diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 7d0822690..80e5965ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,21 @@ jobs:
           OPENAI_API_KEY: ""
           NOUS_API_KEY: ""
 
+  lint-paths:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
+
+      - name: Install Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Check for hardcoded ~/.hermes paths
+        run: python3 scripts/lint_hardcoded_paths.py
+
   e2e:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
diff --git a/scripts/lint_hardcoded_paths.py b/scripts/lint_hardcoded_paths.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92488c8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lint_hardcoded_paths.py
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Lint for hardcoded ~/.hermes paths.
+
+Detects patterns that break profile isolation by hardcoding ~/.hermes
+instead of using get_hermes_home() from hermes_constants.
+
+Usage:
+    python3 scripts/lint_hardcoded_paths.py              # check all
+    python3 scripts/lint_hardcoded_paths.py --fix        # suggest fixes
+    python3 scripts/lint_hardcoded_paths.py --json       # JSON output
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+# Patterns that indicate hardcoded ~/.hermes paths
+_PATTERNS = [
+    (r'Path\.home\(\)\s*/\s*[\"\']\.hermes[\"\']', "Path.home() / '.hermes'"),
+    (r'Path\.home\(\)\s*/\s*\"\.hermes\"', 'Path.home() / ".hermes"'),
+    (r'[\"\']~[/\\]\.hermes[/\\]', "hardcoded ~/.hermes string"),
+    (r'os\.path\.expanduser\([\"\']~[/\\]\.hermes', "expanduser('~/.hermes')"),
+    (r'os\.path\.join\(.*expanduser.*\.hermes', "os.path.join with expanduser"),
+    (r'HOME[\"\']\s*\+\s*[\"\'][/\\]\.hermes', "$HOME + .hermes concatenation"),
+]
+
+# Files to skip
+_SKIP_DIRS = {
+    ".git", "__pycache__", ".venv", "venv", "node_modules",
+    ".mypy_cache", ".pytest_cache", "dist", "build",
+}
+_SKIP_FILES = {
+    "hermes_constants.py",  # source of truth
+}
+_SKIP_EXTENSIONS = {".md", ".rst", ".txt", ".json", ".yaml", ".yml", ".toml"}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Finding:
+    file: str
+    line: int
+    pattern: str
+    content: str
+    severity: str = "error"
+
+
+def scan_file(filepath: Path) -> List[Finding]:
+    """Scan a single file for hardcoded path patterns."""
+    findings = []
+
+    try:
+        content = filepath.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+    except Exception:
+        return findings
+
+    for line_num, line in enumerate(content.split("\n"), 1):
+        # Skip comments and docstrings (rough heuristic)
+        stripped = line.strip()
+        if stripped.startswith("#") or stripped.startswith('"""') or stripped.startswith("'''"):
+            continue
+
+        for pattern, description in _PATTERNS:
+            if re.search(pattern, line):
+                findings.append(Finding(
+                    file=str(filepath.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)),
+                    line=line_num,
+                    pattern=description,
+                    content=stripped[:120],
+                ))
+                break  # One finding per line
+
+    return findings
+
+
+def scan_repo(root: Path = None) -> List[Finding]:
+    """Scan the entire repo for hardcoded paths."""
+    root = root or REPO_ROOT
+    findings = []
+
+    for path in root.rglob("*.py"):
+        # Skip directories
+        rel = path.relative_to(root)
+        parts = rel.parts
+        if any(p in _SKIP_DIRS for p in parts):
+            continue
+        if path.name in _SKIP_FILES:
+            continue
+        if path.suffix in _SKIP_EXTENSIONS:
+            continue
+
+        findings.extend(scan_file(path))
+
+    return findings
+
+
+def format_findings(findings: List[Finding]) -> str:
+    """Format findings as readable report."""
+    if not findings:
+        return "OK: No hardcoded ~/.hermes paths found."
+
+    lines = [
+        f"FAIL: Found {len(findings)} hardcoded ~/.hermes path(s):",
+        "",
+    ]
+    for f in findings:
+        lines.append(f"  {f.file}:{f.line} [{f.severity}]")
+        lines.append(f"    Pattern: {f.pattern}")
+        lines.append(f"    Line: {f.content}")
+        lines.append("")
+
+    lines.append("Fix: Use get_hermes_home() from hermes_constants instead.")
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def main():
+    import argparse
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Lint for hardcoded ~/.hermes paths")
+    parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="JSON output")
+    parser.add_argument("--fix", action="store_true", help="Show fix suggestions")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    findings = scan_repo()
+
+    if args.json:
+        print(json.dumps([asdict(f) for f in findings], indent=2))
+    elif args.fix and findings:
+        print(format_findings(findings))
+        print("\nSuggested fix pattern:")
+        print("  from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home")
+        print("  hermes_home = get_hermes_home()")
+    else:
+        print(format_findings(findings))
+
+    return 1 if findings else 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())