  in the list).
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Git-drive **pull no longer crashes** when the node is on a branch that isn't on the
+  origin (via omnydrive 1.10.1): the pull no-ops when there's nothing to pull, and
+  otherwise fetches the branch by name and fast-forwards `FETCH_HEAD`.
+
 ## 1.52.2
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/bin/omnyshell.dart b/bin/omnyshell.dart
index 3216775..6cb3e67 100644
--- a/bin/omnyshell.dart
+++ b/bin/omnyshell.dart
@@ -5223,9 +5223,10 @@ class DriveCommand extends Command<void> {
 String _mountLine(MountRecord r) {
   final st = r.syncState;
   final src = r.isGit ? (r.gitUrl ?? 'git') : (r.localPath ?? '?');
+  final branch = r.isGit ? '@${r.currentBranch ?? r.gitBranch ?? '?'}' : '';
   final mode = r.readWrite ? 'rw' : 'ro';
   return '${r.id.padRight(22)} ${st.status.wireValue.padRight(10)} '
-      '$mode  $src -> ${r.nodeId}:${r.remotePath}';
+      '$mode  $src$branch -> ${r.nodeId}:${r.remotePath}';
 }
 
 class DriveMountCommand extends Command<void> {
@@ -5418,7 +5419,11 @@ class DriveStatusCommand extends Command<void> {
       ..writeln(
         'Kind:     ${r.kind} (${r.readWrite ? 'read-write' : 'read-only'})',
       )
-      ..writeln('Source:   ${r.isGit ? r.gitUrl : r.localPath}')
+      ..writeln('Source:   ${r.isGit ? r.gitUrl : r.localPath}');
+    if (r.isGit) {
+      stdout.writeln('Branch:   ${r.currentBranch ?? r.gitBranch ?? '?'}');
+    }
+    stdout
       ..writeln('Target:   ${r.nodeId}:${r.remotePath}')
       ..writeln('Status:   ${st.status.wireValue}')
       ..writeln('Baseline: ${st.baselineRef}')
diff --git a/lib/src/application/client/dashboard/dashboard_app.dart b/lib/src/application/client/dashboard/dashboard_app.dart
index 04b6bd0..cd7ea98 100644
--- a/lib/src/application/client/dashboard/dashboard_app.dart
+++ b/lib/src/application/client/dashboard/dashboard_app.dart
@@ -2422,9 +2422,10 @@ class DashboardApp {
   /// A compact one-line description of a mount (mirrors the CLI's `_mountLine`).
   String _mountLine(MountRecord r) {
     final src = r.isGit ? (r.gitUrl ?? 'git') : (r.localPath ?? '?');
+    final branch = r.isGit ? '@${r.currentBranch ?? r.gitBranch ?? '?'}' : '';
     final mode = r.readWrite ? 'rw' : 'ro';
     return '${_pad(r.id, 22)} ${_pad(r.syncState.status.wireValue, 10)} '
-        '$mode  $src -> ${r.nodeId}:${r.remotePath}';
+        '$mode  $src$branch -> ${r.nodeId}:${r.remotePath}';
   }
 
   void _renderDriveDetail(ScreenBuffer s, Rect area) {
@@ -2436,6 +2437,7 @@ class DashboardApp {
       ('Mount', m.id),
       ('Kind', '${m.kind} (${m.readWrite ? 'read-write' : 'read-only'})'),
       ('Source', m.isGit ? (m.gitUrl ?? '?') : (m.localPath ?? '?')),
+      if (m.isGit) ('Branch', m.currentBranch ?? m.gitBranch ?? '?'),
       ('Target', '${m.nodeId}:${m.remotePath}'),
       ('Status', st.status.wireValue),
       ('Synced', st.lastSyncedAt?.toIso8601String() ?? 'never'),
diff --git a/lib/src/application/client/drive/drive_manager.dart b/lib/src/application/client/drive/drive_manager.dart
index a5a07ad..470eadd 100644
--- a/lib/src/application/client/drive/drive_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/src/application/client/drive/drive_manager.dart
@@ -284,12 +284,13 @@ class DriveManager {
 
     record = await _withSession(record, (rpc) async {
       _emit(onProgress, ProgressPhase.transferring, 'cloning $url');
-      final head = await rpc.gitClone(url, branch: branch, depth: depth);
+      final clone = await rpc.gitClone(url, branch: branch, depth: depth);
       _emit(onProgress, ProgressPhase.done, 'cloned');
       return record.copyWith(
+        currentBranch: clone.branch,
         syncState: SyncState(
-          baselineRef: SyncRef.git(head),
-          currentRef: SyncRef.git(head),
+          baselineRef: SyncRef.git(clone.head),
+          currentRef: SyncRef.git(clone.head),
           status: SyncStatus.clean,
           lastSyncedAt: DateTime.now(),
         ),
@@ -699,6 +700,7 @@ class DriveManager {
     }
     final head = reply['head'] as String;
     final updated = record.copyWith(
+      currentBranch: reply['branch'] as String?,
       syncState: SyncState(
         baselineRef: SyncRef.git(head),
         currentRef: SyncRef.git(head),
@@ -1146,15 +1148,16 @@ class DriveManager {
           ProgressPhase.transferring,
           'cloning ${record.gitUrl}',
         );
-        final head = await rpc.gitClone(
+        final clone = await rpc.gitClone(
           record.gitUrl!,
           branch: record.gitBranch,
         );
         _emit(onProgress, ProgressPhase.done, 'cloned');
         return record.copyWith(
+          currentBranch: clone.branch,
           syncState: SyncState(
-            baselineRef: SyncRef.git(head),
-            currentRef: SyncRef.git(head),
+            baselineRef: SyncRef.git(clone.head),
+            currentRef: SyncRef.git(clone.head),
             status: SyncStatus.clean,
             lastSyncedAt: DateTime.now(),
           ),
diff --git a/lib/src/application/client/drive/drive_rpc_client.dart b/lib/src/application/client/drive/drive_rpc_client.dart
index 28270a3..59d2490 100644
--- a/lib/src/application/client/drive/drive_rpc_client.dart
+++ b/lib/src/application/client/drive/drive_rpc_client.dart
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ class DriveRpcClient {
     return reply.header['copied'] == true;
   }
 
-  /// Clones [url] into the served root, returning the resulting head SHA.
-  Future<String> gitClone(
+  /// Clones [url] into the served root, returning the resulting head SHA and the
+  /// checked-out branch.
+  Future<({String head, String? branch})> gitClone(
     String url, {
     String? branch,
     int? depth,
@@ -158,7 +159,10 @@ class DriveRpcClient {
         if (bare) 'bare': true,
       },
     );
-    return reply.header['head'] as String;
+    return (
+      head: reply.header['head'] as String,
+      branch: reply.header['branch'] as String?,
+    );
   }
 
   /// Synchronizes the served git tree in [direction] from [baseline]. Returns
diff --git a/lib/src/application/client/drive/mount_store.dart b/lib/src/application/client/drive/mount_store.dart
index 743175d..3a5fc3b 100644
--- a/lib/src/application/client/drive/mount_store.dart
+++ b/lib/src/application/client/drive/mount_store.dart
@@ -33,9 +33,15 @@ class MountRecord {
   /// The git repository URL (`git` kind), if any.
   final String? gitUrl;
 
-  /// The git branch to track (`git` kind), if any.
+  /// The git branch to track (`git` kind), if any — the branch requested at
+  /// mount time.
   final String? gitBranch;
 
+  /// The branch currently checked out on the node (`git` kind), observed from
+  /// the last clone/sync. May differ from [gitBranch] (e.g. after the node
+  /// publishes to a feature branch). Null until first observed.
+  final String? currentBranch;
+
   /// Whether the node mirror is writable (changes can sync back).
   final bool readWrite;
 
@@ -79,6 +85,7 @@ class MountRecord {
     this.localPath,
     this.gitUrl,
     this.gitBranch,
+    this.currentBranch,
     this.ephemeral = false,
     this.baselineManifest,
     PathFilter? filter,
@@ -91,10 +98,12 @@ class MountRecord {
   AccessMode get accessMode =>
       readWrite ? AccessMode.readWrite : AccessMode.readOnly;
 
-  /// Returns a copy with a new [syncState] and/or [baselineManifest].
+  /// Returns a copy with a new [syncState], [baselineManifest] and/or
+  /// [currentBranch].
   MountRecord copyWith({
     SyncState? syncState,
     FileManifest? baselineManifest,
+    String? currentBranch,
   }) => MountRecord(
     id: id,
     nodeId: nodeId,
@@ -109,6 +118,7 @@ class MountRecord {
     localPath: localPath,
     gitUrl: gitUrl,
     gitBranch: gitBranch,
+    currentBranch: currentBranch ?? this.currentBranch,
     ephemeral: ephemeral,
     filter: filter,
   );
@@ -122,6 +132,7 @@ class MountRecord {
     if (localPath != null) 'localPath': localPath,
     if (gitUrl != null) 'gitUrl': gitUrl,
     if (gitBranch != null) 'gitBranch': gitBranch,
+    if (currentBranch != null) 'currentBranch': currentBranch,
     'readWrite': readWrite,
     if (ephemeral) 'ephemeral': true,
     'driveId': driveId,
@@ -142,6 +153,7 @@ class MountRecord {
     localPath: json['localPath'] as String?,
     gitUrl: json['gitUrl'] as String?,
     gitBranch: json['gitBranch'] as String?,
+    currentBranch: json['currentBranch'] as String?,
     readWrite: json['readWrite'] as bool? ?? false,
     ephemeral: json['ephemeral'] as bool? ?? false,
     driveId: json['driveId'] as String,
diff --git a/lib/src/application/node/node_drive_service.dart b/lib/src/application/node/node_drive_service.dart
index 4ba1a90..97bd621 100644
--- a/lib/src/application/node/node_drive_service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/application/node/node_drive_service.dart
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ class NodeDriveService {
           _reply(await _gitSync(id, msg.header));
         case DriveOp.gitHead:
           final head = await git.revParse(_root);
-          _reply(DriveMessage.ok(id, fields: {'head': head}));
+          final branch = await git.currentBranch(_root);
+          _reply(DriveMessage.ok(id, fields: {'head': head, 'branch': branch}));
         default:
           _reply(DriveMessage.err(id, 'unknown op: ${msg.op}'));
       }
@@ -255,7 +256,8 @@ class NodeDriveService {
           accessMode: _readWrite ? AccessMode.readWrite : AccessMode.readOnly,
         );
     final head = await git.revParse(_root);
-    return DriveMessage.ok(id, fields: {'head': head});
+    final branch = await git.currentBranch(_root);
+    return DriveMessage.ok(id, fields: {'head': head, 'branch': branch});
   }
 
   Future<DriveMessage> _gitSync(int id, Map<String, dynamic> h) async {
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ class NodeDriveService {
         id,
         fields: {
           'head': result.newRef.value,
+          'branch': await git.currentBranch(_root),
           'applied': result.appliedChanges,
           if (result.publishedBranch != null)
             'publishedBranch': result.publishedBranch,
diff --git a/lib/src/version.dart b/lib/src/version.dart
index 008c6e2..005295d 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 = '1.52.2';
+const String omnyShellVersion = '1.53.0';
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index d427f1e..340b87e 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: 1.52.2
+version: 1.53.0
 repository: https://github.com/OmnyGrid/omnyshell
 
 environment:
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies:
   ffi: ^2.1.0
   http: ^1.2.0
   meta: ^1.18.3
-  omnydrive: ^1.10.0
+  omnydrive: ^1.10.1
   path: ^1.9.0
   pointycastle: ^4.0.0
   #portable_pty: ^0.0.5  # waiting crash fix.
diff --git a/test/integration/drive_test.dart b/test/integration/drive_test.dart
index 1ace80e..f5312e8 100644
--- a/test/integration/drive_test.dart
+++ b/test/integration/drive_test.dart
@@ -869,6 +869,13 @@ void main() {
     expect(rec.kind, 'git');
     expect(rec.syncState.baselineRef.value, isNotEmpty);
     expect(File('${tmp.path}/clone/main.dart').existsSync(), isTrue);
+    // The node reports the checked-out branch, captured on the record.
+    final head = await Process.run('git', [
+      'rev-parse',
+      '--abbrev-ref',
+      'HEAD',
+    ], workingDirectory: origin.path);
+    expect(rec.currentBranch, (head.stdout as String).trim());
   });
 
   test('unmount forgets the mount', () async {