diff --git a/desktop/src/__tests__/generalSettings.test.tsx b/desktop/src/__tests__/generalSettings.test.tsx
index a0cf84d2..6491d660 100644
--- a/desktop/src/__tests__/generalSettings.test.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/__tests__/generalSettings.test.tsx
@@ -1547,6 +1547,20 @@ describe('Settings > Providers tab', () => {
     ])
   })
 
+  it('falls back to the default provider order when stored order is missing', () => {
+    providerStoreState.providerOrder = undefined as unknown as string[]
+
+    render(<Settings />)
+
+    const rows = screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: 'Drag to reorder' })
+      .map((handle) => handle.closest('[data-testid]')?.getAttribute('data-testid'))
+    expect(rows).toEqual([
+      'provider-provider-1',
+      'claude-official-provider',
+      'openai-official-provider',
+    ])
+  })
+
   it('requires confirmation before deleting a provider', async () => {
     render(<Settings />)
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/pages/Settings.tsx b/desktop/src/pages/Settings.tsx
index 83bf956c..3b757d49 100644
--- a/desktop/src/pages/Settings.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/pages/Settings.tsx
@@ -270,12 +270,16 @@ function defaultProviderOrder(providers: SavedProvider[]): string[] {
   ]
 }
 
-function normalizeProviderOrder(providerOrder: string[], providers: SavedProvider[]): string[] {
+function normalizeProviderOrder(providerOrder: string[] | undefined, providers: SavedProvider[]): string[] {
   const knownIds = new Set<string>(defaultProviderOrder(providers))
   const seen = new Set<string>()
   const order: string[] = []
 
-  for (const id of providerOrder.length > 0 ? providerOrder : defaultProviderOrder(providers)) {
+  const source = providerOrder && providerOrder.length > 0
+    ? providerOrder
+    : defaultProviderOrder(providers)
+
+  for (const id of source) {
     if (!knownIds.has(id) || seen.has(id)) continue
     seen.add(id)
     order.push(id)
@@ -292,7 +296,7 @@ function normalizeProviderOrder(providerOrder: string[], providers: SavedProvide
 
 function buildProviderListItems(
   providers: SavedProvider[],
-  providerOrder: string[],
+  providerOrder: string[] | undefined,
 ): ProviderListItem[] {
   const savedItems = new Map(
     providers.map((provider) => [
diff --git a/scripts/pr/quality-contract.test.ts b/scripts/pr/quality-contract.test.ts
index 128c37d9..d249a20f 100644
--- a/scripts/pr/quality-contract.test.ts
+++ b/scripts/pr/quality-contract.test.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ describe('feature quality contract', () => {
     expect(agents).toContain('`~/.claude/settings.json` is user-owned shared state')
     expect(agents).toContain('persistence upgrade gate')
     expect(agents).toContain('Production code changes under `desktop/src`, `src/server`, `src/tools`, `src/utils`, or `adapters` must include a same-area test file')
-    expect(agents).toContain('Coverage is part of the feature, not an afterthought.')
+    expect(agents).toContain('Coverage is part of PR readiness, not an afterthought.')
     expect(agents).toContain('changed executable production line must meet the changed-line coverage gate')
     expect(agents).toContain('E2E is required when the feature crosses process boundaries')
     expect(agents).toContain('AI agents must include this evidence')
     expect(agents).toContain('Unified local entrypoint: `bun run verify`')
-    expect(agents).toContain('If `bun run verify` fails, do not stop at reporting the failure')
+    expect(agents).toContain('If `bun run verify` is intentionally run and fails, do not stop at reporting the failure')
   })
 
   test('keeps PR authors accountable for tests, coverage, E2E, and risk', () => {
diff --git a/src/server/__tests__/workspace-service.test.ts b/src/server/__tests__/workspace-service.test.ts
index 8ac31c59..0b0dc9a6 100644
--- a/src/server/__tests__/workspace-service.test.ts
+++ b/src/server/__tests__/workspace-service.test.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,19 @@ describe('WorkspaceService outside-workspace preview', () => {
 
     await expect(service.readFile('session-1', unrelatedFile)).rejects.toThrow(/outside workspace/)
   })
+
+  it('does not allow relative traversal through a registered outside dir', async () => {
+    const baseDir = await makeTempDir('workspace-service-base-')
+    const workDir = path.join(baseDir, 'work')
+    const outsideFile = path.join(baseDir, 'outside.txt')
+    await fs.mkdir(workDir)
+    await fs.writeFile(outsideFile, 'secret\n')
+    registerFilesystemAccessRoot(baseDir)
+
+    const service = new WorkspaceService(async (sessionId) => sessionId === 'session-1' ? workDir : null)
+
+    await expect(service.readFile('session-1', '../outside.txt')).rejects.toThrow(/outside workspace/)
+  })
 })
 
 describe('WorkspaceService', () => {
diff --git a/src/server/services/workspaceService.ts b/src/server/services/workspaceService.ts
index 8e339e37..eda596e0 100644
--- a/src/server/services/workspaceService.ts
+++ b/src/server/services/workspaceService.ts
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ export class WorkspaceService {
       // registered as access roots when the turn checkpoint is built. Preview
       // those by absolute path — they have no workspace-relative form — instead
       // of rejecting them as out-of-sandbox.
-      if (isWithinRegisteredFilesystemRoot(absolutePath)) {
+      if (this.isAbsoluteRequestPath(requestedPath) && isWithinRegisteredFilesystemRoot(absolutePath)) {
         return this.resolveOutsideWorkspacePath(absolutePath, requestedPath)
       }
       throw new Error(`Path is outside workspace: ${requestedPath}`)
@@ -1192,6 +1192,11 @@ export class WorkspaceService {
     return isSameOrInsidePathForPlatform(targetPath, rootPath)
   }
 
+  private isAbsoluteRequestPath(requestedPath: string): boolean {
+    const pathApi = process.platform === 'win32' ? path.win32 : path
+    return pathApi.isAbsolute(normalizeDriveRootPathForPlatform(requestedPath))
+  }
+
   private normalizeRelativePath(filePath: string): string {
     if (!filePath || filePath === '.') return ''
     return filePath.split(path.sep).join('/')