diff --git a/tests/tools/test_approval.py b/tests/tools/test_approval.py
index dc9eace274c..b7598380708 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_approval.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_approval.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import patch as mock_patch
 
 import tools.approval as approval_module
+from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
 from tools.approval import (
     _get_approval_mode,
     _smart_approve,
@@ -424,6 +425,22 @@ class TestHermesConfigWriteProtection:
         dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command("sed --in-place 's/manual/off/' ~/.hermes/config.yaml")
         assert dangerous is True
 
+    def test_sed_in_place_absolute_hermes_home_config(self):
+        config_path = get_hermes_home() / "config.yaml"
+        dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command(
+            f"sed -i 's/manual/off/' {config_path}"
+        )
+        assert dangerous is True
+        assert "hermes config" in desc.lower() or "in-place" in desc.lower()
+
+    def test_sed_in_place_absolute_hermes_home_env(self):
+        env_path = get_hermes_home() / ".env"
+        dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command(
+            f"sed -i 's/API_KEY=.*/API_KEY=x/' {env_path}"
+        )
+        assert dangerous is True
+        assert "hermes config" in desc.lower() or "in-place" in desc.lower()
+
     def test_custom_hermes_home(self):
         dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command("echo x | tee $HERMES_HOME/config.yaml")
         assert dangerous is True
@@ -437,12 +454,33 @@ class TestHermesConfigWriteProtection:
         assert dangerous is True
         assert "in-place" in desc.lower() or "perl" in desc.lower()
 
+    def test_perl_in_place_absolute_hermes_home_config(self):
+        config_path = get_hermes_home() / "config.yaml"
+        dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command(
+            f"perl -i -pe 's/approvals.mode: on/approvals.mode: off/' {config_path}"
+        )
+        assert dangerous is True
+        assert "in-place" in desc.lower() or "perl" in desc.lower()
+
     def test_ruby_in_place_config(self):
         dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command(
             "ruby -i -pe 'gsub(/manual/, \"off\")' ~/.hermes/config.yaml"
         )
         assert dangerous is True
 
+    def test_ruby_in_place_absolute_hermes_home_env(self):
+        env_path = get_hermes_home() / ".env"
+        dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command(
+            f"ruby -i -pe 'gsub(/API_KEY=.*/, \"API_KEY=x\")' {env_path}"
+        )
+        assert dangerous is True
+
+    def test_regular_absolute_config_path_still_uses_project_rule(self):
+        dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command(
+            "sed -i 's/a/b/' /srv/app/config.yaml"
+        )
+        assert dangerous is False
+
     def test_perl_in_place_env(self):
         dangerous, key, desc = detect_dangerous_command(
             "perl -i -pe 's/SECRET=old/SECRET=new/' ~/.hermes/.env"
diff --git a/tools/approval.py b/tools/approval.py
index 85ae2b9d7f6..92bbe592131 100644
--- a/tools/approval.py
+++ b/tools/approval.py
@@ -151,10 +151,31 @@ def _is_gateway_approval_context() -> bool:
     return bool(_get_session_platform())
 
 # Sensitive write targets that should trigger approval even when referenced
-# via shell expansions like $HOME or $HERMES_HOME.
+# via shell expansions like $HOME or $HERMES_HOME, or by the resolved absolute
+# active profile home path such as /home/hermes/.hermes/config.yaml.
 _SSH_SENSITIVE_PATH = r'(?:~|\$home|\$\{home\})/\.ssh(?:/|$)'
+
+
+def _resolved_hermes_home_path_pattern() -> str:
+    try:
+        from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
+        home = get_hermes_home().expanduser()
+        candidates = [
+            str(home).rstrip("/"),
+            str(home.resolve(strict=False)).rstrip("/"),
+        ]
+    except Exception:
+        candidates = []
+    escaped = [re.escape(path) for path in dict.fromkeys(candidates) if path]
+    if not escaped:
+        return r"(?!)"
+    return r"(?:" + "|".join(escaped) + r")/"
+
+
+_RESOLVED_HERMES_HOME_PATH = _resolved_hermes_home_path_pattern()
 _HERMES_ENV_PATH = (
     r'(?:~\/\.hermes/|'
+    rf'{_RESOLVED_HERMES_HOME_PATH}|'
     r'(?:\$home|\$\{home\})/\.hermes/|'
     r'(?:\$hermes_home|\$\{hermes_home\})/)'
     r'\.env\b'
@@ -169,6 +190,7 @@ _HERMES_ENV_PATH = (
 # well as ~/.hermes/.
 _HERMES_CONFIG_PATH = (
     r'(?:~\/\.hermes/|'
+    rf'{_RESOLVED_HERMES_HOME_PATH}|'
     r'(?:\$home|\$\{home\})/\.hermes/|'
     r'(?:\$hermes_home|\$\{hermes_home\})/)'
     r'config\.yaml\b'