diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 0243ed841..c374cc647 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed the `--cwd` launch flag so it is parsed and can override the startup directory instead of always falling back to the current process directory or home auto-switch target.
+
 ## [15.10.1] - 2026-06-07
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/cli/args.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/cli/args.ts
index 707d87c54..feec309ba 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/cli/args.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/cli/args.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ export function parseArgs(inputArgs: string[], extensionFlags?: Map<string, { ty
 			result.version = true;
 		} else if (arg === "--allow-home") {
 			result.allowHome = true;
+		} else if (arg === "--cwd" && i + 1 < args.length) {
+			result.cwd = args[++i];
 		} else if (arg === "--mode" && i + 1 < args.length) {
 			const mode = args[++i];
 			if (mode === "text" || mode === "json" || mode === "rpc" || mode === "acp" || mode === "rpc-ui") {
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/commands/launch.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/commands/launch.ts
index d26dc543a..a3cc59719 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/commands/launch.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/commands/launch.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ export default class Index extends Command {
 		"allow-home": Flags.boolean({
 			description: "Allow starting in ~ without auto-switching to a temp dir",
 		}),
+		cwd: Flags.string({
+			description: "Directory to start in (overrides the launch cwd)",
+		}),
 		mode: Flags.string({
 			description: "Output mode: text (default), json, rpc, or rpc-ui",
 			options: ["text", "json", "rpc", "acp", "rpc-ui"],
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/cli-cwd-flag.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/cli-cwd-flag.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2c9c2147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/cli-cwd-flag.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { parseArgs } from "../src/cli/args";
+
+describe("parseArgs — --cwd flag", () => {
+	it("parses --cwd with a space-separated directory", () => {
+		const result = parseArgs(["--cwd", "/work/project", "hello"]);
+
+		expect(result.cwd).toBe("/work/project");
+		expect(result.messages).toEqual(["hello"]);
+	});
+
+	it("parses --cwd=value without leaking the value into messages", () => {
+		const result = parseArgs(["--cwd=/work/project", "hello"]);
+
+		expect(result.cwd).toBe("/work/project");
+		expect(result.messages).toEqual(["hello"]);
+	});
+});