diff --git a/server/src/chat/commands/status/render.rs b/server/src/chat/commands/status/render.rs
index 80f5486b..b7f46fa4 100644
--- a/server/src/chat/commands/status/render.rs
+++ b/server/src/chat/commands/status/render.rs
@@ -215,11 +215,12 @@ pub(crate) fn build_status_from_items(
     out
 }
 
-/// Render the one-line working tree summary for a story with uncommitted changes.
+/// Return an inline working-tree suffix for a story with uncommitted changes.
 ///
-/// Returns an empty string when the working tree is clean. File paths are not
-/// listed here; use `status N` (triage) for the per-file breakdown.
-fn render_working_tree_lines(info: &crate::service::git_ops::DirtyFiles) -> String {
+/// Returns an empty string when the working tree is clean. The suffix is
+/// appended directly to the coder line, e.g. `, Working tree: 3 modified (uncommitted)`.
+/// File paths are not listed here; use `status N` (triage) for the per-file breakdown.
+fn working_tree_suffix(info: &crate::service::git_ops::DirtyFiles) -> String {
     if info.is_clean() {
         return String::new();
     }
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ fn render_working_tree_lines(info: &crate::service::git_ops::DirtyFiles) -> Stri
         (0, n) => format!("{n} new"),
         (m, n) => format!("{m} modified, {n} new"),
     };
-    format!("     Working tree: {summary} (uncommitted)\n")
+    format!(", Working tree: {summary} (uncommitted)")
 }
 
 /// Shared lookup tables passed to [`render_item_line`] to keep the argument count manageable.
@@ -378,9 +379,9 @@ fn render_item_line(
         .and_then(|a| a.throttled)
         .is_some_and(|until| until > chrono::Utc::now());
     let dot = super::traffic_light_dot(blocked, throttled, agent.is_some());
-    let wt_lines = dirty_files_by_story
+    let wt_suffix = dirty_files_by_story
         .get(story_id)
-        .map(render_working_tree_lines)
+        .map(working_tree_suffix)
         .unwrap_or_default();
     if let Some(agent) = agent {
         let model_str = config
@@ -389,10 +390,10 @@ fn render_item_line(
             .and_then(|ac| ac.model.as_ref().map(|m| m.as_str()))
             .unwrap_or("?");
         format!(
-            "  {dot}{display}{cost_suffix}{dep_suffix} — {} ({model_str})\n{wt_lines}",
+            "  {dot}{display}{cost_suffix}{dep_suffix} — {} ({model_str}){wt_suffix}\n",
             agent.agent_name
         )
     } else {
-        format!("  {dot}{display}{cost_suffix}{dep_suffix}\n{wt_lines}")
+        format!("  {dot}{display}{cost_suffix}{dep_suffix}{wt_suffix}\n")
     }
 }