diff --git a/src/context-types.ts b/src/context-types.ts
index d17faa1f..d5adaa8e 100644
--- a/src/context-types.ts
+++ b/src/context-types.ts
@@ -507,6 +507,24 @@ export interface SidebarAgent {
 export interface SidebarContextShape {
   /** The webServer service face this plugin uses. */
   webServer: SidebarWebServer
+  /**
+   * DSH filesystem abstraction. Explorer listing uses it so workspace anchors
+   * contributed by remote-runtime plugins resolve in their execution world.
+   */
+  fs: {
+    resolve(path: string): Promise<{ targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string }>
+    contains(
+      parent: { targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string },
+      child: { targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string },
+    ): boolean
+    lstat(path: string): Promise<{ type: 'file' | 'directory' | 'symlink' | 'other' } | undefined>
+    stat(target: { targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string }): Promise<{ type: 'file' | 'directory' | 'other' } | undefined>
+    listDir(target: { targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string }): Promise<Array<{
+      name: string
+      type: 'file' | 'directory' | 'other'
+      target: { targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string }
+    }>>
+  }
   /** The session store (host `.get`) and the client list feed (`.list`) faces. */
   sessions: SidebarSessionStore & SidebarSessionsService
   /** The web runtime trust list (bind-derived). */
diff --git a/src/fs-tree.ts b/src/fs-tree.ts
index 89cdc5f9..97decfcc 100644
--- a/src/fs-tree.ts
+++ b/src/fs-tree.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 /**
- * Single-level directory listing for the sidebar explorer. Streams the level
- * with opendir, sorts directories first then names (case-insensitive), and
- * marks POSIX-hidden entries (dot-prefixed) for dimmed display. Symlinks are
- * stat'ed once to expose their target kind — a symlink to a directory
- * expands like a directory — and dangling links are flagged broken. The
- * probe runs only for entries that are actually symlinks, so levels without
- * links stay as cheap as before.
+ * Single-level directory listing for the sidebar explorer. Local callers use
+ * opendir directly; routed workspaces use the DSH filesystem service so an
+ * empty host anchor can expose another execution world's tree. Both paths sort
+ * directories first, dim dot-prefixed entries, classify directory symlinks,
+ * and flag dangling links.
  */
 import { opendir, stat } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import { basename, dirname, isAbsolute, join, resolve } from 'node:path'
@@ -82,6 +80,57 @@ export async function listDirectory(path: string, maxEntries = 1000): Promise<Si
   return { path, entries: rows, truncated: overflow > 0 }
 }
 
+/** Minimal routed filesystem face used by the explorer. */
+export interface SidebarFileSystem {
+  resolve(path: string): Promise<{ targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string }>
+  lstat(path: string): Promise<{ type: 'file' | 'directory' | 'symlink' | 'other' } | undefined>
+  stat(target: { targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string }): Promise<{ type: 'file' | 'directory' | 'other' } | undefined>
+  listDir(target: { targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string }): Promise<Array<{
+    name: string
+    type: 'file' | 'directory' | 'other'
+    target: { targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string }
+  }>>
+}
+
+/**
+ * List one directory through DSH's filesystem service. This is the path used
+ * for workspace anchors whose visible files live in another execution world
+ * (for example an SSH Remote workspace); row paths deliberately remain in the
+ * session's host-path namespace so every follow-up API request can route the
+ * same anchor descendant again.
+ */
+export async function listDirectoryWith(
+  fs: SidebarFileSystem,
+  path: string,
+  maxEntries = 1000,
+  resolvedTarget?: { targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string },
+): Promise<SidebarFsListing> {
+  try {
+    const target = resolvedTarget ?? await fs.resolve(path)
+    const listed = await fs.listDir(target)
+    const truncated = listed.length > maxEntries
+    const visible = listed.slice(0, maxEntries)
+    const entries = await Promise.all(visible.map(async (entry): Promise<SidebarFsEntry> => {
+      const childPath = join(path, entry.name)
+      const pathInfo = await fs.lstat(childPath).catch(() => undefined)
+      const isSymlink = pathInfo?.type === 'symlink'
+      const targetInfo = isSymlink ? await fs.stat(entry.target).catch(() => undefined) : undefined
+      return {
+        name: entry.name,
+        path: childPath,
+        isDir: (targetInfo?.type ?? entry.type) === 'directory',
+        hidden: entry.name.startsWith('.'),
+        isSymlink,
+        broken: isSymlink && targetInfo === undefined,
+      }
+    }))
+    entries.sort(compareEntries)
+    return { path, entries, truncated }
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new SidebarError('fs-error', `cannot list "${path}": ${messageOf(error)}`, 400)
+  }
+}
+
 /** How many symlink target stats run in flight during one level listing. */
 const SYMLINK_PROBE_CONCURRENCY = 32
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 85c53d6c..9a5380ee 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
   type SidebarConfig,
   type SidebarPrefs,
 } from './config.ts'
-import { parentOf, requireAbsolute, listDirectory, rootLabel } from './fs-tree.ts'
+import { parentOf, requireAbsolute, listDirectoryWith, rootLabel } from './fs-tree.ts'
 import { resolveSessionPath } from './session-path.ts'
 import { writeWorkspaceUpload } from './fs-operations.ts'
 import { ensureWorkspacePath, ensureWorkspaceWritePath } from './path-security.ts'
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ export type {
 /** Plugin identity for cordis.yml rows. */
 export const name = 'dsh-better-sidebar'
 
-/** Services required before mounting: the webserver routes, the session store, the web runtime's trusted hosts, and the tool registry. */
-export const inject = ['webServer', 'sessions', 'webRuntime', 'tools']
+/** Services required before mounting: the webserver routes, session store, routed filesystem, trust source, and tool registry. */
+export const inject = ['webServer', 'sessions', 'fs', 'webRuntime', 'tools']
 
 /** Content types for the media route, by extension. */
 const MEDIA_TYPES: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -331,8 +331,20 @@ function buildApi(
     'fs.tree': async (payload) => {
       const { cwd } = await cwdOf(payload)
       const record = payload as { path?: unknown }
-      const target = record.path === undefined ? cwd : await ensureWorkspacePath(cwd, requireString(payload, 'path'), fenceEnabledOf(getSettings))
-      return listDirectory(target, resolved.listLimit)
+      const requested = record.path === undefined ? cwd : requireAbsolute(requireString(payload, 'path'))
+      try {
+        const target = await ctx.fs.resolve(requested)
+        if (fenceEnabledOf(getSettings)) {
+          const workspaceTarget = await ctx.fs.resolve(cwd)
+          if (!ctx.fs.contains(workspaceTarget, target)) {
+            throw new SidebarError('forbidden', `path "${requested}" is outside workspace`, 403)
+          }
+        }
+        return listDirectoryWith(ctx.fs, requested, resolved.listLimit, target)
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (error instanceof SidebarError) throw error
+        throw new SidebarError('fs-error', `cannot list "${requested}": ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`, 400)
+      }
     },
     'fs.search': async (payload) => {
       // The editor side panel's global name search: rooted at the session
diff --git a/tests/fs-tree-routed.spec.ts b/tests/fs-tree-routed.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53550927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fs-tree-routed.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/**
+ * Routed filesystem listing: workspace anchors can represent files in another
+ * execution world (for example dsh-ssh-remote). The explorer must list through
+ * the host filesystem service instead of re-reading the empty local anchor.
+ */
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { listDirectoryWith, type SidebarFileSystem } from '../src/fs-tree.ts'
+
+const root = '/home/me/.dsh/ssh-workspace-anchors/project'
+
+/** Minimal filesystem fake for the listing seam. */
+function fakeFs(entries: Array<{
+  name: string
+  type: 'file' | 'directory' | 'other'
+  target: { targetKey: string; displayPath: string }
+  size?: number
+}>): SidebarFileSystem & {
+  resolve: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>
+  lstat: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>
+  stat: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>
+  listDir: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>
+} {
+  return {
+    resolve: vi.fn(async (path: string) => ({ targetKey: `ssh://gpu${path}`, displayPath: 'gpu:/work/project' })),
+    lstat: vi.fn(async (_path: string) => ({ type: 'file' as const })),
+    stat: vi.fn(async (_target: { targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string }) => ({ type: 'file' as const })),
+    listDir: vi.fn(async (_target: { targetKey: unknown; displayPath: string }) => entries),
+  }
+}
+
+describe('fs-tree routed filesystem listing', () => {
+  it('lists and classifies remote children through the filesystem service', async () => {
+    const fs = fakeFs([
+      { name: 'src', type: 'directory', target: { targetKey: 'ssh://gpu/work/project/src', displayPath: 'gpu:/work/project/src' } },
+      { name: '.env', type: 'file', target: { targetKey: 'ssh://gpu/work/project/.env', displayPath: 'gpu:/work/project/.env' }, size: 7 },
+      { name: 'link', type: 'other', target: { targetKey: 'ssh://gpu/work/project/link', displayPath: 'gpu:/work/project/link' } },
+    ])
+
+    const listing = await listDirectoryWith(fs, root, 1000)
+
+    expect(fs.resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(root)
+    expect(fs.listDir).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ targetKey: `ssh://gpu${root}` }))
+    expect(listing).toEqual({
+      path: root,
+      entries: [
+        { name: 'src', path: `${root}/src`, isDir: true, hidden: false, isSymlink: false, broken: false },
+        { name: '.env', path: `${root}/.env`, isDir: false, hidden: true, isSymlink: false, broken: false },
+        { name: 'link', path: `${root}/link`, isDir: false, hidden: false, isSymlink: false, broken: false },
+      ],
+      truncated: false,
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('preserves routed symlink classification without local filesystem probes', async () => {
+    const fs = fakeFs([
+      { name: 'linked-docs', type: 'other', target: { targetKey: 'ssh://gpu/work/shared-docs', displayPath: 'gpu:/work/shared-docs' } },
+      { name: 'dangling', type: 'other', target: { targetKey: 'ssh://gpu/work/missing', displayPath: 'gpu:/work/missing' } },
+    ])
+    fs.lstat.mockImplementation(async (path: string) => path.endsWith('linked-docs') || path.endsWith('dangling')
+      ? { type: 'symlink' as const }
+      : { type: 'file' as const })
+    fs.stat.mockImplementation(async (target: { targetKey: string }) => target.targetKey.endsWith('shared-docs')
+      ? { type: 'directory' as const }
+      : undefined)
+
+    const listing = await listDirectoryWith(fs, root)
+
+    expect(listing.entries).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({ name: 'linked-docs', isDir: true, isSymlink: true, broken: false }),
+      expect.objectContaining({ name: 'dangling', isDir: false, isSymlink: true, broken: true }),
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('applies the explorer row limit after remote listing', async () => {
+    const fs = fakeFs([
+      { name: 'a', type: 'directory', target: { targetKey: 'a', displayPath: 'a' } },
+      { name: 'b', type: 'file', target: { targetKey: 'b', displayPath: 'b' } },
+    ])
+
+    const listing = await listDirectoryWith(fs, root, 1)
+    expect(listing.entries.map(entry => entry.name)).toEqual(['a'])
+    expect(listing.truncated).toBe(true)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/plugin-shape.spec.ts b/tests/plugin-shape.spec.ts
index ffe16fcb..72fa9560 100644
--- a/tests/plugin-shape.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/plugin-shape.spec.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('dsh-better-sidebar plugin export shape', () => {
     const unwrapped = loader.unwrapExports(sidebar) as Record<string, unknown>
     expect(unwrapped).toBe(sidebar)
     expect(unwrapped.name).toBe('dsh-better-sidebar')
-    expect(unwrapped.inject).toEqual(['webServer', 'sessions', 'webRuntime', 'tools'])
+    expect(unwrapped.inject).toEqual(['webServer', 'sessions', 'fs', 'webRuntime', 'tools'])
     expect(unwrapped.Config).toBeDefined()
     expect(typeof unwrapped.apply).toBe('function')
   })
diff --git a/tests/smoke.spec.ts b/tests/smoke.spec.ts
index 99a834d9..a4cb8af9 100644
--- a/tests/smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/smoke.spec.ts
@@ -492,10 +492,45 @@ describe('session cwd resolution over the API route', () => {
   interface CtxOverrides {
     sessions?: { get: (id: string) => { header: { cwd?: string } } | undefined }
     sessionPersistence?: { inspect: (id: string) => Promise<{ meta: { cwd?: string } }> }
+    fs?: {
+      resolve(path: string): Promise<{ targetKey: string; displayPath: string }>
+      contains(parent: { targetKey: string }, child: { targetKey: string }): boolean
+      lstat(path: string): Promise<{ type: 'file' | 'directory' | 'symlink' | 'other' } | undefined>
+      stat(target: { targetKey: string }): Promise<{ type: 'file' | 'directory' | 'other' } | undefined>
+      listDir(target: { targetKey: string }): Promise<Array<{
+        name: string
+        type: 'file' | 'directory' | 'other'
+        target: { targetKey: string; displayPath: string }
+      }>>
+    }
   }
 
   const mountAll = (overrides: CtxOverrides = {}): SidebarWebRoute[] => {
     const routes: SidebarWebRoute[] = []
+    const localFs = {
+      resolve: async (path: string) => {
+        const absolute = resolvePath(path)
+        const canonical = await import('node:fs/promises').then(({ realpath }) => realpath(absolute))
+        return { targetKey: canonical, displayPath: absolute }
+      },
+      contains: (parent: { targetKey: string }, child: { targetKey: string }) => child.targetKey === parent.targetKey || child.targetKey.startsWith(`${parent.targetKey}${process.platform === 'win32' ? '\\' : '/'}`),
+      lstat: async (path: string) => {
+        const info = await import('node:fs/promises').then(fs => fs.lstat(path)).catch(() => undefined)
+        return info === undefined ? undefined : { type: info.isSymbolicLink() ? 'symlink' as const : info.isDirectory() ? 'directory' as const : info.isFile() ? 'file' as const : 'other' as const }
+      },
+      stat: async (target: { targetKey: string }) => {
+        const info = await import('node:fs/promises').then(fs => fs.stat(target.targetKey)).catch(() => undefined)
+        return info === undefined ? undefined : { type: info.isDirectory() ? 'directory' as const : info.isFile() ? 'file' as const : 'other' as const }
+      },
+      listDir: async (target: { targetKey: string; displayPath: string }) => {
+        const entries = await import('node:fs/promises').then(fs => fs.readdir(target.targetKey, { withFileTypes: true }))
+        return Promise.all(entries.map(async entry => ({
+          name: entry.name,
+          type: entry.isDirectory() ? 'directory' as const : entry.isFile() ? 'file' as const : 'other' as const,
+          target: await localFs.resolve(join(target.displayPath, entry.name)),
+        })))
+      },
+    }
     const ctx = {
       webRuntime: { trustedHosts: [] },
       webServer: {
@@ -503,6 +538,7 @@ describe('session cwd resolution over the API route', () => {
         registerUpgrade: (route: SidebarWebUpgradeRoute) => { void route; return () => {} },
       },
       sessions: overrides.sessions ?? { get: () => undefined },
+      fs: overrides.fs ?? localFs,
       tools: { register: () => () => {} },
       // The vendored cordis runs registration effects immediately.
       effect: (fn: () => void | (() => void)) => { fn() },
@@ -675,6 +711,38 @@ describe('session cwd resolution over the API route', () => {
     expect(result).toMatchObject({ ok: false, status: 403, error: { code: 'forbidden' } })
   })
 
+  it('lists a routed SSH workspace instead of the empty local anchor', async () => {
+    const anchor = resolvePath('/home/me/.dsh/ssh-workspace-anchors/project')
+    const remoteRoot = 'ssh://gpu/work/project'
+    const fs = {
+      resolve: vi.fn(async (path: string) => ({
+        targetKey: path === anchor ? remoteRoot : `${remoteRoot}/${path.slice(anchor.length + 1)}`,
+        displayPath: path === anchor ? 'gpu:/work/project' : `gpu:/work/project/${path.slice(anchor.length + 1)}`,
+      })),
+      contains: vi.fn((parent: { targetKey: string }, child: { targetKey: string }) => child.targetKey === parent.targetKey || child.targetKey.startsWith(`${parent.targetKey}/`)),
+      lstat: vi.fn(async () => ({ type: 'directory' as const })),
+      stat: vi.fn(async () => ({ type: 'directory' as const })),
+      listDir: vi.fn(async () => [{
+        name: 'docs',
+        type: 'directory' as const,
+        target: { targetKey: `${remoteRoot}/docs`, displayPath: 'gpu:/work/project/docs' },
+      }]),
+    }
+    const route = mount({
+      sessions: { get: () => ({ header: { cwd: anchor } }) },
+      fs,
+    })
+
+    const tree = await invoke(route, 'fs.tree', { sessionId: 'ssh' }) as unknown as {
+      ok: boolean
+      value?: { entries: Array<{ name: string; path: string }> }
+    }
+
+    expect(tree.ok).toBe(true)
+    expect(tree.value?.entries).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ name: 'docs', path: join(anchor, 'docs') })])
+    expect(fs.listDir).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ targetKey: remoteRoot }))
+  })
+
   it('rejects fs.tree paths outside the session workspace', async () => {
     const root = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'dsh-sidebar-fs-security-'))
     const workspace = join(root, 'workspace')
@@ -860,6 +928,30 @@ describe('side card settings routes', () => {
 
   const mountWithSettings = (settings?: unknown): SidebarWebRoute => {
     const routes: SidebarWebRoute[] = []
+    const fs = {
+      resolve: async (path: string) => {
+        const absolute = resolvePath(path)
+        const canonical = await import('node:fs/promises').then(({ realpath }) => realpath(absolute))
+        return { targetKey: canonical, displayPath: absolute }
+      },
+      contains: (parent: { targetKey: string }, child: { targetKey: string }) => child.targetKey === parent.targetKey || child.targetKey.startsWith(`${parent.targetKey}${process.platform === 'win32' ? '\\' : '/'}`),
+      lstat: async (path: string) => {
+        const info = await import('node:fs/promises').then(module => module.lstat(path)).catch(() => undefined)
+        return info === undefined ? undefined : { type: info.isSymbolicLink() ? 'symlink' as const : info.isDirectory() ? 'directory' as const : info.isFile() ? 'file' as const : 'other' as const }
+      },
+      stat: async (target: { targetKey: string }) => {
+        const info = await import('node:fs/promises').then(module => module.stat(target.targetKey)).catch(() => undefined)
+        return info === undefined ? undefined : { type: info.isDirectory() ? 'directory' as const : info.isFile() ? 'file' as const : 'other' as const }
+      },
+      listDir: async (target: { targetKey: string; displayPath: string }) => {
+        const entries = await import('node:fs/promises').then(module => module.readdir(target.targetKey, { withFileTypes: true }))
+        return Promise.all(entries.map(async entry => ({
+          name: entry.name,
+          type: entry.isDirectory() ? 'directory' as const : entry.isFile() ? 'file' as const : 'other' as const,
+          target: await fs.resolve(join(target.displayPath, entry.name)),
+        })))
+      },
+    }
     const ctx = {
       webRuntime: { trustedHosts: [] },
       webServer: {
@@ -867,6 +959,7 @@ describe('side card settings routes', () => {
         registerUpgrade: (route: SidebarWebUpgradeRoute) => { void route; return () => {} },
       },
       sessions: { get: () => undefined },
+      fs,
       tools: { register: () => () => {} },
       effect: (fn: () => void | (() => void)) => { fn() },
       inject: (deps: string[], callback: (sctx: { settings: unknown }) => void) => {