diff --git a/tests/tools/test_approval.py b/tests/tools/test_approval.py
index 49d13b0cd60..683e621b044 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_approval.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_approval.py
@@ -369,6 +369,12 @@ class TestTeePattern:
         assert dangerous is True
         assert key is not None
 
+    def test_tee_absolute_home_bashrc(self):
+        bashrc = Path.home() / ".bashrc"
+        dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command(f"echo x | tee {bashrc}")
+        assert dangerous is True
+        assert key is not None
+
     def test_tee_custom_hermes_home_env(self):
         dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command("echo x | tee $HERMES_HOME/.env")
         assert dangerous is True
@@ -560,11 +566,37 @@ class TestSensitiveRedirectPattern:
         assert dangerous is True
         assert key is not None
 
+    def test_append_to_absolute_home_ssh_authorized_keys(self):
+        authorized_keys = Path.home() / ".ssh" / "authorized_keys"
+        dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command(f"cat key >> {authorized_keys}")
+        assert dangerous is True
+        assert key is not None
+
     def test_append_to_tilde_ssh_authorized_keys(self):
         dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command("cat key >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys")
         assert dangerous is True
         assert key is not None
 
+    def test_redirect_to_absolute_home_bashrc(self):
+        bashrc = Path.home() / ".bashrc"
+        dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command(f"echo 'alias ll=\"ls -la\"' > {bashrc}")
+        assert dangerous is True
+        assert key is not None
+
+    def test_redirect_to_home_set_after_import(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+        late_home = tmp_path / "late-home"
+        late_home.mkdir()
+        monkeypatch.setenv("HOME", str(late_home))
+
+        dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command(f"echo x > {late_home}/.bashrc")
+        assert dangerous is True
+        assert key is not None
+
+    def test_redirect_to_other_absolute_home_bashrc_is_not_current_user_sensitive(self):
+        dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command("echo x > /tmp/not-current-home/.bashrc")
+        assert dangerous is False
+        assert key is None
+
     def test_redirect_to_safe_tmp_file(self):
         dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command("echo hello > /tmp/output.txt")
         assert dangerous is False
diff --git a/tools/approval.py b/tools/approval.py
index 9cc7adcc109..ce6be6e8f98 100644
--- a/tools/approval.py
+++ b/tools/approval.py
@@ -561,6 +561,11 @@ def _normalize_command_for_detection(command: str) -> str:
     command = re.sub(r'\\([^\n])', r'\1', command)
     # Strip empty-string literals that split tokens: r''m → rm, r"\"m → rm.
     command = re.sub(r"''|\"\"", '', command)
+    # Fold the current user's resolved absolute home path into ~/ at detection
+    # time so static user-sensitive patterns catch /home/alice/.bashrc the same
+    # way they catch ~/.bashrc. Do not snapshot this at import time: tests and
+    # profile/session launchers can set HOME after this module is imported.
+    command = _rewrite_resolved_user_home(command)
     # Fold the resolved absolute active-profile home path into the canonical
     # ~/.hermes/ form so the Hermes config/env patterns catch it. In Docker and
     # gateway deployments the agent often references the resolved absolute path
@@ -572,6 +577,36 @@ def _normalize_command_for_detection(command: str) -> str:
     return command
 
 
+def _rewrite_resolved_user_home(command: str) -> str:
+    """Rewrite the current user's absolute home prefix to ``~/``.
+
+    Resolves HOME at detection time, including its symlink-resolved form, so
+    terminal commands targeting absolute home paths are checked by the same
+    static patterns as tilde and $HOME forms. No-op when HOME is unset or
+    degenerate.
+    """
+    try:
+        home = os.path.expanduser("~")
+        candidates = [
+            home.rstrip("/"),
+            os.path.realpath(home).rstrip("/"),
+        ]
+    except Exception:
+        return command
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+    for path in candidates:
+        if not path or path in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(path)
+        # Require an absolute path below root so a bad HOME cannot rewrite the
+        # whole filesystem namespace.
+        normalized = path.rstrip("/")
+        if not normalized.startswith("/") or normalized.count("/") < 2:
+            continue
+        command = command.replace(normalized + "/", "~/")
+    return command
+
+
 def _rewrite_resolved_hermes_home(command: str) -> str:
     """Rewrite the resolved absolute Hermes home prefix to ``~/.hermes/``.