diff --git a/packages/app/src/runtime/server/global-sync/bootstrap.test.ts b/packages/app/src/runtime/server/global-sync/bootstrap.test.ts
index a5f29fd6691e..a98d7c0b2029 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/runtime/server/global-sync/bootstrap.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/runtime/server/global-sync/bootstrap.test.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,25 @@ describe("query keys", () => {
     expect(calls.toSorted()).toEqual(["a", "b"])
   })
 
+  test("refreshes shared project metadata after invalidation", async () => {
+    let name = "Before"
+    const projects = {
+      list: async () => [{ id: "a", canonical: "/a", name, time: { created: 1, updated: 1 }, sandboxes: [] }],
+    } as unknown as ProjectApi
+    const worktrees = {
+      list: async () => [{ directory: "/a" }],
+    } as unknown as WorktreeApi
+    const queryClient = new QueryClient()
+    const query = loadProjectsQuery(ServerScope.local, projects, worktrees)
+
+    expect((await queryClient.fetchQuery(query))[0]?.name).toBe("Before")
+
+    name = "After"
+    await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: query.queryKey, exact: true })
+
+    expect((await queryClient.fetchQuery(query))[0]?.name).toBe("After")
+  })
+
   test("keeps projects whose directory inventory cannot load", async () => {
     const projects = {
       list: async () => [
diff --git a/packages/app/src/runtime/server/global-sync/bootstrap.ts b/packages/app/src/runtime/server/global-sync/bootstrap.ts
index c51a811b35bd..386600d949ad 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/runtime/server/global-sync/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/runtime/server/global-sync/bootstrap.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Config, Path, Project, ProviderAuthResponse } from "@/runtime/server/types"
+import type { Config, Path, Project } from "@/runtime/server/types"
 import type {
   LocationGetInput,
   LocationGetOutput,
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@ import type { ServerScope } from "@/runtime/server/scope"
 import type { ServerApi } from "@/runtime/server/api"
 import { sameDirectory } from "@/workspaces/paths"
 
-type GlobalStore = {
-  path: Path
-  project: Project[]
-  provider_auth: ProviderAuthResponse
-  config: Config
-  reload: undefined | "pending" | "complete"
-}
-
 function waitForPaint() {
   return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
     let done = false
@@ -110,16 +102,13 @@ export async function bootstrapGlobal(input: {
     readonly worktree: WorktreeApi
   }
   scope: ServerScope
-  setGlobalStore: SetStoreFunction<GlobalStore>
   queryClient: QueryClient
 }) {
   const slow = [
     () => input.queryClient.fetchQuery(loadGlobalConfigQuery(input.scope)),
     () => input.queryClient.fetchQuery(loadPathQuery(input.scope, null, input.serverAPI.location)),
     () =>
-      input.queryClient
-        .fetchQuery(loadProjectsQuery(input.scope, input.serverAPI.project, input.serverAPI.worktree))
-        .then((data) => input.setGlobalStore("project", data)),
+      input.queryClient.fetchQuery(loadProjectsQuery(input.scope, input.serverAPI.project, input.serverAPI.worktree)),
   ]
   await runAll(slow)
 }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/runtime/server/sync.tsx b/packages/app/src/runtime/server/sync.tsx
index 09dde826df83..ab28fcd0813f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/runtime/server/sync.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/runtime/server/sync.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ import { getOwner, onCleanup, untrack } from "solid-js"
 import { createStore } from "solid-js/store"
 import { useLanguage } from "@/runtime/i18n/language"
 import { type ServerSDK } from "./client"
-import { bootstrapDirectory, bootstrapGlobal, loadGlobalConfigQuery, loadPathQuery } from "./global-sync/bootstrap"
+import {
+  bootstrapDirectory,
+  bootstrapGlobal,
+  loadGlobalConfigQuery,
+  loadPathQuery,
+  loadProjectsQuery,
+} from "./global-sync/bootstrap"
 import { createChildStoreManager } from "./global-sync/child-store"
 import type { ProjectMeta } from "./global-sync/types"
 import { formatServerError } from "@/runtime/server/errors"
@@ -61,8 +67,14 @@ export function createServerSyncContextInner(serverSDK: ServerSDK, data: Data) {
       { ...queryOptionsApi.path(), enabled: connected() },
     ],
   }))
+  const projectQuery = useQuery(() => ({
+    ...loadProjectsQuery(serverSDK.scope, serverSDK.api.project, serverSDK.api.worktree),
+    enabled: connected(),
+  }))
   const [globalStore, setGlobalStore] = createStore<GlobalStore>({
-    project: [],
+    get project() {
+      return projectQuery.data ?? []
+    },
     provider_auth: {},
     get path() {
       const EMPTY = { state: "", config: "", worktree: "", directory: "", home: "" }
@@ -79,17 +91,6 @@ export function createServerSyncContextInner(serverSDK: ServerSDK, data: Data) {
   })
 
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
-  const setProjects = (next: Project[] | ((draft: Project[]) => Project[])) => {
-    setGlobalStore("project", next)
-  }
-
-  const setBootStore = ((...input: unknown[]) => {
-    if (input[0] === "project" && Array.isArray(input[1])) {
-      setProjects(input[1] as Project[])
-      return input[1]
-    }
-    return (setGlobalStore as (...args: unknown[]) => unknown)(...input)
-  }) as typeof setGlobalStore
 
   const bootstrap = useQuery(() => ({
     queryKey: [serverSDK.scope, "bootstrap"],
@@ -97,7 +98,6 @@ export function createServerSyncContextInner(serverSDK: ServerSDK, data: Data) {
       await bootstrapGlobal({
         serverAPI: serverSDK.api,
         scope: serverSDK.scope,
-        setGlobalStore: setBootStore,
         queryClient,
       })
       return Date.now()
@@ -105,14 +105,6 @@ export function createServerSyncContextInner(serverSDK: ServerSDK, data: Data) {
     enabled: connected(),
   }))
 
-  const set = ((...input: unknown[]) => {
-    if (input[0] === "project" && (Array.isArray(input[1]) || typeof input[1] === "function")) {
-      setProjects(input[1] as Project[] | ((draft: Project[]) => Project[]))
-      return input[1]
-    }
-    return (setGlobalStore as (...args: unknown[]) => unknown)(...input)
-  }) as typeof setGlobalStore
-
   const paused = () => untrack(() => globalStore.reload) !== undefined
 
   const queue = createRefreshQueue({
@@ -269,7 +261,7 @@ export function createServerSyncContextInner(serverSDK: ServerSDK, data: Data) {
 
   return {
     data: globalStore,
-    set,
+    set: setGlobalStore,
     child: children.child,
     disableMcp: children.disableMcp,
     // bootstrap,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/settings/workspaces/project-model.ts b/packages/app/src/settings/workspaces/project-model.ts
index 22549861c8b6..13f8811755bb 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/settings/workspaces/project-model.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/settings/workspaces/project-model.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { getFilename } from "@opencode-ai/util/path"
 import { useDialog } from "@opencode-ai/ui/context/dialog"
-import { useMutation } from "@tanstack/solid-query"
+import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/solid-query"
 import { createMemo } from "solid-js"
 import { createStore } from "solid-js/store"
 import { useGlobal } from "@/runtime/server/runtime"
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { ServerConnection } from "@/runtime/server/registry"
 export function createEditProjectModel(props: { project: LocalProject; server: ServerConnection.Any }) {
   const dialog = useDialog()
   const global = useGlobal()
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   const serverCtx = createMemo(() => global.ensureServerCtx(props.server))
   const folderName = createMemo(() => getFilename(props.project.worktree))
   const defaultName = createMemo(() => props.project.name || folderName())
@@ -70,13 +71,19 @@ export function createEditProjectModel(props: { project: LocalProject; server: S
       const start = store.startup.trim()
 
       if (props.project.id && props.project.id !== "global") {
+        const color = store.color ?? ""
+        const override = store.iconOverride ?? ""
+        const colorChanged = color !== (props.project.icon?.color ?? "")
+        const overrideChanged = override !== (props.project.icon?.override ?? "")
+
         await serverCtx().sdk.api.project.update({
           projectID: props.project.id,
-          name,
-          icon: { color: store.color ?? "", override: store.iconOverride ?? "" },
-          commands: { start },
+          ...(name !== (props.project.name ?? "") ? { name } : {}),
+          ...(colorChanged || overrideChanged
+            ? { icon: { ...(colorChanged ? { color } : {}), ...(overrideChanged ? { override } : {}) } }
+            : {}),
+          ...(start !== (props.project.commands?.start ?? "") ? { commands: { start } } : {}),
         })
-        dialog.close()
         return
       }
 
@@ -85,6 +92,11 @@ export function createEditProjectModel(props: { project: LocalProject; server: S
         icon: { color: store.color || undefined, override: store.iconOverride || undefined },
         commands: { start: start || undefined },
       })
+    },
+    onSuccess: async () => {
+      if (props.project.id && props.project.id !== "global") {
+        await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: [serverCtx().sdk.scope, "project"], exact: true })
+      }
       dialog.close()
     },
   }))
diff --git a/packages/app/src/settings/workspaces/workspaces.tsx b/packages/app/src/settings/workspaces/workspaces.tsx
index ae125334976e..5cde535631b6 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/settings/workspaces/workspaces.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/settings/workspaces/workspaces.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/workspaces/paths"
 import { listAllSessions } from "@/session/list"
 import type { ServerScope } from "@/runtime/server/scope"
-import { normalizeProjectInfo } from "@/runtime/server/global-sync/utils"
+import { loadProjectsQuery } from "@/runtime/server/global-sync/bootstrap"
 import "@/settings/settings.css"
 
 type Workspace = {
@@ -59,16 +59,7 @@ export const SettingsWorkspaces: Component<{ activeDirectory?: string }> = (prop
   })
 
   const projectQuery = useQuery(() => ({
-    queryKey: [serverSDK.scope, "settings-workspace-projects"] as const,
-    queryFn: async () =>
-      Promise.all(
-        (await serverSDK.api.project.list()).map(async (project) => {
-          const worktrees = await serverSDK.api.worktree
-            .list({ projectID: project.id })
-            .catch(() => [{ directory: project.canonical }, ...project.sandboxes.map((directory) => ({ directory }))])
-          return normalizeProjectInfo({ ...project, worktrees })
-        }),
-      ),
+    ...loadProjectsQuery(serverSDK.scope, serverSDK.api.project, serverSDK.api.worktree),
     refetchOnMount: "always",
   }))
   const workspaces = createMemo(() => workspaceInventory(projectQuery.data ?? []))
diff --git a/packages/core/test/project.test.ts b/packages/core/test/project.test.ts
index 0d964a9f61d8..3337f84c3e10 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/project.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/project.test.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,19 @@ describe("Project.update", () => {
         commands: { start: "bun install" },
       })
 
+      expect(yield* project.update({ projectID: id, name: "Renamed" })).toMatchObject({
+        id,
+        name: "Renamed",
+        icon: { color: "blue", override: "data:image/png;base64,test" },
+        commands: { start: "bun install" },
+      })
+      expect(yield* project.update({ projectID: id, icon: { color: "green" } })).toMatchObject({
+        id,
+        name: "Renamed",
+        icon: { color: "green", override: "data:image/png;base64,test" },
+        commands: { start: "bun install" },
+      })
+
       expect(
         yield* project.update({
           projectID: id,