diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3d7f15f..9e24466 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "22"
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
           cache: npm
 
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ce39a1d..182f6dc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@carboncode/cli",
-  "version": "0.1.2",
+  "version": "0.1.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@carboncode/cli",
-      "version": "0.1.2",
+      "version": "0.1.5",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "cli-highlight": "^2.1.11",
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/@types/ws": {
       "version": "8.18.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmmirror.com/@types/ws/-/ws-8.18.1.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ws/-/ws-8.18.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-ThVF6DCVhA8kUGy+aazFQ4kXQ7E1Ty7A3ypFOe0IcJV8O/M511G99AW24irKrW56Wt44yG9+ij8FaqoBGkuBXg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
@@ -6891,7 +6891,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/ws": {
       "version": "8.20.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmmirror.com/ws/-/ws-8.20.1.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.20.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-It4dO0K5v//JtTXuPkfEOaI3uUN87iYPnqo/ZzqCoG3g8uhA66QUMs/SrM0YK7/NAu+r4LMh/9dq2A7k+rHs+w==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4aeaec7..7be76a3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@carboncode/cli",
-  "version": "0.1.2",
+  "version": "0.1.5",
   "description": "Chinese-first DeepSeek-powered terminal coding agent for personal developer workflows.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/src/cli/heap-limit-launch.ts b/src/cli/heap-limit-launch.ts
index 5a83d88..543e0b1 100644
--- a/src/cli/heap-limit-launch.ts
+++ b/src/cli/heap-limit-launch.ts
@@ -3,20 +3,30 @@
 import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { totalmem } from "node:os";
 import { getHeapStatistics } from "node:v8";
-import { RX_HEAP_REEXEC_ENV, decideHeapTargetMb } from "./heap-limit.js";
+import {
+  HEAP_REEXEC_ENV,
+  LEGACY_HEAP_REEXEC_ENV,
+  decideHeapTargetMb,
+  isHeapReexecEnvSet,
+} from "./heap-limit.js";
 
 const target = decideHeapTargetMb({
   currentLimitMb: Math.floor(getHeapStatistics().heap_size_limit / 1024 / 1024),
   totalMemMb: Math.floor(totalmem() / 1024 / 1024),
   nodeOptions: process.env.NODE_OPTIONS ?? "",
   execArgv: process.execArgv,
-  alreadyReexec: process.env[RX_HEAP_REEXEC_ENV] === "1",
+  alreadyReexec: isHeapReexecEnvSet(),
 });
 
 if (target !== null) {
   const existing = process.env.NODE_OPTIONS ?? "";
   const nextOptions = `${existing} --max-old-space-size=${target}`.trim();
-  const childEnv = { ...process.env, NODE_OPTIONS: nextOptions, [RX_HEAP_REEXEC_ENV]: "1" };
+  const childEnv = {
+    ...process.env,
+    NODE_OPTIONS: nextOptions,
+    [HEAP_REEXEC_ENV]: "1",
+    [LEGACY_HEAP_REEXEC_ENV]: "1",
+  };
   const result = spawnSync(process.execPath, process.argv.slice(1), {
     env: childEnv,
     stdio: "inherit",
diff --git a/src/cli/heap-limit.ts b/src/cli/heap-limit.ts
index 6fe7457..4c8d216 100644
--- a/src/cli/heap-limit.ts
+++ b/src/cli/heap-limit.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ export const TARGET_HEAP_MB_FLOOR = 2048;
 export const HEAP_HEADROOM_MB = 64;
 
 /** Set on the spawned child so we don't re-exec recursively if Node ignores our flag. */
-export const RX_HEAP_REEXEC_ENV = "REASONIX_HEAP_REEXEC";
+export const HEAP_REEXEC_ENV = "CARBONCODE_HEAP_REEXEC";
+export const LEGACY_HEAP_REEXEC_ENV = "REASONIX_HEAP_REEXEC";
+
+export function isHeapReexecEnvSet(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): boolean {
+  return env[HEAP_REEXEC_ENV] === "1" || env[LEGACY_HEAP_REEXEC_ENV] === "1";
+}
 
 export interface HeapCheckInputs {
   currentLimitMb: number;
diff --git a/src/server/api/health.ts b/src/server/api/health.ts
index 6583d11..d43fcea 100644
--- a/src/server/api/health.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/health.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { existsSync, readdirSync, statSync } from "node:fs";
-import { homedir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
-import { listSessions } from "../../memory/session.js";
 import { VERSION } from "../../version.js";
-import type { DashboardContext } from "../context.js";
+import { type DashboardContext, resolveCarboncodeHome } from "../context.js";
 import type { ApiResult } from "../router.js";
 
 interface DirStat {
@@ -56,6 +54,17 @@ function dirSize(path: string): DirStat {
   return { path, exists: true, fileCount, totalBytes };
 }
 
+function countSessionFiles(path: string): number {
+  if (!existsSync(path)) return 0;
+  try {
+    return readdirSync(path).filter(
+      (file) => file.endsWith(".jsonl") && !file.endsWith(".events.jsonl"),
+    ).length;
+  } catch {
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
 export async function handleHealth(
   method: string,
   _rest: string[],
@@ -65,8 +74,7 @@ export async function handleHealth(
   if (method !== "GET") {
     return { status: 405, body: { error: "GET only" } };
   }
-  const home = homedir();
-  const carboncodeHome = join(home, ".carboncode");
+  const carboncodeHome = resolveCarboncodeHome(ctx.configPath);
 
   const sessionsStat = dirSize(join(carboncodeHome, "sessions"));
   const memoryStat = dirSize(join(carboncodeHome, "memory"));
@@ -81,8 +89,6 @@ export async function handleHealth(
     }
   }
 
-  const sessions = listSessions();
-
   return {
     status: 200,
     body: {
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ export async function handleHealth(
       carboncodeHome,
       sessions: {
         path: sessionsStat.path,
-        count: sessions.length,
+        count: countSessionFiles(sessionsStat.path),
         totalBytes: sessionsStat.totalBytes,
       },
       memory: {
diff --git a/src/server/api/memory.ts b/src/server/api/memory.ts
index e244ce5..28871d0 100644
--- a/src/server/api/memory.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/memory.ts
@@ -10,26 +10,25 @@ import {
   unlinkSync,
   writeFileSync,
 } from "node:fs";
-import { homedir } from "node:os";
 import { basename, dirname, join, resolve as resolvePath } from "node:path";
 import {
   PROJECT_MEMORY_FILE,
   findProjectMemoryPath,
   resolveProjectMemoryWritePath,
 } from "../../memory/project.js";
-import type { DashboardContext } from "../context.js";
+import { type DashboardContext, resolveCarboncodeHome } from "../context.js";
 import type { ApiResult } from "../router.js";
 
 function projectHash(rootDir: string): string {
   return createHash("sha1").update(resolvePath(rootDir)).digest("hex").slice(0, 16);
 }
 
-function globalMemoryDir(): string {
-  return join(homedir(), ".carboncode", "memory", "global");
+function globalMemoryDir(carboncodeHome: string): string {
+  return join(carboncodeHome, "memory", "global");
 }
 
-function projectMemoryDir(rootDir: string): string {
-  return join(homedir(), ".carboncode", "memory", projectHash(rootDir));
+function projectMemoryDir(carboncodeHome: string, rootDir: string): string {
+  return join(carboncodeHome, "memory", projectHash(rootDir));
 }
 
 interface WriteBody {
@@ -74,8 +73,9 @@ export async function handleMemory(
   ctx: DashboardContext,
 ): Promise<ApiResult> {
   const cwd = ctx.getCurrentCwd?.();
-  const globalDir = globalMemoryDir();
-  const projectMemDir = cwd ? projectMemoryDir(cwd) : "";
+  const carboncodeHome = resolveCarboncodeHome(ctx.configPath);
+  const globalDir = globalMemoryDir(carboncodeHome);
+  const projectMemDir = cwd ? projectMemoryDir(carboncodeHome, cwd) : "";
 
   if (method === "GET" && rest.length === 0) {
     const existingProjectMemory = cwd ? findProjectMemoryPath(cwd) : null;
diff --git a/src/server/context.ts b/src/server/context.ts
index 83fa7c8..50faefa 100644
--- a/src/server/context.ts
+++ b/src/server/context.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 /** Callbacks (not refs) so endpoints read live loop state per request, not a frozen closure. */
 
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+import { basename, dirname, join } from "node:path";
 import type { McpServerSummary } from "../cli/ui/slash/types.js";
 import type { EditMode } from "../config.js";
 import type { CacheFirstLoop } from "../loop.js";
 import type { ToolRegistry } from "../tools.js";
 import type { JobRegistry } from "../tools/jobs.js";
 
+export function resolveCarboncodeHome(configPath: string): string {
+  if (!configPath.trim()) return join(homedir(), ".carboncode");
+  const configDir = dirname(configPath);
+  if (basename(configDir).toLowerCase() === ".carboncode") return configDir;
+  return join(configDir, ".carboncode");
+}
+
 export interface DashboardContext {
   /** Caller resolves via `defaultConfigPath()`; module deliberately avoids `homedir()` so tests can redirect. */
   configPath: string;
diff --git a/tests/cli-bare-routing.test.ts b/tests/cli-bare-routing.test.ts
index 8c99a98..0e51170 100644
--- a/tests/cli-bare-routing.test.ts
+++ b/tests/cli-bare-routing.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, realpathSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "nod
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { HEAP_REEXEC_ENV } from "../src/cli/heap-limit.js";
 import { writeConfig } from "../src/config.js";
 
 const codeCommand = vi.fn(async () => {});
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ describe("bare CLI routing", () => {
   let cwd: string;
   const origHome = process.env.HOME;
   const origUserProfile = process.env.USERPROFILE;
+  const origHeapReexec = process.env[HEAP_REEXEC_ENV];
   const origArgv = process.argv;
   const origCwd = process.cwd();
   let stderr: ReturnType<typeof vi.spyOn>;
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ describe("bare CLI routing", () => {
     cwd = realpathSync(mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "carboncode-cli-cwd-")));
     process.env.HOME = home;
     process.env.USERPROFILE = home;
+    process.env[HEAP_REEXEC_ENV] = "1";
     process.chdir(cwd);
     codeCommand.mockClear();
     chatCommand.mockClear();
@@ -63,6 +66,11 @@ describe("bare CLI routing", () => {
     } else {
       process.env.USERPROFILE = origUserProfile;
     }
+    if (origHeapReexec === undefined) {
+      delete process.env[HEAP_REEXEC_ENV];
+    } else {
+      process.env[HEAP_REEXEC_ENV] = origHeapReexec;
+    }
   });
 
   it("routes bare carboncode to code mode rooted at cwd", async () => {
diff --git a/tests/heap-limit.test.ts b/tests/heap-limit.test.ts
index 717233a..1df0aff 100644
--- a/tests/heap-limit.test.ts
+++ b/tests/heap-limit.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
   HEAP_HEADROOM_MB,
+  HEAP_REEXEC_ENV,
+  LEGACY_HEAP_REEXEC_ENV,
   TARGET_HEAP_MB_CEILING,
   TARGET_HEAP_MB_FLOOR,
   decideHeapTargetMb,
+  isHeapReexecEnvSet,
 } from "../src/cli/heap-limit.js";
 
 describe("decideHeapTargetMb (issue #1011)", () => {
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ describe("decideHeapTargetMb (issue #1011)", () => {
     ).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it("returns null after a successful re-exec (REASONIX_HEAP_REEXEC=1 set)", () => {
+  it("returns null after a successful re-exec", () => {
     expect(
       decideHeapTargetMb({
         ...base,
@@ -84,6 +87,14 @@ describe("decideHeapTargetMb (issue #1011)", () => {
     ).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it("recognizes Carbon and legacy heap re-exec env markers", () => {
+    expect(isHeapReexecEnvSet({ [HEAP_REEXEC_ENV]: "1" })).toBe(true);
+    expect(isHeapReexecEnvSet({ [LEGACY_HEAP_REEXEC_ENV]: "1" })).toBe(true);
+    expect(isHeapReexecEnvSet({ [HEAP_REEXEC_ENV]: "0", [LEGACY_HEAP_REEXEC_ENV]: "0" })).toBe(
+      false,
+    );
+  });
+
   it("does NOT re-exec when current limit is already at the target", () => {
     expect(
       decideHeapTargetMb({
diff --git a/tests/helpers/codex-parity-harness.ts b/tests/helpers/codex-parity-harness.ts
index 67e127c..2bb03c6 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/codex-parity-harness.ts
+++ b/tests/helpers/codex-parity-harness.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ function runCommand(
     const child = spawn(command, [...args], {
       cwd,
       env: { ...process.env, CI: "1" },
+      shell: process.platform === "win32",
       stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
     });
     const chunks: Buffer[] = [];