diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/worktrees/worktreeManager.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/worktrees/worktreeManager.ts
index 4999d1eb..e33126e1 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/worktrees/worktreeManager.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/worktrees/worktreeManager.ts
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ export async function listProjectWorktrees(project: ProjectRef): Promise<Worktre
           projectDirectory: metadataProjectDirectory,
           branch: branch,
           label: branch || name || deriveSdkWorktreeNameFromDirectory(worktreePath),
-          // Phase 1 canonical fields
           worktreeRoot: canonical.worktreeRoot,
           worktreeStatus: canonical.worktreeStatus,
           headState: canonical.headState,
@@ -307,7 +306,6 @@ export async function createWorktree(project: ProjectRef, args: CreateWorktreeAr
     projectDirectory: metadataProjectDirectory,
     branch: returnedBranch,
     label: returnedBranch || returnedName,
-    // Phase 1 canonical fields
     worktreeRoot: normalizePath(returnedPath),
     worktreeStatus: 'ready',
     headState: returnedBranch ? 'branch' : 'unborn',
@@ -316,6 +314,8 @@ export async function createWorktree(project: ProjectRef, args: CreateWorktreeAr
 
   markWorktreeBootstrapPending(metadata.path);
 
+  _worktreeListCache.delete(projectDirectory);
+
   return metadata;
 }
 
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ export async function removeProjectWorktree(project: ProjectRef, worktree: Workt
 
   clearWorktreeBootstrapState(worktree.path);
 
+  _worktreeListCache.delete(normalizePath(project.path));
+
   const branchName = (worktree.branch || '').replace(/^refs\/heads\//, '').trim();
   if (deleteRemote && branchName) {
     await deleteRemoteBranch(projectDirectory, { branch: branchName, remote: remoteName }).catch(() => undefined);