diff --git a/rewrite-python/rewrite/src/rewrite/python/_parser_visitor.py b/rewrite-python/rewrite/src/rewrite/python/_parser_visitor.py
index 8c71a4793ca..f03d4f590c1 100644
--- a/rewrite-python/rewrite/src/rewrite/python/_parser_visitor.py
+++ b/rewrite-python/rewrite/src/rewrite/python/_parser_visitor.py
@@ -1208,10 +1208,12 @@ def visit_MatchValue(self, node):
     def visit_MatchSequence(self, node):
         prefix = self.__whitespace()
         end_delim = None
-        if self.__skip('['):
+        if self.__at_token('[') and self.__is_own_sequence_delimiter(node, '['):
+            self.__skip('[')
             kind = py.MatchCase.Pattern.Kind.SEQUENCE_LIST
             end_delim = ']'
-        elif self.__skip('('):
+        elif self.__at_token('(') and self.__is_own_sequence_delimiter(node, '('):
+            self.__skip('(')
             kind = py.MatchCase.Pattern.Kind.SEQUENCE_TUPLE
             end_delim = ')'
         else:
@@ -3321,3 +3323,26 @@ def __at_token(self, s: str) -> bool:
         if self._token_idx >= len(self._tokens):
             return False
         return self._tokens[self._token_idx].string == s
+
+    def __is_own_sequence_delimiter(self, node, delim: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if the delimiter at the current token belongs to this MatchSequence.
+
+        When the current token is '[' (or '('), it could belong to this
+        sequence or to its first child (e.g., ``[c], _`` vs ``[c, _]``).
+
+        If the first child pattern is itself a MatchSequence, the delimiter
+        might belong to the child.  We disambiguate by peeking at the next
+        token: if it is also a delimiter (``[`` or ``(``), the current one
+        opens this sequence (e.g., ``[[a], b]``); otherwise the current
+        delimiter belongs to the child (e.g., ``[c], _``).
+        """
+        import ast as stdlib_ast
+        if node.patterns and isinstance(node.patterns[0], stdlib_ast.MatchSequence):
+            # The first child is also a sequence — check whether there are
+            # two consecutive delimiters, meaning the outer one is ours.
+            next_idx = self._token_idx + 1
+            if next_idx < len(self._tokens):
+                next_tok = self._tokens[next_idx].string
+                return next_tok in ('[', '(')
+            return False
+        return True
diff --git a/rewrite-python/rewrite/src/rewrite/rpc/server.py b/rewrite-python/rewrite/src/rewrite/rpc/server.py
index 277154e0e57..25f47bedace 100644
--- a/rewrite-python/rewrite/src/rewrite/rpc/server.py
+++ b/rewrite-python/rewrite/src/rewrite/rpc/server.py
@@ -209,20 +209,28 @@ def generate_id() -> str:
     return str(uuid4())
 
 
-def parse_python_file(path: str) -> dict:
+def parse_python_file(path: str, relative_to: Optional[str] = None) -> dict:
     """Parse a Python file and return its LST."""
     with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
         source = f.read()
-    return parse_python_source(source, path)
+    return parse_python_source(source, path, relative_to)
 
 
-def parse_python_source(source: str, path: str = "<unknown>") -> dict:
+def parse_python_source(source: str, path: str = "<unknown>", relative_to: Optional[str] = None) -> dict:
     """Parse Python source code and return its LST.
 
     The parser used depends on the REWRITE_PYTHON_VERSION environment variable:
     - "2" or "2.7": Use parso-based Py2ParserVisitor for Python 2 code
     - "3" (default): Use ast-based ParserVisitor for Python 3 code
     """
+    # Compute the source_path that will be stored on the LST
+    source_path = Path(path)
+    if relative_to is not None:
+        try:
+            source_path = source_path.relative_to(relative_to)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass  # path is not under relative_to, keep absolute
+
     try:
         from rewrite import Markers
 
@@ -250,7 +258,7 @@ def parse_python_source(source: str, path: str = "<unknown>") -> dict:
             # Convert to OpenRewrite LST
             cu = ParserVisitor(source, path).visit(tree)
 
-        cu = cu.replace(source_path=Path(path))
+        cu = cu.replace(source_path=source_path)
         cu = cu.replace(markers=Markers.EMPTY)
 
         # Store and return
@@ -263,14 +271,14 @@ def parse_python_source(source: str, path: str = "<unknown>") -> dict:
     except ImportError as e:
         logger.error(f"Failed to import parser: {e}")
         traceback.print_exc()
-        return _create_parse_error(path, str(e), source)
+        return _create_parse_error(str(source_path), str(e), source)
     except SyntaxError as e:
         logger.error(f"Syntax error parsing {path}: {e}")
-        return _create_parse_error(path, str(e), source)
+        return _create_parse_error(str(source_path), str(e), source)
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Error parsing {path}: {e}")
         traceback.print_exc()
-        return _create_parse_error(path, str(e), source)
+        return _create_parse_error(str(source_path), str(e), source)
 
 
 def _create_parse_error(path: str, message: str, source: str = '') -> dict:
@@ -313,18 +321,23 @@ def _create_parse_error(path: str, message: str, source: str = '') -> dict:
 def handle_parse(params: dict) -> List[str]:
     """Handle a Parse RPC request."""
     inputs = params.get('inputs', [])
+    relative_to = params.get('relativeTo')
     results = []
 
-    for input_item in inputs:
-        if 'path' in input_item:
-            # File input
-            result = parse_python_file(input_item['path'])
+    for i, input_item in enumerate(inputs):
+        if isinstance(input_item, str):
+            # PathInput serialized via @JsonValue as a bare path string
+            result = parse_python_file(input_item, relative_to)
+        elif 'path' in input_item:
+            # File input as dict
+            result = parse_python_file(input_item['path'], relative_to)
         elif 'text' in input_item or 'source' in input_item:
             # String input - Java sends 'text' and 'sourcePath'
             source = input_item.get('text') or input_item.get('source')
             path = input_item.get('sourcePath') or input_item.get('relativePath', '<unknown>')
-            result = parse_python_source(source, path)
+            result = parse_python_source(source, path, relative_to)
         else:
+            logger.warning(f"  [{i}] unknown input type: {type(input_item)}")
             continue
         results.append(result['id'])
 
@@ -388,17 +401,15 @@ def handle_get_object(params: dict) -> List[dict]:
 
         q = RpcSendQueue(source_file_type)
         result = q.generate(obj, before)
-        logger.debug(f"GetObject result: {len(result)} items")
-        for i, item in enumerate(result[:10]):  # Log first 10 items
-            logger.debug(f"  [{i}] {item}")
 
         # Update remote_objects to track that Java now has this version
         remote_objects[obj_id] = obj
 
         return result
 
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Error serializing object: {e}")
+    except BaseException as e:
+        source_path = getattr(obj, 'source_path', None)
+        logger.error(f"Error serializing object {obj_id} (type={type(obj).__name__}, path={source_path}): {e}")
         import traceback as tb
         tb.print_exc()
         return [{'state': 'END_OF_OBJECT'}]
diff --git a/rewrite-python/rewrite/tests/python/all/tree/match_test.py b/rewrite-python/rewrite/tests/python/all/tree/match_test.py
index 9d63b1b0911..91a8237235e 100644
--- a/rewrite-python/rewrite/tests/python/all/tree/match_test.py
+++ b/rewrite-python/rewrite/tests/python/all/tree/match_test.py
@@ -117,6 +117,115 @@ def f(x):
     ))
 
 
+def test_match_with_star_wildcard_and_capture():
+    # language=python - star wildcard followed by a capture variable
+    RecipeSpec().rewrite_run(python(
+        """\
+match x:
+    case [*_, stmt]:
+        pass
+"""
+    ))
+
+
+def test_match_with_star_capture_and_variable():
+    # language=python - star capture followed by a variable
+    RecipeSpec().rewrite_run(python(
+        """\
+match x:
+    case [*prev, stmt]:
+        pass
+"""
+    ))
+
+
+def test_match_with_star_wildcard_expression_not_none():
+    # Verify that the Star node for *_ has a non-None expression
+    import ast as stdlib_ast
+    from rewrite.python._parser_visitor import ParserVisitor
+
+    code = """\
+match x:
+    case [*_, stmt]:
+        pass
+"""
+    tree = stdlib_ast.parse(code)
+    cu = ParserVisitor(code, 'test.py').visit(tree)
+
+    # Walk the LST to find Star nodes
+    stars = []
+    _collect_stars(cu, stars)
+    assert len(stars) > 0, "Expected at least one Star node"
+    for star in stars:
+        assert star.expression is not None, "Star expression should not be None for *_ pattern"
+
+
+def test_match_with_nested_star_wildcard_expression_not_none():
+    # Verify that Star nodes in nested match-class patterns have non-None expression
+    # This is the pattern from refurb that triggers the PythonValidator error
+    import ast as stdlib_ast
+    from rewrite.python._parser_visitor import ParserVisitor
+
+    code = """\
+match node:
+    case IfStmt(else_body=Block(body=[*_, stmt])) | WithStmt(body=Block(body=[*_, stmt])):
+        pass
+    case ForStmt(body=Block(body=[*prev, stmt])) | WhileStmt(body=Block(body=[*prev, stmt])):
+        pass
+"""
+    tree = stdlib_ast.parse(code)
+    cu = ParserVisitor(code, 'test.py').visit(tree)
+
+    stars = []
+    _collect_stars(cu, stars)
+    assert len(stars) > 0, f"Expected Star nodes, found none"
+    for star in stars:
+        assert star.expression is not None, f"Star expression should not be None"
+
+
+def _collect_stars(node, result, visited=None):
+    """Recursively collect Star nodes from an LST."""
+    from rewrite.python.tree import Star
+
+    if visited is None:
+        visited = set()
+    node_id = id(node)
+    if node_id in visited:
+        return
+    visited.add(node_id)
+
+    if isinstance(node, Star):
+        result.append(node)
+
+    # Check dataclass fields
+    if hasattr(node, '__dataclass_fields__'):
+        for field_name in node.__dataclass_fields__:
+            val = getattr(node, field_name, None)
+            if val is None or isinstance(val, (str, int, float, bool, bytes)):
+                continue
+            if hasattr(val, '__dataclass_fields__'):
+                _collect_stars(val, result, visited)
+            elif isinstance(val, list):
+                for item in val:
+                    if hasattr(item, '__dataclass_fields__'):
+                        _collect_stars(item, result, visited)
+                    elif hasattr(item, 'element'):
+                        _collect_stars(item.element, result, visited)
+
+
+def test_match_tuple_with_sequence_pattern():
+    # language=python - implicit tuple match with sequence pattern [c] as first element
+    RecipeSpec().rewrite_run(python(
+        """\
+match (y, z):
+    case _, b:
+        pass
+    case [c], _:
+        pass
+"""
+    ))
+
+
 def test_match_with_or_pattern_in_tuple():
     # language=python - OR pattern as first element of implicit tuple
     RecipeSpec().rewrite_run(python(