diff --git a/codex-rs/analytics/src/analytics_client_tests.rs b/codex-rs/analytics/src/analytics_client_tests.rs
index 9f8df04b40..5510729a5a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/analytics/src/analytics_client_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/analytics/src/analytics_client_tests.rs
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ async fn item_lifecycle_notifications_publish_command_execution_event() {
                             CommandAction::Read {
                                 command: "cat README.md".to_string(),
                                 name: "README.md".to_string(),
-                                path: test_path_buf("/tmp/README.md").abs(),
+                                path: test_path_buf("/tmp/README.md").abs().into(),
                             },
                             CommandAction::ListFiles {
                                 command: "ls".to_string(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/CommandExecutionRequestApprovalParams.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/CommandExecutionRequestApprovalParams.json
index 91f74376fd..8a19ffa877 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/CommandExecutionRequestApprovalParams.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/CommandExecutionRequestApprovalParams.json
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
   "definitions": {
-    "AbsolutePathBuf": {
-      "description": "A path that is guaranteed to be absolute and normalized (though it is not guaranteed to be canonicalized or exist on the filesystem).\n\nIMPORTANT: When deserializing an `AbsolutePathBuf`, a base path must be set using [AbsolutePathBufGuard::new]. If no base path is set, the deserialization will fail unless the path being deserialized is already absolute.",
-      "type": "string"
-    },
     "AdditionalFileSystemPermissions": {
       "properties": {
         "entries": {
@@ -95,7 +91,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/ServerNotification.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/ServerNotification.json
index 31fe2f31c7..248b7ff431 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/ServerNotification.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/ServerNotification.json
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/ServerRequest.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/ServerRequest.json
index c6ac80dee5..848eb55af7 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/ServerRequest.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/ServerRequest.json
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/codex_app_server_protocol.schemas.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/codex_app_server_protocol.schemas.json
index 06c826c158..e16e17808e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/codex_app_server_protocol.schemas.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/codex_app_server_protocol.schemas.json
@@ -7321,7 +7321,7 @@
                 "type": "string"
               },
               "path": {
-                "$ref": "#/definitions/v2/AbsolutePathBuf"
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/v2/LegacyAppPathString"
               },
               "type": {
                 "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/codex_app_server_protocol.v2.schemas.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/codex_app_server_protocol.v2.schemas.json
index b5d882644c..0ce5f25427 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/codex_app_server_protocol.v2.schemas.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/codex_app_server_protocol.v2.schemas.json
@@ -3561,7 +3561,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ItemCompletedNotification.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ItemCompletedNotification.json
index 8f4b533d8f..727aafcd26 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ItemCompletedNotification.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ItemCompletedNotification.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ItemStartedNotification.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ItemStartedNotification.json
index 4c930afde1..55b7e03feb 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ItemStartedNotification.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ItemStartedNotification.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ReviewStartResponse.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ReviewStartResponse.json
index 16da9f205a..43dc21a9bf 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ReviewStartResponse.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ReviewStartResponse.json
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadForkResponse.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadForkResponse.json
index 37a78533c2..a855148d73 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadForkResponse.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadForkResponse.json
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadListResponse.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadListResponse.json
index 67726c13a6..920517b1bd 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadListResponse.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadListResponse.json
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadMetadataUpdateResponse.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadMetadataUpdateResponse.json
index cdd74a735a..24f9de4a8e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadMetadataUpdateResponse.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadMetadataUpdateResponse.json
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadReadResponse.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadReadResponse.json
index c3e388d1fd..9e2e55f02d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadReadResponse.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadReadResponse.json
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadResumeResponse.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadResumeResponse.json
index ad44bf406b..299199a693 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadResumeResponse.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadResumeResponse.json
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadRollbackResponse.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadRollbackResponse.json
index 5ae94d8d11..228795d898 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadRollbackResponse.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadRollbackResponse.json
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadStartResponse.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadStartResponse.json
index df70c08c43..27194bb625 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadStartResponse.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadStartResponse.json
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadStartedNotification.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadStartedNotification.json
index 157f6193b4..9e53836d36 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadStartedNotification.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadStartedNotification.json
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadUnarchiveResponse.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadUnarchiveResponse.json
index 265578dcdd..657c596edb 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadUnarchiveResponse.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/ThreadUnarchiveResponse.json
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/TurnCompletedNotification.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/TurnCompletedNotification.json
index ae1b07cfc9..71b33184c3 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/TurnCompletedNotification.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/TurnCompletedNotification.json
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/TurnStartResponse.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/TurnStartResponse.json
index 5853612dd9..3dde065260 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/TurnStartResponse.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/TurnStartResponse.json
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/TurnStartedNotification.json b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/TurnStartedNotification.json
index 7db58289ee..f19a65445b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/TurnStartedNotification.json
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/json/v2/TurnStartedNotification.json
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
               "type": "string"
             },
             "path": {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/AbsolutePathBuf"
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/LegacyAppPathString"
             },
             "type": {
               "enum": [
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/typescript/v2/CommandAction.ts b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/typescript/v2/CommandAction.ts
index a17fb06a0c..91c92c9cbf 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/typescript/v2/CommandAction.ts
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/schema/typescript/v2/CommandAction.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // GENERATED CODE! DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND!
 
 // This file was generated by [ts-rs](https://github.com/Aleph-Alpha/ts-rs). Do not edit this file manually.
-import type { AbsolutePathBuf } from "../AbsolutePathBuf";
+import type { LegacyAppPathString } from "../LegacyAppPathString";
 
-export type CommandAction = { "type": "read", command: string, name: string, path: AbsolutePathBuf, } | { "type": "listFiles", command: string, path: string | null, } | { "type": "search", command: string, query: string | null, path: string | null, } | { "type": "unknown", command: string, };
+export type CommandAction = { "type": "read", command: string, name: string, path: LegacyAppPathString, } | { "type": "listFiles", command: string, path: string | null, } | { "type": "search", command: string, query: string | null, path: string | null, } | { "type": "unknown", command: string, };
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/item_builders.rs b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/item_builders.rs
index 66019980a3..43656ad8fc 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/item_builders.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/item_builders.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ use codex_protocol::protocol::PatchApplyBeginEvent;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::PatchApplyEndEvent;
 use codex_shell_command::parse_command::parse_command;
 use codex_shell_command::parse_command::shlex_join;
-use codex_utils_path_uri::PathConvention;
 use codex_utils_path_uri::PathUri;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -129,31 +128,28 @@ pub fn build_command_execution_end_item(payload: &ExecCommandEndEvent) -> Thread
 }
 
 fn command_actions_for_path_uri(parsed_cmd: &[ParsedCommand], cwd: &PathUri) -> Vec<CommandAction> {
-    // TODO(anp): Carry PathUri into CommandAction so foreign Read actions retain resolved paths.
-    // Until then, omit those actions rather than project a foreign cwd onto the host.
-    let native_cwd = if cwd.infer_path_convention() == Some(PathConvention::native()) {
-        cwd.to_abs_path().ok()
-    } else {
-        None
-    };
-
     parsed_cmd
         .iter()
         .cloned()
         .filter_map(|parsed| match parsed {
-            ParsedCommand::Read { cmd, name, path } => match native_cwd.as_ref() {
-                Some(native_cwd) => Some(CommandAction::Read {
-                    command: cmd,
-                    name,
-                    path: native_cwd.join(path),
-                }),
-                None => {
-                    warn!(
-                        command = cmd,
-                        %cwd,
-                        "omitting read command action whose path cannot be resolved against a foreign cwd"
-                    );
-                    None
+            ParsedCommand::Read { cmd, name, path } => {
+                let path = path.to_string_lossy();
+                match cwd.join(&path) {
+                    Ok(path) => Some(CommandAction::Read {
+                        command: cmd,
+                        name,
+                        path: path.into(),
+                    }),
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        warn!(
+                            command = cmd,
+                            path = %path,
+                            %cwd,
+                            %error,
+                            "omitting read command action whose path cannot be resolved against its cwd"
+                        );
+                        None
+                    }
                 }
             },
             ParsedCommand::ListFiles { cmd, path } => {
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/item_builders_tests.rs b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/item_builders_tests.rs
index b892fcf505..545e1cf8c2 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/item_builders_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/item_builders_tests.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use super::*;
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
 
 #[test]
-fn foreign_read_is_omitted_without_dropping_other_command_actions() {
+fn foreign_read_retains_target_native_path_without_dropping_other_command_actions() {
     #[cfg(windows)]
     let cwd = PathUri::parse("file:///usr/local/src").expect("valid foreign POSIX cwd");
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
@@ -23,10 +23,26 @@ fn foreign_read_is_omitted_without_dropping_other_command_actions() {
             path: Some("src".to_string()),
         },
     ];
+    let read_path = cwd
+        .join("file.txt")
+        .expect("relative read path should resolve against foreign cwd");
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let expected_native_path = "/usr/local/src/file.txt";
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    let expected_native_path = r"C:\src\file.txt";
+    assert_eq!(
+        read_path.inferred_native_path_string(),
+        expected_native_path
+    );
 
     assert_eq!(
         command_actions_for_path_uri(&parsed_cmd, &cwd),
         vec![
+            CommandAction::Read {
+                command: "cat file.txt".to_string(),
+                name: "file.txt".to_string(),
+                path: read_path.into(),
+            },
             CommandAction::ListFiles {
                 command: "ls".to_string(),
                 path: Some("subdir".to_string()),
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v2/item.rs b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v2/item.rs
index e2a0d45129..f17c911d0a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v2/item.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v2/item.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub enum CommandAction {
     Read {
         command: String,
         name: String,
-        path: AbsolutePathBuf,
+        path: LegacyAppPathString,
     },
     ListFiles {
         command: String,
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ impl CommandAction {
             } => CoreParsedCommand::Read {
                 cmd,
                 name,
-                path: path.into_path_buf(),
+                path: PathBuf::from(path.into_string()),
             },
             CommandAction::ListFiles { command: cmd, path } => {
                 CoreParsedCommand::ListFiles { cmd, path }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ impl CommandAction {
             CoreParsedCommand::Read { cmd, name, path } => CommandAction::Read {
                 command: cmd,
                 name,
-                path: cwd.join(path),
+                path: cwd.join(path).into(),
             },
             CoreParsedCommand::ListFiles { cmd, path } => {
                 CommandAction::ListFiles { command: cmd, path }
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/README.md b/codex-rs/app-server/README.md
index 88d676b5fa..d794bd52c2 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/README.md
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/README.md
@@ -1410,6 +1410,7 @@ There are additional item-specific events:
 
 - `item/commandExecution/outputDelta` — streams stdout/stderr for the command; append deltas in order to render live output alongside `aggregatedOutput` in the final item.
   Final `commandExecution` items include parsed `commandActions`, `status`, `exitCode`, and `durationMs` so the UI can summarize what ran and whether it succeeded.
+- Resolved read paths in `commandActions` use the selected execution environment's native path syntax.
 
 #### fileChange