diff --git a/src/cli/workspace-cli.ts b/src/cli/workspace-cli.ts
index 42cf89ec2..538d77a8a 100644
--- a/src/cli/workspace-cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli/workspace-cli.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ export function registerWorkspaceCli(program: Command): void {
             localPath: resolved.localPath,
             conflictResolve: resolved.conflictResolve,
             exclude: resolved.exclude,
+            copySymlinks: resolved.copySymlinks,
             resync: opts.resync,
             dryRun: opts.dryRun,
             verbose: opts.verbose,
@@ -563,6 +564,7 @@ export function registerWorkspaceCli(program: Command): void {
           localPath: resolved.localPath,
           conflictResolve: resolved.conflictResolve,
           exclude: resolved.exclude,
+          copySymlinks: resolved.copySymlinks,
           resync: true,
         });
 
diff --git a/src/config/types.workspace.ts b/src/config/types.workspace.ts
index 0b486ce3a..de1feb6ff 100644
--- a/src/config/types.workspace.ts
+++ b/src/config/types.workspace.ts
@@ -76,9 +76,17 @@ export type WorkspaceSyncConfig = {
 
   /**
    * File patterns to exclude from sync (glob patterns).
+   * Defaults include: .git/**, node_modules/**, .venv/**, *.log, .DS_Store
    */
   exclude?: string[];
 
+  /**
+   * Follow symlinks during sync (default: false).
+   * When false, symlinks are skipped with a notice.
+   * When true, symlinks are followed and their targets are copied.
+   */
+  copySymlinks?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * S3-specific configuration (when provider is "s3").
    */
diff --git a/src/config/zod-schema.ts b/src/config/zod-schema.ts
index f2686c93d..33800f38e 100644
--- a/src/config/zod-schema.ts
+++ b/src/config/zod-schema.ts
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ export const MoltbotSchema = z
               .union([z.literal("newer"), z.literal("local"), z.literal("remote")])
               .optional(),
             exclude: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+            copySymlinks: z.boolean().optional(),
             s3: z
               .object({
                 endpoint: z.string().optional(),
diff --git a/src/gateway/workspace-sync-manager.ts b/src/gateway/workspace-sync-manager.ts
index d08e60c7e..15a36c916 100644
--- a/src/gateway/workspace-sync-manager.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/workspace-sync-manager.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ async function runSync(): Promise<void> {
       localPath: resolved.localPath,
       conflictResolve: resolved.conflictResolve,
       exclude: resolved.exclude,
+      copySymlinks: resolved.copySymlinks,
       resync: needsResync,
     });
 
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ async function runSync(): Promise<void> {
         localPath: resolved.localPath,
         conflictResolve: resolved.conflictResolve,
         exclude: resolved.exclude,
+        copySymlinks: resolved.copySymlinks,
         resync: true,
       });
     }
diff --git a/src/hooks/bundled/workspace-sync/handler.ts b/src/hooks/bundled/workspace-sync/handler.ts
index 30bdfe734..8a2c5396b 100644
--- a/src/hooks/bundled/workspace-sync/handler.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/bundled/workspace-sync/handler.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const workspaceSyncHandler: HookHandler = async (event) => {
       localPath: resolved.localPath,
       conflictResolve: resolved.conflictResolve,
       exclude: resolved.exclude,
+      copySymlinks: resolved.copySymlinks,
       verbose: false,
     });
 
diff --git a/src/infra/rclone.ts b/src/infra/rclone.ts
index bfa493516..09e907ad1 100644
--- a/src/infra/rclone.ts
+++ b/src/infra/rclone.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ const DEFAULT_REMOTE_NAME = "cloud";
 const DEFAULT_LOCAL_PATH = "shared";
 const DEFAULT_REMOTE_PATH = "moltbot-share";
 const DEFAULT_CONFLICT_RESOLVE = "newer";
-const DEFAULT_EXCLUDES = [".git/**", "node_modules/**", "*.log", ".DS_Store"];
+const DEFAULT_EXCLUDES = [
+  ".git/**",
+  "node_modules/**",
+  ".venv/**",
+  "__pycache__/**",
+  "*.log",
+  ".DS_Store",
+];
 
 export type RcloneSyncResult = {
   ok: boolean;
@@ -171,6 +178,7 @@ export function resolveSyncConfig(
   configPath: string;
   conflictResolve: "newer" | "local" | "remote";
   exclude: string[];
+  copySymlinks: boolean;
   interval: number;
   onSessionStart: boolean;
   onSessionEnd: boolean;
@@ -183,6 +191,7 @@ export function resolveSyncConfig(
     configPath: config?.configPath ?? getDefaultRcloneConfigPath(stateDir),
     conflictResolve: config?.conflictResolve ?? DEFAULT_CONFLICT_RESOLVE,
     exclude: config?.exclude ?? DEFAULT_EXCLUDES,
+    copySymlinks: config?.copySymlinks ?? false,
     interval: config?.interval ?? 0,
     onSessionStart: config?.onSessionStart ?? false,
     onSessionEnd: config?.onSessionEnd ?? false,
@@ -398,6 +407,7 @@ export async function runBisync(params: {
   localPath: string;
   conflictResolve: "newer" | "local" | "remote";
   exclude: string[];
+  copySymlinks?: boolean;
   resync?: boolean;
   dryRun?: boolean;
   verbose?: boolean;
@@ -426,6 +436,11 @@ export async function runBisync(params: {
     args.push("--exclude", pattern);
   }
 
+  // Follow symlinks if configured
+  if (params.copySymlinks) {
+    args.push("--copy-links");
+  }
+
   if (params.resync) {
     args.push("--resync");
   }