diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 0a64435f57..779f1bf3e4 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Fix\stests\srecently\sadded\sto\snolock.test\sso\sthat\sthey\srun\son\swindows.
-D 2026-08-12T13:41:46.640
+C Create\sa\snew\svarint\sdecoder\sthat\sdoes\snot\sneed\sto\sreturn\sthe\ssize\sof\sthe\nvarint,\sand\suse\sthat\sin\ssqlite3BtreeTableMoveto().\s\sOmit\sthe\spointless\ngetVarint\sand\sputVarint\smacros\sand\suse\sthe\sactual\sfunction\snames\sinstead.
+D 2026-08-12T19:42:02.714
 F .fossil-settings/binary-glob 61195414528fb3ea9693577e1980230d78a1f8b0a54c78cf1b9b24d0a409ed6a x
 F .fossil-settings/empty-dirs dbb81e8fc0401ac46a1491ab34a7f2c7c0452f2f06b54ebb845d024ca8283ef1
 F .fossil-settings/ignore-glob 35175cdfcf539b2318cb04a9901442804be81cd677d8b889fcc9149c21f239ea
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ F src/auth.c b5ece4e1edccad082c0332fa0087df225473bae0feea9269f824312201377185
 F src/backup.c f6a1490f4ef86cca51f0f93158bbc140b5822406e0c50ec61731e3fcdc1242a2
 F src/bitvec.c e242d4496774dfc88fa278177dd23b607dce369ccafb3f61b41638eea2c9b399
 F src/btmutex.c 30dada73a819a1ef5b7583786370dce1842e12e1ad941e4d05ac29695528daea
-F src/btree.c 462c140d0c1af68d75fd13a082f3c08883cc90496c2f02054ec6ca3592ee4b1c
+F src/btree.c c99c5e3758ee506de6ae60c12e14ba3ab1ed0336b80a7795b60c7d807dd8189c
 F src/btree.h 2ee0ddfdf4f8530ad1d46afffd7da21a0e243bfab10973011ac6f6b7fb4109a1
 F src/btreeInt.h 1e4a7d04e809e98abc39654b6089c60d749a724598041ff553b392a3277e9b98
 F src/build.c 6d55fcda11273ae382e1bcf9695468ca0c05547a2e2f6f09d64f30cb64f4400e
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ F src/shell.c.in dfa303c6edb31d3a338e5312631fb78c80628e57640f4a6ae8194fd3e0bde86
 F src/sqlite.h.in 2101a2b494cbc282d0dc1c3f631c4fb83060c52876cc9d7615b091ad66d932b1
 F src/sqlite3.rc 015537e6ac1eec6c7050e17b616c2ffe6f70fca241835a84a4f0d5937383c479
 F src/sqlite3ext.h 0efd4723bad9124ea1f581d9f1ea0254ac1c6f3e5fb29e4f3dcf36c72485a456
-F src/sqliteInt.h 880fd18e54267c4da7f699aae6485fbd59a4c59a5d83f90a9cae8e5efa16e126
+F src/sqliteInt.h e024c4d4d6ec812e087c46126a5aea9ca3b386240459da6013aab90a9d18cfbb
 F src/sqliteLimit.h 7617f2ee673dab382046beba4552283f442cf1a181bb169ac38eb908135dd8da
 F src/status.c 7565d63a79aa2f326339a24a0461a60096d0bd2bce711fefb50b5c89335f3592
 F src/table.c 0f141b58a16de7e2fbe81c308379e7279f4c6b50eb08efeec5892794a0ba30d1
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ F src/tclsqlite.c dce1b8217ed34545d8ce04375f22dc05b3f04e124994bd110969d6267480c1
 F src/tclsqlite.h 614b3780a62522bc9f8f2b9fb22689e8009958e7aa77e572d0f3149050af348a
 F src/test1.c 82e7dd26229374718c74d2ae5faf1a8f167421815c2a4b41167bed4a18b68b00
 F src/test2.c a61ed01d9264a1db74ab42fbc981fc66165f85d5e3947e92be61a73e79ec4f2d
-F src/test3.c e3e5a073c516295ee33d8d7482b6a87b7f2073867478441efc35928ee0eb97a7
+F src/test3.c c959fe0c3b04157483f5a6fa1950c1f222e062d920fee0a8e70410c6b6d45522
 F src/test4.c 0ac87fc13cdb334ab3a71823f99b6c32a6bebe5d603cd6a71d84c823d43a25a0
 F src/test5.c 38fa635a70a94f2aa8b47ecbab15d821386205d27ad4159c3551ab3ba45efa11
 F src/test6.c 9722054d37257459f1b8988e59e7db1dd630bfb291f16b2759764e778a9d1899
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ F src/trigger.c 74bc99aaa36dc820481960d4cde3cd7f060964525deebd527eee55ac3b6a2895
 F src/update.c 3e5e7ff66fa19ebe4d1b113d480639a24cc1175adbefabbd1a948a07f28e37cf
 F src/upsert.c dd9f0fcccbfb4f20e1026a21a7254ba3f2c08e9cfa92affaff5b5ec3b00ea549
 F src/utf.c 7267c3fb9e2467020507601af3354c2446c61f444387e094c779dccd5ca62165
-F src/util.c 632170ab96371faa577bf2e7fbaced2a1265e1827cff9444cb44cbbfaeabe117
+F src/util.c 36970e81f236520d8c251c791acab8825280daaa8068a23ba834e65e0ddf986d
 F src/vacuum.c d3d35d8ae893d419ade5fa196d761a83bddcbb62137a1a157ae751ef38b26e82
 F src/vdbe.c e1e84712a15e9a126ea5b6bb0689c28569d8421c80104bb20c1acac04d86edf4
 F src/vdbe.h 70e862ac8a11b590f8c1eaac17a0078429d42bc4ea3f757a9af0f451dd966a71
@@ -2218,8 +2218,11 @@ F tool/warnings-clang.sh bbf6a1e685e534c92ec2bfba5b1745f34fb6f0bc2a362850723a9ee
 F tool/warnings.sh a554d13f6e5cf3760f041b87939e3d616ec6961859c3245e8ef701d1eafc2ca2
 F tool/win/sqlite.vsix deb315d026cc8400325c5863eef847784a219a2f
 F tool/winmain.c 00c8fb88e365c9017db14c73d3c78af62194d9644feaf60e220ab0f411f3604c
-P a5bf606f3b76b66988d9f4ce97ca48827c2583e2e275f50a2fdfc8bb08719779
-R 342aeaea73bff13cd3fee87627e101e6
-U dan
-Z ce76078d8da8d82b6a44e22b1ec84cf2
+P bc57a14ab92dd8c247a893cf4cec7c0dccaa7e8407854a63aa3af699c60bacd5
+R 4b8dd99e5eb110bdce1a955655fb0d11
+T *branch * varint-decode
+T *sym-varint-decode *
+T -sym-trunk *
+U drh
+Z ff7c33ab682d53337cbbfd8d9584b7b5
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.
diff --git a/manifest.tags b/manifest.tags
index bec971799f..b8319cf21a 100644
--- a/manifest.tags
+++ b/manifest.tags
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-branch trunk
-tag trunk
+branch varint-decode
+tag varint-decode
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index b9a92a0372..348cd6df88 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-bc57a14ab92dd8c247a893cf4cec7c0dccaa7e8407854a63aa3af699c60bacd5
+f845ede54c065ebd222f3f3488f655f2cbbf2c40bae782b3f4eac76cbb0525ad
diff --git a/src/btree.c b/src/btree.c
index 21aecc5efb..37a073e410 100644
--- a/src/btree.c
+++ b/src/btree.c
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ static void btreeParseCellPtrNoPayload(
 #ifndef SQLITE_DEBUG
   UNUSED_PARAMETER(pPage);
 #endif
-  pInfo->nSize = 4 + getVarint(&pCell[4], (u64*)&pInfo->nKey);
+  pInfo->nSize = 4 + sqlite3GetVarint(&pCell[4], (u64*)&pInfo->nKey);
   pInfo->nPayload = 0;
   pInfo->nLocal = 0;
   pInfo->pPayload = 0;
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ static void btreeParseCellPtr(
 
   /* The next block of code is equivalent to:
   **
-  **     pIter += getVarint(pIter, (u64*)&pInfo->nKey);
+  **     pIter += sqlite3GetVarint(pIter, (u64*)&pInfo->nKey);
   **
   ** The code is inlined and the loop is unrolled for performance.
   ** This routine is a high-runner.
@@ -5928,7 +5928,7 @@ int sqlite3BtreeTableMoveto(
           }
         }
       }
-      getVarint(pCell, (u64*)&nCellKey);
+      nCellKey = sqlite3VarintValue(pCell);
       if( nCellKey<intKey ){
         lwr = idx+1;
         if( lwr>upr ){ c = -1; break; }
@@ -7135,7 +7135,7 @@ static int fillInCell(
     nSrc = pX->nData;
     assert( pPage->intKeyLeaf ); /* fillInCell() only called for leaves */
     nHeader += putVarint32(&pCell[nHeader], nPayload);
-    nHeader += putVarint(&pCell[nHeader], *(u64*)&pX->nKey);
+    nHeader += sqlite3PutVarint(&pCell[nHeader], *(u64*)&pX->nKey);
   }else{
     assert( pX->nKey<=0x7fffffff && pX->pKey!=0 );
     nSrc = nPayload = (int)pX->nKey;
@@ -8884,7 +8884,7 @@ static int balance_nonroot(
       j--;
       pNew->xParseCell(pNew, b.apCell[j], &info);
       pCell = pTemp;
-      sz = 4 + putVarint(&pCell[4], info.nKey);
+      sz = 4 + sqlite3PutVarint(&pCell[4], info.nKey);
       pTemp = 0;
     }else{
       pCell -= 4;
@@ -9769,7 +9769,7 @@ int sqlite3BtreeTransferRow(BtCursor *pDest, BtCursor *pSrc, i64 iKey){
   }else{
     aOut += sqlite3PutVarint(aOut, pSrc->info.nPayload);
   }
-  if( pDest->pKeyInfo==0 ) aOut += putVarint(aOut, iKey);
+  if( pDest->pKeyInfo==0 ) aOut += sqlite3PutVarint(aOut, iKey);
   nIn = pSrc->info.nLocal;
   aIn = pSrc->info.pPayload;
   if( aIn+nIn>pSrc->pPage->aDataEnd ){
diff --git a/src/sqliteInt.h b/src/sqliteInt.h
index 942f0a3a35..41b1d9f9d5 100644
--- a/src/sqliteInt.h
+++ b/src/sqliteInt.h
@@ -5417,6 +5417,7 @@ int sqlite3VListNameToNum(VList*,const char*,int);
 */
 int sqlite3PutVarint(unsigned char*, u64);
 u8 sqlite3GetVarint(const unsigned char *, u64 *);
+i64 sqlite3VarintValue(const unsigned char*);
 u8 sqlite3GetVarint32(const unsigned char *, u32 *);
 int sqlite3VarintLen(u64 v);
 
@@ -5432,9 +5433,6 @@ int sqlite3VarintLen(u64 v);
 #define putVarint32(A,B)  \
   (u8)(((u32)(B)<(u32)0x80)?(*(A)=(unsigned char)(B)),1:\
   sqlite3PutVarint((A),(B)))
-#define getVarint    sqlite3GetVarint
-#define putVarint    sqlite3PutVarint
-
 
 const char *sqlite3IndexAffinityStr(sqlite3*, Index*);
 char *sqlite3TableAffinityStr(sqlite3*,const Table*);
diff --git a/src/test3.c b/src/test3.c
index 112327abfd..a4186a6d4c 100644
--- a/src/test3.c
+++ b/src/test3.c
@@ -411,11 +411,11 @@ static int SQLITE_TCLAPI btree_payload_size(
 /*
 ** usage:   varint_test  START  MULTIPLIER  COUNT  INCREMENT
 **
-** This command tests the putVarint() and getVarint()
+** This command tests the sqlite3PutVarint() and sqlite3GetVarint()
 ** routines, both for accuracy and for speed.
 **
-** An integer is written using putVarint() and read back with
-** getVarint() and verified to be unchanged.  This repeats COUNT
+** An integer is written using sqlite3PutVarint() and read back with
+** sqlite3GetVarint() and verified to be unchanged.  This repeats COUNT
 ** times.  The first integer is START*MULTIPLIER.  Each iteration
 ** increases the integer by INCREMENT.
 **
@@ -445,14 +445,14 @@ static int SQLITE_TCLAPI btree_varint_test(
   in *= mult;
   for(i=0; i<(int)count; i++){
     char zErr[200];
-    n1 = putVarint(zBuf, in);
+    n1 = sqlite3PutVarint(zBuf, in);
     if( n1>9 || n1<1 ){
       sqlite3_snprintf(sizeof(zErr), zErr,
          "putVarint returned %d - should be between 1 and 9", n1);
       Tcl_AppendResult(interp, zErr, NULL);
       return TCL_ERROR;
     }
-    n2 = getVarint(zBuf, &out);
+    n2 = sqlite3GetVarint(zBuf, &out);
     if( n1!=n2 ){
       sqlite3_snprintf(sizeof(zErr), zErr,
           "putVarint returned %d and getVarint returned %d", n1, n2);
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static int SQLITE_TCLAPI btree_varint_test(
     ** than putVarint.
     */
     for(j=0; j<19; j++){
-      getVarint(zBuf, &out);
+      sqlite3GetVarint(zBuf, &out);
     }
     in += incr;
   }
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 234a1eaf49..a4372c4a42 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -1787,6 +1787,45 @@ u8 sqlite3GetVarint(const unsigned char *p, u64 *v){
   return 9;
 }
 
+/*
+** Return the value of a variable-length integer without computing
+** its length.  This is an optimization on sqlite3GetVarint() for the
+** cases when the return value of sqlite3GetVarint() is not needed.
+*/
+i64 sqlite3VarintValue(const unsigned char *p){
+  u64 iKey = p[0];
+  if( iKey>=0x80 ){
+    u8 x;
+    iKey = (iKey<<7) ^ (x = *++p);
+    if( x>=0x80 ){
+      iKey = (iKey<<7) ^ (x = *++p);
+      if( x>=0x80 ){
+        iKey = (iKey<<7) ^ 0x10204000 ^ (x = *++p);
+        if( x>=0x80 ){
+          iKey = (iKey<<7) ^ 0x4000 ^ (x = *++p);
+          if( x>=0x80 ){
+            iKey = (iKey<<7) ^ 0x4000 ^ (x = *++p);
+            if( x>=0x80 ){
+              iKey = (iKey<<7) ^ 0x4000 ^ (x = *++p);
+              if( x>=0x80 ){
+                iKey = (iKey<<7) ^ 0x4000 ^ (x = *++p);
+                if( x>=0x80 ){
+                  iKey = (iKey<<8) ^ 0x8000 ^ (*++p);
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }else{
+        iKey ^= 0x204000;
+      }
+    }else{
+      iKey ^= 0x4000;
+    }
+  }
+  return *(i64*)&iKey;
+}
+
 /*
 ** Read a 32-bit variable-length integer from memory starting at p[0].
 ** Return the number of bytes read.  The value is stored in *v.