diff --git a/integrations/opencode/marmot/README.md b/integrations/opencode/marmot/README.md
index 911281ef..f581fe69 100644
--- a/integrations/opencode/marmot/README.md
+++ b/integrations/opencode/marmot/README.md
@@ -104,19 +104,22 @@ newline, then space boundaries and never splits a UTF-8 code point.
 
 ## Workdir Picker
 
-On the first message in a new Marmot group, a leading `/<name>` selects
-`~/<name>` as the OpenCode working directory if it is a direct child directory of
-`$HOME`.
+On the first message in a new Marmot group, a leading `/<path>` selects
+`~/<path>` as the OpenCode working directory if the canonical target is inside
+`$HOME`. Path segments are separated by `/` and each segment must be
+ASCII-alphanumeric or `.`, `_`, `-`; empty, `.`, and `..` segments are rejected.
 
 Examples:
 
 ```text
 /mdk fix the failing test
 /mdk
+/projects/mdk fix the failing test
 ```
 
 When the message is only the picker, `wn-opencode` stores the workdir and asks
-for the next prompt.
+for the next prompt. Symlinks that resolve outside `$HOME` are rejected after
+canonicalization.
 
 ## Security Notes
 
diff --git a/integrations/opencode/marmot/src/repo_picker.rs b/integrations/opencode/marmot/src/repo_picker.rs
index 1225b053..86588bbe 100644
--- a/integrations/opencode/marmot/src/repo_picker.rs
+++ b/integrations/opencode/marmot/src/repo_picker.rs
@@ -14,18 +14,23 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_repo_picker(text: &str) -> Option<(String, String)> {
         .find(|(_, c)| c.is_whitespace())
         .map(|(index, _)| index)
         .unwrap_or(rest.len());
-    let name = &rest[..end];
-    if name.is_empty() || matches!(name, "." | "..") {
+    let path = &rest[..end];
+    if path.is_empty() {
         return None;
     }
-    if !name
-        .chars()
-        .all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '.' | '_' | '-'))
-    {
-        return None;
+    for segment in path.split('/') {
+        if segment.is_empty() || matches!(segment, "." | "..") {
+            return None;
+        }
+        if !segment
+            .chars()
+            .all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '.' | '_' | '-'))
+        {
+            return None;
+        }
     }
 
-    Some((name.to_owned(), rest[end..].trim_start().to_owned()))
+    Some((path.to_owned(), rest[end..].trim_start().to_owned()))
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn resolve_repo(name: &str, home: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn resolve_repo(name: &str, home: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
     let home_canonical = tokio::fs::canonicalize(home)
         .await
         .map_err(|_| repo_error("Cannot read $HOME."))?;
-    if canonical.parent() != Some(&home_canonical) {
+    if canonical == home_canonical || !canonical.starts_with(&home_canonical) {
         return Err(repo_error(format!(
             "Repo ~/{name} resolves outside $HOME; refusing."
         )));
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn validate_session_cwd(cwd: &Path, home: &Path) -> Result<Path
     let home_canonical = tokio::fs::canonicalize(home)
         .await
         .map_err(|_| repo_error("Cannot read $HOME."))?;
-    if canonical != home_canonical && canonical.parent() != Some(&home_canonical) {
+    if !canonical.starts_with(&home_canonical) {
         return Err(repo_error(
             "Stored session workdir resolves outside $HOME; refusing.",
         ));
@@ -96,15 +101,32 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn parse_repo_picker_rejects_bare_slash_or_path_segments() {
+    fn parse_repo_picker_matches_nested_path() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_repo_picker("/projects/mdk"),
+            Some(("projects/mdk".to_owned(), String::new()))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_repo_picker("/projects/mdk fix the build"),
+            Some(("projects/mdk".to_owned(), "fix the build".to_owned()))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_repo_picker_rejects_bare_slash_or_empty_segments() {
         assert_eq!(parse_repo_picker("/"), None);
-        assert_eq!(parse_repo_picker("/whitenoise/subdir"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_repo_picker("//whitenoise"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_repo_picker("/whitenoise/"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_repo_picker("/whitenoise//subdir"), None);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn parse_repo_picker_rejects_dot_segments() {
         assert_eq!(parse_repo_picker("/."), None);
         assert_eq!(parse_repo_picker("/.."), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_repo_picker("/projects/.."), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_repo_picker("/projects/./mdk"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_repo_picker("/../etc"), None);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -114,10 +136,11 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn validate_session_cwd_allows_home_or_direct_child() {
+    async fn validate_session_cwd_allows_home_or_nested_child() {
         let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let child = dir.path().join("repo");
-        std::fs::create_dir(&child).unwrap();
+        let nested = child.join("crates").join("engine");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&nested).unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(
             validate_session_cwd(dir.path(), dir.path()).await.unwrap(),
@@ -127,6 +150,10 @@ mod tests {
             validate_session_cwd(&child, dir.path()).await.unwrap(),
             child.canonicalize().unwrap()
         );
+        assert_eq!(
+            validate_session_cwd(&nested, dir.path()).await.unwrap(),
+            nested.canonicalize().unwrap()
+        );
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
@@ -138,4 +165,44 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap_err();
         assert_eq!(err.privacy_safe_kind(), "config");
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn resolve_repo_accepts_nested_path() {
+        let home = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let nested = home.path().join("projects").join("mdk");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&nested).unwrap();
+
+        let resolved = resolve_repo("projects/mdk", home.path()).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resolved, nested.canonicalize().unwrap());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn resolve_repo_rejects_direct_home_target() {
+        let home = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let err = resolve_repo(".", home.path()).await.unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(err.privacy_safe_kind(), "config");
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn resolve_repo_rejects_symlink_escaping_home() {
+        let home = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let outside = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(outside.path(), home.path().join("escape")).unwrap();
+
+        let err = resolve_repo("escape", home.path()).await.unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(err.privacy_safe_kind(), "config");
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn validate_session_cwd_rejects_symlink_escaping_home() {
+        let home = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let outside = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let link = home.path().join("escape");
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(outside.path(), &link).unwrap();
+
+        let err = validate_session_cwd(&link, home.path()).await.unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(err.privacy_safe_kind(), "config");
+    }
 }