diff --git a/.changeset/fn-8839-worktree-integration-rebase.md b/.changeset/fn-8839-worktree-integration-rebase.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5cdde064e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-8839-worktree-integration-rebase.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Rebase fresh worktrees onto the configured integration branch and log skipped refreshes.
+category: fix
+dev: Reuses the canonical integration-branch resolver and removes ambient root HEAD selection.
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/executor-worktree.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/executor-worktree.test.ts
index f9ebd21a17..08cba39faf 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/executor-worktree.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/executor-worktree.test.ts
@@ -2920,6 +2920,173 @@ describe("Merger worktree pool integration", () => {
   // which tests aiMergeTask with real implementation
 });
 
+describe("fresh worktree integration rebase", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    resetExecutorMocks();
+  });
+
+  function mockGitCommands(respond: (command: string) => Error | null) {
+    mockedExec.mockImplementation(((command: string, _options: unknown, callback: (error: Error | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void) => {
+      callback(respond(command), "", "");
+      return {} as any;
+    }) as any);
+  }
+
+  it("rebases onto configured integrationBranch instead of remote or ambient HEAD", async () => {
+    const store = createMockStore();
+    store.getSettings.mockResolvedValue({
+      worktreeRebaseBeforeMerge: true,
+      worktreeRebaseRemote: "origin",
+      integrationBranch: "develop",
+    });
+    mockGitCommands(() => null);
+    const executor = createWorktreeExecutor(store, "/repo");
+
+    await (executor as any).rebaseNewWorktreeOntoRemote("/repo/.worktrees/fn-8839", "fusion/fn-8839", "FN-8839");
+
+    const commands = mockedExec.mock.calls.map(([command]) => String(command));
+    expect(commands).toContain("git fetch 'origin' 'develop'");
+    expect(commands).toContain("git rebase 'origin/develop'");
+    expect(commands).not.toContain(expect.stringContaining("rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD"));
+    expect(commands).not.toContain(expect.stringContaining("origin/HEAD"));
+    expect(store.logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "FN-8839",
+      "Rebased new worktree branch fusion/fn-8839 onto origin/develop",
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("uses the canonical resolver's origin HEAD and fixed fallback without ambient HEAD", async () => {
+    const store = createMockStore();
+    store.getSettings.mockResolvedValue({
+      worktreeRebaseBeforeMerge: true,
+      worktreeRebaseRemote: "origin",
+    });
+    mockedExec.mockImplementation(((command: string, _options: unknown, callback: (error: Error | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void) => {
+      callback(null, command.includes("refs/remotes/origin/HEAD") ? "origin/release\n" : "", "");
+      return {} as any;
+    }) as any);
+    const executor = createWorktreeExecutor(store, "/repo");
+
+    await (executor as any).rebaseNewWorktreeOntoRemote("/worktree", "fusion/fn-8839", "FN-8839");
+
+    expect(mockedExec.mock.calls.map(([command]) => String(command))).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([
+      "git symbolic-ref --short refs/remotes/origin/HEAD",
+      "git fetch 'origin' 'release'",
+      "git rebase 'origin/release'",
+    ]));
+
+    resetExecutorMocks();
+    const fallbackStore = createMockStore();
+    fallbackStore.getSettings.mockResolvedValue({
+      worktreeRebaseBeforeMerge: true,
+      worktreeRebaseRemote: "origin",
+    });
+    mockedExec.mockImplementation(((command: string, _options: unknown, callback: (error: Error | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void) => {
+      callback(command.includes("refs/remotes/origin/HEAD") ? new Error("origin HEAD unset") : null, "", "");
+      return {} as any;
+    }) as any);
+
+    await (createWorktreeExecutor(fallbackStore, "/repo") as any).rebaseNewWorktreeOntoRemote("/worktree", "fusion/fn-8839", "FN-8839");
+
+    const fallbackCommands = mockedExec.mock.calls.map(([command]) => String(command));
+    expect(fallbackCommands).toContain("git fetch 'origin' 'main'");
+    expect(fallbackCommands).toContain("git rebase 'origin/main'");
+    expect(fallbackCommands).not.toContain(expect.stringContaining("rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD"));
+  });
+
+  it("logs an enabled refresh skip when no remote is resolvable", async () => {
+    const store = createMockStore();
+    store.getSettings.mockResolvedValue({ worktreeRebaseBeforeMerge: true });
+    mockGitCommands((command) => command === "git remote" ? null : new Error(`unexpected ${command}`));
+    const executor = createWorktreeExecutor(store, "/repo");
+
+    await (executor as any).rebaseNewWorktreeOntoRemote("/worktree", "fusion/fn-8839", "FN-8839");
+
+    expect(mockedExec).toHaveBeenCalledWith("git remote", { cwd: "/repo" }, expect.any(Function));
+    expect(store.logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "FN-8839",
+      "Skipped new worktree rebase refresh — no remote was resolvable",
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("logs fetch failures without rebasing or failing worktree setup", async () => {
+    const store = createMockStore();
+    store.getSettings.mockResolvedValue({
+      worktreeRebaseBeforeMerge: true,
+      worktreeRebaseRemote: "origin",
+      integrationBranch: "develop",
+    });
+    mockGitCommands((command) => command.includes("git fetch") ? new Error("network unavailable") : null);
+    const executor = createWorktreeExecutor(store, "/repo");
+
+    await expect((executor as any).rebaseNewWorktreeOntoRemote("/worktree", "fusion/fn-8839", "FN-8839")).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+    const commands = mockedExec.mock.calls.map(([command]) => String(command));
+    expect(commands).toContain("git fetch 'origin' 'develop'");
+    expect(commands).not.toContain("git rebase 'origin/develop'");
+    expect(store.logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "FN-8839",
+      "Could not refresh new worktree rebase target origin/develop — fetch failed; kept local base.",
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a successful rebase successful when its task-log write fails", async () => {
+    const store = createMockStore();
+    store.getSettings.mockResolvedValue({
+      worktreeRebaseBeforeMerge: true,
+      worktreeRebaseRemote: "origin",
+      integrationBranch: "develop",
+    });
+    store.logEntry.mockRejectedValue(new Error("task log unavailable"));
+    mockGitCommands(() => null);
+    const executor = createWorktreeExecutor(store, "/repo");
+
+    await expect((executor as any).rebaseNewWorktreeOntoRemote("/worktree", "fusion/fn-8839", "FN-8839")).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+
+    const commands = mockedExec.mock.calls.map(([command]) => String(command));
+    expect(commands).toContain("git rebase 'origin/develop'");
+    expect(commands).not.toContain("git rebase --abort");
+  });
+
+  it("aborts a conflicting rebase, retains the local-base log, and keeps disabled mode silent", async () => {
+    const store = createMockStore();
+    store.getSettings.mockResolvedValue({
+      worktreeRebaseBeforeMerge: true,
+      worktreeRebaseRemote: "origin",
+      integrationBranch: "develop",
+    });
+    mockGitCommands((command) => command === "git rebase 'origin/develop'" || command === "git rebase --abort"
+      ? new Error("conflict")
+      : null);
+    const executor = createWorktreeExecutor(store, "/repo");
+
+    await (executor as any).rebaseNewWorktreeOntoRemote("/worktree", "fusion/fn-8839", "FN-8839");
+
+    expect(mockedExec.mock.calls.map(([command]) => String(command))).toContain("git rebase --abort");
+    expect(store.logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "FN-8839",
+      "Could not rebase new worktree onto origin/develop — kept local base. The merge-time rebase will retry with conflict resolution.",
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+    );
+
+    resetExecutorMocks();
+    const disabledStore = createMockStore();
+    disabledStore.getSettings.mockResolvedValue({ worktreeRebaseBeforeMerge: false });
+    const disabledExecutor = createWorktreeExecutor(disabledStore, "/repo");
+    await (disabledExecutor as any).rebaseNewWorktreeOntoRemote("/worktree", "fusion/fn-8839", "FN-8839");
+    expect(mockedExec).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(disabledStore.logEntry).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 function createMockTaskDetail(overrides: Partial<TaskDetail> = {}): TaskDetail {
   return {
     id: "FN-001",
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/executor.ts b/packages/engine/src/executor.ts
index 120b327416..6fd0b1f1c2 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/executor.ts
@@ -20754,13 +20754,17 @@ You have access to the file system to review changes.${inlineFixBlock}${verdictB
             );
           });
         }
-        // Mirror the merge-time rebase behavior: when worktreeRebaseBeforeMerge
-        // is enabled, fetch the remote and rebase the just-created task branch
-        // onto the latest <remote>/<defaultBranch>. This makes the worktree
-        // start from origin/main + local main both, so divergence only matters
-        // if the user actively skips this setting. Best-effort: failures here
-        // don't abort task setup.
-        await this.rebaseNewWorktreeOntoRemote(result.path, result.branch, taskId).catch((err: unknown) => {
+        /*
+         * FNXC:WorktreeRebase 2026-08-09-00:48:
+         * A fresh worktree must refresh against the same integration-branch-first
+         * contract that selected its start point. The root checkout may be on a
+         * sibling task branch, so it must never select this rebase target.
+         * Refresh remains best-effort, but enabled skips and failures are logged
+         * durably for operators rather than looking like the setting was disabled.
+         */
+        // Fetch and rebase the just-created task branch only when the setting
+        // is enabled. Failures here never abort task setup.
+        await this.rebaseNewWorktreeOntoRemote(result.path, result.branch, taskId, settings).catch((err: unknown) => {
           executorLog.warn(
             `Post-create worktree rebase failed for ${taskId} (continuing): ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
           );
@@ -20987,25 +20991,28 @@ You have access to the file system to review changes.${inlineFixBlock}${verdictB
 
   /**
    * After creating a fresh task worktree, fetch the configured remote and
-   * rebase the task branch onto `<remote>/<defaultBranch>`. The result is a
-   * branch that contains origin's tip plus any local main commits, so the
-   * eventual merge has fewer surprises and the executor sees the freshest
-   * code its peers/CI may have published.
+   * rebase the task branch onto that remote's resolved integration branch.
+   * The branch resolver is shared with fresh-worktree acquisition, so an
+   * explicit `integrationBranch` wins over a remote default and root HEAD is
+   * never consulted.
    *
-   * No-op when `worktreeRebaseBeforeMerge` is disabled, no remote is
-   * configured/resolvable, or the rebase produces conflicts (we abort and
-   * leave the worktree as-is so the executor can still run).
+   * No-op when `worktreeRebaseBeforeMerge` is disabled. Enabled skips,
+   * fetch failures, and conflicts are visible in the task log; setup remains
+   * best-effort and a conflict leaves the local base usable after abort.
    */
   private async rebaseNewWorktreeOntoRemote(
     worktreePath: string,
     branch: string,
     taskId: string,
+    settingsOverride?: Settings,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    let settings;
-    try {
-      settings = await this.store.getSettings();
-    } catch {
-      return;
+    let settings = settingsOverride;
+    if (!settings) {
+      try {
+        settings = await this.store.getSettings();
+      } catch {
+        return;
+      }
     }
     if (settings.worktreeRebaseBeforeMerge === false) return;
 
@@ -21020,39 +21027,45 @@ You have access to the file system to review changes.${inlineFixBlock}${verdictB
         // No remote resolvable — nothing to rebase against.
       }
     }
-    if (!remote) return;
+    if (!remote) {
+      this.safeLogEntry(
+        taskId,
+        "Skipped new worktree rebase refresh — no remote was resolvable",
+      );
+      return;
+    }
 
-    let defaultBranch = "";
+    let integrationBranch: string;
     try {
-      const { stdout } = await execAsync(`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref ${remote}/HEAD`, { cwd: this.rootDir });
-      defaultBranch = stdout.trim().replace(new RegExp(`^${remote}/`), "");
-    } catch {
-      // origin/HEAD not set — fall back to current branch in rootDir.
+      integrationBranch = await resolveIntegrationBranch(this.rootDir, settings, { logger: executorLog });
+    } catch (err) {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      executorLog.warn(`Worktree rebase: could not resolve integration branch for ${taskId}: ${message}`);
+      this.safeLogEntry(
+        taskId,
+        `Skipped new worktree rebase refresh — integration branch could not be resolved for ${remote}`,
+      );
+      return;
     }
-    if (!defaultBranch) {
-      try {
-        const { stdout } = await execAsync("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD", { cwd: this.rootDir });
-        defaultBranch = stdout.trim();
-      } catch {
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-    if (!defaultBranch || defaultBranch === "HEAD") return;
 
-    const remoteRef = `${remote}/${defaultBranch}`;
+    const remoteRef = `${remote}/${integrationBranch}`;
 
     try {
-      await execAsync(`git fetch ${this.quoteShellArg(remote)} ${this.quoteShellArg(defaultBranch)}`, { cwd: this.rootDir });
+      await execAsync(`git fetch ${this.quoteShellArg(remote)} ${this.quoteShellArg(integrationBranch)}`, { cwd: this.rootDir });
     } catch (err) {
       executorLog.warn(
-        `Worktree rebase: fetch ${remote} ${defaultBranch} failed for ${taskId}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+        `Worktree rebase: fetch ${remote} ${integrationBranch} failed for ${taskId}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+      );
+      this.safeLogEntry(
+        taskId,
+        `Could not refresh new worktree rebase target ${remoteRef} — fetch failed; kept local base.`,
       );
       return;
     }
 
     try {
       await execAsync(`git rebase ${this.quoteShellArg(remoteRef)}`, { cwd: worktreePath });
-      await this.store.logEntry(
+      this.safeLogEntry(
         taskId,
         `Rebased new worktree branch ${branch} onto ${remoteRef}`,
       );
@@ -21066,7 +21079,7 @@ You have access to the file system to review changes.${inlineFixBlock}${verdictB
       } catch {
         // best-effort
       }
-      await this.store.logEntry(
+      this.safeLogEntry(
         taskId,
         `Could not rebase new worktree onto ${remoteRef} — kept local base. The merge-time rebase will retry with conflict resolution.`,
       );