diff --git a/docs/DeveloperGuide.md b/docs/DeveloperGuide.md
index 5eed75f..2a9ead9 100644
--- a/docs/DeveloperGuide.md
+++ b/docs/DeveloperGuide.md
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ codeweb 提供四种 MCP/外部集成方式：
 - 查询工具读取 `Arc<GraphStore>` 快照后立即释放锁，长查询不会阻塞 `codeweb_analyze`。
 - `codeweb_analyze` 在 `tokio::task::spawn_blocking` 中运行 `Project::analyze`（CPU 密集、同步），完成后把新 store 换入快照。
 - 未初始化目录不再导致进程退出：查询返回 `status: "uninitialized"`，引导调用 `codeweb_init`。
-- 写守卫 `confine_to_root` 做词法归一化后校验路径在 `permitted_root` 内；`store.path` 逃逸时 analyze 直接返回错误。
+- 写守卫 `confine_to_root` 双层校验：词法归一化拦住 `..` 逃逸；再对最深已存在祖先做 `canonicalize` 比较，拦住 `.codeweb` 指向目录外的符号链接。`store.path` 逃逸时 analyze 直接返回错误，且不产生任何写入。
 - stdout 只用于 JSON-RPC：进度条与报告一律走 stderr，且 MCP 不调用 CLI 的 `print_analyze_report`。
 
 ### 程序化 API 示例
diff --git a/docs/plans/2026-09-20-issue-171-mcp-lifecycle-tools.md b/docs/plans/2026-09-20-issue-171-mcp-lifecycle-tools.md
index d27a504..7fe929c 100644
--- a/docs/plans/2026-09-20-issue-171-mcp-lifecycle-tools.md
+++ b/docs/plans/2026-09-20-issue-171-mcp-lifecycle-tools.md
@@ -35,8 +35,15 @@
 - 未初始化：`--project` 参数指向的目录（canonicalize 后）。
 
 所有写操作（`codeweb.toml`、`.codeweb/`、store、manifest、`parse.log`）都必须落在该目录树内。
-`confine_to_root(root, candidate)` 做词法归一化（处理 `.` / `..`）后校验 `starts_with(root)`，防止
-`store.path = "../../escape.bincode"` 这类配置把写操作带出许可目录。读路径不校验。
+`confine_to_root(root, candidate)` 做两层校验：
+
+1. 词法归一化（处理 `.` / `..`）后校验 `starts_with(root)`，拦住 `store.path = "../../escape.bincode"`
+   以及尚未存在的路径；
+2. 对**最深已存在祖先**做 `canonicalize` 后再比较，拦住 `.codeweb` 是指向目录外符号链接的情况
+   （纯词法检查看不见符号链接）。比较双方都取 canonical 形式，因此经过符号链接到达同一目录的
+   合法路径（如 macOS 上经 `/tmp`）不会被误拒。
+
+读路径不校验。
 
 ### 2. 状态改为可变，查询走快照
 
@@ -87,9 +94,11 @@ MCP 的 stdout 是 JSON-RPC 通道。analyze 进度条（indicatif）与报告
 | 6 | `codeweb_diff` 返回变更文件分类 | 集成 |
 | 7 | `store.path` 逃逸许可目录时 analyze 返回错误且不写盘 | 集成 |
 | 8 | 已分析且无变更的项目调用 analyze 报 `is_up_to_date:true` 且给出真实 nodes/edges（而非 up-to-date 短路返回的 0） | 集成 |
+| 9 | `.codeweb` 为指向目录外的符号链接时 analyze 拒绝且目标目录无写入 | 单元 + 集成 |
 
 循环 7 的 Red 通过临时禁用 `confine_to_root` 验证：无守卫时 analyze 返回 `ready` 并在服务目录外写出文件。
 循环 8 的 Red 通过临时改用 `report.nodes/edges` 验证：此时报告为 `0 nodes`，测试失败。
+循环 9 的 Red 是真实缺口：加固前 `confine_rejects_symlinked_subdir_escaping_root` 直接失败（词法检查通过）。
 
 测试权限：`test_mcp_tools_list` 的期望工具数由 8 变 11 是本次 feature 的必然结果，
 更新时保持「精确集合」断言而非放宽为子集断言，并在提交信息中说明。
@@ -123,6 +132,7 @@ cargo fmt --all -- --check
 - 分支：`feat/issue-171-mcp-lifecycle-tools`
 - PR：https://github.com/c2j/codeweb/pull/172
 - 门禁结果：`cargo build --features full` 通过；`cargo test --features full -- --skip test_path_mapping_applied --skip test_serve_` 全绿（`mcp_test` 13 passed）；`cargo clippy --features full -- -D warnings` 干净；`cargo fmt --all -- --check` 干净；GitHub CI（Lint / Test ubuntu full）通过。
+- 后续加固（PR #174）：`confine_to_root` 增加 canonicalize 祖先校验，堵住符号链接逃逸；新增 corrupt store 自愈、请求流水线、`--project` 指向不存在目录、`init_at` 路径分支等验证用例。
 - 已知遗留：默认（非 mcp）构建下 `node_sub_type_tag`、`TreeNode::has_more/more_count` 报 dead_code，为既有 mcp-gated 代码，与本次改动无关。
 - `tests/mcp_test.rs::test_mcp_tools_list` 期望工具集 8 → 11 为 feature 必然结果，保持精确集合断言。
 
diff --git a/src/mcp/tools.rs b/src/mcp/tools.rs
index 8064be2..3b2b13c 100644
--- a/src/mcp/tools.rs
+++ b/src/mcp/tools.rs
@@ -1068,11 +1068,24 @@ pub(super) fn normalize_lexically(path: &Path) -> std::path::PathBuf {
     out
 }
 
+/// Canonicalize `path`, or if it does not exist yet, its deepest existing ancestor.
+fn canonicalize_existing_ancestor(path: &Path) -> Option<std::path::PathBuf> {
+    let mut current = path;
+    loop {
+        if let Ok(canonical) = std::fs::canonicalize(current) {
+            return Some(canonical);
+        }
+        current = current.parent()?;
+    }
+}
+
 /// Resolve `candidate` against `root` and accept it only if it stays inside.
 ///
-/// `root` is expected to be absolute (the MCP server canonicalizes it at
-/// startup). Resolution is lexical, so a symlink *inside* the root pointing
-/// outside is not caught here.
+/// `root` is expected to be absolute (the MCP server absolutizes and normalizes
+/// it at startup). Two checks run: a lexical one that catches `..` escapes even
+/// for paths that do not exist yet, and a symlink-aware one that canonicalizes
+/// the deepest existing ancestor of the target (so `.codeweb` being a symlink to
+/// a directory outside the root is rejected).
 fn confine_to_root(root: &Path, candidate: &Path) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, String> {
     let root_norm = normalize_lexically(root);
     let joined = if candidate.is_absolute() {
@@ -1082,15 +1095,31 @@ fn confine_to_root(root: &Path, candidate: &Path) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf,
     };
     let normalized = normalize_lexically(&joined);
 
-    if normalized.starts_with(&root_norm) {
-        Ok(normalized)
-    } else {
-        Err(format!(
+    if !normalized.starts_with(&root_norm) {
+        return Err(format!(
             "path '{}' escapes the permitted project root '{}'",
             candidate.display(),
             root.display()
-        ))
+        ));
+    }
+
+    // Lexical checks cannot see symlinks: a `.codeweb` symlink inside the root
+    // would still look like an in-root path. Compare canonicalized forms so the
+    // write cannot be redirected outside the permitted directory.
+    if let (Ok(root_canon), Some(target_canon)) = (
+        std::fs::canonicalize(&root_norm),
+        canonicalize_existing_ancestor(&normalized),
+    ) {
+        if !target_canon.starts_with(&root_canon) {
+            return Err(format!(
+                "path '{}' resolves outside the permitted project root '{}'",
+                candidate.display(),
+                root.display()
+            ));
+        }
     }
+
+    Ok(normalized)
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -1137,4 +1166,45 @@ mod tests {
         let root = Path::new("/srv/proj");
         assert!(confine_to_root(root, Path::new("/srv/proj-evil/store")).is_err());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn confine_rejects_symlinked_subdir_escaping_root() {
+        // Lexical normalization alone accepts this: `.codeweb` looks like it is
+        // inside the root, but it is a symlink pointing outside. The store write
+        // would land outside the permitted directory.
+        let tmpdir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmpdir.path().join("proj");
+        let outside = tmpdir.path().join("outside");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&root).unwrap();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&outside).unwrap();
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&outside, root.join(".codeweb")).unwrap();
+
+        let result = confine_to_root(&root, &root.join(".codeweb").join("store.bincode"));
+
+        assert!(
+            result.is_err(),
+            "a symlinked subdirectory must not be able to redirect writes outside {:?}, got {:?}",
+            root,
+            result
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn confine_accepts_real_dirs_and_symlinked_root() {
+        let tmpdir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let real_root = tmpdir.path().join("real");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&real_root).unwrap();
+
+        // A real nested directory inside the root is fine even though the root
+        // itself sits under a symlinked path (e.g. /tmp on macOS).
+        let link_root = tmpdir.path().join("linked");
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&real_root, &link_root).unwrap();
+        let nested = link_root.join(".codeweb").join("store.bincode");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(nested.parent().unwrap()).unwrap();
+
+        assert!(
+            confine_to_root(&link_root, &nested).is_ok(),
+            "reaching the same directory through a symlinked root must be accepted"
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/project/mod.rs b/src/project/mod.rs
index 036dc18..470206a 100644
--- a/src/project/mod.rs
+++ b/src/project/mod.rs
@@ -711,6 +711,38 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn init_at_defaults_to_root_when_no_source_dirs_given() {
+        let tmpdir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmpdir.path().join("workspace");
+
+        let proj = Project::init_at(&root, &[], "empty-dirs").unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            proj.config().analysis.paths,
+            vec![".".to_string()],
+            "an empty dir list must fall back to the project root"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn init_at_keeps_absolute_source_dirs_absolute() {
+        // MCP callers pass absolute paths, including directories outside the
+        // project root (reads are unrestricted; only writes are confined).
+        let tmpdir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmpdir.path().join("workspace");
+        let external = tmpdir.path().join("external-src");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&external).unwrap();
+
+        let proj = Project::init_at(&root, std::slice::from_ref(&external), "abs-paths").unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            proj.config().analysis.paths,
+            vec![external.to_string_lossy().to_string()],
+            "absolute source dirs must be preserved verbatim"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn scan_with_fingerprints_deduplicates_overlapping_paths() {
         let tmpdir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
diff --git a/tests/mcp_test.rs b/tests/mcp_test.rs
index 9e831f6..a942afc 100644
--- a/tests/mcp_test.rs
+++ b/tests/mcp_test.rs
@@ -552,6 +552,196 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mcp_analyze_heals_corrupt_store() {
+        // A store left behind by a crashed/older binary must not brick the server:
+        // queries report the problem, and codeweb_analyze rebuilds from scratch.
+        let (_tmpdir, project) = create_analyzed_project();
+        let store_path = project.join(".codeweb").join("store.bincode");
+        assert!(store_path.exists(), "fixture should have produced a store");
+        std::fs::write(&store_path, b"not a valid codeweb store").expect("corrupt the store");
+
+        let mut mcp = McpChild::start(&project);
+        handshake(&mut mcp);
+
+        mcp.send(
+            r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"codeweb_stats","arguments":{}}}"#,
+        );
+        let resp = mcp.recv_response(2);
+        let text = resp["result"]["content"][0]["text"]
+            .as_str()
+            .expect("stats text");
+        let stats: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(text).expect("stats JSON");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            stats["status"], "empty",
+            "a corrupt store is an initialized-but-empty graph, not uninitialized, got: {stats}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            stats["message"]
+                .as_str()
+                .is_some_and(|m| m.contains("could not be loaded")),
+            "the corrupt store must be reported explicitly, got: {stats}"
+        );
+
+        mcp.send(
+            r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"codeweb_analyze","arguments":{}}}"#,
+        );
+        let resp = mcp.recv_response(3);
+        let text = resp["result"]["content"][0]["text"]
+            .as_str()
+            .expect("analyze text");
+        let analyzed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(text).expect("analyze JSON");
+
+        assert_eq!(analyzed["status"], "ready", "got: {analyzed}");
+        assert!(
+            analyzed["nodes"].as_u64().unwrap_or(0) > 0,
+            "analyze must rebuild a corrupted store, got: {analyzed}"
+        );
+
+        mcp.send(
+            r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":4,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"codeweb_stats","arguments":{}}}"#,
+        );
+        let resp = mcp.recv_response(4);
+        let text = resp["result"]["content"][0]["text"]
+            .as_str()
+            .expect("stats text");
+        let healed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(text).expect("stats JSON");
+        assert_eq!(healed["status"], "ready", "got: {healed}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mcp_handles_pipelined_requests() {
+        // Requests are written back-to-back without waiting. Two analyzes in a
+        // row plus a read must all answer (no deadlock between the project mutex
+        // and the graph lock) and agree on the final state.
+        let (_tmpdir, project) = create_analyzed_project();
+        let mut mcp = McpChild::start(&project);
+        handshake(&mut mcp);
+
+        mcp.send(
+            r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"codeweb_analyze","arguments":{}}}"#,
+        );
+        mcp.send(
+            r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"codeweb_analyze","arguments":{}}}"#,
+        );
+        mcp.send(
+            r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":4,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"codeweb_stats","arguments":{}}}"#,
+        );
+
+        let mut seen = std::collections::BTreeMap::new();
+        // Notifications may be interleaved; keep reading until all three ids land.
+        for _ in 0..12 {
+            if seen.len() == 3 {
+                break;
+            }
+            let line = mcp
+                .read_line()
+                .expect("stdout closed while handling pipelined requests");
+            let json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&line).expect("valid JSON");
+            if let Some(id) = json["id"].as_i64() {
+                seen.insert(id, json);
+            }
+        }
+
+        for id in [2, 3, 4] {
+            let resp = seen
+                .get(&id)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("no response for id {id}: {seen:?}"));
+            let text = resp["result"]["content"][0]["text"]
+                .as_str()
+                .expect("tool response text");
+            let body: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(text).expect("tool response JSON");
+            assert_eq!(body["status"], "ready", "id {id} returned: {body}");
+            assert!(
+                body["edges"].as_u64().unwrap_or(0) > 0,
+                "id {id} returned an empty graph: {body}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mcp_init_creates_missing_project_directory() {
+        // `--project` may point at a directory that does not exist yet.
+        let tmpdir = TempDir::new().expect("failed to create temp dir");
+        let project = tmpdir.path().join("new").join("nested");
+        assert!(!project.exists());
+
+        let mut mcp = McpChild::start(&project);
+        handshake(&mut mcp);
+
+        mcp.send(
+            r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"codeweb_init","arguments":{"name":"fresh","paths":["."]}}}"#,
+        );
+        let resp = mcp.recv_response(2);
+        let text = resp["result"]["content"][0]["text"]
+            .as_str()
+            .expect("init text");
+        let init: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(text).expect("init JSON");
+
+        assert_eq!(init["status"], "initialized", "got: {init}");
+        assert!(
+            project.join("codeweb.toml").exists(),
+            "init must create the served directory and its config"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mcp_analyze_rejects_symlinked_store_dir() {
+        // Lexical path checks cannot see symlinks: `.codeweb` looks like it is
+        // inside the project, but it points outside. The write guard must still
+        // refuse, and nothing may be written into the symlink target.
+        let tmpdir = TempDir::new().expect("failed to create temp dir");
+        let project = tmpdir.path().join("proj");
+        let outside = tmpdir.path().join("outside");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&project).expect("create project dir");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&outside).expect("create outside dir");
+        copy_serve_demo_fixture(&project);
+
+        let toml = "[project]\n\
+                    name = \"symlink\"\n\
+                    \n\
+                    [analysis]\n\
+                    paths = [\"sql\"]\n\
+                    \n\
+                    [store]\n\
+                    path = \".codeweb/store.bincode\"\n\
+                    format = \"bincode\"\n";
+        std::fs::write(project.join("codeweb.toml"), toml).expect("write codeweb.toml");
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&outside, project.join(".codeweb")).expect("symlink .codeweb");
+
+        let mut mcp = McpChild::start(&project);
+        handshake(&mut mcp);
+
+        mcp.send(
+            r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"codeweb_analyze","arguments":{}}}"#,
+        );
+        let resp = mcp.recv_response(2);
+        let text = resp["result"]["content"][0]["text"]
+            .as_str()
+            .expect("analyze text");
+        let result: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(text).expect("analyze JSON");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            result["status"], "error",
+            "a symlinked store directory must be refused, got: {result}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            result["error"]
+                .as_str()
+                .is_some_and(|e| e.contains("outside")),
+            "the error should say the path resolves outside the root, got: {result}"
+        );
+        let leaked: Vec<String> = std::fs::read_dir(&outside)
+            .expect("read outside dir")
+            .filter_map(|e| e.ok().map(|e| e.file_name().to_string_lossy().to_string()))
+            .collect();
+        assert!(
+            leaked.is_empty(),
+            "nothing may be written through the symlink, found: {leaked:?}"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_mcp_call_stats() {
         let (_tmpdir, project) = create_test_project();