diff --git a/agent.py b/agent.py
index 7e9da97..2e3aa2e 100644
--- a/agent.py
+++ b/agent.py
@@ -278,4 +278,4 @@ def _find_url(value: Any) -> str | None:
         m = _URL_RE.search(value)
         return m.group(0) if m else None
     return None
-# rebuild against a2a-pack 0.1.32 for Knative agent manifests
+# rebuild against a2a-pack 0.1.33 for workspace-backed DeepAgents artifacts
diff --git a/agent_builder/builder.py b/agent_builder/builder.py
index 271f391..96a0e33 100644
--- a/agent_builder/builder.py
+++ b/agent_builder/builder.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from .tools import ToolContext, build_tools
 
 BUILDER_SKILL_SOURCE = "/.agent-builder/skills/"
 _BUILDER_SKILL_NAMESPACE = ("agent-builder", "skills")
+_BUILDER_ARTIFACT_DIR = ".agent-builder"
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -324,7 +325,10 @@ def _build_project_backend(ctx: BuilderContext, *, settings: Settings) -> Any |
             from a2a_pack.deepagents import WorkspaceBackend
         except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
             return _with_builder_skills(StateBackend())
-        return _with_builder_skills(WorkspaceBackend(ctx.workspace))
+        return _with_builder_skills(
+            WorkspaceBackend(ctx.workspace),
+            artifacts_root=f"/{prefix}/{_BUILDER_ARTIFACT_DIR}",
+        )
     try:
         from a2a_pack import Grant, WorkspaceAccess, WorkspaceMode
         from a2a_pack.deepagents import WorkspaceBackend
@@ -357,10 +361,13 @@ def _build_project_backend(ctx: BuilderContext, *, settings: Settings) -> Any |
             write_prefixes=(f"{prefix}/", "outputs/"),
         )
     )
-    return _with_builder_skills(WorkspaceBackend(workspace))
+    return _with_builder_skills(
+        WorkspaceBackend(workspace),
+        artifacts_root=f"/{prefix}/{_BUILDER_ARTIFACT_DIR}",
+    )
 
 
-def _with_builder_skills(default_backend: Any) -> Any:
+def _with_builder_skills(default_backend: Any, *, artifacts_root: str = "/") -> Any:
     skill_store = InMemoryStore()
     for path, content in _builder_skill_files().items():
         skill_store.put(
@@ -375,6 +382,7 @@ def _with_builder_skills(default_backend: Any) -> Any:
     return CompositeBackend(
         default=default_backend,
         routes={BUILDER_SKILL_SOURCE: skill_backend},
+        artifacts_root=artifacts_root,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/agent_builder/tools.py b/agent_builder/tools.py
index 85f80a2..856cbf4 100644
--- a/agent_builder/tools.py
+++ b/agent_builder/tools.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .config import Settings
 
 
-A2A_PACK_MIN_VERSION = "0.1.32"
+A2A_PACK_MIN_VERSION = "0.1.33"
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6906161..6ed8a02 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-a2a-pack>=0.1.32
+a2a-pack>=0.1.33
 httpx>=0.27
 boto3>=1.34
 deepagents>=0.5.0
diff --git a/tests/test_builder_prompt.py b/tests/test_builder_prompt.py
index cc7872f..c1cf226 100644
--- a/tests/test_builder_prompt.py
+++ b/tests/test_builder_prompt.py
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ import unittest
 
 from agent_builder.builder import (
     BUILDER_SKILL_SOURCE,
+    BuilderContext,
     SYSTEM_PROMPT,
+    _build_project_backend,
     _builder_skill_files,
     _with_builder_skills,
 )
+from agent_builder.config import Settings
 from agent_builder.tools import A2A_PACK_MIN_VERSION
 from deepagents.backends import StateBackend
 
@@ -128,3 +131,31 @@ class BuilderPromptTests(unittest.TestCase):
         paths = [entry["path"] for entry in (listing.entries or [])]
         for skill_name in expected:
             self.assertIn(f"{BUILDER_SKILL_SOURCE}{skill_name}/", paths)
+
+    def test_project_backend_keeps_deepagents_artifacts_inside_project_grant(self) -> None:
+        backend = _build_project_backend(
+            BuilderContext(
+                bucket="user-1-files",
+                project_prefix="agents/svgwrite-agent",
+                workspace=object(),
+            ),
+            settings=Settings(
+                sandbox_url="http://sandbox",
+                sandbox_timeout_s=1200,
+                sandbox_token=None,
+                deploy_wait_timeout_s=900,
+                litellm_url="http://litellm",
+                litellm_key="",
+                litellm_model="gpt-5.5",
+                cp_url="http://control-plane",
+                minio_endpoint="http://minio",
+                minio_access_key="",
+                minio_secret_key="",
+                image="python:3.11-slim",
+            ),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            backend.artifacts_root,
+            "/agents/svgwrite-agent/.agent-builder",
+        )