fix(cli): skip workspace policy loading when in home directory (#20054)

packages/core/src/config/storage.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   GOOGLE_ACCOUNTS_FILENAME,
   isSubpath,
   resolveToRealPath,
+  normalizePath,
 } from '../utils/paths.js';
 import { ProjectRegistry } from './projectRegistry.js';
 import { StorageMigration } from './storageMigration.js';
@@ -142,6 +143,17 @@ export class Storage {
     return path.join(this.targetDir, GEMINI_DIR);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Checks if the current workspace storage location is the same as the global/user storage location.
+   * This handles symlinks and platform-specific path normalization.
+   */
+  isWorkspaceHomeDir(): boolean {
+    return (
+      normalizePath(resolveToRealPath(this.targetDir)) ===
+      normalizePath(resolveToRealPath(homedir()))
+    );
+  }
+
   getAgentsDir(): string {
     return path.join(this.targetDir, AGENTS_DIR_NAME);
   }