diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 214c0702f9..eecee8a93e 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "261797239+lumenradley@users.noreply.github.com": "lumenradley",
     "166376523+sjz-ks@users.noreply.github.com": "sjz-ks",
     "haileymarshall005@gmail.com": "haileymarshall",
+    "aniruddhaadak80@users.noreply.github.com": "aniruddhaadak80",
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_resolve_path.py b/tests/tools/test_resolve_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..beea3cc40f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tools/test_resolve_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"""Tests for _resolve_path() — TERMINAL_CWD-aware path resolution in file_tools."""
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+
+class TestResolvePath:
+    """Verify _resolve_path respects TERMINAL_CWD for worktree isolation."""
+
+    def test_relative_path_uses_terminal_cwd(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+        """Relative paths resolve against TERMINAL_CWD, not process CWD."""
+        monkeypatch.setenv("TERMINAL_CWD", str(tmp_path))
+        from tools.file_tools import _resolve_path
+
+        result = _resolve_path("foo/bar.py")
+        assert result == (tmp_path / "foo" / "bar.py")
+
+    def test_absolute_path_ignores_terminal_cwd(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+        """Absolute paths are unaffected by TERMINAL_CWD."""
+        monkeypatch.setenv("TERMINAL_CWD", str(tmp_path))
+        from tools.file_tools import _resolve_path
+
+        result = _resolve_path("/etc/hosts")
+        assert result == Path("/etc/hosts")
+
+    def test_falls_back_to_cwd_without_terminal_cwd(self, monkeypatch):
+        """Without TERMINAL_CWD, falls back to os.getcwd()."""
+        monkeypatch.delenv("TERMINAL_CWD", raising=False)
+        from tools.file_tools import _resolve_path
+
+        result = _resolve_path("some_file.txt")
+        assert result == Path(os.getcwd()) / "some_file.txt"
+
+    def test_tilde_expansion(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+        """~ is expanded before TERMINAL_CWD join (already absolute)."""
+        monkeypatch.setenv("TERMINAL_CWD", str(tmp_path))
+        from tools.file_tools import _resolve_path
+
+        result = _resolve_path("~/notes.txt")
+        # After expanduser, ~/notes.txt becomes absolute → TERMINAL_CWD ignored
+        assert result == Path.home() / "notes.txt"
+
+    def test_result_is_resolved(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+        """Output path has no '..' components."""
+        monkeypatch.setenv("TERMINAL_CWD", str(tmp_path))
+        from tools.file_tools import _resolve_path
+
+        result = _resolve_path("a/../b/file.txt")
+        assert ".." not in str(result)
+        assert result == (tmp_path / "b" / "file.txt")