diff --git a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/config.py b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/config.py
index db7d7082..16c46f7a 100644
--- a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/config.py
+++ b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Configuration management for Honcho CLI.
 
-Config stored at ``~/.honcho/config.json`` with env var overrides.
+Config stored at ``~/.honcho/config.json`` with env var overrides. The config
+directory defaults to ``~/.honcho`` and can be relocated with `HONCHO_CONFIG_DIR`
 
 The CLI owns these top-level keys in that file:
 
@@ -30,7 +31,13 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from honcho_cli.oauth import TokenResponse
 
-CONFIG_DIR = Path.home() / ".honcho"
+def _config_dir() -> Path:
+    """Config directory: ``$HONCHO_CONFIG_DIR`` if set, else ``~/.honcho``."""
+    override = os.environ.get("HONCHO_CONFIG_DIR")
+    return Path(override).expanduser() if override else Path.home() / ".honcho"
+
+
+CONFIG_DIR = _config_dir()
 CONFIG_FILE = CONFIG_DIR / "config.json"
 
 DEFAULT_BASE_URL = "https://api.honcho.dev"
diff --git a/honcho-cli/tests/test_config.py b/honcho-cli/tests/test_config.py
index 6074232e..46f7b384 100644
--- a/honcho-cli/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/honcho-cli/tests/test_config.py
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 import json
 import os
 import time
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
-from honcho_cli.config import CLIConfig, OAuthTokens
+from honcho_cli.config import CLIConfig, OAuthTokens, _config_dir
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -19,6 +20,20 @@ def cfg_path(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     return f
 
 
+class TestConfigDir:
+    def test_defaults_to_dot_honcho(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.delenv("HONCHO_CONFIG_DIR", raising=False)
+        assert _config_dir() == Path.home() / ".honcho"
+
+    def test_honcho_config_dir_override(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+        monkeypatch.setenv("HONCHO_CONFIG_DIR", str(tmp_path / "profile"))
+        assert _config_dir() == tmp_path / "profile"
+
+    def test_expands_user_in_override(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.setenv("HONCHO_CONFIG_DIR", "~/.honcho-test")
+        assert _config_dir() == Path.home() / ".honcho-test"
+
+
 class TestLoad:
     def test_defaults_when_no_file(self, cfg_path):
         loaded = CLIConfig.load()