diff --git a/bot_bottle/agent_provider.py b/bot_bottle/agent_provider.py
index c610116..28f380d 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/agent_provider.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/agent_provider.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ command, default image, and prompt/auth behavior.
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import json
 import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -136,9 +137,11 @@ def agent_provision_plan(
     auth_token: str = "",
     forward_host_credentials: bool = False,
     host_env: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+    trusted_project_path: str = "",
 ) -> AgentProvisionPlan:
     runtime = runtime_for(template)
     resolved_guest_env = dict(guest_env or {})
+    trusted_path = trusted_project_path or guest_home
     env_vars: dict[str, str] = {}
     provisioned_env: dict[str, str] = {}
     dirs: list[AgentProvisionDir] = []
@@ -156,8 +159,9 @@ def agent_provision_plan(
         dirs.append(AgentProvisionDir(auth_dir))
         config_path = f"{auth_dir}/config.toml"
         config_file = state_dir / "codex-config.toml"
+        toml_path = trusted_path.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace('"', '\\"')
         config_file.write_text(
-            f'[projects."{guest_home}"]\n'
+            f'[projects."{toml_path}"]\n'
             'trust_level = "trusted"\n'
         )
         config_file.chmod(0o600)
@@ -202,6 +206,19 @@ def agent_provision_plan(
     if template == PROVIDER_CLAUDE:
         env_vars["CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC"] = "1"
         env_vars["DISABLE_ERROR_REPORTING"] = "1"
+        claude_config = state_dir / "claude.json"
+        claude_projects = {
+            guest_home: {"hasTrustDialogAccepted": True},
+        }
+        claude_projects[trusted_path] = {"hasTrustDialogAccepted": True}
+        claude_config.write_text(json.dumps({
+            "hasCompletedOnboarding": True,
+            "theme": "dark",
+            "bypassPermissionsModeAccepted": True,
+            "projects": claude_projects,
+        }, indent=2) + "\n")
+        claude_config.chmod(0o600)
+        files.append(AgentProvisionFile(claude_config, f"{guest_home}/.claude.json"))
         egress_routes.append(EgressRoute(
             host="api.anthropic.com",
             auth_scheme="Bearer" if auth_token else "",
diff --git a/bot_bottle/backend/__init__.py b/bot_bottle/backend/__init__.py
index b519246..869f0df 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/backend/__init__.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ from ..log import die, info
 from ..manifest import GitEntry, Manifest
 from ..supervise import SupervisePlan
 from ..util import expand_tilde
+from ..workspace import WorkspacePlan
 from .print_util import print_multi, visible_agent_env_names
 from .util import host_skill_dir
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ class BottlePlan(ABC):
     egress_plan: EgressPlan
     supervise_plan: SupervisePlan | None
     agent_provision: AgentProvisionPlan
+    workspace_plan: WorkspacePlan
 
     def print(self, *, remote_control: bool) -> None:
         """Render the y/N preflight summary to stderr."""
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ class BottleBackend(ABC, Generic[PlanT, CleanupT]):
         decide whether to add provider-specific prompt args to the agent's
         argv.
 
-        Default orchestration: ca → prompt → skills → git →
+        Default orchestration: ca → prompt → skills → workspace → git →
         supervise. CA install runs first so the agent's trust store
         is rebuilt before anything inside the agent makes a TLS call.
         Subclasses typically don't override this; they implement the
@@ -335,6 +337,7 @@ class BottleBackend(ABC, Generic[PlanT, CleanupT]):
         prompt_path = self.provision_prompt(plan, target)
         self.provision_provider_auth(plan, target)
         self.provision_skills(plan, target)
+        self.provision_workspace(plan, target)
         self.provision_git(plan, target)
         self.provision_supervise(plan, target)
         return prompt_path
@@ -365,6 +368,11 @@ class BottleBackend(ABC, Generic[PlanT, CleanupT]):
         """Copy the agent's named skills from the host into the
         running bottle. No-op when the agent has no skills."""
 
+    def provision_workspace(self, plan: PlanT, target: str) -> None:
+        """Copy the operator workspace into the running bottle when
+        the backend cannot bake it into the agent image. Default is
+        no-op for backends like Docker that handle this before launch."""
+
     @abstractmethod
     def provision_git(self, plan: PlanT, target: str) -> None:
         """Copy the host's cwd `.git` directory into the running
diff --git a/bot_bottle/backend/docker/launch.py b/bot_bottle/backend/docker/launch.py
index 9e28a00..800cf42 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/backend/docker/launch.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/backend/docker/launch.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def launch(
         )
         if plan.derived_image:
             docker_mod.build_image_with_cwd(
-                plan.derived_image, plan.image, plan.spec.user_cwd
+                plan.derived_image, plan.image, plan.workspace_plan
             )
 
         # Networks: compose-managed. The names are derived
diff --git a/bot_bottle/backend/docker/prepare.py b/bot_bottle/backend/docker/prepare.py
index 20de072..da34d22 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/backend/docker/prepare.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/backend/docker/prepare.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from ...git_gate import GitGate
 from ...log import die
 from ...pipelock import PipelockProxy
 from ...supervise import Supervise
+from ...workspace import workspace_plan as resolve_workspace_plan
 from .. import BottleSpec
 from . import util as docker_mod
 from .bottle_plan import DockerBottlePlan
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ def resolve_plan(
     bottle = manifest.bottle_for(spec.agent_name)
     provider = bottle.agent_provider
     provider_runtime = runtime_for(provider.template)
+    guest_home = os.environ.get("BOT_BOTTLE_CONTAINER_HOME", "/home/node")
+    workspace_plan = resolve_workspace_plan(spec, guest_home=guest_home)
 
     # PRD 0016 follow-up: identity, not bare slug. A fresh `start`
     # mints a random-suffixed identity (so parallel runs of the same
@@ -177,10 +180,11 @@ def resolve_plan(
         template=provider.template,
         dockerfile=dockerfile_path,
         state_dir=agent_dir,
-        guest_home=os.environ.get("BOT_BOTTLE_CONTAINER_HOME", "/home/node"),
+        guest_home=guest_home,
         forward_host_credentials=provider.forward_host_credentials,
         auth_token=provider.auth_token,
         host_env=dict(os.environ),
+        trusted_project_path=workspace_plan.workdir,
     )
     guest_env = dict(agent_provision.guest_env)
     for key, val in agent_provision.env_vars.items():
@@ -245,6 +249,7 @@ def resolve_plan(
         supervise_plan=supervise_plan,
         use_runsc=use_runsc,
         agent_provision=agent_provision,
+        workspace_plan=workspace_plan,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/bot_bottle/backend/docker/provision/git.py b/bot_bottle/backend/docker/provision/git.py
index 59e738b..a0c7b22 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/backend/docker/provision/git.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/backend/docker/provision/git.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Three concerns, all about git in the agent:
 
   1. If --cwd was passed AND the host cwd has a .git, copy that .git
-     into /home/node/workspace/.git so the agent operates on the
+     into the planned guest workspace so the agent operates on the
      user's repo.
   2. If the bottle declares `git` entries (PRD 0008), write a
      ~/.gitconfig with insteadOf rules so every git operation
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
 import subprocess
-from pathlib import Path
 
 from ....git_gate import GIT_GATE_HOSTNAME, git_gate_render_gitconfig
 from ....log import info
@@ -40,19 +39,22 @@ def _provision_cwd_git(plan: DockerBottlePlan, target: str) -> None:
     """If --cwd was set and the host cwd has a .git directory, copy
     it into /home/node/workspace/.git and fix ownership. No-op
     otherwise."""
-    if not (plan.spec.copy_cwd and Path(plan.spec.user_cwd, ".git").is_dir()):
+    workspace = plan.workspace_plan
+    if not (workspace.enabled and workspace.copy_git and workspace.has_host_git_dir):
         return
     container = target
-    info(f"copying {plan.spec.user_cwd}/.git -> {container}:/home/node/workspace/.git")
+    guest_workspace_git = f"{workspace.guest_path}/.git"
+    host_git = str(workspace.host_path / ".git")
+    info(f"copying {host_git} -> {container}:{guest_workspace_git}")
     subprocess.run(
-        ["docker", "cp", f"{plan.spec.user_cwd}/.git", f"{container}:/home/node/workspace/.git"],
+        ["docker", "cp", host_git, f"{container}:{guest_workspace_git}"],
         stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
         check=True,
     )
     subprocess.run(
         [
             "docker", "exec", "-u", "0", container,
-            "chown", "-R", "node:node", "/home/node/workspace/.git",
+            "chown", "-R", workspace.owner, guest_workspace_git,
         ],
         stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
         check=True,
diff --git a/bot_bottle/backend/docker/util.py b/bot_bottle/backend/docker/util.py
index 0854f5b..af955f5 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/backend/docker/util.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/backend/docker/util.py
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
+import tempfile
 from typing import Iterable, Iterator
 
 from ...log import die, info
+from ...workspace import WorkspacePlan
 
 
 # Cap on the suffix the container-name conflict logic will try before
@@ -116,35 +118,39 @@ def build_image(ref: str, context: str, *, dockerfile: str = "") -> None:
     subprocess.run(args, check=True)
 
 
-_TRUST_DIALOG_NODE_SCRIPT = (
-    'const fs=require("fs"),p=process.env.HOME+"/.claude.json",'
-    'c=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(p,"utf8"));'
-    'c.projects=c.projects||{};'
-    'c.projects[process.env.HOME+"/workspace"]={hasTrustDialogAccepted:true};'
-    'fs.writeFileSync(p,JSON.stringify(c,null,2));'
-)
-
-
-def build_image_with_cwd(derived: str, base: str, cwd: str) -> None:
-    """Build a thin derived image that copies <cwd> into
-    /home/node/workspace and adds a trust-dialog entry for it."""
+def build_image_with_cwd(
+    derived: str,
+    base: str,
+    workspace: WorkspacePlan,
+) -> None:
+    """Build a thin derived image that copies the workspace into
+    the plan's guest path and sets the plan's workdir."""
     import os
 
+    cwd = str(workspace.host_path)
     if not os.path.isdir(cwd):
         die(f"cwd not found at {cwd}")
-    info(f"building image {derived} from {base} with {cwd} -> /home/node/workspace")
-    dockerfile = (
-        f"FROM {base}\n"
-        f"COPY --chown=node:node . /home/node/workspace\n"
-        f"RUN node -e '{_TRUST_DIALOG_NODE_SCRIPT}'\n"
-        f"WORKDIR /home/node/workspace\n"
-    )
-    subprocess.run(
-        ["docker", "build", "-t", derived, "-f", "-", cwd],
-        input=dockerfile,
-        text=True,
-        check=True,
-    )
+    info(f"building image {derived} from {base} with {cwd} -> {workspace.guest_path}")
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bot-bottle-cwd.") as tmp:
+        context_dir = os.path.join(tmp, "context")
+        staged_workspace = os.path.join(context_dir, "workspace")
+        shutil.copytree(
+            cwd,
+            staged_workspace,
+            symlinks=True,
+            ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns(".git"),
+        )
+        dockerfile = (
+            f"FROM {base}\n"
+            f"COPY --chown=node:node workspace/. {workspace.guest_path}\n"
+            f"WORKDIR {workspace.workdir}\n"
+        )
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["docker", "build", "-t", derived, "-f", "-", context_dir],
+            input=dockerfile,
+            text=True,
+            check=True,
+        )
 
 
 def image_id(ref: str) -> str:
diff --git a/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/backend.py b/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/backend.py
index bc3ab65..cfa36a7 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/backend.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/backend.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from .provision import prompt as _prompt
 from .provision import provider_auth as _provider_auth
 from .provision import skills as _skills
 from .provision import supervise as _supervise
+from .provision import workspace as _workspace
 
 
 class SmolmachinesBottleBackend(
@@ -72,6 +73,11 @@ class SmolmachinesBottleBackend(
     ) -> None:
         _skills.provision_skills(plan, target)
 
+    def provision_workspace(
+        self, plan: SmolmachinesBottlePlan, target: str
+    ) -> None:
+        _workspace.provision_workspace(plan, target)
+
     def provision_git(
         self, plan: SmolmachinesBottlePlan, target: str
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/prepare.py b/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/prepare.py
index 3f29c0c..53a6c42 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/prepare.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/prepare.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from ...env import resolve_env
 from ...git_gate import GitGate
 from ...pipelock import PipelockProxy
 from ...supervise import Supervise
+from ...workspace import workspace_plan as resolve_workspace_plan
 from .bottle_plan import SmolmachinesBottlePlan
 from .util import smolmachines_bundle_subnet, smolmachines_preflight
 
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ def resolve_plan(
     bottle = manifest.bottle_for(spec.agent_name)
     provider = bottle.agent_provider
     provider_runtime = runtime_for(provider.template)
+    guest_home = os.environ.get("BOT_BOTTLE_GUEST_HOME", "/home/node")
+    workspace_plan = resolve_workspace_plan(spec, guest_home=guest_home)
 
     slug = spec.identity or bottle_identity(spec.agent_name)
 
@@ -130,11 +133,12 @@ def resolve_plan(
         template=provider.template,
         dockerfile=agent_dockerfile_path,
         state_dir=agent_dir,
-        guest_home=os.environ.get("BOT_BOTTLE_GUEST_HOME", "/home/node"),
+        guest_home=guest_home,
         guest_env=guest_env,
         forward_host_credentials=provider.forward_host_credentials,
         auth_token=provider.auth_token,
         host_env=dict(os.environ),
+        trusted_project_path=workspace_plan.workdir,
     )
     merged_guest_env = dict(agent_provision.guest_env)
     for key, val in agent_provision.env_vars.items():
@@ -181,6 +185,7 @@ def resolve_plan(
         egress_plan=egress_plan,
         supervise_plan=supervise_plan,
         agent_provision=agent_provision,
+        workspace_plan=workspace_plan,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/provision/git.py b/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/provision/git.py
index 017798d..88d9918 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/provision/git.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/provision/git.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Three concerns, all about git in the agent:
 
   1. If --cwd was passed AND the host cwd has a .git, copy that
-     .git into /home/node/workspace/.git so the agent operates on
+     .git into the planned guest workspace so the agent operates on
      the user's repo.
   2. If the bottle declares `git` entries (PRD 0008), write a
      ~/.gitconfig with insteadOf rules so every git operation
@@ -58,20 +58,22 @@ def _provision_cwd_git(plan: SmolmachinesBottlePlan, target: str) -> None:
     """If --cwd was set and the host cwd has a .git directory, copy
     it into <guest_home>/workspace/.git and fix ownership. No-op
     otherwise."""
-    if not (plan.spec.copy_cwd and Path(plan.spec.user_cwd, ".git").is_dir()):
+    workspace = plan.workspace_plan
+    if not (workspace.enabled and workspace.copy_git and workspace.has_host_git_dir):
         return
-    guest_workspace_git = f"{_guest_home()}/workspace/.git"
-    info(f"copying {plan.spec.user_cwd}/.git -> {target}:{guest_workspace_git}")
+    guest_workspace_git = f"{workspace.guest_path}/.git"
+    host_git = str(workspace.host_path / ".git")
+    info(f"copying {host_git} -> {target}:{guest_workspace_git}")
     # mkdir -p the workspace dir so `machine cp` lands the .git
     # directly there even on first-time bottles.
-    _smolvm.machine_exec(target, ["mkdir", "-p", f"{_guest_home()}/workspace"])
+    _smolvm.machine_exec(target, ["mkdir", "-p", workspace.guest_path])
     _smolvm.machine_cp(
-        f"{plan.spec.user_cwd}/.git", f"{target}:{guest_workspace_git}",
+        host_git, f"{target}:{guest_workspace_git}",
     )
     # `machine cp` lands files as root; the agent runs as node so
     # the workspace tree must be chowned over.
     _smolvm.machine_exec(
-        target, ["chown", "-R", "node:node", guest_workspace_git],
+        target, ["chown", "-R", workspace.owner, guest_workspace_git],
     )
 
 
diff --git a/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/provision/workspace.py b/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/provision/workspace.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cd2f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot_bottle/backend/smolmachines/provision/workspace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""Copy the operator workspace into a smolmachines guest."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import shlex
+
+from ....log import info
+from .. import smolvm as _smolvm
+from ..bottle_plan import SmolmachinesBottlePlan
+
+
+def provision_workspace(plan: SmolmachinesBottlePlan, target: str) -> None:
+    """Copy host cwd contents to the planned guest workspace."""
+    workspace = plan.workspace_plan
+    if not (workspace.enabled and workspace.copy_contents):
+        return
+
+    guest_parent = workspace.guest_path.rsplit("/", 1)[0] or "/"
+    guest_path_q = shlex.quote(workspace.guest_path)
+    guest_parent_q = shlex.quote(guest_parent)
+    owner_q = shlex.quote(workspace.owner)
+    mode_q = shlex.quote(workspace.mode)
+    info(f"copying {workspace.host_path} -> {target}:{workspace.guest_path}")
+    _smolvm.machine_exec(
+        target,
+        ["sh", "-c", f"rm -rf {guest_path_q} && mkdir -p {guest_parent_q}"],
+    )
+    _smolvm.machine_cp(str(workspace.host_path), f"{target}:{workspace.guest_path}")
+    _smolvm.machine_exec(
+        target,
+        [
+            "sh", "-c",
+            f"chown -R {owner_q} {guest_path_q} && "
+            f"chmod {mode_q} {guest_path_q}",
+        ],
+    )
diff --git a/bot_bottle/workspace.py b/bot_bottle/workspace.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a762175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot_bottle/workspace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"""Backend-neutral plan for porting the operator workspace."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Protocol
+
+
+WORKSPACE_DIRNAME = "workspace"
+DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_OWNER = "node:node"
+DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_MODE = "755"
+
+
+class WorkspaceSpec(Protocol):
+    copy_cwd: bool
+    user_cwd: str
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class WorkspacePlan:
+    """Resolved workspace contract shared by all bottle backends."""
+
+    enabled: bool
+    host_path: Path
+    guest_home: str
+    guest_path: str
+    workdir: str
+    owner: str = DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_OWNER
+    mode: str = DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_MODE
+    copy_contents: bool = True
+    copy_git: bool = True
+    has_host_git_dir: bool = False
+
+
+def workspace_plan(spec: WorkspaceSpec, *, guest_home: str) -> WorkspacePlan:
+    """Resolve the in-bottle workspace path from CLI intent."""
+    host_path = Path(spec.user_cwd).expanduser()
+    if spec.copy_cwd:
+        guest_path = f"{guest_home.rstrip('/')}/{WORKSPACE_DIRNAME}"
+        workdir = guest_path
+    else:
+        guest_path = guest_home
+        workdir = guest_home
+    return WorkspacePlan(
+        enabled=spec.copy_cwd,
+        host_path=host_path,
+        guest_home=guest_home,
+        guest_path=guest_path,
+        workdir=workdir,
+        has_host_git_dir=(host_path / ".git").is_dir(),
+    )
diff --git a/docs/prds/0045-workspace-porting-plan.md b/docs/prds/0045-workspace-porting-plan.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9e7f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/prds/0045-workspace-porting-plan.md
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+# PRD 0045: Workspace Porting Plan
+
+- **Status:** Active
+- **Author:** didericis-codex
+- **Created:** 2026-06-02
+- **Issue:** #116
+
+## Summary
+
+Add a backend-neutral `WorkspacePlan` that describes how the operator's current
+workspace is represented inside a bottle. Docker and smolmachines should both
+use this plan for workspace path, working directory, content copy, `.git` copy,
+ownership, and provider trust configuration instead of rediscovering
+`/home/node/workspace` in separate launch and provisioning code paths.
+
+## Problem
+
+The current `--cwd` behavior is spread across backend-specific code:
+
+- Docker builds a derived image that copies the host cwd to
+  `/home/node/workspace`, sets that as `WORKDIR`, and patches Claude trust in
+  the generated Dockerfile.
+- Docker git provisioning separately copies `.git` into
+  `/home/node/workspace/.git`.
+- smolmachines git provisioning reconstructs `<guest_home>/workspace/.git`, but
+  does not copy the full working tree.
+- Codex provider setup trusts `guest_home`, not the copied workspace path.
+
+These details create backend drift and make provider-specific workspace fixes
+easy to hard-code in the wrong layer.
+
+## Goals / Success Criteria
+
+- `BottleSpec` remains the CLI intent shape (`copy_cwd`, `user_cwd`), while a
+  resolved `WorkspacePlan` carries the backend-neutral guest workspace contract.
+- `BottlePlan` exposes `workspace_plan` so shared and backend-specific
+  provisioning paths consume one resolved object.
+- The default in-bottle workspace path remains `/home/node/workspace` when
+  `--cwd` is enabled.
+- Docker uses `WorkspacePlan` when building the derived cwd image and when
+  provisioning cwd `.git` state.
+- smolmachines copies the host cwd contents into the same logical workspace
+  path and uses `WorkspacePlan` when provisioning cwd `.git` state.
+- Provider trust configuration is written for the workspace path when `--cwd`
+  is enabled, and for the guest home when `--cwd` is disabled.
+- Unit tests cover plan resolution, provider trust path selection, Docker
+  derived image rendering, and both backends' `.git` copy targets.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- No new user-facing flags for custom workspace paths.
+- No manifest schema changes.
+- No redesign of git-gate or `bottle.git` entries.
+- No switch from Docker image-copy to bind-mount.
+- No unrelated provider auth changes.
+
+## Scope
+
+In scope:
+
+- Add a small workspace planning module.
+- Add `workspace_plan` to `BottlePlan` and populate it in Docker and
+  smolmachines prepare paths.
+- Thread the trusted project path into provider provisioning.
+- Replace hard-coded `/home/node/workspace` cwd copy and `.git` copy sites with
+  `WorkspacePlan` values.
+- Copy full host cwd contents for smolmachines `--cwd` parity.
+- Update focused unit tests.
+
+Out of scope:
+
+- Integration tests that launch real Docker containers or smolmachines VMs.
+- Path customization in the bottle manifest or CLI.
+- Runtime synchronization after bottle launch; this remains a launch-time copy.
+
+## Design
+
+Add `bot_bottle/workspace.py`:
+
+```python
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class WorkspacePlan:
+    enabled: bool
+    host_path: Path
+    guest_home: str
+    guest_path: str
+    workdir: str
+    owner: str = "node:node"
+    mode: str = "755"
+    copy_contents: bool = True
+    copy_git: bool = True
+    has_host_git_dir: bool = False
+```
+
+`workspace_plan(spec, guest_home)` resolves:
+
+- `enabled` from `spec.copy_cwd`.
+- `host_path` from `spec.user_cwd`.
+- `guest_path` as `<guest_home>/workspace` when enabled, else `guest_home`.
+- `workdir` as `guest_path` when enabled, else `guest_home`.
+- `has_host_git_dir` from `<host_path>/.git`.
+
+Backends resolve this in `prepare` using their existing guest-home knobs:
+
+- Docker: `BOT_BOTTLE_CONTAINER_HOME`, default `/home/node`.
+- smolmachines: `BOT_BOTTLE_GUEST_HOME`, default `/home/node`.
+
+`BottlePlan` carries the result so launch, git provisioning, and provider
+provisioning stop consulting `spec.copy_cwd` and hard-coded paths directly.
+
+### Docker
+
+Keep the current derived-image transport. Change
+`build_image_with_cwd(derived, base, cwd)` to accept a `WorkspacePlan` or
+explicit guest path/workdir fields, then render:
+
+- `COPY --chown=node:node . <workspace_plan.guest_path>`
+- `WORKDIR <workspace_plan.workdir>`
+
+Claude trust should move out of the generated cwd Dockerfile and into provider
+provisioning so Docker and smolmachines share the same provider trust behavior.
+
+### smolmachines
+
+Copy host cwd contents into `workspace_plan.guest_path` during provisioning or
+VM initialization, then chown the resulting workspace to `node:node`. Continue
+to copy `.git` through the existing smolvm transport, but target
+`<workspace_plan.guest_path>/.git`.
+
+This intentionally closes the current parity gap where smolmachines receives
+repo metadata without the working tree.
+
+### Provider Trust
+
+Extend provider planning with a `trusted_project_path` argument. Callers pass
+`workspace_plan.workdir`.
+
+Codex writes:
+
+```toml
+[projects."<trusted_project_path>"]
+trust_level = "trusted"
+```
+
+Claude writes or updates `.claude.json` so `projects` includes
+`trusted_project_path` with `hasTrustDialogAccepted: true`. This provisioning
+belongs in `AgentProvisionPlan` so both backends apply it through their existing
+provider file-copy primitives.
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+- Unit-test `workspace_plan()` for enabled and disabled cwd, guest-home
+  overrides, and `.git` detection.
+- Unit-test Docker cwd image rendering to prove it uses the plan's guest path
+  and workdir.
+- Unit-test provider planning for Codex and Claude trusted project paths.
+- Unit-test Docker and smolmachines git provisioning targets using mocked copy
+  and exec primitives.
+- Unit-test smolmachines workspace content copy target and ownership command.
+
+Run:
+
+- `python3 -m unittest discover -s tests/unit`
+
+## Open Questions
+
+None.
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_agent_provider.py b/tests/unit/test_agent_provider.py
index 3f90db5..216e3f2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_agent_provider.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_agent_provider.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class TestAgentProviderRuntime(unittest.TestCase):
                 dockerfile="/tmp/Dockerfile.codex",
                 state_dir=Path(tmp),
             )
+            config = Path(tmp, "codex-config.toml").read_text()
         self.assertEqual("codex", plan.template)
         self.assertEqual("codex", plan.command)
         self.assertEqual("read_prompt_file", plan.prompt_mode)
@@ -45,6 +46,18 @@ class TestAgentProviderRuntime(unittest.TestCase):
             ("/home/node/.codex/config.toml",),
             tuple(f.guest_path for f in plan.files),
         )
+        self.assertIn('[projects."/home/node"]', config)
+
+    def test_codex_trusts_requested_project_path(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bb-provider.") as tmp:
+            agent_provision_plan(
+                template="codex",
+                dockerfile="",
+                state_dir=Path(tmp),
+                trusted_project_path="/home/node/workspace",
+            )
+            config = Path(tmp, "codex-config.toml").read_text()
+        self.assertIn('[projects."/home/node/workspace"]', config)
 
     def test_codex_forward_host_credentials_adds_auth_and_verify(self):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bb-provider.") as tmp:
@@ -79,6 +92,7 @@ class TestAgentProviderRuntime(unittest.TestCase):
                 state_dir=Path(tmp),
                 auth_token="BOT_BOTTLE_CLAUDE_OAUTH_TOKEN",
             )
+            claude_config = json.loads(Path(tmp, "claude.json").read_text())
         self.assertEqual(1, len(plan.egress_routes))
         route = plan.egress_routes[0]
         self.assertEqual("api.anthropic.com", route.host)
@@ -89,6 +103,20 @@ class TestAgentProviderRuntime(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual("1", plan.env_vars["CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC"])
         self.assertEqual("1", plan.env_vars["DISABLE_ERROR_REPORTING"])
         self.assertEqual(frozenset({"CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN"}), plan.hidden_env_names)
+        self.assertIn("/home/node", claude_config["projects"])
+        self.assertIn("/home/node/.claude.json", {f.guest_path for f in plan.files})
+
+    def test_claude_trusts_requested_project_path(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bb-provider.") as tmp:
+            agent_provision_plan(
+                template="claude",
+                dockerfile="",
+                state_dir=Path(tmp),
+                trusted_project_path="/home/node/workspace",
+            )
+            config = json.loads(Path(tmp, "claude.json").read_text())
+        self.assertIn("/home/node", config["projects"])
+        self.assertIn("/home/node/workspace", config["projects"])
 
     def test_codex_forward_host_credentials_populates_egress_routes(self):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bb-provider.") as tmp:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_compose.py b/tests/unit/test_compose.py
index 18c1789..95f0a5f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_compose.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_compose.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from bot_bottle.git_gate import GitGatePlan, GitGateUpstream
 from bot_bottle.manifest import Manifest
 from bot_bottle.pipelock import PipelockProxyPlan
 from bot_bottle.supervise import SupervisePlan
+from bot_bottle.workspace import workspace_plan
 
 
 SLUG = "demo-abc12"
@@ -163,8 +164,9 @@ def _plan(
             roles=(),
         ),)
 
+    spec = _spec(supervise=supervise, with_git=with_git, with_egress=with_egress)
     return DockerBottlePlan(
-        spec=_spec(supervise=supervise, with_git=with_git, with_egress=with_egress),
+        spec=spec,
         stage_dir=STAGE,
         slug=SLUG,
         container_name=f"bot-bottle-{SLUG}",
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ def _plan(
             dockerfile="",
             guest_env={},
         ),
+        workspace_plan=workspace_plan(spec, guest_home="/home/node"),
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_docker_provision_git_user.py b/tests/unit/test_docker_provision_git_user.py
index 6b9f6fd..763e4c1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_docker_provision_git_user.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_docker_provision_git_user.py
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ from bot_bottle.egress import EgressPlan
 from bot_bottle.git_gate import GitGatePlan
 from bot_bottle.manifest import Manifest
 from bot_bottle.pipelock import PipelockProxyPlan
+from bot_bottle.workspace import workspace_plan
 
 
 def _plan(*, git_user: dict | None = None,
+          copy_cwd: bool = False,
+          user_cwd: str = "/tmp/x",
           stage_dir: Path | None = None) -> DockerBottlePlan:
     bottle_json: dict = {}
     if git_user is not None:
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ def _plan(*, git_user: dict | None = None,
     })
     spec = BottleSpec(
         manifest=manifest, agent_name="demo",
-        copy_cwd=False, user_cwd="/tmp/x",
+        copy_cwd=copy_cwd, user_cwd=user_cwd,
     )
     return DockerBottlePlan(
         spec=spec,
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ def _plan(*, git_user: dict | None = None,
             dockerfile="",
             guest_env={},
         ),
+        workspace_plan=workspace_plan(spec, guest_home="/home/node"),
     )
 
 
@@ -106,6 +110,28 @@ class TestProvisionGitUser(unittest.TestCase):
             )
         self.assertEqual([], _git_config_calls(run))
 
+    def test_copies_cwd_git_to_workspace_plan_path(self):
+        cwd = self.stage / "cwd"
+        (cwd / ".git").mkdir(parents=True)
+        plan = _plan(copy_cwd=True, user_cwd=str(cwd), stage_dir=self.stage)
+        with patch.object(_git.subprocess, "run") as run:
+            _git._provision_cwd_git(plan, "bot-bottle-demo-abc12")
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [
+                "docker", "cp", f"{cwd}/.git",
+                "bot-bottle-demo-abc12:/home/node/workspace/.git",
+            ],
+            run.call_args_list[0].args[0],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [
+                "docker", "exec", "-u", "0", "bot-bottle-demo-abc12",
+                "chown", "-R", "node:node", "/home/node/workspace/.git",
+            ],
+            run.call_args_list[1].args[0],
+        )
+
     def test_sets_name_and_email(self):
         plan = _plan(
             git_user={"name": "Eric Bauerfeld", "email": "eric@dideric.is"},
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_docker_provision_provider_auth.py b/tests/unit/test_docker_provision_provider_auth.py
index ee74964..e041086 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_docker_provision_provider_auth.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_docker_provision_provider_auth.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from bot_bottle.egress import EgressPlan
 from bot_bottle.git_gate import GitGatePlan
 from bot_bottle.manifest import Manifest
 from bot_bottle.pipelock import PipelockProxyPlan
+from bot_bottle.workspace import workspace_plan
 
 
 def _plan(
@@ -29,13 +30,14 @@ def _plan(
         "bottles": {"dev": {"agent_provider": {"template": "codex"}}},
         "agents": {"demo": {"skills": [], "prompt": "", "bottle": "dev"}},
     })
+    spec = BottleSpec(
+        manifest=manifest,
+        agent_name="demo",
+        copy_cwd=False,
+        user_cwd="/tmp/x",
+    )
     return DockerBottlePlan(
-        spec=BottleSpec(
-            manifest=manifest,
-            agent_name="demo",
-            copy_cwd=False,
-            user_cwd="/tmp/x",
-        ),
+        spec=spec,
         stage_dir=Path("/tmp/stage"),
         slug="demo-abc12",
         container_name="bot-bottle-demo-abc12",
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ def _plan(
         agent_provision=_agent_provision(
             agent_provider_template, codex_auth_file=codex_auth_file,
         ),
+        workspace_plan=workspace_plan(spec, guest_home="/home/node"),
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_docker_util_image.py b/tests/unit/test_docker_util_image.py
index 78b92a5..941bebf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_docker_util_image.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_docker_util_image.py
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ integration smoke."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import subprocess
+import tempfile
 import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from bot_bottle.backend.docker import util as docker_mod
+from bot_bottle.workspace import WorkspacePlan
 
 
 def _ok(stdout: str = "", stderr: str = "") -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
@@ -67,5 +70,60 @@ class TestSave(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
 
+class TestBuildImageWithCwd(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_uses_workspace_plan_paths(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bb-docker-cwd.") as tmp:
+            workspace = WorkspacePlan(
+                enabled=True,
+                host_path=Path(tmp),
+                guest_home="/guest/home",
+                guest_path="/guest/home/workspace",
+                workdir="/guest/home/workspace",
+            )
+            with patch.object(docker_mod.subprocess, "run") as run:
+                docker_mod.build_image_with_cwd("derived:tag", "base:tag", workspace)
+
+        argv = run.call_args.args[0]
+        dockerfile = run.call_args.kwargs["input"]
+        self.assertEqual(["docker", "build", "-t", "derived:tag", "-f", "-"], argv[:6])
+        self.assertTrue(argv[6].endswith("/context"))
+        self.assertIn("FROM base:tag\n", dockerfile)
+        self.assertIn(
+            "COPY --chown=node:node workspace/. /guest/home/workspace\n",
+            dockerfile,
+        )
+        self.assertIn("WORKDIR /guest/home/workspace\n", dockerfile)
+
+    def test_staged_context_includes_hidden_files_but_not_git_dir(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bb-docker-cwd.") as tmp:
+            root = Path(tmp)
+            (root / ".gitignore").write_text("*.pyc\n")
+            (root / ".dockerignore").write_text(".gitignore\n")
+            (root / ".env.example").write_text("SAFE=1\n")
+            (root / ".git").mkdir()
+            (root / ".git" / "config").write_text("[core]\n")
+            workspace = WorkspacePlan(
+                enabled=True,
+                host_path=root,
+                guest_home="/guest/home",
+                guest_path="/guest/home/workspace",
+                workdir="/guest/home/workspace",
+            )
+
+            def inspect_context(*args, **kwargs):
+                context = Path(args[0][-1])
+                staged = context / "workspace"
+                self.assertTrue((staged / ".gitignore").is_file())
+                self.assertTrue((staged / ".dockerignore").is_file())
+                self.assertTrue((staged / ".env.example").is_file())
+                self.assertFalse((staged / ".git").exists())
+                return _ok()
+
+            with patch.object(
+                docker_mod.subprocess, "run", side_effect=inspect_context,
+            ):
+                docker_mod.build_image_with_cwd("derived:tag", "base:tag", workspace)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_plan_print_parity.py b/tests/unit/test_plan_print_parity.py
index 2e76361..5dcb1fd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_plan_print_parity.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_plan_print_parity.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from bot_bottle.egress import EgressPlan, EgressRoute
 from bot_bottle.git_gate import GitGatePlan, GitGateUpstream
 from bot_bottle.manifest import Manifest
 from bot_bottle.pipelock import PipelockProxyPlan
+from bot_bottle.workspace import workspace_plan
 
 
 def _manifest() -> Manifest:
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ def _docker_plan(spec: BottleSpec, tmp: str) -> DockerBottlePlan:
         egress_plan=_egress_plan(tmp),
         supervise_plan=None,
         agent_provision=_agent_provision(),
+        workspace_plan=workspace_plan(spec, guest_home="/home/node"),
         slug="test-00001",
         container_name="bot-bottle-test-00001",
         container_name_pinned=False,
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ def _smolmachines_plan(spec: BottleSpec, tmp: str) -> SmolmachinesBottlePlan:
         egress_plan=_egress_plan(tmp),
         supervise_plan=None,
         agent_provision=_agent_provision(),
+        workspace_plan=workspace_plan(spec, guest_home="/home/node"),
         slug="test-00001",
         bundle_subnet="10.99.0.0/24",
         bundle_gateway="10.99.0.1",
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_smolmachines_provision.py b/tests/unit/test_smolmachines_provision.py
index b32d20f..a6a2707 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_smolmachines_provision.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_smolmachines_provision.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.provision import (
     provider_auth as _provider_auth,
     skills as _skills,
     supervise as _supervise,
+    workspace as _workspace,
 )
 from bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.launch import _bundle_launch_spec
 from bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.smolvm import SmolvmRunResult
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ from bot_bottle.git_gate import GitGatePlan, GitGateUpstream
 from bot_bottle.manifest import GitEntry, Manifest
 from bot_bottle.pipelock import PipelockProxyPlan
 from bot_bottle.supervise import SupervisePlan
+from bot_bottle.workspace import workspace_plan
 
 
 def _remote_host(g: GitEntry) -> str:
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ def _plan(
             codex_auth_file=codex_auth_file,
             guest_env=dict(guest_env or {}),
         ),
+        workspace_plan=workspace_plan(spec, guest_home="/home/node"),
     )
 
 
@@ -846,6 +849,55 @@ class TestProvisionGitUser(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(["user.email", "bot@example.com"], calls[0][0][7:])
 
 
+class TestProvisionWorkspace(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self._tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="cb-prov-workspace.")
+        self.stage = Path(self._tmp.name)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self._tmp.cleanup()
+
+    def test_noop_when_copy_cwd_false(self):
+        plan = _plan(copy_cwd=False, stage_dir=self.stage)
+        with patch(
+            "bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.provision.workspace._smolvm.machine_cp"
+        ) as cp, patch(
+            "bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.provision.workspace._smolvm.machine_exec"
+        ) as ex:
+            _workspace.provision_workspace(plan, "bot-bottle-demo-abc12")
+        cp.assert_not_called()
+        ex.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_copies_workspace_to_plan_path_and_chowns(self):
+        cwd = self.stage / "cwd"
+        cwd.mkdir()
+        plan = _plan(copy_cwd=True, user_cwd=str(cwd), stage_dir=self.stage)
+        with patch(
+            "bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.provision.workspace._smolvm.machine_cp"
+        ) as cp, patch(
+            "bot_bottle.backend.smolmachines.provision.workspace._smolvm.machine_exec"
+        ) as ex:
+            _workspace.provision_workspace(plan, "bot-bottle-demo-abc12")
+
+        cp.assert_called_once_with(
+            str(cwd),
+            "bot-bottle-demo-abc12:/home/node/workspace",
+        )
+        argvs = [c.args[1] for c in ex.call_args_list]
+        self.assertIn(
+            ["sh", "-c", "rm -rf /home/node/workspace && mkdir -p /home/node"],
+            argvs,
+        )
+        self.assertIn(
+            [
+                "sh", "-c",
+                "chown -R node:node /home/node/workspace && "
+                "chmod 755 /home/node/workspace",
+            ],
+            argvs,
+        )
+
+
 class TestProvisionSupervise(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_noop_when_supervise_not_enabled(self):
         with patch(
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_workspace.py b/tests/unit/test_workspace.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..560aed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_workspace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+"""Unit: backend-neutral workspace planning."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from bot_bottle.backend import BottleSpec
+from bot_bottle.manifest import Manifest
+from bot_bottle.workspace import workspace_plan
+
+
+def _spec(*, copy_cwd: bool, user_cwd: str) -> BottleSpec:
+    manifest = Manifest.from_json_obj({
+        "bottles": {"dev": {}},
+        "agents": {"demo": {"skills": [], "prompt": "", "bottle": "dev"}},
+    })
+    return BottleSpec(
+        manifest=manifest,
+        agent_name="demo",
+        copy_cwd=copy_cwd,
+        user_cwd=user_cwd,
+    )
+
+
+class TestWorkspacePlan(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_disabled_uses_guest_home_as_workdir(self):
+        plan = workspace_plan(
+            _spec(copy_cwd=False, user_cwd="/tmp/project"),
+            guest_home="/home/node",
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(plan.enabled)
+        self.assertEqual("/home/node", plan.guest_path)
+        self.assertEqual("/home/node", plan.workdir)
+
+    def test_enabled_uses_workspace_under_guest_home(self):
+        plan = workspace_plan(
+            _spec(copy_cwd=True, user_cwd="/tmp/project"),
+            guest_home="/guest/home",
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(plan.enabled)
+        self.assertEqual(Path("/tmp/project"), plan.host_path)
+        self.assertEqual("/guest/home/workspace", plan.guest_path)
+        self.assertEqual("/guest/home/workspace", plan.workdir)
+
+    def test_detects_host_git_dir(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bb-workspace.") as tmp:
+            Path(tmp, ".git").mkdir()
+            plan = workspace_plan(
+                _spec(copy_cwd=True, user_cwd=tmp),
+                guest_home="/home/node",
+            )
+        self.assertTrue(plan.has_host_git_dir)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()