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From: CodeGhost21 <164498022+CodeGhost21@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 20:04:46 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?feat(settings):=20make=20action=5Fdir=20editabl?=
 =?UTF-8?q?e=20via=20Settings=20=E2=86=92=20Agent=20access=20(#3313)?=
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Co-authored-by: Steven Enamakel <enamakel@tinyhumans.ai>
---
 .../settings/panels/AgentAccessPanel.tsx      |  3 +-
 .../__tests__/AgentAccessPanel.test.tsx       |  3 --
 app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts                        | 10 ++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts                        | 10 ++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts                        | 10 ++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts                        | 10 ++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts                        | 10 ++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts                        | 11 +++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts                        | 10 ++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts                        | 10 ++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts                        | 10 ++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts                        | 10 ++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts                        | 10 ++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts                        | 10 ++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts                        | 10 ++++
 app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts                     | 10 ++++
 app/src/utils/tauriCommands/config.ts         |  9 ----
 src/openhuman/config/ops.rs                   |  5 --
 src/openhuman/config/schemas.rs               |  2 +-
 src/openhuman/security/live_policy.rs         | 47 +++++++++++++++++++
 src/openhuman/security/policy.rs              |  2 +-
 21 files changed, 191 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/AgentAccessPanel.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/panels/AgentAccessPanel.tsx
index d4a082764..0266a2d09 100644
--- a/app/src/components/settings/panels/AgentAccessPanel.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/AgentAccessPanel.tsx
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ const AgentAccessPanel = () => {
   // RPC is pending or when not running under Tauri — the JSX falls back to
   // the documented defaults so the section never renders empty.
   const [agentPaths, setAgentPaths] = useState<AgentPaths | null>(null);
-  // Editable action_dir (issue #3240). `actionDirEditing` toggles the input;
-  // `actionDirInput` holds the in-progress value; error/saved are inline status.
   const [actionDirEditing, setActionDirEditing] = useState(false);
   const [actionDirInput, setActionDirInput] = useState('');
   const [actionDirError, setActionDirError] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -130,6 +128,7 @@ const AgentAccessPanel = () => {
         const pathsResp = await openhumanGetAgentPaths();
         if (cancelled) return;
         setAgentPaths(pathsResp.result);
+        setActionDirInput(pathsResp.result.action_dir);
       } catch {
         // Non-fatal: the Directories section falls back to the documented
         // defaults below. We don't gate the rest of the panel on this.
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/__tests__/AgentAccessPanel.test.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/panels/__tests__/AgentAccessPanel.test.tsx
index 01915952b..c035a970c 100644
--- a/app/src/components/settings/panels/__tests__/AgentAccessPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/__tests__/AgentAccessPanel.test.tsx
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ describe('AgentAccessPanel', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  // ── Editable action_dir (issue #3240) ───────────────────────────────────────
-
   it('shows an Edit affordance for action_dir when the source is not env', async () => {
     mockGetAgentPaths.mockResolvedValue({
       result: agentPaths({ action_dir: '/Users/sample/projects', action_dir_source: 'default' }),
@@ -348,7 +346,6 @@ describe('AgentAccessPanel', () => {
     expect(await screen.findByTestId('agent-access-action-dir-error')).toHaveTextContent(
       'action_dir must be an absolute path'
     );
-    // Still in edit mode so the user can correct the value.
     expect(screen.getByTestId('agent-access-action-dir-input')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
index 1eaa48ca1..5913bed48 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
@@ -3683,6 +3683,16 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': 'محظور على الوكيل',
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     'قواعد بيانات الذاكرة والجلسات والرموز وغيرها من البيانات الأساسية. غير متاحة لأدوات الوكيل.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': 'مسار صندوق إجراءات الوكيل',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': 'حفظ',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': 'جارٍ الحفظ…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': 'تم تحديث صندوق الإجراءات.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': 'لا يمكن أن يكون المسار فارغًا.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': 'تعذّر تحديث صندوق الإجراءات.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    'تم ضبط OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR — قم بإلغاء متغير البيئة لتعديل هذا من الإعدادات.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    'تم تجاوزه بواسطة OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR — قم بإلغاء متغير البيئة لإدارته من الإعدادات.',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
index df159b3bc..0adea28bc 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
@@ -3755,6 +3755,16 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': 'এজেন্ট-অবরুদ্ধ',
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     'মেমরি ডেটাবেস, সেশন, টোকেন এবং অন্যান্য মূল ডেটা। এজেন্ট টুলের কাছে অ্যাক্সেসযোগ্য নয়।',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': 'অ্যাকশন স্যান্ডবক্স পাথ',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': 'সংরক্ষণ',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': 'সংরক্ষণ করা হচ্ছে…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': 'অ্যাকশন স্যান্ডবক্স আপডেট করা হয়েছে।',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': 'পাথ ফাঁকা থাকতে পারবে না।',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': 'অ্যাকশন স্যান্ডবক্স আপডেট করা যায়নি।',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR সেট করা আছে — সেটিংস থেকে সম্পাদনা করতে এনভ ভ্যারিয়েবলটি আনসেট করুন।',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR দ্বারা ওভাররাইড হয়েছে — সেটিংস থেকে পরিচালনা করতে এনভ ভ্যারিয়েবলটি আনসেট করুন।',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
index 9bfe94940..6dfbf7ffe 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
@@ -3854,6 +3854,16 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': 'Agent-gesperrt',
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     'Speicherdatenbanken, Sitzungen, Token und andere Kerndaten. Für Agent-Tools nicht zugänglich.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': 'Pfad der Aktions-Sandbox',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': 'Speichern',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': 'Wird gespeichert…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': 'Aktions-Sandbox aktualisiert.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': 'Pfad darf nicht leer sein.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': 'Aktions-Sandbox konnte nicht aktualisiert werden.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR ist gesetzt — entferne die Umgebungsvariable, um dies in den Einstellungen zu bearbeiten.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    'Durch OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR überschrieben — entferne die Umgebungsvariable, um dies in den Einstellungen zu verwalten.',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index 95450167b..4ec3d60a0 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -4144,6 +4144,16 @@ const en: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': 'agent-blocked',
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     'Memory databases, sessions, tokens, and other core persistence. Not accessible to agent tools.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': 'Action sandbox path',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': 'Save',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': 'Saving…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': 'Action sandbox updated.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': 'Path cannot be empty.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': 'Could not update the action sandbox.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR is set — unset the env var to edit this from Settings.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    'Overridden by OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR — unset the env var to manage from Settings.',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
index ea9f67e4c..eb84e71e2 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
@@ -3828,6 +3828,16 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': 'bloqueado para el agente',
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     'Bases de datos de memoria, sesiones, tokens y otros datos esenciales. No accesible para herramientas del agente.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': 'Ruta del sandbox de acciones',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': 'Guardar',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': 'Guardando…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': 'Sandbox de acciones actualizado.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': 'La ruta no puede estar vacía.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': 'No se pudo actualizar el sandbox de acciones.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR está definido — elimina la variable de entorno para editar esto desde Ajustes.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    'Anulado por OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR — elimina la variable de entorno para gestionarlo desde Ajustes.',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
index 1e9862027..08751a352 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
@@ -3839,6 +3839,17 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': "bloqué pour l'agent",
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     "Bases de données mémoire, sessions, jetons et autres données essentielles. Non accessible aux outils de l'agent.",
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': "Chemin du bac à sable d'actions",
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': 'Enregistrer',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': 'Enregistrement…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': "Bac à sable d'actions mis à jour.",
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': 'Le chemin ne peut pas être vide.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError':
+    "Impossible de mettre à jour le bac à sable d'actions.",
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    "OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR est défini — désactivez la variable d'environnement pour modifier cela depuis les Paramètres.",
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    "Remplacé par OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR — désactivez la variable d'environnement pour gérer cela depuis les Paramètres.",
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
index 30c063459..8eef73e15 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
@@ -3764,6 +3764,16 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': 'एजेंट-अवरुद्ध',
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     'मेमोरी डेटाबेस, सत्र, टोकन और अन्य मुख्य डेटा। एजेंट टूल के लिए सुलभ नहीं।',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': 'क्रिया सैंडबॉक्स पथ',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': 'सहेजें',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': 'सहेजा जा रहा है…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': 'क्रिया सैंडबॉक्स अपडेट किया गया।',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': 'पथ खाली नहीं हो सकता।',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': 'क्रिया सैंडबॉक्स अपडेट नहीं किया जा सका।',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR सेट है — सेटिंग्स से संपादित करने के लिए env चर हटाएँ।',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR द्वारा ओवरराइड किया गया — सेटिंग्स से प्रबंधित करने के लिए env चर हटाएँ।',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
index dddfe53bf..69a71238e 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
@@ -3771,6 +3771,16 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': 'diblokir untuk agen',
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     'Database memori, sesi, token, dan data inti lainnya. Tidak dapat diakses oleh alat agen.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': 'Jalur sandbox tindakan',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': 'Simpan',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': 'Menyimpan…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': 'Sandbox tindakan diperbarui.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': 'Jalur tidak boleh kosong.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': 'Tidak dapat memperbarui sandbox tindakan.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR sudah diatur — hapus variabel env untuk mengedit ini dari Pengaturan.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    'Ditimpa oleh OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR — hapus variabel env untuk mengelola dari Pengaturan.',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
index b252ea1a1..04cb740db 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
@@ -3820,6 +3820,16 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': "bloccato per l'agente",
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     "Database memoria, sessioni, token e altri dati fondamentali. Non accessibile dagli strumenti dell'agente.",
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': 'Percorso della sandbox delle azioni',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': 'Salva',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': 'Salvataggio…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': 'Sandbox delle azioni aggiornata.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': 'Il percorso non può essere vuoto.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': 'Impossibile aggiornare la sandbox delle azioni.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    "OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR è impostata — rimuovi la variabile d'ambiente per modificarla dalle Impostazioni.",
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    "Sovrascritta da OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR — rimuovi la variabile d'ambiente per gestirla dalle Impostazioni.",
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
index 4cb35fb44..8469c7ef3 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
@@ -3717,6 +3717,16 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': '에이전트 차단됨',
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     '메모리 데이터베이스, 세션, 토큰 및 기타 핵심 데이터. 에이전트 도구에서 접근할 수 없습니다.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': '작업 샌드박스 경로',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': '저장',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': '저장 중…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': '작업 샌드박스가 업데이트되었습니다.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': '경로는 비워둘 수 없습니다.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': '작업 샌드박스를 업데이트할 수 없습니다.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR이 설정되어 있습니다 — 설정에서 편집하려면 환경 변수를 해제하세요.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR에 의해 재정의됨 — 설정에서 관리하려면 환경 변수를 해제하세요.',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
index 31056f76c..14e63c819 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
@@ -3822,6 +3822,16 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': 'zablokowane dla agenta',
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     'Bazy danych pamięci, sesje, tokeny i inne podstawowe dane. Niedostępne dla narzędzi agenta.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': 'Ścieżka piaskownicy działań',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': 'Zapisz',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': 'Zapisywanie…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': 'Piaskownica działań zaktualizowana.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': 'Ścieżka nie może być pusta.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': 'Nie udało się zaktualizować piaskownicy działań.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR jest ustawione — usuń zmienną środowiskową, aby edytować to w Ustawieniach.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    'Nadpisane przez OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR — usuń zmienną środowiskową, aby zarządzać tym w Ustawieniach.',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
index de690be01..0fa21e243 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
@@ -3821,6 +3821,16 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': 'bloqueado para o agente',
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     'Bancos de dados de memória, sessões, tokens e outros dados essenciais. Não acessível pelas ferramentas do agente.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': 'Caminho da sandbox de ações',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': 'Salvar',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': 'Salvando…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': 'Sandbox de ações atualizada.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': 'O caminho não pode estar vazio.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': 'Não foi possível atualizar a sandbox de ações.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR está definido — remova a variável de ambiente para editar isto em Configurações.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    'Substituído por OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR — remova a variável de ambiente para gerenciar em Configurações.',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
index dc76e3702..88c240cba 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -3790,6 +3790,16 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': 'заблокировано для агента',
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     'Базы данных памяти, сеансы, токены и другие основные данные. Недоступно для инструментов агента.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': 'Путь к песочнице действий',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': 'Сохранить',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': 'Сохранение…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': 'Песочница действий обновлена.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': 'Путь не может быть пустым.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': 'Не удалось обновить песочницу действий.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR установлена — снимите переменную окружения, чтобы изменить это в Настройках.',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    'Переопределено OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR — снимите переменную окружения, чтобы управлять этим в Настройках.',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
index 15157d4d3..a07fd592f 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
@@ -3574,6 +3574,16 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.agentAccess.agentBlocked': '代理已阻止',
   'settings.agentAccess.internalStateDesc':
     '内存数据库、会话、令牌和其他核心数据。代理工具无法访问。',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirInputLabel': '操作沙箱路径',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSave': '保存',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaving': '正在保存…',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaved': '操作沙箱已更新。',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEmptyError': '路径不能为空。',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirSaveError': '无法更新操作沙箱。',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideError':
+    'OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR 已设置 — 请取消该环境变量以在设置中编辑此项。',
+  'settings.agentAccess.actionDirEnvOverrideNote':
+    '已被 OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR 覆盖 — 请取消该环境变量以在设置中管理。',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistory': 'Approval history',
   'settings.agentAccess.approvalHistoryDesc':
     'Review past Approve / Deny decisions the agent requested.',
diff --git a/app/src/utils/tauriCommands/config.ts b/app/src/utils/tauriCommands/config.ts
index 8c593ac14..0890778a9 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/tauriCommands/config.ts
+++ b/app/src/utils/tauriCommands/config.ts
@@ -452,18 +452,9 @@ export async function openhumanGetAgentPaths(): Promise<CommandResponse<AgentPat
 
 /** Partial update for the agent's editable filesystem roots (issue #3240). */
 export interface AgentPathsUpdate {
-  /**
-   * New absolute action sandbox path. An empty string clears the override and
-   * reverts to the default; omit the field to leave it unchanged.
-   */
   action_dir?: string;
 }
 
-/**
- * Update the agent's `action_dir` sandbox root. The backend validates the path
- * (must be absolute; auto-creates a missing directory; rejects the internal
- * workspace dir) and returns the refreshed {@link AgentPaths} payload.
- */
 export async function openhumanUpdateAgentPaths(
   update: AgentPathsUpdate
 ): Promise<CommandResponse<AgentPaths>> {
diff --git a/src/openhuman/config/ops.rs b/src/openhuman/config/ops.rs
index 62b1936b7..4681eaa23 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/config/ops.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/config/ops.rs
@@ -2167,8 +2167,6 @@ pub struct SandboxSettingsPatch {
     pub env_passthrough: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
-/// Returns the current sandbox and Docker runtime settings merged into a
-/// single JSON object, plus a live status probe for Docker availability.
 pub async fn get_sandbox_settings() -> Result<RpcOutcome<serde_json::Value>, String> {
     let config = load_config_with_timeout().await?;
     let sandbox = &config.sandbox;
@@ -2201,7 +2199,6 @@ pub async fn get_sandbox_settings() -> Result<RpcOutcome<serde_json::Value>, Str
     Ok(RpcOutcome::single_log(value, "sandbox settings read"))
 }
 
-/// Updates sandbox and Docker runtime settings, persists to disk.
 pub async fn apply_sandbox_settings(
     config: &mut Config,
     update: SandboxSettingsPatch,
@@ -2271,7 +2268,6 @@ pub async fn load_and_apply_sandbox_settings(
     apply_sandbox_settings(&mut config, update).await
 }
 
-/// Probe Docker daemon availability via `docker info` with a 5s timeout.
 async fn is_docker_available() -> bool {
     let fut = tokio::process::Command::new("docker")
         .arg("info")
@@ -2284,7 +2280,6 @@ async fn is_docker_available() -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-/// Detect which OS-native sandbox backend is available.
 fn detect_os_sandbox_backend() -> &'static str {
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     {
diff --git a/src/openhuman/config/schemas.rs b/src/openhuman/config/schemas.rs
index 68493bd8b..9f699dddd 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/config/schemas.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/config/schemas.rs
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ pub fn schemas(function: &str) -> ControllerSchema {
             namespace: "config",
             function: "get_agent_paths",
             description:
-                "Resolve the agent's filesystem roots (action_dir, workspace_dir, projects_dir) so the UI can render live values instead of hard-coded strings. Read-only.",
+                "Resolve the agent's filesystem roots (action_dir, workspace_dir, projects_dir) so the UI can render live values instead of hard-coded strings. Read-only. Also returns `action_dir_env_override: bool` so the UI knows when OPENHUMAN_ACTION_DIR is forcing the value (Settings → action_dir editing disabled in that case).",
             inputs: vec![],
             outputs: vec![json_output(
                 "paths",
diff --git a/src/openhuman/security/live_policy.rs b/src/openhuman/security/live_policy.rs
index 4f69e5960..eb1933a25 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/security/live_policy.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/security/live_policy.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,53 @@ pub fn generation() -> u64 {
         .map_or(0, |s| s.generation.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
 }
 
+/// Swap in a new `action_dir` and rebuild the live policy around it,
+/// bumping the generation counter. Used by
+/// [`config_set_action_dir`](crate::openhuman::config::ops::set_action_dir)
+/// (issue #3240) so a Settings-driven change of the agent's writable root
+/// takes effect immediately instead of waiting for the next session.
+///
+/// Returns the new generation on success, or `Err` if no policy is
+/// installed yet (typically a CLI-only invocation that never started a
+/// session runtime).
+pub fn update_action_dir(new_action_dir: PathBuf) -> Result<u64, String> {
+    let Some(state) = STATE.get() else {
+        return Err(
+            "[security:live_policy] no policy installed yet — cannot update action_dir".into(),
+        );
+    };
+    {
+        let mut guard = state
+            .action_dir
+            .write()
+            .map_err(|e| format!("[security:live_policy] action_dir lock poisoned: {e}"))?;
+        *guard = new_action_dir.clone();
+    }
+    // Rebuild the policy by cloning the current one and swapping the
+    // action_dir field. This preserves the entire autonomy + trusted_roots
+    // + forbidden_paths state — the only thing changing is the sandbox root.
+    let current_policy = state
+        .policy
+        .read()
+        .map(|g| Arc::clone(&g))
+        .map_err(|e| format!("[security:live_policy] policy lock poisoned: {e}"))?;
+    let mut rebuilt: SecurityPolicy = (*current_policy).clone();
+    rebuilt.action_dir = new_action_dir;
+    {
+        let mut guard = state
+            .policy
+            .write()
+            .map_err(|e| format!("[security:live_policy] policy write lock poisoned: {e}"))?;
+        *guard = Arc::new(rebuilt);
+    }
+    let gen = state.generation.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed) + 1;
+    tracing::info!(
+        generation = gen,
+        "[security:live_policy] SecurityPolicy reloaded after action_dir change"
+    );
+    Ok(gen)
+}
+
 /// Rebuild the policy from `autonomy_config` against the stored workspace dir
 /// and swap it in, bumping the generation counter. No-op if nothing has been
 /// installed yet (e.g. a CLI invocation that never started a session runtime).
diff --git a/src/openhuman/security/policy.rs b/src/openhuman/security/policy.rs
index b620b07d1..0afe6c231 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/security/policy.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/security/policy.rs
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ impl SecurityPolicy {
     /// through. Gray-area dirs (`/usr`, `/opt`, `/var`, `~/Library`) stay in the
     /// user-overridable `forbidden_paths` instead, so a grant can still reach
     /// e.g. `/usr/local/...`.
-    fn is_always_forbidden(path: &Path) -> bool {
+    pub(crate) fn is_always_forbidden(path: &Path) -> bool {
         // Normalize separators + case BEFORE splitting: a Windows backslash
         // path is a single component on POSIX (and vice-versa), so we segment
         // the normalized string rather than rely on `Path::components()`.