diff --git a/src/adapters/claudeCode.js b/src/adapters/claudeCode.js
index 854824db..ccf3e9bb 100644
--- a/src/adapters/claudeCode.js
+++ b/src/adapters/claudeCode.js
@@ -5,8 +5,23 @@ const { mergeJsonFile, copyHookScripts, appendSectionToFile, removeHookScripts,
 const HOOK_SCRIPTS_DIR_NAME = 'hooks';
 const EVOLVER_MARKER = '<!-- evolver-evolution-memory -->';
 
+// Resolve an evolver hook script from the PROJECT's .claude/hooks first, then
+// fall back to the user-home install. The evolver can be installed at the
+// home/global scope (one shared install), but Claude Code resolves a bare
+// `.claude/hooks/...` command path against each *project* dir — so a bare
+// relative command silently fails in every project except the install root.
+// This emits a project-or-home fallback, cross-platform, so the hook fires no
+// matter where the scripts were copied.
+function buildHookCommand(scriptName) {
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    const proj = `%CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR%\\.claude\\hooks\\${scriptName}`;
+    const home = `%USERPROFILE%\\.claude\\hooks\\${scriptName}`;
+    return `cmd /c "IF EXIST "${proj}" (node "${proj}") ELSE (node "${home}")"`;
+  }
+  return `sh -c 'f="$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.claude/hooks/${scriptName}"; [ -f "$f" ] || f="$HOME/.claude/hooks/${scriptName}"; node "$f"'`;
+}
+
 function buildClaudeHooks(evolverRoot) {
-  const scriptsBase = '.claude/hooks';
   return {
     hooks: {
       SessionStart: [
@@ -14,7 +29,7 @@ function buildClaudeHooks(evolverRoot) {
           hooks: [
             {
               type: 'command',
-              command: `node ${scriptsBase}/evolver-session-start.js`,
+              command: buildHookCommand('evolver-session-start.js'),
               timeout: 3,
             },
           ],
@@ -32,7 +47,7 @@ function buildClaudeHooks(evolverRoot) {
               // ABOVE that watchdog, so the host never kills the script
               // mid-write. A stuck/slow recall can never block or erase the
               // user's prompt.
-              command: `node ${scriptsBase}/evolver-task-recall.js`,
+              command: buildHookCommand('evolver-task-recall.js'),
               timeout: 5,
             },
           ],
@@ -44,7 +59,7 @@ function buildClaudeHooks(evolverRoot) {
           hooks: [
             {
               type: 'command',
-              command: `node ${scriptsBase}/evolver-signal-detect.js`,
+              command: buildHookCommand('evolver-signal-detect.js'),
               timeout: 2,
             },
           ],
@@ -55,7 +70,7 @@ function buildClaudeHooks(evolverRoot) {
           hooks: [
             {
               type: 'command',
-              command: `node ${scriptsBase}/evolver-session-end.js`,
+              command: buildHookCommand('evolver-session-end.js'),
               timeout: 8,
             },
           ],
diff --git a/test/adapters.test.js b/test/adapters.test.js
index 5c8d628e..5dc78b5b 100644
--- a/test/adapters.test.js
+++ b/test/adapters.test.js
@@ -795,6 +795,29 @@ describe('claudeCode adapter', () => {
     }
     assert.equal(hooks.hooks.PostToolUse[0].matcher, 'Write');
   });
+
+  it('buildClaudeHooks commands resolve from project OR home scope', () => {
+    // Regression: a bare `node .claude/hooks/...` command is resolved by
+    // Claude Code against each project dir, so a home/global-scoped install
+    // silently fails everywhere except the install root. Every emitted command
+    // must reference both the project scope and a home-scope fallback, and stay
+    // recognizable to the uninstall/merge matcher.
+    const hooks = claudeAdapter.buildClaudeHooks('/evolver');
+    const commands = [];
+    for (const event of Object.keys(hooks.hooks)) {
+      for (const matcher of hooks.hooks[event]) {
+        for (const cmd of matcher.hooks) commands.push(cmd.command);
+      }
+    }
+    assert.ok(commands.length >= 4, 'expected at least 4 hook commands');
+    const homeMarker = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'USERPROFILE' : 'HOME';
+    for (const cmd of commands) {
+      assert.ok(cmd.includes('CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR'), `command must try project scope: ${cmd}`);
+      assert.ok(cmd.includes(homeMarker), `command must fall back to home scope: ${cmd}`);
+      assert.ok(/evolver-[a-z-]+\.js/.test(cmd), `command must invoke an evolver hook script: ${cmd}`);
+      assert.ok(hookAdapter.isEvolverHookCommand(cmd), `command must stay recognizable to uninstall: ${cmd}`);
+    }
+  });
 });
 
 // -- Codex adapter --