From b1bbfdbc9e824edaff6e14a905a68eb264e172b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arjun <6592213+arkml@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:33:28 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] resolve workdir

---
 apps/x/packages/core/src/config/config.ts | 20 ++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/x/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/apps/x/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index abd10ec5..3d320172 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,25 @@ import fs from "fs";
 import { homedir } from "os";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 
+function resolveWorkDir(): string {
+    const configured = process.env.ROWBOAT_WORKDIR;
+    if (!configured) {
+        return path.join(homedir(), ".rowboat");
+    }
+
+    const expanded = configured === "~"
+        ? homedir()
+        : (configured.startsWith("~/") || configured.startsWith("~\\"))
+            ? path.join(homedir(), configured.slice(2))
+            : configured;
+
+    return path.resolve(expanded);
+}
+
 // Resolve app root relative to compiled file location (dist/...)
-// Allow override via ROWBOAT_WORKDIR env var for standalone pipeline usage
-export const WorkDir = process.env.ROWBOAT_WORKDIR || path.join(homedir(), ".rowboat");
+// Allow override via ROWBOAT_WORKDIR env var for standalone pipeline usage.
+// Normalize to an absolute path so workspace boundary checks behave consistently.
+export const WorkDir = resolveWorkDir();
 
 // Get the directory of this file (for locating bundled assets)
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);