diff --git a/AgentCompany-New/src/main/services/deliverable-writer.ts b/AgentCompany-New/src/main/services/deliverable-writer.ts
index f797a66c..614ac712 100644
--- a/AgentCompany-New/src/main/services/deliverable-writer.ts
+++ b/AgentCompany-New/src/main/services/deliverable-writer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
-import { dirname, isAbsolute, relative, resolve, sep } from "node:path";
+import { dirname } from "node:path";
+import { resolveWorkspacePath } from "./files/workspace-path";
 
 /**
  * Writes an agent deliverable into the run's bound workspace folder.
@@ -9,16 +10,8 @@ import { dirname, isAbsolute, relative, resolve, sep } from "node:path";
  * write inside the folder the operator bound to the company.
  */
 export function writeDeliverable(input: { workspaceRoot: string; relativePath: string; content: string }): string {
-  const root = resolve(input.workspaceRoot);
-  const requested = input.relativePath.trim().replace(/^[\\/]+/, "");
-  if (!requested) throw new Error("Deliverable path is required.");
-  if (isAbsolute(requested)) throw new Error("Deliverable path must be relative to the workspace.");
-  const target = resolve(root, requested);
-  const rel = relative(root, target);
-  if (rel === "" || rel.startsWith("..") || isAbsolute(rel)) {
-    throw new Error("Deliverable path escapes the workspace root.");
-  }
-  mkdirSync(dirname(target), { recursive: true });
-  writeFileSync(target, input.content, "utf8");
-  return rel.split(sep).join("/");
+  const { absolute, relativePosix } = resolveWorkspacePath(input.workspaceRoot, input.relativePath);
+  mkdirSync(dirname(absolute), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(absolute, input.content, "utf8");
+  return relativePosix;
 }
diff --git a/AgentCompany-New/src/main/services/files/file-object-store.ts b/AgentCompany-New/src/main/services/files/file-object-store.ts
index 47af2f15..fbf6384b 100644
--- a/AgentCompany-New/src/main/services/files/file-object-store.ts
+++ b/AgentCompany-New/src/main/services/files/file-object-store.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
-import { basename, extname, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { basename, extname } from "node:path";
 import type { DatabaseSync } from "node:sqlite";
 import { FILE_SCAN_STATE, type FileScanState } from "../../../shared/domain";
 import { createId } from "../../../shared/ids";
+import { resolveWorkspacePath } from "./workspace-path";
 
 export interface FileScanResult {
   state: FileScanState;
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ export function recordWorkspaceFile(db: DatabaseSync, input: {
   workspaceRoot: string;
   relativePath: string;
 }): string {
-  const absolute = resolve(input.workspaceRoot, input.relativePath);
+  const { absolute } = resolveWorkspacePath(input.workspaceRoot, input.relativePath);
   const bytes = readFileSync(absolute);
   const name = basename(input.relativePath);
   const scan = scanFileContent(name, bytes);
diff --git a/AgentCompany-New/src/main/services/files/workspace-path.ts b/AgentCompany-New/src/main/services/files/workspace-path.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d17c204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AgentCompany-New/src/main/services/files/workspace-path.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { isAbsolute, relative, resolve, sep } from "node:path";
+
+/**
+ * Resolves a caller-supplied relative path against a workspace root and rejects
+ * anything that escapes it (absolute paths or `..` traversal). Both writing a
+ * deliverable and ingesting one back as a file object go through here, so an
+ * agent-supplied path can only ever land inside the folder the operator bound
+ * to the company — never `../../.ssh/id_rsa`.
+ */
+export function resolveWorkspacePath(workspaceRoot: string, relativePath: string): { absolute: string; relativePosix: string } {
+  const root = resolve(workspaceRoot);
+  const requested = relativePath.trim().replace(/^[\\/]+/, "");
+  if (!requested) throw new Error("Workspace path is required.");
+  if (isAbsolute(requested)) throw new Error("Workspace path must be relative to the workspace.");
+  const absolute = resolve(root, requested);
+  const rel = relative(root, absolute);
+  if (rel === "" || rel.startsWith("..") || isAbsolute(rel)) {
+    throw new Error("Workspace path escapes the workspace root.");
+  }
+  return { absolute, relativePosix: rel.split(sep).join("/") };
+}
diff --git a/AgentCompany-New/tests/unit/workspace-path.test.ts b/AgentCompany-New/tests/unit/workspace-path.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40302e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AgentCompany-New/tests/unit/workspace-path.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { resolveWorkspacePath } from "../../src/main/services/files/workspace-path";
+
+describe("resolveWorkspacePath", () => {
+  const root = join(tmpdir(), "ac-workspace-root");
+
+  test("keeps a normal relative path inside the workspace", () => {
+    const { absolute, relativePosix } = resolveWorkspacePath(root, "plan/business-plan.md");
+    expect(relativePosix).toBe("plan/business-plan.md");
+    expect(absolute.startsWith(resolve(root))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("rejects paths that escape the workspace via traversal", () => {
+    expect(() => resolveWorkspacePath(root, "../../etc/passwd")).toThrow("escapes the workspace root");
+    expect(() => resolveWorkspacePath(root, "plan/../../../secret.key")).toThrow("escapes the workspace root");
+  });
+
+  test("normalises a leading slash and refuses real drive-absolute paths", () => {
+    // A leading slash is treated as workspace-relative, not a filesystem root.
+    expect(resolveWorkspacePath(root, "/notes.md").relativePosix).toBe("notes.md");
+    if (process.platform === "win32") {
+      expect(() => resolveWorkspacePath(root, "C:\\Windows\\System32")).toThrow("must be relative");
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("rejects an empty path", () => {
+    expect(() => resolveWorkspacePath(root, "   ")).toThrow("required");
+  });
+});