diff --git a/internal/worker/sdk/processor.go b/internal/worker/sdk/processor.go
index acc6ae7..ae82593 100644
--- a/internal/worker/sdk/processor.go
+++ b/internal/worker/sdk/processor.go
@@ -784,24 +784,41 @@ func toJSONString(v any) string {
 
 // safeResolvePath resolves a path relative to cwd and validates it doesn't escape the cwd directory.
 // Returns the resolved absolute path and true if valid, or empty string and false if path traversal detected.
+// This function is a security sanitizer for path traversal attacks.
 func safeResolvePath(path, cwd string) (string, bool) {
-	if filepath.IsAbs(path) {
-		// Absolute paths are allowed as-is
-		return filepath.Clean(path), true
+	// Clean the input path to normalize any .. or . components
+	cleanPath := filepath.Clean(path)
+
+	// Reject paths that explicitly contain parent directory traversal after cleaning
+	if strings.Contains(cleanPath, "..") {
+		return "", false
 	}
+
+	if filepath.IsAbs(cleanPath) {
+		// For absolute paths, verify they're within cwd if cwd is specified
+		if cwd != "" {
+			cleanCwd := filepath.Clean(cwd)
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(cleanPath, cleanCwd+string(filepath.Separator)) && cleanPath != cleanCwd {
+				return "", false
+			}
+		}
+		return cleanPath, true
+	}
+
 	if cwd == "" {
-		return filepath.Clean(path), true
+		return cleanPath, true
 	}
 
 	// Clean the cwd first
 	cleanCwd := filepath.Clean(cwd)
 
 	// Join and clean the path
-	absPath := filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(cleanCwd, path))
+	absPath := filepath.Join(cleanCwd, cleanPath)
 
-	// Verify the resolved path is still within cwd (prevents path traversal via ..)
-	// Use HasPrefix on cleaned paths to detect escapes
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(absPath, cleanCwd+string(filepath.Separator)) && absPath != cleanCwd {
+	// Use filepath.Rel to verify the path is actually within cwd
+	// If Rel returns a path starting with "..", it escapes the base
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(cleanCwd, absPath)
+	if err != nil || strings.HasPrefix(rel, "..") {
 		return "", false
 	}
 
@@ -905,12 +922,13 @@ func GetFileMtimes(paths []string, cwd string) map[string]int64 {
 // GetFileContent reads file content for verification purposes.
 // Returns content and ok status.
 func GetFileContent(path, cwd string) (string, bool) {
-	absPath := path
-	if !filepath.IsAbs(path) && cwd != "" {
-		absPath = filepath.Join(cwd, path)
+	absPath, ok := safeResolvePath(path, cwd)
+	if !ok {
+		// Reject paths that attempt directory traversal
+		return "", false
 	}
 
-	content, err := os.ReadFile(absPath) // #nosec G304 -- intentional file read for verification
+	content, err := os.ReadFile(absPath) // #nosec G304 -- path validated by safeResolvePath
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", false
 	}
diff --git a/internal/worker/sdk/processor_test.go b/internal/worker/sdk/processor_test.go
index 304bb94..04532c4 100644
--- a/internal/worker/sdk/processor_test.go
+++ b/internal/worker/sdk/processor_test.go
@@ -1081,3 +1081,100 @@ func BenchmarkSanitizePromptWithControlChars(b *testing.B) {
 		sanitizePrompt(prompt)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestSafeResolvePath tests the path traversal protection.
+func TestSafeResolvePath(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a temporary directory for testing
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		path     string
+		cwd      string
+		wantPath string
+		wantOk   bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "simple relative path",
+			path:     "file.txt",
+			cwd:      tmpDir,
+			wantOk:   true,
+			wantPath: filepath.Join(tmpDir, "file.txt"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "nested relative path",
+			path:     "subdir/file.txt",
+			cwd:      tmpDir,
+			wantOk:   true,
+			wantPath: filepath.Join(tmpDir, "subdir", "file.txt"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "path traversal with ..",
+			path:   "../etc/passwd",
+			cwd:    tmpDir,
+			wantOk: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "path traversal with multiple ..",
+			path:   "../../etc/passwd",
+			cwd:    tmpDir,
+			wantOk: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "path traversal hidden in middle",
+			path:   "subdir/../../../etc/passwd",
+			cwd:    tmpDir,
+			wantOk: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "just parent directory",
+			path:   "..",
+			cwd:    tmpDir,
+			wantOk: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "absolute path without cwd",
+			path:     "/some/absolute/path",
+			cwd:      "",
+			wantOk:   true,
+			wantPath: "/some/absolute/path",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "relative path without cwd",
+			path:     "relative/path",
+			cwd:      "",
+			wantOk:   true,
+			wantPath: "relative/path",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "current directory reference",
+			path:     "./file.txt",
+			cwd:      tmpDir,
+			wantOk:   true,
+			wantPath: filepath.Join(tmpDir, "file.txt"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "absolute path outside cwd",
+			path:   "/etc/passwd",
+			cwd:    tmpDir,
+			wantOk: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "absolute path inside cwd",
+			path:     filepath.Join(tmpDir, "inside.txt"),
+			cwd:      tmpDir,
+			wantOk:   true,
+			wantPath: filepath.Join(tmpDir, "inside.txt"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			gotPath, gotOk := safeResolvePath(tt.path, tt.cwd)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantOk, gotOk, "ok status mismatch")
+			if tt.wantPath != "" && gotOk {
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantPath, gotPath, "path mismatch")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/worker/service.go b/internal/worker/service.go
index 6db9a8f..d14a051 100644
--- a/internal/worker/service.go
+++ b/internal/worker/service.go
@@ -1443,12 +1443,10 @@ func (s *Service) getRecentSearchQueries(project string, limit int) []RecentSear
 	}
 
 	// Filter by project (iterate from newest to oldest)
-	// Cap capacity to maxRecentQueries to prevent excessive allocation from user input
-	capacity := limit
-	if capacity > maxRecentQueries {
-		capacity = maxRecentQueries
-	}
-	result := make([]RecentSearchQuery, 0, capacity)
+	// Use constant capacity to prevent excessive allocation from user input
+	// limit is already bounded to maxRecentQueries above, but we use the constant
+	// directly here to satisfy static analysis tools
+	result := make([]RecentSearchQuery, 0, maxRecentQueries)
 	for i := 0; i < s.recentQueriesLen; i++ {
 		idx := (s.recentQueriesHead + i) % maxRecentQueries
 		q := s.recentQueriesBuf[idx]