diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 73c0c926f..470137999 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## [Unreleased]
-
 ### Added
 
 - Added `todo.eager` setting to automatically create a comprehensive todo list after the first user message
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fixed path resolution to accept bare directory names without trailing slashes in comma/space-separated path lists (e.g., `apps packages phases`)
 - Per-role `modelRoles` thinking selectors now propagate through commit/title helper model selection, legacy commit analysis, and agentic commit sessions while preserving default thinking inheritance when no role override is configured
 
 ## [13.10.1] - 2026-03-10
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/path-utils.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/path-utils.ts
index 95f760a90..63bc1951c 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/path-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/path-utils.ts
@@ -349,7 +349,13 @@ async function areDelimitedTokensResolvable(
 		}
 
 		if (!allowBareExistingTokens && !looksLikeDelimitedPathToken(token)) {
-			return false;
+			// Bare names like "packages" don't look like path tokens syntactically,
+			// but may still be valid directory names. Check existence before rejecting.
+			const resolvedExactPath = resolveToCwd(token, cwd);
+			if (!(await pathExists(resolvedExactPath))) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			continue;
 		}
 
 		const basePath = parseBasePath(token);
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/search-path-lists.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/search-path-lists.test.ts
index 8d4c918ef..18d6e1889 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/search-path-lists.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/search-path-lists.test.ts
@@ -194,4 +194,25 @@ describe("search tool path lists", () => {
 		expect(details?.fileCount).toBe(6);
 		expect(details?.scopePath).toBe("apps/, packages/, phases/");
 	});
+
+	it("grep accepts bare space-separated directory names (no trailing slash)", async () => {
+		const tools = await createTools(createTestSession(tempDir));
+		const tool = tools.find(entry => entry.name === "grep");
+		expect(tool).toBeDefined();
+		if (!tool) throw new Error("Missing grep tool");
+
+		const result = await tool.execute("grep-bare-space-paths", {
+			pattern: "shared-needle",
+			path: "apps packages phases",
+		});
+		const text = getText(result);
+		const details = result.details as { fileCount?: number; scopePath?: string } | undefined;
+
+		expect(text).toContain("# apps");
+		expect(text).toContain("# packages");
+		expect(text).toContain("# phases");
+		expect(text).not.toContain("# other");
+		expect(details?.fileCount).toBe(3);
+		expect(details?.scopePath).toBe("apps, packages, phases");
+	});
 });