diff --git a/.config/jp/tools/src/git.rs b/.config/jp/tools/src/git.rs
index 4224d803..d99309a8 100644
--- a/.config/jp/tools/src/git.rs
+++ b/.config/jp/tools/src/git.rs
@@ -3,26 +3,34 @@ use crate::{
     util::{ToolResult, unknown_tool},
 };
 
+mod add_intent;
 mod commit;
 mod diff;
 mod list_patches;
 mod stage_patch;
+mod stage_raw_patch;
 mod unstage;
 
+use add_intent::git_add_intent;
 use commit::git_commit;
 use diff::git_diff;
 use list_patches::git_list_patches;
 use stage_patch::git_stage_patch;
+use stage_raw_patch::git_stage_raw_patch;
 use unstage::git_unstage;
 
 pub async fn run(ctx: Context, t: Tool) -> ToolResult {
     match t.name.trim_start_matches("git_") {
+        "add_intent" => git_add_intent(&ctx.root, t.req("paths")?).await,
+
         "commit" => git_commit(ctx.root, t.req("message")?).await,
 
         "stage_patch" => {
             git_stage_patch(ctx, &t.answers, t.req("path")?, t.req("patch_ids")?).await
         }
 
+        "stage_raw_patch" => git_stage_raw_patch(ctx, t.req("path")?, t.req("diff")?).await,
+
         "list_patches" => git_list_patches(&ctx.root, t.req("files")?),
 
         "unstage" => git_unstage(&ctx.root, t.req("paths")?).await,
diff --git a/.config/jp/tools/src/git/add_intent.rs b/.config/jp/tools/src/git/add_intent.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be274919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/jp/tools/src/git/add_intent.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use camino::Utf8Path;
+
+use crate::util::{
+    OneOrMany, ToolResult,
+    runner::{DuctProcessRunner, ProcessRunner},
+};
+
+pub(crate) async fn git_add_intent(root: &Utf8Path, paths: OneOrMany<String>) -> ToolResult {
+    git_add_intent_impl(root, &paths, &DuctProcessRunner)
+}
+
+fn git_add_intent_impl<R: ProcessRunner>(
+    root: &Utf8Path,
+    paths: &[String],
+    runner: &R,
+) -> ToolResult {
+    for path in paths {
+        let output = runner.run("git", &["add", "--intent-to-add", "--", path], root)?;
+
+        if !output.success() {
+            return Err(
+                format!("Failed to intent-to-add for '{}': {}", path, output.stderr).into(),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    let count = paths.len();
+    let noun = if count == 1 { "file" } else { "files" };
+    Ok(format!(
+        "Marked {count} {noun} as intent-to-add. They are now visible to `git_list_patches`."
+    )
+    .into())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "add_intent_tests.rs"]
+mod tests;
diff --git a/.config/jp/tools/src/git/add_intent_tests.rs b/.config/jp/tools/src/git/add_intent_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88d06b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/jp/tools/src/git/add_intent_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+use camino_tempfile::tempdir;
+
+use super::*;
+use crate::util::runner::MockProcessRunner;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_add_intent_single_file() {
+    let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+
+    let runner = MockProcessRunner::builder()
+        .expect("git")
+        .args(&["add", "--intent-to-add", "--", "new_file.rs"])
+        .returns_success("");
+
+    let content = git_add_intent_impl(dir.path(), &["new_file.rs".to_string()], &runner)
+        .unwrap()
+        .into_content()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        content,
+        "Marked 1 file as intent-to-add. They are now visible to `git_list_patches`."
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_add_intent_multiple_files() {
+    let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+
+    let runner = MockProcessRunner::builder()
+        .expect("git")
+        .args(&["add", "--intent-to-add", "--", "a.rs"])
+        .returns_success("")
+        .expect("git")
+        .args(&["add", "--intent-to-add", "--", "b.rs"])
+        .returns_success("");
+
+    let content = git_add_intent_impl(
+        dir.path(),
+        &["a.rs".to_string(), "b.rs".to_string()],
+        &runner,
+    )
+    .unwrap()
+    .into_content()
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        content,
+        "Marked 2 files as intent-to-add. They are now visible to `git_list_patches`."
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_add_intent_failure() {
+    let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+
+    let runner = MockProcessRunner::builder()
+        .expect("git")
+        .args(&["add", "--intent-to-add", "--", "missing.rs"])
+        .returns_error("fatal: pathspec 'missing.rs' did not match any files");
+
+    let err = git_add_intent_impl(dir.path(), &["missing.rs".to_string()], &runner).unwrap_err();
+
+    assert!(err.to_string().contains("Failed to intent-to-add"));
+    assert!(err.to_string().contains("missing.rs"));
+}
diff --git a/.config/jp/tools/src/git/stage_raw_patch.rs b/.config/jp/tools/src/git/stage_raw_patch.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f781342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/jp/tools/src/git/stage_raw_patch.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+use jp_tool::Context;
+
+use crate::util::{
+    ToolResult,
+    runner::{DuctProcessRunner, ProcessRunner},
+};
+
+pub(crate) async fn git_stage_raw_patch(ctx: Context, path: String, diff: String) -> ToolResult {
+    git_stage_raw_patch_impl(&ctx, &path, &diff, &DuctProcessRunner)
+}
+
+fn git_stage_raw_patch_impl<R: ProcessRunner>(
+    ctx: &Context,
+    path: &str,
+    diff: &str,
+    runner: &R,
+) -> ToolResult {
+    let patch = build_patch(path, diff);
+
+    if ctx.action.is_format_arguments() {
+        return Ok(patch.into());
+    }
+
+    let output = runner.run_with_env_and_stdin(
+        "git",
+        &["apply", "--cached", "--unidiff-zero", "-"],
+        &ctx.root,
+        &[],
+        Some(&patch),
+    )?;
+
+    if !output.success() {
+        return Err(format!("Failed to apply patch: {}", output.stderr).into());
+    }
+
+    Ok("Patch applied.".into())
+}
+
+fn build_patch(path: &str, diff: &str) -> String {
+    indoc::formatdoc! {"
+        diff --git a/{path} b/{path}
+        --- a/{path}
+        +++ b/{path}
+        {diff}
+    "}
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use camino_tempfile::tempdir;
+    use jp_tool::Action;
+
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::util::runner::MockProcessRunner;
+
+    fn ctx(root: &camino::Utf8Path) -> Context {
+        Context {
+            root: root.to_owned(),
+            action: Action::Run,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_stage_raw_patch_success() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let ctx = ctx(dir.path());
+
+        let diff = "@@ -5 +5 @@\n-old line\n+new line\n";
+
+        let runner = MockProcessRunner::builder()
+            .expect("git")
+            .args(&["apply", "--cached", "--unidiff-zero", "-"])
+            .returns_success("");
+
+        let content = git_stage_raw_patch_impl(&ctx, "src/lib.rs", diff, &runner)
+            .unwrap()
+            .into_content()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(content, "Patch applied.");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_stage_raw_patch_apply_failure() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let ctx = ctx(dir.path());
+
+        let runner = MockProcessRunner::builder()
+            .expect("git")
+            .args(&["apply", "--cached", "--unidiff-zero", "-"])
+            .returns_error("error: patch failed");
+
+        let err = git_stage_raw_patch_impl(&ctx, "src/lib.rs", "@@ -1 +1 @@\n-a\n+b\n", &runner)
+            .unwrap_err();
+
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("Failed to apply patch"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_stage_raw_patch_format_arguments() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let ctx = Context {
+            root: dir.path().to_owned(),
+            action: Action::FormatArguments,
+        };
+
+        let runner = MockProcessRunner::never_called();
+
+        let content =
+            git_stage_raw_patch_impl(&ctx, "src/lib.rs", "@@ -5 +5 @@\n-old\n+new\n", &runner)
+                .unwrap()
+                .into_content()
+                .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(content.contains("diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs"));
+        assert!(content.contains("--- a/src/lib.rs"));
+        assert!(content.contains("+++ b/src/lib.rs"));
+        assert!(content.contains("@@ -5 +5 @@"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_build_patch() {
+        let patch = build_patch("src/lib.rs", "@@ -1 +1 @@\n-old\n+new");
+
+        assert_eq!(patch, indoc::indoc! {"
+            diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
+            --- a/src/lib.rs
+            +++ b/src/lib.rs
+            @@ -1 +1 @@
+            -old
+            +new
+        "});
+    }
+}
diff --git a/.config/jp/tools/src/util/runner.rs b/.config/jp/tools/src/util/runner.rs
index ae5b5248..bbb804ab 100644
--- a/.config/jp/tools/src/util/runner.rs
+++ b/.config/jp/tools/src/util/runner.rs
@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@ impl MockProcessRunner {
         Self::builder().expect_any().returns_error(stderr)
     }
 
+    /// Create a mock that expects no commands. Panics if any command is run.
+    pub fn never_called() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            expectations: Arc::new(Mutex::new(VecDeque::new())),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Create a new builder for setting up expectations.
     pub fn builder() -> MockProcessRunnerBuilder {
         MockProcessRunnerBuilder {
diff --git a/.jp/config/personas/stager.toml b/.jp/config/personas/stager.toml
index fbf1f0f8..2bbf31b9 100644
--- a/.jp/config/personas/stager.toml
+++ b/.jp/config/personas/stager.toml
@@ -129,6 +129,23 @@ items = [
     """,
 ]
 
+[[assistant.instructions]]
+title = "Git Staging: Untracked Files"
+description = """
+New files that haven't been added to git require an extra step before they can be staged.
+"""
+items = [
+    """\
+    The "Newly added files" attachment lists untracked files. If any are relevant to the current \
+    staging topic, use `git_add_intent` to mark them as intent-to-add before calling \
+    `git_list_patches`.\
+    """,
+    """\
+    After `git_add_intent`, `git_list_patches` will show the entire file content as insertion \
+    hunks. Stage them normally with `git_stage_patch`.\
+    """,
+]
+
 [[assistant.instructions]]
 title = "Git Staging: Surgical Precision"
 description = """
@@ -143,6 +160,9 @@ items = [
     stage only the changes you want.\
     """,
     """\
-    If a patch cannot be staged cleanly, report this to the project maintainer and ask for help.\
+    If a hunk from `git_list_patches` contains mixed unrelated changes on adjacent lines that \
+    cannot be separated by patch ID, use `git_stage_raw_patch` to apply an edited version of \
+    the diff. To exclude a deletion, change the `-` prefix to a space (context line). To exclude \
+    an addition, remove the `+` line entirely. Adjust the `@@` hunk header line counts to match.\
     """,
 ]
diff --git a/.jp/config/skill/git-stage.toml b/.jp/config/skill/git-stage.toml
index 924c2756..666ff7bd 100644
--- a/.jp/config/skill/git-stage.toml
+++ b/.jp/config/skill/git-stage.toml
@@ -7,18 +7,24 @@ value = """
 You have been given the git-staging skill. You are an expert at diffing and staging files and \
 hunks in git repositories. The following tools help you with this:
 
+- git_add_intent: Mark untracked files as intent-to-add so they become visible to \
+`git_list_patches`. Use this when you need to stage new (untracked) files.
 - git_diff: Diff the current state of the git repository.
 - git_list_patches: List all patches for a given file that can be staged with `git_stage_patch`. \
 - git_stage_patch: Reads the supplied diff output (i.e. "a patch") and applies it to the index. \
+- git_stage_raw_patch: Apply a hand-edited unified diff to the index. Use this when a hunk from \
+`git_list_patches` contains mixed changes that need to be staged partially.
 - git_unstage: Unstage (restore/reset) one or more staged files, undoing the effects of \
 `git_stage_patch`.
 """
 
 [conversation.tools]
-git_diff = { enable = "explicit", run = "unattended", result = "unattended", style.inline_results = "off", style.results_file_link = "off" }
-git_list_patches = { enable = "explicit", run = "unattended", result = "unattended", style.inline_results = "off", style.results_file_link = "full" }
-git_stage_patch = { enable = "explicit", run = "unattended", result = "unattended", style.inline_results = "full", style.results_file_link = "off" }
-git_unstage = { enable = "explicit", run = "unattended", result = "unattended", style.inline_results = "full", style.results_file_link = "off" }
+git_add_intent = { enable = true, run = "unattended", result = "unattended", style.inline_results = "full", style.results_file_link = "off" }
+git_diff = { enable = true, run = "unattended", result = "unattended", style.inline_results = "off", style.results_file_link = "off" }
+git_list_patches = { enable = true, run = "unattended", result = "unattended", style.inline_results = "off", style.results_file_link = "full" }
+git_stage_patch = { enable = true, run = "unattended", result = "unattended", style.inline_results = "full", style.results_file_link = "off" }
+git_stage_raw_patch = { enable = true, run = "unattended", result = "unattended", style.inline_results = "full", style.results_file_link = "off" }
+git_unstage = { enable = true, run = "unattended", result = "unattended", style.inline_results = "full", style.results_file_link = "off" }
 
 [[assistant.instructions]]
 title = "Git Staging: How To Determine Change Set Grouping"
diff --git a/.jp/mcp/tools/git/add_intent.toml b/.jp/mcp/tools/git/add_intent.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..135b08f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jp/mcp/tools/git/add_intent.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+[conversation.tools.git_add_intent]
+enable = "explicit"
+run = "unattended"
+style.inline_results = "full"
+
+source = "local"
+command = "just serve-tools {{context}} {{tool}}"
+summary = "Mark untracked files as intent-to-add, making them visible to `git_list_patches`."
+description = """
+Runs `git add --intent-to-add` for each path. This records the file in the \
+index as an empty blob, so `git_list_patches` will show the entire file \
+content as insertions. From there, use `git_stage_patch` or \
+`git_stage_raw_patch` to stage all or part of the file.
+"""
+
+examples = """
+```json
+{"paths": ["crates/jp_new_crate/src/lib.rs"]}
+```
+
+Multiple files:
+```json
+{"paths": ["src/new_module.rs", "src/new_module_tests.rs"]}
+```
+"""
+
+[conversation.tools.git_add_intent.parameters.paths]
+type = "array"
+required = true
+items.type = "string"
+summary = "One or more file paths to mark as intent-to-add."
diff --git a/.jp/mcp/tools/git/list_patches.toml b/.jp/mcp/tools/git/list_patches.toml
index 5ae78d88..45ea2321 100644
--- a/.jp/mcp/tools/git/list_patches.toml
+++ b/.jp/mcp/tools/git/list_patches.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ style.inline_results = "full"
 
 source = "local"
 command = "just serve-tools {{context}} {{tool}}"
-summary = "List all patches for a given file that can be staged with `git_stage_patch`."
+summary = "List all patches (using --unified=0) for a given file that can be staged with `git_stage_patch`."
 description = """
 The listed patches have a unique identifier, which can be used in \
 `git_stage_patch` to stage the patch in the repository cache.
diff --git a/.jp/mcp/tools/git/stage_raw_patch.toml b/.jp/mcp/tools/git/stage_raw_patch.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a2da66b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jp/mcp/tools/git/stage_raw_patch.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+[conversation.tools.git_stage_raw_patch]
+enable = "explicit"
+run = "unattended"
+style.inline_results = "full"
+
+source = "local"
+command = "just serve-tools {{context}} {{tool}}"
+summary = "Apply a hand-edited unified diff to the git index, enabling surgical staging of partial hunks."
+description = """
+Accepts a file path and raw unified diff content (hunk headers and body), \
+wraps it with the appropriate git diff headers, and applies it to the index \
+via `git apply --cached --unidiff-zero`.
+
+Use this when `git_stage_patch` cannot stage changes at the granularity you \
+need — for example, when a single hunk from `git_list_patches` contains \
+multiple unrelated changes on adjacent lines.
+
+To edit a hunk retrieved from `git_list_patches`:
+- To exclude a deletion: change the `-` prefix to a space (` `) so the line \
+becomes context.
+- To exclude an addition: remove the `+` line entirely.
+- Adjust the line counts in the `@@` hunk header to match.
+"""
+
+examples = """
+Stage only part of a hunk:
+```json
+{"path": "src/lib.rs", "diff": "@@ -5,2 +5,1 @@\\n-old line 5\\n-old line 6\\n+new line 5\\n"}
+```
+"""
+
+
+[conversation.tools.git_stage_raw_patch.parameters.path]
+type = "string"
+required = true
+summary = "The file path being patched."
+
+[conversation.tools.git_stage_raw_patch.parameters.diff]
+type = "string"
+required = true
+summary = "Raw unified diff content to apply."
+description = """
+One or more unified diff hunks, each starting with a `@@` hunk header \
+followed by the diff body (lines prefixed with `-`, `+`, or ` `). \
+The tool wraps this with the `diff --git`/`---`/`+++` headers automatically.
+"""