diff --git a/apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.test.ts b/apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.test.ts
index 941d92cdbff..aab69de6a12 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.test.ts
@@ -997,6 +997,52 @@ it.layer(TestLayer)("GitVcsDriver core integration", (it) => {
         assert.equal(status.aheadOfDefaultCount, 1);
       }),
     );
+
+    it.effect("reports combined staged and unstaged edits to the same file", () =>
+      Effect.gen(function* () {
+        const cwd = yield* makeTmpDir();
+        yield* initRepoWithCommit(cwd);
+        yield* writeTextFile(cwd, "feature.ts", "// line one\n");
+        yield* git(cwd, ["add", "feature.ts"]);
+        yield* git(cwd, ["commit", "-m", "add feature"]);
+        yield* writeTextFile(cwd, "feature.ts", "// line one\n// line two\n");
+        yield* git(cwd, ["add", "feature.ts"]);
+        yield* writeTextFile(cwd, "feature.ts", "// line one\n// line two\n// line three\n");
+
+        const status = yield* (yield* GitVcsDriver.GitVcsDriver).statusDetails(cwd);
+
+        assert.equal(status.isRepo, true);
+        assert.equal(status.hasWorkingTreeChanges, true);
+        const file = status.workingTree.files.find((f) => f.path === "feature.ts");
+        assert.ok(file);
+        // HEAD has 1 line. Staged has 2 lines (+1). Unstaged has 3 lines (+2 from HEAD).
+        // Combined net from HEAD: +2 insertions.
+        assert.equal(file.insertions, 2);
+        assert.equal(file.deletions, 0);
+      }),
+    );
+
+    it.effect("reports staged file counts on unborn HEAD without failing", () =>
+      Effect.gen(function* () {
+        const cwd = yield* makeTmpDir();
+        const driver = yield* GitVcsDriver.GitVcsDriver;
+        yield* driver.initRepo({ cwd });
+        yield* git(cwd, ["config", "user.email", "test@test.com"]);
+        yield* git(cwd, ["config", "user.name", "Test"]);
+        yield* writeTextFile(cwd, "initial.ts", "// first file\n");
+        yield* git(cwd, ["add", "initial.ts"]);
+
+        const status = yield* driver.statusDetails(cwd);
+
+        assert.equal(status.isRepo, true);
+        assert.equal(status.workingTree.files.length, 1);
+        const file = status.workingTree.files[0];
+        if (file) {
+          assert.equal(file.path, "initial.ts");
+          assert.equal(file.insertions, 1);
+        }
+      }),
+    );
   });
 
   describe("refName operations", () => {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.ts b/apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.ts
index f739c98da29..73d9b6b0147 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.ts
@@ -415,6 +415,12 @@ function isMissingGitCwdError(error: GitCommandError): boolean {
 function isNonRepositoryGitStderr(stderr: string): boolean {
   return stderr.toLowerCase().includes("not a git repository");
 }
+function isUnbornHeadStderr(stderr: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    stderr.toLowerCase().includes("unknown revision") &&
+    stderr.toLowerCase().includes("path not in the working tree")
+  );
+}
 
 interface Trace2Monitor {
   readonly env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
@@ -1511,27 +1517,73 @@ export const makeGitVcsDriverCore = Effect.fn("makeGitVcsDriverCore")(function*
       });
     }
 
-    const [unstagedNumstatStdout, stagedNumstatStdout, defaultRefResult, hasPrimaryRemote] =
-      yield* Effect.all(
-        [
-          runGitStdout("GitVcsDriver.statusDetails.unstagedNumstat", cwd, ["diff", "--numstat"]),
-          runGitStdout("GitVcsDriver.statusDetails.stagedNumstat", cwd, [
-            "diff",
-            "--cached",
-            "--numstat",
-          ]),
-          executeGit(
-            "GitVcsDriver.statusDetails.defaultRef",
-            cwd,
-            ["symbolic-ref", "refs/remotes/origin/HEAD"],
-            {
-              allowNonZeroExit: true,
-            },
-          ),
-          originRemoteExists(cwd).pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => false)),
-        ],
-        { concurrency: "unbounded" },
-      );
+    const [numstatStdout, defaultRefResult, hasPrimaryRemote] = yield* Effect.all(
+      [
+        executeGitWithStableDiagnostics(
+          "GitVcsDriver.statusDetails.numstat",
+          cwd,
+          ["diff", "HEAD", "--numstat"],
+          { allowNonZeroExit: true },
+        ).pipe(
+          Effect.flatMap((result) => {
+            if (result.exitCode === 0) return Effect.succeed(result.stdout);
+            if (isUnbornHeadStderr(result.stderr)) {
+              return Effect.map(
+                Effect.all([
+                  runGitStdout("GitVcsDriver.statusDetails.numstat.unborn", cwd, [
+                    "diff",
+                    "--numstat",
+                  ]),
+                  runGitStdout("GitVcsDriver.statusDetails.numstat.unborn.staged", cwd, [
+                    "diff",
+                    "--cached",
+                    "--numstat",
+                  ]),
+                ]),
+                ([unstagedStdout, stagedStdout]) => {
+                  const staged = parseNumstatEntries(stagedStdout);
+                  const unstaged = parseNumstatEntries(unstagedStdout);
+                  const map = new Map<string, { insertions: number; deletions: number }>();
+                  for (const entry of [...staged, ...unstaged]) {
+                    const existing = map.get(entry.path) ?? {
+                      insertions: 0,
+                      deletions: 0,
+                    };
+                    existing.insertions += entry.insertions;
+                    existing.deletions += entry.deletions;
+                    map.set(entry.path, existing);
+                  }
+                  return Array.from(map.entries())
+                    .map(([p, s]) => `${s.insertions}\t${s.deletions}\t${p}`)
+                    .join("\n");
+                },
+              );
+            }
+            return Effect.fail(
+              new GitCommandError({
+                ...gitCommandContext({
+                  operation: "GitVcsDriver.statusDetails.numstat",
+                  cwd,
+                  args: ["diff", "HEAD", "--numstat"],
+                }),
+                detail: "git diff HEAD --numstat failed.",
+                exitCode: result.exitCode,
+                stdoutLength: result.stdout.length,
+                stderrLength: result.stderr.length,
+              }),
+            );
+          }),
+        ),
+        executeGit(
+          "GitVcsDriver.statusDetails.defaultRef",
+          cwd,
+          ["symbolic-ref", "refs/remotes/origin/HEAD"],
+          { allowNonZeroExit: true },
+        ),
+        originRemoteExists(cwd).pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => false)),
+      ],
+      { concurrency: "unbounded" },
+    );
     const statusStdout = statusResult.stdout;
     const defaultBranch =
       defaultRefResult.exitCode === 0
@@ -1592,14 +1644,10 @@ export const makeGitVcsDriverCore = Effect.fn("makeGitVcsDriverCore")(function*
           : yield* computeAheadCountAgainstBase(cwd, refName).pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => 0));
     }
 
-    const stagedEntries = parseNumstatEntries(stagedNumstatStdout);
-    const unstagedEntries = parseNumstatEntries(unstagedNumstatStdout);
+    const numstatEntries = parseNumstatEntries(numstatStdout);
     const fileStatMap = new Map<string, { insertions: number; deletions: number }>();
-    for (const entry of [...stagedEntries, ...unstagedEntries]) {
-      const existing = fileStatMap.get(entry.path) ?? { insertions: 0, deletions: 0 };
-      existing.insertions += entry.insertions;
-      existing.deletions += entry.deletions;
-      fileStatMap.set(entry.path, existing);
+    for (const entry of numstatEntries) {
+      fileStatMap.set(entry.path, { insertions: entry.insertions, deletions: entry.deletions });
     }
 
     let insertions = 0;