diff --git a/cmd/bd/daemon_sync.go b/cmd/bd/daemon_sync.go
index cf5b7a7c..9e3155d2 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/daemon_sync.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/daemon_sync.go
@@ -598,6 +598,18 @@ func performAutoImport(ctx context.Context, store storage.Storage, skipGit bool,
 			return
 		}
 
+		// Update jsonl_content_hash after successful import to prevent repeated imports
+		// Uses repoKey for multi-repo support (bd-ar2.10, bd-ar2.11)
+		hashKey := "jsonl_content_hash"
+		if repoKey != "" {
+			hashKey += ":" + repoKey
+		}
+		if currentHash, err := computeJSONLHash(jsonlPath); err == nil {
+			if err := store.SetMetadata(importCtx, hashKey, currentHash); err != nil {
+				log.log("Warning: failed to update %s after import: %v", hashKey, err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		if skipGit {
 			log.log("Local auto-import complete")
 		} else {
diff --git a/cmd/bd/sync.go b/cmd/bd/sync.go
index ec370b07..ec03f150 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/sync.go
@@ -666,6 +666,15 @@ Use --merge to merge the sync branch back to main branch.`,
 				if err := restoreBeadsDirFromBranch(ctx); err != nil {
 					// Non-fatal - just means git status will show modified files
 					debug.Logf("sync: failed to restore .beads/ from branch: %v", err)
+				} else {
+					// Update jsonl_content_hash to match the restored file
+					// This prevents daemon/CLI from seeing a hash mismatch and re-importing
+					// which would trigger re-export and dirty the working directory (bd-c83r race fix)
+					if restoredHash, err := computeJSONLHash(jsonlPath); err == nil {
+						if err := store.SetMetadata(ctx, "jsonl_content_hash", restoredHash); err != nil {
+							debug.Logf("sync: failed to update hash after restore: %v", err)
+						}
+					}
 				}
 				// Skip final flush in PersistentPostRun - we've already exported to sync branch
 				// and restored the working directory to match the current branch