diff --git a/src/main/engine/GitEngine.ts b/src/main/engine/GitEngine.ts
index 45f69eb..7dd018d 100644
--- a/src/main/engine/GitEngine.ts
+++ b/src/main/engine/GitEngine.ts
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ export interface GitHistoryEntry {
   date: string;
   subject: string;
   author: string;
+  syncStatus?: GitHistorySyncStatus;
 }
 
+export type GitHistorySyncStatus = 'both' | 'local-only' | 'remote-only';
+
 export type GitInitPhase =
   | 'checking-git'
   | 'initializing-repo'
@@ -643,15 +646,67 @@ export class GitEngine {
 
   async getHistory(projectPath: string, limit = 20): Promise<GitHistoryEntry[]> {
     const git = simpleGit(projectPath);
-    const history = await git.log({ maxCount: limit });
+    const status = await git.status();
+    const localHistory = await git.log({ maxCount: limit });
 
-    return history.all.map((entry) => ({
-      hash: entry.hash,
-      shortHash: entry.hash.slice(0, 7),
-      date: entry.date,
-      subject: entry.message,
-      author: entry.author_name,
-    }));
+    if (!status.tracking) {
+      return localHistory.all.map((entry) => ({
+        hash: entry.hash,
+        shortHash: entry.hash.slice(0, 7),
+        date: entry.date,
+        subject: entry.message,
+        author: entry.author_name,
+        syncStatus: 'local-only',
+      }));
+    }
+
+    const remoteHistory = await git.log([status.tracking, '--max-count', String(limit)]);
+
+    type CommitLike = {
+      hash: string;
+      date: string;
+      message: string;
+      author_name: string;
+    };
+
+    const localMap = new Map<string, CommitLike>();
+    const remoteMap = new Map<string, CommitLike>();
+
+    for (const entry of localHistory.all) {
+      localMap.set(entry.hash, entry);
+    }
+
+    for (const entry of remoteHistory.all) {
+      remoteMap.set(entry.hash, entry);
+    }
+
+    const combined = new Map<string, CommitLike>();
+    for (const entry of localMap.values()) {
+      combined.set(entry.hash, entry);
+    }
+    for (const entry of remoteMap.values()) {
+      if (!combined.has(entry.hash)) {
+        combined.set(entry.hash, entry);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return Array.from(combined.values())
+      .sort((first, second) => new Date(second.date).getTime() - new Date(first.date).getTime())
+      .slice(0, limit)
+      .map((entry) => {
+        const inLocal = localMap.has(entry.hash);
+        const inRemote = remoteMap.has(entry.hash);
+        const syncStatus: GitHistorySyncStatus = inLocal && inRemote ? 'both' : inLocal ? 'local-only' : 'remote-only';
+
+        return {
+          hash: entry.hash,
+          shortHash: entry.hash.slice(0, 7),
+          date: entry.date,
+          subject: entry.message,
+          author: entry.author_name,
+          syncStatus,
+        };
+      });
   }
 
   async fetch(projectPath: string): Promise<GitActionResult> {
diff --git a/src/main/shared/electronApi.ts b/src/main/shared/electronApi.ts
index ae12a7d..b0e202f 100644
--- a/src/main/shared/electronApi.ts
+++ b/src/main/shared/electronApi.ts
@@ -260,12 +260,15 @@ export interface GitCommitDiffFileDto {
   modified: string;
 }
 
+export type GitHistorySyncStatus = 'both' | 'local-only' | 'remote-only';
+
 export interface GitHistoryEntry {
   hash: string;
   shortHash: string;
   date: string;
   subject: string;
   author: string;
+  syncStatus?: GitHistorySyncStatus;
 }
 
 export type GitInitPhase =
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.css b/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.css
index 6797d34..d26e806 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.css
+++ b/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.css
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
   margin-top: 12px;
   border-top: 1px solid var(--vscode-editorWidget-border);
   padding-top: 8px;
+  --git-history-synced-color: var(--vscode-gitDecoration-addedResourceForeground, var(--vscode-charts-green, #89d185));
+  --git-history-local-color: var(--vscode-gitDecoration-untrackedResourceForeground, var(--vscode-charts-blue, #75beff));
+  --git-history-remote-color: var(--vscode-gitDecoration-deletedResourceForeground, var(--vscode-charts-yellow, #cca700));
 }
 
 .git-sidebar-empty-state {
@@ -111,6 +114,40 @@
   padding: 0 12px 8px;
 }
 
+.git-sidebar-history-legend {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 8px;
+  padding: 0 12px 8px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  color: var(--vscode-descriptionForeground);
+}
+
+.git-sidebar-history-legend-item {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 4px;
+}
+
+.git-sidebar-history-legend-dot {
+  width: 8px;
+  height: 8px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.git-sidebar-history-legend-dot--both {
+  background: var(--git-history-synced-color);
+}
+
+.git-sidebar-history-legend-dot--local-only {
+  background: var(--git-history-local-color);
+}
+
+.git-sidebar-history-legend-dot--remote-only {
+  background: var(--git-history-remote-color);
+}
+
 .git-sidebar-history-item {
   width: 100%;
   border: none;
@@ -126,6 +163,18 @@
   background: var(--vscode-list-hoverBackground);
 }
 
+.git-sidebar-history-item--both {
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--git-history-synced-color);
+}
+
+.git-sidebar-history-item--local-only {
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--git-history-local-color);
+}
+
+.git-sidebar-history-item--remote-only {
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--git-history-remote-color);
+}
+
 .git-sidebar-history-subject {
   font-size: 12px;
   color: var(--vscode-sideBar-foreground);
@@ -141,6 +190,23 @@
   color: var(--vscode-descriptionForeground);
 }
 
+.git-sidebar-history-status {
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.git-sidebar-history-status--both {
+  color: var(--git-history-synced-color);
+}
+
+.git-sidebar-history-status--local-only {
+  color: var(--git-history-local-color);
+}
+
+.git-sidebar-history-status--remote-only {
+  color: var(--git-history-remote-color);
+}
+
 .git-sidebar-main {
   min-height: 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.tsx b/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.tsx
index 4172623..4efe17c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const GitSidebar: React.FC = () => {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [initializing, setInitializing] = useState(false);
   const [statusLoading, setStatusLoading] = useState(false);
-  const [actionLoading, setActionLoading] = useState<'fetch' | 'pull' | 'push' | 'commit' | null>(null);
+  const [actionLoading, setActionLoading] = useState<'fetch' | 'pull' | 'push' | 'prune-lfs' | 'commit' | null>(null);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [errorGuidance, setErrorGuidance] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [isRepo, setIsRepo] = useState(false);
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const GitSidebar: React.FC = () => {
   const getDiffTabId = (filePath: string): string => `git-diff:${filePath}`;
   const getCommitDiffTabId = (commitHash: string): string => `git-diff:commit:${commitHash}`;
 
-  const getActionProgressMessage = (action: 'fetch' | 'pull' | 'push' | 'commit'): string => {
+  const getActionProgressMessage = (action: 'fetch' | 'pull' | 'push' | 'prune-lfs' | 'commit'): string => {
     if (action === 'push') {
       return 'Pushing commits to remote... this can take a while for large uploads.';
     }
@@ -38,9 +38,22 @@ export const GitSidebar: React.FC = () => {
     if (action === 'pull') {
       return 'Pulling latest changes...';
     }
+    if (action === 'prune-lfs') {
+      return 'Pruning local Git LFS cache...';
+    }
     return 'Creating commit...';
   };
 
+  const getHistoryStatusLabel = (status: GitHistoryEntry['syncStatus']): string => {
+    if (status === 'local-only') {
+      return 'Local only';
+    }
+    if (status === 'remote-only') {
+      return 'Remote only';
+    }
+    return 'Synced';
+  };
+
   const openDiffTab = useCallback(
     (filePath: string, isTransient: boolean) => {
       openTab({
@@ -179,7 +192,7 @@ export const GitSidebar: React.FC = () => {
     }
   };
 
-  const handleRepoAction = async (action: 'fetch' | 'pull' | 'push') => {
+  const handleRepoAction = async (action: 'fetch' | 'pull' | 'push' | 'prune-lfs') => {
     if (actionLoading) {
       return;
     }
@@ -202,10 +215,15 @@ export const GitSidebar: React.FC = () => {
           ? await window.electronAPI.git.fetch(effectiveProjectPath)
           : action === 'pull'
             ? await window.electronAPI.git.pull(effectiveProjectPath)
-            : await window.electronAPI.git.push(effectiveProjectPath);
+            : action === 'push'
+              ? await window.electronAPI.git.push(effectiveProjectPath)
+              : await window.electronAPI.git.pruneLfs(effectiveProjectPath, {
+                  dryRun: false,
+                  verifyRemote: true,
+                });
       if (!result.success) {
         setError(result.error || `Failed to ${action}.`);
-        setErrorGuidance(result.guidance || []);
+        setErrorGuidance('guidance' in result ? result.guidance || [] : []);
         return;
       }
       await loadRepoState();
@@ -317,6 +335,14 @@ export const GitSidebar: React.FC = () => {
             >
               {actionLoading === 'push' ? 'Pushing...' : 'Push'}
             </button>
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              className="git-sidebar-button"
+              onClick={() => handleRepoAction('prune-lfs')}
+              disabled={actionLoading !== null}
+            >
+              {actionLoading === 'prune-lfs' ? 'Pruning...' : 'Prune LFS'}
+            </button>
           </div>
           {actionLoading && (
             <div className="git-sidebar-empty-state git-sidebar-progress" role="status">
@@ -372,6 +398,29 @@ export const GitSidebar: React.FC = () => {
 
           <div className="git-sidebar-section git-sidebar-history">
             <div className="sidebar-section-title">Version History ({historyEntries.length})</div>
+            <div className="git-sidebar-history-legend" aria-label="Commit status legend">
+              <span className="git-sidebar-history-legend-item">
+                <span
+                  className="git-sidebar-history-legend-dot git-sidebar-history-legend-dot--both"
+                  data-testid="git-history-legend-both"
+                />
+                Synced
+              </span>
+              <span className="git-sidebar-history-legend-item">
+                <span
+                  className="git-sidebar-history-legend-dot git-sidebar-history-legend-dot--local-only"
+                  data-testid="git-history-legend-local-only"
+                />
+                Local only
+              </span>
+              <span className="git-sidebar-history-legend-item">
+                <span
+                  className="git-sidebar-history-legend-dot git-sidebar-history-legend-dot--remote-only"
+                  data-testid="git-history-legend-remote-only"
+                />
+                Remote only
+              </span>
+            </div>
             {historyLoading ? (
               <div className="git-sidebar-empty-state">Loading history...</div>
             ) : historyEntries.length === 0 ? (
@@ -382,7 +431,7 @@ export const GitSidebar: React.FC = () => {
                   <button
                     key={entry.hash}
                     type="button"
-                    className="git-sidebar-history-item"
+                    className={`git-sidebar-history-item git-sidebar-history-item--${entry.syncStatus ?? 'both'}`}
                     onClick={() => openCommitDiffTab(entry.hash, true)}
                     onDoubleClick={() => openCommitDiffTab(entry.hash, false)}
                     title={`${entry.shortHash}: ${entry.subject}`}
@@ -392,6 +441,9 @@ export const GitSidebar: React.FC = () => {
                       <span>{entry.shortHash}</span>
                       <span>{entry.author}</span>
                       <span>{new Date(entry.date).toLocaleDateString()}</span>
+                      <span className={`git-sidebar-history-status git-sidebar-history-status--${entry.syncStatus ?? 'both'}`}>
+                        {getHistoryStatusLabel(entry.syncStatus)}
+                      </span>
                     </div>
                   </button>
                 ))}
diff --git a/tests/engine/GitEngine.test.ts b/tests/engine/GitEngine.test.ts
index 758e0ad..74e957d 100644
--- a/tests/engine/GitEngine.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/GitEngine.test.ts
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ describe('GitEngine', () => {
   });
 
   describe('getHistory', () => {
-    it('should return latest commits from git log', async () => {
+    it('should return latest commits from git log as local-only when no tracking branch exists', async () => {
+      mockStatus.mockResolvedValue({ current: 'main', tracking: undefined });
       mockLog.mockResolvedValue({
         all: [
           {
@@ -274,8 +275,77 @@ describe('GitEngine', () => {
         date: '2026-02-16T10:00:00.000Z',
         subject: 'feat: add git sidebar',
         author: 'Dev One',
+        syncStatus: 'local-only',
       });
     });
+
+    it('should classify commits as both, local-only, and remote-only when tracking branch exists', async () => {
+      mockStatus.mockResolvedValue({ current: 'main', tracking: 'origin/main' });
+      mockLog
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          all: [
+            {
+              hash: 'aaa111',
+              date: '2026-02-16T12:00:00.000Z',
+              message: 'feat: local commit',
+              author_name: 'Local Dev',
+            },
+            {
+              hash: 'bbb222',
+              date: '2026-02-16T11:00:00.000Z',
+              message: 'feat: shared commit',
+              author_name: 'Shared Dev',
+            },
+          ],
+        })
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          all: [
+            {
+              hash: 'bbb222',
+              date: '2026-02-16T11:00:00.000Z',
+              message: 'feat: shared commit',
+              author_name: 'Shared Dev',
+            },
+            {
+              hash: 'ccc333',
+              date: '2026-02-16T10:00:00.000Z',
+              message: 'fix: remote commit',
+              author_name: 'Remote Dev',
+            },
+          ],
+        });
+
+      const result = await gitEngine.getHistory('/tmp/project', 20);
+
+      expect(mockLog).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, { maxCount: 20 });
+      expect(mockLog).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, ['origin/main', '--max-count', '20']);
+      expect(result).toEqual([
+        {
+          hash: 'aaa111',
+          shortHash: 'aaa111',
+          date: '2026-02-16T12:00:00.000Z',
+          subject: 'feat: local commit',
+          author: 'Local Dev',
+          syncStatus: 'local-only',
+        },
+        {
+          hash: 'bbb222',
+          shortHash: 'bbb222',
+          date: '2026-02-16T11:00:00.000Z',
+          subject: 'feat: shared commit',
+          author: 'Shared Dev',
+          syncStatus: 'both',
+        },
+        {
+          hash: 'ccc333',
+          shortHash: 'ccc333',
+          date: '2026-02-16T10:00:00.000Z',
+          subject: 'fix: remote commit',
+          author: 'Remote Dev',
+          syncStatus: 'remote-only',
+        },
+      ]);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('ensureGitignore', () => {
diff --git a/tests/renderer/components/GitSidebar.test.tsx b/tests/renderer/components/GitSidebar.test.tsx
index ce9a241..9dd75c1 100644
--- a/tests/renderer/components/GitSidebar.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/renderer/components/GitSidebar.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { render, screen, fireEvent, act } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, screen, fireEvent, act, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { GitSidebar } from '../../../src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar';
 import { useAppStore } from '../../../src/renderer/store';
 
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ describe('GitSidebar', () => {
         fetch: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ success: true }),
         pull: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ success: true }),
         push: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ success: true }),
+        pruneLfs: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ success: true, dryRun: false, verifyRemote: true }),
         commitAll: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ success: true }),
         init: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ success: true }),
         ensureGitignore: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ updated: false, created: false, addedEntries: [] }),
@@ -96,6 +97,85 @@ describe('GitSidebar', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText(/abc123/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it('renders color-coded commit state labels for local, remote, and synced commits', async () => {
+    (window as any).electronAPI.git.getRepoState = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      isRepo: true,
+      rootPath: '/repo/path',
+      currentBranch: 'main',
+      hasRemote: true,
+    });
+    (window as any).electronAPI.git.getHistory = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        hash: 'aaa111',
+        shortHash: 'aaa111',
+        date: '2026-02-16T10:00:00.000Z',
+        subject: 'feat: local',
+        author: 'Dev One',
+        syncStatus: 'local-only',
+      },
+      {
+        hash: 'bbb222',
+        shortHash: 'bbb222',
+        date: '2026-02-16T09:00:00.000Z',
+        subject: 'feat: remote',
+        author: 'Dev Two',
+        syncStatus: 'remote-only',
+      },
+      {
+        hash: 'ccc333',
+        shortHash: 'ccc333',
+        date: '2026-02-16T08:00:00.000Z',
+        subject: 'feat: both',
+        author: 'Dev Three',
+        syncStatus: 'both',
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    render(<GitSidebar />);
+
+    expect((await screen.findAllByText('Local only')).length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(screen.getAllByText('Remote only').length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(screen.getAllByText('Synced').length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    const localCommit = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /feat: local/i });
+    const remoteCommit = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /feat: remote/i });
+    const syncedCommit = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /feat: both/i });
+
+    expect(localCommit).toHaveClass('git-sidebar-history-item--local-only');
+    expect(remoteCommit).toHaveClass('git-sidebar-history-item--remote-only');
+    expect(syncedCommit).toHaveClass('git-sidebar-history-item--both');
+  });
+
+  it('renders commit status legend in version history section', async () => {
+    (window as any).electronAPI.git.getRepoState = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      isRepo: true,
+      rootPath: '/repo/path',
+      currentBranch: 'main',
+      hasRemote: true,
+    });
+    (window as any).electronAPI.git.getHistory = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        hash: 'aaa111',
+        shortHash: 'aaa111',
+        date: '2026-02-16T10:00:00.000Z',
+        subject: 'feat: local',
+        author: 'Dev One',
+        syncStatus: 'local-only',
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    render(<GitSidebar />);
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/version history/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const legend = screen.getByLabelText('Commit status legend');
+    expect(within(legend).getByText('Synced')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(within(legend).getByText('Local only')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(within(legend).getByText('Remote only')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('git-history-legend-both')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('git-history-legend-local-only')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('git-history-legend-remote-only')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('uses the same section-title class as posts published heading', async () => {
     (window as any).electronAPI.git.getRepoState = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
       isRepo: true,
@@ -401,7 +481,7 @@ describe('GitSidebar', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText(/100% — failed to configure remote repository/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('wires fetch, pull, and push buttons', async () => {
+  it('wires fetch, pull, push, and prune lfs buttons', async () => {
     (window as any).electronAPI.git.getRepoState = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
       isRepo: true,
       rootPath: '/repo/path',
@@ -414,16 +494,52 @@ describe('GitSidebar', () => {
     const fetchButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /fetch/i });
     const pullButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /pull/i });
     const pushButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /push/i });
+    const pruneButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /prune lfs/i });
 
     await act(async () => {
       fireEvent.click(fetchButton);
       fireEvent.click(pullButton);
       fireEvent.click(pushButton);
+      fireEvent.click(pruneButton);
     });
 
     expect((window as any).electronAPI.git.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/repo/path');
     expect((window as any).electronAPI.git.pull).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/repo/path');
     expect((window as any).electronAPI.git.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/repo/path');
+    expect((window as any).electronAPI.git.pruneLfs).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/repo/path', {
+      dryRun: false,
+      verifyRemote: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('shows in-progress feedback while prune lfs is running', async () => {
+    let resolvePrune: ((value: { success: boolean; dryRun: boolean; verifyRemote: boolean }) => void) | null = null;
+    (window as any).electronAPI.git.getRepoState = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      isRepo: true,
+      rootPath: '/repo/path',
+      currentBranch: 'main',
+      hasRemote: true,
+    });
+    (window as any).electronAPI.git.pruneLfs = vi.fn().mockImplementation(
+      () =>
+        new Promise((resolve) => {
+          resolvePrune = resolve;
+        }),
+    );
+
+    render(<GitSidebar />);
+
+    const pruneButton = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /prune lfs/i });
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(pruneButton);
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('status')).toHaveTextContent(/pruning local git lfs cache/i);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /pruning/i })).toBeDisabled();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      resolvePrune?.({ success: true, dryRun: false, verifyRemote: true });
+    });
   });
 
   it('commits all changes and closes open git-diff tabs', async () => {