diff --git a/src/ai_rules/cli/components/config.py b/src/ai_rules/cli/components/config.py
index bc6f3f28..61f432ca 100644
--- a/src/ai_rules/cli/components/config.py
+++ b/src/ai_rules/cli/components/config.py
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 SPECIALIZED_PATH_PARTS = ("/agents/", "/commands/", "/skills/", "/hooks/")
 
 
-def _is_specialized_path(target: Path) -> bool:
+def _is_specialized_path(target_owner: ConfigTarget, target: Path) -> bool:
+    from ai_rules.agents.base import Agent
+
+    if not isinstance(target_owner, Agent):
+        return False
     target_str = target.as_posix()
     return any(part in target_str for part in SPECIALIZED_PATH_PARTS)
 
@@ -128,7 +132,7 @@ def plan(self, ctx: CliContext) -> ConfigPlan:
             config_symlinks = [
                 (tgt, src)
                 for tgt, src in filtered_symlinks
-                if not _is_specialized_path(tgt)
+                if not _is_specialized_path(agent, tgt)
             ]
             symlink_ops.extend(config_symlinks)
 
@@ -225,7 +229,7 @@ def install(self, ctx: CliContext) -> ComponentResult:
             config_symlinks = [
                 (tgt, src)
                 for tgt, src in filtered_symlinks
-                if not _is_specialized_path(tgt)
+                if not _is_specialized_path(agent, tgt)
             ]
 
             if user_excluded_count > 0:
@@ -296,7 +300,7 @@ def status(self, ctx: CliContext) -> ComponentResult:
             ]
 
             for tgt, source in filtered_symlinks:
-                if _is_specialized_path(tgt):
+                if _is_specialized_path(target, tgt):
                     continue
 
                 if tgt.expanduser() in copy_targets:
@@ -329,7 +333,7 @@ def diff(self, ctx: CliContext) -> ComponentResult:
             target_diffs: list[tuple[Path, Path, str, str, str | None]] = []
 
             for tgt, source in target.get_filtered_symlinks():
-                if _is_specialized_path(tgt):
+                if _is_specialized_path(target, tgt):
                     continue
                 target_path = tgt.expanduser()
                 if target_path in copy_targets:
@@ -452,7 +456,7 @@ def uninstall(self, ctx: CliContext) -> ComponentResult:
             console.print(f"\n[bold]{target.name}[/bold]")
 
             for tgt, _source in target.get_filtered_symlinks():
-                if _is_specialized_path(tgt):
+                if _is_specialized_path(target, tgt):
                     continue
                 if tgt.expanduser() in copy_targets:
                     success, message = remove_file_copy(tgt, ctx.yes)
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diff --git a/src/ai_rules/config/sprout/avatars/stilgar.png b/src/ai_rules/config/sprout/avatars/stilgar.png
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diff --git a/src/ai_rules/config/sprout/avatars/thufir.png b/src/ai_rules/config/sprout/avatars/thufir.png
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diff --git a/src/ai_rules/platform.py b/src/ai_rules/platform.py
index 80384269..4f699b33 100644
--- a/src/ai_rules/platform.py
+++ b/src/ai_rules/platform.py
@@ -109,3 +109,8 @@ def get_statusline_config_dir() -> Path:
     if is_platform(Platform.WINDOWS):
         return get_appdata_dir() / "claude-statusline"
     return Path("~/.config/claude-statusline")
+
+
+def get_sprout_packs_dir(dev: bool = False) -> Path:
+    bundle = "xyz.block.sprout.app.dev" if dev else "xyz.block.sprout.app"
+    return Path.home() / "Library" / "Application Support" / bundle / "agents" / "packs"
diff --git a/src/ai_rules/targets/registry.py b/src/ai_rules/targets/registry.py
index 3fc86a27..a79ee407 100644
--- a/src/ai_rules/targets/registry.py
+++ b/src/ai_rules/targets/registry.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from ai_rules.agents.shared import SharedAgent
 from ai_rules.config import Config
 from ai_rules.targets.base import ConfigTarget
+from ai_rules.tools.sprout import SproutTool
 from ai_rules.tools.statusline import StatuslineTool
 
 TARGET_CLASSES: tuple[type[ConfigTarget], ...] = (
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
     GooseAgent,
     SharedAgent,
     StatuslineTool,
+    SproutTool,
 )
 
 
@@ -33,5 +35,7 @@ def get_targets(config_dir: Path, config: Config) -> list[ConfigTarget]:
     for target_class in TARGET_CLASSES:
         if is_platform(Platform.WINDOWS) and target_class is AmpAgent:
             continue
+        if not is_platform(Platform.MACOS) and target_class is SproutTool:
+            continue
         targets.append(target_class(config_dir, config))
     return targets
diff --git a/src/ai_rules/tools/sprout.py b/src/ai_rules/tools/sprout.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0328bba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ai_rules/tools/sprout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+"""Sprout persona pack symlink tool."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+
+from functools import cached_property
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from ai_rules.platform import (
+    Platform,
+    get_sprout_packs_dir,
+    is_platform,
+)
+from ai_rules.tools.base import Tool
+
+
+class SproutTool(Tool):
+    """Manages Sprout persona pack symlinks into production and dev data directories."""
+
+    name = "Sprout"
+    tool_id = "sprout"
+    config_file_name = ""
+    config_file_format = ""
+
+    @property
+    def needs_cache(self) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+    def _read_pack_id(self) -> str | None:
+        manifest = self.config_dir / "sprout" / ".plugin" / "plugin.json"
+        if not manifest.is_file():
+            return None
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(manifest.read_text())
+            pack_id = data.get("id")
+            return pack_id if isinstance(pack_id, str) and pack_id else None
+        except json.JSONDecodeError, OSError:
+            return None
+
+    @cached_property
+    def symlinks(self) -> list[tuple[Path, Path]]:
+        if not is_platform(Platform.MACOS):
+            return []
+        source = self.config_dir / "sprout"
+        if not source.exists():
+            return []
+        pack_id = self._read_pack_id()
+        if not pack_id:
+            return []
+        return [
+            (get_sprout_packs_dir(dev=False) / pack_id, source),
+            (get_sprout_packs_dir(dev=True) / pack_id, source),
+        ]
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_sprout_tool.py b/tests/unit/test_sprout_tool.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36de2513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_sprout_tool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+"""Tests for SproutTool and _is_specialized_path."""
+
+import json
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from ai_rules.agents.claude import ClaudeAgent
+from ai_rules.cli.components.config import _is_specialized_path
+from ai_rules.config import Config
+from ai_rules.platform import Platform
+from ai_rules.tools.sprout import SproutTool
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _create_pack_manifest(sprout_dir: Path, pack_id: str = "com.test.my-pack") -> None:
+    plugin_dir = sprout_dir / ".plugin"
+    plugin_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    (plugin_dir / "plugin.json").write_text(json.dumps({"id": pack_id}))
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SproutTool.symlinks
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_sprout_tool_symlinks_on_macos(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ai_rules.platform.detect_platform", lambda: Platform.MACOS)
+    sprout_dir = tmp_path / "sprout"
+    sprout_dir.mkdir()
+    _create_pack_manifest(sprout_dir)
+    tool = SproutTool(tmp_path, Config())
+
+    links = tool.symlinks
+
+    assert len(links) == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_sprout_tool_symlinks_empty_on_linux(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    # mock_platform_for_tests autouse fixture already sets Linux, but be explicit.
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ai_rules.platform.detect_platform", lambda: Platform.LINUX)
+    sprout_dir = tmp_path / "sprout"
+    sprout_dir.mkdir()
+    _create_pack_manifest(sprout_dir)
+    tool = SproutTool(tmp_path, Config())
+
+    assert tool.symlinks == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_sprout_tool_symlinks_empty_when_source_missing(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ai_rules.platform.detect_platform", lambda: Platform.MACOS)
+    # Deliberately do NOT create tmp_path / "sprout"
+    tool = SproutTool(tmp_path, Config())
+
+    assert tool.symlinks == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_sprout_tool_target_paths_use_correct_bundles(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, mock_home: Path
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ai_rules.platform.detect_platform", lambda: Platform.MACOS)
+    sprout_dir = tmp_path / "sprout"
+    sprout_dir.mkdir()
+    _create_pack_manifest(sprout_dir, pack_id="com.test.my-pack")
+    tool = SproutTool(tmp_path, Config())
+
+    links = tool.symlinks
+    assert len(links) == 2
+
+    target_prod, source_prod = links[0]
+    target_dev, source_dev = links[1]
+
+    assert "xyz.block.sprout.app" in target_prod.as_posix()
+    assert "xyz.block.sprout.app.dev" not in target_prod.as_posix()
+    assert "xyz.block.sprout.app.dev" in target_dev.as_posix()
+    assert target_prod.name == "com.test.my-pack"
+    assert target_dev.name == "com.test.my-pack"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_sprout_tool_symlink_sources_point_to_config_dir_sprout(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ai_rules.platform.detect_platform", lambda: Platform.MACOS)
+    sprout_dir = tmp_path / "sprout"
+    sprout_dir.mkdir()
+    _create_pack_manifest(sprout_dir)
+    tool = SproutTool(tmp_path, Config())
+
+    for _target, source in tool.symlinks:
+        assert source == sprout_dir
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_sprout_tool_needs_cache_always_false(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    tool = SproutTool(tmp_path, Config())
+
+    assert tool.needs_cache is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_sprout_tool_symlinks_empty_when_manifest_missing(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ai_rules.platform.detect_platform", lambda: Platform.MACOS)
+    # sprout/ dir exists but no .plugin/plugin.json
+    (tmp_path / "sprout").mkdir()
+    tool = SproutTool(tmp_path, Config())
+
+    assert tool.symlinks == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_sprout_tool_symlinks_empty_when_manifest_malformed(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ai_rules.platform.detect_platform", lambda: Platform.MACOS)
+    sprout_dir = tmp_path / "sprout"
+    sprout_dir.mkdir()
+    plugin_dir = sprout_dir / ".plugin"
+    plugin_dir.mkdir()
+    (plugin_dir / "plugin.json").write_text("not valid json {{{{")
+    tool = SproutTool(tmp_path, Config())
+
+    assert tool.symlinks == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_sprout_tool_symlinks_use_pack_id_from_manifest(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, mock_home: Path
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ai_rules.platform.detect_platform", lambda: Platform.MACOS)
+    sprout_dir = tmp_path / "sprout"
+    sprout_dir.mkdir()
+    _create_pack_manifest(sprout_dir, pack_id="com.example.custom-pack")
+    tool = SproutTool(tmp_path, Config())
+
+    links = tool.symlinks
+    assert len(links) == 2
+
+    for target, _source in links:
+        assert target.name == "com.example.custom-pack"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _is_specialized_path
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_is_specialized_path_returns_false_for_tool(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    tool = SproutTool(tmp_path, Config())
+    path_with_agents = tmp_path / "agents" / "something.md"
+
+    assert _is_specialized_path(tool, path_with_agents) is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_is_specialized_path_returns_true_for_agent_with_agents_path(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    agent = ClaudeAgent(tmp_path, Config())
+    agents_path = Path("~/.claude/agents/foo.md")
+
+    assert _is_specialized_path(agent, agents_path) is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_is_specialized_path_returns_false_for_agent_without_agents_path(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    agent = ClaudeAgent(tmp_path, Config())
+    settings_path = Path("~/.claude/settings.json")
+
+    assert _is_specialized_path(agent, settings_path) is False
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_target_registry.py b/tests/unit/test_target_registry.py
index 52812c65..019551c6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_target_registry.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_target_registry.py
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ def test_target_registry_returns_unique_targets_in_lifecycle_order(
         "statusline",
     ]
     assert len(target_ids) == len(set(target_ids))
-    assert len(TARGET_CLASSES) == len(target_ids)
+    # SproutTool is macOS-only, so TARGET_CLASSES has one more entry than the
+    # Linux-filtered list.
+    assert len(TARGET_CLASSES) == len(target_ids) + 1
 
 
 @pytest.mark.unit
@@ -41,3 +43,15 @@ def test_get_targets_excludes_amp_on_windows(
     target_classes = [type(t) for t in targets]
 
     assert AmpAgent not in target_classes
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_get_targets_includes_sprout_on_macos(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr("ai_rules.platform.detect_platform", lambda: Platform.MACOS)
+    config = Config()
+
+    target_ids = [target.target_id for target in get_targets(tmp_path, config)]
+
+    assert "sprout" in target_ids