Avoid GitHub self-heal polling without remote

packages/server/src/server/workspace-git-service.primitive.test.ts

@@ -631,6 +631,30 @@ describe("WorkspaceGitServiceImpl primitive refresh entrypoint", () => {
     github.dispose?.();
   });
 
+  test("subscription skips GitHub self-heal polling when the checkout has no GitHub remote", async () => {
+    const retainCurrentPullRequestStatusPoll = vi.fn(() => ({ unsubscribe: vi.fn() }));
+    const github = {
+      ...createGitHubServiceStub(),
+      retainCurrentPullRequestStatusPoll,
+    };
+    const getCheckoutStatus = vi.fn(async (cwd: string) =>
+      createCheckoutStatus(cwd, {
+        hasRemote: false,
+        remoteUrl: null,
+      }),
+    );
+    const service = createService({
+      getCheckoutStatus,
+      github,
+    });
+    const subscription = await service.subscribe({ cwd: "/tmp/repo" }, vi.fn());
+
+    expect(retainCurrentPullRequestStatusPoll).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    subscription.unsubscribe();
+    service.dispose();
+  });
+
   test("multiple subscribers on the same target share one self-heal timer", async () => {
     let nowMs = 0;
     const getCheckoutStatus = vi.fn(async (cwd: string) => createCheckoutStatus(cwd));

packages/server/src/server/workspace-git-service.ts

@@ -945,8 +945,14 @@ export class WorkspaceGitServiceImpl implements WorkspaceGitService {
       return;
     }
 
-    const headRef = target.latestSnapshot?.git.currentBranch ?? null;
+    const snapshot = target.latestSnapshot;
-    if (!headRef || !this.deps.github.retainCurrentPullRequestStatusPoll) {
+    if (!snapshot || !this.deps.github.retainCurrentPullRequestStatusPoll) {
+      this.stopGitHubPollForTarget(target);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const headRef = snapshot.git.currentBranch;
+    if (!headRef || !hasGitHubRemoteUrl(snapshot.git.remoteUrl)) {
       this.stopGitHubPollForTarget(target);
       return;
     }