diff --git a/.kilo/plans/agent-manager-new-worktree-project-selector.md b/.kilo/plans/agent-manager-new-worktree-project-selector.md
index ed6ed73d1d..5f98fd086f 100644
--- a/.kilo/plans/agent-manager-new-worktree-project-selector.md
+++ b/.kilo/plans/agent-manager-new-worktree-project-selector.md
@@ -827,8 +827,8 @@ de es fa fr it ja ko nl no pl ru th tr uk zh zht`) via the `translator` subagent
 - No change to `.am-project-item`, `.am-branch-item`, `.am-selector-trigger`,
   `.am-nv-config-label`, or any other existing rule. The only existing rule touched is the
   `overflow: visible` selector group in E.3, and only by adding selectors to it.
-- No new message types. `agentManager.addProject`, `agentManager.requestBranches`,
-  `agentManager.createMultiVersion`, `agentManager.importFromBranch`, and
-  `agentManager.importFromPR` all already exist and already accept what is needed.
+- No new message types. `agentManager.requestBranches`, `agentManager.createMultiVersion`,
+  `agentManager.importFromBranch`, and `agentManager.importFromPR` all already exist and
+  already accept what is needed.
 - With `props.projects` empty, the rendered dialog markup must be identical to before the
   change. Verify by toggling `kilo-code.new.experimental.multiProject` off.
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-new-worktree-project.test.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-new-worktree-project.test.ts
index 3e811eb838..e7684806a2 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-new-worktree-project.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-new-worktree-project.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { join } from "node:path"
 
 const root = join(__dirname, "..", "..")
 const dialog = readFileSync(join(root, "webview-ui", "agent-manager", "NewWorktreeDialog.tsx"), "utf8")
+const app = readFileSync(join(root, "webview-ui", "agent-manager", "AgentManagerApp.tsx"), "utf8")
 const importer = readFileSync(join(root, "src", "agent-manager", "worktree-importer.ts"), "utf8")
 const css = readFileSync(join(root, "webview-ui", "agent-manager", "agent-manager.css"), "utf8")
 
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ describe("Agent Manager New Worktree project targeting", () => {
     expect(dialog).toContain('type: "agentManager.importFromBranch"')
   })
 
+  it("does not replace a pending cross-project activation", () => {
+    expect(app).toContain("if (pendingCreate()) return")
+  })
+
   it("tags branch and import responses with their owning project", () => {
     expect(importer).toContain("async branches(projectId?: string)")
     expect(importer).toContain('type: "agentManager.branches", projectId')
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/AgentManagerApp.tsx b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/AgentManagerApp.tsx
index 1286fd74e3..b48896cb65 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/AgentManagerApp.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/AgentManagerApp.tsx
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ const AgentManagerContent: Component = () => {
   const [pendingCreate, setPendingCreate] = createSignal<{ projectId: string }>()
   const scheduleCreate = (projectId: string) => {
     if (projectId === activeProjectId()) return
+    if (pendingCreate()) return
     setPendingCreate({ projectId })
   }
   const isActivePayload = (pid: string | undefined) =>