diff --git a/cmd/server-mcp-skills/tools.go b/cmd/server-mcp-skills/tools.go
index 7750ba2..0edddbd 100644
--- a/cmd/server-mcp-skills/tools.go
+++ b/cmd/server-mcp-skills/tools.go
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import (
 // ensureSafePath checks if the given path is within the base directory.
 // It returns the absolute safe path or an error if the path traverses outside the base directory.
 func ensureSafePath(baseDir, reqPath string) (string, error) {
+	if filepath.IsAbs(reqPath) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("path traversal attempt detected: absolute path: %s", reqPath)
+	}
+
 	absBase, err := filepath.Abs(baseDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get absolute base directory: %w", err)
diff --git a/cmd/server-mcp-skills/tools_test.go b/cmd/server-mcp-skills/tools_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e88d78e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/server-mcp-skills/tools_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestEnsureSafePath(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a temporary base directory for testing
+	baseDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "mcp-skills-test-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create temp dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(baseDir)
+
+	absBase, err := filepath.Abs(baseDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to get absolute base dir: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		reqPath   string
+		expectErr bool
+		contains  string // error message should contain this
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "simple relative path",
+			reqPath:   "test.txt",
+			expectErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "nested directory path",
+			reqPath:   "subdir/test.txt",
+			expectErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "path is dot",
+			reqPath:   ".",
+			expectErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "empty path",
+			reqPath:   "",
+			expectErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "path traversal - one level up",
+			reqPath:   "../outside.txt",
+			expectErr: true,
+			contains:  "path traversal attempt detected",
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "path traversal - multiple levels up",
+			reqPath:   "../../../../etc/passwd",
+			expectErr: true,
+			contains:  "path traversal attempt detected",
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "path traversal - sneaky dot dot",
+			reqPath:   "subdir/../../outside.txt",
+			expectErr: true,
+			contains:  "path traversal attempt detected",
+		},
+	}
+
+	// OS-specific tests
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		tests = append(tests, struct {
+			name      string
+			reqPath   string
+			expectErr bool
+			contains  string
+		}{
+			name:      "Windows absolute path",
+			reqPath:   `C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts`,
+			expectErr: true,
+			contains:  "path traversal attempt detected",
+		})
+	} else {
+		tests = append(tests, struct {
+			name      string
+			reqPath   string
+			expectErr bool
+			contains  string
+		}{
+			name:      "Unix absolute path",
+			reqPath:   "/etc/passwd",
+			expectErr: true,
+			contains:  "path traversal attempt detected",
+		})
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := ensureSafePath(absBase, tt.reqPath)
+			if tt.expectErr {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Errorf("ensureSafePath() expected error, got nil")
+					return
+				}
+				if tt.contains != "" && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.contains) {
+					t.Errorf("ensureSafePath() error = %v, want error containing %v", err, tt.contains)
+				}
+			} else {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("ensureSafePath() unexpected error: %v", err)
+					return
+				}
+				// Verify the returned path is absolute and starts with absBase
+				if !filepath.IsAbs(got) {
+					t.Errorf("ensureSafePath() returned non-absolute path: %s", got)
+				}
+				rel, err := filepath.Rel(absBase, got)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("failed to get relative path from result: %v", err)
+				}
+				if strings.HasPrefix(rel, "..") {
+					t.Errorf("ensureSafePath() returned path outside base: %s", got)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}