diff --git a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/config.cjs b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/config.cjs
index 079ba6463..c7c678bce 100644
--- a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/config.cjs
+++ b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/config.cjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
-const { output, error, planningRoot, withPlanningLock, CONFIG_DEFAULTS, atomicWriteFileSync } = require('./core.cjs');
+const { output, error, planningDir, withPlanningLock, CONFIG_DEFAULTS, atomicWriteFileSync } = require('./core.cjs');
 const {
   VALID_PROFILES,
   getAgentToModelMapForProfile,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ function buildNewProjectConfig(userChoices) {
  * Idempotent: if config.json already exists, returns { created: false }.
  */
 function cmdConfigNewProject(cwd, choicesJson, raw) {
-  const planningBase = planningRoot(cwd);
+  const planningBase = planningDir(cwd);
   const configPath = path.join(planningBase, 'config.json');
 
   // Idempotent: don't overwrite existing config
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ function cmdConfigNewProject(cwd, choicesJson, raw) {
  * the happy path. But note that `error()` will still `exit(1)` out of the process.
  */
 function ensureConfigFile(cwd) {
-  const planningBase = planningRoot(cwd);
+  const planningBase = planningDir(cwd);
   const configPath = path.join(planningBase, 'config.json');
 
   // Ensure .planning directory exists
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ function cmdConfigEnsureSection(cwd, raw) {
  * the happy path. But note that `error()` will still `exit(1)` out of the process.
  */
 function setConfigValue(cwd, keyPath, parsedValue) {
-  const configPath = path.join(planningRoot(cwd), 'config.json');
+  const configPath = path.join(planningDir(cwd), 'config.json');
 
   return withPlanningLock(cwd, () => {
     // Load existing config or start with empty object
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ function cmdConfigSet(cwd, keyPath, value, raw) {
 }
 
 function cmdConfigGet(cwd, keyPath, raw, defaultValue) {
-  const configPath = path.join(planningRoot(cwd), 'config.json');
+  const configPath = path.join(planningDir(cwd), 'config.json');
   const hasDefault = defaultValue !== undefined;
 
   if (!keyPath) {
diff --git a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/core.cjs b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/core.cjs
index d29eedc8b..92280e59b 100644
--- a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/core.cjs
+++ b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/core.cjs
@@ -692,19 +692,23 @@ function planningRoot(cwd) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Get common .planning file paths, workstream-aware.
- * Scoped paths (state, roadmap, phases, requirements) resolve to the active workstream.
- * Shared paths (project, config) always resolve to the root .planning/.
+ * Get common .planning file paths, project-and-workstream-aware.
+ *
+ * All paths route through planningDir(cwd, ws), which honors the GSD_PROJECT
+ * env var and active workstream. This matches loadConfig() above (line 256),
+ * which has always read config.json via planningDir(cwd). Previously project
+ * and config were resolved against the unrouted .planning/ root, which broke
+ * `gsd-tools config-get` in multi-project layouts (the CRUD writers and the
+ * reader pointed at different files).
  */
 function planningPaths(cwd, ws) {
   const base = planningDir(cwd, ws);
-  const root = path.join(cwd, '.planning');
   return {
     planning: base,
     state: path.join(base, 'STATE.md'),
     roadmap: path.join(base, 'ROADMAP.md'),
-    project: path.join(root, 'PROJECT.md'),
-    config: path.join(root, 'config.json'),
+    project: path.join(base, 'PROJECT.md'),
+    config: path.join(base, 'config.json'),
     phases: path.join(base, 'phases'),
     requirements: path.join(base, 'REQUIREMENTS.md'),
   };
diff --git a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/template.cjs b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/template.cjs
index cd6a47785..95b692cb0 100644
--- a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/template.cjs
+++ b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/template.cjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
-const { normalizePhaseName, findPhaseInternal, generateSlugInternal, normalizeMd, toPosixPath, output, error } = require('./core.cjs');
+const { normalizePhaseName, findPhaseInternal, generateSlugInternal, normalizeMd, toPosixPath, planningDir, output, error } = require('./core.cjs');
 const { reconstructFrontmatter } = require('./frontmatter.cjs');
 
 function cmdTemplateSelect(cwd, planPath, raw) {
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ function cmdTemplateFill(cwd, templateType, options, raw) {
         must_haves: { truths: [], artifacts: [], key_links: [] },
         ...fields,
       };
+      const planBase = planningDir(cwd);
+      const projectRef = toPosixPath(path.relative(cwd, path.join(planBase, 'PROJECT.md')));
+      const roadmapRef = toPosixPath(path.relative(cwd, path.join(planBase, 'ROADMAP.md')));
+      const stateRef = toPosixPath(path.relative(cwd, path.join(planBase, 'STATE.md')));
       body = [
         `# Phase ${options.phase} Plan ${planNum}: [Title]`,
         '',
@@ -140,9 +144,9 @@ function cmdTemplateFill(cwd, templateType, options, raw) {
         '- **Output:** [Concrete deliverable]',
         '',
         '## Context',
-        '@.planning/PROJECT.md',
-        '@.planning/ROADMAP.md',
-        '@.planning/STATE.md',
+        `@${projectRef}`,
+        `@${roadmapRef}`,
+        `@${stateRef}`,
         '',
         '## Tasks',
         '',
diff --git a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/verify.cjs b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/verify.cjs
index 396888961..749753e41 100644
--- a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/verify.cjs
+++ b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/verify.cjs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const os = require('os');
-const { safeReadFile, loadConfig, normalizePhaseName, escapeRegex, execGit, findPhaseInternal, getMilestoneInfo, stripShippedMilestones, extractCurrentMilestone, planningDir, planningRoot, output, error, checkAgentsInstalled, CONFIG_DEFAULTS } = require('./core.cjs');
+const { safeReadFile, loadConfig, normalizePhaseName, escapeRegex, execGit, findPhaseInternal, getMilestoneInfo, stripShippedMilestones, extractCurrentMilestone, planningDir, output, error, checkAgentsInstalled, CONFIG_DEFAULTS } = require('./core.cjs');
 const { extractFrontmatter, parseMustHavesBlock } = require('./frontmatter.cjs');
 const { writeStateMd } = require('./state.cjs');
 
@@ -534,11 +534,10 @@ function cmdValidateHealth(cwd, options, raw) {
   }
 
   const planBase = planningDir(cwd);
-  const planRoot = planningRoot(cwd);
-  const projectPath = path.join(planRoot, 'PROJECT.md');
+  const projectPath = path.join(planBase, 'PROJECT.md');
   const roadmapPath = path.join(planBase, 'ROADMAP.md');
   const statePath = path.join(planBase, 'STATE.md');
-  const configPath = path.join(planRoot, 'config.json');
+  const configPath = path.join(planBase, 'config.json');
   const phasesDir = path.join(planBase, 'phases');
 
   const errors = [];
@@ -865,9 +864,12 @@ function cmdValidateHealth(cwd, options, raw) {
             }
             // Generate minimal STATE.md from ROADMAP.md structure
             const milestone = getMilestoneInfo(cwd);
+            const projectRef = path
+              .relative(cwd, path.join(planningDir(cwd), 'PROJECT.md'))
+              .split(path.sep).join('/');
             let stateContent = `# Session State\n\n`;
             stateContent += `## Project Reference\n\n`;
-            stateContent += `See: .planning/PROJECT.md\n\n`;
+            stateContent += `See: ${projectRef}\n\n`;
             stateContent += `## Position\n\n`;
             stateContent += `**Milestone:** ${milestone.version} ${milestone.name}\n`;
             stateContent += `**Current phase:** (determining...)\n`;