diff --git a/gateway/sticker_cache.py b/gateway/sticker_cache.py
index cc2a4f3d5a..fee46acb69 100644
--- a/gateway/sticker_cache.py
+++ b/gateway/sticker_cache.py
@@ -6,12 +6,21 @@ Stickers are described via the vision tool once and cached by file_unique_id
 
 import json
 import time
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
 from hermes_cli.config import get_hermes_home
 from utils import atomic_json_write
 
 CACHE_PATH = get_hermes_home() / "sticker_cache.json"
+_CACHE_PATH_AT_IMPORT = CACHE_PATH
+
+
+def _resolve_cache_path() -> Path:
+    """Active profile's cache file at call time: the patched ``CACHE_PATH`` when a test changed
+    it, else live profile-scoped HERMES_HOME — under the multiplexed gateway one process serves
+    every profile, so the import-time constant would pin every profile to the launch home."""
+    return CACHE_PATH if CACHE_PATH != _CACHE_PATH_AT_IMPORT else get_hermes_home() / "sticker_cache.json"
 
 # Kept concise to save tokens.
 STICKER_VISION_PROMPT = (
@@ -22,13 +31,13 @@ STICKER_VISION_PROMPT = (
 
 def _load_cache() -> dict:
     try:
-        return json.loads(CACHE_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        return json.loads(_resolve_cache_path().read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
     except (FileNotFoundError, json.JSONDecodeError, OSError):
         return {}
 
 
 def _save_cache(cache: dict) -> None:
-    atomic_json_write(CACHE_PATH, cache)
+    atomic_json_write(_resolve_cache_path(), cache)
 
 
 def get_cached_description(file_unique_id: str) -> Optional[dict]:
diff --git a/tests/test_profile_isolation_runtime.py b/tests/test_profile_isolation_runtime.py
index 5e5417b2fa..bfd52a1036 100644
--- a/tests/test_profile_isolation_runtime.py
+++ b/tests/test_profile_isolation_runtime.py
@@ -156,6 +156,47 @@ class TestGatewayHooksDirResolution:
         assert "only-in-b" in b_hooks
 
 
+class TestCheckpointManagerPathResolution:
+    """tools/checkpoint_manager.py's checkpoint store root must honor the
+    active profile — otherwise one profile's CheckpointManager instance can
+    read/write code-edit checkpoints into a different profile's store under
+    the multiplexed gateway."""
+
+    def test_checkpoint_base_follows_override(self, two_profiles):
+        prof_a, prof_b = two_profiles
+        import tools.checkpoint_manager as cm
+
+        a_seen = _under_override(prof_a, lambda: cm._resolve_checkpoint_base())
+        b_seen = _under_override(prof_b, lambda: cm._resolve_checkpoint_base())
+
+        assert a_seen == prof_a / "checkpoints"
+        assert b_seen == prof_b / "checkpoints"
+        assert a_seen != b_seen
+
+    def test_store_path_follows_override(self, two_profiles):
+        prof_a, prof_b = two_profiles
+        import tools.checkpoint_manager as cm
+
+        b_seen = _under_override(prof_b, lambda: cm._store_path())
+        assert b_seen == prof_b / "checkpoints" / "store"
+
+
+class TestStickerCachePathResolution:
+    """gateway/sticker_cache.py's cache file must honor the active profile —
+    otherwise one profile's Telegram sticker-description cache leaks into a
+    different profile's under the multiplexed gateway."""
+
+    def test_cache_path_follows_override(self, two_profiles):
+        prof_a, prof_b = two_profiles
+        import gateway.sticker_cache as sc
+
+        a_seen = _under_override(prof_a, lambda: sc._resolve_cache_path())
+        b_seen = _under_override(prof_b, lambda: sc._resolve_cache_path())
+
+        assert a_seen == prof_a / "sticker_cache.json"
+        assert b_seen == prof_b / "sticker_cache.json"
+        assert a_seen != b_seen
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # M2 — thread / executor context propagation
diff --git a/tools/checkpoint_manager.py b/tools/checkpoint_manager.py
index 2aa89236e5..6df3db1c72 100644
--- a/tools/checkpoint_manager.py
+++ b/tools/checkpoint_manager.py
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ from utils import env_int
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 CHECKPOINT_BASE = get_hermes_home() / "checkpoints"
+_CHECKPOINT_BASE_AT_IMPORT = CHECKPOINT_BASE
+
+
+def _resolve_checkpoint_base() -> Path:
+    """Active profile's checkpoint root at call time: the patched ``CHECKPOINT_BASE`` when a test
+    changed it, else live profile-scoped HERMES_HOME — under the multiplexed gateway one process
+    serves every profile, so the import-time constant would write every profile's code-edit
+    checkpoints into the launch profile's store."""
+    return CHECKPOINT_BASE if CHECKPOINT_BASE != _CHECKPOINT_BASE_AT_IMPORT else get_hermes_home() / "checkpoints"
 
 _STORE_DIRNAME, _INDEXES_DIRNAME, _PROJECTS_DIRNAME, _LEDGERS_DIRNAME = "store", "indexes", "projects", "ledgers"
 _REFS_PREFIX, _LEGACY_PREFIX, _PRUNE_MARKER_NAME = "refs/hermes", "legacy-", ".last_prune"
@@ -104,7 +113,7 @@ def _project_hash(working_dir: str) -> str:
 
 
 def _store_path(base: Optional[Path] = None) -> Path:
-    return (base or CHECKPOINT_BASE) / _STORE_DIRNAME
+    return (base or _resolve_checkpoint_base()) / _STORE_DIRNAME
 
 
 def _store_has_head(store: Path) -> bool:
@@ -516,7 +525,7 @@ class _ProjectRefs(NamedTuple):
 
 def _project_refs(working_dir: str) -> _ProjectRefs:
     abs_dir = str(_normalize_path(working_dir))
-    store, dir_hash = _store_path(CHECKPOINT_BASE), _project_hash(abs_dir)
+    store, dir_hash = _store_path(), _project_hash(abs_dir)
     return _ProjectRefs(abs_dir, store, dir_hash, _index_path(store, dir_hash), _ref_name(dir_hash))
 
 
@@ -591,7 +600,7 @@ class CheckpointManager:
             digest = _hash_file(path)
             if digest is None:
                 return
-            store, dir_hash = _store_path(CHECKPOINT_BASE), _project_hash(self.get_working_dir_for_path(str(path)))
+            store, dir_hash = _store_path(), _project_hash(self.get_working_dir_for_path(str(path)))
             _save_ledger(store, dir_hash, {**_load_ledger(store, dir_hash), str(path): {"sha256": digest, "ts": time.time()}})
         except Exception as exc:
             logger.debug("record_agent_write failed for %s: %s", file_path, exc)
@@ -674,7 +683,7 @@ class CheckpointManager:
         Each entry carries the extra ``workdir`` key so callers can label which project a checkpoint belongs
         to.
         """
-        store = _store_path(CHECKPOINT_BASE)
+        store = _store_path()
         if not _store_has_head(store):
             return []
         results = [{**entry, "workdir": workdir}
@@ -1062,7 +1071,7 @@ def prune_checkpoints(retention_days: int = 7, delete_orphans: bool = True, chec
     ``str``) binds orphan deletion to exactly what a ``store_status()`` preview showed — a project
     orphaned after the preview is skipped; ``None`` deletes every current orphan (``--force``,
     unattended).  ``max_total_size_mb > 0`` drops the oldest commit per project until the store fits."""
-    base = checkpoint_base or CHECKPOINT_BASE
+    base = checkpoint_base or _resolve_checkpoint_base()
     result = _empty_prune_result()
     if not base.exists():
         return result
@@ -1087,7 +1096,7 @@ def maybe_auto_prune_checkpoints(retention_days: int = 7, min_interval_hours: in
     """Idempotent wrapper around ``prune_checkpoints`` for startup hooks: writes
     ``CHECKPOINT_BASE/.last_prune`` so calls within ``min_interval_hours`` short-circuit.
     Returns ``{"skipped": bool, "result": prune dict, "error": optional str}``."""
-    base = checkpoint_base or CHECKPOINT_BASE
+    base = checkpoint_base or _resolve_checkpoint_base()
     out: Dict[str, object] = {"skipped": False}
     try:
         if not base.exists():
@@ -1125,7 +1134,7 @@ def store_status(checkpoint_base: Optional[Path] = None) -> Dict:
     ``pre_v2_projects`` are repos still on the pre-v2 layout, distinct from the migrated
     ``legacy_archives``; an orphan-deletion preview must include both ``projects`` and
     ``pre_v2_projects`` since ``prune_checkpoints`` sweeps both."""
-    base = checkpoint_base or CHECKPOINT_BASE
+    base = checkpoint_base or _resolve_checkpoint_base()
     out: Dict = {"base": str(base), "store_size_bytes": 0, "legacy_size_bytes": 0, "total_size_bytes": 0,
                  "project_count": 0, "projects": [], "pre_v2_projects": [], "legacy_archives": []}
     if not base.exists():
@@ -1155,7 +1164,7 @@ def store_status(checkpoint_base: Optional[Path] = None) -> Dict:
 def clear_all(checkpoint_base: Optional[Path] = None) -> Dict[str, int]:
     """Nuke the entire checkpoint base (store + legacy).  Irreversible.
     Returns ``{"bytes_freed": N, "deleted": bool}``."""
-    base = checkpoint_base or CHECKPOINT_BASE
+    base = checkpoint_base or _resolve_checkpoint_base()
     out = {"bytes_freed": 0, "deleted": False}
     if not base.exists():
         return out
@@ -1170,7 +1179,7 @@ def clear_all(checkpoint_base: Optional[Path] = None) -> Dict[str, int]:
 
 def clear_legacy(checkpoint_base: Optional[Path] = None) -> Dict[str, int]:
     """Delete all ``legacy-*`` archive directories.  Returns ``{"bytes_freed": N, "deleted": count}``."""
-    base = checkpoint_base or CHECKPOINT_BASE
+    base = checkpoint_base or _resolve_checkpoint_base()
     out = {"bytes_freed": 0, "deleted": 0}
     if not base.exists():
         return out