diff --git a/plugin/hooks/hooks.json b/plugin/hooks/hooks.json
index d22a5a52..1b5023ea 100644
--- a/plugin/hooks/hooks.json
+++ b/plugin/hooks/hooks.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
           },
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/stderr-test-hook.js",
+            "command": "node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/user-message-hook.js",
             "timeout": 10
           }
         ]
diff --git a/plugin/scripts/user-message-hook.js b/plugin/scripts/user-message-hook.js
index 6a41de6b..db8d6598 100755
--- a/plugin/scripts/user-message-hook.js
+++ b/plugin/scripts/user-message-hook.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import{execSync as e}from"child_process";try{let o=e("node ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/plugin/scripts/context-hook.js --colors",{encoding:"utf8"});console.error(`
+import{execSync as e}from"child_process";import{join as r}from"path";import{homedir as n}from"os";try{let o=r(n(),".claude","plugins","marketplaces","thedotmack","plugin","scripts","context-hook.js"),t=e(`node "${o}" --colors`,{encoding:"utf8"});console.error(`
 
 \u{1F4DD} Claude-Mem Context Loaded
    \u2139\uFE0F  Note: This appears as stderr but is informational only
 
-`+o)}catch(o){console.error(`\u274C Failed to load context display: ${o}`)}process.exit(3);
+`+t)}catch(o){console.error(`\u274C Failed to load context display: ${o}`)}process.exit(3);
diff --git a/src/hooks/user-message-hook.ts b/src/hooks/user-message-hook.ts
index 9e4fcca6..5798fde0 100644
--- a/src/hooks/user-message-hook.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/user-message-hook.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@
  * since it's currently the only way to display messages in Claude Code UI.
  */
 import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import { join } from "path";
+import { homedir } from "os";
 
 try {
-  const output = execSync("node ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/plugin/scripts/context-hook.js --colors", {
+  // Cross-platform path to context-hook.js in the installed plugin
+  const contextHookPath = join(homedir(), '.claude', 'plugins', 'marketplaces', 'thedotmack', 'plugin', 'scripts', 'context-hook.js');
+  const output = execSync(`node "${contextHookPath}" --colors`, {
     encoding: 'utf8'
   });