diff --git a/metagpt/const.py b/metagpt/const.py
index 47864d134..10de0ff66 100644
--- a/metagpt/const.py
+++ b/metagpt/const.py
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ OPTIONS = contextvars.ContextVar("OPTIONS", default={})
 def get_metagpt_package_root():
     """Get the root directory of the installed package."""
     package_root = Path(metagpt.__file__).parent.parent
+    for i in (".git", ".project_root", ".gitignore"):
+        if (package_root / i).exists():
+            break
+    else:
+        package_root = Path.cwd()
+
     logger.info(f"Package root set to {str(package_root)}")
     return package_root