diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-chroot.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-chroot.lock.yml
index 036d675b..06ec2ef6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-chroot.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-chroot.lock.yml
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ jobs:
         run: /opt/gh-aw/actions/validate_multi_secret.sh COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN 'GitHub Copilot CLI' https://github.github.com/gh-aw/reference/engines/#github-copilot-default
         env:
           COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Ensure .copilot directory permissions
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p /home/runner/.copilot
+          sudo chown -R runner:runner /home/runner/.copilot
       - name: Install GitHub Copilot CLI
         run: /opt/gh-aw/actions/install_copilot_cli.sh 0.0.402
       - name: Install awf binary
@@ -959,6 +963,10 @@ jobs:
         run: /opt/gh-aw/actions/validate_multi_secret.sh COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN 'GitHub Copilot CLI' https://github.github.com/gh-aw/reference/engines/#github-copilot-default
         env:
           COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Ensure .copilot directory permissions
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p /home/runner/.copilot
+          sudo chown -R runner:runner /home/runner/.copilot
       - name: Install GitHub Copilot CLI
         run: /opt/gh-aw/actions/install_copilot_cli.sh 0.0.402
       - name: Execute GitHub Copilot CLI
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-chroot.md b/.github/workflows/smoke-chroot.md
index 3ed0ae0c..992ddb9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-chroot.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-chroot.md
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ steps:
     if: always()
     run: |
       ./scripts/ci/cleanup.sh || true
+  - name: Ensure .copilot directory permissions
+    run: |
+      mkdir -p /home/runner/.copilot
+      sudo chown -R runner:runner /home/runner/.copilot
 ---
 
 # Analyze Chroot Test Results