diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 46a2942..e7d2bae 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package config
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -14,16 +15,7 @@ func ResolveRoot() string {
 		home, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
 		return filepath.Join(home, "ai-workspaces")
 	}
-	// Expand leading tilde
-	if strings.HasPrefix(root, "~/") || root == "~" {
-		home, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
-		root = filepath.Join(home, root[2:])
-	}
-	abs, err := filepath.Abs(root)
-	if err != nil {
-		return root
-	}
-	return abs
+	return expandPath(root)
 }
 
 // ResolveAgent returns the agent command.
@@ -36,6 +28,37 @@ func ResolveAgent() string {
 	return agent
 }
 
+// ResolveSeedDir returns the user general seed directory.
+// Reads CTASK_SEED_DIR; falls back to %APPDATA%\ctask\seed on Windows or
+// ~/.config/ctask/seed on Unix.
+func ResolveSeedDir() string {
+	if v := os.Getenv("CTASK_SEED_DIR"); v != "" {
+		return expandPath(v)
+	}
+	return defaultSeedDir("seed")
+}
+
+// ResolveProjectSeedDir returns the user project seed directory.
+// Reads CTASK_SEED_PROJECT_DIR; falls back to %APPDATA%\ctask\seed-project on Windows
+// or ~/.config/ctask/seed-project on Unix.
+func ResolveProjectSeedDir() string {
+	if v := os.Getenv("CTASK_SEED_PROJECT_DIR"); v != "" {
+		return expandPath(v)
+	}
+	return defaultSeedDir("seed-project")
+}
+
+// ResolveProjectRoot returns the project workspace root override.
+// Returns empty string if CTASK_PROJECT_ROOT is not set; callers should fall back
+// to ResolveRoot() in that case.
+func ResolveProjectRoot() string {
+	v := os.Getenv("CTASK_PROJECT_ROOT")
+	if v == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return expandPath(v)
+}
+
 // EnvVars returns the environment variables to export into child sessions.
 func EnvVars(slug, mode, root, workspace, category string) map[string]string {
 	return map[string]string{
@@ -46,3 +69,30 @@ func EnvVars(slug, mode, root, workspace, category string) map[string]string {
 		"CTASK_CATEGORY":  category,
 	}
 }
+
+// defaultSeedDir returns the platform-default location for a seed directory leaf.
+func defaultSeedDir(leaf string) string {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		appData := os.Getenv("APPDATA")
+		if appData == "" {
+			home, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+			return filepath.Join(home, "AppData", "Roaming", "ctask", leaf)
+		}
+		return filepath.Join(appData, "ctask", leaf)
+	}
+	home, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+	return filepath.Join(home, ".config", "ctask", leaf)
+}
+
+// expandPath expands a leading ~/ and resolves to an absolute path when possible.
+func expandPath(p string) string {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(p, "~/") || p == "~" {
+		home, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+		p = filepath.Join(home, p[1:])
+	}
+	abs, err := filepath.Abs(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return p
+	}
+	return abs
+}
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index 48b2cc8..dc8e316 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -68,6 +68,82 @@ func TestRootResolvesTilde(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResolveSeedDirDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Unsetenv("CTASK_SEED_DIR")
+	got := ResolveSeedDir()
+	home, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+	var want string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		appData := os.Getenv("APPDATA")
+		if appData == "" {
+			t.Skip("APPDATA not set on this Windows host")
+		}
+		want = filepath.Join(appData, "ctask", "seed")
+	} else {
+		want = filepath.Join(home, ".config", "ctask", "seed")
+	}
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("ResolveSeedDir default: got %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveSeedDirOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	os.Setenv("CTASK_SEED_DIR", dir)
+	defer os.Unsetenv("CTASK_SEED_DIR")
+	got := ResolveSeedDir()
+	if got != dir {
+		t.Errorf("ResolveSeedDir override: got %q, want %q", got, dir)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveProjectSeedDirDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Unsetenv("CTASK_SEED_PROJECT_DIR")
+	got := ResolveProjectSeedDir()
+	home, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+	var want string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		appData := os.Getenv("APPDATA")
+		if appData == "" {
+			t.Skip("APPDATA not set on this Windows host")
+		}
+		want = filepath.Join(appData, "ctask", "seed-project")
+	} else {
+		want = filepath.Join(home, ".config", "ctask", "seed-project")
+	}
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("ResolveProjectSeedDir default: got %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveProjectSeedDirOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	os.Setenv("CTASK_SEED_PROJECT_DIR", dir)
+	defer os.Unsetenv("CTASK_SEED_PROJECT_DIR")
+	got := ResolveProjectSeedDir()
+	if got != dir {
+		t.Errorf("ResolveProjectSeedDir override: got %q, want %q", got, dir)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveProjectRootEmptyWhenUnset(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Unsetenv("CTASK_PROJECT_ROOT")
+	got := ResolveProjectRoot()
+	if got != "" {
+		t.Errorf("ResolveProjectRoot with no override should return empty, got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveProjectRootOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	os.Setenv("CTASK_PROJECT_ROOT", dir)
+	defer os.Unsetenv("CTASK_PROJECT_ROOT")
+	got := ResolveProjectRoot()
+	if got != dir {
+		t.Errorf("ResolveProjectRoot override: got %q, want %q", got, dir)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 	vars := EnvVars("my-slug", "local", "/abs/root", "/abs/root/cat/ws", "general")
 	expected := map[string]string{