diff --git a/agent-node/agent_node/config.py b/agent-node/agent_node/config.py
index ad9eeba..de9e64f 100644
--- a/agent-node/agent_node/config.py
+++ b/agent-node/agent_node/config.py
@@ -48,3 +48,9 @@
 CERT_CLIENT_CRT = os.getenv("CERT_CLIENT_CRT", "certs/client.crt")
 CERT_CLIENT_KEY = os.getenv("CERT_CLIENT_KEY", "certs/client.key")
 
+# FS Explorer root - Priority: Env > YAML > HOME > /
+FS_ROOT = os.getenv("CORTEX_FS_ROOT", _config.get("fs_root"))
+if not FS_ROOT:
+    # Default to user home on unix systems to avoid showing root directory by default
+    FS_ROOT = os.path.expanduser("~") if platform.system() in ["Darwin", "Linux"] else "C:\\"
+