diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.test.ts
index cca3ef1..8a6d6eb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import * as fs from 'node:fs';
+import * as os from 'node:os';
+import * as path from 'node:path';
 
 // Mock all command modules
 vi.mock('./commands/send.js', () => ({ sendCommand: vi.fn() }));
@@ -195,6 +198,16 @@ describe('direct execution detection', () => {
     expect(isDirectCliExecution(new URL(`file://${entry}`).href, ['node', entry])).toBe(true)
   })
 
+  it('returns true when argv entry is a symlink to the import meta URL', () => {
+    const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'wanman-cli-'))
+    const entry = path.join(tempDir, 'index.js')
+    const linkedEntry = path.join(tempDir, 'wanman')
+    fs.writeFileSync(entry, '')
+    fs.symlinkSync(entry, linkedEntry)
+
+    expect(isDirectCliExecution(new URL(`file://${entry}`).href, ['node', linkedEntry])).toBe(true)
+  })
+
   it('returns false without an argv entry', () => {
     expect(isDirectCliExecution('file:///tmp/wanman-entry.js', ['node'])).toBe(false)
   })
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index 9dbf4e1..a2efbbf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  *   wanman escalate <message>
  */
 
+import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { sendCommand } from './commands/send.js';
@@ -142,7 +143,11 @@ export function isDirectCliExecution(metaUrl = import.meta.url, argv = process.a
   if (!entry) return false
 
   try {
-    return path.resolve(entry) === path.resolve(fileURLToPath(metaUrl))
+    const entryPath = path.resolve(entry)
+    const metaPath = path.resolve(fileURLToPath(metaUrl))
+    if (entryPath === metaPath) return true
+
+    return fs.realpathSync(entryPath) === fs.realpathSync(metaPath)
   } catch {
     return false
   }