diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/DetailsIslandViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/DetailsIslandViewModel.cs
index dfc74d31..712b2351 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/DetailsIslandViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/DetailsIslandViewModel.cs
@@ -570,20 +570,21 @@ public sealed partial class DetailsIslandViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
         if (_suppressDescSave || Task is null) return;
         _descSaveCts?.Cancel();
         _descSaveCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
-        _ = SaveDescriptionAsync(_descSaveCts.Token);
+        // Capture the row so a task switch mid-debounce cannot write A's text into B's description.
+        _ = SaveDescriptionAsync(Task, value, _descSaveCts.Token);
     }
 
-    private async System.Threading.Tasks.Task SaveDescriptionAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    private async System.Threading.Tasks.Task SaveDescriptionAsync(
+        TaskRowViewModel row, string value, CancellationToken ct)
     {
         try
         {
             await System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Delay(400, ct);
-            if (Task is null) return;
             await using var ctx = _dbFactory.CreateDbContext();
             var repo = new TaskRepository(ctx);
-            var entity = await repo.GetByIdAsync(Task.Id);
+            var entity = await repo.GetByIdAsync(row.Id);
             if (entity is null) return;
-            entity.Description = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(EditableDescription) ? null : EditableDescription;
+            entity.Description = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) ? null : value;
             await repo.UpdateAsync(entity);
         }
         catch (OperationCanceledException) { }
@@ -617,6 +618,11 @@ public sealed partial class DetailsIslandViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
         _loadCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
         var ct = _loadCts.Token;
 
+        // A pending debounced title/description save targets the row being unbound —
+        // let it be, don't have it land on whichever row replaces it.
+        _titleSaveCts?.Cancel();
+        _descSaveCts?.Cancel();
+
         Task = row;
         OnPropertyChanged(nameof(TaskIdBadge));
         Monitor.Reset();
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/ListsIslandViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/ListsIslandViewModel.cs
index 37dcb5ee..414e7bfd 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/ListsIslandViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/ListsIslandViewModel.cs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public sealed partial class ListsIslandViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
             _worker.TaskFinishedEvent += (_slot, _id, _status, _at)    => _ = RefreshCountsAsync();
             _worker.TaskUpdatedEvent  += _id                           => _ = RefreshCountsAsync();
             _worker.WorktreeUpdatedEvent += _id                        => _ = RefreshCountsAsync();
-            _worker.ConnectionRestoredEvent += ()                      => _ = RefreshCountsAsync();
+            _worker.ConnectionRestoredEvent += ()                      => _ = ReloadAfterReconnectAsync();
         }
 
         _langChangedHandler = (_, _) => RefreshLocalizedLabels();
@@ -295,6 +295,19 @@ public sealed partial class ListsIslandViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
         SelectedList = Items.FirstOrDefault();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A reconnect can have missed offline list creates/renames/deletes (SignalR was down) — unlike
+    /// the task/worktree events, which only need a count refresh — so this re-reads the full list
+    /// set instead, restoring the prior selection if it still exists.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task ReloadAfterReconnectAsync()
+    {
+        var selectedId = SelectedList?.Id;
+        await LoadAsync();
+        if (selectedId is not null && Items.FirstOrDefault(i => i.Id == selectedId) is { } restored)
+            SelectedList = restored;
+    }
+
     public async Task RefreshCountsAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var sw = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
@@ -438,15 +451,24 @@ public sealed partial class ListsIslandViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
     {
         try
         {
+            // The worker broadcasts the raw list id (ListMcpTools/ConfigMcpTools), never the
+            // "user:" prefixed row id used in this VM's own collections — match on the raw id
+            // either way so an MCP-driven create/rename is recognized against the loaded row.
             var rawId = rowId.StartsWith("user:") ? rowId["user:".Length..] : rowId;
-            var row = UserLists.FirstOrDefault(r => r.Id == rowId);
-            if (row is null) return;
+            var row = UserLists.FirstOrDefault(r =>
+                (r.Id.StartsWith("user:") ? r.Id["user:".Length..] : r.Id) == rawId);
 
             await using var ctx = await _dbFactory.CreateDbContextAsync();
             var lists = new ListRepository(ctx);
             var entity = await lists.GetByIdAsync(rawId);
             if (entity is null) return;
 
+            if (row is null)
+            {
+                await AddRowAsync(lists, entity);
+                return;
+            }
+
             row.Name = entity.Name;
             row.WorkingDir = entity.WorkingDir;
             row.DefaultCommitType = entity.DefaultCommitType;
@@ -455,4 +477,33 @@ public sealed partial class ListsIslandViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
         }
         catch { /* best-effort refresh */ }
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A `create_list` from a running MCP session has no local row yet — build one from the DB
+    /// entity and insert it at its DB sort position, instead of waiting for the next full reload.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task AddRowAsync(ListRepository lists, ListEntity entity)
+    {
+        var dotColors = new[] { "Moss", "Peat", "Sage" };
+        var item = new ListNavItemViewModel
+        {
+            Id = $"user:{entity.Id}",
+            Name = entity.Name,
+            Kind = ListKind.User,
+            IconKey = "Folder",
+            DotColorKey = dotColors[UserLists.Count % dotColors.Length],
+            WorkingDir = entity.WorkingDir,
+            DefaultCommitType = entity.DefaultCommitType,
+            IsManual = entity.IsManual,
+            FindingsTracked = entity.FindingsTracked,
+        };
+
+        var seedNames = new HashSet<string>(new[] { "My Day", "Important", "Planned" });
+        var ordered = (await lists.GetAllAsync()).Where(l => !seedNames.Contains(l.Name)).ToList();
+        var dbIndex = ordered.FindIndex(l => l.Id == entity.Id);
+        var insertAt = dbIndex < 0 ? UserLists.Count : Math.Min(dbIndex, UserLists.Count);
+
+        UserLists.Insert(insertAt, item);
+        Items.Insert(SmartLists.Count + insertAt, item);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/UsageMonitorModalViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/UsageMonitorModalViewModel.cs
index 388d2da9..339534a8 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/UsageMonitorModalViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Modals/UsageMonitorModalViewModel.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public sealed partial class UsageMonitorModalViewModel : ViewModelBase
 {
     private readonly IWorkerClient _worker;
     private bool _applyingRange;
+    private bool _isClosed;
 
     public UsageMonitorModalViewModel(IWorkerClient worker) => _worker = worker;
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ public sealed partial class UsageMonitorModalViewModel : ViewModelBase
     [RelayCommand]
     private void Close()
     {
+        _isClosed = true;
         _worker.UsageUpdatedEvent -= OnUsageUpdated;
         CloseAction?.Invoke();
     }
@@ -95,7 +97,11 @@ public sealed partial class UsageMonitorModalViewModel : ViewModelBase
         IsBusy = true;
         try
         {
-            Snapshot = await _worker.GetUsageSnapshotAsync();
+            var snapshot = await _worker.GetUsageSnapshotAsync();
+            // The modal can be closed while the first-load scan is still running (see remarks
+            // above) — subscribing after that would leak this VM onto the long-lived WorkerClient.
+            if (_isClosed) return;
+            Snapshot = snapshot;
             _worker.UsageUpdatedEvent -= OnUsageUpdated;
             _worker.UsageUpdatedEvent += OnUsageUpdated;
             ApplyPresetRange(SelectedPresetDays);
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/StubWorkerClient.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/StubWorkerClient.cs
index 0a556936..b2f9a8d5 100644
--- a/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/StubWorkerClient.cs
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/StubWorkerClient.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public abstract class StubWorkerClient : IWorkerClient
     public void RaiseTaskMessage(string taskId, string line) => TaskMessageEvent?.Invoke(taskId, line);
     public void RaiseTaskUpdated(string taskId) => TaskUpdatedEvent?.Invoke(taskId);
     public void RaiseConnectionRestored() => ConnectionRestoredEvent?.Invoke();
+    public void RaiseListUpdated(string listId) => ListUpdatedEvent?.Invoke(listId);
     public void RaiseTaskQuestionAsked(string taskId, string questionId, string question) => TaskQuestionAskedEvent?.Invoke(taskId, questionId, question);
     public void RaiseTaskQuestionResolved(string taskId, string questionId) => TaskQuestionResolvedEvent?.Invoke(taskId, questionId);
     public void RaiseHandoffRequested(string taskId, IReadOnlyList<string> survivingTaskIds, string nextPhase = "wait") => HandoffRequestedEvent?.Invoke(taskId, survivingTaskIds, nextPhase);
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/DetailsIslandDescriptionSaveRaceTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/DetailsIslandDescriptionSaveRaceTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da7861e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/DetailsIslandDescriptionSaveRaceTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+using ClaudeDo.Data;
+using ClaudeDo.Data.Models;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.Services;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Islands;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using TaskStatus = ClaudeDo.Data.Models.TaskStatus;
+
+namespace ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests.ViewModels;
+
+// Polish-Audit 2026-08-20 #1: typing in task A, then binding to task B inside the 400 ms debounce
+// window used to write A's text into B's row, because SaveDescriptionAsync/SaveTitleAsync read
+// `Task`/`EditableDescription` after the delay instead of capturing them at the call site.
+public class DetailsIslandDescriptionSaveRaceTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly string _dbPath;
+
+    public DetailsIslandDescriptionSaveRaceTests()
+    {
+        _dbPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"claudedo_desc_race_test_{Guid.NewGuid():N}.db");
+        using var ctx = NewContext();
+        ctx.Database.EnsureCreated();
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        try { File.Delete(_dbPath); } catch { }
+        try { File.Delete(_dbPath + "-wal"); } catch { }
+        try { File.Delete(_dbPath + "-shm"); } catch { }
+    }
+
+    private ClaudeDoDbContext NewContext()
+    {
+        var opts = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<ClaudeDoDbContext>()
+            .UseSqlite($"Data Source={_dbPath}")
+            .Options;
+        return new ClaudeDoDbContext(opts);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class TestDbFactory : IDbContextFactory<ClaudeDoDbContext>
+    {
+        private readonly Func<ClaudeDoDbContext> _create;
+        public TestDbFactory(Func<ClaudeDoDbContext> create) => _create = create;
+        public ClaudeDoDbContext CreateDbContext() => _create();
+    }
+
+    private sealed class NullServiceProvider : IServiceProvider
+    {
+        public object? GetService(Type serviceType) => null;
+    }
+
+    private sealed class StubNotesApi : ClaudeDo.Ui.Services.Interfaces.INotesApi
+    {
+        public Task<List<DailyNoteDto>> ListAsync(DateOnly day) =>
+            Task.FromResult(new List<DailyNoteDto>());
+        public Task<DailyNoteDto?> AddAsync(DateOnly day, string text) =>
+            Task.FromResult<DailyNoteDto?>(null);
+        public Task UpdateAsync(string id, string text) => Task.CompletedTask;
+        public Task DeleteAsync(string id) => Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeWorker : StubWorkerClient
+    {
+        public override bool IsConnected => true;
+    }
+
+    private async Task SeedTaskAsync(string id, string title, string? description)
+    {
+        await using var db = NewContext();
+        if (!await db.Lists.AnyAsync(l => l.Id == "L1"))
+            db.Lists.Add(new ListEntity { Id = "L1", Name = "Work", CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow });
+        db.Tasks.Add(new TaskEntity
+        {
+            Number = TestTaskNumbers.Next(),
+            Id = id, ListId = "L1", Title = title, Description = description,
+            Status = TaskStatus.Idle, CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+        });
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+    }
+
+    private DetailsIslandViewModel BuildVm() =>
+        new(new TestDbFactory(NewContext), new FakeWorker(), new NullServiceProvider(), new StubNotesApi(),
+            new ClaudeDo.Ui.Services.MergeCoordinator());
+
+    private async Task<TaskEntity> ReadTaskAsync(string id)
+    {
+        await using var db = NewContext();
+        return await db.Tasks.FirstAsync(t => t.Id == id);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task TypingInA_ThenTaskSwappedUnderneath_StillWritesOntoA_NeverB()
+    {
+        // Reproduces the exact split the audit called out: `Bind()` assigns `Task` synchronously,
+        // while `EditableDescription` is only reset once `BindAsync`'s DB round trip completes —
+        // so for a window, `Task` already points at B while `EditableDescription` still holds A's
+        // freshly typed text. Setting `Task` directly (bypassing `Bind()`'s own DB round trip and
+        // its now-added save cancellation) isolates that exact window deterministically, instead of
+        // racing the real 400 ms debounce against however long a real bind happens to take.
+        await SeedTaskAsync("A", "Task A", "original A");
+        await SeedTaskAsync("B", "Task B", "original B");
+
+        var vm = BuildVm();
+        vm.Bind(new TaskRowViewModel { Id = "A", Title = "Task A" });
+        await Task.Delay(50);
+
+        vm.EditableDescription = "typed into A";
+        // Simulate the mid-debounce moment where Task already points at B but EditableDescription
+        // has not been reset yet — without going through Bind() (which would cancel the pending
+        // save and dispose this exact race).
+        vm.Task = new TaskRowViewModel { Id = "B", Title = "Task B" };
+
+        await Task.Delay(600); // past the debounce window
+
+        var a = await ReadTaskAsync("A");
+        var b = await ReadTaskAsync("B");
+        Assert.Equal("typed into A", a.Description);
+        Assert.Equal("original B", b.Description);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Bind_CancelsPendingTitleAndDescriptionSaves_ForThePreviousTask()
+    {
+        await SeedTaskAsync("A", "Task A", "original A");
+        await SeedTaskAsync("B", "Task B", "original B");
+
+        var vm = BuildVm();
+        vm.Bind(new TaskRowViewModel { Id = "A", Title = "Task A" });
+        await Task.Delay(50);
+
+        vm.EditableTitle = "typed title A";
+        vm.EditableDescription = "typed desc A";
+        vm.Bind(new TaskRowViewModel { Id = "B", Title = "Task B" });
+
+        await Task.Delay(600); // past the debounce window
+
+        var a = await ReadTaskAsync("A");
+        Assert.Equal("Task A", a.Title);
+        Assert.Equal("original A", a.Description);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/ListsIslandListUpdatedTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/ListsIslandListUpdatedTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3bdef31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/ListsIslandListUpdatedTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+using ClaudeDo.Data;
+using ClaudeDo.Data.Models;
+using ClaudeDo.Localization;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.Localization;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.Services;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Islands;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests.ViewModels;
+
+// Polish-Audit 2026-08-20 #3: a list created by a running MCP session broadcasts ListUpdated with
+// the raw list id, which RefreshRowAsync had no add-branch for — the list stayed invisible until
+// the next app restart. And a reconnect only refreshed counts, missing offline list changes.
+public class ListsIslandListUpdatedTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly string _dbPath;
+
+    public ListsIslandListUpdatedTests()
+    {
+        _dbPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"claudedo_lists_updated_test_{Guid.NewGuid():N}.db");
+        using var ctx = NewContext();
+        ctx.Database.EnsureCreated();
+
+        var dir = AppContext.BaseDirectory;
+        while (dir is not null && !Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(dir, "src", "ClaudeDo.Localization", "locales")))
+            dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(dir);
+        Loc.Current = new Localizer(
+            LocaleStore.Load(Path.Combine(dir!, "src", "ClaudeDo.Localization", "locales")), "en");
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        try { File.Delete(_dbPath); } catch { }
+        try { File.Delete(_dbPath + "-wal"); } catch { }
+        try { File.Delete(_dbPath + "-shm"); } catch { }
+    }
+
+    private ClaudeDoDbContext NewContext()
+    {
+        var opts = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<ClaudeDoDbContext>()
+            .UseSqlite($"Data Source={_dbPath}")
+            .Options;
+        return new ClaudeDoDbContext(opts);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class TestDbFactory : IDbContextFactory<ClaudeDoDbContext>
+    {
+        private readonly Func<ClaudeDoDbContext> _create;
+        public TestDbFactory(Func<ClaudeDoDbContext> create) => _create = create;
+        public ClaudeDoDbContext CreateDbContext() => _create();
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeWorker : StubWorkerClient
+    {
+        public override bool IsConnected => true;
+    }
+
+    private async Task SeedListAsync(string id, string name, int sortOrder)
+    {
+        await using var db = NewContext();
+        db.Lists.Add(new ListEntity { Id = id, Name = name, SortOrder = sortOrder, CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow });
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ListUpdated_ForAnIdNotYetLoaded_AddsItToUserLists()
+    {
+        await SeedListAsync("existing", "Existing", sortOrder: 0);
+
+        var worker = new FakeWorker();
+        var vm = new ListsIslandViewModel(new TestDbFactory(NewContext), worker: worker);
+        await vm.LoadAsync();
+        Assert.Single(vm.UserLists);
+
+        // A running MCP session creates the list after our initial load — the worker broadcasts
+        // the raw db id, never the "user:" prefixed row id.
+        await SeedListAsync("new-from-mcp", "Created via MCP", sortOrder: 1);
+        worker.RaiseListUpdated("new-from-mcp");
+        await Task.Delay(100);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, vm.UserLists.Count);
+        Assert.Contains(vm.UserLists, r => r.Id == "user:new-from-mcp" && r.Name == "Created via MCP");
+        // Inserted at its DB sort position (after "existing"), not just appended — same relative
+        // order as if it had been present since LoadAsync.
+        Assert.Equal("user:existing", vm.UserLists[0].Id);
+        Assert.Equal("user:new-from-mcp", vm.UserLists[1].Id);
+        Assert.Contains(vm.Items, r => r.Id == "user:new-from-mcp");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ListUpdated_ForAnIdMissingFromTheDbToo_DoesNothingAndDoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var worker = new FakeWorker();
+        var vm = new ListsIslandViewModel(new TestDbFactory(NewContext), worker: worker);
+        await vm.LoadAsync();
+        var countBefore = vm.UserLists.Count;
+
+        worker.RaiseListUpdated("ghost-id");
+        await Task.Delay(100);
+
+        Assert.Equal(countBefore, vm.UserLists.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ConnectionRestored_FullyReloadsLists_AndKeepsSelectionIfStillPresent()
+    {
+        await SeedListAsync("keep-me", "Keep Me", sortOrder: 0);
+
+        var worker = new FakeWorker();
+        var vm = new ListsIslandViewModel(new TestDbFactory(NewContext), worker: worker);
+        await vm.LoadAsync();
+        var toSelect = vm.UserLists.Single(r => r.Id == "user:keep-me");
+        vm.SelectedList = toSelect;
+
+        // A list created while offline — the reconnect must pick it up, unlike a bare count refresh.
+        await SeedListAsync("came-in-offline", "Came In Offline", sortOrder: 1);
+
+        worker.RaiseConnectionRestored();
+        await Task.Delay(150);
+
+        Assert.Contains(vm.UserLists, r => r.Id == "user:came-in-offline");
+        Assert.NotNull(vm.SelectedList);
+        Assert.Equal("user:keep-me", vm.SelectedList!.Id);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/UsageMonitorModalViewModelTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/UsageMonitorModalViewModelTests.cs
index 7d16b339..699c075a 100644
--- a/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/UsageMonitorModalViewModelTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/UsageMonitorModalViewModelTests.cs
@@ -155,6 +155,24 @@ public class UsageMonitorModalViewModelTests
         Assert.False(vm.IsBusy);
     }
 
+    // ── Leak on early close (Polish-Audit 2026-08-20 #2) ────────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task LoadAsync_ClosedBeforeSnapshotArrives_NeverSubscribesToUsageUpdated()
+    {
+        var worker = new FakeWorker { SnapshotGate = new TaskCompletionSource<UsageSnapshotDto?>() };
+        var vm = new UsageMonitorModalViewModel(worker);
+
+        var load = vm.LoadAsync();
+        vm.CloseCommand.Execute(null);
+        worker.SnapshotGate.SetResult(Snapshot(new[] { Limit("session") }));
+        await load;
+
+        worker.RaiseUsageUpdated(Snapshot(new[] { Limit("session"), Limit("weekly_all") }));
+
+        Assert.Null(vm.Snapshot);
+    }
+
     // ── Manual refresh ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     [Fact]