diff --git a/plugin/scripts/notification.mjs b/plugin/scripts/notification.mjs
index 3967158c9..33cc55959 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/notification.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/notification.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { basename } from "node:path";
-
+import { basename, join } from "node:path";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/_project.ts
 function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	const explicit = process.env["AGENTMEMORY_PROJECT_NAME"];
@@ -21,7 +28,6 @@ function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	} catch {}
 	return basename(dir);
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/notification.ts
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
@@ -70,7 +76,7 @@ async function main() {
 	setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 500).unref();
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=notification.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/post-commit.mjs b/plugin/scripts/post-commit.mjs
index 8552cd614..256b575c3 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/post-commit.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/post-commit.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
 import { execFile } from "node:child_process";
 import { promisify } from "node:util";
-
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/post-commit.ts
 const exec = promisify(execFile);
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
@@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ async function main() {
 	} catch {}
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=post-commit.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/post-tool-failure.mjs b/plugin/scripts/post-tool-failure.mjs
index 6fdad8d9d..5be4a3c5d 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/post-tool-failure.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/post-tool-failure.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { basename } from "node:path";
-
+import { basename, join } from "node:path";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/_project.ts
 function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	const explicit = process.env["AGENTMEMORY_PROJECT_NAME"];
@@ -21,7 +28,6 @@ function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	} catch {}
 	return basename(dir);
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/post-tool-failure.ts
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ async function main() {
 	setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 500).unref();
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=post-tool-failure.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/post-tool-use.mjs b/plugin/scripts/post-tool-use.mjs
index b4aef9c94..4ca76af3d 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/post-tool-use.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/post-tool-use.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { basename } from "node:path";
-
+import { basename, join } from "node:path";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/_project.ts
 function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	const explicit = process.env["AGENTMEMORY_PROJECT_NAME"];
@@ -21,7 +28,6 @@ function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	} catch {}
 	return basename(dir);
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/post-tool-use.ts
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@ function truncate(value, max) {
 	return value;
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=post-tool-use.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/pre-compact.mjs b/plugin/scripts/pre-compact.mjs
index 0afdcb0b4..2d8a524ee 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/pre-compact.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/pre-compact.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { basename } from "node:path";
-
+import { basename, join } from "node:path";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/_project.ts
 function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	const explicit = process.env["AGENTMEMORY_PROJECT_NAME"];
@@ -21,7 +28,6 @@ function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	} catch {}
 	return basename(dir);
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/pre-compact.ts
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ async function main() {
 	} catch {}
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=pre-compact.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/pre-tool-use.mjs b/plugin/scripts/pre-tool-use.mjs
index d70c166ed..19e210580 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/pre-tool-use.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/pre-tool-use.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/pre-tool-use.ts
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
 	if (process.env["AGENTMEMORY_SDK_CHILD"] === "1") return true;
@@ -78,7 +87,7 @@ async function main() {
 	} catch {}
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=pre-tool-use.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/prompt-submit.mjs b/plugin/scripts/prompt-submit.mjs
index 1a4147e6a..56874ea92 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/prompt-submit.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/prompt-submit.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { basename } from "node:path";
-
+import { basename, join } from "node:path";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/_project.ts
 function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	const explicit = process.env["AGENTMEMORY_PROJECT_NAME"];
@@ -21,7 +28,6 @@ function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	} catch {}
 	return basename(dir);
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/prompt-submit.ts
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ async function main() {
 	setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 500).unref();
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=prompt-submit.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/session-end.mjs b/plugin/scripts/session-end.mjs
index 019149c30..0295ef8aa 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/session-end.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/session-end.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/session-end.ts
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
 	if (process.env["AGENTMEMORY_SDK_CHILD"] === "1") return true;
@@ -54,7 +63,7 @@ async function main() {
 	setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 1500).unref();
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=session-end.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/session-start.mjs b/plugin/scripts/session-start.mjs
index 51b70eb4c..dbd59a435 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/session-start.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/session-start.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { basename } from "node:path";
-
+import { basename, join } from "node:path";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/_project.ts
 function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	const explicit = process.env["AGENTMEMORY_PROJECT_NAME"];
@@ -21,7 +28,6 @@ function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	} catch {}
 	return basename(dir);
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/session-start.ts
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ async function main() {
 	} catch {}
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=session-start.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/stop.mjs b/plugin/scripts/stop.mjs
index 03d30c64f..abd10f78e 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/stop.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/stop.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/stop.ts
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
 	if (process.env["AGENTMEMORY_SDK_CHILD"] === "1") return true;
@@ -38,7 +47,7 @@ async function main() {
 	setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 1500).unref();
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=stop.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/subagent-start.mjs b/plugin/scripts/subagent-start.mjs
index 2359a1c62..eeb0c6916 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/subagent-start.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/subagent-start.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { basename } from "node:path";
-
+import { basename, join } from "node:path";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/_project.ts
 function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	const explicit = process.env["AGENTMEMORY_PROJECT_NAME"];
@@ -21,7 +28,6 @@ function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	} catch {}
 	return basename(dir);
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/subagent-start.ts
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ async function main() {
 	setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 500).unref();
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=subagent-start.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/subagent-stop.mjs b/plugin/scripts/subagent-stop.mjs
index 2ba1b002c..9ecaf3444 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/subagent-stop.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/subagent-stop.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { basename } from "node:path";
-
+import { basename, join } from "node:path";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/_project.ts
 function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	const explicit = process.env["AGENTMEMORY_PROJECT_NAME"];
@@ -21,7 +28,6 @@ function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	} catch {}
 	return basename(dir);
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/subagent-stop.ts
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
@@ -70,7 +76,7 @@ async function main() {
 	setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 500).unref();
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=subagent-stop.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/task-completed.mjs b/plugin/scripts/task-completed.mjs
index 478f0688e..c32019f4e 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/task-completed.mjs
+++ b/plugin/scripts/task-completed.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { basename } from "node:path";
-
+import { basename, join } from "node:path";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+//#region src/hooks/_env.ts
+dotenv.config({
+	path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"),
+	quiet: true
+});
+//#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/_project.ts
 function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	const explicit = process.env["AGENTMEMORY_PROJECT_NAME"];
@@ -21,7 +28,6 @@ function resolveProject(cwd) {
 	} catch {}
 	return basename(dir);
 }
-
 //#endregion
 //#region src/hooks/task-completed.ts
 function isSdkChildContext(payload) {
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ async function main() {
 	setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 500).unref();
 }
 main();
-
 //#endregion
-export {  };
+export {};
+
 //# sourceMappingURL=task-completed.mjs.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hooks/_env.ts b/src/hooks/_env.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d66f91154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/_env.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+// Load ~/.agentmemory/.env into process.env before any hook reads env vars.
+// Keys already set in the environment (e.g. via Claude Code settings.json or
+// the shell) take priority — dotenv.config() does not override by default.
+dotenv.config({ path: join(homedir(), ".agentmemory", ".env"), quiet: true });
diff --git a/src/hooks/_project.ts b/src/hooks/_project.ts
index 35364ea3b..66f1c46d5 100644
--- a/src/hooks/_project.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/_project.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { basename } from "node:path";
+import "./_env.js";
 
 // Resolution order: AGENTMEMORY_PROJECT_NAME env → git toplevel basename → cwd basename.
 export function resolveProject(cwd?: string): string {
diff --git a/src/hooks/post-commit.ts b/src/hooks/post-commit.ts
index 30c54a9ac..a7cdf6d12 100644
--- a/src/hooks/post-commit.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/post-commit.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import "./_env.js";
 
 import { execFile } from "node:child_process";
 import { promisify } from "node:util";
diff --git a/src/hooks/pre-tool-use.ts b/src/hooks/pre-tool-use.ts
index 277d7799b..6aff4a7dc 100644
--- a/src/hooks/pre-tool-use.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/pre-tool-use.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import "./_env.js";
 
 function isSdkChildContext(payload: unknown): boolean {
   if (process.env["AGENTMEMORY_SDK_CHILD"] === "1") return true;
diff --git a/src/hooks/session-end.ts b/src/hooks/session-end.ts
index 6a9fc429c..76cfb4166 100644
--- a/src/hooks/session-end.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/session-end.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import "./_env.js";
 
 function isSdkChildContext(payload: unknown): boolean {
   if (process.env["AGENTMEMORY_SDK_CHILD"] === "1") return true;
diff --git a/src/hooks/stop.ts b/src/hooks/stop.ts
index 4103796e0..d4d2d2a1e 100644
--- a/src/hooks/stop.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/stop.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import "./_env.js";
 
 // Inlined — see src/hooks/sdk-guard.ts for canonical version. Kept local
 // per-hook so tsdown does not emit a shared hashed chunk that would churn