diff --git a/src/agent/routine_engine.rs b/src/agent/routine_engine.rs
index a973437a..b4aa5e0c 100644
--- a/src/agent/routine_engine.rs
+++ b/src/agent/routine_engine.rs
@@ -1150,9 +1150,11 @@ pub fn spawn_cron_ticker(
     interval: Duration,
 ) -> tokio::task::JoinHandle<()> {
     tokio::spawn(async move {
+        // Run one check immediately so routines due at startup don't wait
+        // an extra full polling interval.
+        engine.check_cron_triggers().await;
+
         let mut ticker = tokio::time::interval(interval);
-        // Skip immediate first tick
-        ticker.tick().await;
 
         loop {
             ticker.tick().await;
@@ -1358,4 +1360,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(finish_reason_length, crate::llm::FinishReason::Length);
         assert_eq!(finish_reason_stop, crate::llm::FinishReason::Stop);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_truncate_adds_ellipsis_when_over_limit() {
+        let input = "abcdefghijk";
+        let out = super::truncate(input, 5);
+        assert_eq!(out, "abcde...");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/builtin/memory.rs b/src/tools/builtin/memory.rs
index de04575b..c8f5178f 100644
--- a/src/tools/builtin/memory.rs
+++ b/src/tools/builtin/memory.rs
@@ -636,3 +636,23 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(schema["properties"]["depth"]["default"], 1);
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod path_routing_tests {
+    use super::looks_like_filesystem_path;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detects_filesystem_paths() {
+        assert!(looks_like_filesystem_path("/Users/nige/file.md"));
+        assert!(looks_like_filesystem_path("C:\\Users\\nige\\file.md"));
+        assert!(looks_like_filesystem_path("D:/work/file.md"));
+        assert!(looks_like_filesystem_path("~/notes.md"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn allows_workspace_memory_paths() {
+        assert!(!looks_like_filesystem_path("MEMORY.md"));
+        assert!(!looks_like_filesystem_path("daily/2026-03-11.md"));
+        assert!(!looks_like_filesystem_path("projects/alpha/notes.md"));
+    }
+}