From c57a28f48a82b6f79ad832c1ddd674e137d42231 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kevinjwang1 <kevinjwang@google.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:10:28 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Disable workspace settings when starting GCLI in the home
 directory. (#19034)

---
 packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
index 506cbef838..7644588407 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
@@ -797,11 +797,11 @@ export function loadSettings(
       readOnly: false,
     },
     {
-      path: workspaceSettingsPath,
+      path: realWorkspaceDir === realHomeDir ? '' : workspaceSettingsPath,
       settings: workspaceSettings,
       originalSettings: workspaceOriginalSettings,
       rawJson: workspaceResult.rawJson,
-      readOnly: false,
+      readOnly: realWorkspaceDir === realHomeDir,
     },
     isTrusted,
     settingsErrors,