diff --git a/src/__tests__/rules.test.ts b/src/__tests__/rules.test.ts
index 17215a2c..8b1f7d89 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/rules.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/rules.test.ts
@@ -813,6 +813,21 @@ describe('RulesHandler — Cursor-compatible .mdc handling', () => {
     expect(teamContent).not.toContain('globs');
   });
 
+  it('pushItem preserves a namespaced rule destination', async () => {
+    const sourcePath = path.join(homeDir, '.claude/rules/scoped.md');
+    await fse.ensureDir(path.dirname(sourcePath));
+    await fse.writeFile(sourcePath, 'Scoped rule body.');
+
+    await handler.pushItem(
+      { name: 'scoped', type: 'rules', sourcePath, relativePath: 'rules/frontend/scoped.md' },
+      teamConfig,
+      localConfig,
+    );
+
+    expect(await fse.readFile(path.join(repoPath, 'rules/frontend/scoped.md'), 'utf-8')).toBe('Scoped rule body.');
+    expect(await fse.pathExists(path.join(repoPath, 'rules/scoped.md'))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('pushItem preserves the team rule `paths:` frontmatter when pushing from cursor', async () => {
     // The team rule is scoped; only its body may cross back from Cursor.
     await fse.writeFile(
diff --git a/src/resources/rules.ts b/src/resources/rules.ts
index 61216bbd..a68ed3d6 100644
--- a/src/resources/rules.ts
+++ b/src/resources/rules.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   mergeCopilotBodyIntoTeamMd,
   teamRuleToCopilotInstructions,
 } from './copilot-instructions.js';
+import { assertWithinRoot } from '../utils/path-safety.js';
 import {
   ruleFileExtensionForTool,
   ruleStemFromFilename,
@@ -152,7 +153,13 @@ export class RulesHandler extends ResourceHandler {
   }
 
   async pushItem(item: ResourceItem, _teamConfig: TeamaiConfig, localConfig: LocalConfig): Promise<void> {
-    const dest = path.join(localConfig.repo.localPath, 'rules', `${item.name}.md`);
+    const rulesRoot = path.join(localConfig.repo.localPath, 'rules');
+    const dest = path.resolve(localConfig.repo.localPath, item.relativePath);
+    assertWithinRoot(
+      rulesRoot,
+      dest,
+      `Invalid rule destination outside team repo rules directory: ${item.relativePath}`,
+    );
     if (item.sourcePath !== dest) {
       if (item.sourcePath.endsWith('.mdc')) {
         // Source is a tool-native `.mdc`. Only its markdown body is pushed: the