diff --git a/doc/sandbox-work-folders.md b/doc/sandbox-work-folders.md
index 412093f6b0..1368031e66 100644
--- a/doc/sandbox-work-folders.md
+++ b/doc/sandbox-work-folders.md
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ Sandbox runs use the operating-system user's home directory. Both legacy
 adapters and the native runner enter the same host-owned lifecycle before
 dispatch. Local execution keeps its existing workspace and home behavior.
 Legacy ACP proxies use a private host staging directory while agent sessions start
-in the sandbox home. For API-key Codex ACP runs, the adapter writes the explicit
+in the sandbox home. When managed Git launchers are present, the remote agent
+starts without another login-shell profile pass, which could replace the assigned
+PATH before the agent starts. For API-key Codex ACP runs, the adapter writes the explicit
 key to an owner-only login file in the staging copy; host credentials stay unchanged.
 Per-run GitHub launchers declare their own CommonJS package scope so warm runs
 inside ES-module repositories can still execute Git and GitHub CLI commands. Native runner launches carry the validated scoped paths
diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.ts
index 04ec8e5879..77f2c63836 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.ts
@@ -2277,7 +2277,9 @@ async function buildRuntime(input: {
           runtimeRootDir,
           adapterKey: input.engine.adapterType,
           command: "sh",
-          args: ["-lc", `exec ${agentCommandShell}`],
+          // The host has already projected the managed Git PATH. A login shell
+          // can replace it from /etc/profile before the agent even starts.
+          args: [env.PAPERCLIP_GITHUB_LAUNCHER_DIR ? "-c" : "-lc", `exec ${agentCommandShell}`],
           cwd: sessionCwd,
           env: launchEnv,
           timeoutSec,
diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/startup-characterization.test.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/startup-characterization.test.ts
index 8684bd71ef..2d8b4ec100 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/startup-characterization.test.ts
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/startup-characterization.test.ts
@@ -305,6 +305,34 @@ describe("ACPX engine startup characterization", () => {
       expect(bridgeExecEnv?.PAPERCLIP_SANDBOX_EXEC_CHANNEL).toBe("bridge");
       expect(bridgeExecEnv?.PAPERCLIP_API_KEY).toBeUndefined();
     });
+
+    it("keeps the managed Git executable first when the remote agent command starts", async () => {
+      const { root, stateDir, localCwd, executionTarget } = await setupRemoteSandbox();
+      const launcherDir = path.join(root, "managed-github");
+      await fs.mkdir(launcherDir);
+      await fs.writeFile(path.join(launcherDir, "git"), "#!/bin/sh\nprintf managed-git", { mode: 0o700 });
+      const launchPath = `${launcherDir}:${path.dirname(process.execPath)}:/usr/bin:/bin`;
+      let launchPayload: { command: string; args: string[]; env: Record<string, string> } | undefined;
+      executionTarget.runner = createLocalSandboxRunner((input) => {
+        const match = input.args?.[1]?.match(/PAPERCLIP_PROCESS_SESSION_COMMAND_B64='([^']+)'/);
+        if (match) launchPayload = JSON.parse(Buffer.from(match[1]!, "base64").toString("utf8"));
+      });
+      await runExecutor({
+        agent: "custom", agentCommand: "git", stateDir, cwd: localCwd,
+        env: { PATH: launchPath, PAPERCLIP_GITHUB_LAUNCHER_DIR: launcherDir },
+      }, { authToken: "test-run-jwt", executionTarget });
+      expect(launchPayload).toBeDefined();
+      expect(launchPayload!.env.PATH).toBe(launchPath);
+      // Execute the actual launch payload. Checking only its env would miss a
+      // login shell subsequently replacing PATH with the image's defaults.
+      let stdout = "";
+      const result = await runChildProcess("managed-git-launch", launchPayload!.command, launchPayload!.args, {
+        cwd: root, env: launchPayload!.env, timeoutSec: 5, graceSec: 1,
+        onLog: async (stream, chunk) => { if (stream === "stdout") stdout += chunk; },
+      });
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      expect(stdout).toBe("managed-git");
+    });
   });
 
   // Item 2: the 17 fingerprint fields folded into `configFingerprint`, and the