diff --git a/LifeOS/install/hooks/hooks.json b/LifeOS/install/hooks/hooks.json
index e9fc09f189..c751ca0566 100644
--- a/LifeOS/install/hooks/hooks.json
+++ b/LifeOS/install/hooks/hooks.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ContextReduction.hook.sh"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ContextReduction.hook.sh"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/AgentInvocation.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/AgentInvocation.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/TabState.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/TabState.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/PreToolGuard.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/PreToolGuard.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/AgentInvocation.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/AgentInvocation.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/Safety.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/Safety.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           }
         ]
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/Safety.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/Safety.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           }
         ]
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/Safety.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/Safety.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           }
         ]
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/Safety.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/Safety.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           }
         ]
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/TabState.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/TabState.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ISAStaleWriteGuard.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ISAStaleWriteGuard.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -124,34 +124,34 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ISASync.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ISASync.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ISAStaleWriteGuard.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ISAStaleWriteGuard.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/CheckpointPerISC.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/CheckpointPerISC.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 30
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ConfigEvalFire.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ConfigEvalFire.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/AtlasEventCapture.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/AtlasEventCapture.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/KnowledgeWriteGuard.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/KnowledgeWriteGuard.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ComplexityRatchet.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ComplexityRatchet.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -160,34 +160,34 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ISASync.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ISASync.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ISAStaleWriteGuard.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ISAStaleWriteGuard.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/CheckpointPerISC.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/CheckpointPerISC.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 30
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ConfigEvalFire.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ConfigEvalFire.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/AtlasEventCapture.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/AtlasEventCapture.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/KnowledgeWriteGuard.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/KnowledgeWriteGuard.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ComplexityRatchet.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ComplexityRatchet.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -196,34 +196,34 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ISASync.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ISASync.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ISAStaleWriteGuard.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ISAStaleWriteGuard.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/CheckpointPerISC.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/CheckpointPerISC.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 30
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ConfigEvalFire.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ConfigEvalFire.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/AtlasEventCapture.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/AtlasEventCapture.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/KnowledgeWriteGuard.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/KnowledgeWriteGuard.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ComplexityRatchet.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ComplexityRatchet.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/EventLogger.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/EventLogger.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5,
             "async": true
           }
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/PostToolObserver.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/PostToolObserver.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/LoopDetector.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/LoopDetector.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           }
         ]
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/AtlasEventCapture.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/AtlasEventCapture.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           }
         ]
@@ -267,27 +267,27 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/WorkCompletionLearning.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/WorkCompletionLearning.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/SessionCleanup.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/SessionCleanup.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/UpdateCounts.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/UpdateCounts.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/MemoryHealthGate.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/MemoryHealthGate.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/DocIntegrity.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/DocIntegrity.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/IntegrityCheck.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/IntegrityCheck.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       }
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/PromptProcessing.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/PromptProcessing.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 30,
             "async": true
           }
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/SatisfactionCapture.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/SatisfactionCapture.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 20,
             "async": true
           }
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ReminderRouter.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ReminderRouter.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5,
             "async": true
           }
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/VersionDrift.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/VersionDrift.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 10,
             "async": true
           }
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/MemoryTurnStart.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/MemoryTurnStart.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 8
           }
         ]
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/DriftReminder.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/DriftReminder.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/AlgorithmNudge.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/AlgorithmNudge.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/TimeContext.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/TimeContext.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5,
             "async": true
           }
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ModelRungGuard.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ModelRungGuard.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5,
             "async": true
           }
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/EventLogger.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/EventLogger.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/AlgorithmNudge.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/AlgorithmNudge.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           }
         ]
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/LoopDetector.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/LoopDetector.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 5
           }
         ]
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/TaskGovernance.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/TaskGovernance.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       }
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/EventLogger.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/EventLogger.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       }
@@ -434,26 +434,26 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "bun $HOME/.claude/hooks/HookHealer.hook.ts",
+            "command": "bun ${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/HookHealer.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 10
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/KittyEnvPersist.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/KittyEnvPersist.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/LoadContext.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/LoadContext.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "bun $HOME/.claude/LIFEOS/TOOLS/FreshnessCache.ts --quiet",
+            "command": "bun ${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/LIFEOS/TOOLS/FreshnessCache.ts --quiet",
             "timeout": 5,
             "async": true
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "bun $HOME/.claude/LIFEOS/TOOLS/SettingsBackport.ts; bun $HOME/.claude/LIFEOS/TOOLS/MergeSettings.ts --system $HOME/.claude/settings.system.json --user $HOME/.claude/LIFEOS/USER/CONFIG/settings.user.json --output $HOME/.claude/settings.json",
+            "command": "bun ${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/LIFEOS/TOOLS/SettingsBackport.ts; bun ${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/LIFEOS/TOOLS/MergeSettings.ts --system ${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/settings.system.json --user ${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/LIFEOS/USER/CONFIG/settings.user.json --output ${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/settings.json",
             "timeout": 15,
             "async": true
           }
@@ -465,31 +465,31 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/LastResponseCache.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/LastResponseCache.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/TabState.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/TabState.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/VoiceCompletion.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/VoiceCompletion.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/ISARenderOnStop.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/ISARenderOnStop.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/SpendAuditor.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/SpendAuditor.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/StopGates.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/StopGates.hook.ts"
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/MemoryReviewFire.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/MemoryReviewFire.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/MemoryHealthGate.hook.ts",
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/MemoryHealthGate.hook.ts",
             "timeout": 15,
             "async": true
           }
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/EventLogger.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/EventLogger.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       }
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/Safety.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/Safety.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       },
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/Safety.hook.ts"
+            "command": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/hooks/Safety.hook.ts"
           }
         ]
       }
diff --git a/LifeOS/install/hooks/lib/paths.ts b/LifeOS/install/hooks/lib/paths.ts
index 205c4ef7fd..6873c0b06c 100755
--- a/LifeOS/install/hooks/lib/paths.ts
+++ b/LifeOS/install/hooks/lib/paths.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ export function expandPath(path: string): string {
  * Priority:
  *   1. CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT (plugin install) → <root>/PAI
  *   2. LIFEOS_DIR env var (expanded)
- *   3. ~/.claude/LIFEOS  (live default — byte-identical to pre-plugin behavior)
+ *   3. <getClaudeDir()>/LIFEOS — honors CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR, else ~/.claude/LIFEOS
+ *      (live default — byte-identical to pre-plugin behavior)
  *
  * The CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT guard MUST precede the LIFEOS_DIR check: in a packed
  * plugin, bin/pai exports LIFEOS_DIR equal to CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT (the flattened
@@ -51,16 +52,23 @@ export function getLifeosDir(): string {
     return expandPath(envLifeosDir);
   }
 
-  return join(homedir(), '.claude', 'LIFEOS');
+  return join(getClaudeDir(), 'LIFEOS');
 }
 
 /**
  * Get the Claude Code home directory.
  *
- * Plugin install: CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT is the flattened plugin root that plays the
- * live ~/.claude role (skills/ and hooks/ sit directly under it, matching live
- * .claude/skills and .claude/hooks). Live default: ~/.claude — byte-identical to
- * pre-plugin behavior, since CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT is unset on a normal install.
+ * Priority:
+ *   1. CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT (plugin install) — the flattened plugin root that
+ *      plays the live ~/.claude role (skills/ and hooks/ sit directly under it,
+ *      matching live .claude/skills and .claude/hooks).
+ *   2. CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR (relocated config root) — the same relocation the
+ *      install tools and every other runtime module already honor (Doctor.ts,
+ *      PULSE Conduit/paths.ts). Without it the hooks pin to ~/.claude even under
+ *      a relocated install, so their commands resolve to the global dir (none of
+ *      the copied scripts) and MergeSettings rewrites the global settings.json.
+ *   3. ~/.claude — live default, byte-identical to pre-plugin behavior since
+ *      neither env var is set on a normal install.
  */
 export function getClaudeDir(): string {
   const pluginRoot = process.env.CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT;
@@ -69,6 +77,12 @@ export function getClaudeDir(): string {
     return expandPath(pluginRoot);
   }
 
+  const configDir = process.env.CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR;
+
+  if (configDir) {
+    return expandPath(configDir);
+  }
+
   return join(homedir(), '.claude');
 }