diff --git a/src/daemon/runtime-paths.test.ts b/src/daemon/runtime-paths.test.ts
index cd76d2da016..c3c71e4713c 100644
--- a/src/daemon/runtime-paths.test.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/runtime-paths.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ vi.mock("node:fs/promises", () => ({
 import {
   renderSystemNodeWarning,
   resolvePreferredNodePath,
+  resolveStableNodePath,
   resolveSystemNodeInfo,
 } from "./runtime-paths.js";
 
@@ -19,9 +20,9 @@ afterEach(() => {
   vi.resetAllMocks();
 });
 
-function mockNodePathPresent(nodePath: string) {
+function mockNodePathPresent(...nodePaths: string[]) {
   fsMocks.access.mockImplementation(async (target: string) => {
-    if (target === nodePath) {
+    if (nodePaths.includes(target)) {
       return;
     }
     throw new Error("missing");
@@ -142,6 +143,61 @@ describe("resolvePreferredNodePath", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("resolveStableNodePath", () => {
+  it("resolves Homebrew Cellar path to stable symlink", async () => {
+    mockNodePathPresent("/opt/homebrew/bin/node");
+
+    const result = await resolveStableNodePath("/opt/homebrew/Cellar/node/25.7.0/bin/node");
+    expect(result).toBe("/opt/homebrew/bin/node");
+  });
+
+  it("resolves Intel Mac Cellar path to stable symlink", async () => {
+    mockNodePathPresent("/usr/local/bin/node");
+
+    const result = await resolveStableNodePath("/usr/local/Cellar/node/25.7.0/bin/node");
+    expect(result).toBe("/usr/local/bin/node");
+  });
+
+  it("returns original path when symlink does not exist", async () => {
+    fsMocks.access.mockRejectedValue(new Error("missing"));
+
+    const cellarPath = "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/node/25.7.0/bin/node";
+    const result = await resolveStableNodePath(cellarPath);
+    expect(result).toBe(cellarPath);
+  });
+
+  it("returns non-Cellar paths unchanged", async () => {
+    const fnmPath = "/Users/test/.fnm/node-versions/v24.11.1/installation/bin/node";
+    const result = await resolveStableNodePath(fnmPath);
+    expect(result).toBe(fnmPath);
+  });
+
+  it("returns system paths unchanged", async () => {
+    const result = await resolveStableNodePath("/opt/homebrew/bin/node");
+    expect(result).toBe("/opt/homebrew/bin/node");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("resolvePreferredNodePath — Homebrew Cellar", () => {
+  it("resolves Cellar execPath to stable Homebrew symlink", async () => {
+    const cellarNode = "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/node/25.7.0/bin/node";
+    const stableNode = "/opt/homebrew/bin/node";
+    mockNodePathPresent(stableNode);
+
+    const execFile = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "25.7.0\n", stderr: "" });
+
+    const result = await resolvePreferredNodePath({
+      env: {},
+      runtime: "node",
+      platform: "darwin",
+      execFile,
+      execPath: cellarNode,
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toBe(stableNode);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("resolveSystemNodeInfo", () => {
   const darwinNode = "/opt/homebrew/bin/node";
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/runtime-paths.ts b/src/daemon/runtime-paths.ts
index 5730c24efae..780bd721b30 100644
--- a/src/daemon/runtime-paths.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/runtime-paths.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,26 @@ export function renderSystemNodeWarning(
   return `System Node ${versionLabel} at ${systemNode.path} is below the required Node 22+.${selectedLabel} Install Node 22+ from nodejs.org or Homebrew.`;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Homebrew Cellar paths (e.g. /opt/homebrew/Cellar/node/25.7.0/bin/node)
+ * break when Homebrew upgrades Node and removes the old version directory.
+ * Resolve these to the stable Homebrew symlink path (/opt/homebrew/bin/node)
+ * which Homebrew updates automatically during upgrades.
+ */
+export async function resolveStableNodePath(nodePath: string): Promise<string> {
+  const cellarMatch = nodePath.match(/^(.+?)\/Cellar\/[^/]+\/[^/]+\/bin\/node$/);
+  if (!cellarMatch) {
+    return nodePath;
+  }
+  const stablePath = `${cellarMatch[1]}/bin/node`;
+  try {
+    await fs.access(stablePath);
+    return stablePath;
+  } catch {
+    return nodePath;
+  }
+}
+
 export async function resolvePreferredNodePath(params: {
   env?: Record<string, string | undefined>;
   runtime?: string;
@@ -172,7 +192,7 @@ export async function resolvePreferredNodePath(params: {
     const execFileImpl = params.execFile ?? execFileAsync;
     const version = await resolveNodeVersion(currentExecPath, execFileImpl);
     if (isSupportedNodeVersion(version)) {
-      return currentExecPath;
+      return resolveStableNodePath(currentExecPath);
     }
   }