diff --git a/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/execute.ts
index a35caf4b..7d23dbbf 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   runChildProcess,
 } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
 import { parseCodexJsonl, isCodexUnknownSessionError } from "./parse.js";
-import { pathExists, prepareManagedCodexHome, resolveManagedCodexHomeDir, resolveSharedCodexHomeDir } from "./codex-home.js";
+import { pathExists, prepareManagedCodexHome, resolveManagedCodexHomeDir } from "./codex-home.js";
 import { resolveCodexDesiredSkillNames } from "./skills.js";
 
 const __moduleDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ async function pruneBrokenUnavailablePaperclipSkillSymlinks(
   }
 }
 
-function resolveCodexSkillsHome(): string {
-  return path.join(resolveSharedCodexHomeDir(), "skills");
+function resolveCodexSkillsDir(codexHome: string): string {
+  return path.join(codexHome, "skills");
 }
 
 type EnsureCodexSkillsInjectedOptions = {
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
   const defaultCodexHome = resolveManagedCodexHomeDir(process.env, agent.companyId);
   const effectiveCodexHome = configuredCodexHome ?? preparedManagedCodexHome ?? defaultCodexHome;
   await fs.mkdir(effectiveCodexHome, { recursive: true });
-  const codexSkillsDir = resolveCodexSkillsHome();
+  const codexSkillsDir = resolveCodexSkillsDir(effectiveCodexHome);
   await ensureCodexSkillsInjected(
     onLog,
     {
diff --git a/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/skills.ts b/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/skills.ts
index 54b00019..bf936691 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/skills.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/skills.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async function buildCodexSkillSnapshot(
     sourcePath: entry.source,
     targetPath: null,
     detail: desiredSet.has(entry.key)
-      ? "Will be linked into ~/.codex/skills/ on the next run."
+      ? "Will be linked into $CODEX_HOME/skills/ on the next run."
       : null,
     required: Boolean(entry.required),
     requiredReason: entry.requiredReason ?? null,
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-execute.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-execute.test.ts
index 198c4e8a..b83e3db7 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-execute.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-execute.test.ts
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ describe("codex execute", () => {
       "company-1",
       "codex-home",
     );
-    const homeSkill = path.join(sharedCodexHome, "skills", "paperclip");
+    const homeSkill = path.join(isolatedCodexHome, "skills", "paperclip");
     await fs.mkdir(workspace, { recursive: true });
     await fs.mkdir(sharedCodexHome, { recursive: true });
     await fs.writeFile(path.join(sharedCodexHome, "auth.json"), '{"token":"shared"}\n', "utf8");
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ describe("codex execute", () => {
 
       const capture = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(capturePath, "utf8")) as CapturePayload;
       expect(capture.codexHome).toBe(explicitCodexHome);
-      expect((await fs.lstat(path.join(sharedCodexHome, "skills", "paperclip"))).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
+      expect((await fs.lstat(path.join(explicitCodexHome, "skills", "paperclip"))).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
       await expect(fs.lstat(path.join(paperclipHome, "instances", "worktree-1", "codex-home"))).rejects.toThrow();
     } finally {
       if (previousHome === undefined) delete process.env.HOME;
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-skill-sync.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-skill-sync.test.ts
index 49c239c9..55568bef 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-skill-sync.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/codex-local-skill-sync.test.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe("codex local skill sync", () => {
     expect(before.desiredSkills).toContain(paperclipKey);
     expect(before.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.required).toBe(true);
     expect(before.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.state).toBe("configured");
-    expect(before.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.detail).toContain("~/.codex/skills/");
+    expect(before.entries.find((entry) => entry.key === paperclipKey)?.detail).toContain("$CODEX_HOME/skills/");
   });
 
   it("does not persist Paperclip skills into CODEX_HOME during sync", async () => {