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/ui/rule-summary.ts b/src/cli/ui/rule-summary.ts
index e79a2a1..787361a 100644
--- a/src/cli/ui/rule-summary.ts
+++ b/src/cli/ui/rule-summary.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { basename, relative, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { t } from "../../i18n/index.js";
 import { memoryEnabled, readProjectMemory } from "../../memory/project.js";
 
 export function collectStartupRuleFiles(rootDir: string): string[] {
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ export function formatRuleSummary(rootDir: string, files: ReadonlyArray<string>)
     .map((file) => displayRulePath(rootDir, file))
     .filter((label) => label.length > 0);
   if (labels.length === 0) return null;
-  return `rules · ${labels.join(", ")}`;
+  return `${t("ui.ruleSummaryLabel")} · ${labels.join(", ")}`;
 }
 
 function unique(files: ReadonlyArray<string>): string[] {
diff --git a/src/i18n/EN.ts b/src/i18n/EN.ts
index 0ac9539..227579b 100644
--- a/src/i18n/EN.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/EN.ts
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ export const EN: TranslationSchema = {
     skipConfirmHint: "skip the confirmation prompt",
     yoloHint:
       "auto-approve plan checkpoints for this invocation (equivalent to editMode=yolo without mutating config)",
+    ruleSummaryLabel: "rules",
   },
   code: {
     workspaceConflict:
diff --git a/src/i18n/types.ts b/src/i18n/types.ts
index 8282c0a..7a1b93d 100644
--- a/src/i18n/types.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/types.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ export interface TranslationSchema {
     modelOverrideFlash: string;
     skipConfirmHint: string;
     yoloHint: string;
+    ruleSummaryLabel: string;
   };
   code: {
     workspaceConflict: string;
diff --git a/src/i18n/zh-CN.ts b/src/i18n/zh-CN.ts
index 7afc2e3..f8dc8be 100644
--- a/src/i18n/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/zh-CN.ts
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ export const zhCN: TranslationSchema = {
     modelOverrideFlash: "覆盖模型（默认：deepseek-v4-flash）",
     skipConfirmHint: "跳过确认提示",
     yoloHint: "自动批准本次调用的计划检查点（等同于 editMode=yolo，但不修改配置文件）",
+    ruleSummaryLabel: "规则",
   },
   code: {
     workspaceConflict:
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..9556d7f 100644
--- a/tests/cli-bare-routing.test.ts
+++ b/tests/cli-bare-routing.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { join } from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { writeConfig } from "../src/config.js";
 
+const HEAP_REEXEC_ENV = "REASONIX_HEAP_REEXEC";
 const codeCommand = vi.fn(async () => {});
 const chatCommand = vi.fn(async () => {});
 const setupCommand = 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/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[] = [];
diff --git a/tests/rule-summary.test.ts b/tests/rule-summary.test.ts
index 21f4f6d..edcaa1c 100644
--- a/tests/rule-summary.test.ts
+++ b/tests/rule-summary.test.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,18 @@ import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { collectStartupRuleFiles, formatRuleSummary } from "../src/cli/ui/rule-summary.js";
+import { setLanguageRuntime } from "../src/i18n/index.js";
 
 describe("formatRuleSummary", () => {
   let root: string;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    setLanguageRuntime("EN");
     root = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "carbon-rule-summary-"));
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
+    setLanguageRuntime("EN");
     rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
 
@@ -50,4 +53,10 @@ describe("formatRuleSummary", () => {
 
     expect(formatRuleSummary(root, [pkgRules, pkgRules])).toBe("rules · pkg/AGENTS.md");
   });
+
+  it("localizes the startup rule label in zh-CN", () => {
+    setLanguageRuntime("zh-CN");
+
+    expect(formatRuleSummary(root, [join(root, "AGENTS.md")])).toBe("规则 · AGENTS.md");
+  });
 });