diff --git a/apps/server/src/orchestration/Layers/ProviderCommandReactor.test.ts b/apps/server/src/orchestration/Layers/ProviderCommandReactor.test.ts
index 769e0f06099..4a1ed163ca3 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/orchestration/Layers/ProviderCommandReactor.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/orchestration/Layers/ProviderCommandReactor.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import path from "node:path";
 
 import {
   ModelSelection,
+  type OrchestrationProjectShell,
+  type OrchestrationThread,
   ProviderRuntimeEvent,
   ProviderSession,
   ProviderDriverKind,
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ import {
   providerErrorLabel,
   providerErrorLabelFromInstanceHint,
   ProviderCommandReactorLive,
+  isFirstUserMessageTurn,
+  resolveSectionContextSnapshot,
 } from "./ProviderCommandReactor.ts";
 import { OrchestrationEngineService } from "../Services/OrchestrationEngine.ts";
 import { ProviderCommandReactor } from "../Services/ProviderCommandReactor.ts";
@@ -139,6 +143,79 @@ describe("ProviderCommandReactor", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("section context delivery", () => {
+    function makeThreadWithUserMessages(
+      messageIds: ReadonlyArray<string>,
+      input?: Pick<OrchestrationThread, "sectionContextSnapshot">,
+    ): OrchestrationThread {
+      return {
+        id: ThreadId.make("thread-section-context"),
+        projectId: asProjectId("project-section-context"),
+        title: "Thread",
+        modelSelection: {
+          instanceId: ProviderInstanceId.make("codex"),
+          model: "gpt-5-codex",
+        },
+        runtimeMode: "approval-required",
+        interactionMode: DEFAULT_PROVIDER_INTERACTION_MODE,
+        branch: null,
+        worktreePath: null,
+        latestTurn: null,
+        createdAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+        updatedAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+        archivedAt: null,
+        deletedAt: null,
+        messages: messageIds.map((id, index) => ({
+          id: asMessageId(id),
+          role: "user" as const,
+          text: `Message ${index + 1}`,
+          attachments: [],
+          turnId: null,
+          streaming: false,
+          createdAt: `2026-01-01T00:00:0${index}.000Z`,
+          updatedAt: `2026-01-01T00:00:0${index}.000Z`,
+        })),
+        proposedPlans: [],
+        activities: [],
+        checkpoints: [],
+        session: null,
+        ...(input?.sectionContextSnapshot
+          ? { sectionContextSnapshot: input.sectionContextSnapshot }
+          : {}),
+      };
+    }
+
+    it("identifies the event message as the first user turn even if later messages are visible", () => {
+      const thread = makeThreadWithUserMessages(["message-1", "message-2"]);
+
+      expect(isFirstUserMessageTurn(thread, asMessageId("message-1"))).toBe(true);
+      expect(isFirstUserMessageTurn(thread, asMessageId("message-2"))).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("falls back to live section project context when a section thread has no snapshot", () => {
+      const thread = makeThreadWithUserMessages(["message-1"]);
+      const project: OrchestrationProjectShell = {
+        id: asProjectId("project-section-context"),
+        title: "Section",
+        workspaceRoot: "/tmp/sections/section",
+        kind: "section",
+        contextMarkdown: "Use the shared section context.",
+        contextVersion: 7,
+        repositoryIdentity: null,
+        defaultModelSelection: null,
+        scripts: [],
+        createdAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+        updatedAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      };
+
+      expect(resolveSectionContextSnapshot(thread, project)).toEqual({
+        title: "Section",
+        markdown: "Use the shared section context.",
+        version: 7,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   async function createHarness(input?: {
     readonly baseDir?: string;
     readonly threadModelSelection?: ModelSelection;
diff --git a/apps/server/src/orchestration/Layers/ProviderCommandReactor.ts b/apps/server/src/orchestration/Layers/ProviderCommandReactor.ts
index e3122a8fe0b..7dd64c41785 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/orchestration/Layers/ProviderCommandReactor.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/orchestration/Layers/ProviderCommandReactor.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ import {
   type ChatAttachment,
   CommandId,
   EventId,
+  MessageId,
   type ModelSelection,
   type OrchestrationEvent,
+  type OrchestrationProjectShell,
   ProviderDriverKind,
   type ProjectId,
   type OrchestrationSession,
   type OrchestrationThread,
+  type SectionContextSnapshot,
   ThreadId,
   type ProviderSession,
   type RuntimeMode,
@@ -79,13 +82,43 @@ function appendFileReferencesToMessage(
   return message + referenceBlock;
 }
 
-function withSectionContext(message: string, thread: OrchestrationThread): string {
-  const context = thread.sectionContextSnapshot;
-  if (!context || context.markdown.trim().length === 0) {
+export function resolveSectionContextSnapshot(
+  thread: OrchestrationThread,
+  project: OrchestrationProjectShell | null | undefined,
+): SectionContextSnapshot | undefined {
+  if (thread.sectionContextSnapshot) {
+    return thread.sectionContextSnapshot;
+  }
+  if (project?.kind !== "section") {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return {
+    title: project.title,
+    markdown: project.contextMarkdown ?? "",
+    version: project.contextVersion ?? 0,
+  };
+}
+
+export function isFirstUserMessageTurn(thread: OrchestrationThread, messageId: MessageId): boolean {
+  const messageIndex = thread.messages.findIndex((entry) => entry.id === messageId);
+  if (messageIndex < 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return !thread.messages.slice(0, messageIndex).some((entry) => entry.role === "user");
+}
+
+function withSectionContext(
+  message: string,
+  input: {
+    readonly context: SectionContextSnapshot | undefined;
+    readonly includeContext: boolean;
+  },
+): string {
+  if (!input.includeContext) {
     return message;
   }
-  const userMessageCount = thread.messages.filter((entry) => entry.role === "user").length;
-  if (userMessageCount > 1) {
+  const context = input.context;
+  if (!context || context.markdown.trim().length === 0) {
     return message;
   }
   return `<task_section_context title="${context.title}" version="${context.version}">
@@ -584,6 +617,7 @@ const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
 
   const buildSendTurnRequestForThread = Effect.fnUntraced(function* (input: {
     readonly threadId: ThreadId;
+    readonly messageId: MessageId;
     readonly messageText: string;
     readonly attachments?: ReadonlyArray<ChatAttachment>;
     readonly modelSelection?: ModelSelection;
@@ -604,12 +638,17 @@ const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
     if (input.modelSelection !== undefined) {
       threadModelSelections.set(input.threadId, input.modelSelection);
     }
+    const project = yield* resolveProject(thread.projectId);
+    const sectionContext = resolveSectionContextSnapshot(thread, project);
     const messageWithFileReferences = appendFileReferencesToMessage(
       input.messageText,
       input.attachments,
     );
     const normalizedInput = toNonEmptyProviderInput(
-      withSectionContext(messageWithFileReferences, thread),
+      withSectionContext(messageWithFileReferences, {
+        context: sectionContext,
+        includeContext: isFirstUserMessageTurn(thread, input.messageId),
+      }),
     );
     const normalizedAttachments = input.attachments ?? [];
     const providerAttachments = normalizedAttachments.filter((a) => a.type === "image");
@@ -777,9 +816,7 @@ const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
       return;
     }
 
-    const isFirstUserMessageTurn =
-      thread.messages.filter((entry) => entry.role === "user").length === 1;
-    if (isFirstUserMessageTurn) {
+    if (isFirstUserMessageTurn(thread, event.payload.messageId)) {
       const project = yield* resolveProject(thread.projectId);
       const generationCwd =
         resolveThreadWorkspaceCwd({
@@ -846,6 +883,7 @@ const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
 
     const sendTurnRequest = yield* buildSendTurnRequestForThread({
       threadId: event.payload.threadId,
+      messageId: event.payload.messageId,
       messageText: message.text,
       ...(message.attachments !== undefined ? { attachments: message.attachments } : {}),
       ...(event.payload.modelSelection !== undefined