diff --git a/doc/workspace-restore-locks.md b/doc/workspace-restore-locks.md
index 0f09b78b443..ae5cd85b215 100644
--- a/doc/workspace-restore-locks.md
+++ b/doc/workspace-restore-locks.md
@@ -22,6 +22,21 @@ bounded timeout diagnostics. Missing, stale, or incorrect metadata cannot grant
 or retain ownership. PID reuse, PID namespaces, and wall-clock changes do not
 decide whether a writer owns the lock.
 
+A timeout error (`ERR_WORKSPACE_RESTORE_LOCK_TIMEOUT`) carries that holder
+evidence. `directoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnosticsFor` reduces it to the closed
+agent-directory operation label, the owner state (`alive`, `dead`, `unknown`,
+`missing`, or `invalid`), whether this process knows of a local holder, whether
+the owner is this process or predates it, the owner's age, and the contender's
+wait in milliseconds (each capped at seven days). Unknown labels and invalid
+values are omitted. The record never includes the owner's PID or file paths.
+Run-failure reports use it for their `restoreLock*` fields. When the server
+reports an uncaught timeout to Sentry, the event gets this record as an
+event-local `directory_merge_lock` context and an
+`error_code=workspace_restore_lock_timeout` tag. The error message, which names
+the lock file, and default grouping are unchanged. An owner much older than the
+contender's wait points to a stuck holder; a recent owner points to contention.
+Reporting does not change acquisition, timeouts, or retries.
+
 An unchanged returned snapshot still acquires the target writer lock and runs
 both authorization/publication hooks. If every returned path, type, file hash,
 file mode and symlink target matches the baseline, there is no incoming delta.
diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/directory-merge-lock-diagnostics.test.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/directory-merge-lock-diagnostics.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0891a338b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/directory-merge-lock-diagnostics.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { mkdir, mkdtemp, rm } from "node:fs/promises";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { directoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnosticsFor } from "./directory-merge-lock-diagnostics.js";
+import { withDirectoryMergeLock, WORKSPACE_RESTORE_LOCK_TIMEOUT_CODE } from "./workspace-restore-merge.js";
+
+describe("directoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnosticsFor", () => {
+  const cleanupDirs: string[] = [];
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    vi.unstubAllEnvs();
+    while (cleanupDirs.length > 0) await rm(cleanupDirs.pop()!, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("reduces a real lock timeout to allowlisted holder diagnostics without its path or process id", async () => {
+    const rootDir = await mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-lock-report-"));
+    cleanupDirs.push(rootDir);
+    vi.stubEnv("PAPERCLIP_HOME", path.join(rootDir, "home"));
+    vi.stubEnv("PAPERCLIP_INSTANCE_ID", "test-instance");
+    const targetDir = path.join(rootDir, "target");
+    await mkdir(targetDir);
+    const contender = vi.fn();
+    let caught: unknown;
+    await withDirectoryMergeLock(targetDir, async () => {
+      caught = await withDirectoryMergeLock(targetDir, contender, process.env, "agent_directory_collect", 0).catch((error: unknown) => error);
+    });
+    expect(contender).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const diagnostics = directoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnosticsFor(caught);
+    expect(diagnostics).toEqual({
+      operation: "agent_directory_collect", ownerState: "alive", knownLocalHolder: true,
+      ownerSameProcess: true, ownerPredatesProcess: false, ownerAgeMs: expect.any(Number), waitMs: expect.any(Number),
+    });
+    expect(JSON.stringify(diagnostics)).not.toContain(rootDir);
+    expect(JSON.stringify(diagnostics)).not.toContain(String(process.pid));
+  });
+
+  it("omits invalid values and ignores other errors", () => {
+    expect(directoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnosticsFor(Object.assign(new Error("Timed out waiting for workspace restore lock at /private"), {
+      code: WORKSPACE_RESTORE_LOCK_TIMEOUT_CODE,
+      workspaceRestoreLock: { operation: "/private/path", ownerState: "reclaimed", ownerSameProcess: "yes", ownerAgeMs: -1, waitMs: 1.5, pid: 4242 },
+    }))).toEqual({});
+    expect(directoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnosticsFor(new Error("Timed out waiting for workspace restore lock at /private"))).toBeNull();
+    expect(directoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnosticsFor(null)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/directory-merge-lock-diagnostics.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/directory-merge-lock-diagnostics.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e9d7760660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/directory-merge-lock-diagnostics.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { WORKSPACE_RESTORE_LOCK_TIMEOUT_CODE, type DirectoryMergeLockOperation } from "./workspace-restore-merge.js";
+
+const OPERATIONS = [
+  "agent_directory_prepare",
+  "agent_directory_release",
+  "agent_directory_collect",
+  "agent_directory_checkpoint",
+  "agent_directory_handoff",
+] as const satisfies readonly DirectoryMergeLockOperation[];
+// Fails to compile when the lock module adds an operation this list omits.
+const OPERATIONS_COMPLETE: [Exclude<DirectoryMergeLockOperation, typeof OPERATIONS[number]>] extends [never] ? true : false = true;
+void OPERATIONS_COMPLETE;
+const OWNER_STATES = ["alive", "dead", "unknown", "missing", "invalid"] as const;
+const MAX_DURATION_MS = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+/**
+ * Holder evidence a directory-merge lock timeout carries, reduced to closed
+ * labels, booleans and bounded durations. It never includes the lock path,
+ * the owner's process id, or any error message.
+ */
+export interface DirectoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnostics {
+  operation?: DirectoryMergeLockOperation;
+  ownerState?: typeof OWNER_STATES[number];
+  knownLocalHolder?: boolean;
+  ownerSameProcess?: boolean;
+  ownerPredatesProcess?: boolean;
+  ownerAgeMs?: number;
+  waitMs?: number;
+}
+
+function read(value: unknown, key: string): unknown {
+  if (!value || typeof value !== "object") return undefined;
+  try {
+    return (value as Record<string, unknown>)[key];
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the allowlisted holder diagnostics when `error` itself is a
+ * directory-merge lock timeout, otherwise `null`. Invalid or unknown values
+ * are omitted rather than copied.
+ */
+export function directoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnosticsFor(error: unknown): DirectoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnostics | null {
+  if (read(error, "code") !== WORKSPACE_RESTORE_LOCK_TIMEOUT_CODE) return null;
+  const lock = read(error, "workspaceRestoreLock");
+  const diagnostics: DirectoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnostics = {};
+  const operation = read(lock, "operation");
+  const operationLabel = OPERATIONS.find((value) => value === operation);
+  if (operationLabel) diagnostics.operation = operationLabel;
+  const ownerState = read(lock, "ownerState");
+  const ownerStateLabel = OWNER_STATES.find((value) => value === ownerState);
+  if (ownerStateLabel) diagnostics.ownerState = ownerStateLabel;
+  for (const field of ["knownLocalHolder", "ownerSameProcess", "ownerPredatesProcess"] as const) {
+    const value = read(lock, field);
+    if (typeof value === "boolean") diagnostics[field] = value;
+  }
+  for (const field of ["ownerAgeMs", "waitMs"] as const) {
+    const value = read(lock, field);
+    if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isSafeInteger(value) && value >= 0 && value <= MAX_DURATION_MS) diagnostics[field] = value;
+  }
+  return diagnostics;
+}
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/sentry-directory-merge-lock.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/sentry-directory-merge-lock.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12c390ab4c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/sentry-directory-merge-lock.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { mkdir, mkdtemp, rm } from "node:fs/promises";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { withDirectoryMergeLock } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/workspace-restore-merge";
+
+// `@sentry/node` is an optional peer and is not installed for this suite.
+// Mock it and the exact-version gate so the opt-in capture path runs.
+function mockSentryPackage() {
+  const captureException = vi.fn(() => "event-id");
+  vi.doMock("@sentry/node", () => ({
+    getClient: () => ({ on: vi.fn() }),
+    init: vi.fn(),
+    captureException,
+    close: vi.fn(async () => true),
+    httpIntegration: vi.fn((options: unknown) => ({ name: "Http", ...(options as object) })),
+    onUnhandledRejectionIntegration: vi.fn((options: unknown) => ({ name: "OnUnhandledRejection", ...(options as object) })),
+  }));
+  vi.doMock("../peer-version-check.js", () => ({ checkExactPeerVersions: () => ({ ok: true }) }));
+  return { captureException };
+}
+
+async function importFreshSentry() {
+  vi.resetModules();
+  return await import("../sentry.js");
+}
+
+describe("Sentry directory-merge lock timeout context", () => {
+  const cleanupDirs: string[] = [];
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    vi.unstubAllEnvs();
+    vi.doUnmock("@sentry/node");
+    vi.doUnmock("../peer-version-check.js");
+    vi.resetModules();
+    while (cleanupDirs.length > 0) await rm(cleanupDirs.pop()!, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("adds allowlisted holder diagnostics to a real lock timeout event only", async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv("SENTRY_DSN", "");
+    vi.stubEnv("SENTRY_DSN_FRONTEND", "");
+    vi.stubEnv("SENTRY_DSN_BACKEND", "https://fixture@example.com/1");
+    const sdk = mockSentryPackage();
+    const { captureException, sentryReady } = await importFreshSentry();
+    await sentryReady;
+
+    const rootDir = await mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-sentry-lock-"));
+    cleanupDirs.push(rootDir);
+    vi.stubEnv("PAPERCLIP_HOME", path.join(rootDir, "home"));
+    vi.stubEnv("PAPERCLIP_INSTANCE_ID", "test-instance");
+    const targetDir = path.join(rootDir, "target");
+    await mkdir(targetDir);
+    let timeout: unknown;
+    await withDirectoryMergeLock(targetDir, async () => {
+      timeout = await withDirectoryMergeLock(targetDir, vi.fn(), process.env, "agent_directory_release", 0).catch((error: unknown) => error);
+    });
+
+    captureException(timeout);
+    const unrelated = new Error("unrelated");
+    captureException(unrelated);
+
+    expect(sdk.captureException.mock.calls[0]).toEqual([
+      timeout,
+      { tags: { error_code: "workspace_restore_lock_timeout" }, fingerprint: ["{{ default }}"], contexts: {
+        directory_merge_lock: { operation: "agent_directory_release", ownerState: "alive", knownLocalHolder: true,
+          ownerSameProcess: true, ownerPredatesProcess: false, ownerAgeMs: expect.any(Number), waitMs: expect.any(Number) },
+      } },
+    ]);
+    const context = JSON.stringify((sdk.captureException.mock.calls[0] as unknown[])[1]);
+    expect(context).not.toContain(rootDir);
+    expect(context).not.toContain(String(process.pid));
+    expect(sdk.captureException.mock.calls[1]).toEqual([unrelated]);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps run reference tags on a lock timeout event", async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv("SENTRY_DSN", "");
+    vi.stubEnv("SENTRY_DSN_FRONTEND", "");
+    vi.stubEnv("SENTRY_DSN_BACKEND", "https://fixture@example.com/1");
+    const sdk = mockSentryPackage();
+    const { captureException, sentryReady } = await importFreshSentry();
+    await sentryReady;
+    const error = Object.assign(new Error("Timed out waiting for workspace restore lock at /private/lock"), {
+      code: "ERR_WORKSPACE_RESTORE_LOCK_TIMEOUT",
+      workspaceRestoreLock: { ownerState: "dead", waitMs: 30_001, pid: 4242 },
+    });
+    captureException(error, { runId: "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111" });
+    expect(sdk.captureException).toHaveBeenCalledWith(error, {
+      tags: { run_id: "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111", error_code: "workspace_restore_lock_timeout" },
+      contexts: { directory_merge_lock: { ownerState: "dead", waitMs: 30_001 } },
+      fingerprint: ["{{ default }}"],
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/src/sentry.ts b/server/src/sentry.ts
index abc577a8d09..6ab1ad469f0 100644
--- a/server/src/sentry.ts
+++ b/server/src/sentry.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ import { AdapterStopTimeoutError } from "./services/adapter-stop-timeout.js";
 import { CloudPortfolioError } from "./services/cloud-portfolio-error.js";
 import { SecretSensitiveRequestError } from "./middleware/secret-sensitive-request-error.js";
 import { storageFailureDiagnosticsFor } from "./storage/failure-diagnostics.js";
+import { directoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnosticsFor } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/directory-merge-lock-diagnostics";
 import type { RunFailureDiagnostics } from "./services/run-failure-diagnostics.js";
 import { readBuildCommit } from "./build-commit.js";
 import { checkExactPeerVersions } from "./peer-version-check.js";
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ export function captureException(error: unknown, reference?: SentryRunReference)
       ...(reference.agentId ? { agent_id: reference.agentId } : {}),
     } : {};
     const storageFailure = storageFailureDiagnosticsFor(error);
+    const lockTimeout = directoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnosticsFor(error);
     if (error instanceof AdapterStopTimeoutError) {
       // Event-local, fixed-shape context: no ambient scope or raw error fields.
       const exception = new Error(error.message);
@@ -177,6 +179,14 @@ export function captureException(error: unknown, reference?: SentryRunReference)
         contexts: { storage_failure: { ...storageFailure } },
         fingerprint: ["{{ default }}"],
       });
+    } else if (lockTimeout) {
+      // Holder evidence distinguishes contention from a stuck owner. The
+      // allowlisted record omits the owner's process id.
+      sentryHandle.captureException(error, {
+        tags: { ...tags, error_code: "workspace_restore_lock_timeout" },
+        contexts: { directory_merge_lock: { ...lockTimeout } },
+        fingerprint: ["{{ default }}"],
+      });
     } else if (reference) {
       sentryHandle.captureException(error, { tags, contexts: {}, fingerprint: ["{{ default }}"] });
     } else {
diff --git a/server/src/services/run-failure-diagnostics.ts b/server/src/services/run-failure-diagnostics.ts
index 899c68afc71..b1acdb40b2f 100644
--- a/server/src/services/run-failure-diagnostics.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/run-failure-diagnostics.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { readProcessLossDiagnostic } from "./process-loss-diagnostics.js";
 import { readReviewedChatBindingDenialReason } from "./reviewed-chat-binding-diagnostics.js";
 import { WORKSPACE_RESTORE_FAILURE_CODES } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import { redactDiagnosticText } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/command-redaction";
+import { directoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnosticsFor } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/directory-merge-lock-diagnostics";
 import { sanitizeWorkspaceRestoreDiagnostic } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/workspace-restore-diagnostics";
 import {
   ACP_PROCESS_TERMINAL_SIGNALS,
@@ -415,26 +416,9 @@ export function collectRunFailureDiagnostics(run: Run, options: RunFailureReport
       execution.environmentAcquisitionBudgetMs = acquisition.budgetMs;
       if (acquisition.providerState) execution.environmentAcquisitionProviderState = acquisition.providerState;
     }
-    if (execution.restoreLockOwnerState === undefined && read(error, "code") === "ERR_WORKSPACE_RESTORE_LOCK_TIMEOUT") {
-      const lock = read(error, "workspaceRestoreLock");
-      const operation = read(lock, "operation");
-      if (["agent_directory_prepare", "agent_directory_release", "agent_directory_collect", "agent_directory_checkpoint", "agent_directory_handoff"].some(value => value === operation)) {
-        execution.restoreLockOperation = operation as string;
-      }
-      const ownerState = read(lock, "ownerState");
-      if (["alive", "dead", "unknown", "missing", "invalid"].some(value => value === ownerState)) {
-        execution.restoreLockOwnerState = ownerState as string;
-      }
-      for (const field of ["knownLocalHolder", "ownerSameProcess", "ownerPredatesProcess"]) {
-        const value = read(lock, field);
-        if (typeof value === "boolean") execution[`restoreLock${field[0]!.toUpperCase()}${field.slice(1)}`] = value;
-      }
-      for (const field of ["ownerAgeMs", "waitMs"]) {
-        const value = read(lock, field);
-        if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isSafeInteger(value) && value >= 0 && value <= 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000) {
-          execution[`restoreLock${field[0]!.toUpperCase()}${field.slice(1)}`] = value;
-        }
-      }
+    const lock = execution.restoreLockOwnerState === undefined ? directoryMergeLockTimeoutDiagnosticsFor(error) : null;
+    for (const [field, value] of Object.entries(lock ?? {})) {
+      execution[`restoreLock${field[0]!.toUpperCase()}${field.slice(1)}`] = value;
     }
     // A bare socket error ("aborted", ECONNRESET) cannot say which storage
     // read it interrupted; the provider's fixed-shape record can.