diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
index 511e1010a37a..e80ee0d7e1a5 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ export namespace Config {
       "@opencode-ai/plugin": targetVersion,
     }
     await Bun.write(pkg, JSON.stringify(json, null, 2))
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3000))
 
     const gitignore = path.join(dir, ".gitignore")
     const hasGitIgnore = await Bun.file(gitignore).exists()
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/tasks/pulse.ts b/packages/opencode/src/tasks/pulse.ts
index 734e84aa3eca..9e9a8336b81b 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/tasks/pulse.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/tasks/pulse.ts
@@ -541,8 +541,8 @@ async function processAdversarialVerdicts(jobId: string, projectId: string, pmSe
       continue
     }
 
-    if (verdict.verdict === "APPROVED") {
-      await commitTask(updatedTask, projectId, pmSessionId)
+     if (verdict.verdict === "APPROVED") {
+       await commitTask(updatedTask, jobId, projectId, pmSessionId)
     } else {
       const newAttempt = (updatedTask.pipeline.attempt || 0) + 1
       if (newAttempt >= 3) {
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ async function processAdversarialVerdicts(jobId: string, projectId: string, pmSe
   }
 }
 
-async function commitTask(task: Task, projectId: string, pmSessionId: string): Promise<void> {
+async function commitTask(task: Task, jobId: string, projectId: string, pmSessionId: string): Promise<void> {
   const parentSession = await Session.get(pmSessionId).catch(() => null)
   if (!parentSession?.directory) {
     log.error("PM session not found for commit", { taskId: task.id })
@@ -690,6 +690,11 @@ If there is an error, report the full error output.`
   })
 
   log.info("task committed and closed", { taskId: task.id })
+
+  // Immediately reschedule after commit — don't wait for next Pulse tick
+  await scheduleReadyTasks(jobId, projectId, pmSessionId).catch((e) =>
+    log.error("failed to reschedule after commit", { taskId: task.id, error: String(e) }),
+  )
 }
 
 async function respawnDeveloper(
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/worktree/index.ts b/packages/opencode/src/worktree/index.ts
index d85a0843fbaf..1deecbf892ed 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/worktree/index.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/worktree/index.ts
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ export namespace Worktree {
     const base = input?.name ? slug(input.name) : ""
     const info = await candidate(root, base || undefined)
 
-    const created = await $`git worktree add --no-checkout -b ${info.branch} ${info.directory}`
+    const created = await $`git worktree add -b ${info.branch} ${info.directory}`
       .quiet()
       .nothrow()
       .cwd(Instance.worktree)
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/config/config.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/config/config.test.ts
index f9f0e11dec60..9078f417c194 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/config/config.test.ts
@@ -618,6 +618,20 @@ test("does not try to install dependencies in read-only OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR", as
   }
 })
 
+test("installDependencies completes without hardcoded delay", async () => {
+  await using tmp = await tmpdir<string>({
+    init: async (dir) => {
+      const cfg = path.join(dir, "configdir")
+      await fs.mkdir(cfg, { recursive: true })
+      return cfg
+    },
+  })
+
+  await Config.installDependencies(tmp.extra)
+
+  expect(await Bun.file(path.join(tmp.extra, "package.json")).exists()).toBe(true)
+})
+
 test("installs dependencies in writable OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR", async () => {
   await using tmp = await tmpdir<string>({
     init: async (dir) => {