diff --git a/crates/goose/Cargo.toml b/crates/goose/Cargo.toml
index 2f47c9b15a..1d837aec4b 100644
--- a/crates/goose/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/goose/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ xcap = "0.0.14"
 libc = "=0.2.164"
 
 keyring = { version = "3.6.1", features = ["apple-native", "windows-native", "sync-secret-service"] }
+shellexpand = "3.1.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 wiremock = "0.6.0"
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/developer.rs b/crates/goose/src/developer.rs
index b622e107c8..f090790d65 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/developer.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/developer.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ impl DeveloperSystem {
     // Helper method to resolve a path relative to cwd
     fn resolve_path(&self, path_str: &str) -> AgentResult<PathBuf> {
         let cwd = self.cwd.lock().unwrap();
-        let path = Path::new(path_str);
+        let expanded = shellexpand::tilde(path_str);
+        let path = Path::new(expanded.as_ref());
         let resolved_path = if path.is_absolute() {
             path.to_path_buf()
         } else {