diff --git a/agent-node/VERSION b/agent-node/VERSION
index 32c4ece..7b8d6b7 100644
--- a/agent-node/VERSION
+++ b/agent-node/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.63
+1.0.65
diff --git a/agent-node/src/agent_node/core/watcher.py b/agent-node/src/agent_node/core/watcher.py
index 0e24a66..6a344ae 100644
--- a/agent-node/src/agent_node/core/watcher.py
+++ b/agent-node/src/agent_node/core/watcher.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
     """Listens for FS events and triggers gRPC delta pushes."""
     def __init__(self, session_id, root_path, callback):
         self.session_id = session_id
-        self.root_path = root_path
+        self.root_path = os.path.realpath(root_path)
         self.callback = callback
-        self.ignore_filter = CortexIgnore(root_path)
+        self.ignore_filter = CortexIgnore(self.root_path)
         self.last_sync = {} # path -> last_hash
         self.locked = False
         self.suppressed_paths = set() # Paths currently being modified by the system
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 
     def on_deleted(self, event):
         if not event.is_directory:
-            rel_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.relpath(event.src_path, self.root_path))
+            # Resolve real paths to handle symlinks (e.g. /tmp -> /private/tmp on macOS)
+            real_src = os.path.realpath(event.src_path)
+            rel_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.relpath(real_src, self.root_path))
             if not self.ignore_filter.is_ignored(rel_path):
                 self.callback(self.session_id, agent_pb2.FileSyncMessage(
                     session_id=self.session_id,
@@ -61,7 +63,9 @@
         if self.locked:
             return # Block all user edits when session is locked
 
-        rel_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.relpath(abs_path, self.root_path))
+        # Resolve real paths to handle symlinks
+        real_abs = os.path.realpath(abs_path)
+        rel_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.relpath(real_abs, self.root_path))
         
         if rel_path in self.suppressed_paths:
             return # Ignore changes coming from the sync manager