diff --git a/src/exec/runner.ts b/src/exec/runner.ts
index bbb3f2a39..74da365cd 100644
--- a/src/exec/runner.ts
+++ b/src/exec/runner.ts
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ export async function runExec(config: Config): Promise<ExecResult> {
 
     if (config.skipPermissionsFromSettings) {
       stderr.write(
-        `${savedSkipPermissionsWarning(config.globalSettingsPath)}\n`,
+        `${savedSkipPermissionsWarning(config.globalSettingsPath, "exec")}\n`,
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/permission/saved-skip-warning.test.ts b/src/permission/saved-skip-warning.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c6b47a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/permission/saved-skip-warning.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { mkdtemp, symlink } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { homedir, tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { SETTINGS_DIR_NAME } from "../branding.js";
+import { savedSkipPermissionsWarning } from "./saved-skip-warning.js";
+
+describe("savedSkipPermissionsWarning", () => {
+  test("TUI default machine-wide source appends the /yolo off hint", () => {
+    const source = join(homedir(), SETTINGS_DIR_NAME, "settings.json");
+
+    const warning = savedSkipPermissionsWarning(source, "tui");
+
+    expect(warning).toContain(source);
+    expect(warning).toContain("edit that file to re-enable");
+    expect(warning).toContain("/yolo off");
+  });
+
+  test("TUI symlinked-home alias of the default source still appends the hint", async () => {
+    const sandbox = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "corbits-skip-warning-"));
+    const homeLink = join(sandbox, "home");
+    await symlink(homedir(), homeLink);
+    const aliased = join(homeLink, SETTINGS_DIR_NAME, "settings.json");
+
+    const warning = savedSkipPermissionsWarning(aliased, "tui");
+
+    expect(warning).toContain(aliased);
+    expect(warning).toContain("edit that file to re-enable");
+    expect(warning).toContain("/yolo off");
+  });
+
+  test("exec default source stays path-only with no slash", () => {
+    const source = join(homedir(), SETTINGS_DIR_NAME, "settings.json");
+
+    const warning = savedSkipPermissionsWarning(source, "exec");
+
+    expect(warning).toContain(source);
+    expect(warning).toContain("edit that file to re-enable");
+    expect(warning).not.toContain("/yolo");
+    expect(warning).toBe(
+      `Warning: permission prompts are disabled by saved settings at ${source}; edit that file to re-enable.`,
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("exec symlinked-home alias of the default source stays path-only", async () => {
+    const sandbox = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "corbits-skip-warning-"));
+    const homeLink = join(sandbox, "home");
+    await symlink(homedir(), homeLink);
+    const aliased = join(homeLink, SETTINGS_DIR_NAME, "settings.json");
+
+    const warning = savedSkipPermissionsWarning(aliased, "exec");
+
+    expect(warning).toContain(aliased);
+    expect(warning).toContain("edit that file to re-enable");
+    expect(warning).not.toContain("/yolo");
+  });
+
+  test("custom source keeps file-path wording with no false provenance on both surfaces", () => {
+    for (const surface of ["tui", "exec"] as const) {
+      const warning = savedSkipPermissionsWarning(
+        "/tmp/custom-corbits-settings.json",
+        surface,
+      );
+
+      expect(warning).toContain("/tmp/custom-corbits-settings.json");
+      expect(warning).toContain("edit that file to re-enable");
+      expect(warning).not.toMatch(/machine-wide|saved default|\/yolo off/i);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/permission/saved-skip-warning.ts b/src/permission/saved-skip-warning.ts
index 307357acf..41830e826 100644
--- a/src/permission/saved-skip-warning.ts
+++ b/src/permission/saved-skip-warning.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
+import {
+  globalSettingsPath as defaultGlobalSettingsPath,
+  isProgrammaticSettingsOverride,
+} from "../config/settings.js";
+
+function isDefaultSettingsSource(sourcePath: string): boolean {
+  return !isProgrammaticSettingsOverride(
+    sourcePath,
+    defaultGlobalSettingsPath(),
+  );
+}
+
 export function savedSkipPermissionsWarning(
   globalSettingsPath: string,
+  surface: "tui" | "exec",
 ): string {
-  return `Warning: permission prompts are disabled by saved settings at ${globalSettingsPath}; edit that file to re-enable.`;
+  const base = `Warning: permission prompts are disabled by saved settings at ${globalSettingsPath}; edit that file to re-enable`;
+  if (surface === "tui" && isDefaultSettingsSource(globalSettingsPath)) {
+    return `${base} (/yolo off to re-enable).`;
+  }
+  return `${base}.`;
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/runner/wiring.skip-permissions-warning.test.ts b/src/tui/runner/wiring.skip-permissions-warning.test.ts
index d5fa9962a..c2e0863f1 100644
--- a/src/tui/runner/wiring.skip-permissions-warning.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/runner/wiring.skip-permissions-warning.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { globalSettingsPath } from "../../config/settings.js";
 import { createAppShell } from "../shell/index.js";
 import { shellInternals } from "../shell/internals.js";
 import { withTestRenderer } from "../harness.js";
@@ -34,12 +35,12 @@ describe("saved skip-permissions startup warning", () => {
     expect(warning).not.toMatch(/machine-wide|saved default|\/yolo off/i);
   });
 
-  test("identifies the default settings path", async () => {
-    const warning = await surfacedWarning(
-      "/home/operator/.corbits/settings.json",
-    );
+  test("appends the /yolo off hint for the default settings path", async () => {
+    const source = globalSettingsPath();
+    const warning = await surfacedWarning(source);
 
-    expect(warning).toContain("/home/operator/.corbits/settings.json");
+    expect(warning).toContain(source);
     expect(warning).toContain("edit that file to re-enable");
+    expect(warning).toContain("/yolo off");
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/tui/runner/wiring.ts b/src/tui/runner/wiring.ts
index fd6aa0837..2ff3104dc 100644
--- a/src/tui/runner/wiring.ts
+++ b/src/tui/runner/wiring.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function surfaceSavedSkipPermissionsWarning(
   if (!config.skipPermissionsFromSettings) return;
   surfaceSystemNotice(
     shell,
-    savedSkipPermissionsWarning(config.globalSettingsPath),
+    savedSkipPermissionsWarning(config.globalSettingsPath, "tui"),
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/exec/runner.test.ts b/tests/unit/exec/runner.test.ts
index 264f9382f..043633580 100644
--- a/tests/unit/exec/runner.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/exec/runner.test.ts
@@ -470,7 +470,11 @@ describe("runExec", () => {
               async () => {
                 const { runExec: runExecUnderMock } =
                   await import("../../../src/exec/runner.js");
-                const defaultSettingsPath = join(home, "settings.json");
+                const defaultSettingsPath = join(
+                  home,
+                  ".corbits",
+                  "settings.json",
+                );
                 const result = await runExecUnderMock({
                   ...bareConfig("do the thing"),
                   cwd,