diff --git a/crates/signed_state/src/repo.rs b/crates/signed_state/src/repo.rs
index 47c0106..bb8071f 100644
--- a/crates/signed_state/src/repo.rs
+++ b/crates/signed_state/src/repo.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::Error;
 use bitcoin_hashes::sha1::Hash as Sha1Hash;
-use gpui::{AppContext, AsyncApp, Context, SharedString, Subscription, Task, WeakEntity};
+use gpui::{App, AppContext, AsyncApp, Context, SharedString, Subscription, Task, WeakEntity};
 use nostr::event::IntoEventBuilder;
 use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
 use signed_core::{
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ use signed_core::{
 use crate::backend::{
     Backend, BackendEvent, grasp_base_url, grasp06_prs_url, pr_clone_urls, user_grasp_list_servers,
 };
+use crate::checkouts::CheckoutsStore;
 use crate::git_store::GitStore;
 use crate::refresh::{RefreshGate, RefreshRequest};
+use crate::repo_list::RepoListStore;
 
 /// Delay between a refresh request and the actual re-query.
 const REFRESH_DEBOUNCE: Duration = Duration::from_millis(300);
@@ -57,6 +59,14 @@ pub struct RepoStore {
     ///
     /// Example, a PR published without its commit reaching a grasp server.
     pub last_warning: Option<String>,
+    /// A republish or a checkout push is in flight.
+    ///
+    /// Views show a spinner and disable their push triggers while it is set.
+    pub pushing: bool,
+    /// A clone-into-a-folder operation is in flight.
+    ///
+    /// Views show a spinner and disable the clone trigger while it is set.
+    pub cloning: bool,
     /// Relays already asked to connect to, from this repository's NIP-34 `relays` tag.
     ///
     /// Avoids re-subscribing and re-fetching on every refresh.
@@ -127,6 +137,8 @@ impl RepoStore {
             version: 0,
             last_error: None,
             last_warning: None,
+            pushing: false,
+            cloning: false,
             repo_relays: HashSet::new(),
             root_fetches: HashSet::new(),
             refresh: RefreshGate::default(),
@@ -1048,6 +1060,201 @@ impl RepoStore {
         }));
     }
 
+    /// The latest announcement of this repository,
+    /// for operations that need its clone URLs and relays.
+    fn action_announcement(&self, cx: &App) -> Option<Announcement> {
+        self.announcement.clone().or_else(|| {
+            RepoListStore::global(cx)
+                .read(cx)
+                .announcements
+                .iter()
+                .find(|announcement| announcement.addr() == self.addr)
+                .cloned()
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Re-push the repository's refs to its announced grasp servers, republish.
+    pub fn push_repository(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Task<Result<(), Error>> {
+        if self.pushing {
+            return Task::ready(Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "A push to this repository is already in progress"
+            )));
+        }
+        let Some(announcement) = self.action_announcement(cx) else {
+            return self.action_error("Repository announcement is not loaded yet", cx);
+        };
+
+        self.pushing = true;
+        self.last_error = None;
+        cx.notify();
+
+        let backend = Backend::global(cx);
+        let push = backend.update(cx, |backend, cx| backend.push_repository(announcement, cx));
+
+        cx.spawn(async move |this, cx| {
+            let result = push.await;
+
+            this.update(cx, |this, cx| {
+                this.pushing = false;
+
+                if let Err(e) = &result {
+                    this.last_error = Some(format!("Push failed: {e}"));
+                }
+
+                cx.notify();
+            })?;
+
+            result
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Push the unpushed commits of the local checkout at `path`.
+    pub fn push_checkout(
+        &mut self,
+        path: PathBuf,
+        cx: &mut Context<Self>,
+    ) -> Task<Result<(), Error>> {
+        if self.pushing {
+            return Task::ready(Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "A push to this repository is already in progress"
+            )));
+        }
+
+        let Some(announcement) = self.action_announcement(cx) else {
+            return self.action_error("Repository announcement is not loaded yet", cx);
+        };
+
+        // The state event's `HEAD` stays the announced default branch.
+        // The checkout may be on a side branch.
+        let head = self.head.clone();
+        let addr = self.addr.clone();
+
+        self.pushing = true;
+        self.last_error = None;
+        cx.notify();
+
+        let backend = Backend::global(cx);
+        let push = backend.update(cx, |backend, cx| {
+            backend.push_checkout(announcement, path.clone(), head, cx)
+        });
+
+        cx.spawn(async move |this, cx| {
+            let result = push.await;
+
+            this.update(cx, |this, cx| {
+                this.pushing = false;
+
+                match &result {
+                    Ok(()) => {
+                        // The remote moved, so recompute the ready-to-push statuses.
+                        let checkouts = CheckoutsStore::global(cx);
+                        checkouts.update(cx, |store, cx| {
+                            store.request_push_statuses(&addr, cx);
+                            cx.notify();
+                        });
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        this.last_error = Some(format!("Push failed: {e}"));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                cx.notify();
+            })?;
+
+            result
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Delete the repository from nostr, announcement, state and activity.
+    ///
+    /// Only the repository owner may delete it. The lists update when the
+    /// deletion events arrive.
+    pub fn delete_repository(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Task<Result<(), Error>> {
+        let addr = self.addr.clone();
+        self.last_error = None;
+
+        let backend = Backend::global(cx);
+        let delete = backend.update(cx, |backend, cx| backend.delete_repository(addr, cx));
+
+        cx.spawn(async move |this, cx| {
+            let result = delete.await;
+            this.update(cx, |this, cx| {
+                if let Err(e) = &result {
+                    this.last_error = Some(format!("Delete failed: {e}"));
+                }
+                cx.notify();
+            })?;
+            result
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Clone the repository into `destination`, a user-chosen folder outside
+    /// the cache, and remember the clone as a checkout of this repository.
+    pub fn clone_to_folder(
+        &mut self,
+        destination: PathBuf,
+        cx: &mut Context<Self>,
+    ) -> Task<Result<(), Error>> {
+        if self.cloning {
+            return Task::ready(Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "A clone of this repository is already in progress"
+            )));
+        }
+        let Some(announcement) = self.action_announcement(cx) else {
+            return self.action_error("Repository announcement is not loaded yet", cx);
+        };
+
+        let clone_urls: Vec<String> = announcement.clone.iter().map(ToString::to_string).collect();
+        let addr = self.addr.clone();
+
+        self.cloning = true;
+        self.last_error = None;
+        cx.notify();
+
+        let clone = {
+            let destination = destination.clone();
+            cx.background_spawn(async move { signed_git::clone_repo(&clone_urls, &destination) })
+        };
+
+        cx.spawn(async move |this, cx| {
+            let result = clone.await;
+
+            this.update(cx, |this, cx| {
+                this.cloning = false;
+
+                match &result {
+                    Ok(()) => {
+                        // Remember the clone as a checkout of this repository.
+                        let checkouts = CheckoutsStore::global(cx);
+                        checkouts.update(cx, |store, cx| {
+                            store.record(destination.clone(), addr.clone(), cx);
+                        });
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        this.last_error = Some(format!("Failed to clone: {e}"));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                cx.notify();
+            })?;
+
+            result
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Fail an operation whose announcement is not loaded yet.
+    fn action_error(
+        &mut self,
+        message: impl Into<String>,
+        cx: &mut Context<Self>,
+    ) -> Task<Result<(), Error>> {
+        let message = message.into();
+        self.last_error = Some(message.clone());
+        cx.notify();
+
+        Task::ready(Err(anyhow::anyhow!("{message}")))
+    }
+
     /// Publish a kind-1631 Applied status event for `root` after a merge.
     fn publish_applied_status(
         &mut self,
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/views/repo_detail/mod.rs b/crates/workspace/src/views/repo_detail/mod.rs
index db95040..f955430 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/views/repo_detail/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/views/repo_detail/mod.rs
@@ -163,10 +163,6 @@ pub struct RepoDetailView {
     item_sizes: Rc<Vec<Size<Pixels>>>,
     /// A clone/fetch is in flight.
     loading: bool,
-    /// The header clone button is cloning into a user-chosen folder.
-    cloning: bool,
-    /// A push to the grasp servers is in flight.
-    pushing: bool,
     error: Option<SharedString>,
     /// Commit HEAD currently points to, shown in the header button.
     head_commit: Option<FileCommit>,
@@ -337,8 +333,6 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
             scroll_handle: VirtualListScrollHandle::new(),
             item_sizes: Rc::new(Vec::new()),
             loading: true,
-            cloning: false,
-            pushing: false,
             error: None,
             head_commit: None,
             branch_select,
@@ -358,10 +352,9 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
     }
 
     /// Load the repository and populate the file explorer.
+    ///
     /// A local, not yet published, repository opens straight from disk.
     /// An announced repository's clone, if any, loads first without touching the network.
-    /// An unreachable server can't block the panel.
-    /// A background fetch then refreshes the refs and commit list.
     fn load_repo(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
         self.loading = true;
         self.error = None;
@@ -386,6 +379,7 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
                     this.loading = false;
                     cx.notify();
                 })?;
+
                 Ok(())
             });
 
@@ -452,6 +446,7 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
             if !had_clone {
                 return Ok(());
             }
+
             let refresh = {
                 let cache = cache.clone();
                 let addr = addr.clone();
@@ -459,9 +454,11 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
                     let Some(repo) = cache.open(&addr)? else {
                         return Ok::<_, Error>(None);
                     };
+
                     // Best-effort, a fetch failure, e.g. offline, keeps the cached state.
                     // The state is already shown.
                     signed_git::fetch_all(&repo).ok();
+
                     let worktree = repo.workdir().map(Path::to_path_buf);
                     // A fetch never moves a mirror's local branches.
                     // A push landing on the grasp servers would never show up.
@@ -474,6 +471,7 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
                         }
                         None => false,
                     };
+
                     let (branches, tags) = match &worktree {
                         Some(_) => (
                             signed_git::repo_branches(&repo).unwrap_or_default(),
@@ -481,8 +479,10 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
                         ),
                         None => (Vec::new(), Vec::new()),
                     };
+
                     let current_branch = signed_git::current_branch(&repo).unwrap_or(None);
                     let head_commit = signed_git::head_commit(&repo).unwrap_or(None);
+
                     Ok::<_, Error>(Some((moved, branches, tags, current_branch, head_commit)))
                 })
             }
@@ -539,8 +539,6 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
     }
 
     /// Apply the loaded repository data.
-    /// Sets the explorer tree, README preview, ref selectors and HEAD commit.
-    /// Then starts the commit-list walk.
     fn apply_repo_data(&mut self, data: RepoData, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
         let RepoData {
             tree,
@@ -592,19 +590,16 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
     }
 
     /// Clone the repository into a user-chosen folder outside the cache.
-    /// Then open the new clone in the system file manager.
     fn clone_to_folder(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        if self.cloning {
+        let Some(store) = self.store.clone() else {
             return;
-        }
+        };
 
-        let (clone_urls, name, addr) = {
+        let name = {
             let Some(announcement) = self.announcement(cx) else {
                 return;
             };
             let addr = announcement.addr();
-            let clone_urls: Vec<String> =
-                announcement.clone.iter().map(ToString::to_string).collect();
             // Directory name, the display name falling back to the repo id.
             // Both are sanitized to a safe single path component.
             let name = announcement
@@ -614,17 +609,13 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
                 .filter(|name| !name.trim().is_empty())
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| addr.identifier.clone());
             let name = signed_git::sanitize_path_component(&name);
-            let name = if name.is_empty() {
+            if name.is_empty() {
                 "repository".to_owned()
             } else {
                 name
-            };
-            (clone_urls, name, addr)
+            }
         };
 
-        self.cloning = true;
-        cx.notify();
-
         let prompt = cx.prompt_for_paths(PathPromptOptions {
             files: false,
             directories: true,
@@ -640,39 +631,25 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
                 _ => None,
             };
             let Some(folder) = picked else {
-                this.update_in(cx, |this, _window, cx| {
-                    this.cloning = false;
-                    cx.notify();
-                })?;
                 return Ok(());
             };
 
             let destination = folder.join(&name);
             let destination_for_open = destination.clone();
-            let clone_target = destination_for_open.clone();
-            let result = cx
-                .background_spawn(async move { signed_git::clone_repo(&clone_urls, &clone_target) })
-                .await;
 
-            this.update_in(cx, |this, _window, cx| {
-                this.cloning = false;
-                match result {
-                    Ok(_) => {
-                        cx.open_with_system(&destination_for_open);
-                        // Remember the clone as a checkout of this repository.
-                        // The New PR panel pre-fills it.
-                        let checkouts = CheckoutsStore::global(cx);
-                        checkouts.update(cx, |store, cx| {
-                            store.record(destination, addr, cx);
-                        });
-                    }
-                    Err(error) => {
-                        this.error = Some(format!("Failed to clone: {error}").into());
-                    }
-                }
-                cx.notify();
+            // The store owns the clone, its busy flag and error reporting.
+            let clone = this.update_in(cx, |_this, _window, cx| {
+                store.update(cx, |store, cx| store.clone_to_folder(destination, cx))
             })?;
 
+            // Reveal the new clone in the system file manager on success.
+            // Failures already surfaced in the store's error banner.
+            if let Ok(()) = clone.await {
+                this.update_in(cx, |_this, _window, cx| {
+                    cx.open_with_system(&destination_for_open);
+                })?;
+            }
+
             Ok(())
         });
 
@@ -726,6 +703,7 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
 
         self.loading_files.insert(path.to_string());
         let path = path.to_string();
+
         self.load_commit(&path, cx);
         let generation = self.ref_generation;
 
@@ -906,8 +884,6 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
     }
 
     /// Open a new panel showing the diff of `commit_id`.
-    /// All files it changed, with the line diff of each.
-    /// Called from the Commits tab rows and the latest-commit button.
     fn open_commit_diff(&mut self, commit_id: &str, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
         let Some(worktree) = self.worktree.clone() else {
             return;
@@ -929,121 +905,63 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
     }
 
     /// Re-push the repository's refs to its announced grasp servers.
-    /// The menu trigger shows a spinner while the push is in flight.
-    /// Failures appear in the panel's error banner.
-    fn push_repository(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        if self.pushing {
-            return;
-        }
-        let Some(announcement) = self.announcement(cx).cloned() else {
+    fn push_repository(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        let Some(store) = self.store.clone() else {
             return;
         };
-        self.pushing = true;
+
         self.error = None;
         cx.notify();
 
-        let backend = Backend::global(cx);
-        let task = backend.update(cx, |backend, cx| backend.push_repository(announcement, cx));
-
-        self.tasks.push(cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
-            let result = task.await;
-            this.update_in(cx, |this, _window, cx| {
-                if let Err(error) = result {
-                    this.error = Some(format!("Push failed: {error}").into());
-                }
-                this.pushing = false;
-                cx.notify();
-            })?;
-            Ok(())
-        }));
+        self.tasks
+            .push(store.update(cx, |store, cx| store.push_repository(cx)));
     }
 
     /// Push the unpushed commits of the local checkout at `path`.
-    /// The checkout is an owned repository's working copy.
-    /// Failures appear in the panel's error banner.
-    /// On success the push statuses are recomputed so the banner clears.
     fn push_unpushed_checkout(
         &mut self,
         path: PathBuf,
         window: &mut Window,
         cx: &mut Context<Self>,
     ) {
-        if self.pushing {
+        let Some(store) = self.store.clone() else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        if store.read(cx).pushing {
             return;
         }
 
-        let Some(announcement) = self.announcement(cx).cloned() else {
-            return;
-        };
-
-        // The state event's `HEAD` stays the announced default branch.
-        // The checkout may be on a side branch.
-        let head = self
-            .store
-            .as_ref()
-            .and_then(|store| store.read(cx).head.clone());
-        let addr = announcement.addr();
-
-        self.pushing = true;
         self.error = None;
         cx.notify();
 
-        let backend = Backend::global(cx);
-        let checkout = CheckoutsStore::global(cx);
-
-        let task = backend.update(cx, |backend, cx| {
-            backend.push_checkout(announcement, path.clone(), head, cx)
-        });
-
-        self.tasks.push(cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
-            let result = task.await;
-
-            this.update_in(cx, |this, window, cx| {
-                match result {
-                    Ok(()) => {
-                        // The remote moved, so recompute the push statuses.
-                        // The banner disappears.
-                        // Refresh the mirror, fetch, fast-forward and an explorer reload.
-                        // The pushed commits then show in the panel.
-                        checkout.update(cx, |store, cx| {
-                            store.request_push_statuses(&addr, cx);
-                        });
-                        this.load_repo(window, cx);
-                    }
-                    Err(error) => {
-                        this.error = Some(format!("Push failed: {error}").into());
-                    }
-                }
-                this.pushing = false;
-                cx.notify();
+        let task = cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
+            // The store owns the push, its busy flag and error reporting.
+            let push = this.update_in(cx, |_this, _window, cx| {
+                store.update(cx, |store, cx| store.push_checkout(path.clone(), cx))
             })?;
 
+            // The remote moved, refresh the mirror browsing.
+            // Failures already surfaced in the store's error banner.
+            if let Ok(()) = push.await {
+                this.update_in(cx, |this, window, cx| {
+                    this.load_repo(window, cx);
+                })?;
+            }
+
             Ok(())
-        }));
+        });
+
+        self.tasks.push(task);
     }
 
     /// Delete the repository from nostr, announcement, state and activity.
-    /// Only offered to the repository owner.
-    /// The sidebar list updates when the deletion events arrive.
-    fn delete_repository(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        let Some(announcement) = self.announcement(cx).cloned() else {
+    fn delete_repository(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        let Some(store) = self.store.clone() else {
             return;
         };
-        let backend = Backend::global(cx);
-        let task = backend.update(cx, |backend, cx| {
-            backend.delete_repository(announcement.addr(), cx)
-        });
-
-        self.tasks.push(cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
-            let result = task.await;
-            this.update_in(cx, |this, _window, cx| {
-                if let Err(error) = result {
-                    this.error = Some(format!("Delete failed: {error}").into());
-                }
-                cx.notify();
-            })?;
-            Ok(())
-        }));
+        self.tasks
+            .push(store.update(cx, |store, cx| store.delete_repository(cx)));
     }
 
     /// Open the issues list panel in the dock area.
@@ -1380,10 +1298,15 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
         let Some(store_entity) = self.store.as_ref() else {
             return div().into_any_element();
         };
+
         let store = store_entity.read(cx);
         let issue_count = SharedString::from(store.issue_count().to_string());
         let pr_count = SharedString::from(store.pull_request_count().to_string());
 
+        // Busy flags are owned by the store; observers re-render on their changes.
+        let pushing = store.pushing;
+        let cloning = store.cloning;
+
         let Some(source) = store.announcement.as_ref().or(self.initial.as_ref()) else {
             return div().into_any_element();
         };
@@ -1397,8 +1320,10 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
             .nip05
             .clone()
             .filter(|nip05| !nip05.trim().is_empty());
+
         let announcement = Rc::new(source.clone());
         let share = Rc::new(ShareTargets::from_announcement(&announcement));
+
         let nostr_url = nostr_clone_url(&announcement, nip05.as_deref());
         let ngit_command = SharedString::from(format!("git clone {nostr_url}"));
         let nak_command = SharedString::from(format!("nak git clone {nostr_url}"));
@@ -1608,8 +1533,8 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
                                     .tooltip("Repository management")
                                     .compact()
                                     .secondary()
-                                    .loading(self.pushing)
-                                    .disabled(self.pushing)
+                                    .loading(pushing)
+                                    .disabled(pushing)
                                     .dropdown_menu(move |menu, _, cx| {
                                         let backend = Backend::global(cx);
                                         let current_user = backend.read(cx).current_user();
@@ -1660,8 +1585,8 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
                                         Button::new("clone")
                                             .icon(CustomIconName::GitClone)
                                             .tooltip("Clone")
-                                            .loading(self.cloning)
-                                            .disabled(self.cloning)
+                                            .loading(cloning)
+                                            .disabled(cloning)
                                             .primary(),
                                     )
                                     .content(move |_, _window, cx| {
@@ -1983,6 +1908,11 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
         let status = self.push_suggestion(cx)?;
         let key = (status.path.clone(), status.branch.clone());
         let path = status.path.clone();
+        // The push busy flag lives on the store; it disables the banner's triggers.
+        let pushing = self
+            .store
+            .as_ref()
+            .is_some_and(|store| store.read(cx).pushing);
 
         let commits = if status.ahead == 1 {
             SharedString::from("1 commit")
@@ -2038,9 +1968,9 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
                                 .icon(IconName::ArrowUp)
                                 .label("Push")
                                 .small()
-                                .primary()
-                                .loading(self.pushing)
-                                .disabled(self.pushing)
+                                .info()
+                                .loading(pushing)
+                                .disabled(pushing)
                                 .on_click(cx.listener(move |this, _event, window, cx| {
                                     this.push_unpushed_checkout(path.clone(), window, cx);
                                 })),
@@ -2051,7 +1981,7 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
                                 .tooltip("Dismiss")
                                 .small()
                                 .ghost()
-                                .disabled(self.pushing)
+                                .disabled(pushing)
                                 .on_click(cx.listener(move |this, _ev, _window, cx| {
                                     this.banner_dismissed.insert(key.clone());
                                     cx.notify();
@@ -2063,52 +1993,102 @@ impl RepoDetailView {
     }
 
     /// The ready-to-contribute banner of the repository panel.
-    /// A message, a Create action opening the prefilled New PR panel.
-    /// Plus a dismiss control.
+    ///
+    /// A checkout has commits ahead of its base branch, with a Create action
+    /// opening the prefilled New PR panel, and a dismiss control.
     fn render_ready_banner(&self, cx: &Context<Self>) -> Option<AnyElement> {
         let status = self.ready_suggestion(cx)?;
-        let commits = if status.ahead == 1 {
-            "1 commit".to_owned()
-        } else {
-            format!("{} commits", status.ahead)
-        };
-        let message = SharedString::from(format!(
-            "{} is {} ahead of {} in {}",
-            status.branch,
-            commits,
-            status.base,
-            status.path.display()
-        ));
         let key = (status.path.clone(), status.branch.clone());
-        let view = cx.entity().clone();
+
+        let commits = if status.ahead == 1 {
+            SharedString::from("1 commit")
+        } else {
+            SharedString::from(format!("{} commits", status.ahead))
+        };
 
         Some(
             h_flex()
+                .p_4()
                 .gap_2()
-                .px_4()
-                .pt_1()
                 .w_full()
                 .items_center()
+                .justify_between()
+                .bg(cx.theme().muted)
                 .child(
-                    Alert::info("repo-ready-to-contribute", message)
-                        .banner()
-                        .flex_1()
-                        .on_close(move |_event, _window, cx| {
-                            view.update(cx, |this, _| {
-                                this.banner_dismissed.insert(key.clone());
-                            });
-                        }),
+                    h_flex()
+                        .gap_2()
+                        .text_sm()
+                        .text_color(cx.theme().info)
+                        .child(
+                            h_flex()
+                                .px_1()
+                                .rounded(cx.theme().radius)
+                                .border_1()
+                                .border_color(cx.theme().info)
+                                .bg(cx.theme().info.mix_oklab(transparent_white(), 0.04))
+                                .text_xs()
+                                .font_semibold()
+                                .font_family(cx.theme().mono_font_family.clone())
+                                .child(status.branch),
+                        )
+                        .child("is")
+                        .child(
+                            h_flex()
+                                .px_1()
+                                .rounded(cx.theme().radius)
+                                .border_1()
+                                .border_color(cx.theme().info)
+                                .bg(cx.theme().info.mix_oklab(transparent_white(), 0.04))
+                                .text_xs()
+                                .font_semibold()
+                                .font_family(cx.theme().mono_font_family.clone())
+                                .child(commits),
+                        )
+                        .child("ahead of")
+                        .child(
+                            h_flex()
+                                .px_1()
+                                .rounded(cx.theme().radius)
+                                .border_1()
+                                .border_color(cx.theme().info)
+                                .bg(cx.theme().info.mix_oklab(transparent_white(), 0.04))
+                                .text_xs()
+                                .font_semibold()
+                                .font_family(cx.theme().mono_font_family.clone())
+                                .child(status.base),
+                        ),
                 )
                 .child(
-                    Button::new("create-pr-from-banner")
-                        .small()
-                        .icon(IconName::Plus)
-                        .label("Create pull request")
-                        .on_click(cx.listener(|this, _event, window, cx| {
-                            if let Some(store) = this.store.clone() {
-                                open_new_pull_panel(this.dock_area.clone(), store, window, cx);
-                            }
-                        })),
+                    h_flex()
+                        .gap_1()
+                        .child(
+                            Button::new("create-pr-from-banner")
+                                .icon(IconName::Plus)
+                                .label("Create")
+                                .small()
+                                .info()
+                                .on_click(cx.listener(|this, _event, window, cx| {
+                                    if let Some(store) = this.store.clone() {
+                                        open_new_pull_panel(
+                                            this.dock_area.clone(),
+                                            store,
+                                            window,
+                                            cx,
+                                        );
+                                    }
+                                })),
+                        )
+                        .child(
+                            Button::new("dismiss-ready-banner")
+                                .icon(IconName::Close)
+                                .tooltip("Dismiss")
+                                .small()
+                                .ghost()
+                                .on_click(cx.listener(move |this, _ev, _window, cx| {
+                                    this.banner_dismissed.insert(key.clone());
+                                    cx.notify();
+                                })),
+                        ),
                 )
                 .into_any_element(),
         )
@@ -2331,18 +2311,29 @@ impl Render for RepoDetailView {
             .render_ready_banner(cx)
             .or_else(|| self.render_push_banner(cx));
 
+        // View-level load/switch errors, plus the errors of the store-owned
+        // operations, republish, checkout push, delete and clone-to-folder.
+        let error = self.error.clone().or_else(|| {
+            self.store
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|store| store.read(cx).last_error.clone().map(SharedString::from))
+        });
+
         v_flex()
             .image_cache(gpui::retain_all("repo"))
             .id("repo")
             .size_full()
             .when_some(banner, |this, banner| this.child(banner))
             .child(self.render_header(cx))
-            .when_some(self.error.clone(), |this, error| {
+            .when_some(error, |this, error| {
                 this.child(
                     Alert::error("repo-error", error)
                         .banner()
                         .on_close(cx.listener(|this, _event, _window, cx| {
                             this.error = None;
+                            if let Some(store) = this.store.clone() {
+                                store.update(cx, |store, _| store.last_error = None);
+                            }
                             cx.notify();
                         })),
                 )