diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/kilo-sessions/remote-command.ts b/packages/opencode/src/kilo-sessions/remote-command.ts
index 9c204739f2..a072dbf8c2 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/kilo-sessions/remote-command.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/kilo-sessions/remote-command.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import z from "zod"
 
 export namespace RemoteCommand {
   export const MAX_COMMANDS = 256
+  export const MAX_DIRECTORIES = 256
   export const MAX_STRING_LENGTH = 2_000
   export const MAX_ARGUMENTS_LENGTH = 32_768
   export const MAX_HINTS = 32
@@ -21,6 +22,31 @@ export namespace RemoteCommand {
     })
     .strict()
 
+  export const ListDirectoriesRequest = z
+    .object({
+      protocolVersion: z.literal(1),
+      path: z.string().min(1).max(MAX_STRING_LENGTH).optional(),
+    })
+    .strict()
+  export type ListDirectoriesRequest = z.infer<typeof ListDirectoriesRequest>
+
+  export const ListDirectoriesEntry = z
+    .object({
+      name: z.string().min(1).max(MAX_STRING_LENGTH),
+      path: z.string().min(1).max(MAX_STRING_LENGTH),
+    })
+    .strict()
+  export type ListDirectoriesEntry = z.infer<typeof ListDirectoriesEntry>
+
+  export const ListDirectoriesResponse = z
+    .object({
+      protocolVersion: z.literal(1),
+      path: z.string(),
+      directories: z.array(ListDirectoriesEntry).max(MAX_DIRECTORIES),
+    })
+    .strict()
+  export type ListDirectoriesResponse = z.infer<typeof ListDirectoriesResponse>
+
   export const ExitRequest = z
     .object({
       protocolVersion: z.literal(1),
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/kilo-sessions/remote-sender.ts b/packages/opencode/src/kilo-sessions/remote-sender.ts
index 578e1e3032..6a805fe138 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/kilo-sessions/remote-sender.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/kilo-sessions/remote-sender.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import { ModelV2 } from "@opencode-ai/core/model"
 import z from "zod"
 import { zodObject } from "@opencode-ai/core/effect-zod"
 import { Effect, Option, Schema } from "effect"
+import { readdir } from "node:fs/promises"
+import { isAbsolute, join, relative, sep } from "path"
+import { Filesystem } from "@/util/filesystem"
 
 type Provide = typeof import("@/kilocode/instance").provide
 
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ const CreateSessionRequest = z
     agent: z.string().min(1).optional(),
     model: CreateSessionModel.optional(),
     orgId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    directory: z.string().min(1).max(RemoteCommand.MAX_STRING_LENGTH).optional(),
     // kilocode_change - cloneFromKiloSessionId: optional cloud-session import.
     // The old wire form omits this field and performs a fresh sessionCreate;
     // remove the fresh-create branch when every shipped CLI advertises sessionClone.
@@ -94,6 +98,29 @@ function errorName(error: unknown): string {
 }
 // kilocode_change end
 
+// kilocode_change - k1: resolve a client-supplied directory path under the
+// launch directory. Reuses Filesystem.resolve (canonicalize) and
+// Filesystem.contains (lexical containment on canonical paths) so a symlink
+// that escapes the launch directory is rejected, not a bespoke check.
+function resolveUnderLaunch(launchDir: string, relative: string | undefined): string {
+  const launchReal = Filesystem.resolve(launchDir)
+  if (relative === undefined) return launchReal
+  if (isAbsolute(relative)) throw new Error("absolute directory paths are not allowed")
+  // Require the target to exist and be a directory before canonicalizing:
+  // Filesystem.resolve falls back to the lexical path on ENOENT, so a
+  // symlinked ancestor with a missing final component would pass the
+  // containment test below. Both callers select an existing folder.
+  const requested = join(launchDir, relative)
+  if (!Filesystem.stat(requested)?.isDirectory()) {
+    throw new Error("directory does not exist")
+  }
+  const requestedReal = Filesystem.resolve(requested)
+  if (!Filesystem.contains(launchReal, requestedReal)) {
+    throw new Error("directory path escapes the launch directory")
+  }
+  return requestedReal
+}
+
 // kilocode_change - create_session cloud-import error mapping. The import seam
 // rejects with a tagged error carrying the upstream `status` (or a
 // "CloudSessionImportUnauthorized" tag for missing credentials). Map those to
@@ -669,6 +696,80 @@ export namespace RemoteSender {
         })()
         return
       }
+      // kilocode_change - k1: connection-scoped directory listing for the
+      // instance-picker folder tree. Lists exactly one level, directories
+      // only, with symlink escapes skipped.
+      if (msg.command === "list_directories") {
+        const parsed = RemoteCommand.ListDirectoriesRequest.safeParse(msg.data)
+        if (!parsed.success) {
+          options.conn.send({
+            type: "response",
+            id: msg.id,
+            error: "invalid list_directories request",
+          })
+          return
+        }
+        const launchReal = Filesystem.resolve(options.directory)
+        let listed: string
+        try {
+          listed = resolveUnderLaunch(options.directory, parsed.data.path)
+        } catch {
+          options.conn.send({
+            type: "response",
+            id: msg.id,
+            error: "invalid list_directories path",
+          })
+          return
+        }
+        void (async () => {
+          try {
+            const entries = await readdir(listed, { withFileTypes: true })
+            const directories: RemoteCommand.ListDirectoriesEntry[] = []
+            for (const entry of entries) {
+              if (directories.length >= RemoteCommand.MAX_DIRECTORIES) break
+              let childReal: string
+              try {
+                childReal = Filesystem.resolve(join(listed, entry.name))
+              } catch {
+                continue // skip a child whose canonical path cannot be resolved (ELOOP, EACCES)
+              }
+              // A symlink whose canonical path equals the launch directory
+              // resolves to launchReal, so its relative path is "" and would
+              // violate ListDirectoriesEntry.path min(1). Never emit it.
+              const childPath = relative(launchReal, childReal).split(sep).join("/")
+              if (!childPath) continue
+              // Windows junctions report isDirectory() without isSymbolicLink(), so apply
+              // the containment check to every entry, not only symlinks.
+              if (!Filesystem.contains(launchReal, childReal)) continue
+              if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+                directories.push({ name: entry.name, path: childPath })
+                continue
+              }
+              if (entry.isSymbolicLink()) {
+                let realIsDir = false
+                try {
+                  realIsDir = Filesystem.stat(childReal)?.isDirectory() === true
+                } catch {
+                  continue
+                }
+                if (realIsDir) {
+                  directories.push({ name: entry.name, path: childPath })
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            const listedRelative = relative(launchReal, listed).split(sep).join("/")
+            options.conn.send({
+              type: "response",
+              id: msg.id,
+              result: { protocolVersion: 1, path: listedRelative, directories },
+            })
+          } catch (error) {
+            options.log.error("list directories failed", { id: msg.id, error: errorName(error) })
+            options.conn.send({ type: "response", id: msg.id, error: "failed to list directories" })
+          }
+        })()
+        return
+      }
       if (msg.command === "send_command") {
         const parsed = RemoteCommand.SendRequest.safeParse(msg.data)
         const session = msg.sessionId ? decodeSessionID(msg.sessionId) : Option.none<SessionID>()
@@ -870,18 +971,44 @@ export namespace RemoteSender {
             : {}),
           ...(parsed.data.orgId ? { metadata: { orgId: parsed.data.orgId } } : {}),
         }
+        // kilocode_change - k1: a present `directory` starts the session in a
+        // contained relative path under the launch directory. Resolve it before
+        // the create try/catch so a bad path is a request error ("invalid
+        // create_session directory"), not a create failure. Old clients omit
+        // `directory`; keep the sessionId/options.directory fallback below until
+        // every supported client sends it.
+        const targetOverride = (() => {
+          if (parsed.data.directory === undefined) return undefined
+          try {
+            return resolveUnderLaunch(options.directory, parsed.data.directory)
+          } catch {
+            return undefined
+          }
+        })()
+        if (parsed.data.directory !== undefined && targetOverride === undefined) {
+          options.conn.send({
+            type: "response",
+            id: msg.id,
+            error: "invalid create_session directory",
+          })
+          return
+        }
         const run = options.provide ?? provide
         void (async () => {
           try {
-            // Resolve the target directory: a present `sessionId` keeps the
-            // legacy mobile /new-inside-a-session behavior (target = that
-            // session's directory); an absent `sessionId` targets the
-            // instance's own launch directory (the new instance-picker path).
-            const targetDirectory = await current.pipe(
-              Option.map((sid) => session.get(sid)),
-              Option.map((p) => p.then((info) => info.directory)),
-              Option.getOrElse(() => Promise.resolve(options.directory)),
-            )
+            // Resolve the target directory: a present `directory` field wins
+            // (contained relative path under the launch directory); otherwise a
+            // present `sessionId` keeps the legacy mobile
+            // /new-inside-a-session behavior (target = that session's
+            // directory); an absent `sessionId` targets the instance's own
+            // launch directory (the new instance-picker path).
+            const targetDirectory =
+              targetOverride ??
+              (await current.pipe(
+                Option.map((sid) => session.get(sid)),
+                Option.map((p) => p.then((info) => info.directory)),
+                Option.getOrElse(() => Promise.resolve(options.directory)),
+              ))
             if (cloneId) {
               // Clone path: import in-process, then attach. Import failures
               // map to the exact literals and never fall back to a fresh
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/kilocode/sessions/remote-command.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/kilocode/sessions/remote-command.test.ts
index 3797bf138d..c7dbd53e0a 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/kilocode/sessions/remote-command.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/kilocode/sessions/remote-command.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,36 @@ describe("RemoteCommand", () => {
     expect(RemoteCommand.ListRequest.safeParse({ protocolVersion: 1, extra: true }).success).toBe(false)
   })
 
+  test("validates list_directories requests and responses", () => {
+    expect(RemoteCommand.ListDirectoriesRequest.safeParse({ protocolVersion: 1 }).success).toBe(true)
+    expect(RemoteCommand.ListDirectoriesRequest.safeParse({ protocolVersion: 1, path: "sub/dir" }).success).toBe(true)
+    expect(RemoteCommand.ListDirectoriesRequest.safeParse({ protocolVersion: 2 }).success).toBe(false)
+    expect(RemoteCommand.ListDirectoriesRequest.safeParse({ protocolVersion: 1, extra: true }).success).toBe(false)
+    expect(RemoteCommand.ListDirectoriesRequest.safeParse({ protocolVersion: 1, path: "" }).success).toBe(false)
+    expect(
+      RemoteCommand.ListDirectoriesRequest.safeParse({
+        protocolVersion: 1,
+        path: "x".repeat(RemoteCommand.MAX_STRING_LENGTH + 1),
+      }).success,
+    ).toBe(false)
+
+    expect(
+      RemoteCommand.ListDirectoriesResponse.safeParse({
+        protocolVersion: 1,
+        path: "",
+        directories: [{ name: "src", path: "src" }],
+      }).success,
+    ).toBe(true)
+    expect(
+      RemoteCommand.ListDirectoriesResponse.safeParse({
+        protocolVersion: 1,
+        path: "",
+        directories: [],
+        extra: true,
+      }).success,
+    ).toBe(false)
+  })
+
   test("validates strict exit CLI requests", () => {
     expect(RemoteCommand.ExitRequest.safeParse({ protocolVersion: 1 }).success).toBe(true)
     expect(RemoteCommand.ExitRequest.safeParse({}).success).toBe(false)
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/kilocode/sessions/remote-sender.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/kilocode/sessions/remote-sender.test.ts
index 50d627c67b..6a139b1326 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/kilocode/sessions/remote-sender.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/kilocode/sessions/remote-sender.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import { SessionID } from "../../../src/session/schema"
 import { Session } from "../../../src/session/session"
 import { Suggestion } from "../../../src/kilocode/suggestion"
 import { KiloSessionPromptQueue } from "../../../src/kilocode/session/prompt-queue"
+import { mkdir, symlink, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises"
+import { join } from "node:path"
+import { tmpdir } from "../../fixture/fixture"
 
 function fakeConn() {
   const sent: any[] = []
@@ -4303,5 +4306,377 @@ describe("RemoteSender slash commands", () => {
     // Production catch must clear the re-mark so a later local write is not skipped.
     expect(consumeRenameAdoption(sid, "Cloud title")).toBe(false)
   })
+
+  // k1: list_directories — one level, directories only, no recursion, symlink
+  // escapes skipped.
+  test("list_directories lists one level of directories at launch and omits files", async () => {
+    await using tmp = await tmpdir({
+      init: async (dir) => {
+        await mkdir(join(dir, "alpha"))
+        await mkdir(join(dir, "beta", "nested"), { recursive: true })
+        await writeFile(join(dir, "file.txt"), "x")
+      },
+    })
+    const { conn, sent } = fakeConn()
+    const sender = RemoteSender.create({
+      conn,
+      directory: tmp.path,
+      log: nolog,
+      subscribe: fakeBus().subscribe,
+    })
+
+    const response = expectResponse(conn, sent, "req_list")
+    sender.handle({ type: "command", id: "req_list", command: "list_directories", data: { protocolVersion: 1 } })
+    await response.promise
+    response.restore()
+
+    const result = sent[0]?.result
+    expect(result.protocolVersion).toBe(1)
+    expect(result.path).toBe("")
+    expect(result.directories.map((d: any) => d.name).sort()).toEqual(["alpha", "beta"])
+    expect(result.directories.map((d: any) => d.name)).not.toContain("file.txt")
+    expect(result.directories.find((d: any) => d.name === "beta")?.path).toBe("beta")
+  })
+
+  test("list_directories lists only the requested child level, not grandchildren", async () => {
+    await using tmp = await tmpdir({
+      init: async (dir) => {
+        await mkdir(join(dir, "beta", "nested", "deep"), { recursive: true })
+        await writeFile(join(dir, "beta", "nested", "file.txt"), "x")
+      },
+    })
+    const { conn, sent } = fakeConn()
+    const sender = RemoteSender.create({
+      conn,
+      directory: tmp.path,
+      log: nolog,
+      subscribe: fakeBus().subscribe,
+    })
+
+    const response = expectResponse(conn, sent, "req_child")
+    sender.handle({
+      type: "command",
+      id: "req_child",
+      command: "list_directories",
+      data: { protocolVersion: 1, path: "beta" },
+    })
+    await response.promise
+    response.restore()
+
+    expect(sent).toEqual([
+      {
+        type: "response",
+        id: "req_child",
+        result: { protocolVersion: 1, path: "beta", directories: [{ name: "nested", path: "beta/nested" }] },
+      },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test("list_directories rejects a relative path outside the launch directory", async () => {
+    await using tmp = await tmpdir()
+    const { conn, sent } = fakeConn()
+    const sender = RemoteSender.create({
+      conn,
+      directory: tmp.path,
+      log: nolog,
+      subscribe: fakeBus().subscribe,
+    })
+
+    sender.handle({
+      type: "command",
+      id: "req_escape",
+      command: "list_directories",
+      data: { protocolVersion: 1, path: ".." },
+    })
+
+    expect(sent).toEqual([{ type: "response", id: "req_escape", error: "invalid list_directories path" }])
+  })
+
+  test("list_directories omits a symlink child that resolves outside the launch directory", async () => {
+    await using outside = await tmpdir({
+      init: async (dir) => {
+        await mkdir(join(dir, "escape"))
+      },
+    })
+    await using tmp = await tmpdir({
+      init: async (dir) => {
+        await mkdir(join(dir, "alpha"))
+        await symlink(join(outside.path, "escape"), join(dir, "link-out"))
+      },
+    })
+    const { conn, sent } = fakeConn()
+    const sender = RemoteSender.create({
+      conn,
+      directory: tmp.path,
+      log: nolog,
+      subscribe: fakeBus().subscribe,
+    })
+
+    const response = expectResponse(conn, sent, "req_symlink")
+    sender.handle({ type: "command", id: "req_symlink", command: "list_directories", data: { protocolVersion: 1 } })
+    await response.promise
+    response.restore()
+
+    const names = sent[0]?.result.directories.map((d: any) => d.name)
+    expect(names).toContain("alpha")
+    expect(names).not.toContain("link-out")
+  })
+
+  test("list_directories keeps a symlink to a contained directory and omits a symlink to a file", async () => {
+    await using tmp = await tmpdir({
+      init: async (dir) => {
+        await mkdir(join(dir, "real-dir"))
+        await writeFile(join(dir, "real-file.txt"), "x")
+        await symlink(join(dir, "real-dir"), join(dir, "link-dir"))
+        await symlink(join(dir, "real-file.txt"), join(dir, "link-file"))
+      },
+    })
+    const { conn, sent } = fakeConn()
+    const sender = RemoteSender.create({
+      conn,
+      directory: tmp.path,
+      log: nolog,
+      subscribe: fakeBus().subscribe,
+    })
+
+    const response = expectResponse(conn, sent, "req_symlink_in")
+    sender.handle({ type: "command", id: "req_symlink_in", command: "list_directories", data: { protocolVersion: 1 } })
+    await response.promise
+    response.restore()
+
+    const names = sent[0]?.result.directories.map((d: any) => d.name).sort()
+    expect(names).toEqual(["link-dir", "real-dir"])
+    expect(names).not.toContain("link-file")
+    expect(names).not.toContain("real-file.txt")
+  })
+
+  test("list_directories omits a symlink whose canonical path equals the launch directory", async () => {
+    await using tmp = await tmpdir({
+      init: async (dir) => {
+        await mkdir(join(dir, "alpha"))
+        await symlink(dir, join(dir, "link-self"))
+      },
+    })
+    const { conn, sent } = fakeConn()
+    const sender = RemoteSender.create({
+      conn,
+      directory: tmp.path,
+      log: nolog,
+      subscribe: fakeBus().subscribe,
+    })
+
+    const response = expectResponse(conn, sent, "req_self_symlink")
+    sender.handle({
+      type: "command",
+      id: "req_self_symlink",
+      command: "list_directories",
+      data: { protocolVersion: 1 },
+    })
+    await response.promise
+    response.restore()
+
+    const directories = sent[0]?.result.directories
+    expect(directories.map((d: any) => d.name).sort()).toEqual(["alpha"])
+    expect(directories.every((d: any) => d.path !== "")).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  test("list_directories caps the response at MAX_DIRECTORIES entries", async () => {
+    await using tmp = await tmpdir({
+      init: async (dir) => {
+        for (let i = 0; i < RemoteCommand.MAX_DIRECTORIES + 5; i++) {
+          await mkdir(join(dir, `dir-${String(i).padStart(3, "0")}`))
+        }
+      },
+    })
+    const { conn, sent } = fakeConn()
+    const sender = RemoteSender.create({
+      conn,
+      directory: tmp.path,
+      log: nolog,
+      subscribe: fakeBus().subscribe,
+    })
+
+    const response = expectResponse(conn, sent, "req_cap")
+    sender.handle({ type: "command", id: "req_cap", command: "list_directories", data: { protocolVersion: 1 } })
+    await response.promise
+    response.restore()
+
+    const directories = sent[0]?.result.directories
+    expect(directories).toHaveLength(RemoteCommand.MAX_DIRECTORIES)
+  })
+
+  test("list_directories rejects an invalid request", () => {
+    const { conn, sent } = fakeConn()
+    const sender = RemoteSender.create({
+      conn,
+      directory: "/tmp/test",
+      log: nolog,
+      subscribe: fakeBus().subscribe,
+    })
+
+    sender.handle({ type: "command", id: "req_bad", command: "list_directories", data: { protocolVersion: 2 } })
+
+    expect(sent).toEqual([{ type: "response", id: "req_bad", error: "invalid list_directories request" }])
+  })
+
+  test("list_directories does not shadow the unknown-command fallback for other names", () => {
+    const { conn, sent } = fakeConn()
+    const sender = RemoteSender.create({
+      conn,
+      directory: "/tmp/test",
+      log: nolog,
+      subscribe: fakeBus().subscribe,
+    })
+
+    sender.handle({ type: "command", id: "req_unknown", command: "list_dirs", data: {} } as RemoteProtocol.Command)
+
+    expect(sent).toEqual([{ type: "response", id: "req_unknown", error: "unknown command: list_dirs" }])
+  })
+
+  // k1: create_session.directory — contained relative path override.
+  test("create_session starts in the contained relative directory when directory is set", async () => {
+    await using tmp = await tmpdir({
+      init: async (dir) => {
+        await mkdir(join(dir, "child"))
+      },
+    })
+    const { conn, sent } = fakeConn()
+    const dirs: string[] = []
+    const attachCalls: SessionID[] = []
+    const sender = RemoteSender.create({
+      conn,
+      directory: tmp.path,
+      log: nolog,
+      subscribe: fakeBus().subscribe,
+      provide: async <R>(input: { directory: string; fn: () => R }) => {
+        dirs.push(input.directory)
+        return input.fn()
+      },
+      session: {
+        get: async () => {
+          throw new Error("session.get must not be called when directory overrides")
+        },
+        children: async () => [],
+        create: async () => ({ id: SessionID.make("ses_dir"), directory: join(tmp.path, "child") }) as any,
+      },
+      attachSession: async (input) => {
+        attachCalls.push(input)
+        return
+      },
+    })
+
+    const response = expectResponse(conn, sent, "req_dir")
+    sender.handle({
+      type: "command",
+      id: "req_dir",
+      command: "create_session",
+      data: { protocolVersion: 1, directory: "child" },
+    })
+    await response.promise
+    response.restore()
+
+    expect(dirs).toEqual([join(tmp.path, "child")])
+    expect(attachCalls).toEqual([SessionID.make("ses_dir")])
+    expect(sent).toEqual([{ type: "response", id: "req_dir", result: { protocolVersion: 1, sessionID: "ses_dir" } }])
+  })
+
+  test("create_session rejects an escaped or absolute directory and does not create a session", async () => {
+    await using tmp = await tmpdir()
+    const { conn, sent } = fakeConn()
+    const createCalls: unknown[] = []
+    const attachCalls: unknown[] = []
+    const sender = RemoteSender.create({
+      conn,
+      directory: tmp.path,
+      log: nolog,
+      subscribe: fakeBus().subscribe,
+      session: {
+        get: async () => {
+          throw new Error("session.get must not be called")
+        },
+        children: async () => [],
+        create: async (input) => {
+          createCalls.push(input)
+          return { id: SessionID.make("ses_x"), directory: tmp.path } as any
+        },
+      },
+      attachSession: async (input) => {
+        attachCalls.push(input)
+        return
+      },
+    })
+
+    sender.handle({
+      type: "command",
+      id: "req_escape",
+      command: "create_session",
+      data: { protocolVersion: 1, directory: ".." },
+    })
+    sender.handle({
+      type: "command",
+      id: "req_abs",
+      command: "create_session",
+      data: { protocolVersion: 1, directory: "/tmp" },
+    })
+
+    expect(sent).toEqual([
+      { type: "response", id: "req_escape", error: "invalid create_session directory" },
+      { type: "response", id: "req_abs", error: "invalid create_session directory" },
+    ])
+    expect(createCalls).toEqual([])
+    expect(attachCalls).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test("create_session rejects a missing target under a symlinked ancestor that escapes", async () => {
+    await using outside = await tmpdir()
+    await using tmp = await tmpdir({
+      init: async (dir) => {
+        await symlink(outside.path, join(dir, "link"), "dir")
+      },
+    })
+    const { conn, sent } = fakeConn()
+    const provideCalls: unknown[] = []
+    const createCalls: unknown[] = []
+    const sender = RemoteSender.create({
+      conn,
+      directory: tmp.path,
+      log: nolog,
+      subscribe: fakeBus().subscribe,
+      provide: async <R>(input: { directory: string; fn: () => R }) => {
+        provideCalls.push(input.directory)
+        return input.fn()
+      },
+      session: {
+        get: async () => {
+          throw new Error("session.get must not be called")
+        },
+        children: async () => [],
+        create: async (input) => {
+          createCalls.push(input)
+          return { id: SessionID.make("ses_x"), directory: tmp.path } as any
+        },
+      },
+    })
+
+    sender.handle({
+      type: "command",
+      id: "req_missing",
+      command: "create_session",
+      data: { protocolVersion: 1, directory: "link/missing" },
+    })
+    sender.handle({
+      type: "command",
+      id: "req_list_missing",
+      command: "list_directories",
+      data: { protocolVersion: 1, path: "link/missing" },
+    })
+
+    expect(sent).toEqual([
+      { type: "response", id: "req_missing", error: "invalid create_session directory" },
+      { type: "response", id: "req_list_missing", error: "invalid list_directories path" },
+    ])
+    expect(provideCalls).toEqual([])
+    expect(createCalls).toEqual([])
+  })
 })
 // kilocode_change end