diff --git a/tests/tools/test_code_execution_modes.py b/tests/tools/test_code_execution_modes.py
index 2b05d2d3f..5fdbdec58 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_code_execution_modes.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_code_execution_modes.py
@@ -231,6 +231,58 @@ class TestResolveChildCwd(unittest.TestCase):
                     terminal_tool.register_task_env_overrides(task_id, {"cwd": td})
                     self.assertEqual(_resolve_child_cwd("project", "/tmp/staging", task_id=task_id), td)
 
+    def test_project_prefers_session_cwd_record_over_override(self):
+        """The session's cwd RECORD (its live `cd` state) outranks the
+        registration-time workspace override — same ladder as file tools
+        and the terminal, so a `cd` before execute_code is honored."""
+        import tempfile
+        import tools.terminal_tool as terminal_tool
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as reg, tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as cded:
+            task_id = "session-record-test"
+            with patch.dict(os.environ, {"TERMINAL_CWD": "/does/not/exist"}):
+                with patch.object(terminal_tool, "_task_env_overrides", {}, create=False), \
+                     patch.object(terminal_tool, "_session_cwd", {}, create=False):
+                    terminal_tool.register_task_env_overrides(task_id, {"cwd": reg})
+                    # Simulate a later `cd`: post-command tracking rewrites the record.
+                    terminal_tool.record_session_cwd(task_id, cded)
+                    self.assertEqual(
+                        _resolve_child_cwd("project", "/tmp/staging", task_id=task_id), cded
+                    )
+
+    def test_project_uses_session_cwd_record_without_any_override(self):
+        """A session that only `cd`'d (no session.cwd.set registration) still
+        resolves to its recorded directory."""
+        import tempfile
+        import tools.terminal_tool as terminal_tool
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as cded:
+            task_id = "record-only-test"
+            with patch.dict(os.environ, {"TERMINAL_CWD": "/does/not/exist"}):
+                with patch.object(terminal_tool, "_task_env_overrides", {}, create=False), \
+                     patch.object(terminal_tool, "_session_cwd", {}, create=False):
+                    terminal_tool.record_session_cwd(task_id, cded)
+                    self.assertEqual(
+                        _resolve_child_cwd("project", "/tmp/staging", task_id=task_id), cded
+                    )
+
+    def test_project_stale_record_falls_through_to_override(self):
+        """A recorded directory that no longer exists is skipped; the
+        registered override is the next rung."""
+        import tempfile
+        import tools.terminal_tool as terminal_tool
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as reg:
+            task_id = "stale-record-test"
+            with patch.dict(os.environ, {"TERMINAL_CWD": "/does/not/exist"}):
+                with patch.object(terminal_tool, "_task_env_overrides", {}, create=False), \
+                     patch.object(terminal_tool, "_session_cwd", {}, create=False):
+                    terminal_tool.register_task_env_overrides(task_id, {"cwd": reg})
+                    terminal_tool.record_session_cwd(task_id, "/deleted/dir/gone")
+                    self.assertEqual(
+                        _resolve_child_cwd("project", "/tmp/staging", task_id=task_id), reg
+                    )
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Schema description